WoW Forever Consumables to Sell at Launch

Beta caveat: built from beta data ahead of launch on 4 Nov UTC / 5 Nov AEDT. [Classic-based] = Classic Era data Forever may change; [Unconfirmed] = to recheck at launch.

All gold here comes from normal play. No gold buying or selling, boosting, bots or exploits.

This page lists the crafted consumables most likely to sell in launch week, grouped by the level of the buyers. Prices are set by players at launch, so there are no gold figures here. Check the auction house before you buy mats in bulk.

Why consumable demand is different in Forever

• Food is a levelling item now. Blizzard says crafted food was adjusted to give a small experience bonus as well as stats. Wowhead’s beta list shows the Well Fed buff adding 5% XP from kills (not quest turn-ins) for 15 minutes, and notes that not every food has it yet. [Unconfirmed]
• Healing potions moved to First Aid. Anyone with First Aid can make them, so Alchemy’s best sellers shift to mana potions, elixirs, protection potions and flasks. See healing potions.
• Many cooking recipes bind on pickup. Classic WoW Forever counts 12 Classic dishes and 33 of 37 new dishes as BoP, so fewer cooks can make each one.
• Vendor prices on crafts were cut. Blizzard’s 16 October notes say many profession-made items sell to vendors for less. Selling to players matters more than vendoring.
• The beta stopped at level 30. Blizzard capped beta levelling at 30, so there is no beta market data above that level. Everything past 30 below is a launch expectation. [Unconfirmed]

Levels 1–20: launch days

Most players will be in this range in the first days, so cheap, fast crafts move in volume.

Item	Made by	Materials	Recipe source	Why it sells
Minor Healing Potion, Lesser Healing Potion	First Aid	Empty Vial, Mild Spices, Peacebloom (Minor); Empty Vial, 2 Mild Spices, Briarthorn (Lesser)	Trainer	Every class uses them; potions share a 2-minute cooldown
Minor Mana Potion, Lesser Mana Potion	Alchemy	Mageroyal, Peacebloom, Empty Vial (Minor); Mageroyal, Stranglekelp, Empty Vial (Lesser)	Trainer (Lesser at Alchemy 120)	Casters and healers; Blizzard says druids can now use mana potions in forms
Swiftness Potion	Alchemy	Swiftthistle, Briarthorn, Empty Vial	Recipe item, Alchemy 60	50% run speed for 15 sec, a hardcore escape tool
Linen Bandage, Heavy Linen Bandage, Wool Bandage	First Aid	1 Linen; 2 Linen; 1 Wool	Trainer	Players skip levelling First Aid but still want bandages
Spiced Wolf Meat, Herb Baked Egg, Smoked Sagefish, Crocolisk Steak	Cooking	Stringy Wolf Meat or Small Egg + Mild Spices; Raw Sagefish or Crocolisk Meat + Mild Spices	Trainer (Wolf Meat, Egg); recipe items (Sagefish, Crocolisk, Cooking 80)	On Wowhead’s XP-buff list
Rough Sharpening Stone, Rough Weightstone	Blacksmithing	1 Rough Stone each	Included with Blacksmithing	Cheap weapon damage for melee
Light Armor Kit	Leatherworking	1 Light Leather	Included with Leatherworking	Permanent armour and Stamina on chest, legs, hands or feet
Rough Dynamite	Engineering	Rough Blasting Powder, Linen Cloth (makes 2)	Engineering 1	Area damage for pulls that go wrong

Healing potion skill levels differ between sources (55/110 on our First Aid records, 85/135 on Questing.wiki). [Unconfirmed] Wizard oil is covered under stones and oils below.

Levels 20–40: first dungeon groups

The first week’s dungeon groups want mana, armour and stat buffs. Elixirs stack to 20, so they are easy to list in volume.

