A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 631,052 gold25 silver across its tracked history (Jun 2025 to Mar 2026), ranging from 492,302 gold5 silver to 1,983,413 gold88 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 93% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 631,052 gold25 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 | 40s |
| WoW Forever | 45 | Common | 40s |
| Classic Era | 45 | Common | 40s |
| The Burning Crusade | 45 | Common | 40s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 45 | Common | 40s |
| MoP Classic | 45 | Common | 40s |
Creates 
Spotted Yellowtail
Using Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Spotted Yellowtail takes 1 Raw Spotted Yellowtail.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Spotted Yellowtail, which makes Spotted Yellowtail. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 15g. Spotted Yellowtail lists from 50s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 14g 52s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 250 and grey at 275.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Spotted Yellowtail | 1 | 15 gold | 15 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 15 gold | ||
| Spotted Yellowtail at its lowest listing | 50 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −14 gold52 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: Spotted Yellowtail in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail (this item) | 225 | 7,125 gold on 9 realms | |
| Recipe: Cooked Glossy Mightfish |  Cooked Glossy Mightfish | 225 | 9 gold on 78 realms |
| Recipe: Filet of Redgill |  Filet of Redgill | 225 | 7 gold on 79 realms |
| Recipe: Monster Omelet |  Monster Omelet | 225 | 9 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Spiced Chili Crab |  Spiced Chili Crab | 225 | 9 gold on 76 realms |
| Recipe: Undermine Clam Chowder |  Undermine Clam Chowder | 225 | 9 gold on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Tender Wolf Steak |  Tender Wolf Steak | 225 | 15 gold on 78 realms |
| Recipe: Hot Smoked Bass |  Hot Smoked Bass | 240 | 9 gold on 75 realms |
| Recipe: Dragonbreath Chili | Dragonbreath Chili | 200 | 15 gold on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Heavy Kodo Stew |  Heavy Kodo Stew | 200 | 9 gold on 72 realms |
| Recipe: Barbecued Buzzard Wing |  Barbecued Buzzard Wing | 175 | 99 silver on 65 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Barbecued Buzzard Wing at 99 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Cooked Glossy Mightfish ID 13940 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Cooked Glossy Mightfish."Recipe: Filet of Redgill ID 13941 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Filet of Redgill."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."Recipe: 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: Lobster Stew ID 13947 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Lobster Stew."Recipe: Mightfish Steak ID 13948 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Mightfish Steak."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13939 (13933 to 13944) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Lobster Stew ID 13933 · Consumable · item level 20Mightfish Steak ID 13934 · Consumable · item level 20
Baked Salmon ID 13935 · Consumable · item level 20
Headmaster's Charge ID 13937 · Weapon - Staff · item level 24
Bonecreeper Stylus ID 13938 · Weapon - Wand · item level 24Recipe: Cooked Glossy Mightfish ID 13940 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Cooked Glossy Mightfish."Recipe: Filet of Redgill ID 13941 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Filet of Redgill."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 24The raw ItemSparse values for item 13939 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail 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: Spotted Yellowtail 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: Spotted Yellowtail
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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