This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
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 | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 50c |
| WoW Forever | 15 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 50c |
| Classic Era | 15 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 15 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 15 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 50c |
| MoP Classic | 15 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 50c |
Creates 
Thistle Tea
Using Recipe: Thistle Tea teaches this recipe. The Classic Cooking recipe Thistle Tea takes 1 Swiftthistle and 1 Refreshing Spring Water.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Thistle Tea teaches the Classic Cooking recipe Thistle Tea, which makes Thistle Tea. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1g 80s, and Swiftthistle is the largest share at 98%. Thistle Tea lists from 6g 10s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 3g 99s after the 5% auction cut, a 222% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 100 and grey at 140.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swiftthistle | 1 | 1 gold76 silver | 1 gold76 silver |
 Refreshing Spring Water | 1 | 4 silver | 4 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1 gold80 silver | ||
| Thistle Tea at its lowest listing | 6 gold10 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 3 gold99 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: Thistle Tea in required skill among Recipe > Cooking, all from Classic like Recipe: Thistle Tea.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Thistle Tea (this item) | 60 | Not listed | |
| Recipe: Blood Sausage |  Blood Sausage | 60 | 7 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Crunchy Spider Surprise |  Crunchy Spider Surprise | 60 | 1 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Goretusk Liver Pie |  Goretusk Liver Pie | 50 | 1 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Strider Stew |  Strider Stew | 50 | 5 gold on 61 realms |
| Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper |  Longjaw Mud Snapper | 50 | 3 gold on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight |  Loch Frenzy Delight | 50 | 1 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore |  Rainbow Fin Albacore | 50 | 1 gold on 75 realms |
| Recipe: Bat Bites |  Bat Bites | 50 | 20 gold on 59 realms |
| Recipe: Crocolisk Steak |  Crocolisk Steak | 80 | 17 silver on 80 realms |
| Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat |  Smoked Bear Meat | 40 | 9 gold on 71 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Crocolisk Steak at 17 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Recipe: Thistle Tea. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Recipe: Thistle Tea ID 7678 · Recipe "Teaches you how to brew Thistle Tea."Recipe: Thistle Tea uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Schematic: Field Repair Bot 74A ID 18235 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Field Repair Bot 74A that will repair any player's equipment for the normal cost."Pattern: Shadowskin Gloves ID 18239 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Shadowskin Gloves."Recipe: Runn Tum Tuber Surprise ID 18267 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Runn Tum Tuber Surprise."Recipe: Tender Wolf Steak ID 18046 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Tender Wolf Steak."Pattern: Mooncloth Robe ID 18487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Mooncloth Robe."Plans: Sulfuron Hammer ID 18592 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Sulfuron Hammer."Pattern: Green Holiday Shirt ID 17724 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Green Holiday Shirt."Pattern: Gloves of the Greatfather ID 17722 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Gloves of the Greatfather."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18160 (18152 to 18168) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Thistle Tea: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Amethyst Phial ID 18152 · Quest
Red Moro'gai Gem ID 18153 · Quest
Force Reactive Disk ID 18168 · Armor - Shield · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 18160 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Thistle Tea 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: Thistle Tea 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: Thistle Tea
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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