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Arcane Crystal
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 20 silver
Current price
160 gold51 silver
An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10.
- Right now 10,189 units listed across 33 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 173 gold and 797 gold: a 360% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Listings are up 59% from their 7 day average (10,189 vs 6,390 units).AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 84% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Arcane Crystal Price History
US Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
US Region (Commodity)10,189Units listed
110Sellers
160 gold51 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Arcane Crystal is listed at 160 gold51 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 40% below its typical price of 267 gold20 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 44 gold15 silver to 586 gold88 silver. About 10,189 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 40% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 267 gold20 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- Used in 3 recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Jewelcrafting: Transmute: Arcanite, Arcane Dust, Ring of Bitter Shadows.crafting
In WoW Forever it is item level 60. In Classic Era it is item level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Uncommon | 20s |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Uncommon | 20s |
| Classic Era | 60 | Uncommon | 20s |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Uncommon | 20s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Uncommon | 20s |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Uncommon | 20s |
Used In
The 3 recipes below use Arcane Crystal, across Classic Alchemy (1), Classic Jewelcrafting (1) and Outland Enchanting (1). The largest single use is 1 for Arcanite Bar.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arcanite BarAlso takes 1 Thorium Bar. | Transmute: Arcanite | Classic Alchemy | 1 |
 Ring of Bitter ShadowsUncommon Finger, item level 28. Also takes 2 Essence of Undeath and 1 Demonic Rune. | Ring of Bitter Shadows | Classic Jewelcrafting | 1 |
 Arcane Dust | Arcane Dust | Outland Enchanting | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Arcane Crystal among Trade Goods > Jewelcrafting, all from Classic like Arcane Crystal.
The lowest listed price among them is Shadowgem at 55 silver in the US Auction House.
Across Regions
Arcane Crystal has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 70 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 160 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Arcane Crystal's Icon
Arcane Crystal uses icon file 134135, which 10 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Shattered Necklace Topaz ID 7671 · Quest
- Gem of the Third Khan ID 17763 · Quest "Found on the body of Magra..."
- Arcane Crystal Pendant ID 20037 · Armor · item level 27 "Arcane crystals are best utilized for the purposes of a mage."
- Mystic Dawnstone ID 27679 · Gem · item level 25 "Matches any socket."
- Smooth Ornate Dawnstone ID 28119 · Gem · item level 25 "Matches any socket."
- Smooth Ornate Dawnstone ID 38550 · Gem · item level 25 "Matches any socket."
- Honeycomb ID 79030 · Quest "Golden, delicious honeycomb."
Items Numbered Next to Arcane Crystal
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12363 (12356 to 12368) were usually added in the same batch as Arcane Crystal: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Highperch Wyvern Egg ID 12356 · Quest
Darkstone Tablet ID 12358 · Quest
Thorium Bar ID 12359 · Trade Goods · item level 10- Arcanite Bar ID 12360 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Blue Sapphire ID 12361 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Huge Emerald ID 12364 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Dense Stone ID 12365 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Thick Yeti Fur ID 12366 · Quest
Pristine Yeti Horn ID 12367 · Quest
Alexi's Gambit ID 12368 · Quest
Arcane Crystal Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 12363 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 80 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 20 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Liquid
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Arcane Crystal in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Arcane Crystal 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 Arcane Crystal next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Arcane Crystal in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcane Crystal is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Arcane Crystal in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Arcane Crystal is Uncommon quality, item level 60 with no level requirement.
- What does Arcane Crystal sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 20s for one Arcane Crystal in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Arcane Crystal used for in WoW Classic?
- Arcane Crystal is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Obsidian Scope and Transmute: Arcanite.
- How much is Arcane Crystal on the auction house right now?
- 160g 51s on the US region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Arcane Crystal
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
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