This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 1.
First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).
Transforms an Arcane Crystal into Arcane Dust.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In The Burning Crusade it is item level 65. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 65. In MoP Classic it is item level 65.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | 1g 25s |
| The Burning Crusade | 65 | Common | 1g 25s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 65 | Common | 1g 25s |
| MoP Classic | 65 | Common | 1g 25s |
Creates 
Arcane Dust
Using Formula: Arcane Dust teaches this recipe. The Outland Enchanting recipe Arcane Dust takes 1 Arcane Crystal.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Arcane Dust teaches the Outland Enchanting recipe Arcane Dust, which makes Arcane Dust. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 155g. One craft makes 3 Arcane Dust. Arcane Dust lists from 2g 40s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 148g 16s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Outland Enchanting skill 35 and grey at 55.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arcane Crystal | 1 | 155 gold | 155 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 155 gold | ||
| Arcane Dust x3 at its lowest listing | 7 gold20 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −148 gold16 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Arcane Dust uses icon file 134327, which 256 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Formula: Superior Wizard Oil ID 22563 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Superior Wizard Oil."Formula: Large Prismatic Shard ID 22565 · Recipe "Teaches you how to turn Small Prismatic Shards into a Large Prismatic Shard."Formula: Superior Mana Oil ID 22562 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Superior Mana Oil."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Soulfrost ID 22561 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Soulfrost enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Sunfire ID 22560 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Sunfire enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Mongoose ID 22559 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Mongoose enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Spellsurge ID 22558 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Spellsurge enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Battlemaster ID 22557 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Battlemaster enchantment."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22564 (22559 to 22570) were usually added in the same batch as Formula: Arcane Dust: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Mongoose ID 22559 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Mongoose enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Sunfire ID 22560 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Sunfire enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Soulfrost ID 22561 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Soulfrost enchantment."Formula: Superior Mana Oil ID 22562 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Superior Mana Oil."Formula: Superior Wizard Oil ID 22563 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Superior Wizard Oil."Formula: Large Prismatic Shard ID 22565 · Recipe "Teaches you how to turn Small Prismatic Shards into a Large Prismatic Shard."
Phantasmal Substance ID 22566 · Quest "Strange to the touch... tingly, as if there's still some energy in it."
Gargoyle Fragment ID 22567 · Quest "Shattered into a hundred tiny pieces, they don't seem quite as menacing."
Sealed Craftsman's Writ ID 22568 · Miscellaneous
Plagued Blood Sample ID 22570 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 22564 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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