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Greater Cosmic Essence
Enchanting
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Greater Cosmic Essence details
| Type | Enchanting |
|---|---|
| Item level | 20 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Expansion | Wrath of the Lich King |
| First seen in our data | build 3.80.2.69874 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Greater Cosmic Essence is used in
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Accuracy | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 48 gold | ||
| Berserking | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 51 gold | ||
| Black Magic | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 6 |
| 37 gold | ||
 Blade Ward | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 8 |
| 548 gold | ||
| Exceptional Armor | Northrend Enchanting, Chest Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 7 gold | ||
| Exceptional Spellpower | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 50 | 2 |
| 10 gold | ||
| Gatherer | Northrend Enchanting, Glove Enchantments, grey at 25 | 1 | 55 silver | |||
| Giant Slayer | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 20 gold | ||
| Greater Assault | Northrend Enchanting, Glove Enchantments, grey at 50 | 1 |
| 6 gold | ||
| Greater Savagery | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 45 | 2 |
| 6 gold | ||
| Greater Speed | Northrend Enchanting, Cloak Enchantments, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 17 gold | ||
| Greater Stats | Northrend Enchanting, Bracer Enchantments, grey at 55 | 1 |
| 9 gold | ||
| Haste | Northrend Enchanting, Bracer Enchantments, grey at 70 | 1 |
| 11 gold | ||
| Major Stamina | Northrend Enchanting, Bracer Enchantments, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 4 gold | ||
| Major Versatility | Northrend Enchanting, Bracer Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 4 gold | ||
| Mark of the Mages' Eye | Northrend Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 75 | 6 |
|  Mark of the Mages' Eye | ||
| Massacre | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 6 |
| 55 gold | ||
| Mighty Health | Northrend Enchanting, Chest Enchantments, grey at 50 | 3 | 1 gold | |||
| Mighty Stamina | Northrend Enchanting, Cloak Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 15 gold | ||
| Precision | Northrend Enchanting, Glove Enchantments, grey at 65 | 4 | 2 gold | |||
| Spellpower | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 40 | 1 |
| 11 gold | ||
| Stampwhistle's Postal Portal | Northrend Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 75 | 3 |
|  Stampwhistle's Postal Portal | ||
| Superior Agility | Northrend Enchanting, Boot Enchantments, grey at 70 | 2 |
| 6 gold | ||
| Superior Potency | Northrend Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 26 gold | ||
| Superior Spellpower | Northrend Enchanting, Bracer Enchantments, grey at 75 | 6 |
| 12 gold | ||
| Tome of Illusions: Northrend | Northrend Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 75 | 8 |
|  Tome of Illusions: Northrend | 494 gold | |
| Tuskarr's Vitality | Northrend Enchanting, Boot Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 16 gold | ||
| Wisdom | Northrend Enchanting, Cloak Enchantments, grey at 75 | 6 |
| 5 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate | Northrend Leatherworking, Chests, grey at 75 | 8 |
|  Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate | 1,125 gold | |
| Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate | Northrend Leatherworking, Chests, grey at 75 | 8 |
| Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate | 1,125 gold |
Tailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otherworldly Bag | Cataclysm Tailoring, Bags, grey at 45 | 4 |
|  Otherworldly Bag | 174 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 Greater Cosmic Essence
Greater Cosmic Essence goes into 31 recipes: 28 in Enchanting, 2 in Leatherworking and 1 in Tailoring. They come from Northrend Enchanting, Northrend Leatherworking and Cataclysm Tailoring.
The cheapest craft that uses Greater Cosmic Essence is Gatherer (Northrend Enchanting): its reagents cost 55 silver per craft.
