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Essence of Earth

Elemental

Verified US market

Lowest listed price79 silver

Median listing2 gold89 silver

12,470 available187 listings

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Essence of Earth 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 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.

What Essence of Earth is used in

Alchemy

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Transmute: Earth to Life	Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290	1		Living Essence	48 gold	76 silver
Transmute: Earth to Water	Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290	1		Essence of Water	68 gold	76 silver

Blacksmithing

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Enchanted Thorium Breastplate	Classic Blacksmithing, Chest, grey at 300	4	8 × Arcanite Bar 24 × Enchanted Thorium Bar 4 × Essence of Water 2 × Huge Emerald 2 × Azerothian Diamond	Enchanted Thorium Breastplate		2,279 gold
Enchanted Thorium Helm	Classic Blacksmithing, Helms, grey at 300	6	6 × Arcanite Bar 16 × Enchanted Thorium Bar 2 × Large Opal 1 × Azerothian Diamond	Enchanted Thorium Helm		1,504 gold
Hammer of the Titans	Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 300	10	50 × Thorium Bar 15 × Arcanite Bar 4 × Guardian Stone 6 × Enchanted Leather	Hammer of the Titans		4,264 gold
Heavy Obsidian Belt	Classic Blacksmithing, Belts, grey at 300	2	14 × Small Obsidian Shard 4 × Enchanted Thorium Bar	Heavy Obsidian Belt		35 gold
Heavy Timbermaw Belt	Classic Blacksmithing, Belts, grey at 300	3	12 × Thorium Bar 3 × Living Essence	Heavy Timbermaw Belt		185 gold
Heavy Timbermaw Boots	Classic Blacksmithing, Boots, grey at 300	6	4 × Arcanite Bar 6 × Living Essence	Heavy Timbermaw Boots		1,238 gold
Jagged Obsidian Shield	Classic Blacksmithing, Shields, grey at 300	4	8 × Large Obsidian Shard 24 × Small Obsidian Shard 8 × Enchanted Thorium Bar	Jagged Obsidian Shield		634 gold
Masterwork Stormhammer	Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 300	6	20 × Enchanted Thorium Bar 8 × Huge Emerald 8 × Large Opal 4 × Enchanted Leather	Masterwork Stormhammer		459 gold
Stronghold Gauntlets	Classic Blacksmithing, Gauntlets, grey at 300	10	15 × Arcanite Bar 20 × Enchanted Thorium Bar 4 × Blue Sapphire 4 × Large Opal	Stronghold Gauntlets		3,666 gold
Thick Obsidian Breastplate	Classic Blacksmithing, Chest, grey at 300	10	18 × Large Obsidian Shard 40 × Small Obsidian Shard 12 × Enchanted Thorium Bar 4 × Huge Emerald	Thick Obsidian Breastplate		1,390 gold
Thorium Shield Spike	Classic Blacksmithing, Armor Mods, grey at 300	2	4 × Thorium Bar 4 × Dense Grinding Stone	Thorium Shield Spike	515 gold	17 gold
Titanic Leggings	Classic Blacksmithing, Legs, grey at 300	10	12 × Arcanite Bar 20 × Enchanted Thorium Bar 2 × Flask of the Titans	Titanic Leggings		4,279 gold

Enchanting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Strength	Classic Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 300	4	4 × Large Brilliant Shard			3 gold

Engineering

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope	Classic Engineering, Scopes, grey at 300	2	2 × Lava Core 4 × Delicate Arcanite Converter 6 × Dark Iron Bar 1 × Thorium Tube	Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope	8,999 gold	2,479 gold
Dark Iron Table Saw	Classic Engineering, House Decor, grey at 300	8	40 × Ironwood Lumber 12 × Dark Iron Bar 8 × Delicate Arcanite Converter 6 × Thorium Widget	Dark Iron Table Saw
Flawless Arcanite Rifle	Classic Engineering, Guns & Bows, grey at 300	2	10 × Arcanite Bar 2 × Thorium Tube 2 × Essence of Fire 2 × Azerothian Diamond 2 × Enchanted Leather	Flawless Arcanite Rifle		2,523 gold
Force Reactive Disk	Classic Engineering, Devices, grey at 300	8	6 × Arcanite Bar 2 × Delicate Arcanite Converter 8 × Essence of Air 12 × Living Essence	Force Reactive Disk		2,803 gold

Inscription

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes
Brill Coffin	Classic Inscription, House Decor, grey at 300	8	25 × Ironwood Lumber 8 × Essence of Undeath 5 × Ink of the Sky	Brill Coffin
Brill Coffin Lid	Classic Inscription, House Decor, grey at 300	4	15 × Ironwood Lumber 4 × Essence of Undeath 2 × Ink of the Sky	Brill Coffin Lid
Thunder Bluff Totem	Classic Inscription, House Decor, grey at 300	8	30 × Ironwood Lumber 6 × Fiery Ink	Thunder Bluff Totem

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	4 × Arcanite Bar 4 × Essence of Air	Arcanite Sword Pendant		1,022 gold
Onslaught Ring	Classic Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 300	1	1 × Thorium Setting 1 × Powerful Mojo	Onslaught Ring		9 gold

Leatherworking

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Volcanic Breastplate	Classic Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 325	1	8 × Rugged Leather 1 × Essence of Fire 1 × Rune Thread	Volcanic Breastplate		44 gold
Volcanic Shoulders	Classic Leatherworking, Shoulders, grey at 340	1	10 × Rugged Leather 1 × Essence of Fire 2 × Rune Thread	Volcanic Shoulders		56 gold

Tailoring

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Mantle of the Timbermaw	Classic Tailoring, Shoulders, grey at 300	5	5 × Mooncloth 5 × Living Essence 2 × Ironweb Spider Silk	Mantle of the Timbermaw	992 gold
Robe of the Archmage	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 300	10	12 × Bolt of Runecloth 10 × Essence of Fire 10 × Essence of Air 10 × Essence of Water 2 × Rune Thread	Robe of the Archmage	929 gold
Wisdom of the Timbermaw	Classic Tailoring, Belts, grey at 300	3	8 × Bolt of Runecloth 3 × Living Essence 2 × Ironweb Spider Silk	Wisdom of the Timbermaw	217 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 Earth

Essence of Earth goes into 29 recipes: 12 in Blacksmithing, 4 in Engineering, 3 in Inscription, 3 in Tailoring, 2 in Alchemy, 2 in Jewelcrafting, 2 in Leatherworking and 1 in Enchanting. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Blacksmithing, Classic Enchanting, Classic Engineering, Classic Inscription and 4 more skill tiers.

