MoP Classic item

Northern Shortsword

Item 2078 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 18
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
8 - 16 DamageSpeed 2.20
(5.5 damage per second)
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 13
Sell Price: 13 silver37 copper

About Northern Shortsword

Northern Shortsword is an uncommon one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 18, usable from level 13. It binds when equipped. It hits for 8 to 16 damage every 2.20 seconds, 5.5 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Scimitar of Atun (19), Blackwater Cutlass (20) and Defias Rapier (20). The latest scan finds it on 5 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 50 silver on Myzrael (US). A vendor pays 13 silver37 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm50 silverMyzrael (US)

Typical market (US)68 silver37 copper

Median min buyout1 gold

Realms with listings5EU 3, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 16:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
MyzraelUS · Legacy	50 silver	50 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 16:15 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	86 silver75 copper	86 silver75 copper	5	5	2026-11-03 16:15 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	1 gold	1 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 16:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 16:08 UTC
MograineEU · Legacy	2 gold	2 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 12:08 UTC

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One-hand sword items near item level 18

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 20 other one-hand sword items between item level 12 and 24; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 5.5 damage per second ranks 14th of 21 one-hand sword items in this group; Shadowfang (item level 24, requires level 19) has the most, 15.6.
Attack speeds among the 21 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Sword of the Night Sky) to 2.90 seconds (Sinister Scimitar); it swings every 2.20 seconds.
Blackwater Cutlass has the most fixed stat points in this group, 7.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Scimitar of Atun (item level 19, requires level 14), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 20, requires level 15), Defias Rapier (item level 20, requires level 15), Ironpatch Blade (item level 20, requires level 15), Night Watch Shortsword (item level 20, requires level 15).
Its lowest listed price, 50 silver, ranks 3rd of 16 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Decapitating Sword at 65 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Militant Shortsword at 68 silver (item level 22, requires level 17), Raider Shortsword at 90 silver (item level 16, requires level 11).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 18: dagger (14): Hollowfang Blade, Brackclaw, Goblin Screwdriver; one-handed mace (10): Petrified Shinbone, Oggleflint's Inspirer, Gnoll Punisher; one-handed axe (5): Thick War Axe, Deadmines Cleaver, Abomination Cleaver.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cutlass	15	10	4.1 (2.20s)	none	4 gold
Raider Shortsword	16	11	5.0 (1.90s)	none	90 silver
Redridge Machete	16	11	5.0 (2.30s)	+2 Stamina	9,999 gold48 silver
Northern Shortsword	18	13	5.5 (2.20s)	none	50 silver
Scimitar	19	14	5.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Scimitar of Atun	19	14	5.8 (2.60s)	+2 Agility	29,999 gold
Blackwater Cutlass	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Agility, +3 Hit	1 gold
Defias Rapier	20	15	6.4 (2.50s)	+3 Agility, +3 Hit	9,500 gold4 silver
Ironpatch Blade	20	15	13.5 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	900 gold99 silver
Night Watch Shortsword	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Stamina	999 gold99 silver
Sinister Scimitar	20	15	6.2 (2.90s)	+3 Agility	-
Amani Scimitar	21	16	5.9 (2.70s)	none	-

Where Northern Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Northern Shortsword's Icon

Northern Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Sword of the Night Sky ID 2035 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 24
Brashclaw's Skewer ID 2204 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 17 · lowest 9,400g on 2 realms
Gladius ID 2488 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 9
Cavalier Two-Hander ID 3206 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 28 · lowest 90s on 3 realms
Hardened Iron Shortsword ID 3849 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 32
Enamelled Broadsword ID 4765 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 14 · lowest 43s on 2 realms
Bronze Greatsword ID 7957 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 26 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Militant Shortsword ID 15211 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 22 · lowest 68s on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Northern Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2078 (2070 to 2088) were usually added in the same batch as Northern Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Darnassian Bleu ID 2070 · Consumable
Dwarven Magestaff ID 2072 · Weapon - Staff · item level 27 · lowest 55s on 4 realms
Dwarven Hatchet ID 2073 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 15 · lowest 74s on 4 realms
Heavy Mace ID 2075 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 12 · lowest 35s on 5 realms
Magician Staff ID 2077 · Weapon - Staff · item level 29 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Sergeant's Warhammer ID 2079 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 17 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Hillborne Axe ID 2080 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 34 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Darksteel Bastard Sword ID 2084 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 30 · lowest 23,500g on 1 realm
Hard Crawler Carapace ID 2087 · Armor - Leather · item level 13
Long Crawler Limb ID 2088 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 15

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 2078	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	18	18	11
Required level	13	13	13
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	14 - 26	8 - 16	14 - 26
Speed	2.20	2.20	2.20
Damage per second	9.1	5.5	9.1
Sell price	10 silver70 copper	13 silver37 copper	10 silver70 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 17
Lowest buyout seen: 1 copperFlamegor (EU), 2026-10-30 13:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 100 goldLokholar (KR)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,100

US median, latest 86sEU median, latest 1.8gKR median, latest 100g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	1 gold	1 gold80 silver	3	-	-	-	30 silver	86 silver75 copper	3
2026-11-02	55 silver	88 silver	3	-	-	-	50 silver	1 gold	2
2026-11-01	31 silver	88 silver	4	-	-	-	50 silver	50 silver	1
2026-10-31	31 silver	1 gold25 silver	4	-	-	-	25 silver	75 silver	3
2026-10-30	1 copper	1 gold	4	-	-	-	21 silver13 copper	55 silver	2
2026-10-29	50 silver	1 gold	4	-	-	-	20 silver	60 silver	2
2026-10-28	20 silver	1 gold	4	-	-	-	15 silver	75 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	2078
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	18
Requires level	13
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	10 silver70 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)