This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Transmutes Air into Fire.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 55. In Classic Era it is item level 55. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55. In MoP Classic it is item level 55.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| WoW Forever | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| Classic Era | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 55 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Essence of Fire
Using Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Air to Fire takes 1 Essence of Air.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Air to Fire, which makes Essence of Fire. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 14g. Essence of Fire lists from 7s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 13g 93s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Essence of Air | 1 | 14 gold | 14 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 14 gold | ||
| Essence of Fire at its lowest listing | 7 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −13 gold93 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.
Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Elixir of Brute Force ID 13481 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Brute Force."Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth ID 13483 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Fire into Essence of Earth."Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water ID 13484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Essence of Water."Recipe: Elixir of the Sages ID 13479 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Sages."Recipe: Transmute Water to Air ID 13485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Air."Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water ID 13486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Undeath into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath ID 13487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Undeath."Recipe: Mighty Rage Potion ID 13476 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Mighty Rage Potion."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13482 (13477 to 13487) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Superior Mana Potion ID 13477 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Superior Mana Potion."Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense ID 13478 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Superior Defense."Recipe: Elixir of the Sages ID 13479 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Sages."Recipe: Major Healing Potion ID 13480 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Healing Potion."Recipe: Elixir of Brute Force ID 13481 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Brute Force."Recipe: Transmute Fire to Earth ID 13483 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Fire into Essence of Earth."Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water ID 13484 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Earth into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Water to Air ID 13485 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Air."Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water ID 13486 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Undeath into Essence of Water."Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath ID 13487 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Essence of Water into Essence of Undeath."The raw ItemSparse values for item 13482 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire 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 Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire 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 Recipe: Transmute Air to Fire
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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