A Common Trade Goods, item level 15. Crafted with Earth Shatter.
Mote of Earth is listed at 45 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 37% below its typical price of 71 silver77 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 27 silver84 copper to 1 gold73 silver. About 16,106 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 37% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 71 silver77 copper.
| Crafted | Earth Shatter | Recipe |
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First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).
Turn ten Motes of Earth into Primal Earth.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In The Burning Crusade it is item level 65. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 65. In MoP Classic it is item level 65.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 15 | Common | 4s |
| The Burning Crusade | 65 | Common | 4s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 65 | Common | 4s |
| MoP Classic | 65 | Common | 4s |
The 5 recipes below use Mote of Earth, across Outland Blacksmithing (2), Outland Alchemy (1) and Outland Engineering (1). The largest single use is 9 for Primal Earth.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ironshield PotionAlso takes 2 Ancient Lichen and 1 Crystal Vial. | Ironshield Potion | Outland Alchemy | 3 |
 Adamantite Sharpening StoneAlso takes 1 Adamantite Bar. | Adamantite Sharpening Stone | Outland Blacksmithing | 2 |
 Fel Sharpening StoneAlso takes 1 Fel Iron Bar. | Fel Sharpening Stone | Outland Blacksmithing | 1 |
 Elemental Blasting PowderAlso takes 1 Mote of Fire. | Elemental Blasting Powder | Outland Engineering | 2 |
 Primal Earth | Create Primal Earth | 9 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 6g. One craft makes 10 Mote of Earth. Mote of Earth lists from 35s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2g 67s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Earth Shatter turns yellow at Outland Mining skill 1 and grey at 10.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primal Earth | 1 | 6 gold | 6 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 6 gold | ||
| Mote of Earth x10 at its lowest listing | 3 gold50 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −2 gold67 silver | ||
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 items nearest to Mote of Earth among Trade Goods > Elemental, all from The Burning Crusade like Mote of Earth.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mote of Earth (this item) | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in 4 recipes, including Ironshield Potion and Fel Sharpening Stone; Use: Create Primal Earth | 35 silver |
 Mote of Air | 15 | Use: Create Primal Air | 49 gold |
 Mote of Fire | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in Elixir of Major Firepower and Elemental Blasting Powder; Use: Create Primal Fire | 49 gold |
 Mote of Life | 15 | Use: Create Primal Life | 9 gold |
 Mote of Mana | 15 | Use: Create Primal Mana | 31 gold |
 Mote of Shadow | 15 | Used in Bad Clams (Northrend Cooking); Use: Create Primal Shadow | 3 gold |
 Mote of Water | 15 | Used in Elixir of Major Frost Power and Necklace of the Deep; Use: Create Primal Water | 13 gold |
 Primal Fire | 15 | Crafted with Outland Alchemy; Used in 80 recipes, including Spellfire Belt and Spellfire Gloves | 515 gold |
 Primal Water | 15 | Crafted with Outland Alchemy; Used in 61 recipes, including Primal Mooncloth and Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders | 139 gold |
 Primal Life | 15 | Crafted with Outland Alchemy; Used in 74 recipes, including Primal Mooncloth and Primal Mooncloth Belt | 118 gold |
 Primal Air | 15 | Crafted with Outland Alchemy; Used in 61 recipes, including Primal Fire and Swiftsteel Gloves | 490 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Mote of Shadow at 3 gold in the EU Auction House.
Mote of Earth 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 | 35 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 60 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Mote of Earth uses icon file 132838, which 10 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Exhausted Flashgrowth Mote ID 63776 · Miscellaneous · item level 36Living Earth ID 112084 · Quest "A mote of pure and living earth."Mote of the Forgemaster ID 155855 · Gem · item level 50Elemental Core ID 163476 · Quest · item level 50 "The exhausted core of an elemental island invader."Rumbling Essence ID 163701 · Miscellaneous · item level 50Decayed Isotopes ID 169880 · MiscellaneousTerrene Speck ID 192647 · Miscellaneous · item level 70Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22573 (22567 to 22578) were usually added in the same batch as Mote of Earth: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Gargoyle Fragment ID 22567 · Quest "Shattered into a hundred tiny pieces, they don't seem quite as menacing."
Sealed Craftsman's Writ ID 22568 · Miscellaneous
Plagued Blood Sample ID 22570 · Quest
Courier's Bag ID 22571 · ContainerMote of Air ID 22572 · Trade Goods · item level 15Mote of Fire ID 22574 · Trade Goods · item level 15Mote of Life ID 22575 · Trade Goods · item level 15Mote of Mana ID 22576 · Trade Goods · item level 15Mote of Shadow ID 22577 · Trade Goods · item level 15Mote of Water ID 22578 · Trade Goods · item level 15The raw ItemSparse values for item 22573 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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