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Recruit's Shortsword
Item Level 1Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
1 - 1 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.4 damage per second)
Sell price: 3 copper
Current price
488 gold
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
This is the starting weapon for Blood Elf Rogues. Other starting pieces include:
[item=58238]
[item=20896]
[item=20898]
Recruit's Shortsword + [item=50057]
View in 3D
Starting weapons for other classes:
[class=3]
[item=23347]
[item=2508]
[item=2504]
[item=20980]
[class=10]
[item=73209]
[class=7]
[item=36]
[item=2362]
This is the Blood Elf rogue's main starting weapon. Awesome looking starting item that matches all the level 5 red blood elf gear sold by Faraden Thelryn or Jainthess Thelryn. I don't know why it says this item is not available to players. I recommend selling this with red Blood Elf gear on the neutral AH for VERY VERY high prices. The alliance is very slow to catch on so just be patient. Eventually they will catch on... maybe...
Strangly enough... I saw it on the Alliance auction house just now on a normal wow server o_o Sense? It makes none.*Cough* Its what the blood elf Rogues start with now.
Recruit's Shortsword Price History on Blackhand
Blackhand Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Blackhand Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
488 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Recruit's Shortsword's most active realm, the Auction House minimum price has typically sold around 686 gold43 silver across its tracked history (Apr 2024 to Jun 2026), ranging from 389 gold9 silver to 15,757 gold73 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 29% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 686 gold43 silver.
Community notes from Wowhead · 6 comments
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This is the starting weapon for Blood Elf Rogues. Other starting pieces include:
[item=58238]
[item=20896]
[item=20898]
Recruit's Shortsword + [item=50057]
View in 3D
Starting weapons for other classes:
[class=3]
[item=23347]
[item=2508]
[item=2504]
[item=20980]
[class=10]
[item=73209]
[class=7]
[item=36]
[item=2362]
This is the Blood Elf rogue's main starting weapon. Awesome looking starting item that matches all the level 5 red blood elf gear sold by Faraden Thelryn or Jainthess Thelryn. I don't know why it says this item is not available to players. I recommend selling this with red Blood Elf gear on the neutral AH for VERY VERY high prices. The alliance is very slow to catch on so just be patient. Eventually they will catch on... maybe...
Strangly enough... I saw it on the Alliance auction house just now on a normal wow server o_o Sense? It makes none.*Cough* Its what the blood elf Rogues start with now.
In Shadowlands my rogue did not start out with the Recruit's Shortsword. Possibly removed.
You can't get this item from Cata. Only on AH
Judging by the model I think this will be Blood elf warriors starting wep
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.