A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Hot Lion Chops's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,241 gold47 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 495 gold61 silver to 96,413 gold23 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 78% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,241 gold47 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 25 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 25. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 25. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 25. In MoP Classic it is item level 25.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 4s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | Common | Binds when picked up | 4s 50c |
| Classic Era | 25 | Common | - | 4s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | Common | - | 4s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | Common | - | 4s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | Common | - | 4s 50c |
Creates 
Hot Lion Chops
Using Recipe: Hot Lion Chops teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Hot Lion Chops takes 1 Lion Meat.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Hot Lion Chops teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Hot Lion Chops, which makes Hot Lion Chops. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 15g 96s. Hot Lion Chops lists from 124g 68s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 102g 48s after the 5% auction cut, a 642% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Hot Lion Chops itself (99s, the lowest of 62 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 175 and grey at 215.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lion Meat | 1 | 15 gold96 silver | 15 gold96 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 15 gold96 silver | ||
| Hot Lion Chops at its lowest listing | 124 gold68 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 102 gold48 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.
The 10 recipes nearest to Recipe: Hot Lion Chops in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Hot Lion Chops.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Hot Lion Chops (this item) | Hot Lion Chops | 125 | 99 silver on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Crocolisk Gumbo |  Crocolisk Gumbo | 120 | 21 gold on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet |  Curiously Tasty Omelet | 130 | 5 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Succulent Pork Ribs |  Succulent Pork Ribs | 110 | 15 gold on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Gooey Spider Cake |  Gooey Spider Cake | 110 | 7 silver on 64 realms |
| Recipe: Redridge Goulash | Redridge Goulash | 100 | 13 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Seasoned Wolf Kabob | Seasoned Wolf Kabob | 100 | 7 silver on 68 realms |
| Recipe: Crispy Lizard Tail |  Crispy Lizard Tail | 100 | 99 silver on 65 realms |
| Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish |  Bristle Whisker Catfish | 100 | 1 silver on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Heavy Crocolisk Stew |  Heavy Crocolisk Stew | 150 | 22 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Murloc Fin Soup | Murloc Fin Soup | 90 | 21 gold on 65 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Hot Lion Chops uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Big Bear Steak ID 3734 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Big Bear Steak."Recipe: Tasty Lion Steak ID 3736 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Tasty Lion Steak."Recipe: Soothing Turtle Bisque ID 3737 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Soothing Turtle Bisque."Foreboding Plans ID 3718 · QuestRecipe: Gooey Spider Cake ID 3683 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Gooey Spider Cake."Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet ID 3682 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Curiously Tasty Omelet. Don't ask, you don't want to know."Recipe: Crocolisk Gumbo ID 3681 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Crocolisk Gumbo."Recipe: Murloc Fin Soup ID 3680 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Murloc Fin Soup."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3735 (3730 to 3741) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Hot Lion Chops: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Big Bear Meat ID 3730 · Trade Goods · item level 10Lion Meat ID 3731 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Hooded Cowl ID 3732 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Orcish War Chain ID 3733 · Armor - Plate · item level 14Recipe: Big Bear Steak ID 3734 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Big Bear Steak."Recipe: Tasty Lion Steak ID 3736 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Tasty Lion Steak."Recipe: Soothing Turtle Bisque ID 3737 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Soothing Turtle Bisque."
Skull Ring ID 3739 · Armor · item level 16
Decapitating Sword ID 3740 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 15
Stomping Boots ID 3741 · Armor - Leather · item level 15The raw ItemSparse values for item 3735 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Hot Lion Chops 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 Recipe: Hot Lion Chops 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 Recipe: Hot Lion Chops
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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