A Poor One-Handed Sword Main Hand, item level 18, requires level 11, binds when equipped.
On Short Cutlass's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 94 gold2 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 6 gold74 silver to 6,621 gold93 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 18% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 94 gold2 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 29, requires level 24 and sells to vendors for 15s 63c. In Classic Era it is item level 29, requires level 24 and sells to vendors for 15s 63c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 29, requires level 24 and sells to vendors for 15s 63c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 29, requires level 24 and sells to vendors for 15s 63c. In MoP Classic it is item level 29, requires level 24 and sells to vendors for 15s 63c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 18 | 11 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 39s 9c |
| WoW Forever | 29 | 24 | Poor | - | 15s 63c |
| Classic Era | 29 | 24 | Poor | - | 15s 63c |
| The Burning Crusade | 29 | 24 | Poor | - | 15s 63c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 29 | 24 | Poor | - | 15s 63c |
| MoP Classic | 29 | 24 | Poor | - | 15s 63c |
In the Appearances collection, Short Cutlass is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 556. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name swords among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Short Cutlass uses icon file 135325, which 55 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Buzz Saw ID 1937 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 12Blackwater Cutlass ID 1951 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 12Twisted Sabre ID 2011 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 16Heavy Marauder Scimitar ID 1493 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 17Scimitar of Atun ID 1469 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 11Short Sabre ID 3319 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 4Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1829 (1824 to 1836) were usually added in the same batch as Short Cutlass: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Shiny War Axe ID 1824 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 14
Bulky Bludgeon ID 1825 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 18Rock Maul ID 1826 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 17
Meat Cleaver ID 1827 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 17
Stone War Axe ID 1828 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 17
Long Bastard Sword ID 1830 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 18
Oaken War Staff ID 1831 · Weapon - Staff · item level 18
Lucky Trousers ID 1832 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10
Dirty Leather Belt ID 1835 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Dirty Leather Bracers ID 1836 · Armor - Leather · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 1829 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Short Cutlass 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 Short Cutlass next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Short Cutlass
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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