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Primal Earth

Elemental

Verified US market

Lowest listed price7 gold99 silver

Median listing14 gold91 silver

4,504 available138 listings

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Primal Earth details

Type	Elemental
Item level	15
Max stack	1,000
Vendor sell price	40 silver
Expansion	The Burning Crusade
First seen in our data	build 3.80.2.69874

Read from the 12.1.0.69933 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.

What Primal Earth is used in

Alchemy

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Transmute: Earthstorm Diamond	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	2	3 × Deep Peridot 3 × Shadow Draenite 3 × Golden Draenite 2 × Primal Water	Earthstorm Diamond	475 gold	422 gold
Transmute: Primal Earth to Life	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1		Primal Life	119 gold	7 gold
Transmute: Primal Earth to Water	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1		Primal Water	157 gold	7 gold
Transmute: Primal Might	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1	1 × Primal Water 1 × Primal Air 1 × Primal Fire 1 × Primal Mana	Primal Might	1,420 gold	1,454 gold

Blacksmithing

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Adamantite Breastplate	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 70	4	12 × Adamantite Bar 2 × Primal Fire	Adamantite Breastplate		1,395 gold
Adamantite Plate Bracers	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 65	2	6 × Adamantite Bar 2 × Primal Fire	Adamantite Plate Bracers		1,295 gold
Adamantite Plate Gloves	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 65	3	8 × Adamantite Bar 2 × Knothide Leather 2 × Primal Fire	Adamantite Plate Gloves		1,342 gold
Belt of the Guardian	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	5	2 × Nether Vortex 5 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 10 × Primal Water	Belt of the Guardian		2,323 gold
Bronze Banner of the Exiled	Outland Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 75	4	20 × Olemba Lumber 8 × Khorium Bar 2 × Primal Mooncloth	Bronze Banner of the Exiled
Draenei Smith's Anvil	Outland Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 75	4	25 × Olemba Lumber 4 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 6 × Khorium Bar	Draenei Smith's Anvil
Drakefist Hammer	Outland Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 70	20	20 × Primal Fire 12 × Eternium Bar 8 × Khorium Bar	Drakefist Hammer		15,707 gold
Earthpeace Breastplate	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	4	4 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 6 × Primal Life	Earthpeace Breastplate		1,308 gold
Felsteel Shield Spike	Outland Blacksmithing, Equipment Mods, grey at 75	4	4 × Felsteel Bar 4 × Primal Fire	Felsteel Shield Spike	600 gold	2,914 gold
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	15	10 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 2 × Primal Might 1 × Primal Nether	Gauntlets of the Iron Tower		4,361 gold
Great Earthforged Hammer	Outland Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 60	6	12 × Adamantite Bar	Great Earthforged Hammer		215 gold
Heavy Earthforged Breastplate	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 60	4	8 × Adamantite Bar	Heavy Earthforged Breastplate		143 gold

Enchanting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Reagents per craft
Boar's Speed	Outland Enchanting, Boot Enchantments, grey at 75	8	8 × Large Prismatic Shard	75 gold
Dodge	Outland Enchanting, Cloak Enchantments, grey at 50	8	3 × Small Prismatic Shard 3 × Greater Planar Essence	118 gold
Greater Dodge	Outland Enchanting, Cloak Enchantments, grey at 75	8	8 × Greater Planar Essence	205 gold

Engineering

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Adamantite Frame	Outland Engineering, Reagents, grey at 35	1	4 × Adamantite Bar	Adamantite Frame	71 gold	63 gold
Foreman's Reinforced Helmet	Outland Engineering, Devices, grey at 75	12	8 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 12 × Primal Fire	Foreman's Reinforced Helmet		8,391 gold
Gnomish Battle Goggles	Outland Engineering, Goggles, grey at 75	12	8 × Heavy Knothide Leather 12 × Primal Shadow 12 × Primal Fire 2 × Living Ruby	Gnomish Battle Goggles		8,058 gold
Gnomish Power Goggles	Outland Engineering, Goggles, grey at 75	8	4 × Spellcloth 8 × Primal Fire 8 × Primal Air 8 × Primal Water 2 × Talasite	Gnomish Power Goggles		12,913 gold
Goblin Rocket Launcher	Outland Engineering, Devices, grey at 70	6	2 × Hardened Adamantite Tube 1 × Khorium Power Core 2 × Felsteel Stabilizer 6 × Primal Fire 2 × Delicate Arcanite Converter	Goblin Rocket Launcher		6,954 gold

