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War Scholar's Shortsword

Item Level 85
Binds when picked up
One-HandWeapon
10 - 17 DamageSpeed 2.60
(5.2 damage per second)
+9 Intellect
+14 Stamina
+11 Haste
+8 Mastery
Requires Level 48
Sell price: 83 gold9 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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War Scholar's 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.

War Scholar's Shortsword Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, War Scholar's Shortsword is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 41809. 11 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How War Scholar's 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 1 items nearest to War Scholar's Shortsword (item level 85) in item level among Weapon > Sword.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
War Scholar's Shortsword (this item)85485.2 DPS, +9 Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +8 Mastery. QuestNot listed
Reinforced Rapier1005012.1 DPS, +11 Strength, +16 Stamina. World Drop44 gold on 55 realms

Reinforced Rapier has the highest item level here (100). The lowest listed price among them is Reinforced Rapier at 44 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from War Scholar's Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Dawnforged Long Blade (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Sword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Shortsword (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Longsword (item level 197) and Worn Shadowguard Longsword (item level 400).

Nearest lower item levels below War Scholar's Shortsword among Weapon > Sword: Teebu's Scorching Straight Sword (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Cutlass (item level 60), Volcanospike (item level 60), Plundered Splitblade Slicer (item level 60) and Plundered Swarmer's Blade (item level 60).

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.