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Ethereal Shard
Enchanting
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Ethereal Shard details
| Type | Enchanting |
|---|---|
| Item level | 30 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Expansion | Mists of Pandaria |
| First seen in our data | build 5.5.4.69585 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Ethereal Shard is used in
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blurred Speed | Pandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 | 1 gold | |||
| Colossus | Pandaria Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 3 | 2 gold | |||
 Ethereal Shatter | Pandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 5 | 1 |  Mysterious Essence ×3 | 55 silver | 92 silver | |
 Greater Parry | Pandaria Enchanting, Shield and Off-Hand Enchantments, grey at 75 | 1 | 2 gold | |||
| Greater Protection | Pandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 | 1 gold | |||
| Pandaren Table Lamp | Pandaria Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 75 | 9 |
|  Pandaren Table Lamp | ||
| Sha Crystal | Pandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 5 | 5 |  Sha Crystal | 3 gold | 4 gold | |
| Super Strength | Pandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 1 |
| 1 gold | ||
| Windsong | Pandaria Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 1 |
| 2 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 Ethereal Shard
Ethereal Shard goes into 9 recipes: 9 in Enchanting. All of them are Pandaria Enchanting recipes.
The highest-listed product is Sha Crystal, from Pandaria Enchanting, at 3 gold84 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Sha Crystal takes 5 Ethereal Shard; at current prices those reagents cost 4 gold60 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Ethereal Shard is Ethereal Shatter (Pandaria Enchanting): its reagents cost 92 silver and Mysterious Essence lists at 55 silver.
2 of the 3 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Mysterious Essence is itself a reagent in 19 recipes, such as Major Dodge, Super Armor and Glorious Stats.
Further down the chain, Sha Crystal is itself a reagent in 9 recipes, such as Super Intellect, Exceptional Strength and Greater Agility.
Leveling and recipes for Ethereal Shard
Leveling with Ethereal Shard: Ethereal Shatter (Reagents) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 1 and grey at 5. Sha Crystal (Reagents) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 1 and grey at 5. Blurred Speed (Armor Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 50 and grey at 75. Colossus (Weapon Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75. Greater Parry (Shield and Off-Hand Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75. Greater Protection (Armor Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75.
Reagents used with Ethereal Shard
Ethereal Shard is most often combined with Mysterious Essence, which shares 2 of its 9 recipes; next come Spirit Dust, Bamboo Lumber and Spirit of Harmony.
- Mysterious Essence 2 shared recipes
Spirit Dust 2 shared recipes
Bamboo Lumber 1 shared recipe
Spirit of Harmony 1 shared recipe
Windwool Cloth 1 shared recipe
How to make Ethereal Shard
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereal Shard | Enchanting | Pandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 5 | 1 | 2 gold | |
 Sha Shatter | Enchanting | Pandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 5 |
| 2 | 3 gold |
Ethereal Shard (Pandaria Enchanting) combines 5 Mysterious Essence, and those reagents cost 2 gold75 silver; buying 1 Ethereal Shard instead costs 92 silver.
Sha Shatter (Pandaria Enchanting) combines 1 Sha Crystal, and those reagents cost 3 gold84 silver; buying 2 Ethereal Shard instead costs 1 gold84 silver.
Also created by:
Create Ethereal ShardWhat Ethereal Shard is crafted into
Pandaren Table Lamp (Decor). Made with Pandaren Table Lamp, 9 Ethereal Shard per craft.
Sha Crystal (Enchanting). Made with Sha Crystal, 5 Ethereal Shard per craft.
Mysterious Essence (Enchanting). Made with Ethereal Shatter, 1 Ethereal Shard per craft.
Ethereal Shard: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 9% 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 | 92 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 2 silver Aug 29 |
| 30-day high | 8 gold99 silver Sep 16 |
| 30-day median | 1 gold1 silver |
| 7-day median | 1 gold9 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 676 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Ethereal Shard by region
The lowest listing is 3% 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) | 92 silver | 83 | 30,167 |
| Europe (EU) | 89 silver | 131 | 29,745 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Ethereal Shard
Pandaria Enchanting has 39 recipes. Besides Ethereal Shard, the reagents they call for most are Mysterious Essence (19 recipes), Spirit Dust (16 recipes), Sha Crystal (9 recipes), Bamboo Lumber (2 recipes), Light Parchment (2 recipes), River's Heart (2 recipes), Coal (1 recipe), Haunting Spirit (1 recipe), Imperial Amethyst (1 recipe), Primordial Ruby (1 recipe).
Enchanting priced near Ethereal Shard
Rich Illusion Dust92 silver
Infinite Dust94 silver
Greater Magic Essence98 silver
Small Heavenly Shard98 silver
Eversinging Dust84 silver
Small Dream Shard1 gold
Fractured Temporal Crystal1 gold
Heavenly Shard1 gold
Vantus Rune: Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope1 gold
Draenic Dust1 gold
Sacred Shard58 silver- Mysterious Essence55 silver
About Ethereal Shard
Ethereal Shard 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 Enchanting. When a recipe that uses Ethereal Shard 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.