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.

Essence of Pain - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

A Poor Miscellaneous, item level 10.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 22 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 22 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 22 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 22. In MoP Classic it is item level 22.

Version	Item level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	10	Poor	12c
WoW Forever	22	Common	12c
Classic Era	22	Common	12c
The Burning Crusade	22	Common	12c
Wrath of the Lich King	22	Poor	12c
MoP Classic	22	Poor	12c

Where Essence of Pain Fits

Items That Share Essence of Pain's Icon

Essence of Pain uses icon file 134743, which 27 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Jungle Remedy ID 2633 · Quest
Green Dye ID 2605 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Flask of Stormwind Tawny ID 2593 · Consumable · item level 7
Potion of Curing ID 3386 · Consumable · item level 23
Elixir of Tongues ID 2460 · Miscellaneous · item level 7
Yellow Dye ID 4341 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Fishliver Oil ID 1322 · Consumable · item level 10

Items Numbered Next to Essence of Pain

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2930 (2924 to 2940) were usually added in the same batch as Essence of Pain: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Crocolisk Meat ID 2924 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Crocolisk Skin ID 2925 · Quest
Head of Bazil Thredd ID 2926 · Quest
Creeping Torment ID 2927 · Miscellaneous · item level 17
Dust of Decay ID 2928 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Used by rogues to brew poison."
Maiden's Anguish ID 2931 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "Used by rogues to brew poison."
Seal of Wrynn ID 2933 · Armor · item level 19
Ruined Leather Scraps ID 2934 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Frenzy Blood ID 2939 · Quest
Bloody Bear Paw ID 2940 · Miscellaneous

Essence of Pain Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 2930 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 50 copper
Vendor sell price: 12 copper
Stacks to: 20
Material: Cloth
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0

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

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.

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