A Common Held In Off-hand, item level 28.
On 18 Pound Salmon's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 4,325 gold44 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 100 gold to 45,394 gold23 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 962% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 4,325 gold44 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 55 and sells to vendors for 18s. In Classic Era it is item level 55 and sells to vendors for 25c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55 and sells to vendors for 25c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55 and sells to vendors for 25c. In MoP Classic it is item level 55 and sells to vendors for 25c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | Common | 1g 48s 33c |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Common | 18s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Common | 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Common | 25c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Common | 25c |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Common | 25c |
The 10 items nearest to 18 Pound Salmon among Miscellaneous > Junk, all from Classic like 18 Pound Salmon.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Pound Salmon (this item) | 28 | 15 gold on 7 realms | |
 Plain Letter | 1 | 1 silver on 57 realms | |
 Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' | 1 | 222 gold on 82 realms | |
 A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." | 1 | 710 gold on 81 realms | |
 Very Unlucky Rock | 1 | 999 gold on 78 realms | |
 Faded Treasure Map | 1 | 5,000 gold on 81 realms | |
 Damp Note | 1 | 5 gold on 77 realms | |
| Faded Note | 1 | 5 gold on 78 realms | |
| Dirty Note | 1 | 5 gold on 76 realms | |
| Moonlit Note | 1 | 750 gold on 69 realms | |
 Huge Ogre Cache | 1 | Use: Convert to Garrison Resources | 6,000 gold on 82 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plain Letter at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
18 Pound Salmon uses icon file 133888, which 31 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
15 Pound Salmon ID 13901 · Miscellaneous · item level 2822 Pound Salmon ID 13903 · Miscellaneous · item level 2825 Pound Salmon ID 13904 · Miscellaneous · item level 2829 Pound Salmon ID 13905 · Miscellaneous · item level 2832 Pound Salmon ID 13906 · Miscellaneous · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13902 (13897 to 13907) were usually added in the same batch as 18 Pound Salmon: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
White Traditional Hanbok ID 13897 · Armor - Cosmetic
Royal Dangui ID 13898 · Armor - Cosmetic
Red Traditional Hanbok ID 13899 · Armor - Cosmetic
Green Wedding Hanbok ID 13900 · Armor - Cosmetic15 Pound Salmon ID 13901 · Miscellaneous · item level 2822 Pound Salmon ID 13903 · Miscellaneous · item level 2825 Pound Salmon ID 13904 · Miscellaneous · item level 2829 Pound Salmon ID 13905 · Miscellaneous · item level 2832 Pound Salmon ID 13906 · Miscellaneous · item level 28
7 Pound Lobster ID 13907 · Miscellaneous · item level 23The raw ItemSparse values for item 13902 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
18 Pound Salmon 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 18 Pound Salmon next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for 18 Pound Salmon
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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