This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 25, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Creates Brilliant Wizard Oil.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 60. In Classic Era it is item level 60. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 80, Rare quality and is named Formula: Yojamba Wizard Oil. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| Classic Era | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 80 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g |
Creates 
Brilliant Wizard Oil
Using Formula: Brilliant Wizard Oil teaches this recipe. The Classic Enchanting recipe Brilliant Wizard Oil takes 2 Large Brilliant Shard, 3 Firebloom and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Formula: Brilliant Wizard Oil teaches the Classic Enchanting recipe Brilliant Wizard Oil, which makes Brilliant Wizard Oil. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 27g 5s, and Firebloom is the largest share at 100%. One craft makes 5 Brilliant Wizard Oil. Brilliant Wizard Oil lists from 55g 58s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 236g 95s after the 5% auction cut, a 876% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Large Brilliant Shard | 2 | 2 silver | 4 silver |
 Firebloom | 3 | 9 gold | 27 gold |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 27 gold5 silver | ||
| Brilliant Wizard Oil x5 at its lowest listing | 277 gold90 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 236 gold95 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: Brilliant Wizard Oil uses icon file 134327, which 256 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Formula: Wizard Oil ID 20755 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Wizard Oil."Formula: Brilliant Mana Oil ID 20757 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to create Brilliant Mana Oil."Formula: Lesser Mana Oil ID 20754 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Lesser Mana Oil."Formula: Minor Wizard Oil ID 20758 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Minor Wizard Oil."Formula: Lesser Wizard Oil ID 20753 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Lesser Wizard Oil."Formula: Minor Mana Oil ID 20752 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Minor Mana Oil."Formula: Enchant Cloak - Dodge ID 20736 · Recipe · item level 27 "Teaches you how to perform the Dodge enchantment on cloaks."Formula: Enchant Cloak - Subtlety ID 20735 · Recipe · item level 27 "Teaches you how to perform the Subtlety enchantment on cloaks."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20756 (20750 to 20761) were usually added in the same batch as Formula: Brilliant Wizard Oil: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Wizard Oil ID 20750 · Consumable · item level 21Formula: Minor Mana Oil ID 20752 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Minor Mana Oil."Formula: Lesser Wizard Oil ID 20753 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Lesser Wizard Oil."Formula: Lesser Mana Oil ID 20754 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Lesser Mana Oil."Formula: Wizard Oil ID 20755 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Wizard Oil."Formula: Brilliant Mana Oil ID 20757 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to create Brilliant Mana Oil."Formula: Minor Wizard Oil ID 20758 · Recipe "Teaches you how to create Minor Wizard Oil."
Otembe's Hammer ID 20759 · Quest
Chieftain Zul'Marosh's Head ID 20760 · Quest
Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire ID 20761 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to transmute a Heart of Fire into three Elemental Fires."The raw ItemSparse values for item 20756 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Formula: Brilliant Wizard Oil 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: Brilliant Wizard Oil 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: Brilliant Wizard Oil
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
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