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Mysterious Essence

Mysterious Essence is an Uncommon Enchanting used in 19 recipes (Enchanting) and made by 3 recipes.

Mysterious Essence stacks to 1,000. 19 recipes consume it, taught by Enchanting. 3 recipes produce it.

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Where it comes from

Verified US market

Lowest listed price1 gold35 silver
Median listing1 gold35 silver
29,271 available16 listings
Verified priceAuction Housecommodity

Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.

What Mysterious Essence is used in

Enchanting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Elemental ForcePandaria Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 6034 gold
Ethereal ShardPandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 55Ethereal Shard80 silver6 gold
Glorious StatsPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7534 gold
Greater HastePandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7511 gold
Greater ParryPandaria Enchanting, Shield and Off-Hand Enchantments, grey at 7534 gold
Greater PrecisionPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 6011 gold
Jade SpiritPandaria Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 75438 gold
Major DodgePandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 6023 gold
Major IntellectPandaria Enchanting, Shield and Off-Hand Enchantments, grey at 7534 gold
Mysterious DiffusionPandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 51Spirit Dust ×34 silver1 gold
Pandaren's StepPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7534 gold
River's SongPandaria Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 755074 gold
Super ArmorPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 6011 gold
Super StrengthPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7512 gold
Superior Critical StrikePandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 1011 gold
Superior HastePandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7522 gold
Superior IntellectPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 6034 gold
Superior MasteryPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7534 gold
Superior StaminaPandaria Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7511 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 Mysterious Essence

Mysterious Essence goes into 19 recipes: 19 in Enchanting. All of them are Pandaria Enchanting recipes.

The highest-listed product is Ethereal Shard, from Pandaria Enchanting, at 80 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Ethereal Shard takes 5 Mysterious Essence; at current prices those reagents cost 6 gold75 silver per craft.

The cheapest craft that uses Mysterious Essence is Mysterious Diffusion (Pandaria Enchanting): its reagents cost 1 gold35 silver and Spirit Dust lists at 4 silver.

All 2 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Spirit Dust is itself a reagent in 15 recipes, such as Mastery, Major Dodge and Super Armor.

Further down the chain, Ethereal Shard is itself a reagent in 9 recipes, such as Greater Protection, Blurred Speed and Super Strength.

Leveling and recipes for Mysterious Essence

Leveling with Mysterious Essence: Ethereal Shard (Reagents) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 1 and grey at 5. Mysterious Diffusion (Reagents) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 1 and grey at 5. Superior Critical Strike (Armor Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 1 and grey at 10. Elemental Force (Weapon Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 25 and grey at 60. Greater Precision (Armor Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 25 and grey at 60. Major Dodge (Armor Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 25 and grey at 60.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit and Formula: Enchant Weapon - River's Song.

Reagents used with Mysterious Essence

Mysterious Essence is most often combined with Spirit Dust, which shares 9 of its 19 recipes; next come Ethereal Shard, River's Heart and Sha Crystal.

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How to make Mysterious Essence

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
Mysterious EssenceEnchantingPandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 5120 silver
Ethereal ShatterEnchantingPandaria Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 5380 silver

Mysterious Essence (Pandaria Enchanting) combines 5 Spirit Dust, and those reagents cost 20 silver; buying 1 Mysterious Essence instead costs 1 gold35 silver.

Ethereal Shatter (Pandaria Enchanting) combines 1 Ethereal Shard, and those reagents cost 80 silver; buying 3 Mysterious Essence instead costs 4 gold5 silver.

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What Mysterious Essence is crafted into

Ethereal Shard (Enchanting). Made with Ethereal Shard, 5 Mysterious Essence per craft.

Spirit Dust (Enchanting). Made with Mysterious Diffusion, 1 Mysterious Essence per craft.

Mysterious Essence: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 3.4 times its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.

Now1 gold35 silver
30-day low5 silver Oct 7
30-day high1 gold35 silver Nov 5
30-day median40 silver
7-day median32 silver
Hourly snapshots691

US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.

Mysterious Essence by region

The lowest listing is 64% 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.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)1 gold35 silver1629,271
Europe (EU)49 silver128117,056

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Mysterious Essence

Pandaria Enchanting has 39 recipes. Besides Mysterious Essence, the reagents they call for most are Spirit Dust (16 recipes), Ethereal Shard (9 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).

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