An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1 gold46 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 1 gold19 silver to 7 gold20 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 inflict a curse on the target, inflicting Shadow damage and reducing their melee damage. 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 59 and is named Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy Weapon. In Classic Era it is item level 59. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 59. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 59. In MoP Classic it is item level 59.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 60s |
| WoW Forever | 59 | Uncommon | 60s |
| Classic Era | 59 | Uncommon | 60s |
| The Burning Crusade | 59 | Uncommon | 60s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 59 | Uncommon | 60s |
| MoP Classic | 59 | Uncommon | 60s |
Using Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Unholy Weapon takes 4 Large Brilliant Shard and 4 Essence of Undeath.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Unholy Weapon. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 357g, and Essence of Undeath is the largest share at 100%.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Large Brilliant Shard | 4 | 25 silver | 1 gold |
 Essence of Undeath | 4 | 89 gold | 356 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 357 gold | ||
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 - Unholy in required skill among Recipe > Enchanting, all from Classic like Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy (this item) | Unholy Weapon | 295 | Not listed |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact | Superior Impact | 295 | 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 Weapon - Lifestealing | 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 |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy uses icon file 134327, which 256 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact ID 16247 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Impact 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 Bracer - Superior Strength ID 16246 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Strength enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking ID 16250 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Striking enchantment."Formula: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility ID 16245 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Agility enchantment on boots."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina ID 16251 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Stamina enchantment."Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength ID 16244 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Strength enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader ID 16252 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Crusader enchantment."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16248 (16242 to 16253) were usually added in the same batch as Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formula: Enchant Chest - Major Mana ID 16242 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Mana enchantment."Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength ID 16244 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Strength enchantment."Formula: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility ID 16245 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Agility enchantment on boots."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength ID 16246 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Strength enchantment."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact ID 16247 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Impact 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 - 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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 16248 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy 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 - Unholy 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 - Unholy
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