MoP Classic item

Arcane Forged Shortsword

Item 20849 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 4
One-HandSword
2 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.60
(1.2 damage per second)
Durability 25 / 25
Sell Price: 21 copper

About Arcane Forged Shortsword

Arcane Forged Shortsword is a common one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 4. It hits for 2 to 4 damage every 2.60 seconds, 1.2 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Shortsword (3), Feeble Sword (8) and Gladius (9). A vendor pays 21 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 2026-09-14 07:03 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.

One-hand sword items near item level 4

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 5 other one-hand sword items between item level 3 and 10; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 1.2 damage per second ranks 5th of 6 one-hand sword items in this group; Notched Shortsword (item level 10, requires level 5) has the most, 3.1.
Attack speeds among the 6 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Fine Scimitar) to 2.60 seconds (Shortsword); it swings every 2.60 seconds.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Notched Shortsword at 70 silver (item level 10, requires level 5), Feeble Sword at 1 gold (item level 8, requires level 3), Gladius at 1 gold (item level 9, requires level 4).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 4: dagger (7): Dirk, Simple Dagger, Acolyte's Dagger; one-handed axe (2): Hand Axe, Arcane Forged Axe; one-handed mace (2): Club, Arcane Forged Mace; miscellaneous (1): Skinning Knife.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Shortsword	3	-	0.8 (2.60s)	none	1,619 gold88 silver
Arcane Forged Shortsword	4	-	1.2 (2.60s)	none	-
Fine Scimitar	6	-	1.8 (1.90s)	none	-
Feeble Sword	8	3	1.5 (2.00s)	none	1 gold
Gladius	9	4	2.4 (2.10s)	none	1 gold
Notched Shortsword	10	5	3.1 (2.10s)	none	70 silver

More Arcane items

Arcane Forged Axe item level 4
Arcane Forged Dirk item level 4
Arcane Forged Mace item level 4

Across game versions

Item 20849	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	4	2
Binding	-	Binds when equipped
Damage	2 - 4	1 - 1
Speed	2.60	2.60
Damage per second	1.2	0.4
Sell price	21 copper	16 copper

3D Model

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-09-11 19:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 7,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-12 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 7,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 19

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms
2026-09-12	7,999 gold	7,999 gold	1
2026-09-11	7,999 gold	7,999 gold	1

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, 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	20849
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	4
Requires level	1
Vendor sell	16 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

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