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Primal Shadow

Elemental

Verified US market

Lowest listed price15 gold

Median listing54 gold46 silver

53,418 available92 listings

Verified priceAuction House38 min agocommodity

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Primal Shadow 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 Shadow is used in

Alchemy

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Assassin's Alchemist Stone	Outland Alchemy, Trinkets, grey at 75	6	1 × Alchemist Stone 2 × Nether Vortex	Assassin's Alchemist Stone
Cauldron of Major Shadow Protection	Outland Alchemy, Cauldrons, grey at 75	2	7 × Mana Thistle 1 × Fel Iron Casing	Cauldron of Major Shadow Protection	8,595 gold	294 gold
Major Shadow Protection Potion	Outland Alchemy, Potions, grey at 75	1	3 × Mana Thistle 5 × Crystal Vial	Major Shadow Protection Potion ×5	26 gold	105 gold
Transmute: Primal Shadow to Water	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1		Primal Water	157 gold	44 gold

Blacksmithing

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Black Felsteel Bracers	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	15	6 × Felsteel Bar 1 × Primal Nether	Black Felsteel Bracers	1,411 gold
Fireguard	Outland Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 70	20	20 × Primal Mana 14 × Felsteel Bar	Fireguard	9,615 gold
Hard Khorium Battlefists	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	12	10 × Hardened Khorium 12 × Primal Fire 12 × Primal Air 6 × Sunmote	Hard Khorium Battlefists	24,311 gold
Hard Khorium Battleplate	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	10	20 × Khorium Bar 4 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 10 × Primal Fire 6 × Primal Nether	Hard Khorium Battleplate	15,408 gold
Nether Chain Shirt	Outland Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 70	20	20 × Primal Air 6 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 4 × Felsteel Bar 8 × Khorium Bar	Nether Plate Shirt	11,587 gold

Enchanting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Deathfrost	Outland Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 65	2	2 × Primal Water			405 gold

Engineering

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Annihilator Holo-Gogs	Outland Engineering, Goggles, grey at 75	4	1 × Destruction Holo-Gogs 4 × Primal Fire 4 × Primal Mana 4 × Primal Nether	Annihilator Holo-Gogs
Gnomish Battle Goggles	Outland Engineering, Goggles, grey at 75	12	8 × Heavy Knothide Leather 12 × Primal Earth 12 × Primal Fire 2 × Living Ruby	Gnomish Battle Goggles	8,035 gold
Nigh-Invulnerability Belt	Outland Engineering, Devices, grey at 70	10	8 × Heavy Knothide Leather 4 × Khorium Power Core 10 × Primal Life 2 × Delicate Arcanite Converter	Nigh-Invulnerability Belt	7,179 gold

Jewelcrafting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Figurine - Nightseye Panther	Outland Jewelcrafting, Trinkets, grey at 75	2	6 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 2 × Nightseye	Figurine - Nightseye Panther	977 gold
Figurine - Shadowsong Panther	Outland Jewelcrafting, Trinkets, grey at 75	8	4 × Hardened Adamantite Bar 2 × Shadowsong Amethyst	Figurine - Shadowsong Panther	920 gold
Khorium Band of Shadows	Outland Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 75	3	2 × Khorium Bar 3 × Mercurial Adamantite	Khorium Band of Shadows	1,666 gold
Pendant of Shadow's End	Outland Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 75	4	2 × Felsteel Bar 6 × Primal Life 1 × Mercurial Adamantite	Pendant of Shadow's End	1,317 gold
Pendant of Withering	Outland Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 75	6	2 × Felsteel Bar 4 × Primal Life 1 × Mercurial Adamantite	Pendant of Withering	1,186 gold

