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Arcane Crystal
Jewelcrafting
Verified US market
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Arcane Crystal details
| Type | Jewelcrafting |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 20 silver |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 1.15.9.68940 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Arcane Crystal is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Transmute: Arcanite | Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290 | 1 |
| Arcanite Bar | 240 gold | 249 gold |
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arcane Dust | Outland Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 55 | 1 | Arcane Dust ×3 | 1 gold | 245 gold |
Jewelcrafting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ring of Bitter Shadows | Classic Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 300 | 1 |
|  Ring of Bitter Shadows |
"Needs" is how many one craft consumes. Reagent cost adds up the required materials at the cheapest current listing of each; it is left blank when any reagent has no live price. Recipes, quantities, products and skill tiers are read from the game data.
Crafting value of Arcane Crystal
Arcane Crystal goes into 3 recipes: 1 in Alchemy, 1 in Enchanting and 1 in Jewelcrafting. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Jewelcrafting and Outland Enchanting.
The highest-listed product is Arcanite Bar (recipe: Transmute: Arcanite), from Classic Alchemy, at 240 gold99 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Transmute: Arcanite takes 1 Arcane Crystal plus 1 Thorium Bar; at current prices those reagents cost 249 gold75 silver per craft.
Arcane Crystal is about 98% of that reagent bill at its current price; Thorium Bar makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Arcane Crystal is Arcane Dust (Outland Enchanting): its reagents cost 245 gold75 silver and Arcane Dust lists at 1 gold75 silver.
2 of the 3 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Arcanite Bar is itself a reagent in 94 recipes, such as Dawnbringer Shoulders, Runic Plate Shoulders and Runic Plate Boots.
Further down the chain, Arcane Dust is itself a reagent in 46 recipes, such as Bolt of Imbued Netherweave, Arcanoweave Bracers and Arcanoweave Boots.
Leveling and recipes for Arcane Crystal
Leveling with Arcane Crystal: Arcane Dust (Reagents) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 35 and grey at 55. Transmute: Arcanite (Transmutation) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290. Ring of Bitter Shadows (Rings) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 295 and grey at 300.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Arcane Dust, Design: Ring of Bitter Shadows and Recipe: Transmute Arcanite.
Formula: Arcane Dust
Design: Ring of Bitter ShadowsReagents used with Arcane Crystal
Arcane Crystal is most often combined with Demonic Rune, which shares 1 of its 3 recipes; next come Essence of Undeath and Thorium Bar.
Demonic Rune 1 shared recipe
Essence of Undeath 1 shared recipe
Thorium Bar 1 shared recipe
What Arcane Crystal is crafted into
Arcane Dust (Enchanting). Made with Arcane Dust, 1 Arcane Crystal per craft.
Ring of Bitter Shadows (Miscellaneous). Made with Ring of Bitter Shadows, 1 Arcane Crystal per craft.
Arcanite Bar (Metal & Stone). Made with Transmute: Arcanite, 1 Arcane Crystal per craft.
Arcane Crystal: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 4% below its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.
| Now | 245 gold75 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 gold Aug 26 |
| 30-day high | 740 gold Sep 2 |
| 30-day median | 255 gold |
| 7-day median | 238 gold3 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 682 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Arcane Crystal by region
The lowest listing is 72% lower in Europe (EU) than in Americas and Oceania (US). Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.
| Region | Lowest listed price | Listings | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas and Oceania (US) | 249 gold75 silver | 111 | 2,573 |
| Europe (EU) | 70 gold | 148 | 25,813 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Arcane Crystal
Classic Alchemy has 116 recipes. Besides Arcane Crystal, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (95 recipes), Dreamfoil (14 recipes), Goldthorn (11 recipes), Gromsblood (7 recipes), Stranglekelp (7 recipes), Bruiseweed (6 recipes), Ghost Mushroom (6 recipes), Khadgar's Whisker (6 recipes), Kingsblood (6 recipes), Mountain Silversage (6 recipes).
Classic Jewelcrafting has 81 recipes. Besides Arcane Crystal, the reagents they call for most are Thorium Setting (15 recipes), Truesilver Bar (14 recipes), Bronze Setting (12 recipes), Delicate Copper Wire (9 recipes), Star Ruby (8 recipes), Bronze Bar (7 recipes), Citrine (7 recipes), Jade (7 recipes), Mithril Filigree (7 recipes), Arcanite Bar (6 recipes).
Jewelcrafting priced near Arcane Crystal
Sin'dorei Lens238 gold
Ember Topaz266 gold
Engraved Gemcutter221 gold
Ametrine220 gold
Illimited Diamond292 gold
Shadowspirit Diamond200 gold
Mercurial Adamantite300 gold
Golden Pearl300 gold
Infused Heliotrope182 gold
Deepholm Iolite180 gold
Souldarite179 gold- Illimited Diamond321 gold
About Arcane Crystal
Arcane Crystal is a crafting material in World of Warcraft. This page tracks its verified Auction House price and the recipes that consume it, so you can judge whether it is worth farming, buying, or selling right now.
Demand comes from Alchemy, Enchanting, Jewelcrafting. When a recipe that uses Arcane Crystal spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.
To read the chart: compare the current lowest listing against the typical range. A price sitting below its recent band is a buy or craft signal; a price above it favors selling or farming. The method matters more than any single number, since commodity prices move between hourly snapshots.