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Living Steel
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Living Steel details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 30 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 36 silver |
| 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 Living Steel is used in
Blacksmithing
Engineering
Jewelcrafting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandaria Jewelcrafting, Mounts, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 24,398 gold |
18 more recipes also use Living Steel:
Lunar Crescent, Reborn
Mooncleaver, Reborn
Ornate Battleplate of the Master
Pandaren Signal Brazier
Stormherald, Reborn
The Planar Edge, Reborn
Thunder, Reborn
Unyielding Bloodplate
Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn
Pierre
Rascal-Bot
Reinforced Retinal Armor
Sky Golem
Specialized Retinal Armor
Lorewalker's Bookcase
Ruby Panther
Sapphire Panther
Sunstone Panther
"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 Living Steel
Living Steel goes into 58 recipes: 39 in Blacksmithing, 14 in Engineering, 4 in Jewelcrafting and 1 in Inscription. They come from Pandaria Blacksmithing, Pandaria Engineering, Pandaria Inscription and Pandaria Jewelcrafting.
The highest-listed product is Living Steel Belt Buckle, from Pandaria Blacksmithing, at 800 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Living Steel Belt Buckle takes 1 Living Steel; at current prices those reagents cost 702 gold90 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Living Steel is Living Steel Weapon Chain (Pandaria Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 702 gold90 silver and Living Steel Weapon Chain lists at 391 gold.
2 of the 58 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Black Planar Edge, Reborn is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Wicked Edge of the Planes, Reborn.
Further down the chain, Blazeguard, Reborn is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Blazefury, Reborn.
Further down the chain, Deep Thunder, Reborn is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Stormherald, Reborn.
Leveling and recipes for Living Steel
Leveling with Living Steel: Advanced Refrigeration Unit (Devices) stops giving Engineering skill-ups at 75. Agile Retinal Armor (Goggles) stops giving Engineering skill-ups at 75. Black Planar Edge, Reborn (Weapons) stops giving Blacksmithing skill-ups at 75. Blazefury, Reborn (Weapons) stops giving Blacksmithing skill-ups at 75. Blazeguard, Reborn (Weapons) stops giving Blacksmithing skill-ups at 75. Blingtron 4000 (Devices) stops giving Engineering skill-ups at 75.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Schematic: Advanced Refrigeration Unit, Plans: Bloodforged Warfists, Plans: Breastplate of Ancient Steel, Plans: Chestplate of Limitless Faith, Plans: Drakefist Hammer, Reborn, Plans: Fireguard, Reborn, Plans: Gauntlets of Ancient Steel and Plans: Gauntlets of Battle Command, and 20 more.
Reagents used with Living Steel
Living Steel is most often combined with Spirit of Harmony, which shares 40 of its 58 recipes; next come Lightning Steel Ingot, Ghost Iron Bolts and Blood Spirit.
Spirit of Harmony 40 shared recipes
Lightning Steel Ingot 18 shared recipes
Ghost Iron Bolts 9 shared recipes
Blood Spirit 7 shared recipes
Haunting Spirit 6 shared recipes
Orb of Mystery 6 shared recipes
Jard's Peculiar Energy Source 4 shared recipes
River's Heart 4 shared recipes
Serpent's Eye 4 shared recipes
Wild Jade 3 shared recipes
Bamboo Lumber 2 shared recipes
Sun's Radiance 2 shared recipes
How to make Living Steel
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy | Pandaria Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75 |
| 1 | 659 gold | |
| Alchemy | Pandaria Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75 |
| 1 | 851 gold |
Transmute: Living Steel (Pandaria Alchemy) combines 6 Trillium Bar, and those reagents cost 659 gold94 silver; buying 1 Living Steel instead costs 702 gold90 silver.
Riddle of Steel (Pandaria Alchemy) combines 3 Trillium Bar and 3 Spirit of Harmony, and those reagents cost 851 gold19 silver; buying 1 Living Steel instead costs 702 gold90 silver.
What Living Steel is crafted into
Sky Golem (Mount). Made with Sky Golem, 30 Living Steel per craft.
Pierre (Companion Pets). Made with Pierre, 15 Living Steel per craft.
Rascal-Bot (Companion Pets). Made with Rascal-Bot, 15 Living Steel per craft.
Depleted-Kyparium Rocket (Mount). Made with Depleted-Kyparium Rocket, 12 Living Steel per craft.
Living Steel: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 3% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 702 gold90 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 599 gold73 silver Sep 15 |
| 30-day high | 835 gold96 silver Sep 5 |
| 30-day median | 727 gold |
| 7-day median | 708 gold79 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Living Steel by region
The lowest listing is 28% 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) | 702 gold90 silver | 34 | 1,107 |
| Europe (EU) | 509 gold49 silver | 24 | 2,087 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Living Steel
Pandaria Blacksmithing has 193 recipes. Besides Living Steel, the reagents they call for most are Ghost Iron Bar (140 recipes), Spirit of Harmony (47 recipes), Lightning Steel Ingot (18 recipes), Trillium Bar (13 recipes), Blood Spirit (7 recipes), Kyparite (7 recipes), Balanced Trillium Ingot (6 recipes), Haunting Spirit (6 recipes), Luminous Flux (5 recipes), Ghost Iron Ore (3 recipes).
Pandaria Engineering has 48 recipes. Besides Living Steel, the reagents they call for most are Ghost Iron Bolts (20 recipes), High-Explosive Gunpowder (14 recipes), Ghost Iron Bar (13 recipes), Spirit of Harmony (9 recipes), Trillium Bar (7 recipes), Jard's Peculiar Energy Source (4 recipes), River's Heart (3 recipes), Bamboo Lumber (2 recipes), Hair Trigger (2 recipes), Orb of Mystery (2 recipes).
Ore & Stone priced near Living Steel
Obsidian Seared Alloy571 gold
Truegold570 gold
Shadowed Alloy497 gold
Titansteel Bar475 gold
Infurious Alloy450 gold
Obsidian Seared Alloy450 gold
Sulfuron Ingot450 gold
Khorium Bar449 gold
Primal Molten Alloy391 gold
Infurious Alloy350 gold
Primal Molten Alloy299 gold
Obsidian Seared Alloy266 gold
About Living Steel
Living Steel 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 Blacksmithing, Engineering, Inscription, Jewelcrafting. When a recipe that uses Living Steel 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.