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Short Sabre
Item Level 4Binds when equipped
One-HandWeapon
1 - 2 DamageSpeed 2.60
(0.6 damage per second)
Requires Level 2
Sell price: 1 silver10 copper
Current price
64,939 gold73 silver
- Today's price is on the high side: only 30% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Short Sabre Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House1Units listed
1Sellers
64,939 gold73 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Short Sabre's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 61,981 gold59 silver across its tracked history (Mar 2024 to Dec 2025), ranging from 20,000 gold4 silver to 200,000 gold2 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 61,981 gold59 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Short Sabre is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 260. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
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 Short Sabre (item level 4) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 1 to 4.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Sabre (this item) | 4 | 2 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 64,939 gold on 4 realms |
 Copper Shortsword | 4 | 2 | 0.6 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2 gold on 52 realms |
 Pitted Defias Shortsword | 2 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 50 silver on 68 realms | |
 Drakonid Striker's Cutlass | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 200 gold on 59 realms |
 Wingcrest Scimitar | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 125 gold on 62 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Frostblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 2,155 gold on 73 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Earthblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 19,999 gold on 66 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Emberblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 70 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Breezeblade | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 9,660 gold on 64 realms |
 Tyrhold Shortsword | 1 | 60 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 5,000 gold on 73 realms |
 Ornate Blade of the Royal Guard | 1 | 0.4 DPS. World Drop | 450 gold on 69 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pitted Defias Shortsword at 50 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Short Sabre among Weapon > Sword: Fangblade (item level 15), Bronze Shortsword (item level 15), The Butcher (item level 19), The Black Knight (item level 19) and Zealot Blade (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Short Sabre in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Short Sabre 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 Sabre next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Short Sabre in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Short Sabre 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 Short Sabre in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Short Sabre is Common quality, item level 9 and requires level 4.
- What does Short Sabre sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1s 10c for one Short Sabre in Classic Era.
- What slot is Short Sabre in WoW Classic?
- Short Sabre is a Main Hand Sword in Classic Era.
- How much is Short Sabre on the auction house right now?
- 64,939g 73s on Tichondrius, 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 Short Sabre
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.