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Cutlass
Item Level 8Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
2 - 3 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.0 damage per second)
Requires Level 5
Sell price: 4 silver4 copper
Current price
21 gold1 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 98% under the 44-realm average.live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 28% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Cutlass Price History on Illidan
Illidan Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Illidan Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
21 gold1 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Cutlass's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 549 gold95 silver across its tracked history (Dec 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 85 gold97 silver to 16,558 gold18 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 96% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 549 gold95 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Cutlass is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 260. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
- Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
- Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
- Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
- Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
- Outlaw Rogue: Axes, Maces, Swords, Fist Weapons
- Frost Death Knight: Dual Axes, Maces, Swords
- Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
- Windwalker Monk: Fist Weapons, Axes, Maces, Swords
- Havoc Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
- Vengeance Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons
- Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
- Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
- Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
- Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Cutlass (item level 8) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 15.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutlass (this item) | 8 | 5 | 1.0 DPS. Vendor | 21 gold on 44 realms |
 Heavy Copper Longsword | 5 | 3 | 0.6 DPS, +1 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 156 gold on 51 realms |
 Copper Shortsword | 4 | 2 | 0.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1 silver on 51 realms |
 Defias Rapier | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 20 gold on 63 realms |
 Blackwater Cutlass | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | 5 silver on 68 realms |
 Pitted Defias Shortsword | 2 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 50 silver on 63 realms | |
| Bronze Shortsword | 15 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 40 gold on 58 realms |
 Fangblade | 15 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop | 169 gold on 50 realms | |
 Drakonid Striker's Cutlass | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 55 realms |
 Wingcrest Scimitar | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 30 gold on 61 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Frostblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 59 realms |
Bronze Shortsword has the highest item level here (15). The lowest listed price among them is Copper Shortsword at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Cutlass among Weapon > Sword: The Butcher (item level 19), The Black Knight (item level 19), Sword of Decay (item level 20), Zealot Blade (item level 20) and Jade Serpentblade (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Cutlass in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Cutlass 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 Cutlass next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Cutlass in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Cutlass is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Cutlass in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Cutlass is Common quality, item level 15 and requires level 10.
- What does Cutlass sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 4s 4c for one Cutlass in Classic Era.
- What slot is Cutlass in WoW Classic?
- Cutlass is a One-Hand Sword in Classic Era.
- How much is Cutlass on the auction house right now?
- 21g 1s on Illidan, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Cutlass
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.