What is Mystery Meat?

Mystery Meat is a common cooking item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 4 recipes including Cookie's Feast and Carrion Surprise.

Where do you buy Mystery Meat?

Vendors sell it for 3s 50c and buy it back for 87c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Mystery Meat cost on the auction house?

About 1s 77c at the median on Normal Alliance EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 00:49 UTC. Across the 17 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s 25c on Normal Alliance US to 9s 49c on RP PvP Horde EU.

How fast does Mystery Meat sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on Normal Alliance EU: about 1,400 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Where is the best place to farm Mystery Meat?

Of the sources players have reported, Low Plains Buzzard in Riverglades drops it most often: 30% of 37 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 68 kills at that rate, and sells for 35s 40c at the median on Normal Alliance EU.

What is the best thing to craft with Mystery Meat?

At the current medians on Normal Alliance EU, Mystery Stew (Cooking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +10s 39c a craft after the auction house cut. 2 of its 4 recipes pay at the median right now.

Mystery Meat

Common cooking · item level 30 · id 12037

Normal Alliance EUscanned 2 min ago

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (build 1.60.1.70862): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

AlsoUsed in Cookie's Feast Seen in Thousand Needles Deals on Normal Alliance EU Best hours to buy and sell

Latest price · Normal Alliance EU

Live

Min buyout

1 50

Median

1 77

35s 40c a stack of 20

Units listed

1,545

vs 7d median

43.3%

Auction house salesSells steadily on Normal Alliance EU, about 1,400 sold a day. The current listings clear in about a day.

Estimated from 47 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 2 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · Normal Alliance EU

Addon scan · 2 min ago

Price history · 7d · Normal Alliance EU

Addon scan · 2 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance US at 1s 14c (22s 80c a stack); deepest supply on Normal Horde US with 2,331 listed. Buying at 1s 14c on Normal Alliance US and selling at the Normal Horde US median of 2s 9c through the neutral house leaves +64c a unit after its 15 percent cut (12s 73c a stack).

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance US	1s 14c	1s 25c	1,844	1s 98c
Normal Horde US	2s 2c	2s 9c	2,331	2s 22c
PvP Alliance US	1s 74c	1s 93c	663	2s 28c
PvP Horde US	2s	2s 48c	878	2s 48c
RP Alliance US	2s	2s	47	2s
RP Horde US	1s 98c	1s 99c	56	2s
Normal Alliance EU	1s 50c	1s 77c	1,545	3s 12c
Normal Horde EU	1s 98c	2s 23c	1,845	5s 49c
PvP Alliance EU	2s 36c	2s 37c	333	2s 75c
PvP Horde EU	2s	2s	608	2s 61c
RP Alliance EU	2s 99c	3s	59	4s
RP Horde EU	3s	3s	95	3s 34c
Normal Alliance CN	1s 25c	1s 50c	64	1s 37c
Normal Horde CN	1s 49c	2s 12c	1,026	3s 62c
PvP Horde CN	1s 63c	2s	364	1s 94c
RP PvP Horde US	1s 99c	2s	155	8s 26c
RP PvP Horde EU	9s 48c	9s 49c	68	2s 78c

About Mystery Meat

Mystery Meat is a common cooking item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 30 and stacks to 20. Sold by vendors for 3s 50c, who buy it back for 87c.

It is a reagent in 4 recipes, including Cookie's Feast, Carrion Surprise, Mystery Stew and Dragonbreath Chili.

Quick answers

What is Mystery Meat?: Mystery Meat is a common cooking item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 4 recipes including Cookie's Feast and Carrion Surprise.
Where do you buy Mystery Meat?: Vendors sell it for 3s 50c and buy it back for 87c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.
What is Mystery Meat used for?: It is a reagent in 4 Forever recipes, including Cookie's Feast, Carrion Surprise and Mystery Stew and others.
How much does Mystery Meat cost on the auction house?: About 1s 77c at the median on Normal Alliance EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 00:49 UTC. Across the 17 Forever markets with a price it runs from 1s 25c on Normal Alliance US to 9s 49c on RP PvP Horde EU.
Is Mystery Meat different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Mystery Meat sell on the auction house?: Sells steadily on Normal Alliance EU: about 1,400 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.
Where is the best place to farm Mystery Meat?: Of the sources players have reported, Low Plains Buzzard in Riverglades drops it most often: 30% of 37 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 68 kills at that rate, and sells for 35s 40c at the median on Normal Alliance EU.
What is the best thing to craft with Mystery Meat?: At the current medians on Normal Alliance EU, Mystery Stew (Cooking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +10s 39c a craft after the auction house cut. 2 of its 4 recipes pay at the median right now.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Mystery Meat keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class: Trade Goods
Subclass: Cooking
Quality: common
Item level: 30
Stack size: 20
Vendor sell: 87c
Vendor buy: 3s 50c
Blizzard item id: 12037
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70862)

Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 3s 50c and buy it back for 87c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Consumed by 4 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
Dropped by
- Scorpid Reaver in Thousand Needles (Mirage Raceway)26% of 132 looted
- Salt Flats Scavenger in Thousand Needles (Mirage Raceway)22% of 60 looted
- Low Plains Buzzard in Riverglades30% of 37 looted
- Mesa Buzzard in Arathi Highlandsseen 6 times
- Starving Bonepaw in Desolaceseen 6 times
and 14 more, each on its creature page.
Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Low Plains Buzzard in Riverglades at 30% of 37 loot windows, about 68 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 35s 40c at the median on Normal Alliance EU.
Sources are what 6 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Excavation Site: Wetlands.

Used in 4 recipes

Best thing to make with it right now: Mystery Stew (Cooking), +10s 39c a craft at the medians on Normal Alliance EU; 2 of 4 recipes pay. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.

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