Bronze Shortsword
Bronze Shortsword was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 71s 97c to 45s 44c, sell price reduced from 14s 39c to 11s 36c, gains +3 Agility, now binds when equipped, quality Common to Uncommon, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, and 2 more changes. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 180 to 155, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Bronze Shortsword. Reagents: 5x Bronze Bar, 4x Weak Flux, 2x Medium Leather. Turns yellow at 125 and grey at 155. Requires Blacksmithing (95). Source: trainer. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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2 Reagents: 5x Bronze Bar, 4x Weak Flux, 2x Medium Leather
Reagents: 5x Bronze Bar, 4x Weak Flux, 2x Medium Leather
Skill-up steps are the client's own: the recipe turns yellow at the first number and grey at the second. The green step is set server-side, not in the client, so it is not shown; the required skill is shown where the client stores it.
What changed for Bronze Shortsword in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Bronze Shortsword tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The item this recipe makes, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.
Also changed behind the tooltip: the quality tier changed (Common → Uncommon), buyPrice
(not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for
both values side by side.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Bronze Shortsword changes between Forever builds
Other Blacksmithing recipes named Bronze
Blacksmithing gear whose recipe name starts with Bronze, from the skill at which each turns yellow.
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Bronze Mace One-Hand · Mace · level 17 · yellow at 115 -
Bronze Axe One-Hand · Axe · level 18 · yellow at 120 -
Bronze Dory Two-Hand · Polearm · level 20 · yellow at 125 -
Bronze Greatsword Two-Hand · Sword · level 21 · yellow at 135 -
Bronze Warhammer Two-Hand · Mace · level 20 · yellow at 155
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Questions about Bronze Shortsword
Did Bronze Shortsword change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Bronze Shortsword was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 71s 97c to 45s 44c, sell price reduced from 14s 39c to 11s 36c, gains +3 Agility, now binds when equipped, quality Common to Uncommon, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, and 2 more changes. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 180 to 155, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125.
Was Bronze Shortsword nerfed in WoW Forever?
Bronze Shortsword is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: vendor price reduced from 71s 97c to 45s 44c, sell price reduced from 14s 39c to 11s 36c, gains +3 Agility, now binds when equipped, quality Common to Uncommon, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, and 2 more changes; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 180 to 155, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125.
What changed for Bronze Shortsword in WoW Forever?
Vendor price reduced from 71s 97c to 45s 44c, sell price reduced from 14s 39c to 11s 36c, gains +3 Agility, now binds when equipped, quality Common to Uncommon, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, and 2 more changes; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 180 to 155, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Bronze Shortsword need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 5x Bronze Bar, 4x Weak Flux, 2x Medium Leather.
What does the Bronze Shortsword recipe make in WoW Forever?
Bronze Shortsword is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Bronze Shortsword in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Bronze Shortsword turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Bronze Shortsword turns yellow at 125 and grey at 155.