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Essence of Air
Elemental
Verified US market
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Essence of Air details
| Type | Elemental |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 4 silver |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 1.15.9.68940 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69933 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Essence of Air is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Transmute: Air to Fire | Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290 | 1 |  Essence of Fire | 21 silver | 13 gold |
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Agility | Classic Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 300 | 4 | 56 gold | |||
| Icy Chill | Classic Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 300 | 1 |
| 79 gold |
Engineering
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Force Reactive Disk | Classic Engineering, Devices, grey at 300 | 8 |  Force Reactive Disk | 2,789 gold |
Jewelcrafting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcanite Sword Pendant | Outland Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 45 | 4 |
|  Arcanite Sword Pendant | 913 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongoose Boots | Classic Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 340 | 6 |
|  Mongoose Boots | 128 gold | |
| Stormshroud Armor | Classic Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 325 | 3 |
|  Stormshroud Armor | 90 gold | |
| Stormshroud Gloves | Classic Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 340 | 4 |  Stormshroud Gloves | 596 gold | ||
| Stormshroud Pants | Classic Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 315 | 2 |
|  Stormshroud Pants | 73 gold | |
| Stormshroud Shoulders | Classic Leatherworking, Shoulders, grey at 335 | 3 |
|  Stormshroud Shoulders | 165 gold |
Tailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robe of the Archmage | Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 300 | 10 |
|  Robe of the Archmage | 790 gold |
"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 Essence of Air
Essence of Air goes into 11 recipes: 5 in Leatherworking, 2 in Enchanting, 1 in Alchemy, 1 in Engineering, 1 in Jewelcrafting and 1 in Tailoring. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Enchanting, Classic Engineering, Classic Leatherworking, Classic Tailoring and 1 more skill tiers.
Its product, Essence of Fire (recipe: Transmute: Air to Fire), from Classic Alchemy, lists at 21 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Transmute: Air to Fire takes 1 Essence of Air; at current prices those reagents cost 13 gold99 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Essence of Air is Agility (Classic Enchanting): its reagents cost 56 gold36 silver per craft.
1 of the 9 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Essence of Fire is itself a reagent in 35 recipes, such as Fiery Weapon, Smoking Heart of the Mountain and Fiery Plate Gauntlets.
Leveling and recipes for Essence of Air
Leveling with Essence of Air: Arcanite Sword Pendant (Necklaces) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 25 and grey at 45. Transmute: Air to Fire (Transmutation) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290. Agility (Weapon Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 300. Force Reactive Disk (Devices) stops giving Engineering skill-ups at 300. Icy Chill (Weapon Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 300. Robe of the Archmage (Robes & Tunics) stops giving Tailoring skill-ups at 300.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Agility, Schematic: Force Reactive Disk, Formula: Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill, Pattern: Mongoose Boots, Pattern: Robe of the Archmage, Pattern: Stormshroud Armor, Pattern: Stormshroud Gloves and Pattern: Stormshroud Pants, and 2 more.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Agility
Schematic: Force Reactive Disk
Pattern: Robe of the ArchmageReagents used with Essence of Air
Essence of Air is most often combined with Rugged Leather, which shares 4 of its 11 recipes; next come Rune Thread, Essence of Earth and Arcanite Bar.
Rugged Leather 4 shared recipes
Rune Thread 4 shared recipes
Essence of Earth 3 shared recipes- Arcanite Bar 2 shared recipes
Cured Rugged Hide 2 shared recipes
Essence of Water 2 shared recipes
Ironweb Spider Silk 2 shared recipes
Large Brilliant Shard 2 shared recipes
Black Diamond 1 shared recipe
Bolt of Runecloth 1 shared recipe
Delicate Arcanite Converter 1 shared recipe
Enchanted Leather 1 shared recipe
How to make Essence of Air
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmute: Water to Air | Alchemy | Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290 |
| 1 | 61 gold |
Transmute: Water to Air (Classic Alchemy) combines 1 Essence of Water, and those reagents cost 61 gold9 silver; buying 1 Essence of Air instead costs 13 gold99 silver.
What Essence of Air is crafted into
Robe of the Archmage (Cloth). Made with Robe of the Archmage, 10 Essence of Air per craft.
Force Reactive Disk (Shield). Made with Force Reactive Disk, 8 Essence of Air per craft.
Mongoose Boots (Leather). Made with Mongoose Boots, 6 Essence of Air per craft.
Arcanite Sword Pendant (Miscellaneous). Made with Arcanite Sword Pendant, 4 Essence of Air per craft.
Essence of Air: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 30% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 13 gold99 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 9 gold Sep 23 |
| 30-day high | 27 gold50 silver Sep 10 |
| 30-day median | 20 gold |
| 7-day median | 19 gold79 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 687 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Essence of Air by region
Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. 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) | 15 gold93 silver | 83 | 4,664 |
| Europe (EU) | 44 gold44 silver | 54 | 8,974 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Essence of Air
Classic Leatherworking has 298 recipes. Besides Essence of Air, the reagents they call for most are Rune Thread (84 recipes), Rugged Leather (79 recipes), Cured Rugged Hide (69 recipes), Fine Thread (68 recipes), Heavy Leather (50 recipes), Thick Leather (38 recipes), Light Leather (34 recipes), Medium Leather (33 recipes), Coarse Thread (29 recipes), Enchanted Leather (29 recipes).
Classic Enchanting has 141 recipes. Besides Essence of Air, the reagents they call for most are Large Brilliant Shard (37 recipes), Rich Illusion Dust (37 recipes), Greater Eternal Essence (35 recipes), Light Illusion Dust (34 recipes), Lesser Eternal Essence (26 recipes), Strange Dust (15 recipes), Small Brilliant Shard (14 recipes), Lesser Magic Essence (10 recipes), Crystal Vial (7 recipes), Greater Magic Essence (7 recipes).
Other Reagents priced near Essence of Air
Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection15 gold
Mote of Water15 gold
Elemental Blasting Powder15 gold
Retaliating Nightstone15 gold- Enchant Ring - Gift of Critical Strike15 gold
Dawnthread Lining15 gold- Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats16 gold
Gleeful Glamour - Orc16 gold- Enchant Cloak - Major Agility15 gold
Perfect Radiant Alexandrite15 gold
Duskthread Lining15 gold- Gleeful Glamour - Dark Iron Dwarf15 gold
About Essence of Air
Essence of Air 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, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring. When a recipe that uses Essence of Air 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.