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 Hunting Bow (11), Feeble Shortbow (13) and Heavy Shortbow (15). 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.
Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 4: gun (2): Solid Blunderbuss, Old Blunderbuss; crossbow (1): Weathered Crossbow.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Warder's Shortbow	2	-	2.6 (2.30s)	none	-
Worn Shortbow	2	-	2.6 (2.30s)	none	-
Polished Shortbow	4	-	3.2 (2.00s)	none	-
Stiff Shortbow	4	-	3.2 (2.00s)	none	-
Cadet's Bow	6	-	4.0 (2.00s)	none	-
Cracked Shortbow	8	3	3.3 (2.30s)	none	-
Hornwood Recurve Bow	8	3	4.8 (2.10s)	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (46420)

Stiff Shortbow

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 2 realms
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 2 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.

Cudgel ID 2492 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 7
Wooden Mallet ID 2493 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 9
Stiletto ID 2494 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 8
Walking Stick ID 2495 · Weapon - Staff · item level 8
Worn Shortbow ID 2504 · Weapon - Bow · item level 2
Hornwood Recurve Bow ID 2506 · Weapon - Bow · item level 8
Laminated Recurve Bow ID 2507 · Weapon - Bow · item level 16
Old Blunderbuss ID 2508 · Weapon - Gun · item level 2
Ornate Blunderbuss ID 2509 · Weapon - Gun · item level 9
Solid Blunderbuss ID 2510 · Weapon - Gun · item level 3

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

Across game versions

Item 2505	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	4	4	2
Damage	2 - 5	4 - 9	5 - 9
Speed	2.00	2.00	2.00
Damage per second	1.8	3.2	3.5
Sell price	12 copper	25 copper	12 copper

Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	2505
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Bow
Slot	Ranged
Item level	4
Requires level	1
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	12 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)