Last updated on February 11, 2026 by MMOJUGG Team | Game: WoW TBC Classic Anniversary Guide | Tags: TBC Classic Anniversary Professions
With the Dark Portal opened on February 5th in TBC Anniversary, Phase 1 raids are live—no feasts means every raider stacks personal food buffs, spiking AH prices sky-high. Cooking explodes as a gold farm: self-supply stats and flip raid packs. In this fresh economy, which meat route dominates Phase 1 farming?
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To progress beyond 300, you must purchase the Master Cookbook. This book allows you to reach 375 and does not have strict level gates beyond being level 35+.
Item | Cost | Faction | Vendor Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Master Cookbook | 3g | Alliance | Gaston (Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula /way 54.0 63.6) |
Master Cookbook | 3g | Horde | Baxter (Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula /way 56.0 37.0) |
Master Cookbook | 3g | Neutral | Naka (Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh /way 78.6 63.0) |
Flint and Tinder | Cheap | Neutral | General Trade Vendors |
Simple Wood | Cheap | Neutral | General Trade Vendors |
On Anniversary servers, these cookbooks often sell out or the vendors are camped. Naka in Zangarmarsh (/way 78.6 63.0) is a neutral alternative that many players forget, providing a quieter buying spot. On Phase 1 Anniversary servers, cookbooks sell out fast—vendors camped. Naka in Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh (/way 78.6 63.0) is a neutral alt many forget.
You can choose between a meat-heavy route (faster if you are already out skinning/questing) or a fish-based route. Meat is generally favored by raiders for Attack Power (AP) buffs.
Phase | Recipe | Mats (x25) | Skill Gain | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
300-325 | Ravager Dog | Ravager Flesh | Orange | AP food; Phase 1 Hellfire easy farm |
325-350 | Roasted Clefthoof | Clefthoof Meat / Warped Flesh | Yellow-Orange | Strength food; Nagrand farm |
350-375 | Crunchy Serpent | Serpent Flesh | Green-Orange | Spell Power food; Blade's Edge farm |
If you have Fishing, you can substitute the 350-375 stretch with Spicy Crawdad (requires Furious Crawdad), which is the premier Stamina food for tanks. In Phase 1, sub 350-375 with Fishing Spicy Crawdad (Furious Crawdad) for tank Sta BiS.
Once you hit level 70, visit The Rokk in Shattrath (/way 61.6 14.8) for daily cooking quests. These are essential for obtaining rare recipes like Stormchops and Kibler's Bits.
Rewards: Choose the Barrel of Fish or Crate of Meat.
Recipes: Barrels yield Skullfish Soup (Spell Crit), while Crates yield Spicy Hot Talbuk (Hit Rating).
Always prioritize the Barrel of Fish first. The caster-centric recipes (Spell Power/Crit) usually have a much higher resale value on raid nights.
Role | Top Food | Buff Provided | Primary Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Casters | Blackened Basilisk | +23 Spell Power, +20 Spirit | Recipe Vendor (Terokkar) |
Healers | Golden Fish Sticks | +23 Healing Power, +20 Spirit | Recipe Vendor (Zangarmarsh) |
Melee/Phys | Spicy Hot Talbuk | +23 Hit Rating, +20 Spirit | Daily Reward (Crate) |
Tanks | Spicy Crawdad | +32 Stamina, +20 Spirit | Recipe Vendor (Terokkar) |
Prioritize Barrel of Fish in Phase 1—caster Crit (Skullfish Soup) resells higher on raid nights.
Purchase from Gaston (Alliance, Honor Hold /way 54.0 63.6), Baxter (Horde, Thrallmar /way 56.0 37.0), or Naka (Neutral, Cenarion Hold /way 78.6 63.0) for 3 gold. It requires 300 skill from Classic. The book auto-teaches the skill; there is no quest involved.
The meat route is generally cheapest: 25 Ravager Flesh → 25 Clefthoof/Warped Flesh → 25 Serpent Flesh/Raptor Ribs. If you fish, using Feltail or Bluefish can save you roughly 50-100 gold in materials from the Auction House.
You must be Level 70 to pick up the dailies from The Rokk in Shattrath. There are four rotating quests. The rewards are non-soulbound, meaning you can sell the rare recipe results if you don't need them.
Blackened Basilisk, Poached Bluefish, and Crunchy Serpent all provide +23 Spell Power. For maximum DPS, Skullfish Soup (+20 Spell Crit) is considered the best alternative for specific builds.
Since there are no communal feasts, every raider needs 2-3 individual food buffs per raid. Selling "Raid Packs" (stacks of 20 SP or AP foods) on Tuesday nights can net 30-60g profit per stack during the early phases of the game.
It is highly recommended but not mandatory. Fishing provides the materials for Golden Fish Sticks (Healer BiS) and Spicy Crawdad (Tank BiS), which are often the most expensive foods on the Auction House.
Mastering Cooking in TBC Classic Anniversary ensures your raid performance is peak while providing a steady stream of gold. Stay tuned to MMOJUGG for more profession guides.
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