A Common Held In Off-hand, item level 16.
On 26 Pound Catfish's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 43,200 gold11 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1 silver to 9,115,474 gold42 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 95% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 43,200 gold11 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 25 and sells to vendors for 26s. In Classic Era it is item level 25 and sells to vendors for 2s 50c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 25 and sells to vendors for 2s 50c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 25 and sells to vendors for 2s 50c. In MoP Classic it is item level 25 and sells to vendors for 2s 50c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 16 | Common | 11s 74c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | Common | 26s |
| Classic Era | 25 | Common | 2s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | Common | 2s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | Common | 2s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | Common | 2s 50c |
26 Pound Catfish uses icon file 133916, which 9 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
32 Pound Catfish ID 6364 · Miscellaneous · item level 1622 Pound Catfish ID 6311 · Miscellaneous · item level 819 Pound Catfish ID 6310 · Miscellaneous · item level 817 Pound Catfish ID 6309 · Miscellaneous · item level 8Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish ID 6308 · Trade Goods · item level 10Bristle Whisker Catfish ID 4593 · Consumable · item level 7Exploded Slicky ID 76260 · Quest "A pre-tenderized deepriver delight."Hefty Mudfish ID 152867 · Miscellaneous "You're not even sure these are safe to eat."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6363 (6358 to 6368) were usually added in the same batch as 26 Pound Catfish: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Oily Blackmouth ID 6358 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Firefin Snapper ID 6359 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Steelscale Crushfish ID 6360 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 16
Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore ID 6361 · Trade Goods · item level 10Raw Rockscale Cod ID 6362 · Trade Goods · item level 1032 Pound Catfish ID 6364 · Miscellaneous · item level 16
Strong Fishing Pole ID 6365 · Profession · item level 5Darkwood Fishing Pole ID 6366 · Profession · item level 12
Big Iron Fishing Pole ID 6367 · Profession · item level 18
Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore ID 6368 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rainbow Fin Albacore."The raw ItemSparse values for item 6363 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
26 Pound Catfish 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 26 Pound Catfish next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for 26 Pound Catfish
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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