WoW Forever item

Hardened Iron Shortsword

Name: Hardened Iron Shortsword WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 3849 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 32
Binds when equipped
One-HandOne-Handed Sword
21 - 39 DamageSpeed 1.80
(16.7 damage per second)
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 27
Sell Price: 54 silver68 copper

About Hardened Iron Shortsword

Hardened Iron Shortsword is an uncommon one-handed sword on WoW Forever at item level 32, usable from level 27. Other one-hand one-handed swords listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Mercenary Blade (36), Sword of Corruption (27) and Knightly Longsword (38). The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2 gold20 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 54 silver68 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2 gold20 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Alliance)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout2 gold20 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	2 gold20 silver	-	2	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Hardened Iron Shortsword	Recipe

One-handed sword one-hand items near item level 32

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other one-handed sword one-hand items between item level 22 and 40; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 2 gold20 silver, ranks 5th of 6 listed one-handed sword one-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-handed sword one-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Knightly Longsword at 1 gold50 silver (item level 38, requires level 33), Mercenary Blade at 2 gold (item level 36, requires level 31).
Other armor types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 32: dagger (5): Honed Stiletto, Broad Bladed Knife, Vendetta; one-handed axe (5): Splitting Hatchet, Hacking Cleaver, Headsplitter; one-handed mace (2): Leaden Mace, Mighty Iron Hammer; fist weapon (1): Iron Fists.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Militant Shortsword	22	17	-	none	20 silver
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	-	none	18 silver
Sword of Corruption	27	22	-	none	9 gold80 silver
Dragonmaw Shortsword	28	23	-	none	-
Hardened Iron Shortsword	32	27	-	none	2 gold20 silver
Zealot Blade	34	29	-	none	-
Jade Serpentblade	35	30	-	none	-
Mercenary Blade	36	31	-	none	2 gold
Tainted Pierce	36	31	-	none	-
Knightly Longsword	38	33	-	none	1 gold50 silver
Reforged Blade of Heroes	38	33	-	none	-
Nobles Brand	40	35	-	none	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Sharp Shortsword, Fine Longsword.

Where Hardened Iron Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Hardened Iron Shortsword's Icon

Hardened Iron Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Cavalier Two-hander ID 3206 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 28 · lowest 46s on 2 realms
Enamelled Broadsword ID 4765 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 14 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Sword of the Night Sky ID 2035 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Bronze Greatsword ID 7957 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 26 · lowest 55s on 1 realm
Nobles Brand ID 15214 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 40
Glimmering Flamberge ID 15250 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 32 · lowest 1g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Iron Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3849 (3843 to 3854) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Iron Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Golden Scale Leggings ID 3843 · Armor - Mail · item level 34 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Green Iron Hauberk ID 3844 · Armor - Mail · item level 36
Golden Scale Cuirass ID 3845 · Armor - Mail · item level 40
Polished Steel Boots ID 3846 · Armor - Mail · item level 37
Big Bronze Knife ID 3848 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 20 · lowest 54s on 2 realms
Jade Serpentblade ID 3850 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35
Solid Iron Maul ID 3851 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 31 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Golden Iron Destroyer ID 3852 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 34 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Moonsteel Broadsword ID 3853 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
Frost Tiger Blade ID 3854 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 40 · lowest 3g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 3849	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	32	32	19
Required level	27	27	27
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	21 - 39	18 - 35	21 - 39
Speed	1.80	2.70	1.80
Damage per second	16.7	9.8	16.7
Stamina	5	-	5
Attack Power	-	10	-
Sell price	54 silver68 copper	68 silver35 copper	54 silver68 copper

Retail recipe Hardened Iron Shortsword: 6x Iron Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone, 2x Lesser Moonstone, 3x Heavy Leather.

3D Model

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-06 00:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 1 gold25 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3 gold83 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 23

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 19 scans, latest 2.2gClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 4 scans, latest 3g
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	2 gold20 silver	2 gold20 silver	1
2026-10-19	3 gold	3 gold	2
2026-10-18	2 gold50 silver	2 gold50 silver	1
2026-10-17	1 gold99 silver	1 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-16	1 gold99 silver	1 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-14	2 gold23 silver	2 gold23 silver	1
2026-10-13	1 gold85 silver	1 gold85 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: WoW Forever client datamine, build 1.60.1.70532. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	3849
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	One-Handed Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	32
Requires level	27
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	54 silver68 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine