Turtle Meat

What is Turtle Meat?

Turtle Meat is a common cooking item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 3 recipes including Soothing Turtle Bisque and Savory Turtle Stew.

Where do you buy Turtle 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 Turtle Meat used for?

It is a reagent in 3 Forever recipes, including Soothing Turtle Bisque, Savory Turtle Stew and Grand Lobster Banquet.

How much does Turtle Meat cost on the auction house?

About 10s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 04:22 UTC. Across the 16 Forever markets with a price it runs from 5s on Normal Alliance CN to 19s 99c on RP Alliance EU.

Is Turtle 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 Turtle Meat sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on PvP Horde US: about 850 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 2 days. 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 Turtle Meat?

Of the sources players have reported, Highland Tortoise in Wetlands drops it most often: 63% of 51 loot windows. A stack of 20 takes about 32 kills at that rate, and sells for 2g at the median on PvP Horde US.

What is the best thing to craft with Turtle Meat?

At the current medians on PvP Horde US, Soothing Turtle Bisque (Cooking) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -8s 99c a craft after the auction house cut.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Turtle 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.

Class

Trade Goods

Subclass

Cooking

Quality

common

Item level

30

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

87c

Vendor buy

3s 50c

Blizzard item id

3712

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70862)

• 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 3 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Highland Tortoise in Wetlands (Excavation Site: Wetlands)63% of 51 looted
  • creature 4825 in Blackfathom Deeps (Moonshrine Sanctum)26% of 84 looted
  • Snapjaw in Alterac Mountains (Chillwind Point)17% of 127 looted
  • Sparkleshell Snapper in Thousand Needles (Mirage Raceway)16% of 122 looted
  • Snapjaw in Hillsbrad Foothills16% of 87 looted
  and 4 more, each on its creature page.
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Highland Tortoise in Wetlands (Excavation Site: Wetlands) at 63% of 51 loot windows, about 32 kills for a stack of 20. A stack sells for 2g at the median on PvP Horde US.
• Sources are what 15 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

Seen inside Blackfathom Deeps, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Wetlands
• Alterac Mountains
• Thousand Needles
• Hillsbrad Foothills