An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Transmute: Earth to Water.
Essence of Water is listed at 95 gold43 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, in line with its typical price of 99 gold10 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 15 gold32 silver to 161 gold29 silver. About 1,688 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 99 gold10 silver.
| Crafted | Transmute: Earth to Water | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Crafted | Transmute: Undeath to Water | Recipe |
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 55. In Classic Era it is item level 55. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | 4s |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Uncommon | 4s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Uncommon | 4s |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Uncommon | 4s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Uncommon | 4s |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Uncommon | 4s |
The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Earth to Water takes 1 Essence of Earth.
The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Undeath to Water takes 1 Essence of Undeath.
The 25 recipes below use Essence of Water, across Classic Tailoring (10), Classic Blacksmithing (6), Classic Leatherworking (5), Classic Enchanting (3) and Classic Engineering (1). The largest single use is 12 for Belt of the Archmage.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Enchanted Thorium LeggingsRare Plate Legs, item level 29. Also takes 10 Arcanite Bar, 20 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 2 Blue Sapphire and 1 Huge Emerald. | Enchanted Thorium Leggings | Classic Blacksmithing | 6 |
 Enchanted Thorium BreastplateRare Plate Chest, item level 29. Also takes 8 Arcanite Bar, 24 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 4 Essence of Earth, 2 Huge Emerald and 2 Azerothian Diamond. | Enchanted Thorium Breastplate | Classic Blacksmithing | 4 |
 FrostguardRare One-Handed Sword One-Hand, item level 29. Also takes 18 Arcanite Bar, 8 Blue Sapphire, 8 Azerothian Diamond, 2 Dense Grinding Stone and 4 Enchanted Leather. | Frostguard | Classic Blacksmithing | 4 |
 Icebane BreastplateEpic Plate Chest, item level 29. Also takes 7 Frozen Rune, 16 Thorium Bar and 2 Arcanite Bar. | Icebane Breastplate | Classic Blacksmithing | 4 |
 Dawnbringer ShouldersRare Plate Shoulder, item level 28. Also takes 20 Thorium Bar, 4 Arcanite Bar and 2 Huge Emerald. | Dawnbringer Shoulders | Classic Blacksmithing | 2 |
 Icebane BracersEpic Plate Wrist, item level 29. Also takes 4 Frozen Rune, 12 Thorium Bar and 2 Arcanite Bar. | Icebane Bracers | Classic Blacksmithing | 2 |
| Frost PowerAlso takes 10 Large Brilliant Shard. | Frost Power | Classic Enchanting | 4 |
| Healing PowerAlso takes 4 Large Brilliant Shard and 4 Greater Eternal Essence. | Healing Power | Classic Enchanting | 4 |
| Argent VersatilityAlso takes 4 Rich Illusion Dust and 4 Greater Eternal Essence. | Argent Versatility | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
 Hyper-Radiant Flame ReflectorRare Trinket, item level 28. Also takes 4 Dark Iron Bar, 3 Truesilver Transformer, 4 Star Ruby and 2 Azerothian Diamond. | Hyper-Radiant Flame Reflector | Classic Engineering | 6 |
 Dawn TreadersRare Leather Feet, item level 28. Also takes 30 Rugged Leather, 2 Guardian Stone, 2 Cured Rugged Hide and 2 Rune Thread. | Dawn Treaders | Classic Leatherworking | 4 |
 Frostsaber BootsUncommon Leather Feet, item level 28. Also takes 4 Rugged Leather and 1 Rune Thread. | Frostsaber Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Frostsaber GlovesUncommon Leather Hands, item level 29. Also takes 6 Rugged Leather and 1 Rune Thread. | Frostsaber Gloves | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Frostsaber LeggingsUncommon Leather Legs, item level 28. Also takes 6 Rugged Leather and 1 Rune Thread. | Frostsaber Leggings | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Frostsaber TunicUncommon Leather Chest, item level 29. Also takes 12 Rugged Leather, 1 Cured Rugged Hide and 2 Rune Thread. | Frostsaber Tunic | Classic Leatherworking | 1 |
 Belt of the ArchmageEpic Cloth Waist, item level 29. Also takes 16 Bolt of Runecloth, 10 Ghost Dye, 10 Mooncloth, 12 Essence of Fire, 6 Large Brilliant Shard and 6 Rune Thread. | Belt of the Archmage | Classic Tailoring | 12 |
 Glacial ChapeauEpic Cloth Head, item level 29. Also takes 14 Frozen Rune, 16 Bolt of Runecloth and 16 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Chapeau | Classic Tailoring | 12 |
 Glacial EpauletsEpic Cloth Shoulder, item level 29. Also takes 10 Frozen Rune, 12 Bolt of Runecloth and 12 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Epaulets | Classic Tailoring | 9 |
 Glacial LeggingsEpic Cloth Legs, item level 29. Also takes 7 Frozen Rune, 8 Bolt of Runecloth and 8 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Leggings | Classic Tailoring | 6 |
