A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 496 gold3 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 36 gold98 silver to 947,109 gold35 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 96% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 496 gold3 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Permanently enchant a melee weapon to often steal life from the enemy and give it to the wielder. Has a reduced effect for players above level. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 62. In Classic Era it is item level 62. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62. In MoP Classic it is item level 62.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 75s |
| WoW Forever | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| Classic Era | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | Rare | 75s |
| MoP Classic | 62 | Rare | 75s |
Using Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Lifestealing takes 4 Large Brilliant Shard, 4 Essence of Undeath and 4 Living Essence.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Lifestealing. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 397g 20s, and Essence of Undeath is the largest share at 55%.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Large Brilliant Shard | 4 | 5 silver | 20 silver |
 Essence of Undeath | 4 | 54 gold24 silver | 216 gold96 silver |
 Living Essence | 4 | 45 gold1 silver | 180 gold4 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 397 gold20 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.
The 10 recipes nearest to Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing in required skill among Recipe > Enchanting, all from Classic like Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing (this item) | Lifestealing | 300 | 10 gold on 72 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Spellpower | Spellpower | 300 | 1 gold on 67 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Healing Power | Healing Power | 300 | 1 gold on 62 realms |
 Ancient Formula: Stormwatcher |  Stormwatcher | 300 | 1,500 gold on 47 realms |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect | Major Intellect | 300 | 1 gold on 57 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking | Superior Striking | 300 | 15 gold on 58 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina | Superior Stamina | 300 | 75 silver on 68 realms |
| Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats | Greater Stats | 300 | 2,000 gold on 44 realms |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility | Major Versatility | 300 | 1 gold on 71 realms |
| Ancient Formula: Smoked Fireshooter |  Smoked Fireshooter | 300 | 7,124 gold on 45 realms |
| Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact | Superior Impact | 295 | 85,000 gold on 69 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina at 75 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing uses icon file 134327, which 256 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats ID 16253 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Stats enchantment on chest armor."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility ID 16255 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Versatility enchantment on two-handed weapons."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader ID 16252 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Crusader enchantment."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina ID 16251 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Stamina enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking ID 16250 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Striking enchantment."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect ID 16249 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Major Intellect enchantment on two-handed weapons."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Unholy ID 16248 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Unholy enchantment."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact ID 16247 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Impact enchantment."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16254 (16249 to 16283) were usually added in the same batch as Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect ID 16249 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Major Intellect enchantment on two-handed weapons."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking ID 16250 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Striking enchantment."Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina ID 16251 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to perform the Superior Stamina enchantment."Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader ID 16252 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Crusader enchantment."Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats ID 16253 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Greater Stats enchantment on chest armor."Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility ID 16255 · Recipe "Teaches you how to perform the Major Versatility enchantment on two-handed weapons."
Dolanaar Recipe Book ID 16262 · Quest
Sister Aquinne's Note ID 16263 · Quest
Bundle of Hides ID 16282 · Consumable
Ahanu's Leather Goods ID 16283 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 16254 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing 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 Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing
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