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57Sellers

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Auction House snapshot 45 min ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all EU realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Maelstrom Crystal is listed at 1 gold in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 67% below its typical price of 3 gold2 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold59 silver to 8 gold52 silver. About 16,474 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 67% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold2 silver.

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Where it comes from

Vendor	NPC #12795	Hall of Legends

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Maelstrom Crystal as sold by a vendor NPC in Hall of Legends.

Vendor	Zone	Map	Waypoint	Other items it sells
NPC #12795	Hall of Legends	-	-	122

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Used in 21 recipes across Enchanting: Agility, Assassin's Step, Enchanted Lantern and more.crafting

Other versions

MoP Classic

Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 85.

Version	Item level	Quality
Retail (Midnight)	25	Epic
MoP Classic	85	Epic

Maelstrom Crystal Game Data

Used In

The 21 recipes below use Maelstrom Crystal, all from Cataclysm Enchanting. The largest single use is 10 for Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Tome of Illusions: CataclysmAlso takes 10 Heavenly Shard, 5 Volatile Air, 5 Volatile Earth and 3 Light Parchment.	Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm	Cataclysm Enchanting	10
Tome of Illusions: Elemental LordsAlso takes 3 Volatile Air, 3 Volatile Earth, 3 Volatile Fire, 3 Volatile Life, 3 Volatile Water and 1 Light Parchment.	Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords	Cataclysm Enchanting	10
WindwalkAlso takes 4 Greater Celestial Essence and 6 Heavenly Shard.	Windwalk	Cataclysm Enchanting	6
Greater Critical Strike	Greater Critical Strike	Cataclysm Enchanting	5
LandslideAlso takes 6 Hypnotic Dust, 5 Greater Celestial Essence and 5 Heavenly Shard.	Landslide	Cataclysm Enchanting	5
Twilight Fire CanisterAlso takes 9 Ashwood Lumber, 8 Volatile Air, 1 Hardened Elementium Bar and 1 Living Ember.	Twilight Fire Canister	Cataclysm Enchanting	5
Power TorrentAlso takes 14 Hypnotic Dust and 8 Heavenly Shard.	Power Torrent	Cataclysm Enchanting	4
Peerless StatsAlso takes 3 Heavenly Shard.	Peerless Stats	Cataclysm Enchanting	3
AgilityAlso takes 12 Hypnotic Dust and 15 Volatile Air.	Agility	Cataclysm Enchanting	2
Greater MasteryAlso takes 10 Hypnotic Dust and 5 Greater Celestial Essence.	Greater Mastery	Cataclysm Enchanting	2
Greater StaminaAlso takes 10 Hypnotic Dust and 4 Heavenly Shard.	Greater Stamina	Cataclysm Enchanting	2
Major StrengthAlso takes 6 Hypnotic Dust and 25 Volatile Earth.	Major Strength	Cataclysm Enchanting	2
Mighty IntellectAlso takes 4 Hypnotic Dust, 4 Greater Celestial Essence and 15 Volatile Water.	Mighty Intellect	Cataclysm Enchanting	2
Mighty StrengthAlso takes 4 Hypnotic Dust and 8 Greater Celestial Essence.	Mighty Strength	Cataclysm Enchanting	2
Assassin's StepAlso takes 5 Hypnotic Dust, 7 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard.	Assassin's Step	Cataclysm Enchanting	1
Enchanted LanternAlso takes 8 Heavenly Shard and 8 Hypnotic Dust.	Enchanted Lantern	Cataclysm Enchanting	1
Greater Critical StrikeAlso takes 15 Hypnotic Dust, 3 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard.	Greater Critical Strike	Cataclysm Enchanting	1
Greater SpeedAlso takes 12 Hypnotic Dust, 4 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard.	Greater Speed	Cataclysm Enchanting	1
Heavenly Shard	Maelstrom Shatter	Cataclysm Enchanting	1
LavawalkerAlso takes 10 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard.	Lavawalker	Cataclysm Enchanting	1
Magic LampAlso takes 8 Heavenly Shard and 4 Greater Celestial Essence.	Magic Lamp	Cataclysm Enchanting	1

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Maelstrom Crystal Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Maelstrom Crystal among Trade Goods > Enchanting; 5 of them also come from Cataclysm.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Maelstrom Crystal (this item)	25	Used in 21 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting), including Enchanted Lantern and Magic Lamp	3 gold
Small Heavenly Shard	25	Use: Create Heavenly Shard	1 gold
Heavenly Shard	25	Crafted with Cataclysm Enchanting; Used in 16 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting), including Enchanted Lantern and Magic Lamp	2 gold
Lesser Celestial Essence	25	Used in 6 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting); Use: Greater Celestial Essence	4 gold
Greater Celestial Essence	25	Used in 31 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting), including Magic Lamp; Use: Lesser Celestial Essence	13 gold
Hypnotic Dust	25	Used in 45 recipes, including Rhinestone Sunglasses and Embersilk Bag	16 gold
Abyss Crystal	20	Used in 18 recipes, including Black Chitin Bracers and Black Chitin Bracers	1 gold
Sha Crystal	30	Crafted with Pandaria Enchanting; Used in 9 recipes (Pandaria Enchanting), including Ethereal Shard and Tome of Illusions: Pandaria	5 gold
Dream Shard	20	Used in 29 recipes, including Dream Signet and Gnomish X-Ray Specs	4 gold
Small Dream Shard	20	Use: Create Dream Shard	1 gold
Ethereal Shard	30	Crafted with Pandaria Enchanting; Used in 9 recipes (Pandaria Enchanting), including Sha Crystal and Mysterious Essence	89 silver

The lowest listed price among them is Ethereal Shard at 89 silver in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Maelstrom Crystal 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	1 gold	Region-wide
Europe	3 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Maelstrom Crystal Fits

Where to Buy Maelstrom Crystal

Maelstrom Crystal is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 12795 stands in Hall of Legends.

NPC 12795 in Hall of Legends
NPC 12795 in Orgrimmar at 38.1, 72.7

Items That Share Maelstrom Crystal's Icon

Maelstrom Crystal uses icon file 463517, which 6 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Tidestone Shard ID 120401 · Quest "The crystal hums softly. There is still some power left within it."
Lunarwing Crystal ID 132281 · Gem · item level 44
Blood of the Unmaker ID 152900 · Quest · item level 45 "The blood of a titan, already hardened into a solid crystal."
Sapphire Resonating Crystal ID 211085 · Miscellaneous · item level 30 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."
Rock Candy Package ID 239015 · Quest "Made with real rocks!"

Items Numbered Next to Maelstrom Crystal

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 52722 (52717 to 52727) were usually added in the same batch as Maelstrom Crystal: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Fiery Leash ID 52717 · Quest
Lesser Celestial Essence ID 52718 · Trade Goods · item level 25
Greater Celestial Essence ID 52719 · Trade Goods · item level 25
Small Heavenly Shard ID 52720 · Trade Goods · item level 25
Heavenly Shard ID 52721 · Trade Goods · item level 25
Runed Elementium Rod ID 52723 · Profession · item level 32 "Can also serve as any lesser runed enchanting rod."
Twilight Communique ID 52724 · Quest
Hyjal Battleplans ID 52725 · Quest
Stonebloom ID 52726 · Quest "A dried, pungent fungal bloom."
Bitterblossom ID 52727 · Quest "The buds of this plant are heavy with liquid stored within."