This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Consumable, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Increases Intellect by when consumed. Effect lasts for 60 minutes. Guardian Elixir.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| Classic Era | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
The 10 items nearest to Cerebral Cortex Compound among Consumable > Other, all from Classic like Cerebral Cortex Compound.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral Cortex Compound (this item) | 1 | Not listed | |
 Scroll of Strength | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Strength | 50 silver |
 Scroll of Intellect | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Intellect | 85 silver |
 Scroll of Stamina | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Stamina | 40 silver |
| Scroll of Versatility | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Versatility | 3 silver |
| Scroll of Agility | 1 | Crafted with Classic Inscription; Use: Agility | 8 gold |
| Scroll of Protection | 1 | Use: Armor | 15 silver |
 Dark Iron Ale Mug | 1 | Use: Throw Dark Iron Ale | 4 gold |
 Happy Fun Rock | 1 | Use: Throw Rock | 7 gold |
 Heavy Leather Ball | 1 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 9 gold |
 Hourglass Sand | 1 | 1 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Hourglass Sand at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Cerebral Cortex Compound uses icon file 134812, which 5 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
Orendil's Cure ID 5460 · QuestElixir of the Mongoose ID 13452 · Consumable · item level 23Drakuru's Elixir ID 35797 · Quest "Summons the image of Drakuru for a short time."Bathed Concoction ID 45066 · Quest "Orendil's potion now glows with the power of the moonlight."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8423 (8408 to 8428) were usually added in the same batch as Cerebral Cortex Compound: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Wild Leather Cloak ID 8408 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Wild Leather Cloak."Pattern: Nightscape Shoulders ID 8409 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Nightscape Shoulders."
R.O.I.D.S. ID 8410 · Consumable "Robust Operational Imbue Derived From Snickerfang"
Lung Juice Cocktail ID 8411 · Consumable "100% Grade A Lung Juice - Freshly Squeezed"Ground Scorpok Assay ID 8412 · Consumable
Gizzard Gum ID 8424 · Consumable "Strawberry Flavor"
Parrot Droppings ID 8425 · Miscellaneous
Large Ruffled Feather ID 8426 · Miscellaneous
Mutilated Rat Carcass ID 8427 · Miscellaneous · item level 7
Laden Dew Gland ID 8428 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 8423 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Cerebral Cortex Compound is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Cerebral Cortex Compound next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Cerebral Cortex Compound
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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