Swiftthistle

What is Swiftthistle?

Swiftthistle is a common herb item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 8 recipes including Elixir of Minor Agility and Swiftness Potion.

Where do you buy Swiftthistle?

Vendors sell it for 60c and buy it back for 15c. 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 Swiftthistle used for?

It is a reagent in 8 Forever recipes, including Elixir of Minor Agility, Swiftness Potion and Holy Protection Potion and others.

How much does Swiftthistle cost on the auction house?

About 52s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-10-23 16:18 UTC. Across the 3 Forever markets with a price it runs from 15s 49c on PvP Horde US to 52s on Normal Horde US.

Is Swiftthistle different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

What is the best thing to craft with Swiftthistle?

At the current medians on Normal Horde US, Elixir of Minor Agility (Alchemy) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -5s 76c a craft after the auction house cut.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Swiftthistle 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.

Class

Trade Goods

Subclass

Herb

Quality

common

Item level

15

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

15c

Vendor buy

60c

Blizzard item id

2452

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

• Vendors sell it for 60c and buy it back for 15c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 8 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Shadethicket Stone Mover in Ashenvale (Falfarren River)seen 1 time
  • creature 5761 in Wailing Caverns (Winding Chasm)2% of 61 looted
• Found in Briarthorn in Redridge Mountains (Galardell Valley) (32% of 73 looted), Briarthorn in The Barrens (Southern Barrens) (33% of 51 looted), Large Iron Bound Chest in Scarlet Monastery (6% of 192 looted), WaylaidCost 0.1.0 in Duskwood (Brightwood Grove) (28% of 36 looted), Mageroyal in The Barrens (Agama'gor) (13% of 68 looted), an object in Redridge Mountains (Redridge Canyons) (10% of 79 looted).
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is creature 5761 in Wailing Caverns (Winding Chasm) at 2% of 61 loot windows, about 1,220 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 10g 40s at the median on Normal Horde US.
• Sources are what 12 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Scarlet Monastery, Excavation Site: Wetlands, Stormwind Stockade, Gnomeregan.

• Redridge Mountains
• The Barrens
• Duskwood
• Silverpine Forest