A Common Consumable, item level 616, requires level 71. Sold by a vendor NPC.
Umbral Essentia is listed at 10 gold96 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 25% below its typical price of 14 gold55 silver. Across its tracked history (Aug 2025 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 2 gold17 silver to 44 gold34 silver. About 2,655 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 25% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 14 gold55 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #248304 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crafted | Umbral Essentia | Recipe |
The game's collection data lists Umbral Essentia as sold by a vendor NPC.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #248304 | - | - | 231 |
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 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
Slink into darkness and reduce the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Effect lasts for 20s-1 min (dependent on potion quality) or ends upon moving.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Creates Umbral Essentia
The Khaz Algar Alchemy recipe Umbral Essentia takes 5 Gilded Vial, 12 Mycobloom, 3 Orbinid and 4 Luredrop.
Umbral Essentia comes in 3 crafting-quality ranks; this page is Rank 2.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 42g 72s, and Mycobloom is the largest share at 70%. The Khaz Algar Alchemy recipe Umbral Essentia is taught by Recipe: Umbral Essentia. It turns yellow at Khaz Algar Alchemy skill 80 and grey at 100.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gilded Vial | 5 | 50 silver | 2 gold50 silver |
 Mycobloom | 12 | 2 gold50 silver | 30 gold |
 Orbinid | 3 | 1 gold74 silver | 5 gold22 silver |
 Luredrop | 4 | 1 gold25 silver | 5 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 42 gold72 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 items nearest to Umbral Essentia among Consumable > Potions, all from The War Within like Umbral Essentia.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umbral Essentia (this item) | 616 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy; Use: Shrouded in Shadows | 10 gold |
 Invigorating Healing Potion | 315 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy | 9 gold |
 Algari Healing Potion | 285 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy; Used in Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector (Khaz Algar Engineering) | 3 gold |
 Algari Mana Potion | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy | 12 gold |
 Cavedweller's Delight | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy; Used in Potion Bomb of Recovery (Khaz Algar Engineering) | 15 gold |
 Slumbering Soul Serum | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy; Used in Nerubian Alchemist's Retort (Khaz Algar Alchemy) | 2 gold |
 Draught of Silent Footfalls | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy; Use: Treading Lightly | 75 gold |
 Draught of Shocking Revelations | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy | 61 gold |
 Grotesque Vial | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy | 3 gold |
 Potion of Unwavering Focus | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy | 75 gold |
 Frontline Potion | 85 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Alchemy | 12 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Slumbering Soul Serum at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Umbral Essentia has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 10 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 10 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
2 other items in the current build are also called Umbral Essentia. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Umbral Essentia ID 248331 · Consumable · item level 616Umbral Essentia ID 248586 · Consumable · item level 616Umbral Essentia uses icon file 134807, which 15 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Umbral Essentia ID 248586 · Consumable · item level 616Umbral Essentia ID 248331 · Consumable · item level 616Pale Vision Potion ID 118278 · Consumable · item level 40Vile Demonic Blood ID 55991 · ConsumableCrazy Alchemist's Potion ID 40077 · Consumable · item level 30Neltharion's Flame ID 37539 · QuestBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 248585 (248579 to 248610) were usually added in the same batch as Umbral Essentia: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Atalguard's Oath Mantle ID 248579 · Armor - Cloth · item level 80
Atalguard's Oath Shoulderpads ID 248580 · Armor - Leather · item level 80
Atalguard's Oath Shoulderguards ID 248581 · Armor - Mail · item level 80
Atalguard's Oath Pauldrons ID 248582 · Armor - Plate · item level 80
Drum of Renewed Bonds ID 248583 · Armor · item level 100Umbral Essentia ID 248586 · Consumable · item level 616
B1P, Scorcher of Souls ID 248592 · Trade Goods · item level 372 "Summons B1P, Scorcher of Souls. Created by players with the Engineering skill. Can be bought and sold on the..."
Nascent Blade ID 248593 · Quest "The blade churns with conflicting energy--the spark of Light trembling against the torrent of Void. Its..."
Blackrock Bulletin Message ID 248608 · Quest "Nagosh, it's time we teach the lesser races to fear the Dark Horde once more. Have your forces ready to..."Blackrock Bulletin Message ID 248610 · Quest "83 days since anyone fell in the lava. Keep it that way!"The raw ItemSparse values for item 248585 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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