This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance ID: 5019. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Claystone Shortsword.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Claystone Shortsword (item level 13) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 11 to 20.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claystone Shortsword (this item) | 13 | 1.9 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina | Not listed | |
 Defias Rapier | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 10 gold on 61 realms |
 Blackwater Cutlass | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | 10 gold on 68 realms |
 Bronze Shortsword | 15 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 189 gold on 56 realms |
 Northern Shortsword | 11 | 6 | 1.5 DPS, +1 Agility, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 11 gold on 52 realms |
 Fangblade | 15 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 56 realms | |
 Black Metal Shortsword | 16 | 10 | 2.5 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 342 gold on 54 realms |
 The Butcher | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina | 2,000 gold on 63 realms |
 The Black Knight | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS. World Drop | 314 gold on 54 realms |
 Jade Serpentblade | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 337 gold on 54 realms |
| Sword of Decay | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | 3,999 gold on 58 realms |
Sword of Decay has the highest item level here (20). The lowest listed price among them is Defias Rapier at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Claystone Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Wicked Mithril Blade (item level 24), Furious Falchion (item level 24), Shortsword of Vengeance (item level 25), Phantom Blade (item level 25) and Bloodletter Scalpel (item level 25).
Nearest lower item levels below Claystone Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2), Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al (item level 1), Lost Blade of Spacial Descent (item level 1), Drakonid Striker's Cutlass (item level 1) and Wingcrest Scimitar (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Claystone Shortsword is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Claystone Shortsword next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Claystone Shortsword
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
Claystone Shortsword is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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