A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Shadow Oil's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,086,603 gold69 silver across its tracked history (Oct 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 31,882 gold80 silver to 8,665,236 gold80 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 820% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,086,603 gold69 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 33 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 33. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 33. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 33. In MoP Classic it is item level 33.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| WoW Forever | 33 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3s 75c |
| Classic Era | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| The Burning Crusade | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
| MoP Classic | 33 | Common | - | 3s 75c |
Creates 
Shadow Oil
Using Recipe: Shadow Oil teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Shadow Oil takes 2 Grave Moss and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Shadow Oil teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Shadow Oil, which makes Shadow Oil. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 30g 7s, and Grave Moss is the largest share at 100%. Shadow Oil lists from 31g 25s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 38s 25c less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 190 and grey at 230.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grave Moss | 2 | 15 gold3 silver | 30 gold6 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 30 gold7 silver | ||
| Shadow Oil at its lowest listing | 31 gold25 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −38 silver25 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: Shadow Oil in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Shadow Oil.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Shadow Oil (this item) | 165 | 200,000 gold on 9 realms | |
| Recipe: Elixir of Fortitude |  Elixir of Fortitude | 175 | 4 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Free Action Potion |  Free Action Potion | 150 | 83 gold on 55 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Ogre's Strength |  Elixir of Ogre's Strength | 150 | 10 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Major Troll's Blood Elixir |  Major Troll's Blood Elixir | 180 | 76 gold on 63 realms |
| Recipe: Nature Protection Potion |  Nature Protection Potion | 190 | 12 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power |  Elixir of Frost Power | 190 | 2 gold on 72 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Lesser Agility |  Elixir of Lesser Agility | 140 | 300 gold on 57 realms |
 Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility |  Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility | 195 | 20 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Potion of Curing |  Potion of Curing | 120 | 10 gold on 60 realms |
| Recipe: Goblin Rocket Fuel |  Goblin Rocket Fuel | 210 | 40 gold on 66 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Shadow Oil uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Nature Protection Potion ID 6057 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Nature Protection Potion."Recipe: Frost Protection Potion ID 6056 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Fire Protection Potion ID 6055 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion ID 6054 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Shadow Protection Potion."Recipe: Holy Protection Potion ID 6053 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Holy Protection Potion."Plans: Golden Scale Coif ID 6047 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Coif."Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho ID 6039 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a delicious Giant Clam Scorcho."Pattern: Barbaric Leggings ID 5973 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Leggings."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6068 (6063 to 6073) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Shadow Oil: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Cold Steel Gauntlets ID 6063 · Armor - Plate · item level 4
Miniature Platinum Discs ID 6064 · Quest
Khadgar's Essays on Dimensional Convergence ID 6065 · Quest "These documents are sealed by a magical force."
Khan Dez'hepah's Head ID 6066 · Quest
Centaur Ear ID 6067 · Quest
Crudely Dried Meat ID 6069 · Quest
Wolfskin Bracers ID 6070 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Draenethyst Crystal ID 6071 · QuestKhan Jehn's Head ID 6072 · QuestKhan Shaka's Head ID 6073 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 6068 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Shadow Oil 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: Shadow Oil 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: Shadow Oil
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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