On Hardened Iron Shortsword's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,905 gold21 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 304 gold71 silver to 8,620 gold32 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 119% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,905 gold21 silver.
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Iron Shortsword takes 6 Iron Bar, 2 Strong Flux, 1 Heavy Grinding Stone, 2 Lesser Moonstone and 3 Heavy Leather.
In the Appearances collection, Hardened Iron Shortsword is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 1374. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 53g 39s, and Iron Bar is the largest share at 64%. Hardened Iron Shortsword lists from 39g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 16g 34s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Iron Shortsword is taught by Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 185 and grey at 210.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iron Bar | 6 | 5 gold73 silver | 34 gold38 silver |
 Strong Flux | 2 | 80 silver | 1 gold60 silver |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 1 | 50 silver | 50 silver |
 Lesser Moonstone | 2 | 55 silver | 1 gold10 silver |
 Heavy Leather | 3 | 5 gold27 silver | 15 gold81 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 53 gold39 silver | ||
| Hardened Iron Shortsword at its lowest listing | 39 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −16 gold34 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come 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 Hardened Iron Shortsword (item level 19) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 19 to 22.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardened Iron Shortsword (this item) | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +3 Agility or Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 39 gold on 43 realms |
 The Butcher | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina | 2,965 gold on 62 realms |
 The Black Knight | 19 | 12 | 3.1 DPS. World Drop | 225 gold on 53 realms |
 Jade Serpentblade | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 190 gold on 51 realms |
 Sword of Decay | 20 | 13 | 3.5 DPS. World Drop | 4,998 gold on 55 realms |
 Zealot Blade | 20 | 13 | 1.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop | 323 gold on 60 realms |
 Knightly Longsword | 21 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Strength, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 57 realms | |
| Mercenary Blade | 21 | 13 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 35 gold on 49 realms |
| Nobles Brand | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 54 realms |
| Annealed Blade | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +4 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 999 gold on 56 realms |
 Ginn-Su Sword | 22 | 15 | 3.5 DPS, +5 Agility, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 52,000 gold on 69 realms |
Annealed Blade has the highest item level here (22). The lowest listed price among them is Knightly Longsword at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Hardened Iron Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Bloodrazor (item level 26), Widow Blade (item level 27), Hanzo Sword (item level 28), Blazing Rapier (item level 28) and Assassination Blade (item level 28).
Nearest lower item levels below Hardened Iron Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Copper Shortsword (item level 4), Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2), Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al (item level 1), Lost Blade of Spacial Descent (item level 1) and Drakonid Striker's Cutlass (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Hardened Iron 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 Hardened Iron 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 Hardened Iron Shortsword
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