An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Swiftness Potion's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 690 gold71 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 23 gold7 silver to 8,630 gold17 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 78% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 690 gold71 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 | Uncommon | 40c |
| WoW Forever | 15 | Uncommon | 40c |
| Classic Era | 15 | Uncommon | 40c |
| The Burning Crusade | 15 | Uncommon | 40c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 15 | Uncommon | 40c |
| MoP Classic | 15 | Uncommon | 40c |
Creates 
Swiftness Potion
Using Recipe: Swiftness Potion teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Swiftness Potion takes 1 Swiftthistle, 1 Briarthorn and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Swiftness Potion teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Swiftness Potion, which makes Swiftness Potion. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 7g, and Briarthorn is the largest share at 57%. Swiftness Potion lists from 5g 45s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1g 82s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 90 and grey at 130.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swiftthistle | 1 | 2 gold99 silver | 2 gold99 silver |
 Briarthorn | 1 | 4 gold | 4 gold |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 7 gold | ||
| Swiftness Potion at its lowest listing | 5 gold45 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −1 gold82 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.
Recipe: Swiftness Potion uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility ID 2553 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Minor Agility."Pattern: Red Linen Robe ID 2598 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Linen Robe."Pattern: Gray Woolen Robe ID 2601 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Gray Woolen Robe."Pattern: Dark Leather Tunic ID 2409 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Dark Leather Tunic."Pattern: Fine Leather Gloves ID 2408 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Fine Leather Gloves."Pattern: Fine Leather Boots ID 2406 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Fine Leather Boots."Plans: Runed Copper Breastplate ID 2881 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runed Copper Breastplate."Plans: Silvered Bronze Shoulders ID 2882 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Silvered Bronze Shoulders."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2555 (2547 to 2563) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Swiftness Potion: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Boar Handler Gloves ID 2547 · Armor - Mail
Barrel of Barleybrew Scalder ID 2548 · Quest
Staff of the Shade ID 2549 · Weapon - Staff · item level 20Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility ID 2553 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Minor Agility."
Recipe: Elixir of Tongues ID 2556 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Tongues."
Jitters' Completed Journal ID 2560 · Quest
Chok'sul's Head ID 2561 · Quest
Bouquet of Scarlet Begonias ID 2562 · Armor · item level 14
Strange Smelling Powder ID 2563 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 2555 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Swiftness Potion 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: Swiftness Potion 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: Swiftness Potion
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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