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Essence of the Pure Flame
Item Level 29Binds when picked up
TrinketArmor
Requires Level 25
Equip: Fiery Aura
Sell price: 6 gold40 silver
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Essence of the Pure Flame Drops From
- Ragnaros - Molten Core
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Essence of the Pure Flame Effects
- Equip: Fiery Aura
When struck in combat inflicts Fire damage to the attacker.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Essence of the Pure Flame is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Achievements
- Owning Essence of the Pure Flame counts toward Molten Core (10 points).
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 4 items nearest to Essence of the Pure Flame (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot, from item level 27 to 37.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essence of the Pure Flame (this item) | 29 | 25 | Not listed | |
 High-Powered Flashlight | 27 | 21 | +16 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering | 1 gold on 59 realms |
 Mercurial Stone | 31 | 26 | +12 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Alchemy | 1,035 gold on 53 realms |
 Rainsong | 36 | 30 | +11 Versatility | 9 gold on 70 realms |
 Impetuous Query | 37 | 31 | +11 Mastery | 2 silver on 56 realms |
Impetuous Query has the highest item level here (37). The lowest listed price among them is Impetuous Query at 2 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Essence of the Pure Flame among Armor > Miscellaneous, Trinket slot: Ocean Tarot (item level 41), Laughing Tarot (item level 42), Savage Tarot (item level 43), Prophecy Tarot (item level 46) and Endless Tincture of Renewed Combat (item level 52).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Essence of the Pure Flame in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Essence of the Pure Flame 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 Pure Flame next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Essence of the Pure Flame in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Essence of the Pure Flame 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 Pure Flame in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Essence of the Pure Flame is epic quality, item level 75 and requires level 60.
- What does Essence of the Pure Flame sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 6g 40s for one Essence of the Pure Flame in Classic Era.
- What slot is Essence of the Pure Flame in WoW Classic?
- Essence of the Pure Flame is a Trinket in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Essence of the Pure Flame