This page summarises how to catch Lightning Eel.
About Lightning Eel
- Use (uncooked): Quest: Craftsman's Writ for the Argent Dawn (30 fish). "These make the best eel rolls in the world," says Packmaster Stonebruiser. The Argent Dawn are a strange bunch.
- Value (uncooked): Vendor: 10c
- Cooking:Cooking:
- Stormchops:
- Requires level 55 to eat.
- Buffs: Zap lighting, for 30 minutes.
- Recipe: Recipe: Stormchops.
- Ingredients: Clefthoof Meat and Lightning Eel.
- Stormchops:
Catching Lightning Eel
- Time: Highest catch rate 12:00-18:00. Very rarely (possibly never in some areas) caught 00:00-06:00. Time variations do not obviously apply to Deadwind Pass or Zul'Aman.
- Notes: May also be rarely found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
- Commentary: With the exception of Deadwind Pass and Zul'Aman, overall catch rates are highest in higher-skilled areas. However time of day is the most important factor: For example, in Winterspring, 20-25% of the catch will be Lightning Eel between 12:00 and 18:00, yet between 00:00 and 06:00 you might never see one. In Deadwind Pass and Zul'Aman only about 4% of the catch from open water will be Lightning Eel, with no clear variation by time of day.
- History:
- 2.4.2: Disappeared from Isle of Quel'Danas, but sometimes found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
- 2.4: First caught in Isle of Quel'Danas.
- 2.3: First caught in Zul'Aman.
- 2.1: Disappeared from Alterac Valley.
| Water | Areas | No-Junk Skill | Catch Rate | Common Catch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Sample | |||||
| Open Water |
| 425 | 0-25% [1] | 715 | ||
| Open Water | Inland: Azshara (General), Felwood, Feralas (General), The Hinterlands, Maraudon, Moonglade, The Temple of Atal'Hakkar, Un'Goro Crater (General), Western Plaguelands | 300 | 0-10% [1] | 207 | ||
| Open Water | Inland: Deadwind Pass, Zul'Aman | 425 | 4% | 929 | Barbed Gill Trout | |
- [1] Best catch rate 12:00-18:00
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