Is Arcane Crystal in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcane Crystal is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

What level is Arcane Crystal in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Arcane Crystal is Uncommon quality, item level 60 with no level requirement.

What does Arcane Crystal sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 20s for one Arcane Crystal in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.

What is Arcane Crystal used for in WoW Classic?

Arcane Crystal is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Obsidian Scope and Transmute: Arcanite.

How much is Arcane Crystal on the auction house right now?

99g 99s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

Arcane Crystal Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

Auction House

Right now 17,699 units listed across 27 price tiers.AH scan
Listings cluster between 107 gold and 107 gold: a 0% spread reads as a steady market.AH scan
Listings are up 65% from their 7 day average (17,699 vs 10,739 units).AH scan
Today's price is on the high side: only 36% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan

17,699Units listed

148Sellers

99 gold99 silverCheapest now

Deep supply

Auction House snapshot 1 hr ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all EU realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Arcane Crystal is listed at 99 gold99 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 35% below its typical price of 154 gold82 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 74 gold59 silver to 425 gold37 silver. About 17,699 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 35% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 154 gold82 silver.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Used in 3 recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Jewelcrafting: Transmute: Arcanite, Arcane Dust, Ring of Bitter Shadows.crafting

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 60. In Classic Era it is item level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.

Version	Item level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	10	Uncommon	20s
WoW Forever	60	Uncommon	20s
Classic Era	60	Uncommon	20s
The Burning Crusade	60	Uncommon	20s
Wrath of the Lich King	60	Uncommon	20s
MoP Classic	60	Uncommon	20s

Arcane Crystal Game Data

Used In

The 3 recipes below use Arcane Crystal, across Classic Alchemy (1), Classic Jewelcrafting (1) and Outland Enchanting (1). The largest single use is 1 for Arcanite Bar.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Arcanite BarAlso takes 1 Thorium Bar.	Transmute: Arcanite	Classic Alchemy	1
Ring of Bitter ShadowsUncommon Finger, item level 28. Also takes 2 Essence of Undeath and 1 Demonic Rune.	Ring of Bitter Shadows	Classic Jewelcrafting	1
Arcane Dust	Arcane Dust	Outland Enchanting	1

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Arcane Crystal Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Arcane Crystal among Trade Goods > Jewelcrafting, all from Classic like Arcane Crystal.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Arcane Crystal (this item)	10	Used in 3 recipes, including Arcanite Bar and Ring of Bitter Shadows	70 gold
Malachite	10	Used in 10 recipes, including Copper Battle Axe and Gemmed Copper Gauntlets	1 gold
Tigerseye	10	Used in 11 recipes, including Heavy Copper Broadsword and Gemmed Copper Gauntlets	1 gold
Moss Agate	10	Used in 16 recipes, including Heavy Bronze Mace and Green Iron Hauberk	13 gold
Shadowgem	10	Used in 11 recipes, including Runed Copper Breastplate and Deadly Bronze Poniard	1 gold
Jade	10	Used in 21 recipes, including Jade Serpentblade and Frost Tiger Blade	98 silver
Lesser Moonstone	10	Used in 16 recipes, including Mighty Iron Hammer and Hardened Iron Shortsword	1 gold
Citrine	10	Used in 26 recipes, including Shadow Crescent Axe and Green Iron Helm	85 silver
Small Lustrous Pearl	10	Used in 9 recipes, including Green Iron Gauntlets and Heavy Woolen Cloak	5 gold
Iridescent Pearl	10	Used in 6 recipes, including Gem-Studded Leather Belt and Phoenix Pants	5 gold
Aquamarine	10	Used in 17 recipes, including Truesilver Gauntlets and Heavy Mithril Helm	30 silver

The lowest listed price among them is Aquamarine at 30 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Arcane Crystal has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.

Region	Lowest Listed Price	Listed On	Cheapest Realms
Europe	70 gold	Region-wide
United States	169 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Arcane Crystal Fits

Items That Share Arcane Crystal's Icon

Arcane Crystal uses icon file 134135, which 10 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Shattered Necklace Topaz ID 7671 · Quest
Gem of the Third Khan ID 17763 · Quest "Found on the body of Magra..."
Arcane Crystal Pendant ID 20037 · Armor · item level 27 "Arcane crystals are best utilized for the purposes of a mage."
Mystic Dawnstone ID 27679 · Gem · item level 25 "Matches any socket."
Smooth Ornate Dawnstone ID 28119 · Gem · item level 25 "Matches any socket."
Smooth Ornate Dawnstone ID 38550 · Gem · item level 25 "Matches any socket."
Honeycomb ID 79030 · Quest "Golden, delicious honeycomb."

Items Numbered Next to Arcane Crystal

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12363 (12356 to 12368) were usually added in the same batch as Arcane Crystal: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Highperch Wyvern Egg ID 12356 · Quest
Darkstone Tablet ID 12358 · Quest
Thorium Bar ID 12359 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Arcanite Bar ID 12360 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Blue Sapphire ID 12361 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Huge Emerald ID 12364 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Dense Stone ID 12365 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Thick Yeti Fur ID 12366 · Quest
Pristine Yeti Horn ID 12367 · Quest
Alexi's Gambit ID 12368 · Quest

Arcane Crystal Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 12363 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 80 silver
Vendor sell price: 20 silver
Stacks to: 1,000
Material: Liquid
Flags: 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Arcane Crystal in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Arcane Crystal is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Arcane Crystal next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Arcane Crystal in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcane Crystal is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Arcane Crystal in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Arcane Crystal is Uncommon quality, item level 60 with no level requirement.
What does Arcane Crystal sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 20s for one Arcane Crystal in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
What is Arcane Crystal used for in WoW Classic?: Arcane Crystal is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Obsidian Scope and Transmute: Arcanite.
How much is Arcane Crystal on the auction house right now?: 99g 99s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Arcane Crystal

Arcane Crystal Price History

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