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Essence of Pain
Item Level 10Miscellaneous
“Used by rogues to brew poison.”
Sell price: 12 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Poor Miscellaneous, item level 10.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 22 and Common quality. In Classic Era it is item level 22 and Common quality. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 22 and Common quality. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 22. In MoP Classic it is item level 22.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Poor | 12c |
| WoW Forever | 22 | Common | 12c |
| Classic Era | 22 | Common | 12c |
| The Burning Crusade | 22 | Common | 12c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 22 | Poor | 12c |
| MoP Classic | 22 | Poor | 12c |
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Essence of Pain among Miscellaneous > Junk, all from Classic like Essence of Pain.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essence of Pain (this item) | 10 | Not listed | |
 Faded Treasure Map | 1 | 4,000 gold on 80 realms | |
 Damp Note | 1 | 5 gold on 76 realms | |
| Faded Note | 1 | 5 gold on 79 realms | |
| Dirty Note | 1 | 5 gold on 76 realms | |
| Moonlit Note | 1 | 4,000 gold on 71 realms | |
 Plain Letter | 1 | 1 silver on 62 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 | 566 gold on 82 realms | |
 Huge Ogre Cache | 1 | Use: Convert to Garrison Resources | 10,000 gold on 82 realms |
 Bulging Barrel of Oil | 1 | Use: Convert to Oil | 44 gold on 76 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.
Items That Share Essence of Pain's Icon
Essence of Pain uses icon file 134743, which 27 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Jungle Remedy ID 2633 · Quest
- Green Dye ID 2605 · Trade Goods · item level 10
- Flask of Stormwind Tawny ID 2593 · Consumable · item level 7
- Potion of Curing ID 3386 · Consumable · item level 23
- Elixir of Tongues ID 2460 · Miscellaneous · item level 7
- Yellow Dye ID 4341 · Trade Goods · item level 10
- Fishliver Oil ID 1322 · Consumable · item level 10
Items Numbered Next to Essence of Pain
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2930 (2924 to 2940) were usually added in the same batch as Essence of Pain: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Crocolisk Meat ID 2924 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Crocolisk Skin ID 2925 · Quest
Head of Bazil Thredd ID 2926 · Quest
Creeping Torment ID 2927 · Miscellaneous · item level 17
Dust of Decay ID 2928 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Used by rogues to brew poison."
Maiden's Anguish ID 2931 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "Used by rogues to brew poison."
Seal of Wrynn ID 2933 · Armor · item level 19
Ruined Leather Scraps ID 2934 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Frenzy Blood ID 2939 · Quest
Bloody Bear Paw ID 2940 · Miscellaneous
Essence of Pain Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 2930 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 50 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 12 copper
- Stacks to
- 20
- Material
- Cloth
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Essence of Pain in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Essence of Pain 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 Pain next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Essence of Pain in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Essence of Pain 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 Pain in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of Pain is common quality, item level 22 with no level requirement.
- What does Essence of Pain sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12c for one Essence of Pain in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Essence of Pain used for in WoW Classic?
- Essence of Pain is a reagent in 7 Classic Era recipes, including Creeping Pain, Crippling Poison, Mind-numbing Poison, Mind-numbing Poison II 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 Pain
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