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Mote of Earth
Elemental
Verified US market
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Mote of Earth details
| Type | Elemental |
|---|---|
| Item level | 15 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 4 silver |
| Expansion | The Burning Crusade |
| 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 Mote of Earth is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ironshield Potion | Outland Alchemy, Potions, grey at 75 | 3 |
|  Ironshield Potion | 8 gold | 17 gold |
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adamantite Sharpening Stone | Outland Blacksmithing, Equipment Mods, grey at 60 | 2 |
|  Adamantite Sharpening Stone | 7 gold | 21 gold |
| Fel Sharpening Stone | Outland Blacksmithing, Equipment Mods, grey at 10 | 1 |
|  Fel Sharpening Stone | 6 gold | 19 gold |
Engineering
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elemental Blasting Powder | Outland Engineering, Reagents, grey at 20 | 2 |
|  Elemental Blasting Powder ×4 | 26 gold | 55 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 Mote of Earth
Mote of Earth goes into 4 recipes: 2 in Blacksmithing, 1 in Alchemy and 1 in Engineering. They come from Outland Alchemy, Outland Blacksmithing and Outland Engineering.
The highest-listed product is Elemental Blasting Powder, from Outland Engineering, at 26 gold97 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Elemental Blasting Powder takes 2 Mote of Earth plus 1 Mote of Fire; at current prices those reagents cost 55 gold57 silver per craft.
Each craft makes 4 Elemental Blasting Powder, worth 107 gold88 silver together at that listing.
Mote of Earth is about 2% of that reagent bill at its current price; Mote of Fire makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Mote of Earth is Ironshield Potion (Outland Alchemy): its reagents cost 17 gold81 silver and Ironshield Potion lists at 8 gold27 silver.
All 4 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Elemental Blasting Powder is itself a reagent in 13 recipes, such as Fel Iron Bomb, Adamantite Grenade and White Smoke Flare.
Leveling and recipes for Mote of Earth
Leveling with Mote of Earth: Fel Sharpening Stone (Equipment Mods) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 10. Elemental Blasting Powder (Reagents) turns yellow at Engineering skill 1 and grey at 20. Adamantite Sharpening Stone (Equipment Mods) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 50 and grey at 60. Ironshield Potion (Potions) stops giving Alchemy skill-ups at 75.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Plans: Adamantite Sharpening Stone and Recipe: Ironshield Potion.
Plans: Adamantite Sharpening Stone
Recipe: Ironshield PotionReagents used with Mote of Earth
Mote of Earth is most often combined with Adamantite Bar, which shares 1 of its 4 recipes; next come Ancient Lichen, Crystal Vial and Fel Iron Bar.
Adamantite Bar 1 shared recipe
Ancient Lichen 1 shared recipe
Crystal Vial 1 shared recipe
Fel Iron Bar 1 shared recipe
Mote of Fire 1 shared recipe
How to make Mote of Earth
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Shatter | Mining | Outland Mining, Elemental, grey at 10 |
| 10 | 56 gold |
Primal EarthEarth Shatter (Outland Mining) combines 1 Primal Earth, and those reagents cost 56 gold36 silver; buying 10 Mote of Earth instead costs 6 gold80 silver.
What Mote of Earth is crafted into
Ironshield Potion (Potions). Made with Ironshield Potion, 3 Mote of Earth per craft.
Adamantite Sharpening Stone (Other). Made with Adamantite Sharpening Stone, 2 Mote of Earth per craft.
Elemental Blasting Powder (Parts). Made with Elemental Blasting Powder, 2 Mote of Earth per craft.
Fel Sharpening Stone (Other). Made with Fel Sharpening Stone, 1 Mote of Earth per craft.
Mote of Earth: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 3% 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 | 68 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 15 silver Sep 18 |
| 30-day high | 5 gold73 silver Aug 28 |
| 30-day median | 70 silver |
| 7-day median | 55 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 689 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Mote of Earth by region
The lowest listing is 49% 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) | 68 silver | 176 | 55,767 |
| Europe (EU) | 35 silver | 178 | 117,896 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Mote of Earth
Outland Blacksmithing has 134 recipes. Besides Mote of Earth, the reagents they call for most are Primal Nether (37 recipes), Khorium Bar (34 recipes), Hardened Adamantite Bar (32 recipes), Felsteel Bar (24 recipes), Primal Fire (24 recipes), Adamantite Bar (23 recipes), Fel Iron Bar (22 recipes), Primal Might (22 recipes), Primal Water (18 recipes), Primal Earth (15 recipes).
Outland Alchemy has 75 recipes. Besides Mote of Earth, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (49 recipes), Mana Thistle (20 recipes), Felweed (15 recipes), Terocone (11 recipes), Ancient Lichen (9 recipes), Netherbloom (9 recipes), Ragveil (9 recipes), Primal Fire (8 recipes), Fel Lotus (7 recipes), Nightmare Vine (7 recipes).
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About Mote of Earth
Mote 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.
Demand comes from Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering. When a recipe that uses Mote of Earth 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.