A Poor Recipe, item level 25, requires level 25.
On Guide: Serpent Sting's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 211 gold42 silver across its tracked history (Dec 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 15 gold1 silver to 36,070 gold71 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 45841% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 211 gold42 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Guide: Serpent Sting IX. In Classic Era it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Guide: Serpent Sting IX. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Guide: Serpent Sting IX. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Guide: Serpent Sting IX. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and requires level 60.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 25 | Poor | 10g |
| WoW Forever | 60 | 60 | Rare | 10g |
| Classic Era | 60 | 60 | Rare | 10g |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | 60 | Rare | 10g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | 60 | Rare | 10g |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 60 | Poor | 10g |
The 10 recipes nearest to Guide: Serpent Sting in required skill among Recipe > Book, all from Classic like Guide: Serpent Sting.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guide: Serpent Sting (this item) | 51,101 gold on 2 realms | ||
 Libram of Constitution | 9 gold on 54 realms | ||
 Libram of Tenacity | 10 gold on 48 realms | ||
 Libram of Resilience | 4 gold on 50 realms | ||
 Libram of Voracity | 2 gold on 48 realms | ||
| Tome of Polymorph: Black Cat | Polymorph | 937 gold on 57 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Teleport: Dalaran | Ancient Teleport: Dalaran | 5,000 gold on 54 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Portal: Dalaran | Ancient Portal: Dalaran | 500 gold on 61 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Polar Bear Cub | Polymorph | 20,000 gold on 64 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Monkey | Polymorph | 1,000 gold on 71 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Porcupine | Polymorph | 23,189 gold on 66 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Libram of Voracity at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Guide: Serpent Sting uses icon file 133734, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Guide: Aspect of the Hawk ID 21307 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Guide: Multi-Shot ID 21304 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Recipe: Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops ID 21025 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to cook Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops."Book of Ferocious Bite V ID 24101 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."The Greatest Race of Hunters ID 18361 · Quest · item level 25 "A Tale of a Female Troll and Her Tiger"Libram of Rapidity ID 18332 · Recipe · item level 21 "Dark runes skitter across the surface."Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' ID 18229 · Miscellaneous "This book is missing every page but the last."Feralas: A History ID 9331 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21306 (21301 to 21311) were usually added in the same batch as Guide: Serpent Sting: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Green Helper Box ID 21301 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."Handbook of Deadly Poison ID 21302 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Handbook of Feint ID 21303 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Guide: Multi-Shot ID 21304 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Red Helper Box ID 21305 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."Guide: Aspect of the Hawk ID 21307 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Jingling Bell ID 21308 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Snowman Kit ID 21309 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."Gaily Wrapped Present ID 21310 · Miscellaneous
Earth Warder's Vest ID 21311 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25The raw ItemSparse values for item 21306 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Guide: Serpent Sting 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 Guide: Serpent Sting 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 Guide: Serpent Sting
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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