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Essence of Agony
Item Level 21Miscellaneous
“Used by rogues to brew poison.”
Sell price: 50 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Essence of Agony among Miscellaneous > Junk, all from Classic like Essence of Agony.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essence of Agony (this item) | 21 | Not listed | |
 Very Unlucky Rock | 1 | 500 gold on 81 realms | |
 Faded Treasure Map | 1 | 5,567 gold on 77 realms | |
 Damp Note | 1 | 8,000 gold on 75 realms | |
| Faded Note | 1 | 8,000 gold on 78 realms | |
| Dirty Note | 1 | 8,000 gold on 76 realms | |
| Moonlit Note | 1 | 8,000 gold on 73 realms | |
 Plain Letter | 1 | 1 silver on 56 realms | |
 Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' | 1 | 100 gold on 81 realms | |
 A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." | 1 | 500 gold on 82 realms | |
 Smelly's Luckydo | 1 | 63,706 gold on 50 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plain Letter at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Essence of Agony in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Essence of Agony 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 Essence of Agony next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Essence of Agony in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Essence of Agony 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 Essence of Agony in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of Agony is common quality, item level 50 with no level requirement.
- What does Essence of Agony sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 50c for one Essence of Agony in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Essence of Agony used for in WoW Classic?
- Essence of Agony is a reagent in 7 Classic Era recipes, including Crippling Poison II, Mind-numbing Poison III, Numbing Poison, Occult Poison I and 3 more.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Essence of Agony
Essence of Agony is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.