An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Lesser Magic Essence.
Lesser Magic Essence is listed at 31 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 52% below its typical price of 64 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 15 silver6 copper to 2 gold6 silver. About 14,174 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 52% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 64 silver.
| Crafted | Lesser Magic Essence | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Turn three lesser magic essences into a greater one.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | - |
| WoW Forever | 10 | Uncommon | 1c |
| Classic Era | 10 | Uncommon | - |
| The Burning Crusade | 10 | Uncommon | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 10 | Uncommon | - |
| MoP Classic | 10 | Uncommon | - |
The 11 recipes below use Lesser Magic Essence, across Classic Enchanting (10). The largest single use is 2 for Lesser Health.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser HealthAlso takes 2 Strange Dust. | Lesser Health | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
| Lesser Intellect | Lesser Intellect | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
| Minor AgilityAlso takes 6 Strange Dust. | Minor Agility | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
| Minor Mana | Minor Mana | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
| Minor Versatility | Minor Versatility | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
 Lesser Magic WandUncommon Wand Ranged, item level 5. Also takes 1 Simple Wood. | Lesser Magic Wand | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
| Lesser ManaAlso takes 1 Greater Magic Essence. | Lesser Mana | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
| Minor AbsorptionAlso takes 2 Strange Dust. | Minor Absorption | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
| Minor DodgeAlso takes 1 Strange Dust. | Minor Dodge | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
 Runed Copper RodAlso takes 1 Copper Rod and 1 Strange Dust. | Runed Copper Rod | Classic Enchanting | 1 |
 Greater Magic Essence | Greater Magic Essence | 2 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Lesser Magic Essence among Trade Goods > Enchanting; 9 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Magic Essence (this item) | 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 |
 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.
Lesser Magic 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 | 31 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 70 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Lesser Magic Essence uses icon file 132867, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Faint Arcane Essence ID 24139 · QuestTears of the Skyhorn ID 133112 · Gem · item level 44Unstable Essence ID 158872 · Miscellaneous · item level 40Eye of the Scryer ID 180035 · Quest "A glowing, still twitching eye, pried directly from Leerok the Scryer."Hypnotic Murloc Lure ID 205691 · Miscellaneous · item level 70 "It feels like it's calling out to you."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10938 (10918 to 10999) were usually added in the same batch as Lesser Magic Essence: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Empty Poison Vial ID 10918 · Consumable · item level 14 "A leftover poison vial, predating Rogues' discovery of replenishable toxin pouches."
Apothecary Gloves ID 10919 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11Empty 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."Greater Magic Essence ID 10939 · 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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 10938 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Lesser 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 Lesser 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 Lesser 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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