WoW Forever item

Militant Shortsword

Name: Militant Shortsword WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 15211 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 22
Binds when equipped
One-HandOne-Handed Sword
20 - 36 DamageSpeed 2.50
(11.2 damage per second)
Requires Level 17
Sell Price: 19 silver16 copper

About Militant Shortsword

Militant Shortsword is an uncommon one-handed sword on WoW Forever at item level 22, usable from level 17. Other one-hand one-handed swords listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Bronze Shortsword (24), Ironpatch Blade (20) and Night Watch Shortsword (20). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 20 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 19 silver16 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm20 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout45 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	20 silver	-	3	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	70 silver	-	4	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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One-handed sword one-hand items near item level 22

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other one-handed sword one-hand items between item level 15 and 28; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 20 silver, ranks 4th of 8 listed one-handed sword one-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-handed sword one-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Bronze Shortsword at 18 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Night Watch Shortsword at 2 gold27 silver (item level 20, requires level 15), Ironpatch Blade at 5 gold10 silver (item level 20, requires level 15).
Other armor types for the one-hand slot within 2 item levels of 22: dagger (7): Hunting Knife, Pearl-handled Dagger, Big Bronze Knife; one-handed axe (6): Bronze Axe, Grunt Axe, Razor's Edge; one-handed mace (2): Bronze Mace, Face Smasher; fist weapon (1): Brass Knuckles.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cutlass	15	10	-	none	-
Raider Shortsword	16	11	-	none	13 silver
Northern Shortsword	18	13	-	none	15 silver
Blackwater Cutlass	19	14	-	none	2 gold73 silver
Scimitar	19	14	-	none	-
Ironpatch Blade	20	15	-	none	5 gold10 silver
Night Watch Shortsword	20	15	-	none	2 gold27 silver
Militant Shortsword	22	17	-	none	20 silver
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	-	none	18 silver
Sword of Corruption	27	22	-	none	9 gold80 silver
Dragonmaw Shortsword	28	23	-	none	-

Where Militant Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Militant Shortsword's Icon

Militant Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Gladius ID 2488 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 9 · lowest 6s on 1 realm
Brashclaw's Skewer ID 2204 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 17
Northern Shortsword ID 2078 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 18 · lowest 15s on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Militant Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15211 (15210 to 15222) were usually added in the same batch as Militant Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Raider Shortsword ID 15210 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 16 · lowest 13s on 2 realms
Fighter Broadsword ID 15212 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 27 · lowest 39s on 2 realms
Mercenary Blade ID 15213 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 36 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Nobles Brand ID 15214 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 40
Furious Falchion ID 15215 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 45
Barbed Club ID 15222 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 19 · lowest 13s on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 15211	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	22	22	14
Required level	17	17	17
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	19 - 36	12 - 23	20 - 36
Speed	2.50	2.50	2.50
Damage per second	11.0	7.0	11.2
Sell price	19 silver16 copper	23 silver96 copper	19 silver16 copper

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WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 19 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-11 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 74 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 37

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 20 scans, latest 70sClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 17 scans, latest 20s
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
2026-10-20	20 silver	20 silver	2
2026-10-19	20 silver	20 silver	2
2026-10-18	22 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-17	28 silver	30 silver	2
2026-10-16	20 silver	30 silver	2
2026-10-14	20 silver	20 silver	2
2026-10-13	25 silver	25 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	15211
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	One-Handed Sword
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	22
Requires level	17
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	19 silver16 copper
Data source	WoW Forever client datamine