A Common Consumable, item level 15, requires level 15. Crafted with Spotted Yellowtail.
Spotted Yellowtail is listed at 1 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 74% below its typical price of 3 gold90 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 44 silver36 copper to 188 gold41 silver. About 310 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 74% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold90 silver.
| Crafted | Spotted Yellowtail | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Restores over 30 sec. Must remain seated while eating.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 45 and requires level 35. In Classic Era it is item level 45 and requires level 35. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 45 and requires level 35. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 45 and requires level 35. In MoP Classic it is item level 35 and requires level 35.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 15 | 15 | Common | 5c |
| WoW Forever | 45 | 35 | Common | 5c |
| Classic Era | 45 | 35 | Common | 5c |
| The Burning Crusade | 45 | 35 | Common | 5c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 45 | 35 | Common | 5c |
| MoP Classic | 35 | 35 | Common | 5c |
The Classic Cooking recipe Spotted Yellowtail takes 1 Raw Spotted Yellowtail.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 18g 12s. Spotted Yellowtail lists from 1g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 17g 17s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The Classic Cooking recipe Spotted Yellowtail is taught by Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail. It turns yellow at Classic Cooking skill 250 and grey at 275.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Spotted Yellowtail | 1 | 18 gold12 silver | 18 gold12 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 18 gold12 silver | ||
| Spotted Yellowtail at its lowest listing | 1 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −17 gold17 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 items nearest to Spotted Yellowtail among Consumable > Food & Drink, all from Classic like Spotted Yellowtail.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Yellowtail (this item) | 15 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 1 gold |
 Moonberry Juice | 15 | Use: Drink | 20 silver |
 Cured Ham Steak | 15 | Use: Food | 2 silver |
 Soft Banana Bread | 15 | Use: Food | 2 silver |
 Moon Harvest Pumpkin | 15 | Use: Food | 9 gold |
 Raw Black Truffle | 15 | Use: Food | 3 silver |
 Heavy Kodo Stew | 15 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 2 gold |
 Grilled Squid | 15 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 16 gold |
 Hot Smoked Bass | 15 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 30 gold |
 Filet of Redgill | 15 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 25 gold |
 Nightfin Soup | 15 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Food | 9 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Cured Ham Steak at 2 silver in the US Auction House.
Spotted Yellowtail 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 | 1 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 2 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Spotted Yellowtail uses icon file 133887, which 8 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Raw Spotted Yellowtail ID 4603 · Trade Goods · item level 10Striped Yellowtail ID 21552 · Consumable · item level 15Northern Barbfish ID 33628 · QuestCorpse-Fed Pike ID 69909 · Quest "A large and vicious-looking fish, bloated on the flesh of the dead."Axefish ID 133740 · Trade Goods · item level 40 "Similar to a swordfish, but with a slower attack speed."Axefish ID 139667 · Trade Goods · item level 40 "Similar to a swordfish, but with a slower attack speed."Sunwarmed Xyfias ID 177041 · Consumable · item level 60Clubfish ID 199212 · Trade Goods · item level 60 "Heavy and blunt. If you ever find yourself at a tuskarr food fight, watch out for clubfish."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6887 (6847 to 6892) were usually added in the same batch as Spotted Yellowtail: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dark Iron Script ID 6847 · Quest
Searing Coral ID 6848 · Quest
Sunscorched Shell ID 6849 · Quest
Essence of the Exile ID 6851 · Consumable
Symbol of Life ID 6866 · Quest · item level 6
Herb Baked Egg ID 6888 · Consumable
Small Egg ID 6889 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Smoked Bear Meat ID 6890 · Consumable · item level 3
Recipe: Herb Baked Egg ID 6891 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a Herb Baked Egg."Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat ID 6892 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Smoked Bear Meat."The raw ItemSparse values for item 6887 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Spotted Yellowtail 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 Spotted Yellowtail 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 Spotted Yellowtail
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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