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MoP Classic item

Sharp Shortsword

Item 4017 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 46
  • Main HandSword
  • 10 - 20 DamageSpeed 1.80
  • (8.3 damage per second)
  • Durability 75 / 75
  • Requires Level 41
  • Sell Price: 86 silver37 copper

About Sharp Shortsword

Sharp Shortsword is a poor main hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 46, usable from level 41. It hits for 10 to 20 damage every 1.80 seconds, 8.3 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Hardened Iron Shortsword, Fine Longsword and Deteriorating Blade and 1 more. Other main hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Light Scimitar (36), Short Cutlass (29) and Rodentia Shortsword (10). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 95 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 86 silver37 copper for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm95 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (EU)5 gold
Median min buyout2 gold97 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 19:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active5 gold5 gold332026-11-03 19:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active95 silver3 gold332026-11-03 18:15 UTC
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Main hand sword items near item level 46

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 4 other main hand sword items between item level 36 and 52; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 8.3 damage per second ranks 4th of 5 main hand sword items in this group; Falchion (item level 46, requires level 41) has the most, 12.7.
  • Attack speeds among the 5 main hand sword items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Light Scimitar) to 2.30 seconds (Broadsword); it swings every 1.80 seconds.
  • Its lowest listed price, 95 silver, ranks 1st of 3 listed main hand sword items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
  • Cheapest listed main hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Fine Longsword at 3 gold92 silver (item level 52, requires level 47).
  • Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 3 item levels of 46: one-handed axe (2): Heavy Flint Axe, Francisca; one-handed mace (2): Blunting Mace, Morning Star.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Broadsword363110.0 (2.30s)none-
Light Scimitar36316.6 (1.90s)none1 gold
Sharp Shortsword46418.3 (1.80s)none95 silver
Falchion464112.7 (2.20s)none-
Fine Longsword52479.5 (2.20s)none3 gold92 silver
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Same appearance record (46954)

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Items That Share Sharp Shortsword's Icon

Sharp Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

  • Knightly Longsword ID 864 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 38 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
  • Fine Longsword ID 13816 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 52 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
  • Royal Crusader Sword ID 25156 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 81
  • Elexorien Blade ID 25163 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 102
  • Deteriorating Blade ID 25399 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 69 · lowest 6g on 1 realm
  • Ice-Pitted Blade ID 33425 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 125 · lowest 21g on 1 realm
  • Rusted Blade ID 90806 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 205 · lowest 8g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Sharp Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4017 (4003 to 4022) were usually added in the same batch as Sharp Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions
Item 4017Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level464624
Required level414141
Damage20 - 3910 - 2021 - 39
Speed1.801.801.80
Damage per second16.48.316.7
Sell price69 silver10 copper86 silver37 copper69 silver10 copper

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 20:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-11 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
25 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
955
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0306g12g18g24gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 95sEU median, latest 5g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)EU lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-035 gold5 gold195 silver95 silver1
2026-11-022 gold2 gold195 silver95 silver1
2026-11-011 gold1 gold190 silver1 gold1
2026-10-311 gold1 gold190 silver90 silver1
2026-10-30---90 silver90 silver1
2026-10-29---1 gold1 gold1
2026-10-282 gold2 gold21 gold1 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.