Metal & Stone
Obsidium Ore
Obsidium Ore is a Common Metal & Stone used in 4 recipes (Blacksmithing and Mining) and made by 1 recipe.
Obsidium Ore stacks to 1,000. 4 recipes consume it, taught by Blacksmithing and Mining. 1 recipe produces it.
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What Obsidium Ore is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
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| Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
| 1 gold | 62 gold | ||
| Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
| 8 gold | 68 gold | ||
| Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 6 |
| 25 gold | 85 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataclysm Mining, Smelting, grey at 25 | 2 | 24 gold | 22 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 Obsidium Ore
Obsidium Ore goes into 4 recipes: 3 in Blacksmithing and 1 in Mining. They come from Cataclysm Blacksmithing and Cataclysm Mining.
The highest-listed product is Relic of the Past III, from Cataclysm Blacksmithing, at 25 gold40 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Relic of the Past III takes 6 Obsidium Ore plus 3 Luminous Flux; at current prices those reagents cost 85 gold98 silver per craft.
Obsidium Ore is about 80% of that reagent bill at its current price; Luminous Flux makes up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Obsidium Ore is Smelt Obsidium (Cataclysm Mining): its reagents cost 22 gold86 silver and Obsidium Bar lists at 24 gold.
All 4 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Relic of the Past I is itself a reagent in 1766 recipes, such as Fine Leather Boots, Fine Leather Cloak and Embossed Leather Vest.
Further down the chain, Relic of the Past II is itself a reagent in 1766 recipes, such as Fine Leather Boots, Fine Leather Cloak and Embossed Leather Vest.
Further down the chain, Relic of the Past III is itself a reagent in 1766 recipes, such as Fine Leather Boots, Fine Leather Cloak and Embossed Leather Vest.
Leveling and recipes for Obsidium Ore
Leveling with Obsidium Ore: Relic of the Past I (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Relic of the Past II (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Relic of the Past III (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 1 and grey at 20. Smelt Obsidium (Smelting) turns yellow at Mining skill 1 and grey at 25.
Reagents used with Obsidium Ore
Obsidium Ore is most often combined with Luminous Flux, which shares 3 of its 4 recipes.
Luminous Flux 3 shared recipes
How to make Obsidium Ore
Crafting recipes that create this material.
What Obsidium Ore is crafted into
Relic of the Past III (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past III, 6 Obsidium Ore per craft.
Relic of the Past I (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past I, 5 Obsidium Ore per craft.
Relic of the Past II (Optional Reagents). Made with Relic of the Past II, 5 Obsidium Ore per craft.
Obsidium Bar (Metal & Stone). Made with Smelt Obsidium, 2 Obsidium Ore per craft.
Obsidium Ore by region
The lowest listing is 34% 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) | 10 gold79 silver | 135 | 30,484 |
| Europe (EU) | 7 gold15 silver | 79 | 66,616 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Obsidium Ore
Cataclysm Blacksmithing has 96 recipes. Besides Obsidium Ore, 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).
Cataclysm Mining has 4 recipes. Besides Obsidium Ore, the reagents they call for most are Elementium Bar (1 recipe), Elementium Ore (1 recipe), Pyrite Ore (1 recipe), Volatile Earth (1 recipe).
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