Hardened Iron Shortsword
Hardened Iron Shortsword was changed in WoW Forever: slot Main Hand to One-Hand. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 210 to 185, yellow skill-up point reduced from 185 to 160. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Hardened Iron Shortsword. Taught by Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword, which requires Blacksmithing (135) to learn; in Classic Era, 160. Reagents: 6x Iron Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone, 2x Lesser Moonstone, 3x Heavy Leather. Turns yellow at 160 and grey at 185. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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3 Reagents: 6x Iron Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone, 2x Lesser Moonstone, 3x Heavy Leather
Reagents: 6x Iron Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone, 2x Lesser Moonstone, 3x Heavy Leather
Taught by Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword, which requires Blacksmithing (135) to learn; in Classic Era, 160.
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 skill needed to learn it is the one the item that teaches it requires.
What changed for Hardened Iron Shortsword in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Hardened Iron 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.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Hardened Iron Shortsword changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Hardened Iron Shortsword
Did Hardened Iron Shortsword change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Hardened Iron Shortsword was changed in WoW Forever: slot Main Hand to One-Hand. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 210 to 185, yellow skill-up point reduced from 185 to 160.
Was Hardened Iron Shortsword nerfed in WoW Forever?
Hardened Iron 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: slot Main Hand to One-Hand; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 210 to 185, yellow skill-up point reduced from 185 to 160.
What changed for Hardened Iron Shortsword in WoW Forever?
Slot Main Hand to One-Hand; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 210 to 185, yellow skill-up point reduced from 185 to 160. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Hardened Iron Shortsword need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 6x Iron Bar, 2x Strong Flux, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone, 2x Lesser Moonstone, 3x Heavy Leather.
What does the Hardened Iron Shortsword recipe make in WoW Forever?
Hardened Iron Shortsword is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Hardened Iron Shortsword in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Hardened Iron Shortsword turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Hardened Iron Shortsword turns yellow at 160 and grey at 185.
What skill do you need to learn Hardened Iron Shortsword?
In WoW Forever, Hardened Iron Shortsword is taught by Plans: Hardened Iron Shortsword, which requires Blacksmithing (135) to learn; in Classic Era, 160.