A Rare Recipe, item level 25, requires level 25.
On Tome of Polymorph: Turtle's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 521,685 gold9 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 155,322 gold42 silver to 1,500,000 gold. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 52% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 521,685 gold9 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Transforms the enemy into a turtle, wandering around incapacitated for 1 min. While affected, the victim cannot take actions but will regenerate health very quickly. Damage will cancel the effect. Limit 1. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters. When critters are affected, can affect multiple targets, and has a duration of 1 day.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 60 and requires level 60. In Classic Era it is item level 60 and requires level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60 and requires level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60 and requires level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60 and requires level 60.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 25 | Rare | 1g 47s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g 47s 50c |
| Classic Era | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g 47s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g 47s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g 47s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 60 | 60 | Rare | 1g 47s 50c |
The 9 recipes nearest to Tome of Polymorph: Turtle in required skill among Recipe > Book, all from Classic like Tome of Polymorph: Turtle.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tome of Polymorph: Turtle (this item) | 150,000 gold on 28 realms | ||
| Tome of Polymorph: Black Cat | Polymorph | 3,000 gold on 45 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Teleport: Dalaran | Ancient Teleport: Dalaran | 5,555 gold on 57 realms | |
| Ancient Tome of Portal: Dalaran | Ancient Portal: Dalaran | 700 gold on 62 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Polar Bear Cub | Polymorph | 25,000 gold on 55 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Monkey | Polymorph | 1,000 gold on 65 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Porcupine | Polymorph | 24,000 gold on 61 realms | |
 Tome of Hex: Cockroach | Hex | 250 gold on 52 realms | |
| Tome of Polymorph: Duck | Polymorph | 4,000 gold on 65 realms | |
 Libram of Rumination | 1 gold on 41 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Libram of Rumination at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Tome of Polymorph: Turtle uses icon file 133739, which 300 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Tome of Frost Ward ID 22890 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and is no longer readable."Grimoire of Shadow Ward ID 22891 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and is no longer readable."Tome of Conjure Food ID 22897 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and is no longer readable."Tome of Divine Right ID 22319 · Armor · item level 29Tome of Arcane Brilliance ID 22153 · Recipe · item level 27 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Legacy of the Mountain King ID 23857 · Consumable "The essence of this book is bound to Karazhan."Redemption of the Fallen ID 23862 · Consumable · item level 27 "The essence of this book is bound to Karazhan."Torment of the Worgen ID 23864 · Consumable "The essence of this book is bound to Karazhan."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22739 (22732 to 22744) were usually added in the same batch as Tome of Polymorph: Turtle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Mark of C'Thun ID 22732 · Armor · item level 30
Staff Head of Atiesh ID 22733 · Quest
Base of Atiesh ID 22734 · Quest
Research Notes ID 22735 · Quest
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian ID 22737 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "An entity of great evil is imprisoned within the staff."
Outrider's Leather Pants ID 22740 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Outrider's Lizardhide Pants ID 22741 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Bloodsail Shirt ID 22742 · Armor - Cosmetic
Bloodsail Sash ID 22743 · Armor - Cosmetic
Bloodsail Boots ID 22744 · Armor - CosmeticThe raw ItemSparse values for item 22739 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Tome of Polymorph: Turtle 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 Tome of Polymorph: Turtle 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 Tome of Polymorph: Turtle
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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