Maelstrom Crystal
Item Level 25An Epic Trade Goods, item level 25. Sold by a vendor NPC.
An Epic Trade Goods, item level 25. Sold by a vendor NPC.
Maelstrom Crystal is listed at 2 gold9 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 21% below its typical price of 2 gold65 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 99 silver39 copper to 8 gold76 silver. About 52,042 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 21% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2 gold65 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #12795 | Hall of Legends |
|---|
The game's collection data lists Maelstrom Crystal as sold by a vendor NPC in Hall of Legends.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #12795 | Hall of Legends | - | - | 122 |
Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
In MoP Classic it is item level 85.
| Version | Item level | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Epic |
| MoP Classic | 85 | Epic |
The 21 recipes below use Maelstrom Crystal, all from Cataclysm Enchanting. The largest single use is 10 for Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm | Cataclysm Enchanting | 10 | |
| Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords | Cataclysm Enchanting | 10 | |
| WindwalkAlso takes 4 Greater Celestial Essence and 6 Heavenly Shard. | Windwalk | Cataclysm Enchanting | 6 |
| Greater Critical Strike | Greater Critical Strike | Cataclysm Enchanting | 5 |
| LandslideAlso takes 6 Hypnotic Dust, 5 Greater Celestial Essence and 5 Heavenly Shard. | Landslide | Cataclysm Enchanting | 5 |
| Twilight Fire Canister | Cataclysm Enchanting | 5 | |
| Power TorrentAlso takes 14 Hypnotic Dust and 8 Heavenly Shard. | Power Torrent | Cataclysm Enchanting | 4 |
| Peerless StatsAlso takes 3 Heavenly Shard. | Peerless Stats | Cataclysm Enchanting | 3 |
| AgilityAlso takes 12 Hypnotic Dust and 15 Volatile Air. | Agility | Cataclysm Enchanting | 2 |
| Greater MasteryAlso takes 10 Hypnotic Dust and 5 Greater Celestial Essence. | Greater Mastery | Cataclysm Enchanting | 2 |
| Greater StaminaAlso takes 10 Hypnotic Dust and 4 Heavenly Shard. | Greater Stamina | Cataclysm Enchanting | 2 |
| Major StrengthAlso takes 6 Hypnotic Dust and 25 Volatile Earth. | Major Strength | Cataclysm Enchanting | 2 |
| Mighty IntellectAlso takes 4 Hypnotic Dust, 4 Greater Celestial Essence and 15 Volatile Water. | Mighty Intellect | Cataclysm Enchanting | 2 |
| Mighty StrengthAlso takes 4 Hypnotic Dust and 8 Greater Celestial Essence. | Mighty Strength | Cataclysm Enchanting | 2 |
| Assassin's StepAlso takes 5 Hypnotic Dust, 7 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard. | Assassin's Step | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 |
| Enchanted Lantern | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 | |
| Greater Critical StrikeAlso takes 15 Hypnotic Dust, 3 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard. | Greater Critical Strike | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 |
| Greater SpeedAlso takes 12 Hypnotic Dust, 4 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard. | Greater Speed | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 |
| Maelstrom Shatter | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 | |
| LavawalkerAlso takes 10 Greater Celestial Essence and 2 Heavenly Shard. | Lavawalker | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 |
| Magic Lamp | Cataclysm Enchanting | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 items nearest to Maelstrom Crystal among Trade Goods > Enchanting; 5 of them also come from Cataclysm.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Used in 21 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting), including Enchanted Lantern and Magic Lamp | 2 gold | |
| 25 | Use: Create Heavenly Shard | 1 gold | |
| 25 | Crafted with Cataclysm Enchanting; Used in 16 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting), including Enchanted Lantern and Magic Lamp | 1 gold | |
| 25 | Used in 6 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting); Use: Greater Celestial Essence | 4 gold | |
| 25 | Used in 31 recipes (Cataclysm Enchanting), including Magic Lamp; Use: Lesser Celestial Essence | 9 gold | |
| 25 | Used in 45 recipes, including Rhinestone Sunglasses and Embersilk Bag | 15 gold | |
| 20 | Used in 18 recipes, including Black Chitin Bracers and Black Chitin Bracers | 1 gold | |
| 30 | Crafted with Pandaria Enchanting; Used in 9 recipes (Pandaria Enchanting), including Ethereal Shard and Tome of Illusions: Pandaria | 3 gold | |
| 20 | Used in 29 recipes, including Dream Signet and Gnomish X-Ray Specs | 4 gold | |
| 20 | Use: Create Dream Shard | 1 gold | |
| 30 | Crafted with Pandaria Enchanting; Used in 9 recipes (Pandaria Enchanting), including Sha Crystal and Mysterious Essence | 75 silver |
The lowest listed price among them is Ethereal Shard at 75 silver in the US Auction House.
Maelstrom Crystal has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 gold | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 3 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Maelstrom Crystal is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 12795 stands in Hall of Legends.
Maelstrom Crystal uses icon file 463517, which 6 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 52722 (52717 to 52727) were usually added in the same batch as Maelstrom Crystal: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 52722 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.