A Poor Recipe, item level 25, requires level 25.
On Handbook of Deadly Poison's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 25,165 gold55 silver across its tracked history (Jul 2023 to Dec 2025), ranging from 15 gold1 silver to 75,343 gold86 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 Handbook of Deadly Poison V. In Classic Era it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Handbook of Deadly Poison V. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Handbook of Deadly Poison V. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60, requires level 60, Rare quality and is named Handbook of Deadly Poison V. 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 Handbook of Deadly Poison in required skill among Recipe > Book, all from Classic like Handbook of Deadly Poison.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handbook of Deadly Poison (this item) | Not listed | ||
 Libram of Constitution | 9 gold on 51 realms | ||
 Libram of Tenacity | 9 gold on 49 realms | ||
 Libram of Resilience | 1 silver on 49 realms | ||
| Libram of Voracity | 2 gold on 54 realms | ||
| Tome of Polymorph: Black Cat | Polymorph | 2,395 gold on 57 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Teleport: Dalaran | Ancient Teleport: Dalaran | 5,000 gold on 64 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Portal: Dalaran | Ancient Portal: Dalaran | 2,495 gold on 75 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Polar Bear Cub | Polymorph | 20,000 gold on 61 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Monkey | Polymorph | 100 gold on 78 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Porcupine | Polymorph | 15,000 gold on 67 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Libram of Resilience at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Handbook of Deadly Poison uses icon file 133742, which 54 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Handbook of Feint ID 21303 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Handbook of Backstab ID 21300 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Diary of Weavil ID 21130 · MiscellaneousMaster First Aid - Doctor in the House ID 22012 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "The methods in this book are outdated."Military Ranks of the Horde & Alliance ID 18675 · MiscellaneousThe Emerald Dream ID 18364 · Quest · item level 25 "Fact or Carefully Planned Out Farce Perpetrated By My Brother -By Illidan"Artisan First Aid - Heal Thyself ID 16085 · Miscellaneous · item level 20 "The methods in this book are outdated."Artisan Fishing - The Way of the Lure ID 16082 · Recipe · item level 20Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21302 (21297 to 21307) were usually added in the same batch as Handbook of Deadly Poison: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Manual of Heroic Strike ID 21297 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Manual of Battle Shout ID 21298 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Manual of Revenge ID 21299 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Handbook of Backstab ID 21300 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Green Helper Box ID 21301 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."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: Serpent Sting ID 21306 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Guide: Aspect of the Hawk ID 21307 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."The raw ItemSparse values for item 21302 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Handbook of Deadly Poison 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 Handbook of Deadly Poison 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 Handbook of Deadly Poison
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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