A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Lean Venison's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 226,894 gold11 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 36,151 gold65 silver to 1,179,157 gold61 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 62% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 226,894 gold11 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 | - | 3s |
| WoW Forever | 25 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3s |
| Classic Era | 25 | Common | - | 3s |
| The Burning Crusade | 25 | Common | - | 3s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 25 | Common | - | 3s |
| MoP Classic | 25 | Common | - | 3s |
Creates 
Lean Venison
Using Recipe: Lean Venison teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Lean Venison takes 1 Stag Meat.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Lean Venison teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Lean Venison, which makes Lean Venison. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 9s. One craft makes 2 Lean Venison. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 150 and grey at 190.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stag Meat | 1 | 9 silver | 9 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 9 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: Lean Venison in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Lean Venison.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Lean Venison (this item) | 110 | 14,250 gold on 36 realms | |
| Recipe: Succulent Pork Ribs |  Succulent Pork Ribs | 110 | 8 gold on 80 realms |
| Recipe: Gooey Spider Cake |  Gooey Spider Cake | 110 | 75 silver on 77 realms |
| Recipe: Redridge Goulash |  Redridge Goulash | 100 | 99 silver on 78 realms |
| Recipe: Seasoned Wolf Kabob | Seasoned Wolf Kabob | 100 | 1 gold on 79 realms |
| Recipe: Crocolisk Gumbo | Crocolisk Gumbo | 120 | 99 silver on 81 realms |
| Recipe: Crispy Lizard Tail |  Crispy Lizard Tail | 100 | 99 silver on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish |  Bristle Whisker Catfish | 100 | 2 gold on 75 realms |
| Recipe: Hot Lion Chops |  Hot Lion Chops | 125 | 98 silver on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Murloc Fin Soup | Murloc Fin Soup | 90 | 9 gold on 79 realms |
| Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet |  Curiously Tasty Omelet | 130 | 3 gold on 81 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Gooey Spider Cake at 75 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Lean Venison uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Crispy Lizard Tail ID 5488 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook up a Crispy Lizard Tail."Recipe: Dig Rat Stew ID 5487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a disgusting Dig Rat Stew."Recipe: Strider Stew ID 5486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Strider Stew."Recipe: Fillet of Frenzy ID 5485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Fillet of Frenzy."Recipe: Roasted Kodo Meat ID 5484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Roasted Kodo Meat."Recipe: Scorpid Surprise ID 5483 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Scorpid Surprise."Recipe: Kaldorei Spider Kabob ID 5482 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Kaldorei Spider Kabob."Recipe: Clam Chowder ID 5528 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a delicious Clam Chowder."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5489 (5484 to 5500) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Lean Venison: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Roasted Kodo Meat ID 5484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Roasted Kodo Meat."Recipe: Fillet of Frenzy ID 5485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Fillet of Frenzy."Recipe: Strider Stew ID 5486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Strider Stew."Recipe: Dig Rat Stew ID 5487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a disgusting Dig Rat Stew."Recipe: Crispy Lizard Tail ID 5488 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook up a Crispy Lizard Tail."
Wrathtail Head ID 5490 · Quest
Elune's Tear ID 5493 · Quest "Something doesn't seem quite right about the soot-covered stone."
Handful of Stardust ID 5494 · Quest
Small Lustrous Pearl ID 5498 · Trade Goods · item level 10Iridescent Pearl ID 5500 · Trade Goods · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 5489 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Lean Venison 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: Lean Venison 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: Lean Venison
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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