TheWoWDBCadet's Bow
Item 8179 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532
- Item Level 6
- RangedBow
- 5 - 8 DamageSpeed 2.00
- (3.2 damage per second)
- Sell Price: 28 copper
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Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 5 other bow ranged items between item level 2 and 11; 0 of them carry fixed stats.
- Cheapest listed bow ranged items at a similar or higher item level:
Cracked Shortbow at 1 silver (item level 8, requires level 3), 
Hunting Bow at 10 silver (item level 11, requires level 6). - Other armor types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 6: gun (2):
Pellet Rifle, 
Rust-covered Blunderbuss; crossbow (1): 
Light Crossbow; wand (1): Novice's Practice Wand.
| Item | Item level | Requires | Armor | Fixed stats | Lowest listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worn Shortbow | 2 | - | - | none | - |
 Polished Shortbow | 4 | - | - | none | - |
| Cadet's Bow | 6 | - | - | none | - |
| Cracked Shortbow | 8 | 3 | - | none | 1 silver |
 Hornwood Recurve Bow | 8 | 3 | - | none | - |
| Hunting Bow | 11 | 6 | - | none | 10 silver |
Same model in the game files
Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Primitive Bow.
Items That Share Cadet's Bow's Icon
Cadet's Bow uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
- Feeble Shortbow ID 2777 · Weapon - Bow · item level 13 · lowest 15s on 1 realm
- Cracked Shortbow ID 2773 · Weapon - Bow · item level 8 · lowest 1s on 2 realms
- Worn Shortbow ID 2504 · Weapon - Bow · item level 2
Items Numbered Next to Cadet's Bow
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8179 (8174 to 8184) were usually added in the same batch as Cadet's Bow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Comfortable Leather Hat ID 8174 · Armor - Leather · item level 40
Nightscape Tunic ID 8175 · Armor - Leather · item level 41
Nightscape Headband ID 8176 · Armor - Leather · item level 41 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Practice Sword ID 8177 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 7 · lowest 2s on 2 realms- Training Sword ID 8178 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 10 · lowest 4s on 2 realms
- Hunting Bow ID 8180 · Weapon - Bow · item level 11 · lowest 10s on 2 realms
- Hunting Rifle ID 8181 · Weapon - Gun · item level 9 · lowest 1s on 2 realms
- Pellet Rifle ID 8182 · Weapon - Gun · item level 7 · lowest 1s on 2 realms
Precision Bow ID 8183 · Weapon - Bow · item level 27 · lowest 80s on 2 realms
Firestarter ID 8184 · Weapon - Wand · item level 29 · lowest 33s on 2 realms
Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.
| Item 8179 | Classic Era | MoP Classic | Retail (Midnight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item level | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Damage | 3 - 6 | 5 - 11 | 5 - 8 |
| Speed | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Damage per second | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Sell price | 28 copper | 60 copper | 28 copper |
- First seen in a scan
- 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
- Realms that have listed it
- 1
- Lowest buyout seen
- 1 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
- Highest realm minimum seen
- 10 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
- Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
- 25
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.
Last 7 days
| Day (UTC) | US low | US median | US realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 5 silver | 5 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-17 | 5 silver | 9 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-16 | 6 silver | 10 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-14 | 3 silver | 3 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-13 | 3 silver | 3 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-12 | 2 silver | 2 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-11 | 10 silver | 10 silver | 1 |
Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 0 of 1.
Item data: WoW Forever client datamine, build 1.60.1.70532. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.
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