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Notched Shortsword
Item Level 5Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
1 - 2 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.6 damage per second)
+1 Agility
+1 Stamina
Requires Level 3
Sell price: 2 silver44 copper
Current price
10 gold
Notched Shortsword Price History on Emerald Dream
Emerald Dream Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Emerald Dream Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
10 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Notched Shortsword's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 45 gold59 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 3 gold61 silver to 559 gold63 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 78% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 45 gold59 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Notched Shortsword is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 214.
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 Notched Shortsword (item level 5) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 4.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notched Shortsword (this item) | 5 | 3 | 0.6 DPS, +1 Agility, +1 Stamina. World Drop | 1 silver on 35 realms |
 Copper Shortsword | 4 | 2 | 0.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 12 gold on 54 realms |
| Pitted Defias Shortsword | 2 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 50 silver on 61 realms | |
 Drakonid Striker's Cutlass | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 60 realms |
 Wingcrest Scimitar | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 100 gold on 59 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Frostblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 56 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Emberblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 5,000 gold on 47 realms |
 Tyrhold Shortsword | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 4,999 gold on 53 realms |
 Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 450 gold on 67 realms | |
 Curved Blade of the Drained Loa | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 674 gold on 63 realms | |
 Twilight Captain's Short Sword | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 61 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pitted Defias Shortsword at 50 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Notched Shortsword 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.
Notched Shortsword in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Notched 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 Notched Shortsword next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Notched Shortsword in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Notched 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 Notched Shortsword in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Notched Shortsword is Uncommon quality, item level 10 and requires level 5.
- What does Notched Shortsword sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2s 44c for one Notched Shortsword in Classic Era.
- What slot is Notched Shortsword in WoW Classic?
- Notched Shortsword is a One-Hand Sword in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Notched Shortsword on the auction house right now?
- 10g on Emerald Dream, 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 Notched Shortsword
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.