Inscription

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Aldor Bookcase	Outland Inscription, House Decor, grey at 75	4	25 × Olemba Lumber 50 × Scroll of Intellect VI 10 × Ethereal Ink	Aldor Bookcase

Jewelcrafting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Figurine - Felsteel Boar	Outland Jewelcrafting, Trinkets, grey at 75	4	8 × Felsteel Bar 2 × Blood Garnet	Figurine - Felsteel Boar		1,014 gold
Figurine - Khorium Boar	Outland Jewelcrafting, Trinkets, grey at 75	8	8 × Khorium Bar 2 × Pyrestone	Figurine - Khorium Boar		3,432 gold
Mercurial Adamantite	Outland Jewelcrafting, Reagents, grey at 45	1	4 × Adamantite Powder	Mercurial Adamantite	230 gold	255 gold

Leatherworking

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Clefthide Leg Armor	Outland Leatherworking, Armor Kits, grey at 55	4	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 8 × Thick Clefthoof Leather	Clefthide Leg Armor	825 gold	681 gold
Earthen Netherscale Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	22	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 24 × Nether Dragonscales 4 × Primal Mana 1 × Primal Nether	Earthen Netherscale Boots		2,475 gold
Glove Reinforcements	Outland Leatherworking, Armor Kits, grey at 65	3	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather	Glove Reinforcements	145 gold	131 gold
Gloves of the Living Touch	Outland Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 75	12	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 16 × Primal Life 1 × Primal Nether	Gloves of the Living Touch		2,117 gold
Heavy Clefthoof Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	4	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 20 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 2 × Rune Thread	Heavy Clefthoof Boots		1,494 gold
Heavy Clefthoof Leggings	Outland Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	4	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 34 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 2 × Rune Thread	Heavy Clefthoof Leggings		2,495 gold
Heavy Clefthoof Vest	Outland Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	4	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 40 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 2 × Rune Thread	Heavy Clefthoof Vest		2,901 gold
Nethercleft Leg Armor	Outland Leatherworking, Armor Kits, grey at 75	8	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 16 × Thick Clefthoof Leather 1 × Primal Nether	Nethercleft Leg Armor	2,822 gold	1,256 gold
Vindicator's Armor Kit	Outland Leatherworking, Armor Kits, grey at 45	1	3 × Heavy Knothide Leather	Vindicator's Armor Kit	250 gold	88 gold

Mining

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Earth Shatter	Outland Mining, Elemental, grey at 10	1		Mote of Earth ×10	68 silver	7 gold

Tailoring

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Bracers of Havok	Outland Tailoring, Bracers, grey at 70	4	4 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 4 × Primal Shadow	Bracers of Havok		233 gold
Cloak of Eternity	Outland Tailoring, Cloaks, grey at 70	6	6 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave	Cloak of Eternity		81 gold

20 more recipes also use Primal Earth:

"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 Primal Earth

Primal Earth goes into 60 recipes: 18 in Leatherworking, 15 in Blacksmithing, 6 in Engineering, 5 in Alchemy, 5 in Enchanting, 5 in Tailoring, 4 in Jewelcrafting, 1 in Inscription and 1 in Mining. They come from Outland Alchemy, Outland Blacksmithing, Outland Enchanting, Outland Engineering, Outland Inscription and 4 more skill tiers.

The highest-listed product is Nethercleft Leg Armor, from Outland Leatherworking, at 2,822 gold18 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Nethercleft Leg Armor takes 8 Primal Earth plus 4 Heavy Knothide Leather, 16 Thick Clefthoof Leather and 1 Primal Nether; at current prices those reagents cost 1,256 gold3 silver per craft.

Primal Earth is about 5% of that reagent bill at its current price; Heavy Knothide Leather, Thick Clefthoof Leather and Primal Nether make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Primal Earth is Earth Shatter (Outland Mining): its reagents cost 7 gold98 silver and Mote of Earth lists at 68 silver.

