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Daryl's Shortsword
Item Level 10Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
3 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.3 damage per second)
+2 Agility
Sell price: 9 silver72 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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 Daryl's Shortsword (item level 10) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl's Shortsword (this item) | 10 | 1.3 DPS, +2 Agility | Not listed | |
 Defias Rapier | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 20 gold on 58 realms |
 Blackwater Cutlass | 12 | 7 | 1.7 DPS, +2 Agility, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | 2 gold on 66 realms |
| Bronze Shortsword | 15 | 9 | 2.1 DPS, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 40 gold on 61 realms |
 Fangblade | 15 | 2.1 DPS, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop | 62 gold on 52 realms | |
 Copper Shortsword | 4 | 2 | 0.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 12 gold on 54 realms |
 Fighter Broadsword | 17 | 10 | 2.7 DPS, +3 Agility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 56 realms |
| Pitted Defias Shortsword | 2 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 50 silver on 61 realms | |
 The Butcher | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina | 2,965 gold on 63 realms |
 The Black Knight | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS. World Drop | 225 gold on 53 realms |
 Drakonid Striker's Cutlass | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 61 realms |
The Butcher has the highest item level here (19). The lowest listed price among them is Pitted Defias Shortsword at 50 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Daryl's Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Zealot Blade (item level 20), Knightly Longsword (item level 21), Dazzling Longsword (item level 22), Annealed Blade (item level 22) and Ginn-Su Sword (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Daryl's Shortsword in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Daryl's 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 Daryl's Shortsword next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Daryl's Shortsword in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Daryl's Shortsword 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 Daryl's Shortsword in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Daryl's Shortsword is uncommon quality, item level 17 with no level requirement.
- What does Daryl's Shortsword sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 9s 72c for one Daryl's Shortsword in Classic Era.
- What slot is Daryl's Shortsword in WoW Classic?
- Daryl's Shortsword is a One-Hand in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
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 Daryl's Shortsword
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Daryl's Shortsword is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market 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.