A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Transmute Arcanite's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 189 gold95 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 189 gold90 silver to 237 gold29 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Turns a bar of Thorium and an Arcane Crystal into Arcanite.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 55. In Classic Era it is item level 55. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 1g 25s |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Common | 1g 25s |
| Classic Era | 55 | Common | 1g 25s |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Common | 1g 25s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Common | 1g 25s |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Common | 1g 25s |
Creates 
Arcanite Bar
Using Recipe: Transmute Arcanite teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Arcanite takes 1 Thorium Bar and 1 Arcane Crystal.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Arcanite teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Arcanite, which makes Arcanite Bar. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 72g 99s, and Arcane Crystal is the largest share at 96%. Arcanite Bar lists from 72g 98s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 3g 65s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 1 | 2 gold99 silver | 2 gold99 silver |
 Arcane Crystal | 1 | 70 gold | 70 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 72 gold99 silver | ||
| Arcanite Bar at its lowest listing | 72 gold98 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −3 gold65 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 recipes nearest to Recipe: Transmute Arcanite in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Transmute Arcanite.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Transmute Arcanite (this item) | Arcanite Bar | 275 | Not listed |
 Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water |  Essence of Water | 275 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath |  Essence of Undeath | 275 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth |  Essence of Earth | 275 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life |  Living Essence | 275 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion |  Greater Stoneshield Potion | 280 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose |  Elixir of the Mongoose | 280 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense |  Elixir of Superior Defense | 265 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion |  Greater Fire Protection Potion | 290 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion |  Greater Frost Protection Potion | 290 | Not listed |
| Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion |  Greater Nature Protection Potion | 290 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Transmute Arcanite uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Heartseeker ID 12839 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Heartseeker."Plans: Arcanite Reaper ID 12838 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Arcanite Reaper."Plans: Masterwork Stormhammer ID 12837 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Masterwork Stormhammer."Plans: Frostguard ID 12836 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frostguard."Plans: Annihilator ID 12835 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Annihilator."Plans: Arcanite Champion ID 12834 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Arcanite Champion."Plans: Hammer of the Titans ID 12833 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hammer of the Titans."Plans: Darkspear ID 12832 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Darkspear."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12958 (12953 to 12966) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Arcanite: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dragoneye Coif ID 12953 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Davil's Libram ID 12954 · Quest
Redpath's Shield ID 12955 · Quest
Skull of Horgus ID 12956 · Quest
Shattered Sword of Marduk ID 12957 · Quest
Tribal War Feathers ID 12960 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Blademaster Leggings ID 12963 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Tristam Legguards ID 12964 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Spiritshroud Leggings ID 12965 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Blackmist Armguards ID 12966 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 12958 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Arcanite 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 Recipe: Transmute Arcanite 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 Recipe: Transmute Arcanite
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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