MoP Classic item

Cutlass

Item 851 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 15
One-HandSword
6 - 12 DamageSpeed 2.20
(4.1 damage per second)
Durability 50 / 50
Requires Level 10
Sell Price: 5 silver5 copper

About Cutlass

Cutlass is a common one-hand sword on MoP Classic at item level 15, usable from level 10. It hits for 6 to 12 damage every 2.20 seconds, 4.1 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Short Sabre. Other one-hand swords listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Raider Shortsword (16), Enamelled Broadsword (14) and Feral Blade (13). A vendor pays 5 silver5 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 06:19 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 15

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other one-hand sword items between item level 9 and 21; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 4.1 damage per second ranks 13th of 18 one-hand sword items in this group; Ironpatch Blade (item level 20, requires level 15) has the most, 13.5.
Attack speeds among the 18 one-hand sword items in this group run from 1.90 seconds (Raider Shortsword) to 2.90 seconds (Sinister Scimitar); it swings every 2.20 seconds.
Blackwater Cutlass has the most fixed stat points in this group, 7.
Next one-hand sword items up with fixed stats: Redridge Machete (item level 16, requires level 11), Scimitar of Atun (item level 19, requires level 14), Blackwater Cutlass (item level 20, requires level 15), Defias Rapier (item level 20, requires level 15), Ironpatch Blade (item level 20, requires level 15).
Cheapest listed one-hand sword items at a similar or higher item level: Northern Shortsword at 89 silver99 copper (item level 18, requires level 13), Raider Shortsword at 1 gold44 silver (item level 16, requires level 11), Blackwater Cutlass at 2 gold85 silver (item level 20, requires level 15).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 15: dagger (12): Long Crawler Limb, Stonesplinter Dagger, Giant Tarantula Fang; one-handed mace (7): Driftwood Club, Stonesplinter Mace, Gnoll Punisher; one-handed axe (5): Brutish Riverpaw Axe, Stonesplinter Axe, Thick War Axe; fist weapon (2): Brass Knuckles, Left-Handed Brass Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Heavy Copper Longsword	11	6	3.6 (2.50s)	+1 Agility	74 gold13 silver
Pale Skinner	12	7	3.6 (2.20s)	none	9,999 gold
Feral Blade	13	8	4.0 (2.60s)	+1 Agility	25 gold99 silver
Enamelled Broadsword	14	9	4.4 (2.40s)	+1 Strength	49 gold
Cutlass	15	10	4.1 (2.20s)	none	-
Raider Shortsword	16	11	5.0 (1.90s)	none	1 gold44 silver
Redridge Machete	16	11	5.0 (2.30s)	+2 Stamina	-
Northern Shortsword	18	13	5.5 (2.20s)	none	89 silver99 copper
Scimitar	19	14	5.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Scimitar of Atun	19	14	5.8 (2.60s)	+2 Agility	29,999 gold
Blackwater Cutlass	20	15	6.2 (2.60s)	+4 Agility, +3 Hit	2 gold85 silver
Ironpatch Blade	20	15	13.5 (2.60s)	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	25 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (45809)

Short Sabre

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Forsaken Shortsword, Razor Hill Blade.

Across game versions

Item 851	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	15	15	8
Required level	10	10	5
Binding	-	-	Binds when equipped
Damage	10 - 20	6 - 12	2 - 3
Speed	2.20	2.20	2.60
Damage per second	6.8	4.1	1.0
Sell price	4 silver4 copper	5 silver5 copper	4 silver4 copper

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-31 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 26

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-02	2 gold	2 gold	1
2026-09-01	2 gold	2 gold	1
2026-08-31	2 gold	2 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	851
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	15
Requires level	10
Vendor sell	4 silver4 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)