This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Transmutes Fire into Earth.
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 | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| Classic Era | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Essence of Earth
Using Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Fire to Earth takes 1 Essence of Fire.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Fire to Earth, which makes Essence of Earth. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 10s. Essence of Earth lists from 1g 5s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 89s 75c after the 5% auction cut, a 898% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Fire | 1 | 10 silver | 10 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 10 silver | ||
| Essence of Earth at its lowest listing | 1 gold5 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 89 silver75 copper | ||
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 Fire to Earth uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire ID 13482 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Air into Essence of Fire."Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water ID 13484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Essence of Water."Recipe: Elixir of Brute Force ID 13481 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Brute Force."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: Elixir of the Sages ID 13479 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Sages."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."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13483 (13478 to 13488) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense ID 13478 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Superior Defense."Recipe: Elixir of the Sages ID 13479 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Sages."Recipe: Major Healing Potion ID 13480 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Healing Potion."Recipe: Elixir of Brute Force ID 13481 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Brute Force."Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire ID 13482 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Air into Essence of Fire."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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 13483 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth 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 Fire to Earth 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 Fire to Earth
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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