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Mote of Shadow
Item Level 15Trade Goods
Use: Create Primal Shadow
Sell price: 4 silver
Current price
2 gold63 silver
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I made a quick outline of where all the best places to farm motes are. Very useful if, like me, you are farming many of them for a recipe of some sort.
Layout:
(Zone) NPC name - Coordinates - % drop rate - link to page at WoheadMote of Air:
(Nagrand) Storming Wind-Ripper - 69.21 (Throne of Elements) - 33.9% - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=22310Mote of Fire:
(Nagrand) Raging Fire-Soul - 69.21 (Throne of Elements) - 34.1 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=22311Mote of Water:
(Terokkar Forest) Crashing Wave-Spirit - 63.17 (North-Western Throne of Elements) - 33.7 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=22309Mote of Earth:
(Blade's Edge Mountains) Sundered Rumbler - (Basically above and all below Area 52) - 18.8 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18881Mote of Mana:
(Netherstorm) Mana Wraith - 36.60 and 31.73 (Anywhere above Area 52 and more below. While you're at it, kill the Nether Rays as well, they have just as good of a chance to drop and are mostly in the same area) - 25.8 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18864Mote of Life:
(Zangarmarsh) I didn't find any specific place to farm for these because the zone is just rich with them. But I would suggest farming the Bogg/ Starving Bogg Lords and Fungal /Starving Fungal Giants because they are all very close. - The Spawning Glen (SW Zangarmarsh) and East of there is the Quagg Ridge - Very similar drop rates on all 4 mobs that I pointed out, 18.2 to 18.8 - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=22575#00RmzMote of Shadow:
By far the most commonly found mote. This is dropped in almost every zone and can be easily farmed anywhere. But there may be a few exceptional areas just because npcs that drop them are close together, non-elite, and easy to kill. Here's one spot in a few that are exceptional:
(Nagrand) Voidspawn - Again, no specific coords, but all around Oshu'Gun, the bigass crystal SW Nagrand. - 18.4 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17981
Since Motes have a use function, you can drag them to your Action Bar to easily track how many you got while farming.
Keep in mind the motes are removed from most demons, and now only on the void elementals in patch 2.1, so they will no longer be common and prices will likely be rising significantly to match those of the other primals.
- Right now 7,799 units listed across 39 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 4 gold and 45 gold: a 90% spread reads as a volatile market.live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 48% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Mote of Shadow Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)7,799Units listed
169Sellers
2 gold63 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Mote of Shadow is listed at 2 gold63 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 26% below its typical price of 3 gold56 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold27 silver to 12 gold44 silver. About 7,799 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 26% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold56 silver.
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- Used in 1 recipe across Cooking: Bad Clams.crafting
Mote of Shadow Effects
- Use: Create Primal Shadow
Turn ten Motes of Shadow into Primal Shadow.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Used In
The 2 recipes below use Mote of Shadow, across Northrend Cooking (1). The largest single use is 9 for Primal Shadow.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bad ClamsAlso takes 1 Succulent Clam Meat. | Bad Clams | Northrend Cooking | 1 |
 Primal Shadow | Create Primal Shadow | 9 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Mote of Shadow among Trade Goods > Elemental, all from The Burning Crusade like Mote of Shadow.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mote of Shadow (this item) | 15 | Used in Bad Clams (Northrend Cooking); Use: Create Primal Shadow | 3 gold |
 Mote of Air | 15 | Use: Create Primal Air | 49 gold |
 Mote of Earth | 15 | Crafted with Outland Mining; Used in 4 recipes, including Ironshield Potion and Fel Sharpening Stone; Use: Create Primal Earth | 35 silver |
 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 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 Earth at 35 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Mote of Shadow 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 | 3 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 3 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.