A Common Trade Goods, item level 70.
Root Crab is listed at 50 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 83% below its typical price of 2 gold99 silver. Across its tracked history (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 2 gold35 silver to 50,000 gold. About 103,074 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 83% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2 gold99 silver.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
Throw the catch back into the water to gain 25 Midnight Perception for 30 sec. Throwing multiple catches can extend this buff up to 5 min.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
The 1 recipe below uses Root Crab, all from Midnight Cooking.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Buttered Root CrabAlso takes 3 Plant Protein, 3 A Big Ol' Stick of Butter, 3 Pouch of Spices and 1 Tavern Fixings. | Buttered Root Crab | Midnight Cooking | 6 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Root Crab among Trade Goods > Cooking, all from Midnight like Root Crab.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root Crab (this item) | 70 | Used in Buttered Root Crab (Midnight Cooking); Use: Perceptive Chum | 50 silver |
 Lynxfish | 70 | Used in Majestic Eversong Lure and Silvermoon Parade; Use: Skillful Chum | 2 gold |
 Arcane Wyrmfish | 70 | Used in Majestic Eversong Lure and Silvermoon Parade; Use: Perceptive Chum | 40 gold |
 Gore Guppy | 70 | Used in Majestic Zul'Aman Lure and Blood Hunter Lure; Use: Skillful Chum | 19 gold |
 Bloomtail Minnow | 70 | Used in Fried Bloomtail and School of Gems | 36 gold |
 Shimmer Spinefish | 70 | 39 silver | |
 Restored Songfish | 70 | Used in Quel'dorei Medley (Midnight Cooking) | 44 silver |
 Tender Lumifin | 70 | Used in Majestic Harandar Lure and Sun-Seared Lumifin | 79 silver |
 Fungalskin Pike | 70 | Used in Majestic Harandar Lure (Midnight Skinning) | 60 silver |
 Shimmersiren | 70 | Used in Glitter Skewers (Midnight Cooking); Use: Gut | 37 gold |
 Hollow Grouper | 70 | 20 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Hollow Grouper at 20 silver in the US Auction House.
Root Crab has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 1 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 238367 (238262 to 238372) were usually added in the same batch as Root Crab: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Entropic-Shadow Mace ID 238262 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 400
Phase Disruptor ID 238296 · Miscellaneous "Disrupts the fabric of the Untethered space, granting the user limited stealth and movement capabilities."
Nalorakk's Totem ID 238359 · Quest "You sense the raw power of a bear within."
Sin'dorei Swarmer ID 238365 · Trade Goods · item level 90 "A common fish in Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."Lynxfish ID 238366 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "A common fish in Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."
Twisted Tetra ID 238368 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "A rare fish in Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."Bloomtail Minnow ID 238369 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "An uncommon fish native to Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."Shimmer Spinefish ID 238370 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "An uncommon fish native to Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."Arcane Wyrmfish ID 238371 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "A common fish in Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."Restored Songfish ID 238372 · Trade Goods · item level 70 "An uncommon fish native to Quel'Thalas. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."The raw ItemSparse values for item 238367 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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