Item	Made by	Materials	Recipe source	Why it sells
Healing Potion, Greater Healing Potion	First Aid	Leaded Vial, Hot Spices, Bruiseweed; Leaded Vial, 3 Hot Spices, Liferoot	Trainer (Healing); manual (Greater)	Dungeon and hardcore safety
Mana Potion, Greater Mana Potion	Alchemy	Stranglekelp, Kingsblood, Leaded Vial; Khadgar’s Whisker, Goldthorn, Leaded Vial	Trainer (Alchemy 160 and 205)	Healers chain them in dungeons
Elixir of Lesser Defense, Elixir of Lesser Fortitude	Alchemy	Wild Steelbloom + Stranglekelp; Wild Steelbloom + Goldthorn; Leaded Vial each	Trainer (Alchemy 130 and 175)	Tanks and hardcore players; Lesser Defense is also a Leatherworking reagent
Elixir of Ogre Strength, Elixir of Agility	Alchemy	Earthroot + Kingsblood; Stranglekelp + Goldthorn; Leaded Vial each	Recipe item (Ogre Strength, Alchemy 150); trainer (Agility, 185)	Melee buffs; both feed Forceful armour kits and other recipes
Free Action Potion	Alchemy	2 Blackmouth Oil, Stranglekelp, Leaded Vial	Vendor recipe, Alchemy 150	Breaks stuns and roots; PvP and dangerous pulls
Lesser Invisibility Potion, Swim Speed Potion	Alchemy	Fadeleaf + Wild Steelbloom + Leaded Vial; Swiftthistle + Blackmouth Oil + Empty Vial	Trainer (Alchemy 165 and 100)	Escapes and long swims
Silk Bandage, Heavy Silk Bandage, Mageweave Bandage	First Aid	1 Silk; 2 Silk; 1 Mageweave	Trainer (Silk); manuals (Heavy Silk, Mageweave)	Out-of-combat healing between pulls
Anti-Venom, Strong Anti-Venom	First Aid	Small Venom Sac; Large Venom Sac (makes 3)	Trainer (First Aid 80); manual (First Aid 130)	Poison cures for classes without one
Hot Wolf Ribs, Sagefish Delight, Mithril Head Trout, Barbecued Buzzard Wing	Cooking	Red Wolf Meat, Raw Greater Sagefish or Buzzard Wing + Hot Spices; Raw Mithril Head Trout	Recipe items, Buzzard Wing from the trainer (all Cooking 175)	XP-buff foods with +10 Agility, +7 spell damage, +20 Attack Power and +10 Intellect
Heavy Sharpening Stone, Heavy Weightstone, Solid Sharpening Stone, Solid Weightstone	Blacksmithing	1 Heavy Stone or 1 Solid Stone	Trainer (Blacksmithing 100 and 175)	Melee damage for 30 minutes
Heavy Armor Kit, Thick Armor Kit	Leatherworking	5 Heavy Leather + Fine Thread; 5 Thick Leather + Silken Thread	Trainer [Classic-based]	Permanent armour on gear that lasts a while
Heavy Dynamite, Iron Grenade, Flash Bomb	Engineering	2 Heavy Blasting Powder + Wool; Iron Bar + Heavy Blasting Powder + Silk; Blue Pearl + Heavy Blasting Powder + Silk	Trainer (125, 175); schematic (Flash Bomb, 185)	Area damage, a stun and a fear for emergencies

Levels 40–60: stock for the first raids

Few players will be this high in launch week. These crafts are worth preparing as players reach 60, not selling on day one. [Unconfirmed]

Item	Made by	Materials	Recipe source	Why it sells
Superior Healing Potion, Major Healing Potion	First Aid	Crystal Vial + Soothing Spices + Sungrass; Crystal Vial + 3 Soothing Spices + Golden Sansam	Manuals; the Major manual is sold by Pexmit in Mount Hyjal [Beta data, may change at launch]	Raid and dungeon healing
Superior Mana Potion, Major Mana Potion	Alchemy	2 Sungrass + 2 Blindweed; 3 Dreamfoil + 2 Icecap; Crystal Vial each	Recipe items (Alchemy 260 and 295)	Every raid healer uses them
Elixir of Greater Agility, Elixir of Greater Strength, Elixir of Brute Force	Alchemy	Sungrass + Goldthorn; Sungrass + Gromsblood; 2 Gromsblood + 2 Plaguebloom; Crystal Vial each	Trainer (240); “Recipe: Elixir of Giants” (245); recipe item (275)	Melee stat buffs; Elixir of Giants now teaches Greater Strength
Elixir of the Mongoose	Alchemy	2 Mountain Silversage, 2 Plaguebloom, Crystal Vial	Drop (Alchemy 280)	+25 Agility and +2% crit; a raid staple
Arcane Elixir, Greater Arcane Elixir	Alchemy	Blindweed + Goldthorn; 3 Dreamfoil + Mountain Silversage; Crystal Vial each	Trainer (235); recipe item (285)	+20 and +35 spell damage for casters
Elixir of Greater Defense	Alchemy	2 Stonescale Oil, Sungrass, Crystal Vial	“Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense” (265)	+450 armour for tanks
Greater Fire Protection Potion, Frost, Nature, Shadow, Arcane	Alchemy	An elemental reagent (or Dream Dust / Shadow Oil) + Dreamfoil + Crystal Vial	Recipe items (Alchemy 290)	Boss fights with heavy school damage
Flask of the Titans	Alchemy	30 Gromsblood, 10 Stonescale Oil, Black Lotus, Crystal Vial	Pix Xizzix (Stranglethorn Vale) for 50 Tarnished Undermine Real	+1200 health for 2 hours and lasts through death
Heavy Runecloth Bandage	First Aid	2 Runecloth	First Aid 225 [Classic-based]	Heals 2000; also a First Aid 300 reagent
Dense Sharpening Stone, Dense Weightstone, Elemental Sharpening Stone	Blacksmithing	1 Dense Stone; 2 Elemental Earth + 3 Dense Stone	Trainer (225); plans (300)	+8 weapon damage, or +2% crit
Brilliant Mana Oil, Brilliant Wizard Oil	Enchanting	2 Large Brilliant Shard + Imbued Vial, with 3 Purple Lotus or 3 Firebloom	Rin’wosho, Zandalar Tribe reputation (Enchanting 300)	Top-end caster weapon buffs
Rugged Armor Kit	Leatherworking	5 Rugged Leather	Trainer [Classic-based]	Permanent armour on raid gear
Thorium Grenade, Dense Dynamite	Engineering	Thorium Widget + 3 Thorium Bar + 3 Dense Blasting Powder + 3 Runecloth (makes 3); 2 Dense Blasting Powder + 3 Runecloth (makes 2)	Sovik / Gearcutter Cogspinner, limited stock (260); Dense Dynamite from the trainer (250)	300–500 Fire damage plus a 3-sec stun
Tender Wolf Steak, Monster Omelet, Nightfin Soup, Smoked Desert Dumplings	Cooking	Tender Wolf Meat + Soothing Spices; Giant Egg + 2 Soothing Spices; Raw Nightfin Snapper + Refreshing Spring Water; Sandworm Meat + Soothing Spices	Recipe items; Nightfin Soup from Gikkix (Tanaris); Dumplings need an Iron Oven	+15 Agility, +15 Stamina, +22 spell damage, +20 Strength

