An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Greater Magic Essence.
Greater Magic Essence is listed at 63 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 47% below its typical price of 1 gold18 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 21 silver42 copper to 9 gold61 silver. About 28,861 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 47% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1 gold18 silver.
| Crafted | Greater Magic Essence | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Turn a greater magic essence into three lesser ones.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 15 and sells to vendors for 1c. In Classic Era it is item level 15. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 15. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 15. In MoP Classic it is item level 15.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | - |
| WoW Forever | 15 | Uncommon | 1c |
| Classic Era | 15 | Uncommon | - |
| The Burning Crusade | 15 | Uncommon | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 15 | Uncommon | - |
| MoP Classic | 15 | Uncommon | - |
The recipe Greater Magic Essence takes 2 Lesser Magic Essence.
The 7 recipes below use Greater Magic Essence, all from Classic Enchanting. The largest single use is 2 for Minor Beastslayer.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor BeastslayerAlso takes 4 Strange Dust. | Minor Beastslayer | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
| Minor ImpactAlso takes 4 Strange Dust. | Minor Impact | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
| Minor StrikingAlso takes 4 Strange Dust. | Minor Striking | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
 Greater Magic WandUncommon Wand Ranged, item level 11. Also takes 1 Simple Wood. | Greater Magic Wand | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
| Lesser ManaAlso takes 1 Lesser Magic Essence. | Lesser Mana | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
| Minor AgilityAlso takes 2 Strange Dust. | Minor Agility | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
| Minor ProtectionAlso takes 3 Strange Dust. | Minor Protection | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Greater Magic Essence among Trade Goods > Enchanting; 9 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Magic Essence (this item) | 10 | Used in 7 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Greater Magic Wand; Use: Lesser Magic Essence | 95 silver |
 Lesser Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 10 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Lesser Magic Wand; Use: Greater Magic Essence | 70 silver |
 Lesser Eternal Essence | 10 | Used in 26 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Greater Eternal Essence | 11 gold |
 Greater Eternal Essence | 10 | Used in 36 recipes, including Enchanted Leather and Enchanted Runecloth Bag; Use: Lesser Eternal Essence | 35 gold |
 Strange Dust | 10 | Used in 15 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Minor Wizard Oil | 30 silver |
 Small Brilliant Shard | 10 | Used in 14 recipes (Classic Enchanting) | 51 silver |
 Large Brilliant Shard | 10 | Used in 48 recipes, including Smoking Heart of the Mountain and Bottomless Bag | 25 silver |
 Light Illusion Dust | 10 | Used in 36 recipes, including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Rich Illusion Dust | 85 silver |
 Rich Illusion Dust | 10 | Used in 43 recipes, including Enchanted Thorium Bar and Greater Arcane Protection Potion; Use: Light Illusion Dust | 77 silver |
 Sha Crystal Fragment | 32 | Use: Create Sha Crystal | 4 gold |
 Greater Planar Essence | 15 | Used in 40 recipes, including Imbued Netherweave Bag and Spellfire Bag; Use: Lesser Planar Essence | 7 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Large Brilliant Shard at 25 silver in the EU Auction House.
Greater Magic Essence has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 95 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 1 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Greater Magic Essence uses icon file 132866, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Arcane Power Focus ID 35690 · QuestGlutinous Glitterscale Glob ID 205688 · MiscellaneousUnstable Power Source ID 238885 · Miscellaneous · item level 80Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10939 (10919 to 11018) were usually added in the same batch as Greater Magic Essence: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Apothecary Gloves ID 10919 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11
Empty Poison Vial ID 10920 · Consumable · item level 17 "A leftover poison vial, predating Rogues' discovery of replenishable toxin pouches."Empty Poison Vial ID 10921 · Consumable · item level 21 "A leftover poison vial, predating Rogues' discovery of replenishable toxin pouches."Empty Poison Vial ID 10922 · Consumable · item level 23 "A leftover poison vial, predating Rogues' discovery of replenishable toxin pouches."Lesser Magic Essence ID 10938 · Trade Goods · item level 10Strange Dust ID 10940 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Nida's Necklace ID 10958 · Quest
Demon Hide Sack ID 10959 · Container · item level 28
Ironfel ID 10999 · Quest "Etched into the face of the hammer are the letters: F.F.F."
Un'Goro Soil ID 11018 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 10939 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Greater Magic Essence 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 Greater Magic Essence 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 Greater Magic Essence
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
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