MoP Classic item

Essence of Destruction

Item 71998 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 85
Sell Price: 8 gold75 silver

About Essence of Destruction

Essence of Destruction is an epic trade goods item on MoP Classic at item level 85. 18 recipe items on MoP Classic list it as a reagent, including Pattern: Leggings of Nature's Champion, Pattern: World Mender's Pants and Plans: Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil. Other other items listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Orb of Mystery, Fortune Card and Fortune Card. A vendor pays 8 gold75 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-14 13:03 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

Crafting

Reagent in

Pattern: Leggings of Nature's Champion makes Leggings of Nature's Champion (8x Pristine Hide, 40x Volatile Life, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: World Mender's Pants makes World Mender's Pants (8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Tailoring (525)
Plans: Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil makes Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil (8x Truegold, 40x Volatile Life, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)
Pattern: Lavaquake Legwraps makes Lavaquake Legwraps (8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Tailoring (525)
Pattern: Dreamwraps of the Light makes Dreamwraps of the Light (4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Tailoring (525)
Pattern: Bracers of Unconquered Power makes Bracers of Unconquered Power (4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Tailoring (525)
Pattern: Deathscale Leggings makes Deathscale Leggings (8x Pristine Hide, 40x Blackened Dragonscale, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: Bladeshadow Leggings makes Bladeshadow Leggings (8x Pristine Hide, 20x Volatile Fire, 20x Volatile Air, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: Rended Earth Leggings makes Rended Earth Leggings (8x Pristine Hide, 25x Blackened Dragonscale, 10x Volatile Fire, 10x Volatile Earth, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: Bracers of Flowing Serenity makes Bracers of Flowing Serenity (4x Pristine Hide, 10x Volatile Life, 10x Volatile Water, 10x Volatile Air, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: Thundering Deathscale Wristguards makes Thundering Deathscale Wristguards (4x Pristine Hide, 20x Blackened Dragonscale, 30x Volatile Air, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: Bladeshadow Wristguards makes Bladeshadow Wristguards (4x Pristine Hide, 20x Volatile Fire, 20x Volatile Air, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Pattern: Bracers of the Hunter-Killer makes Bracers of the Hunter-Killer (4x Pristine Hide, 20x Blackened Dragonscale, 20x Volatile Life, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Leatherworking (525)
Plans: Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates makes Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates (8x Truegold, 40x Volatile Fire, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)
Plans: Foundations of Courage makes Foundations of Courage (8x Truegold, 10x Hardened Elementium Bar, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)
Plans: Soul Redeemer Bracers makes Soul Redeemer Bracers (4x Truegold, 30x Volatile Life, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)
Plans: Bracers of Destructive Strength makes Bracers of Destructive Strength (4x Truegold, 30x Volatile Fire, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)
Plans: Titanguard Wristplates makes Titanguard Wristplates (4x Truegold, 10x Hardened Elementium Bar, 2x Chaos Orb, 4x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)

Across game versions

Item 71998	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	85	25
Sell price	8 gold75 silver	20 silver

The retail Encounter Journal lists it from Hagara the Stormbinder in Dragon Soul, Madness of Deathwing in Dragon Soul, Morchok in Dragon Soul, Spine of Deathwing in Dragon Soul, Ultraxion in Dragon Soul and Warlord Zon'ozz in Dragon Soul.

Retail recipes that use it: Bladeshadow Leggings, Bladeshadow Wristguards, Bracers of Destructive Strength, Bracers of Flowing Serenity, Bracers of the Hunter-Killer, Bracers of Unconquered Power, Deathscale Leggings, Dreamwraps of the Light, Foundations of Courage, Lavaquake Legwraps, Leggings of Nature's Champion and Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil.

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	71998
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Trade Goods
Subtype	Other
Item level	85
Vendor sell	8 gold75 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

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Retail (Midnight)