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Pitted Defias Shortsword
Item Level 2Binds when equipped
Main HandWeapon
1 - 1 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.4 damage per second)
Sell price: 16 copper
Current price
2 gold99 silver
Pitted Defias Shortsword Price History on Ghostlands
Ghostlands Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Ghostlands Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
2 gold99 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Pitted Defias Shortsword's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 18 gold54 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 3 gold16 silver to 1,622 gold77 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 84% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 18 gold54 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Pitted Defias Shortsword is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 646. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Pitted Defias Shortsword.
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 Pitted Defias Shortsword (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Sword.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitted Defias Shortsword (this item) | 2 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 50 silver on 60 realms | |
 Drakonid Striker's Cutlass | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 53 realms |
 Wingcrest Scimitar | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 30 gold on 57 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Frostblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 56 realms |
 Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 450 gold on 63 realms | |
 Curved Blade of the Drained Loa | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 750 gold on 61 realms | |
 Twilight Captain's Short Sword | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 600 gold on 62 realms | |
 Blade of the Deeplurk Honorguard | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 950 gold on 52 realms | |
 Hal'hadar Darkblade's Edge | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 50 realms | |
 Forgotten Sword of Vilaldoun | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 35 gold on 68 realms | |
 Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 1,222 gold on 58 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Wingcrest Scimitar at 30 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Pitted Defias Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Bronze Shortsword (item level 15), Fighter Broadsword (item level 17), The Butcher (item level 19), The Black Knight (item level 19) and Sword of Decay (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pitted Defias Shortsword in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Pitted Defias 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 Pitted Defias Shortsword next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Pitted Defias Shortsword in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Pitted Defias 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 Pitted Defias Shortsword in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Pitted Defias Shortsword is Common quality, item level 4 and requires level 1.
- What does Pitted Defias Shortsword sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 16c for one Pitted Defias Shortsword in Classic Era.
- What slot is Pitted Defias Shortsword in WoW Classic?
- Pitted Defias Shortsword is a Main Hand Sword in Classic Era.
- How much is Pitted Defias Shortsword on the auction house right now?
- 2g 99s on Ghostlands, 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 Pitted Defias Shortsword
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.