A Common Consumable, item level 1. Crafted with Slitherskin Mackerel.
Slitherskin Mackerel is listed at 2 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 92% below its typical price of 25 silver92 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 silver3 copper to 65 gold91 silver. About 79 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 92% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 25 silver92 copper.
| Crafted | Slitherskin Mackerel | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Restores over 18 sec. Must remain seated while eating.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 10. In Classic Era it is item level 5. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 1c |
| WoW Forever | 10 | Common | 1c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | 1c |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Common | 1c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Common | 1c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | 1c |
The Classic Cooking recipe Slitherskin Mackerel takes 1 Raw Slitherskin Mackerel.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 18s. Slitherskin Mackerel lists from 2s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 16s 10c less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The Classic Cooking recipe Slitherskin Mackerel is taught by Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 45 and grey at 85.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Slitherskin Mackerel | 1 | 18 silver | 18 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 18 silver | ||
| Slitherskin Mackerel at its lowest listing | 2 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −16 silver10 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 items nearest to Slitherskin Mackerel among Consumable > Food & Drink, all from Classic like Slitherskin Mackerel.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slitherskin Mackerel (this item) | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 2 silver |
 Tough Jerky | 1 | Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Darnassian Bleu | 1 | Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Charred Wolf Meat | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 7 silver |
 Spiced Wolf Meat | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 1 silver |
| Roasted Boar Meat | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 1 silver |
 Thunder Ale | 1 | Use: Weak Alcohol | 26 silver |
 Bottle of Dalaran Noir | 1 | Use: Weak Alcohol | 2 silver |
 Beer Basted Boar Ribs | 1 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 9 gold |
| Rhapsody Malt | 1 | Use: Weak Alcohol | 5 silver |
 Shiny Red Apple | 1 | Use: Food | 9 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Tough Jerky at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Slitherskin Mackerel has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 1 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 2 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Slitherskin Mackerel uses icon file 133910, which 5 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
Raw Slitherskin Mackerel ID 6303 · Trade Goods · item level 10Sockeye Salmon ID 191245 · QuestNibbled Fish Head ID 201209 · MiscellaneousA Fish ID 207008 · Quest "Just a big fish. As fish go, it does look like a nice fish."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 787 (780 to 793) were usually added in the same batch as Slitherskin Mackerel: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Torn Murloc Fin ID 780 · Quest
Stone Gnoll Hammer ID 781 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 4
Painted Gnoll Armband ID 782 · Quest
Light Hide ID 783 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Mageroyal ID 785 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Stout Battlehammer ID 789 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 14
Forester's Axe ID 790 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 14
Gnarled Ash Staff ID 791 · Weapon - Staff · item level 19
Knitted Sandals ID 792 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5
Knitted Gloves ID 793 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5The raw ItemSparse values for item 787 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Slitherskin Mackerel 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 Slitherskin Mackerel 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 Slitherskin Mackerel
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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