A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Lobster Stew's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,632 gold87 silver across its tracked history (Dec 2022 to May 2026), ranging from 76 silver to 204,315 gold66 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 15% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,632 gold87 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 55. In Classic Era it is item level 55. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 50s |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Common | 50s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Common | 50s |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Common | 50s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Common | 50s |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Common | 50s |
Creates 
Lobster Stew
Using Recipe: Lobster Stew teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Lobster Stew takes 1 Darkclaw Lobster and 1 Refreshing Spring Water.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Lobster Stew teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Lobster Stew, which makes Lobster Stew. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 6g 30s, and Darkclaw Lobster is the largest share at 100%. Lobster Stew lists from 1g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 5g 35s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Darkclaw Lobster | 1 | 6 gold27 silver | 6 gold27 silver |
 Refreshing Spring Water | 1 | 3 silver | 3 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 6 gold30 silver | ||
| Lobster Stew at its lowest listing | 1 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −5 gold35 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: Lobster Stew in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Lobster Stew.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Lobster Stew (this item) | Lobster Stew | 275 | 22 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Mightfish Steak |  Mightfish Steak | 275 | 4 gold on 76 realms |
| Recipe: Baked Salmon |  Baked Salmon | 275 | 22 gold on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Hot Smoked Bass |  Hot Smoked Bass | 240 | 22 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Cooked Glossy Mightfish |  Cooked Glossy Mightfish | 225 | 6 gold on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Filet of Redgill |  Filet of Redgill | 225 | 5 gold on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Monster Omelet |  Monster Omelet | 225 | 2 gold on 68 realms |
| Recipe: Spiced Chili Crab |  Spiced Chili Crab | 225 | 9 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Undermine Clam Chowder | Undermine Clam Chowder | 225 | 10 gold on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Tender Wolf Steak | Tender Wolf Steak | 225 | 5 gold on 71 realms |
| Recipe: Dragonbreath Chili | Dragonbreath Chili | 200 | 22 gold on 68 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Monster Omelet at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Lobster Stew uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Poached Sunscale Salmon ID 13946 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Poached Sunscale Salmon."Recipe: Mightfish Steak ID 13948 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Mightfish Steak."Recipe: Nightfin Soup ID 13945 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Nightfin Soup."Recipe: Baked Salmon ID 13949 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Baked Salmon."Recipe: Hot Smoked Bass ID 13943 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Hot Smoked Bass."Recipe: Grilled Squid ID 13942 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Grilled Squid."Recipe: Filet of Redgill ID 13941 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Filet of Redgill."Recipe: Cooked Glossy Mightfish ID 13940 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Cooked Glossy Mightfish."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13947 (13942 to 13952) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Lobster Stew: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Grilled Squid ID 13942 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Grilled Squid."Recipe: Hot Smoked Bass ID 13943 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Hot Smoked Bass."
Tombstone Breastplate ID 13944 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Recipe: Nightfin Soup ID 13945 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Nightfin Soup."Recipe: Poached Sunscale Salmon ID 13946 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Poached Sunscale Salmon."Recipe: Mightfish Steak ID 13948 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Mightfish Steak."Recipe: Baked Salmon ID 13949 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Baked Salmon."
Detention Strap ID 13950 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
Vigorsteel Vambraces ID 13951 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Iceblade Hacker ID 13952 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 24The raw ItemSparse values for item 13947 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Lobster Stew 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: Lobster Stew 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: Lobster Stew
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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