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Thunder Ale
Item Level 1Consumable
Use: Weak Alcohol
Sell price: 12 copper
Current price
42 gold
A Common Consumable, item level 1.
- Right now 303 units listed across 4 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 42 gold and 933 gold: a 96% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Listings are up 41% from their 7 day average (303 vs 215 units).AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 87% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
- Lowest recorded price (42 gold) in 31 days.AH scan
Thunder Ale Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)303Units listed
4Sellers
42 goldCheapest now
Deep supply
Thunder Ale is listed at 42 gold in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 13% above its typical price of 37 gold26 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 2 gold23 silver to 14,461 gold42 silver. About 303 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 13% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 37 gold26 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Thunder Ale Effects
- Use: Weak Alcohol
A fairly weak alcoholic beverage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 12c |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Common | 12c |
| Classic Era | 1 | Common | 12c |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | 12c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | 12c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | 12c |
Achievements
- Using Thunder Ale counts toward It's Happy Hour Somewhere (10 points).
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Thunder Ale among Consumable > Food & Drink, all from Classic like Thunder Ale.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Ale (this item) | 1 | Use: Weak Alcohol | 978 gold |
 Tough Jerky | 1 | Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Slitherskin Mackerel | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Darnassian Bleu | 1 | Use: Food | 2 silver |
 Charred Wolf Meat | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 27 silver |
 Spiced Wolf Meat | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 5 silver |
| Roasted Boar Meat | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Bottle of Dalaran Noir | 1 | Use: Weak Alcohol | 28 silver |
 Beer Basted Boar Ribs | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 2 silver |
| Rhapsody Malt | 1 | Use: Weak Alcohol | 107 gold |
 Shiny Red Apple | 1 | Use: Food | 2 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Tough Jerky at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Thunder Ale 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 | 5 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 978 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Thunder Ale's Icon
Thunder Ale uses icon file 132800, which 27 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
- Rhapsody Malt ID 2894 · Consumable
- Trogg Ale ID 4953 · Consumable · item level 8
- Zraedus' Brew ID 6089 · Quest
- Greatfather's Winter Ale ID 17402 · Consumable · item level 15
- Loch Modan Lager ID 23584 · Consumable
Items Numbered Next to Thunder Ale
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2686 (2681 to 2694) were usually added in the same batch as Thunder Ale: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
- Roasted Boar Meat ID 2681 · Consumable
Cooked Crab Claw ID 2682 · Consumable · item level 3
Crab Cake ID 2683 · Consumable · item level 3- Coyote Steak ID 2684 · Consumable · item level 3
- Succulent Pork Ribs ID 2685 · Consumable · item level 7
- Dry Pork Ribs ID 2687 · Consumable · item level 3
Latched Belt ID 2690 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Outfitter Boots ID 2691 · Armor - Plate · item level 2
Hot Spices ID 2692 · Miscellaneous · item level 10
Settler's Leggings ID 2694 · Armor - Mail · item level 10
Thunder Ale Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 2686 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 50 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 12 copper
- Stacks to
- 10
- Material
- Liquid
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Thunder Ale in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Thunder Ale 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 Thunder Ale next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Thunder Ale in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Thunder Ale 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 Thunder Ale in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Thunder Ale is Common quality, item level 1 and requires level 1.
- What does Thunder Ale sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12c for one Thunder Ale in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.
- How much is Thunder Ale on the auction house right now?
- 42g 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 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Thunder Ale
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