A Common Consumable, item level 3, requires level 3. Crafted with Crab Cake.
Crab Cake is listed at 48 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, in line with its typical price of 49 silver63 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 silver81 copper to 35 gold39 silver. About 312 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 49 silver63 copper.
| Crafted | Crab Cake | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Restores 4% of your maximum health every second over 20 sec. Must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain (100% of Spell Power) Stamina and Versatility for 15 min.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 15 and requires level 5. In Classic Era it is item level 15 and requires level 5. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 15 and requires level 5. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 15 and requires level 5. In MoP Classic it is item level 5 and requires level 5.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 3 | 3 | Common | 25c |
| WoW Forever | 15 | 5 | Common | 25c |
| Classic Era | 15 | 5 | Common | 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 15 | 5 | Common | 25c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 15 | 5 | Common | 25c |
| MoP Classic | 5 | 5 | Common | 25c |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1g 86s. Crab Cake lists from 55g 98s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 51g 32s after the 5% auction cut, a 2,759% margin over its reagents. The recipe Crab Cake needs Classic Cooking skill 75 and turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 115 and grey at 155.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crawler Meat | 1 | 1 gold86 silver | 1 gold86 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1 gold86 silver | ||
| Crab Cake at its lowest listing | 55 gold98 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 51 gold32 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Crab Cake among Consumable > Food & Drink, all from Classic like Crab Cake.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crab Cake (this item) | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 55 gold |
 Dalaran Sharp | 3 | Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Goretusk Liver Pie | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 52 silver |
 Healing Herb | 3 | Use: Food | 50 silver |
 Ice Cold Milk | 3 | Used in 4 recipes (Classic Cooking), including Clam Chowder and Winter Veil Eggnog; Use: Drink | 3 silver |
 Haunch of Meat | 3 | Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Cooked Crab Claw | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 16 silver |
 Coyote Steak | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 1 gold |
 Dry Pork Ribs | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 5 gold |
 Blood Sausage | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 4 silver |
 Crocolisk Steak | 3 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 40 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Dalaran Sharp at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Crab Cake has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 55 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Crab Cake uses icon file 133950, which 19 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Dusky Crab Cakes ID 2250 · QuestConjured Pumpernickel ID 1487 · Consumable · item level 11Moist Cornbread ID 4542 · Consumable · item level 7Warsong Gulch Iron Ration ID 19061 · Consumable · item level 20Arathi Basin Iron Ration ID 20064 · Consumable · item level 20Defiler's Iron Ration ID 20224 · Consumable · item level 20Highlander's Iron Ration ID 20227 · Consumable · item level 20Crusader's Rations ID 42778 · Consumable · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2683 (2678 to 2690) were usually added in the same batch as Crab Cake: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Mild Spices ID 2678 · Trade Goods · item level 10 "Used to enhance the flavor in cooking recipes."Charred Wolf Meat ID 2679 · ConsumableSpiced Wolf Meat ID 2680 · ConsumableRoasted Boar Meat ID 2681 · ConsumableCooked Crab Claw ID 2682 · Consumable · item level 3Coyote Steak ID 2684 · Consumable · item level 3
Succulent Pork Ribs ID 2685 · Consumable · item level 7
Thunder Ale ID 2686 · ConsumableDry Pork Ribs ID 2687 · Consumable · item level 3
Latched Belt ID 2690 · Armor - Mail · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 2683 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Crab Cake 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 Crab Cake 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 Crab Cake
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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