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Enchanting
Maelstrom Crystal
Maelstrom Crystal is an Epic Enchanting used in 21 recipes (Enchanting).
Maelstrom Crystal stacks to 1,000. 21 recipes consume it, taught by Enchanting. Our data lists 1 vendor for it.
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| Vendor | NPC #12795 | Hall of Legends |
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What Maelstrom Crystal is used in
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Agility | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 414 gold | ||
| Assassin's Step | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 1 | 180 gold | |||
| Enchanted Lantern | Cataclysm Enchanting, Pets, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  Enchanted Lantern | 137 gold | |
| Greater Critical Strike | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 5 | 9 gold | |||
| Greater Mastery | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 | 228 gold | |||
| Greater Speed | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 1 |
| 246 gold | ||
| Greater Stamina | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 164 gold | ||
| Landslide | Cataclysm Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 5 | 179 gold | |||
| Lavawalker | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 1 | 144 gold | |||
| Maelstrom Shatter | Cataclysm Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 50 | 1 |  Heavenly Shard ×2 | 1 gold | 1 gold | |
| Magic Lamp | Cataclysm Enchanting, Pets, grey at 75 | 1 |  Magic Lamp | 69 gold | ||
| Major Strength | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 184 gold | ||
| Mighty Intellect | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 |
| 348 gold | ||
| Mighty Strength | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 2 | 177 gold | |||
| Peerless Stats | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 3 |
| 10 gold | ||
| Power Torrent | Cataclysm Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 236 gold | ||
| Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm | Cataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 75 | 10 |
|  Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm | 126 gold | |
| Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords | Cataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 75 | 10 |
|  Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords | 168 gold | |
| Twilight Fire Canister | Cataclysm Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 75 | 5 |
|  Twilight Fire Canister | ||
| Windwalk | Cataclysm Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75 | 6 | 76 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 Maelstrom Crystal
Maelstrom Crystal goes into 20 recipes: 20 in Enchanting. All of them are Cataclysm Enchanting recipes.
Its product, Heavenly Shard (recipe: Maelstrom Shatter), from Cataclysm Enchanting, lists at 1 gold51 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Maelstrom Shatter takes 1 Maelstrom Crystal; at current prices those reagents cost 1 gold89 silver per craft.
Each craft makes 2 Heavenly Shard, worth 3 gold2 silver together at that listing.
The cheapest craft that uses Maelstrom Crystal is Greater Critical Strike (Cataclysm Enchanting): its reagents cost 9 gold45 silver per craft.
1 of the 6 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Heavenly Shard is itself a reagent in 16 recipes, such as Elemental Slayer, Hurricane and Heartsong.
Leveling and recipes for Maelstrom Crystal
Leveling with Maelstrom Crystal: Maelstrom Shatter (Reagents) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 15 and grey at 50. Agility (Armor Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75. Assassin's Step (Armor Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75. Enchanted Lantern (Pets) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75. Greater Critical Strike (Armor Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75. Greater Mastery (Armor Enchantments) stops giving Enchanting skill-ups at 75.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Enchant Bracer - Agility, Formula: Enchant Boots - Assassin's Step, Formula: Enchanted Lantern, Formula: Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike, Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery, Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Speed, Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stamina and Formula: Enchant Weapon - Landslide, and 8 more.
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Agility
Formula: Enchant Boots - Assassin's Step- Formula: Enchanted Lantern
- Formula: Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike
- Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery
- Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Speed
- Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stamina
- Formula: Enchant Weapon - Landslide
Reagents used with Maelstrom Crystal
Maelstrom Crystal is most often combined with Heavenly Shard, which shares 11 of its 20 recipes; next come Hypnotic Dust, Greater Celestial Essence and Volatile Air.
- Heavenly Shard 11 shared recipes
Hypnotic Dust 11 shared recipes
Greater Celestial Essence 9 shared recipes
Volatile Air 4 shared recipes
Volatile Earth 3 shared recipes
Light Parchment 2 shared recipes
Volatile Water 2 shared recipes
Ashwood Lumber 1 shared recipe
Hardened Elementium Bar 1 shared recipe
Living Ember 1 shared recipe
Volatile Fire 1 shared recipe
Volatile Life 1 shared recipe
What Maelstrom Crystal is crafted into
Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm (Other). Made with Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm, 10 Maelstrom Crystal per craft.
Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords (Other). Made with Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords, 10 Maelstrom Crystal per craft.
Twilight Fire Canister (Decor). Made with Twilight Fire Canister, 5 Maelstrom Crystal per craft.
Enchanted Lantern (Companion Pets). Made with Enchanted Lantern, 1 Maelstrom Crystal per craft.
Maelstrom Crystal: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 4% 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 | 1 gold89 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 20 silver Oct 8 |
| 30-day high | 8 gold20 silver Oct 16 |
| 30-day median | 1 gold97 silver |
| 7-day median | 2 gold1 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 691 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Maelstrom Crystal 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) | 1 gold89 silver | 74 | 62,471 |
| Europe (EU) | 3 gold32 silver | 57 | 59,544 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Maelstrom Crystal
Cataclysm Enchanting has 55 recipes. Besides Maelstrom Crystal, the reagents they call for most are Hypnotic Dust (42 recipes), Greater Celestial Essence (31 recipes), Heavenly Shard (16 recipes), Lesser Celestial Essence (6 recipes), Volatile Air (6 recipes), Volatile Earth (4 recipes), Ashwood Lumber (2 recipes), Light Parchment (2 recipes), Volatile Fire (2 recipes), Volatile Life (2 recipes).
Enchanting priced near Maelstrom Crystal
Abyss Crystal1 gold
Greater Magic Essence1 gold
Vantus Rune: Skorpyron1 gold
Eversinging Dust1 gold
Radiant Shard1 gold
Arkhana2 gold- Eversinging Dust2 gold
Refulgent Crystal2 gold
Eternal Crystal2 gold- Heavenly Shard1 gold
Small Dream Shard1 gold
Void Crystal1 gold