A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Philosopher's Stone's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 910 gold4 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 128 gold43 silver to 3,394 gold57 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 74% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 910 gold4 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 45. In Classic Era it is item level 45. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 45. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 45. In MoP Classic it is item level 45.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 20s |
| WoW Forever | 45 | Common | 20s |
| Classic Era | 45 | Common | 20s |
| The Burning Crusade | 45 | Common | 20s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 45 | Common | 20s |
| MoP Classic | 45 | Common | 20s |
Creates 
Philosopher's Stone Uncommon Trinket, item level 24
Using Recipe: Philosopher's Stone teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Philosopher's Stone takes 4 Iron Bar, 1 Black Vitriol, 4 Purple Lotus and 4 Firebloom.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Philosopher's Stone teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Philosopher's Stone, which makes Philosopher's Stone. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 117g 25s, and Purple Lotus is the largest share at 65%. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 240 and grey at 280.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iron Bar | 4 | 4 gold99 silver | 19 gold96 silver |
 Black Vitriol | 1 | 9 silver | 9 silver |
 Purple Lotus | 4 | 19 gold | 76 gold |
 Firebloom | 4 | 5 gold30 silver | 21 gold20 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 117 gold25 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: Philosopher's Stone in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Philosopher's Stone.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Philosopher's Stone (this item) | Philosopher's Stone | 50 | 50 gold on 77 realms |
 Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility |  Elixir of Minor Agility | 50 | 1 gold on 57 realms |
| Recipe: Rage Potion |  Rage Potion | 60 | 1 gold on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Swiftness Potion |  Swiftness Potion | 60 | 19 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Giant Growth |  Elixir of Giant Growth | 90 | 2 silver on 74 realms |
 Manual: Strong Anti-Venom |  Strong Anti-Venom | 1 | 995 gold on 53 realms |
| Recipe: Holy Protection Potion |  Holy Protection Potion | 100 | 7 gold on 42 realms |
| Recipe: Potion of Curing |  Potion of Curing | 120 | 4 silver on 51 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Lesser Agility |  Elixir of Lesser Agility | 140 | 40 gold on 50 realms |
| Recipe: Free Action Potion |  Free Action Potion | 150 | 22 gold on 46 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Ogre's Strength |  Elixir of Ogre's Strength | 150 | 200 gold on 57 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Elixir of Giant Growth at 2 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Philosopher's Stone uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Transmute Iron to Gold ID 9304 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Iron into Gold."Recipe: Transmute Mithril to Truesilver ID 9305 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Mithril into Truesilver."Recipe: Elixir of Demonslaying ID 9300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Demonslaying."Water-Damaged Ship Schedule ID 9250 · Miscellaneous · item level 17Simple Scroll ID 9546 · ConsumableEncrypted Scroll ID 9559 · QuestHallowed Scroll ID 9569 · ConsumableGlyphic Scroll ID 9574 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9303 (9297 to 9308) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Philosopher's Stone: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Elixir of Dream Vision ID 9297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Dream Vision."Recipe: Elixir of Giants ID 9298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Giants."Recipe: Elixir of Demonslaying ID 9300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Demonslaying."Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power ID 9301 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Shadow Power."
Recipe: Ghost Dye ID 9302 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Ghost Dye."Recipe: Transmute Iron to Gold ID 9304 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Iron into Gold."Recipe: Transmute Mithril to Truesilver ID 9305 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Mithril into Truesilver."
Stave of Equinex ID 9306 · Quest
A Sparkling Stone ID 9307 · Quest
Grime-Encrusted Object ID 9308 · Quest "Caked grime obscures the true identity of this object."The raw ItemSparse values for item 9303 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Philosopher's Stone 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: Philosopher's Stone 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: Philosopher's Stone
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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