An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Lesser Eternal Essence.
Lesser Eternal Essence is listed at 5 gold in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 47% above its typical price of 3 gold39 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 48 silver81 copper to 13 gold49 silver. About 5,075 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 47% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold39 silver.
| Crafted | Lesser Eternal Essence | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Turn three lesser eternal essences into a greater one.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 50 and sells to vendors for 1c. In Classic Era it is item level 50. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50. In MoP Classic it is item level 50.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | - |
| WoW Forever | 50 | Uncommon | 1c |
| Classic Era | 50 | Uncommon | - |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | Uncommon | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | Uncommon | - |
| MoP Classic | 50 | Uncommon | - |
The 25 recipes below use Lesser Eternal Essence, across Classic Enchanting (24). The largest single use is 5 for Greater Mana.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Lesser Eternal Essence among Trade Goods > Enchanting; 9 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Eternal Essence (this item) | 10 | Used in 26 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Lesser Mystic Wand and Greater Mystic Wand; Use: Greater Eternal Essence | 11 gold |
 Lesser Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 10 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Runed Copper Rod and Lesser Magic Wand; Use: Greater Magic Essence | 70 silver |
 Greater Magic Essence | 10 | Used in 7 recipes (Classic Enchanting), including Greater Magic Wand; Use: Lesser Magic Essence | 95 silver |
 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.
Lesser Eternal Essence 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 | 6 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 11 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Lesser Eternal Essence uses icon file 132865, which 5 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
Essence of Pure Spirit ID 139386 · QuestAspect of Disregard ID 141267 · Gem · item level 50Etherwyrm Filament ID 175967 · Quest "Surprisingly strong anima-infused strands from an etherwyrm's tail."Memory of Northrend ID 223642 · Consumable "A glimmering fragment of the memories of Northrend."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16202 (16189 to 16207) were usually added in the same batch as Lesser Eternal Essence: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Maggran's Reserve Letter ID 16189 · Quest
Bloodfury Ripper's Remains ID 16190 · Quest
Besseleth's Fang ID 16192 · QuestGreater Eternal Essence ID 16203 · Trade Goods · item level 10Light Illusion Dust ID 16204 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Gaea Seed ID 16205 · Quest
Arcanite Rod ID 16206 · Trade Goods · item level 23
Runed Arcanite Rod ID 16207 · Profession · item level 24 "Can also serve as any lesser runed enchanting rod."The raw ItemSparse values for item 16202 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Lesser Eternal 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 Lesser Eternal 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 Lesser Eternal 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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