Leatherworking

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Belt of Deep Shadow	Outland Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	10	2 × Nether Vortex 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 2 × Rune Thread 10 × Primal Air	Belt of Deep Shadow	3,557 gold
Boots of Shackled Souls	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	4	2 × Heart of Darkness 1 × Void Crystal 2 × Primal Life 4 × Fel Scales	Boots of Shackled Souls	507 gold
Boots of Utter Darkness	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	12	2 × Primal Nether 4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 2 × Rune Thread	Boots of Utter Darkness	651 gold
Bracers of Shackled Souls	Outland Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 75	2	1 × Heart of Darkness 1 × Void Crystal 2 × Primal Life 2 × Fel Scales	Bracers of Shackled Souls	368 gold
Cloak of Darkness	Outland Leatherworking, Cloaks, grey at 75	12	8 × Heavy Knothide Leather 12 × Bolt of Soulcloth 4 × Primal Nether	Cloak of Darkness	797 gold
Cobrascale Gloves	Outland Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 75	12	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 8 × Cobra Scales 12 × Primal Air 1 × Primal Nether	Cobrascale Gloves	5,686 gold
Cobrascale Hood	Outland Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 75	15	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Cobra Scales 15 × Primal Air 1 × Primal Nether	Cobrascale Hood	7,134 gold
Ebon Netherscale Belt	Outland Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	12	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 24 × Nether Dragonscales 12 × Primal Fire 1 × Primal Nether	Ebon Netherscale Belt	8,493 gold
Ebon Netherscale Bracers	Outland Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 75	8	4 × Heavy Knothide Leather 18 × Nether Dragonscales 8 × Primal Fire	Ebon Netherscale Bracers	5,713 gold
Ebon Netherscale Breastplate	Outland Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	16	8 × Heavy Knothide Leather 30 × Nether Dragonscales 16 × Primal Fire 2 × Primal Nether	Ebon Netherscale Breastplate	11,274 gold
Fel Leather Boots	Outland Leatherworking, Boots, grey at 75	8	10 × Heavy Knothide Leather 8 × Fel Hide 3 × Rune Thread	Fel Leather Boots	649 gold
Fel Leather Gloves	Outland Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 70	6	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 6 × Fel Hide 3 × Rune Thread	Fel Leather Gloves	447 gold
Fel Leather Leggings	Outland Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	10	10 × Heavy Knothide Leather 10 × Fel Hide 3 × Rune Thread	Fel Leather Leggings	744 gold
Gloves of Immortal Dusk	Outland Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 75	18	30 × Heavy Knothide Leather 16 × Fel Hide 8 × Primal Might 6 × Sunmote	Gloves of Immortal Dusk	13,031 gold
Greaves of Shackled Souls	Outland Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	6	3 × Heart of Darkness 1 × Void Crystal 4 × Primal Life 3 × Fel Scales	Greaves of Shackled Souls	794 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 Earth	Bracers of Havok		228 gold
Cloak of the Black Void	Outland Tailoring, Cloaks, grey at 70	3	6 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 3 × Primal Mana	Cloak of the Black Void		1,216 gold
Netherflame Belt	Outland Tailoring, Belts, grey at 75	4	6 × Bolt of Netherweave 4 × Knothide Leather 3 × Primal Fire 2 × Netherweb Spider Silk	Netherflame Belt		1,995 gold
Netherflame Boots	Outland Tailoring, Boots, grey at 75	6	6 × Bolt of Netherweave 4 × Knothide Leather 2 × Primal Fire 2 × Netherweb Spider Silk	Netherflame Boots		1,488 gold
Netherflame Robe	Outland Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 75	6	10 × Bolt of Netherweave 5 × Primal Fire 2 × Netherweb Spider Silk	Netherflame Robe		3,261 gold
Night's End	Outland Tailoring, Cloaks, grey at 75	2	1 × Heart of Darkness 1 × Void Crystal 2 × Primal Life 1 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave	Night's End		324 gold
Shadowcloth	Outland Tailoring, Materials, grey at 60	1	1 × Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 1 × Primal Fire	Shadowcloth	675 gold	647 gold

23 more recipes also use Primal Shadow:

"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 Shadow

Primal Shadow goes into 63 recipes: 22 in Leatherworking, 13 in Blacksmithing, 11 in Tailoring, 6 in Jewelcrafting, 4 in Alchemy, 4 in Engineering and 3 in Enchanting. They come from Outland Alchemy, Outland Blacksmithing, Outland Enchanting, Outland Engineering, Outland Jewelcrafting and 2 more skill tiers.

The highest-listed product is Cauldron of Major Shadow Protection, from Outland Alchemy, at 8,595 gold7 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Cauldron of Major Shadow Protection takes 2 Primal Shadow plus 7 Mana Thistle and 1 Fel Iron Casing; at current prices those reagents cost 294 gold92 silver per craft.

