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Lightning Eel
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 10 copper
Current price
98 silver
A Common Trade Goods, item level 10.
- Right now 10,154 units listed across 9 price tiers.AH scan
Lightning Eel Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)10,154Units listed
32Sellers
98 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Lightning Eel is listed at 98 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 61% below its typical price of 2 gold53 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 26 silver71 copper to 30 gold1 silver. About 10,154 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 61% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2 gold53 silver.
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 45. In Classic Era it is item level 45. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 45. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 45. In MoP Classic it is item level 45.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Common | 10c |
| WoW Forever | 45 | Common | 10c |
| Classic Era | 45 | Common | 10c |
| The Burning Crusade | 45 | Common | 10c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 45 | Common | 10c |
| MoP Classic | 45 | Common | 10c |
Used In
The 1 recipe below uses Lightning Eel, all from Outland Cooking.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 StormchopsAlso takes 1 Clefthoof Meat. | Stormchops | Outland Cooking | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Lightning Eel among Trade Goods > Other, all from Classic like Lightning Eel.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Eel (this item) | 10 | Used in Stormchops (Outland Cooking) | 1 gold |
 Large Venom Sac | 10 | Used in Potion of Curing and Strong Anti-Venom (Classic Alchemy) | 5 silver |
 Small Venom Sac | 10 | Used in Anti-Venom (Classic Alchemy) | 60 silver |
 Bleach | 10 | Used in 11 recipes, including White Linen Shirt and Phoenix Gloves | 1 gold |
 Mild Spices | 10 | Used in Spice Bread and Delicious Chocolate Cake (Classic Cooking) | 1 silver |
 Weak Flux | 10 | Used in 13 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Bronze Shortsword and Heavy Copper Broadsword | 1 silver |
| Discolored Worg Heart | 10 | Used in Discolored Healing Potion (Classic Alchemy) | 958 gold |
 Strong Flux | 10 | Used in 15 recipes (Classic Blacksmithing), including Deadly Bronze Poniard and Heavy Bronze Mace | 39 silver |
 Gray Dye | 10 | Used in 18 recipes, including Dark Leather Cloak and Gray Woolen Robe | 8 silver |
 Small Flame Sac | 10 | Used in 3 recipes, including Flame Deflector and Fire Protection Potion | 44 gold |
 Thick-Shelled Clam | 10 | Use: Thick Shell Clam | 1 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Mild Spices at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Lightning Eel 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 | 98 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 1 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Lightning Eel's Icon
Lightning Eel uses icon file 133898, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
- Spawn of G'nathus ID 94595 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
- Skittering Eel ID 169376 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
- Electric Eel ID 224119 · Miscellaneous "Dead, but still twitching from its inherent electrical charge. These eels are a favorite food of cloudrooks..."
- Electric Eel ID 232510 · Quest "Dead, but still twitching from its inherent electrical charge. These eels are a favorite food of cloudrooks..."
- Electric Eel ID 232511 · Miscellaneous "Dead, but still twitching from its inherent electrical charge. These eels are a favorite food of cloudrooks..."
Items Numbered Next to Lightning Eel
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13757 (13752 to 13761) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Eel: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Soulbound Keepsake ID 13752 · Quest
Raw Glossy Mightfish ID 13754 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Winter Squid ID 13755 · Consumable · item level 15 "Winter Squid spawns in the fall and matures in the winter, and can be caught during those seasons."
Raw Summer Bass ID 13756 · Trade Goods · item level 10 "Summer Bass spawns in the spring time and reaches maturity in the summer. This fish can be caught in those..."
Raw Redgill ID 13758 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Raw Nightfin Snapper ID 13759 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Raw Sunscale Salmon ID 13760 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Frozen Eggs ID 13761 · Consumable
Lightning Eel Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 13757 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 12 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 10 copper
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Lightning Eel in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Lightning Eel 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 Lightning Eel next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Lightning Eel in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Lightning Eel is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Lightning Eel in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Lightning Eel is Common quality, item level 45 with no level requirement.
- What does Lightning Eel sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 10c for one Lightning Eel in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- How much is Lightning Eel on the auction house right now?
- 98s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Lightning Eel
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
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