This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).
In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 75. In MoP Classic it is item level 75.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 75 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 75 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Bad Clams
Using Recipe: Bad Clams teaches this recipe. The Northrend Cooking recipe Bad Clams takes 1 Succulent Clam Meat and 1 Mote of Shadow.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Bad Clams teaches the Northrend Cooking recipe Bad Clams, which makes Bad Clams. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1g 39s, and Mote of Shadow is the largest share at 86%. One craft makes 5 Bad Clams. Bad Clams lists from 996g 56s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 4,732g 27s after the 5% auction cut, a 340,451% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Northrend Cooking skill 1 and grey at 15.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Succulent Clam Meat | 1 | 19 silver | 19 silver |
 Mote of Shadow | 1 | 1 gold20 silver | 1 gold20 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1 gold39 silver | ||
| Bad Clams x5 at its lowest listing | 4,982 gold80 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 4,732 gold27 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Bad Clams uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Last Week's Mammoth ID 43508 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Last Week's Mammoth."Recipe: Haunted Herring ID 43510 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Haunted Herring."Recipe: Tasty Cupcake ID 43507 · Recipe "Teaches you how to bake a Tasty Cupcake."Recipe: Small Feast ID 43506 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Small Feast"Recipe: Gigantic Feast ID 43505 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Gigantic Feast."Recipe: Tracker Snacks ID 43037 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Tracker Snacks"Recipe: Dragonfin Filet ID 43036 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Dragonfin Filet"Recipe: Blackened Dragonfin ID 43035 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Blackened Dragonfin"Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43509 (43504 to 43514) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Bad Clams: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Winter Veil Gift ID 43504 · MiscellaneousRecipe: Gigantic Feast ID 43505 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Gigantic Feast."Recipe: Small Feast ID 43506 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Small Feast"Recipe: Tasty Cupcake ID 43507 · Recipe "Teaches you how to bake a Tasty Cupcake."Recipe: Last Week's Mammoth ID 43508 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Last Week's Mammoth."Recipe: Haunted Herring ID 43510 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Haunted Herring."
Grotesque Fungus ID 43511 · Quest "You cannot imagine anything being more disgusting than this."Ooze-Covered Fungus ID 43512 · Quest · item level 28 "The odor from this fungus makes you retch uncontrollably."
Vrykul Weapon ID 43513 · Quest
Stamped Identification Tag ID 43514 · Miscellaneous "867-5309"The raw ItemSparse values for item 43509 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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