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).
Transmutes a Heart of Fire into three Elemental Fires.
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 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 60.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3g |
| WoW Forever | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3g |
| Classic Era | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3g |
| The Burning Crusade | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3g |
| MoP Classic | 60 | Common | Binds when picked up | 3g |
Creates 
Elemental Fire
Using Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Elemental Fire takes 1 Heart of Fire.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Transmute: Elemental Fire, which makes Elemental Fire. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 5s. One craft makes 3 Elemental Fire. Elemental Fire lists from 6s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 12s 10c after the 5% auction cut, a 242% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Heart of Fire | 1 | 5 silver | 5 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 5 silver | ||
| Elemental Fire x3 at its lowest listing | 18 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 12 silver10 copper | ||
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 Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire (this item) | 300 | Not listed | |
 Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom |  Flask of Distilled Wisdom | 300 | 100 gold on 63 realms |
| Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power |  Flask of Supreme Power | 300 | 292 gold on 57 realms |
 Recipe: Major Rejuvenation Potion |  Major Rejuvenation Potion | 300 | 7 gold on 67 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion |  Greater Fire Protection Potion | 290 | 3 gold on 75 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion |  Greater Frost Protection Potion | 290 | 999 gold on 61 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion |  Greater Nature Protection Potion | 290 | 38 gold on 57 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion |  Greater Shadow Protection Potion | 290 | 414 gold on 68 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion |  Greater Stoneshield Potion | 280 | 7 gold on 63 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose |  Elixir of the Mongoose | 280 | 900 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Arcanite |  Arcanite Bar | 275 | 10 gold on 79 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion at 3 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Logistics Task Briefing X ID 20806 · Quest · item level 25Logistics Task Briefing I ID 20807 · Quest · item level 25Design: Amulet of the Moon ID 20854 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft an Amulet of the Moon."Design: Wicked Moonstone Ring ID 20855 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Wicked Moonstone Ring."Design: Heavy Golden Necklace of Battle ID 20856 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Heavy Golden Necklace of Battle."Logistics Task Briefing II ID 20939 · Quest · item level 25Logistics Task Briefing III ID 20940 · Quest · item level 25Combat Task Briefing XII ID 20941 · Quest · item level 25Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20761 (20756 to 20767) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Transmute Elemental Fire: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formula: Brilliant Wizard Oil ID 20756 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to create Brilliant 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
Broken Weapon ID 20763 · Miscellaneous
Prospector Anvilward's Head ID 20764 · Quest
Incriminating Documents ID 20765 · Quest · item level 2
Slimy Bag ID 20766 · Miscellaneous · item level 13Scum Covered Bag ID 20767 · Miscellaneous · item level 17The raw ItemSparse values for item 20761 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Transmute Elemental 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 Elemental 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 Elemental 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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