 Glacial VestEpic Cloth Chest, item level 29. Also takes 7 Frozen Rune, 8 Bolt of Runecloth and 8 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Vest | Classic Tailoring | 6 |
 Glacial FootwearEpic Cloth Feet, item level 29. Also takes 5 Frozen Rune, 4 Bolt of Runecloth and 4 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Footwear | Classic Tailoring | 4 |
 Glacial GlovesEpic Cloth Hands, item level 29. Also takes 5 Frozen Rune, 4 Bolt of Runecloth and 4 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Gloves | Classic Tailoring | 4 |
| Glacial TetherEpic Cloth Waist, item level 29. Also takes 5 Frozen Rune, 4 Bolt of Runecloth and 4 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Tether | Classic Tailoring | 4 |
 Glacial CloakEpic Cloth Back, item level 29. Also takes 5 Frozen Rune, 4 Bolt of Runecloth and 4 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Cloak | Classic Tailoring | 2 |
| Glacial WristsEpic Cloth Wrist, item level 29. Also takes 4 Frozen Rune, 2 Bolt of Runecloth and 4 Ironweb Spider Silk. | Glacial Wrists | Classic Tailoring | 2 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1g 5s. Essence of Water lists from 99g 79s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 93g 75s after the 5% auction cut, a 8,929% margin over its reagents. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Earth to Water is taught by Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Earth | 1 | 1 gold5 silver | 1 gold5 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1 gold5 silver | ||
| Essence of Water at its lowest listing | 99 gold79 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 93 gold75 silver | ||
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 89g. Essence of Water lists from 99g 79s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 5g 80s after the 5% auction cut, a 6.5% margin over its reagents. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Undeath to Water is taught by Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Undeath | 1 | 89 gold | 89 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 89 gold | ||
| Essence of Water at its lowest listing | 99 gold79 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 5 gold80 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Essence of Water among Trade Goods > Elemental, all from Classic like Essence of Water.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essence of Water (this item) | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 55 recipes, including Dawnbringer Shoulders and Storm Gauntlets | 99 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 Air | 10 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 12 recipes, including Essence of Fire and Robe of the Archmage | 44 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.
Essence of Water 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 | 51 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 99 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Essence of Water uses icon file 136007, which 8 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Fel Creep ID 11514 · QuestChilled Serpent Mucus ID 38346 · Quest "Cool, but not...."Gooey Ghoul Drool ID 38687 · Quest "Could be used as glue."Netherspawn, Spawn of Netherspawn ID 116815 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."Arcano-Plasm ID 133379 · Quest "It takes a great engineer to turn this into fuel."Jelly Jam ID 168011 · MiscellaneousExtra Gooey Gorm Gunk ID 183718 · Miscellaneous · item level 50 "Even more gooey and gross than usual. Very hard to walk through."Quartzite Spore Bile ID 204088 · Quest "It smells about as good as you might expect."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 7080 (7075 to 7085) were usually added in the same batch as Essence of Water: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Core of Earth ID 7075 · Trade Goods · item level 10Essence of Earth ID 7076 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Heart of Fire ID 7077 · Trade Goods · item level 10Essence of Fire ID 7078 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Globe of Water ID 7079 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Breath of Wind ID 7081 · Trade Goods · item level 10Essence of Air ID 7082 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Purified Kor Gem ID 7083 · Quest
Pattern: Crimson Silk Shoulders ID 7084 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Crimson Silk Shoulders."Pattern: Azure Shoulders ID 7085 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Azure Shoulders."The raw ItemSparse values for item 7080 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Essence of Water 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 Water next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Essence of Water
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