MoP Classic item

Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword

Item 12162 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 32
Requires Blacksmithing (160)
"Teaches you how to make a Hardened Iron Shortsword."
Sell Price: 7 silver50 copper

About Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword

Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword is a common Blacksmithing recipe on MoP Classic at item level 32. It teaches Hardened Iron Shortsword, made from 6 Iron Bar, 2 Strong Flux, 1 Heavy Grinding Stone, 2 Lesser Moonstone and 3 Heavy Leather; learning it takes Blacksmithing skill 160. Other blacksmithing recipes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Plans: Green Iron Shoulders, Plans: Silvered Bronze Leggings and Plans: Iron Counterweight. The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 7 silver50 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)169 gold

Median min buyout45 gold50 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
MankrikUS · Legacy	88 gold	88 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	250 gold	250 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	99 silver	99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
LakeshireEU · Legacy	3 gold	3 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

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Crafting

Teaches

Hardened Iron Shortsword

+10 Attack Power

Requires Blacksmithing (160)

Reagents

Reagent cost on MoP Classic

Iron Bar, Strong Flux, Heavy Grinding Stone, Lesser Moonstone and Heavy Leather have no current listing in our MoP Classic scans, so the reagent total is not known.
Hardened Iron Shortsword is sword for the one-hand slot, item level 32, usable from level 27; it carries +10 Attack Power.
Hardened Iron Shortsword has a lowest listed price of 44 gold on MoP Classic, listed on 1 realm (median realm low 44 gold).
Iron Bar is also a reagent in 22 other MoP Classic recipe items: Design: Heavy Iron Knuckles, Design: Wicked Moonstone Ring, Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots, Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves, Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm and 16 more.
Strong Flux is also a reagent in 8 other MoP Classic recipe items: Plans: Deadly Bronze Poniard, Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer, Plans: Iridescent Hammer, Plans: Jade Serpentblade, Plans: Massive Iron Axe, Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer and 2 more.
Heavy Grinding Stone is also a reagent in 18 other MoP Classic recipe items: Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots, Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves, Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders, Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer, Plans: Golden Scale Boots and 12 more.
Other Blacksmithing recipes near skill 160 in our MoP Classic item table, which holds 171 Blacksmithing recipe items: Plans: Green Iron Boots (145), Plans: Mighty Iron Hammer (145), Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets (150), Plans: Iron Shield Spike (150), Plans: Silvered Bronze Leggings (155), Plans: Solid Iron Maul (155), Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate (160), Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders (160), Plans: Green Iron Shoulders (160), Plans: Iron Counterweight (165), Plans: Golden Iron Destroyer (170), Plans: Golden Scale Leggings (170).

Reagent	Qty	Lowest listed	Median realm low	Realms
Iron Bar	6	-	-	-
Strong Flux	2	-	-	-
Heavy Grinding Stone	1	-	-	-
Lesser Moonstone	2	-	-	-
Heavy Leather	3	-	-	-

Where Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword's Icon

Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 247 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword ID 12163 · Recipe · item level 36 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Plans: Massive Iron Axe ID 12164 · Recipe · item level 37 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing ID 12226 · Recipe · item level 5 · lowest 59g on 4 realms
Recipe: Lean Wolf Steak ID 12227 · Recipe · item level 25
Recipe: Roast Raptor ID 12228 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 3g on 7 realms
Recipe: Jungle Stew ID 12231 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 7g on 6 realms
Recipe: Carrion Surprise ID 12232 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 17g on 4 realms
Recipe: Mystery Stew ID 12233 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 15g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12162 (12163 to 12202) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Plans: Moonsteel Broadsword ID 12163 · Recipe · item level 36 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Plans: Massive Iron Axe ID 12164 · Recipe · item level 37 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
Raptor Flesh ID 12184 · Trade Goods · item level 30
Dreamless Sleep Potion ID 12190 · Consumable · item level 45
Tiger Meat ID 12202 · Trade Goods · item level 30

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

Across game versions

Item 12162	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	32	32	1
Effects	Use: Teaches you how to make a Hardened Iron Shortsword.	-	-
Sell price	7 silver50 copper	7 silver50 copper	7 silver50 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-11-03 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 250 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,834

US median, latest 88gEU median, latest 99sKR 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	99 silver	99 silver	2	-	-	-	88 gold	88 gold	2
2026-11-02	99 silver	1 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	88 gold	88 gold	2
2026-11-01	1 gold99 silver	3 gold	4	-	-	-	4 gold20 silver	88 gold	2
2026-10-31	2 gold	3 gold	4	-	-	-	4 gold	4 gold20 silver	2
2026-10-30	2 gold	3 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	4 gold20 silver	44 gold44 silver	2
2026-10-29	2 gold	7 gold	2	-	-	-	4 gold55 silver	4 gold55 silver	2
2026-10-28	5 gold	9 gold	2	-	-	-	4 gold55 silver	4 gold75 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	12162
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Recipe
Subtype	Blacksmithing
Item level	32
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	7 silver50 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)