12 of the 55 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Primal Life is itself a reagent in 74 recipes, such as Threat, Primal Mooncloth and Primal Mooncloth Belt.

Further down the chain, Primal Water is itself a reagent in 61 recipes, such as Primal Mooncloth, Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders and Frozen Shadoweave Boots.

Further down the chain, Primal Might is itself a reagent in 48 recipes, such as Alchemist Stone, Sunfire and Gauntlets of the Iron Tower.

Leveling and recipes for Primal Earth

Leveling with Primal Earth: Earth Shatter (Elemental) turns yellow at Mining skill 1 and grey at 10. Primal Stone Statue (Prisms & Statues) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 1 and grey at 20. Adamantite Frame (Reagents) turns yellow at Engineering skill 25 and grey at 35. Mercurial Adamantite (Reagents) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 25 and grey at 45. Reinforced Mining Bag (Bags) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 35 and grey at 45. Vindicator's Armor Kit (Armor Kits) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 35 and grey at 45.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Plans: Adamantite Breastplate, Plans: Adamantite Plate Bracers, Plans: Adamantite Plate Gloves, Plans: Belt of the Guardian, Formula: Enchant Boots - Boar's Speed, Pattern: Bracers of Havok, Pattern: Clefthide Leg Armor and Pattern: Cloak of Eternity, and 32 more.

Reagents used with Primal Earth

Primal Earth is most often combined with Heavy Knothide Leather, which shares 18 of its 60 recipes; next come Primal Nether, Primal Fire and Primal Air.

Heavy Knothide Leather 18 shared recipes
Primal Nether 11 shared recipes
Primal Fire 10 shared recipes
Primal Air 8 shared recipes
Adamantite Bar 7 shared recipes
Hardened Adamantite Bar 6 shared recipes
Thick Clefthoof Leather 6 shared recipes
Primal Life 5 shared recipes
Primal Mana 5 shared recipes
Rune Thread 5 shared recipes
Khorium Bar 4 shared recipes
Olemba Lumber 4 shared recipes

How to make Primal Earth

Recipe	Profession	Skill tier and category	Reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft (US)
Transmute: Primal Fire to Earth	Alchemy	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1 × Primal Fire	1	597 gold
Transmute: Primal Life to Earth	Alchemy	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1 × Primal Life	1	119 gold

Transmute: Primal Fire to Earth (Outland Alchemy) combines 1 Primal Fire, and those reagents cost 597 gold98 silver; buying 1 Primal Earth instead costs 7 gold98 silver.

Transmute: Primal Life to Earth (Outland Alchemy) combines 1 Primal Life, and those reagents cost 119 gold48 silver; buying 1 Primal Earth instead costs 7 gold98 silver.

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What Primal Earth is crafted into

Earthen Netherscale Boots (Mail). Made with Earthen Netherscale Boots, 22 Primal Earth per craft.

Helm of the Stalwart Defender (Plate). Made with Helm of the Stalwart Defender, 22 Primal Earth per craft.

Drakefist Hammer (Mace). Made with Drakefist Hammer, 20 Primal Earth per craft.

Thick Netherscale Breastplate (Mail). Made with Thick Netherscale Breastplate, 20 Primal Earth per craft.

Primal Earth: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 9% 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	7 gold98 silver
30-day low	2 gold89 silver Sep 24
30-day high	56 gold38 silver Sep 21
30-day median	8 gold75 silver
7-day median	12 gold99 silver
Hourly snapshots	687

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

Primal Earth by region

The lowest listing is 25% 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)	7 gold99 silver	138	4,504
Europe (EU)	6 gold	53	15,286

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Primal Earth

Outland Leatherworking has 141 recipes. Besides Primal Earth, the reagents they call for most are Heavy Knothide Leather (106 recipes), Rune Thread (46 recipes), Primal Nether (33 recipes), Primal Air (32 recipes), Primal Shadow (22 recipes), Primal Life (20 recipes), Fel Hide (18 recipes), Knothide Leather (18 recipes), Primal Mana (18 recipes), Wind Scales (18 recipes).

Outland Blacksmithing has 134 recipes. Besides Primal 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 Air (13 recipes).

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About Primal Earth

Primal 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.

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