MoP Classic item

Recruit's Shortsword

Item 20977 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 1
Main HandSword
1 DamageSpeed 1.90
(0.5 damage per second)
Durability 20 / 20
Sell Price: 4 copper

About Recruit's Shortsword

Recruit's Shortsword is a common main hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 1. It hits for 1 to 1 damage every 1.90 seconds, 0.5 damage per second. Other main hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Keen Machete (6), Frostmane Shortsword (8) and Rodentia Shortsword (10). A vendor pays 4 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-19 06:23 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

Main hand sword items near item level 1

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 5 other main hand sword items between item level 1 and 6; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 0.5 damage per second ranks 5th of 6 main hand sword items in this group; Keen Machete (item level 6) has the most, 1.7.
Attack speeds among the 6 main hand sword items in this group run from 1.80 seconds (Keen Machete) to 2.50 seconds (Deadman Blade); it swings every 1.90 seconds.
Cheapest listed main hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Keen Machete at 1,999 gold98 silver (item level 6).
Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 1: one-handed mace (5): Worn Mace, Large Bear Bone, Neophyte's Mace; one-handed axe (2): Worn Axe, Deadman Cleaver; miscellaneous (1): Blacksmith Hammer.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Recruit's Shortsword	1	-	0.5 (1.90s)	none	-
Worn Shortsword	1	-	0.5 (1.90s)	none	-
Deadman Blade	3	-	0.8 (2.50s)	none	-
Dull Blade	3	-	1.1 (1.90s)	none	-
Pitted Defias Shortsword	4	-	1.0 (2.00s)	none	-
Keen Machete	6	-	1.7 (1.80s)	none	1,999 gold98 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: The Sunbreaker.

Across game versions

Item 20977	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	1	1
Binding	-	Binds when equipped
Damage	1 - 1	1 - 1
Speed	1.90	2.60
Damage per second	0.5	0.4
Sell price	4 copper	3 copper

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-28 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 200 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-17 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 125,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 14

US median, latest 125,000gEU median, latest 200g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-18	-	-	-	125,000 gold	125,000 gold	1
2026-09-17	200 gold	200 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-16	200 gold	200 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-15	200 gold	200 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-10	200 gold	200 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-08	200 gold	200 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-05	200 gold	200 gold	1	-	-	-

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	20977
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Main Hand
Item level	1
Requires level	1
Vendor sell	3 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)