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Essence of the Firelord
Item Level 1Quest Item
Quest
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Quest, item level 1, quest Item.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is Legendary quality. In Classic Era it is Legendary quality.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Quest Item |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Legendary | Quest Item |
| Classic Era | 1 | Legendary | Quest Item |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | Quest Item |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | Quest Item |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | Quest Item |
Achievements
- Owning Essence of the Firelord counts toward Molten Core (10 points).
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Essence of the Firelord among Quest, all from Classic like Essence of the Firelord.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essence of the Firelord (this item) | 1 | Not listed | |
 Telemancy Orbs | 1 | Use: Throw Telemancy Orb | 1 silver on 56 realms |
 Imbued Crystal | 1 | 600 gold on 69 realms | |
 Monstrous Egg | 1 | 500 gold on 72 realms | |
 Mysterious Grimoire | 1 | 500 gold on 74 realms | |
 Ornate Weapon | 1 | 500 gold on 74 realms | |
 A Treatise on Strategy | 1 | 500 gold on 72 realms | |
 Banner of the Fallen | 1 | 200 gold on 70 realms | |
 Captured Insignia | 1 | 200 gold on 68 realms | |
 Fallen Adventurer's Journal | 1 | 200 gold on 67 realms | |
 Soothsayer's Runes | 25 | 181 gold on 81 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Telemancy Orbs 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 the Firelord's Icon
Essence of the Firelord uses icon file 135826, which 4 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
- Goblin Sapper Charge ID 10646 · Consumable · item level 18
- Borr-Geth's Fiery Brimstone ID 184312 · Miscellaneous · item level 50
Items Numbered Next to Essence of the Firelord
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19017 (19010 to 19023) were usually added in the same batch as Essence of the Firelord: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Greater Healthstone ID 19010 · Consumable · item level 20- Greater Healthstone ID 19011 · Consumable · item level 20
- Major Healthstone ID 19012 · Consumable · item level 24
- Major Healthstone ID 19013 · Consumable · item level 24
Vessel of Rebirth ID 19016 · Quest · item level 27
Dormant Wind Kissed Blade ID 19018 · Quest · item level 30- Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker ID 19019 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
Camp Mojache Zukk'ash Report ID 19020 · Quest
Nat Pagle's Extreme Angler FC-5000 ID 19022 · Profession · item level 26 "Limited Edition"
Katoom's Best Lure ID 19023 · Quest
Essence of the Firelord Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 19017 in the current client build.
- Unique (max carried)
- 1
- Flags
- 2048 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Essence of the Firelord in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Essence of the Firelord 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 the Firelord next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Essence of the Firelord in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Essence of the Firelord 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 the Firelord in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of the Firelord is legendary quality, item level 1 with no level requirement.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Essence of the Firelord
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