An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 15,000 gold96 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 1,500 gold93 silver to 60,045 gold19 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Transmutes Earth to Living Essence.
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 | Uncommon | 37s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Uncommon | 37s 50c |
| Classic Era | 55 | Uncommon | 37s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Uncommon | 37s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Uncommon | 37s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Uncommon | 37s 50c |
Creates 
Living Essence
Using Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Earth to Life takes 1 Essence of Earth.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Earth to Life, which makes Living Essence. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1g 5s. Living Essence lists from 9g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 8g 44s after the 5% auction cut, a 804% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Earth | 1 | 1 gold5 silver | 1 gold5 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1 gold5 silver | ||
| Living Essence at its lowest listing | 9 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 8 gold44 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.
Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth ID 13488 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Living Essence into Essence of Earth."Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion ID 13490 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Stoneshield Potion."Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath ID 13487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Undeath."Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose ID 13491 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Mongoose."Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water ID 13486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Undeath into Essence of Water."Recipe: Purification Potion ID 13492 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Purification Potion."Recipe: Transmute Water to Air ID 13485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Air."Recipe: Greater Arcane Elixir ID 13493 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Arcane Elixir."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13489 (13484 to 13494) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water ID 13484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Water to Air ID 13485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Air."Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water ID 13486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Undeath into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath ID 13487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Undeath."Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth ID 13488 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Living Essence into Essence of Earth."Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion ID 13490 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Stoneshield Potion."Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose ID 13491 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Mongoose."Recipe: Purification Potion ID 13492 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Purification Potion."Recipe: Greater Arcane Elixir ID 13493 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Arcane Elixir."Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion ID 13494 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Fire Protection Potion."The raw ItemSparse values for item 13489 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life 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 Earth to Life 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 Earth to Life
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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