An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Thistle Tea's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 31,285 gold26 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 12,526 gold43 silver to 2,146,880 gold89 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 82% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 31,285 gold26 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 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 15 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 15 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 15 and Common quality. In MoP Classic it is item level 15 and Common quality.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 50c |
| WoW Forever | 15 | Common | 50c |
| Classic Era | 15 | Common | 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 15 | Common | 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 15 | Common | 50c |
| MoP Classic | 15 | Common | 50c |
The 1 recipe below uses Recipe: Thistle Tea.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle Tea | Thistle Tea | 1 |
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 2g 83s, and Swiftthistle is the largest share at 100%. Thistle Tea lists from 2g 26s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 68s 30c less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 100 and grey at 140.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swiftthistle | 1 | 2 gold82 silver | 2 gold82 silver |
 Refreshing Spring Water | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 2 gold83 silver | ||
| Thistle Tea at its lowest listing | 2 gold26 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −68 silver30 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: 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) | Thistle Tea | 60 | 750 gold on 64 realms |
| Recipe: Blood Sausage |  Blood Sausage | 60 | 2 silver on 70 realms |
| Recipe: Crunchy Spider Surprise |  Crunchy Spider Surprise | 60 | 2 silver on 63 realms |
| Recipe: Goretusk Liver Pie |  Goretusk Liver Pie | 50 | 1 gold on 68 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 | 1 gold on 69 realms |
| Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore |  Rainbow Fin Albacore | 50 | 2 gold on 71 realms |
| Recipe: Bat Bites |  Bat Bites | 50 | 10 gold on 57 realms |
| Recipe: Crocolisk Steak |  Crocolisk Steak | 80 | 2 silver on 79 realms |
| Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat |  Smoked Bear Meat | 40 | 9 gold on 64 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Crocolisk Steak at 2 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 18160 · 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: Gnomish Cloaking Device ID 7742 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Gnomish Cloaking Device."Pattern: Green Leather Armor ID 7613 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Green Leather Armor."Schematic: Goblin Jumper Cables ID 7561 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Goblin Jumper Cables."Schematic: Gnomish Universal Remote ID 7560 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Gnomish Universal Remote."Pattern: Swift Boots ID 7453 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Swift Boots."Pattern: Dusky Boots ID 7452 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Dusky Boots."Pattern: Green Whelp Bracers ID 7451 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Green Whelp Bracers."Pattern: Green Whelp Armor ID 7450 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Green Whelp Armor."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 7678 (7672 to 7684) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Thistle Tea: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Shattered Necklace Power Source ID 7672 · Quest
Talvash's Enhancing Necklace ID 7673 · Armor · item level 22
Delivery to Mathias ID 7674 · Quest "Sealed"
Shipping Schedule ID 7675 · QuestThistle Tea ID 7676 · Consumable · item level 3
Shrike Bat Fang ID 7679 · Quest
Jadespine Basilisk Scale ID 7680 · Quest
Torturing Poker ID 7682 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 20
Bloody Brass Knuckles ID 7683 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 19
Bloodmage Mantle ID 7684 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19The raw ItemSparse values for item 7678 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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