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WoW Forever Student Fodder: does it still give rested XP?
Student Fodder no longer gives rested XP in the Forever beta. See what Trail Snack does now and how it differs from the Cozy Sleeping Bag and Cooking food.
Student Fodder no longer supplies rested XP
Do not save Student Fodder for the four bars of rested experience you may remember from Season of Discovery. Wowhead’s October 4 report says that reward has been removed in the WoW Forever beta.
The consumable still comes from the returning Cozy Sleeping Bag quest chain. The bag and the food are separate rewards, with different effects. An older Sleeping Bag walkthrough can therefore describe the quest correctly while giving you the wrong expectation for Student Fodder.
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What does Trail Snack do now?
Wowhead reports that Student Fodder restores health and part of your class resource, adds healing over time, and gives a brief movement burst. The linked movement effect lists 60% speed for 750 milliseconds. That is less than a second, not a sustained travel buff.
The item entry lists a five-minute cooldown. Use the consumable’s current tooltip when deciding how to spend it. A database entry for one triggered effect can have different fields from the usable item itself.
Student Fodder, the Sleeping Bag and cooked food
These names often appear together in leveling discussions, but they answer different questions. Separate the reward you want before committing to a long collection trip.
| What you are looking at | What to check |
|---|---|
| Student Fodder | A consumable with recovery and a short movement effect. Do not count on the old rested XP reward. |
| Cozy Sleeping Bag | A separate reusable reward from the quest chain. Check the bag guide for the lying-down XP buff. |
| Cooked food | Use the finished meal’s tooltip. Our food guide compares early meals with a bonus specifically to kill XP. |
Is the chain still worth doing while leveling?
Start with the reward you actually want. If your only reason for the trip was to bank rested XP through Student Fodder, that reason no longer applies. If you want the Sleeping Bag or the chain’s bag-space reward, judge those on their own merits.
Our suggestion is to pick up nearby parts of the chain during a journey you already planned. Look at the next destination before leaving town, and decide whether you want an exploration trip or a straightforward questing session. Neither needs to be the wrong choice.
For an evening focused on progress, choose a route, carry food you can use and keep track of the quests you have accepted. You do not need to collect every optional buff before you start.
Related reading and guides
Sources and review notes
- Wowhead: Student Fodder no longer gives rested experience, October 4
- Forever item data: Student Fodder
- Forever spell data: Trail Snack movement effect
Checked October 4 against Wowhead’s new report and Forever item and spell entries. We have not independently tested the consumable. Route recommendations below are our advice.
