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Polished Shortsword

Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
1 - 1 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.4 damage per second)
“Perfect for handling the absurdly large rats in the Barkeep's cellar.”
Sell price: 8 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Polished Shortsword is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Polished Shortsword Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Polished Shortsword is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 43777. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Polished Shortsword Compares

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 Polished Shortsword (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Sword.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Polished Shortsword (this item)10.4 DPS. Trading PostNot listed
Drakonid Striker's Cutlass1600.4 DPS. World Drop500 gold on 55 realms
Wingcrest Scimitar1600.4 DPS. World Drop30 gold on 61 realms
Primal Revenant's Frostblade1600.4 DPS. World Drop4,000 gold on 57 realms
Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard10.4 DPS. World Drop450 gold on 64 realms
Curved Blade of the Drained Loa10.4 DPS. World Drop674 gold on 63 realms
Twilight Captain's Short Sword10.4 DPS. World Drop500 gold on 61 realms
Blade of the Deeplurk Honorguard10.4 DPS. World Drop500 gold on 54 realms
Forgotten Sword of Vilaldoun10.4 DPS. World Drop35 gold on 65 realms
Distinguished Blade of Cartel Al1600.4 DPS, Agility or Strength or Intellect. World Drop1,222 gold on 59 realms
Lost Blade of Spacial Descent1800.4 DPS. World Drop2 gold on 81 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Lost Blade of Spacial Descent at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Polished Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Defias Rapier (item level 12), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 12), Fangblade (item level 15), Bronze Shortsword (item level 15) and Fighter Broadsword (item level 17).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.