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Heavy Shortbow
Item Level 8Binds when equipped
RangedWeapon
4 - 5 DamageSpeed 3.00
(1.5 damage per second)
+2 Agility
+3 Stamina
Requires Level 5
Sell price: 8 silver59 copper
Current price
86 gold80 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 97% under the 39-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 51% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 47% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Heavy Shortbow Price History on Area 52
Area 52 Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Area 52 Auction House8Units listed
8Sellers
86 gold80 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Heavy Shortbow's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 29 gold49 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 3 gold77 silver to 3,378 gold66 silver. About 8 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 194% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 29 gold49 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Heavy Shortbow is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1061. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Heavy Shortbow.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name bows among their preferred weapons:
- Beast Mastery Hunter: Bow, Crossbow, Gun
- Marksmanship Hunter: Bow, Crossbow, Gun
Similar Items
The 5 items nearest to Heavy Shortbow (item level 8) in item level among Weapon > Bow.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Shortbow (this item) | 8 | 5 | 1.5 DPS, +2 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 36 realms |
 Farstrider's Solemn Bow | 1 | 80 | 0.5 DPS. World Drop | 2 gold on 81 realms |
 Sunfury Phoenix Bow | 1 | 0.5 DPS. World Drop | 499 gold on 59 realms | |
 Violet Thalassian Greatbow | 1 | 0.5 DPS. World Drop | 37 gold on 58 realms | |
 Forest Stalker's Bow | 1 | 0.5 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 52 realms | |
| Farstrider's Gilded Bow | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 77 gold on 79 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Farstrider's Solemn Bow at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Heavy Shortbow among Weapon > Bow: Harpyclaw Short Bow (item level 19), Taut Compound Bow (item level 19), Trueshot Bow (item level 22), Bow of Searing Arrows (item level 23) and Quillshooter (item level 24).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Heavy Shortbow in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Heavy Shortbow 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 Heavy Shortbow next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Heavy Shortbow in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Heavy Shortbow 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 Heavy Shortbow in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Heavy Shortbow is Uncommon quality, item level 15 and requires level 10.
- What does Heavy Shortbow sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5s 15c for one Heavy Shortbow in Classic Era.
- What slot is Heavy Shortbow in WoW Classic?
- Heavy Shortbow is a Ranged Bow in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Heavy Shortbow on the auction house right now?
- 86g 80s on Area 52, 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 Heavy Shortbow