A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Carrion Surprise's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,554 gold99 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 255 gold71 silver to 19,209 gold93 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 35 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 35. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 35. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 35. In MoP Classic it is item level 35.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 12s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 35 | Common | Binds when picked up | 12s 50c |
| Classic Era | 35 | Common | - | 12s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 35 | Common | - | 12s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 35 | Common | - | 12s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 35 | Common | - | 12s 50c |
Creates 
Carrion Surprise
Using Recipe: Carrion Surprise teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Carrion Surprise takes 1 Mystery Meat.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Carrion Surprise teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Carrion Surprise, which makes Carrion Surprise. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3s. Carrion Surprise lists from 989g 21s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 939g 71s after the 5% auction cut, a 3,132,398% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 215 and grey at 255.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mystery Meat | 1 | 3 silver | 3 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 3 silver | ||
| Carrion Surprise at its lowest listing | 989 gold21 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 939 gold71 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 recipes nearest to Recipe: Carrion Surprise in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Carrion Surprise.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Carrion Surprise (this item) | Carrion Surprise | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Barbecued Buzzard Wing |  Barbecued Buzzard Wing | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho |  Giant Clam Scorcho | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Rockscale Cod |  Rockscale Cod | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Roast Raptor |  Roast Raptor | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Hot Wolf Ribs |  Hot Wolf Ribs | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Jungle Stew |  Jungle Stew | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Mystery Stew |  Mystery Stew | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Mithril Head Trout |  Mithril Head Trout | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Sagefish Delight |  Sagefish Delight | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Goldthorn Tea |  Goldthorn Tea | 160 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Carrion Surprise uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Jungle Stew ID 12231 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Jungle Stew."Recipe: Mystery Stew ID 12233 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Mystery Stew."Recipe: Hot Wolf Ribs ID 12229 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Hot Wolf Ribs."Recipe: Roast Raptor ID 12228 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Roast Raptor."Recipe: Lean Wolf Steak ID 12227 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Lean Wolf Steak."Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing ID 12226 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook up a Crispy Bat Wing."Recipe: Dragonbreath Chili ID 12239 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Dragonbreath Chili."Recipe: Heavy Kodo Stew ID 12240 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Heavy Kodo Stew."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12232 (12227 to 12237) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Carrion Surprise: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Lean Wolf Steak ID 12227 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Lean Wolf Steak."Recipe: Roast Raptor ID 12228 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Roast Raptor."Recipe: Hot Wolf Ribs ID 12229 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Hot Wolf Ribs."
Felwood Slime Sample ID 12230 · QuestRecipe: Jungle Stew ID 12231 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Jungle Stew."Recipe: Mystery Stew ID 12233 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Mystery Stew."
Corrupted Felwood Sample ID 12234 · Quest
Un'Goro Slime Sample ID 12235 · Quest
Pure Un'Goro Sample ID 12236 · Quest
Fine Crab Chunks ID 12237 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 12232 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Carrion Surprise 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 Recipe: Carrion Surprise 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 Recipe: Carrion Surprise
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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