A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 11,984 gold27 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 68 gold to 13,283 gold92 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 5. In Classic Era it is item level 5. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5. In MoP Classic it is item level 5.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 10c |
| WoW Forever | 5 | Common | 10c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | 10c |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Common | 10c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Common | 10c |
| MoP Classic | 5 | Common | 10c |
Creates 
Slitherskin Mackerel
Using Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Slitherskin Mackerel takes 1 Raw Slitherskin Mackerel.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Slitherskin Mackerel, which makes Slitherskin Mackerel. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 15s. Slitherskin Mackerel lists from 1s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 14s 5c less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 45 and grey at 85.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Slitherskin Mackerel | 1 | 15 silver | 15 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 15 silver | ||
| Slitherskin Mackerel at its lowest listing | 1 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −14 silver5 copper | ||
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: Slitherskin Mackerel in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel (this item) | Slitherskin Mackerel | 1 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish |  Brilliant Smallfish | 1 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing |  Crispy Bat Wing | 1 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Roasted Moongraze Tenderloin |  Roasted Moongraze Tenderloin | 1 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Lemon Herb Filet |  Lemon Herb Filet | 1 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Extra Lemony Herb Filet | Extra Lemony Herb Filet | 1 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Beer Basted Boar Ribs |  Beer Basted Boar Ribs | 10 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat |  Smoked Bear Meat | 40 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Goretusk Liver Pie |  Goretusk Liver Pie | 50 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Strider Stew |  Strider Stew | 50 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper |  Longjaw Mud Snapper | 50 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish ID 6325 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Brilliant Smallfish."Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper ID 6328 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Longjaw Mud Snapper."Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight ID 6329 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Loch Frenzy Delight."Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish ID 6330 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Bristle Whisker Catfish."Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore ID 6368 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rainbow Fin Albacore."Recipe: Rockscale Cod ID 6369 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rockscale Cod."Pattern: Greater Adept's Robe ID 6275 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Greater Adept's Robe."Pattern: Blue Overalls ID 6274 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Blue Overalls."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6326 (6320 to 6331) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Commander's Crest ID 6320 · Armor - Shield · item level 13
Silverlaine's Family Seal ID 6321 · Armor · item level 13
Baron's Scepter ID 6323 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 13
Robes of Arugal ID 6324 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish ID 6325 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Brilliant Smallfish."
The Pacifier ID 6327 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 21Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper ID 6328 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Longjaw Mud Snapper."Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight ID 6329 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Loch Frenzy Delight."Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish ID 6330 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Bristle Whisker Catfish."
Howling Blade ID 6331 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 21The raw ItemSparse values for item 6326 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel 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: Slitherskin Mackerel 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: Slitherskin Mackerel
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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