Wakening Essence
Wakening Essence
Used by Arcanomancer Vridiel in Dalaran above the Broken Isles to create or upgrade Legion Legendary items.
QualityUncommon
ExpansionLegion
Currency Record
Wakening Essence sits in the Legion group of the Currency tab.The client gives it Uncommon quality.1 quest rewards Wakening Essence in our quest data, most of them in Dalaran (1).The client's vendor price table charges Wakening Essence in 2 price tags, from 300 to 1,000.12 other currencies share the Legion group.
How to Earn Wakening Essence
Blizzard's quest data lists 1 quest that pays Wakening Essence. The biggest single payout is 5 from Titanic Innovation.
- Dalaran: 1 quest, 5 Wakening Essence in total
| Quest | Zone | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Titanic Innovation | Dalaran | 5 |

Dalaran is the zone whose quests pay the most Wakening Essence in Blizzard's quest data.
Prices in Wakening Essence
The client's vendor price table (ItemExtendedCost) carries 2 price tags charged in Wakening Essence, from 300 to 1,000 with a median of 1,000. Which vendor uses which tag is server-side, so no item is tied to a price here.
| Price | Price tags |
|---|---|
| 300 | 1 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
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