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Talon Guard Shortblade

Item Level 44
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
10 - 17 DamageSpeed 2.60
(5.2 damage per second)
+7 Stamina
+5 Strength
+4 Critical Strike
+5 Mastery
Sell price: 82 gold2 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Talon Guard Shortblade 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.

Talon Guard Shortblade Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Talon Guard Shortblade is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 24832. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Talon Guard Shortblade 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 7 items nearest to Talon Guard Shortblade (item level 44) in item level among Weapon > Sword, from item level 33 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Talon Guard Shortblade (this item)445.2 DPS, +7 Stamina, +5 Strength, +4 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery. QuestNot listed
Steelforged Saber44355.2 DPS, +7 Stamina, +5 Strength. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing950 gold on 51 realms
Engraved Sword38344.6 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop25 gold on 52 realms
Soul Blade37324.6 DPS, +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World Drop52 gold on 57 realms
Volcanospike37322.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss Drop6 gold on 72 realms
Saronite Spellblade35292.1 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing1,018 gold on 55 realms
Avool's Sword of Jin35304.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop2,500 gold on 54 realms
Lydia's Sharpened Swordbreaker33284.2 DPS, +5 Strength, +7 Stamina. World Drop1,000 gold on 52 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Volcanospike at 6 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Talon Guard Shortblade among Weapon > Sword: Rivermarsh Machete (item level 58), Centurion's Shortsword (item level 58), Honorable Combatant's Cutlass (item level 59), Stormsteel Saber (item level 59) and Notorious Combatant's Cutlass (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Talon Guard Shortblade among Weapon > Sword: Howling Sword (item level 32), Iron Skull Sword (item level 32), Felsteel Longblade (item level 31), Crystalblade of the Draenei (item level 31) and Bone Collector Sword (item level 31).

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.