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Obsidium Ore
Metal & Stone
Verified US market
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Obsidium Ore details
| Type | Metal & Stone |
|---|---|
| Item level | 25 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 20 silver |
| Expansion | Cataclysm |
| First seen in our data | build 5.5.4.69585 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Obsidium Ore is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Relic of the Past I | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
|  Relic of the Past I | 1 gold | 47 gold |
| Relic of the Past II | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 5 |
|  Relic of the Past II | 4 gold | 55 gold |
| Relic of the Past III | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Optional Reagents, grey at 20 | 6 |
|  Relic of the Past III | 7 gold | 71 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Obsidium | Cataclysm Mining, Smelting, grey at 25 | 2 |  Obsidium Bar | 25 gold | 16 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 Obsidium Bar (recipe: Smelt Obsidium), from Cataclysm Mining, at 25 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Smelt Obsidium takes 2 Obsidium Ore; at current prices those reagents cost 16 gold per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Obsidium Ore is Relic of the Past I (Cataclysm Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 47 gold88 silver and Relic of the Past I lists at 1 gold73 silver.
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
Create Obsidium OreCrafting 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: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 33% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 8 gold |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 6 gold Sep 12 |
| 30-day high | 17 gold63 silver Sep 10 |
| 30-day median | 11 gold98 silver |
| 7-day median | 9 gold |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Obsidium Ore by region
The lowest listing is 21% 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) | 9 gold | 82 | 94,383 |
| 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).
Ore & Stone priced near Obsidium Ore
Mithril Bar9 gold
Pyrite Ore9 gold
Empyrium9 gold
Fel Iron Ore9 gold
Gold Ore8 gold
Cobalt Ore Nugget8 gold
Adamantite Ore8 gold
Mithril Ore8 gold
Elementium Ore Nugget9 gold
Osmenite Ore9 gold
Eternium Ore8 gold
Silver Ore Nugget8 gold
About Obsidium Ore
Obsidium Ore 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 Blacksmithing, Mining. When a recipe that uses Obsidium Ore 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.