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 Water into Air.
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 Air
Using Recipe: Transmute Water to Air teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Water to Air takes 1 Essence of Water.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Water to Air teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Water to Air, which makes Essence of Air. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 99g 79s. Essence of Air lists from 44g 44s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 57g 57s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Water | 1 | 99 gold79 silver | 99 gold79 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 99 gold79 silver | ||
| Essence of Air at its lowest listing | 44 gold44 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −57 gold57 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 Water to Air uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water ID 13484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water ID 13486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Undeath into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth ID 13483 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Fire into Essence of Earth."Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath ID 13487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Undeath."Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire ID 13482 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Air into Essence of Fire."Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth ID 13488 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Living Essence into Essence of Earth."Recipe: Elixir of Brute Force ID 13481 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Brute Force."Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life ID 13489 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Living Essence."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13485 (13480 to 13490) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Water to Air: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
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 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 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: 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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 13485 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Water to Air 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 Water to Air 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 Water to Air
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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