A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 200 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 160 gold to 329 gold47 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Permanently enchant a melee weapon to often steal life from the enemy and give it to the wielder. Has a reduced effect for players above level. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 62. In Classic Era it is item level 62. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62. In MoP Classic it is item level 62.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 75s |
| WoW Forever | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| Classic Era | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| MoP Classic | 62 | Rare | 75s |
Using Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Lifestealing takes 4 Large Brilliant Shard, 4 Essence of Undeath and 4 Living Essence.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Lifestealing. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 396g 96s, and Essence of Undeath is the largest share at 90%.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Large Brilliant Shard | 4 | 25 silver | 1 gold |
 Essence of Undeath | 4 | 89 gold | 356 gold |
 Living Essence | 4 | 9 gold99 silver | 39 gold96 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 396 gold96 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 recipes nearest to Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing in required skill among Recipe > Enchanting, all from Classic like Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing (this item) | Lifestealing | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Spellpower | Spellpower | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Healing Power | Healing Power | 300 | Not listed |
 Ancient Formula: Stormwatcher |  Stormwatcher | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect | Major Intellect | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking | Superior Striking | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina | Superior Stamina | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats | Greater Stats | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility | Major Versatility | 300 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact | Superior Impact | 295 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy | Unholy Weapon | 295 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing uses icon file 134327, which 256 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats ID 16253 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Stats enchantment on chest armor."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility ID 16255 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Versatility enchantment on two-handed weapons."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader ID 16252 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Crusader enchantment."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina ID 16251 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Stamina enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking ID 16250 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Striking enchantment."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect ID 16249 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Major Intellect enchantment on two-handed weapons."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy ID 16248 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Unholy enchantment."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact ID 16247 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Impact enchantment."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16254 (16249 to 16283) were usually added in the same batch as Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect ID 16249 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Major Intellect enchantment on two-handed weapons."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking ID 16250 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Striking enchantment."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina ID 16251 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Stamina enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader ID 16252 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Crusader enchantment."Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats ID 16253 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Stats enchantment on chest armor."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility ID 16255 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Versatility enchantment on two-handed weapons."
Dolanaar Recipe Book ID 16262 · Quest
Sister Aquinne's Note ID 16263 · Quest
Bundle of Hides ID 16282 · Consumable
Ahanu's Leather Goods ID 16283 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 16254 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing 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 Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing
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