Primal Shadow is about 30% of that reagent bill at its current price; Mana Thistle and Fel Iron Casing make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Primal Shadow is Transmute: Primal Shadow to Water (Outland Alchemy): its reagents cost 44 gold96 silver and Primal Water lists at 157 gold99 silver.

4 of the 60 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

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, Shadowcloth is itself a reagent in 11 recipes, such as Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders, Frozen Shadoweave Boots and Frozen Shadoweave Robe.

Further down the chain, Fireguard is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Blazeguard.

Leveling and recipes for Primal Shadow

Leveling with Primal Shadow: Subtlety (Cloak Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 1 and grey at 50. Shadowcloth (Materials) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 50 and grey at 60. Deathfrost (Weapon Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 50 and grey at 65. Bracers of Havok (Bracers) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 60 and grey at 70. Cloak of the Black Void (Cloaks) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 60 and grey at 70. Fel Leather Gloves (Gloves) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 50 and grey at 70.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Schematic: Annihilator Holo-Gogs, Recipe: Assassin's Alchemist Stone, Pattern: Belt of Deep Shadow, Plans: Black Felsteel Bracers, Pattern: Boots of Shackled Souls, Pattern: Boots of Utter Darkness, Pattern: Bracers of Havok and Pattern: Bracers of Shackled Souls, and 42 more.

Reagents used with Primal Shadow

Primal Shadow is most often combined with Primal Life, which shares 24 of its 63 recipes; next come Void Crystal, Heart of Darkness and Heavy Knothide Leather.

Primal Life 24 shared recipes
Void Crystal 18 shared recipes
Heart of Darkness 17 shared recipes
Heavy Knothide Leather 16 shared recipes
Primal Nether 14 shared recipes
Primal Fire 11 shared recipes
Felsteel Bar 10 shared recipes
Bolt of Imbued Netherweave 8 shared recipes
Fel Hide 8 shared recipes
Rune Thread 6 shared recipes
Hardened Adamantite Bar 5 shared recipes
Primal Air 5 shared recipes

How to make Primal Shadow

Recipe	Profession	Skill tier and category	Reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft (US)
Transmute: Primal Water to Shadow	Alchemy	Outland Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75	1 × Primal Water	1	157 gold

Transmute: Primal Water to Shadow (Outland Alchemy) combines 1 Primal Water, and those reagents cost 157 gold99 silver; buying 1 Primal Shadow instead costs 44 gold96 silver.

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What Primal Shadow is crafted into

Fireguard (Sword). Made with Fireguard, 20 Primal Shadow per craft.

Nether Plate Shirt (Mail). Made with Nether Chain Shirt, 20 Primal Shadow per craft.

The Planar Edge (Axe). Made with The Planar Edge, 20 Primal Shadow per craft.

Gloves of Immortal Dusk (Leather). Made with Gloves of Immortal Dusk, 18 Primal Shadow per craft.

Primal Shadow: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 7% above 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	44 gold96 silver
30-day low	2 gold75 silver Sep 1
30-day high	57 gold72 silver Sep 4
30-day median	41 gold94 silver
7-day median	39 gold13 silver
Hourly snapshots	687

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

Primal Shadow by region

Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. 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)	15 gold	92	53,418
Europe (EU)	37 gold	92	16,922

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Primal Shadow

Outland Leatherworking has 141 recipes. Besides Primal Shadow, 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 Life (20 recipes), Fel Hide (18 recipes), Knothide Leather (18 recipes), Primal Earth (18 recipes), Primal Mana (18 recipes), Wind Scales (18 recipes).

Outland Blacksmithing has 134 recipes. Besides Primal Shadow, 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 Earth (15 recipes).

Other Reagents priced near Primal Shadow

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Timeless Nightstone15 gold
Regal Dream Emerald15 gold
Quick Tinker's Gear15 gold
Draconic Missive of the Feverflare15 gold
Black Fireflight15 gold
Enchant Tool - Draconic Perception15 gold
Enchant Cloak - Writ of Leech15 gold
Arathor Hammerfish Lure15 gold
Defender's Armor Kit15 gold

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About Primal Shadow

Primal Shadow 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 Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking. When a recipe that uses Primal Shadow spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.

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