A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 186 gold87 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 11 gold42 silver to 16,373 gold87 silver. About 7 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 54% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 186 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 15. In Classic Era it is item level 15. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 15. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 15. In MoP Classic it is item level 15.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 1s |
| WoW Forever | 15 | Common | 1s |
| Classic Era | 15 | Common | 1s |
| The Burning Crusade | 15 | Common | 1s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 15 | Common | 1s |
| MoP Classic | 15 | Common | 1s |
Creates 
Rainbow Fin Albacore
Using Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Rainbow Fin Albacore takes 1 Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Rainbow Fin Albacore, which makes Rainbow Fin Albacore. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 16s. Rainbow Fin Albacore lists from 50s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 31s 50c after the 5% auction cut, a 197% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore itself (4g 99s, the lowest of 74 realms listing it) is paid back after 16 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 90 and grey at 130.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore | 1 | 16 silver | 16 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 16 silver | ||
| Rainbow Fin Albacore at its lowest listing | 50 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 31 silver50 copper | ||
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: Rainbow Fin Albacore in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore (this item) | Rainbow Fin Albacore | 50 | 4 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Goretusk Liver Pie |  Goretusk Liver Pie | 50 | 4 gold on 71 realms |
| Recipe: Strider Stew |  Strider Stew | 50 | 98 silver on 59 realms |
| Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper |  Longjaw Mud Snapper | 50 | 2 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight |  Loch Frenzy Delight | 50 | 9 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Bat Bites |  Bat Bites | 50 | 20 gold on 61 realms |
| Recipe: Blood Sausage |  Blood Sausage | 60 | 4 gold on 63 realms |
| Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat |  Smoked Bear Meat | 40 | 15 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Crunchy Spider Surprise |  Crunchy Spider Surprise | 60 | 18 gold on 58 realms |
| Recipe: Thistle Tea |  Thistle Tea | 60 | 735 gold on 64 realms |
| Recipe: Roasted Kodo Meat |  Roasted Kodo Meat | 35 | 20 gold on 47 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Strider Stew at 98 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Rockscale Cod ID 6369 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rockscale Cod."Pattern: Dark Silk Shirt ID 6401 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Dark Silk Shirt."Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish ID 6330 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Bristle Whisker Catfish."Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight ID 6329 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Loch Frenzy Delight."Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper ID 6328 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Longjaw Mud Snapper."Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel ID 6326 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Slitherskin Mackerel."Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish ID 6325 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Brilliant Smallfish."Pattern: Greater Adept's Robe ID 6275 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Greater Adept's Robe."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6368 (6363 to 6373) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
26 Pound Catfish ID 6363 · Miscellaneous · item level 1632 Pound Catfish ID 6364 · Miscellaneous · item level 16
Strong Fishing Pole ID 6365 · Profession · item level 5Darkwood Fishing Pole ID 6366 · Profession · item level 12
Big Iron Fishing Pole ID 6367 · Profession · item level 18Recipe: Rockscale Cod ID 6369 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rockscale Cod."
Blackmouth Oil ID 6370 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Fire Oil ID 6371 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Swim Speed Potion ID 6372 · Consumable · item level 10
Elixir of Firepower ID 6373 · Consumable · item level 12The raw ItemSparse values for item 6368 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore 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: Rainbow Fin Albacore 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: Rainbow Fin Albacore
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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