The highest-listed product is Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope, from Classic Engineering, at 8,999 gold26 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope takes 2 Essence of Earth plus 2 Lava Core, 4 Delicate Arcanite Converter, 6 Dark Iron Bar and 1 Thorium Tube; at current prices those reagents cost 2,479 gold56 silver per craft.

The cheapest craft that uses Essence of Earth is Transmute: Earth to Life (Classic Alchemy): its reagents cost 76 silver and Living Essence lists at 48 gold93 silver.

4 of the 28 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Essence of Water is itself a reagent in 55 recipes, such as Dawnbringer Shoulders, Storm Gauntlets and Enchanted Thorium Leggings.

Further down the chain, Living Essence is itself a reagent in 37 recipes, such as Wildthorn Mail, Bleakwood Hew and Transmute: Life to Earth.

Leveling and recipes for Essence of Earth

Leveling with Essence of Earth: Arcanite Sword Pendant (Necklaces) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 25 and grey at 45. Transmute: Earth to Life (Transmutation) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290. Transmute: Earth to Water (Transmutation) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 275 and grey at 290. Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope (Scopes) stops giving Engineering skill-ups at 300. Brill Coffin (House Decor) turns yellow at Inscription skill 260 and grey at 300. Brill Coffin Lid (House Decor) turns yellow at Inscription skill 260 and grey at 300.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Schematic: Biznicks 247x128 Accurascope, Plans: Enchanted Thorium Breastplate, Plans: Enchanted Thorium Helm, Schematic: Flawless Arcanite Rifle, Schematic: Force Reactive Disk, Plans: Hammer of the Titans, Plans: Heavy Obsidian Belt and Plans: Heavy Timbermaw Belt, and 15 more.

Reagents used with Essence of Earth

Essence of Earth is most often combined with Arcanite Bar, which shares 9 of its 29 recipes; next come Enchanted Thorium Bar, Living Essence and Essence of Fire.

Arcanite Bar 9 shared recipes
Enchanted Thorium Bar 8 shared recipes
Living Essence 5 shared recipes
Essence of Fire 4 shared recipes
Ironwood Lumber 4 shared recipes
Azerothian Diamond 3 shared recipes
Delicate Arcanite Converter 3 shared recipes
Enchanted Leather 3 shared recipes
Essence of Air 3 shared recipes
Huge Emerald 3 shared recipes
Large Opal 3 shared recipes
Rune Thread 3 shared recipes

How to make Essence of Earth

Recipe	Profession	Skill tier and category	Reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft (US)
Transmute: Fire to Earth	Alchemy	Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290	1 × Essence of Fire	1	16 silver
Transmute: Life to Earth	Alchemy	Classic Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 290	1 × Living Essence	1	48 gold

Transmute: Fire to Earth (Classic Alchemy) combines 1 Essence of Fire, and those reagents cost 16 silver; buying 1 Essence of Earth instead costs 76 silver.

Transmute: Life to Earth (Classic Alchemy) combines 1 Living Essence, and those reagents cost 48 gold93 silver; buying 1 Essence of Earth instead costs 76 silver.

What Essence of Earth is crafted into

Hammer of the Titans (Mace). Made with Hammer of the Titans, 10 Essence of Earth per craft.

Robe of the Archmage (Cloth). Made with Robe of the Archmage, 10 Essence of Earth per craft.

Stronghold Gauntlets (Plate). Made with Stronghold Gauntlets, 10 Essence of Earth per craft.

Thick Obsidian Breastplate (Plate). Made with Thick Obsidian Breastplate, 10 Essence of Earth per craft.

Essence of Earth: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 24% 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	76 silver
30-day low	5 silver Sep 7
30-day high	2 gold95 silver Aug 30
30-day median	1 gold
7-day median	79 silver
Hourly snapshots	687

US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.

Essence of Earth 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)	79 silver	187	12,470
Europe (EU)	1 gold5 silver	97	67,309

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Essence of Earth

Classic Blacksmithing has 305 recipes. Besides Essence of Earth, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (75 recipes), Thorium Bar (74 recipes), Enchanted Thorium Bar (42 recipes), Truesilver Bar (36 recipes), Mithril Bar (35 recipes), Bronze Bar (24 recipes), Copper Bar (24 recipes), Heavy Grinding Stone (24 recipes), Dark Iron Bar (23 recipes), Dense Grinding Stone (23 recipes).

Classic Engineering has 165 recipes. Besides Essence of Earth, the reagents they call for most are Mithril Bar (26 recipes), Unstable Trigger (19 recipes), Solid Blasting Powder (17 recipes), Heavy Leather (15 recipes), Heavy Blasting Powder (14 recipes), Mithril Tube (14 recipes), Thorium Widget (14 recipes), Truesilver Bar (13 recipes), Mithril Casing (11 recipes), Whirring Bronze Gizmo (11 recipes).

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About Essence of Earth

Essence of Earth 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.

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