Recipes
Recipes unlock what a profession can make. Each pattern, plan, design, formula, or recipe teaches one craftable item, and leatherworking and jewelcrafting carry the deepest recipe pools in the catalogue.
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881 itemsMarket values are per realm. Pick a realm to see them in this table.
About Recipes
Recipe prices split by rarity. A common recipe falls to a low floor quickly, because copies drop often for everyone who runs the content that carries it. A rare recipe, from a single boss or a world drop, can hold a high price indefinitely because supply trickles in slowly.
Vendor recipes in the classic editions, and profession books, 2 paragraphs
The classic editions sharpen that split with limited-supply vendor recipes that restock on slow timers, so the auction price there is largely the price of not waiting at the vendor. The same pattern can be a contested rarity in one edition and a vendor afterthought in another.
Books sit apart from the profession lists: tomes and manuals that teach abilities or specializations rather than single crafts. Many are world drops with tiny supply, so they go long stretches with no listings at all, then a single posted copy sets the price on its own.
Where these prices come from
- TBC Anniversary: Classic market data, hourly