An Uncommon Recipe, item level 25.
On Recipe: Potion of Petrification's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 166,522 gold49 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 42,000 gold to 246,277 gold11 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 47% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 166,522 gold49 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 60 and is named Recipe: Flask of Petrification. In Classic Era it is item level 60 and is named Recipe: Flask of Petrification. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60 and is named Recipe: Flask of Petrification. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Uncommon | 1g |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Uncommon | 1g |
| Classic Era | 60 | Uncommon | 1g |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Uncommon | 1g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Uncommon | 1g |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Uncommon | 1g |
Creates 
Potion of Petrification
Using Recipe: Potion of Petrification teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Potion of Petrification takes 7 Stonescale Oil and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Potion of Petrification teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Potion of Petrification, which makes Potion of Petrification. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 7g 50s, and Stonescale Oil is the largest share at 100%. One craft makes 2 Potion of Petrification. Potion of Petrification lists from 70g 50s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 126g 45s after the 5% auction cut, a 1,686% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Potion of Petrification itself (12,499g 98s, the lowest of 44 realms listing it) is paid back after 99 crafts.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stonescale Oil | 7 | 1 gold7 silver | 7 gold49 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 7 gold50 silver | ||
| Potion of Petrification x2 at its lowest listing | 141 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 126 gold45 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: Potion of Petrification in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Potion of Petrification.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Potion of Petrification (this item) | 300 | 12,499 gold on 44 realms | |
| Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom |  Flask of Distilled Wisdom | 300 | 1 gold on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power |  Flask of Supreme Power | 300 | 449 gold on 64 realms |
 Recipe: Major Rejuvenation Potion |  Major Rejuvenation Potion | 300 | 7 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion |  Greater Fire Protection Potion | 290 | 5 gold on 78 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion |  Greater Frost Protection Potion | 290 | 3,000 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion |  Greater Shadow Protection Potion | 290 | 200 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion |  Greater Stoneshield Potion | 280 | 30 gold on 59 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose |  Elixir of the Mongoose | 280 | 1,000 gold on 64 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water |  Essence of Water | 275 | 9,999 gold on 57 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth |  Essence of Earth | 275 | 4,435 gold on 60 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Potion of Petrification uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Flask of the Titans ID 13519 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of the Titans."Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom ID 13520 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of Distilled Wisdom."Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power ID 13521 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of Supreme Power."Recipe: Major Mana Potion ID 13501 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Mana Potion."Recipe: Greater Holy Protection Potion ID 13500 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Holy Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion ID 13499 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Shadow Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion ID 13497 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Arcane Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion ID 13496 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Nature Protection Potion."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13518 (13511 to 13525) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Potion of Petrification: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Flask of Distilled Wisdom ID 13511 · Consumable · item level 25Flask of Supreme Power ID 13512 · Consumable · item level 25
Wail of the Banshee ID 13514 · Consumable · item level 25
Ramstein's Lightning Bolts ID 13515 · Armor · item level 27
Recipe: Alchemist Stone ID 13517 · Recipe · item level 27 "Teaches you how to make an Alchemist Stone."Recipe: Flask of the Titans ID 13519 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of the Titans."Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom ID 13520 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of Distilled Wisdom."Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power ID 13521 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of Supreme Power."
Skull of Burning Shadows ID 13524 · Armor · item level 27
Darkbind Fingers ID 13525 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27The raw ItemSparse values for item 13518 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Potion of Petrification 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: Potion of Petrification 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: Potion of Petrification
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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