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Obsidium Bar

Obsidium Bar is a Common Metal & Stone used in 20 recipes (Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering and Inscription) and made by 1 recipe.

Obsidium Bar stacks to 1,000. 20 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Inscription, Jewelcrafting and Leatherworking. 1 recipe produces it. Our data lists 1 vendor for it.

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VendorNPC #18525Shattrath City · 50.8, 42.3 · /way #111 50.8 42.3
Crafted by Smelt Obsidium

Verified US market

Lowest listed price24 gold92 silver
Median listing35 gold38 silver
2,257 available14 listings
Verified priceAuction Housecommodity

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What Obsidium Bar is used in

Alchemy

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Gilnean CauldronCataclysm Alchemy, House Decor, grey at 7510Gilnean Cauldron

Blacksmithing

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Folded ObsidiumCataclysm Blacksmithing, Materials, grey at 52Folded Obsidium70 gold49 gold
Standing Smoke LampCataclysm Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 757Standing Smoke Lamp

Engineering

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Authentic Jr. Engineer GogglesCataclysm Engineering, Goggles, grey at 358Authentic Jr. Engineer Goggles415 gold
De-Weaponized Mechanical CompanionCataclysm Engineering, Devices, grey at 7512De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion513 gold
Electrostatic CondenserCataclysm Engineering, Devices, grey at 304Electrostatic Condenser226 gold
Finely-Tuned Throat NeedlerCataclysm Engineering, Weapons, grey at 754Finely-Tuned Throat Needler1,124 gold
Handful of Obsidium BoltsCataclysm Engineering, Reagents, grey at 252Handful of Obsidium Bolts ×319 gold49 gold
High-Powered Bolt GunCataclysm Engineering, Weapons, grey at 5510High-Powered Bolt Gun455 gold
Personal World DestroyerCataclysm Engineering, Devices, grey at 7510Personal World Destroyer506 gold
R19 ThreatfinderCataclysm Engineering, Scopes, grey at 506R19 Threatfinder17 gold296 gold
Safety Catch Removal KitCataclysm Engineering, Scopes, grey at 5010Safety Catch Removal Kit2 gold444 gold
Small Gilnean WindmillCataclysm Engineering, House Decor, grey at 758Small Gilnean Windmill

Inscription

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Gilnean MapCataclysm Inscription, House Decor, grey at 751Gilnean Map

Jewelcrafting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Smoke LampCataclysm Jewelcrafting, House Decor, grey at 753Smoke Lamp
Smoke SconceCataclysm Jewelcrafting, House Decor, grey at 754Smoke Sconce

Leatherworking

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Gilnean Spare SaddleCataclysm Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 753Gilnean Spare Saddle
Scaled Twilight MosaicCataclysm Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 7510Scaled Twilight Mosaic

Tailoring

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
"Unity of Thorns" TapestryCataclysm Tailoring, House Decor, grey at 751"Unity of Thorns" Tapestry
Surwich Expedition TentCataclysm Tailoring, House Decor, grey at 753Surwich Expedition Tent

"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 Obsidium Bar

Obsidium Bar goes into 20 recipes: 10 in Engineering, 2 in Blacksmithing, 2 in Jewelcrafting, 2 in Leatherworking, 2 in Tailoring, 1 in Alchemy and 1 in Inscription. They come from Cataclysm Alchemy, Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Cataclysm Engineering, Cataclysm Inscription, Cataclysm Jewelcrafting and 2 more skill tiers.

The highest-listed product is Folded Obsidium, from Cataclysm Blacksmithing, at 70 gold27 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Folded Obsidium takes 2 Obsidium Bar; at current prices those reagents cost 49 gold84 silver per craft.

The cheapest craft that uses Obsidium Bar is Handful of Obsidium Bolts (Cataclysm Engineering): its reagents cost 49 gold84 silver and Handful of Obsidium Bolts lists at 19 gold50 silver.

4 of the 20 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Folded Obsidium is itself a reagent in 28 recipes, such as Hardened Obsidium Bracers, Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets and Hardened Obsidium Belt.

Further down the chain, Handful of Obsidium Bolts is itself a reagent in 22 recipes, such as Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades, Specialized Bio-Optic Killshades and Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades.

Leveling and recipes for Obsidium Bar

Leveling with Obsidium Bar: Folded Obsidium (Materials) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 5. Handful of Obsidium Bolts (Reagents) turns yellow at Engineering skill 10 and grey at 25. Electrostatic Condenser (Devices) turns yellow at Engineering skill 25 and grey at 30. Authentic Jr. Engineer Goggles (Goggles) turns yellow at Engineering skill 30 and grey at 35. R19 Threatfinder (Scopes) turns yellow at Engineering skill 45 and grey at 50. Safety Catch Removal Kit (Scopes) turns yellow at Engineering skill 45 and grey at 50.

Reagents used with Obsidium Bar

Obsidium Bar is most often combined with Ashwood Lumber, which shares 10 of its 20 recipes; next come Handful of Obsidium Bolts, Electrified Ether and Chaos Orb.

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How to make Obsidium Bar

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
Smelt ObsidiumMiningCataclysm Mining, Smelting, grey at 25121 gold

Smelt Obsidium (Cataclysm Mining) combines 2 Obsidium Ore, and those reagents cost 21 gold94 silver; buying 1 Obsidium Bar instead costs 24 gold92 silver.

What Obsidium Bar is crafted into

De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion (Companion Pets). Made with De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion, 12 Obsidium Bar per craft.

Gilnean Cauldron (Decor). Made with Gilnean Cauldron, 10 Obsidium Bar per craft.

High-Powered Bolt Gun (Explosives and Devices). Made with High-Powered Bolt Gun, 10 Obsidium Bar per craft.

Personal World Destroyer (Companion Pets). Made with Personal World Destroyer, 10 Obsidium Bar per craft.

Obsidium Bar: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 9% above its 30-day median.

Now24 gold75 silver
30-day low15 gold Oct 24
30-day high32 gold Oct 15
30-day median22 gold70 silver
7-day median24 gold82 silver
Hourly snapshots693

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

Obsidium Bar by region

The lowest listing is 40% 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)24 gold92 silver142,257
Europe (EU)14 gold98 silver453,850

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Obsidium Bar

Cataclysm Engineering has 38 recipes. Besides Obsidium Bar, the reagents they call for most are Handful of Obsidium Bolts (21 recipes), Electrified Ether (20 recipes), Hardened Elementium Bar (17 recipes), Chaos Orb (10 recipes), Truegold (10 recipes), Elementium Bar (6 recipes), Dream Emerald (4 recipes), Ocean Sapphire (4 recipes), Tinker's Kit (4 recipes), Ashwood Lumber (2 recipes).

Cataclysm Blacksmithing has 96 recipes. Besides Obsidium Bar, the reagents they call for most are Chaos Orb (36 recipes), Elementium Bar (34 recipes), Hardened Elementium Bar (29 recipes), Truegold (29 recipes), Folded Obsidium (28 recipes), Volatile Fire (19 recipes), Volatile Earth (17 recipes), Volatile Water (11 recipes), Essence of Destruction (6 recipes), Living Ember (6 recipes).

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