MoP Classic item

Black Metal Shortsword

Item 886 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 26
Binds when equipped
One-HandSword
16 - 30 DamageSpeed 1.70
(13.5 damage per second)
+4 Shadow Resistance
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 21
Sell Price: 36 silver86 copper

About Black Metal Shortsword

Black Metal Shortsword is an uncommon one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 26, usable from level 21. It binds when equipped. It adds Shadow Resistance (4). It hits for 16 to 30 damage every 1.70 seconds, 13.5 damage per second. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Twisted Sabre (26), Fighter Broadsword (27) and Skeletal Longsword (27). A vendor pays 36 silver86 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 09:19 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 26

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other one-hand sword items between item level 18 and 34; 17 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 13.5 damage per second ranks 5th of 27 one-hand sword items in this group; Heavy Marauder Scimitar (item level 27, requires level 22) has the most, 17.1.
Attack speeds among the 27 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Sword of the Night Sky) to 2.90 seconds (Sinister Scimitar); it swings every 1.70 seconds.
+4 Shadow Resistance: no other one-hand sword item in this group carries Shadow Resistance.
Zealot Blade has the most fixed stat points in this group, 11 against 4 here.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Heavy Marauder Scimitar (item level 27, requires level 22), Skeletal Longsword (item level 27, requires level 22), Dragonmaw Shortsword (item level 28, requires level 23), The Butcher (item level 31, requires level 26), Hardened Iron Shortsword (item level 32, requires level 27).
Its lowest listed price, 515,625 gold, ranks 22nd of 22 listed one-hand sword items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Decapitating Sword at 1 gold (item level 24, requires level 19), Fighter Broadsword at 5 gold (item level 27, requires level 22), Viking Sword at 5 gold (item level 30, requires level 25).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 26: dagger (10): Blackfang, Blackvenom Blade, Doomspike; one-handed mace (9): Steelscale Crushfish, Crested Scepter, Diamond Hammer; one-handed axe (8): Marauder Axe, Blurred Axe, Black Metal Axe; fist weapon (1): Slicing Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	7.3 (2.80s)	+3 Strength	-
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	12.4 (2.10s)	+3 Agility	8 gold75 silver
Decapitating Sword	24	19	12.3 (2.60s)	none	1 gold
Shadowfang	24	19	15.6 (2.70s)	+6 Agility	-
Sword of the Night Sky	24	19	7.4 (1.70s)	+2 Strength, +2 Agility	9,998 gold91 silver
Black Metal Shortsword	26	21	13.5 (1.70s)	+4 Shadow Resistance	515,625 gold
Twisted Sabre	26	21	8.1 (1.80s)	+2 Stamina, +5 Spirit	481 gold90 silver
Fighter Broadsword	27	22	13.9 (2.80s)	none	5 gold
Heavy Marauder Scimitar	27	22	17.1 (2.40s)	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	34,669 gold38 silver
Skeletal Longsword	27	22	8.4 (2.20s)	+4 Stamina	15,455 gold
Sword of Corruption	27	22	8.3 (2.10s)	none	544 gold
Dragonmaw Shortsword	28	23	8.6 (2.20s)	+4 Stamina	34,555 gold

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Shadow Resistance and adds Agility and Stamina.

Item 886	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	26	26	16
Required level	21	21	10
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	16 - 30	16 - 30	5 - 8
Speed	1.70	1.70	2.60
Damage per second	13.5	13.5	2.5
Shadow Resistance	4	4	-
Agility	-	-	2
Stamina	-	-	3
Sell price	29 silver49 copper	36 silver86 copper	57 silver47 copper

3D Model

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-28 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 15,444 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 515,625 goldPyrewood Village (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 144

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	515,625 gold	515,625 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	515,625 gold	515,625 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-09	341,601 gold81 silver	341,601 gold81 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-08	341,601 gold81 silver	341,601 gold81 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-07	341,601 gold81 silver	341,601 gold81 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-05	341,601 gold81 silver	341,601 gold81 silver	2	32,333 gold	32,333 gold	1
2026-09-04	341,601 gold81 silver	341,601 gold81 silver	1	32,333 gold	32,333 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	886
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	26
Requires level	21
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	29 silver49 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)