A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Shadow Oil's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 9,999,999 gold99 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 600 gold6 silver to 9,999,999 gold99 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 33 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 33. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 33. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 33. In MoP Classic it is item level 33.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| WoW Forever | 33 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3s 75c |
| Classic Era | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| The Burning Crusade | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| MoP Classic | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
Creates 
Shadow Oil
Using Recipe: Shadow Oil teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Shadow Oil takes 2 Grave Moss and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Shadow Oil teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Shadow Oil, which makes Shadow Oil. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 27g 69s, and Grave Moss is the largest share at 100%. Shadow Oil lists from 32g 33s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 3g 2s after the 5% auction cut, a 11% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 190 and grey at 230.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grave Moss | 2 | 13 gold84 silver | 27 gold68 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 27 gold69 silver | ||
| Shadow Oil at its lowest listing | 32 gold33 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 3 gold2 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: Shadow Oil in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Shadow Oil.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Shadow Oil (this item) | 165 | Not listed | |
| Recipe: Elixir of Fortitude |  Elixir of Fortitude | 175 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Free Action Potion |  Free Action Potion | 150 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Elixir of Ogre's Strength |  Elixir of Ogre's Strength | 150 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Major Troll's Blood Elixir |  Major Troll's Blood Elixir | 180 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Nature Protection Potion |  Nature Protection Potion | 190 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power |  Elixir of Frost Power | 190 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Elixir of Lesser Agility |  Elixir of Lesser Agility | 140 | Not listed |
 Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility |  Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility | 195 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Potion of Curing |  Potion of Curing | 120 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Goblin Rocket Fuel |  Goblin Rocket Fuel | 210 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Shadow Oil uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Nature Protection Potion ID 6057 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Nature Protection Potion."Recipe: Frost Protection Potion ID 6056 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Fire Protection Potion ID 6055 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion ID 6054 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Protection Potion."Recipe: Holy Protection Potion ID 6053 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Holy Protection Potion."Plans: Golden Scale Coif ID 6047 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Coif."Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho ID 6039 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a delicious Giant Clam Scorcho."Pattern: Barbaric Leggings ID 5973 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Leggings."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6068 (6063 to 6073) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Shadow Oil: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Cold Steel Gauntlets ID 6063 · Armor - Plate · item level 4
Miniature Platinum Discs ID 6064 · Quest
Khadgar's Essays on Dimensional Convergence ID 6065 · Quest "These documents are sealed by a magical force."
Khan Dez'hepah's Head ID 6066 · Quest
Centaur Ear ID 6067 · Quest
Crudely Dried Meat ID 6069 · Quest
Wolfskin Bracers ID 6070 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Draenethyst Crystal ID 6071 · QuestKhan Jehn's Head ID 6072 · QuestKhan Shaka's Head ID 6073 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 6068 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Shadow Oil 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: Shadow Oil 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: Shadow Oil
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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