An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 50,000 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 20,000 gold90 silver to 57,365 gold53 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Transmutes Living Essence 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 | 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 
Essence of Earth
Using Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Life to Earth takes 1 Living Essence.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Life to Earth, which makes Essence of Earth. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 9g 99s. Essence of Earth lists from 1g 5s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 8g 99s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Living Essence | 1 | 9 gold99 silver | 9 gold99 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 9 gold99 silver | ||
| Essence of Earth at its lowest listing | 1 gold5 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −8 gold99 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 Life to Earth in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth (this item) | Essence of Earth | 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 Earth to Life | Living Essence | 275 | Not listed |
 Recipe: Transmute Arcanite |  Arcanite Bar | 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 Life to Earth uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath ID 13487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Undeath."Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life ID 13489 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Living Essence."Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water ID 13486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Undeath into Essence of Water."Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion ID 13490 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Stoneshield Potion."Recipe: Transmute Water to Air ID 13485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Air."Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose ID 13491 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Mongoose."Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water ID 13484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Essence of Water."Recipe: Purification Potion ID 13492 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Purification Potion."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13488 (13483 to 13493) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth ID 13483 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Fire into Essence of Earth."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 Earth to Life ID 13489 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Living Essence."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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 13488 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Life 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 Life 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 Life 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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