Four new raid flasks, Flask of Natural Accuracy, Aggression, Precision and Swiftness, use the new herbs. Classic WoW Forever lists them at Alchemy 300, our materials records at 320, and no recipe source is recorded yet. [Unconfirmed] See new materials.

Stones and oils

Blacksmiths and enchanters sell to melee and casters. In Forever each sharpening stone or weightstone takes one stone. Blizzard’s 24 September notes put Minor, Lesser and normal Wizard Oil back to 8, 16 and 24 spell damage.

• Minor Wizard Oil: Strange Dust, Maple Seed, Empty Vial. Our enchanting pages put the formula at Enchanting 5; Questing.wiki says 45. [Unconfirmed]
• Minor Mana Oil (150) and Lesser Wizard Oil (200) need Soul Dust or Vision Dust plus seeds and a Leaded Vial.
• Formula sources are on Enchanting formula sources.

Kits and elixirs that feed other crafts

Some recipes use consumables as reagents, which adds steady demand. Forceful armour kits take Elixir of Ogre Strength, and other Leatherworking and Blacksmithing recipes take elixirs or potions. Check Leatherworking recipe sources for the full list.

Recipes worth learning first

• Alchemy trainer mana potions and elixirs cover most of 1–40. See Alchemy recipe sources.
• Merchant’s Favor recipes from Nina Surefire (Alliance) and Apothecary Durelle (Horde) cost Favor, not gold. See Merchant’s Favor.
• Apothecary Renferrel and Odd Child teach the Discolored Healing Potions. Blizzard’s 8 October notes say their damage no longer breaks crowd control.
• First Aid manuals for Heavy Silk and Mageweave bandages and the healing potion manuals are on First Aid recipe sources.
• Cooking recipe vendors and BoP recipes are on Cooking recipe sources.

Selling tips (no prices)

• List in the sizes buyers use. Potions stack to 5, elixirs, food, bandages and stones to 20, armour kits and most bombs to 10.
• Herbs are the main cost for Alchemy. Gathering your own keeps your margin. See herb farming.
• Cloth goes into bandages and explosives. See cloth farming.
• Undercutting by a lot only lowers the price for everyone. Compare the full mat cost first with the mats calculator.

Related: gold making, crafting for gold, gold by level, auction house tips, Alchemy recipe sources, Cooking recipe sources, First Aid recipe sources, healing potions, herb farming, new materials and all professions.

FAQ

What is the best consumable to sell at launch?

Low-level food with the XP buff, bandages and minor or lesser potions, because most players are under level 20 in the first days. Demand is a launch expectation. [Unconfirmed]

Can alchemists still sell healing potions?

Healing potions are now a First Aid craft. Alchemists still make the Discolored Healing line, mana potions, elixirs and flasks.

Does food give experience in WoW Forever?

Yes, on many foods. Well Fed adds 5% XP from kills for 15 minutes in the beta, and not every food had it yet.

Should I stock raid consumables before launch week?

Only if the mats come cheap from your own gathering. The beta stopped at level 30, so there is no market data for level 60 items yet.