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Essence of Air
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 4 silver
Current price
25 gold
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Best farmed in northern Silithus off the Dust Stormers. Be prepared, though, everyone and their brother farms these things there, it is sometimes hard to get them. Visit at off-peak hours for your best chance.
I don't know how readable this will be but here's a little diagram of the transmute circle that is possible with elemental essences. The main circle is Earth to Water to Air to Fire and back to Earth. The two branches are Life to Earth to Life and Water to Undeath to Water.
Life ‹-› Earth ‹-› Water ‹-› Undeath
...............^............v
.............Fire.. ‹-› ..Air
Killed 150 Dust Stormers last night, and got 1x Essence of Air.
Went back today and killed 35, and got 4x Essence of Air to drop.
Random loot is random.
- Right now 2,670 units listed across 17 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 34 gold and 99 gold: a 127% spread reads as a volatile market.live market
- Listings are down 54% from their 7 day average (2,670 vs 5,832 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 34% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Essence of Air Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)2,670Units listed
54Sellers
25 goldCheapest now
Deep supply
Essence of Air is listed at 25 gold in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 14% above its typical price of 22 gold1 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 4 gold39 silver to 54 gold44 silver. About 2,670 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 14% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 22 gold1 silver.
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- Used in 12 recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking and Tailoring: Transmute: Air to Fire, Agility, Agility and more.crafting
Crafted By
The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Water to Air takes 1 Essence of Water.
Used In
The 12 recipes below use Essence of Air, across Classic Leatherworking (5), Classic Enchanting (3), Classic Alchemy (1), Classic Engineering (1), Classic Tailoring (1) and Outland Jewelcrafting (1). The largest single use is 10 for Robe of the Archmage.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Fire | Transmute: Air to Fire | Classic Alchemy | 1 |
| AgilityAlso takes 4 Large Brilliant Shard. | Agility | Classic Enchanting | 4 |
| AgilityAlso takes 6 Large Brilliant Shard. | Agility | Classic Enchanting | 4 |
| Icy ChillAlso takes 4 Large Brilliant Shard, 1 Essence of Water and 1 Icecap. | Icy Chill | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
 Force Reactive DiskEpic Shield, item level 29. Also takes 6 Arcanite Bar, 2 Delicate Arcanite Converter, 12 Living Essence and 8 Essence of Earth. | Force Reactive Disk | Classic Engineering | 8 |
 Mongoose BootsRare Leather Feet, item level 29. Also takes 12 Rugged Leather, 4 Black Diamond, 2 Cured Rugged Hide and 4 Rune Thread. | Mongoose Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 6 |
 Stormshroud GlovesRare Leather Hands, item level 28. Also takes 6 Enchanted Leather and 2 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Stormshroud Gloves | Classic Leatherworking | 4 |
 Stormshroud ArmorRare Leather Chest, item level 28. Also takes 16 Rugged Leather, 1 Cured Rugged Hide and 1 Rune Thread. | Stormshroud Armor | Classic Leatherworking | 3 |
 Stormshroud ShouldersRare Leather Shoulder, item level 29. Also takes 12 Rugged Leather and 2 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Stormshroud Shoulders | Classic Leatherworking | 3 |
 Stormshroud PantsRare Leather Legs, item level 28. Also takes 16 Rugged Leather and 1 Rune Thread. | Stormshroud Pants | Classic Leatherworking | 2 |
 Robe of the ArchmageEpic Cloth Chest, item level 29. Also takes 12 Bolt of Runecloth, 10 Essence of Fire, 10 Essence of Earth, 10 Essence of Water and 2 Rune Thread. | Robe of the Archmage | Classic Tailoring | 10 |
 Arcanite Sword PendantRare Neck, item level 29. Also takes 4 Arcanite Bar and 4 Essence of Earth. | Arcanite Sword Pendant | Outland Jewelcrafting | 4 |
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Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Essence of Air among Trade Goods > Elemental, all from Classic like Essence of Air.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essence of Air (this item) | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 12 recipes, including Essence of Fire and Robe of the Archmage | 44 gold |
 Essence of Earth | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 29 recipes, including Thorium Shield Spike and Stronghold Gauntlets | 1 gold |
| Essence of Fire | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 35 recipes, including Smoking Heart of the Mountain and Fiery Plate Gauntlets | 10 silver |
 Essence of Water | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 55 recipes, including Dawnbringer Shoulders and Storm Gauntlets | 99 gold |
 Living Essence | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 37 recipes, including Wildthorn Mail and Bleakwood Hew | 9 gold |
 Essence of Undeath | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 47 recipes, including Gnomish Death Ray and Corruption | 89 gold |
 Elemental Earth | 10 | Used in 17 recipes, including Earthen Vest and Robe of Power | 47 silver |
 Elemental Fire | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 10 recipes, including Robe of Power and Crimson Silk Robe | 4 silver |
 Elemental Air | 10 | Used in 4 recipes, including Robe of Power and Greater Holy Protection Potion | 26 gold |
 Elemental Water | 10 | Used in 6 recipes, including Azure Silk Belt and Robe of Power | 4 silver |
 Core of Earth | 10 | Used in 8 recipes, including The Shatterer and Runed Mithril Hammer | 4 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Elemental Fire at 4 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Essence of Air has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 44 gold | Region-wide |
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Essence of Air in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Essence of Air 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 Essence of Air next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Essence of Air in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Essence of Air 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.
- Where do you get Essence of Air in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of Air is created by Transmute: Water to Air.
- What level is Essence of Air in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of Air is Uncommon quality, item level 55 with no level requirement.
- What does Essence of Air sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 4s for one Essence of Air in Classic Era.
- What is Essence of Air used for in WoW Classic?
- Essence of Air is a reagent in 20 Classic Era recipes, including Alchemist's Stone, Enchant 2H Weapon - Agility, Enchant Bracer - Agility, Enchant Bracer - Spell Power and 16 more.
- How much is Essence of Air on the auction house right now?
- 25g 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.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Essence of Air