Hardened Iron Shortsword recipe in WoW Forever
Hardened Iron Shortsword is a Blacksmithing recipe. With the beta auction house prices of October 15, 2026 (1 player, test realm ClassicBetaPvE2, Alliance), its materials cost 1g 51s 3c and Hardened Iron Shortsword resells for 2g 11s 85c at the auction house after the 5% cut: 60s 82c of profit per craft. It turns yellow at 160, green at 173 and grey at 185. It can be learned at 135.
What it earns
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Profit per craft
- Material cost
- AH resale (after 5%)
- Market price per unit
- Sold to a vendor
Source: the beta auction house prices of October 15, 2026 (1 player, test realm ClassicBetaPvE2, Alliance), the same prices as the item pages. An isolated listing (far above what a vendor pays or the item's recent average) never counts.
Materials
| Material | Quantity | Unit price | Source | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bar | 6 | Auction house | ||
| Strong Flux | 2 | Vendor | ||
| Heavy Grinding Stone | 1 | Auction house | ||
| Lesser Moonstone | 2 | Auction house | ||
| Heavy Leather | 3 | Auction house | ||
| Total materials | ||||
When does it give skill points?
- Orange 135 to 159: a point on every craft
- Yellow 160 to 172: a point most of the time
- Green 173 to 184: a point now and then
- Grey from 185: no more points
Classic rule: 100% while orange, then the chance falls evenly to 0 at grey. Green sits halfway between yellow and grey, as in Classic.
Average cost of a point: 1g 51s 3c while orange, 3g 14s 65c at the green threshold.
Keep going
More Blacksmithing recipes at a similar skill
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- Prefect's Beltskill 150
- Justicar's Beltskill 150
- Iron Fistsskill 130
- Green Iron Shouldersskill 135
- Barbaric Iron Shouldersskill 135
- Barbaric Iron Breastplateskill 135
- Green Iron Bracersskill 165
Questions about this recipe
Up to what skill does Hardened Iron Shortsword give skill points?
It gives a point on every craft while orange (below 160), most of the time while yellow (160 to 172), now and then while green (173 to 184), and none from 185.