Leveling and recipes for Greater Cosmic Essence
Leveling with Greater Cosmic Essence: Gatherer (Glove Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 15 and grey at 25. Spellpower (Weapon Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 20 and grey at 40. Greater Savagery (Weapon Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 25 and grey at 45. Otherworldly Bag (Bags) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 40 and grey at 45. Exceptional Spellpower (Weapon Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 30 and grey at 50. Greater Assault (Glove Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 30 and grey at 50.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Accuracy, Formula: Enchant Weapon - Berserking, Formula: Enchant Weapon - Black Magic, Formula: Enchant Weapon - Blade Ward, Pattern: Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate, Formula: Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience, Formula: Enchant Weapon - Giant Slayer and Formula: Enchant Cloak - Haste, and 12 more.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Accuracy
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Blade Ward
Pattern: Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate
Formula: Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience
Formula: Enchant Cloak - HasteReagents used with Greater Cosmic Essence
Greater Cosmic Essence is most often combined with Infinite Dust, which shares 17 of its 31 recipes; next come Abyss Crystal, Dream Shard and Arctic Fur.
Infinite Dust 17 shared recipes
Abyss Crystal 11 shared recipes
Dream Shard 10 shared recipes
Arctic Fur 2 shared recipes
Coldwind Lumber 2 shared recipes
Crusader Orb 2 shared recipes
Eternal Air 2 shared recipes
Nerubian Chitin 2 shared recipes
Bolt of Embersilk Cloth 1 shared recipe
Bolt of Frostweave 1 shared recipe
Eternal Water 1 shared recipe
Hypnotic Dust 1 shared recipe
How to make Greater Cosmic Essence
Greater Cosmic EssenceCrafting recipes that create this material.
What Greater Cosmic Essence is crafted into
Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate (Mail). Made with Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate, 8 Greater Cosmic Essence per craft.
Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate (Mail). Made with Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate, 8 Greater Cosmic Essence per craft.
Tome of Illusions: Northrend (Other). Made with Tome of Illusions: Northrend, 8 Greater Cosmic Essence per craft.
Mark of the Mages' Eye (Decor). Made with Mark of the Mages' Eye, 6 Greater Cosmic Essence per craft.
Greater Cosmic Essence: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 30% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 55 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 17 silver Aug 31 |
| 30-day high | 1 gold17 silver Sep 3 |
| 30-day median | 79 silver |
| 7-day median | 68 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 676 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Greater Cosmic Essence by region
The lowest listing is 38% 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) | 55 silver | 68 | 107,995 |
| Europe (EU) | 34 silver | 90 | 23,243 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Greater Cosmic Essence
Northrend Enchanting has 70 recipes. Besides Greater Cosmic Essence, the reagents they call for most are Infinite Dust (49 recipes), Dream Shard (24 recipes), Abyss Crystal (17 recipes), Lesser Cosmic Essence (11 recipes), Eternal Earth (3 recipes), Coldwind Lumber (2 recipes), Titanium Bar (2 recipes), Titansteel Bar (2 recipes), Bolt of Frostweave (1 recipe), Crystallized Water (1 recipe).
Northrend Leatherworking has 162 recipes. Besides Greater Cosmic Essence, the reagents they call for most are Heavy Borean Leather (85 recipes), Arctic Fur (38 recipes), Borean Leather (38 recipes), Eternal Water (35 recipes), Eternal Air (27 recipes), Frozen Orb (21 recipes), Icy Dragonscale (19 recipes), Crusader Orb (16 recipes), Nerubian Chitin (16 recipes), Eternal Shadow (14 recipes).
Enchanting priced near Greater Cosmic Essence
Mysterious Essence55 silver
Small Ethereal Shard55 silver
Lesser Magic Essence54 silver
Vantus Rune: Vault of the Incarnates54 silver
Sacred Shard58 silver
Light Illusion Dust48 silver
Small Prismatic Shard48 silver
Strange Dust47 silver
Lesser Cosmic Essence45 silver
Small Brilliant Shard26 silver
Soul Dust26 silver
Eversinging Dust84 silver
About Greater Cosmic Essence
Greater Cosmic Essence 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, Leatherworking, Tailoring. When a recipe that uses Greater Cosmic Essence spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.
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