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MoP Classic item

Polished Shortbow

Item 2505 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 4
  • RangedBow
  • 4 - 9 DamageSpeed 2.00
  • (3.3 damage per second)
  • Durability 30 / 30
  • Sell Price: 25 copper

About Polished Shortbow

Polished Shortbow is a common ranged bow on MoP Classic at item level 4. It hits for 4 to 9 damage every 2.00 seconds, 3.2 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Stiff Shortbow. Other ranged bows listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Worn Shortbow (2), Cracked Shortbow (8) and Hunting Bow (11). A vendor pays 25 copper for it.

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Ranged bow items near item level 4

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 6 other ranged bow items between item level 2 and 8; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 3.2 damage per second ranks 4th of 7 ranged bow items in this group; Hornwood Recurve Bow (item level 8, requires level 3) has the most, 4.8.
  • Attack speeds among the 7 ranged bow items in this group run from 2.00 seconds (Cadet's Bow) to 2.30 seconds (Worn Shortbow); it swings every 2.00 seconds.
  • Cheapest listed ranged bow items at a similar or higher item level: Cracked Shortbow at 50 silver (item level 8, requires level 3), Worn Shortbow at 200 gold (item level 2).
  • Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 4: gun (2): Solid Blunderbuss, Old Blunderbuss; crossbow (1): Weathered Crossbow.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Warder's Shortbow2-2.6 (2.30s)none-
Worn Shortbow2-2.6 (2.30s)none200 gold
Polished Shortbow4-3.2 (2.00s)none-
Stiff Shortbow4-3.2 (2.00s)none-
Cadet's Bow6-4.0 (2.00s)none-
Cracked Shortbow833.3 (2.30s)none50 silver
Hornwood Recurve Bow834.8 (2.10s)none-
Appearance

Same appearance record (46420)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Thistlewood Bow, Sunstrider Bow.

Where Polished Shortbow Fits

Items That Share Polished Shortbow's Icon

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

  • Light Hunting Bow ID 2780 · Weapon - Bow · item level 19 · lowest 30s on 2 realms
  • Reinforced Bow ID 3026 · Weapon - Bow · item level 21
  • Taut Compound Bow ID 3778 · Weapon - Bow · item level 31 · lowest 50s on 1 realm
  • Balanced Long Bow ID 4025 · Weapon - Bow · item level 45 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
  • Fine Longbow ID 11304 · Weapon - Bow · item level 19 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
  • Recurve Long Bow ID 13824 · Weapon - Bow · item level 55 · lowest 9g on 1 realm
  • Crusader Bow ID 15287 · Weapon - Bow · item level 45 · lowest 8g on 3 realms
  • Stiff Shortbow ID 20910 · Weapon - Bow · item level 4

Items Numbered Next to Polished Shortbow

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2505 (2492 to 2510) were usually added in the same batch as Polished Shortbow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 2505Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level442
Damage2 - 54 - 95 - 9
Speed2.002.002.00
Damage per second1.83.23.5
Sell price12 copper25 copper12 copper
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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.