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Essence of Pain
Item Level 10Miscellaneous
“Used by rogues to brew poison.”
Sell price: 12 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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Essence of Pain in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Essence of Pain 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 Pain next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Essence of Pain in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Essence of Pain 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 Essence of Pain in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of Pain is common quality, item level 22 with no level requirement.
- What does Essence of Pain sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12c for one Essence of Pain in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Essence of Pain used for in WoW Classic?
- Essence of Pain is a reagent in 7 Classic Era recipes, including Creeping Pain, Crippling Poison, Mind-numbing Poison, Mind-numbing Poison II and 3 more.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Essence of Pain
Essence of Pain is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.