Stranglekelp

What is Stranglekelp?

Stranglekelp is a common herb item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 8 recipes including Elixir of Coalesced Regret and Draught of Water Breathing.

Where do you buy Stranglekelp?

Vendors sell it for 4s and buy it back for 1s. 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 Stranglekelp used for?

It is a reagent in 8 Forever recipes, including Elixir of Coalesced Regret, Draught of Water Breathing and Lesser Mana Potion and others.

How much does Stranglekelp cost on the auction house?

About 2s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 21:01 UTC. Across the 3 Forever markets with a price it runs from 2s on Normal Horde US to 9s 20c on PvP Horde US.

Is Stranglekelp 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 Stranglekelp?

At the current medians on Normal Horde US, Draught of Water Breathing (Alchemy) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -38s 82c a craft after the auction house cut.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Stranglekelp 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

20

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

1s

Vendor buy

4s

Blizzard item id

3820

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70707)

• Vendors sell it for 4s and buy it back for 1s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Consumed by 8 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Fished in The Barrens (The Merchant Coast) (5% of 396 looted), in Tanaris (Wavestrider Beach) (7% of 92 looted), in Stonetalon Mountains (Blackwolf River) (10% of 50 looted), in Redridge Mountains (Stonewatch Falls) (1% of 389 looted), in Alterac Mountains (Dandred's Fold) (2% of 177 looted), in Stranglethorn Vale (Grom'gol Base Camp) (0% of 541 looted).
• Found in Stranglekelp in Westfall (Longshore) (seen 18 times), Stranglekelp in Ashenvale (The Zoram Strand) (seen 13 times), Stranglekelp in Wetlands (Baradin Bay) (seen 7 times), Stranglekelp in Darkshore (The Long Wash) (seen 5 times), Stranglekelp in Kalimdor (Blackfathom Deeps) (seen 1 time), Stranglekelp in Blackfathom Deeps (The Pool of Ask'ar) (seen 1 time).
• 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 Blackfathom Deeps.

• The Barrens
• Westfall
• Ashenvale
• Wetlands