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Shadow Oil
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Shadow Oil details
| Type | Other |
|---|---|
| Item level | 14 |
| Requires level | 11 |
| Max stack | 5 |
| Vendor sell price | 1 silver50 copper |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 1.15.9.68940 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69933 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Shadow Oil is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greater Shadow Protection Potion | Classic Alchemy, Potions, grey at 300 | 1 |
| Greater Shadow Protection Potion | 14 gold | 53 gold |
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadow Crescent Axe | Classic Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 250 | 2 |  Shadow Crescent Axe | 178 gold |
Jewelcrafting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicked Moonstone Ring | Classic Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 185 | 1 |
|  Wicked Moonstone Ring | 75 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dusky Leather Armor | Classic Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 215 | 1 |
|  Dusky Leather Armor | 109 gold | |
| Guardian Armor | Classic Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 215 | 1 |
|  Guardian Armor | 301 gold | |
| Heavy Scale Shirt | Classic Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 215 | 1 |
|  Heavy Scale Shirt | 109 gold |
Tailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadow Hood | Classic Tailoring, Hats & Hoods, grey at 220 | 1 |
|  Shadow Hood | 52 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 Shadow Oil
Shadow Oil goes into 7 recipes: 3 in Leatherworking, 1 in Alchemy, 1 in Blacksmithing, 1 in Jewelcrafting and 1 in Tailoring. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Blacksmithing, Classic Jewelcrafting, Classic Leatherworking and Classic Tailoring.
Its product, Greater Shadow Protection Potion, from Classic Alchemy, lists at 14 gold48 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Greater Shadow Protection Potion takes 1 Shadow Oil plus 1 Dreamfoil and 1 Crystal Vial; at current prices those reagents cost 53 gold6 silver per craft.
Shadow Oil is about 94% of that reagent bill at its current price; Dreamfoil and Crystal Vial make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Shadow Oil is Shadow Hood (Classic Tailoring): its reagents cost 52 gold18 silver per craft.
1 of the 7 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Leveling and recipes for Shadow Oil
Leveling with Shadow Oil: Wicked Moonstone Ring (Rings) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 155 and grey at 185. Dusky Leather Armor (Chest) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 195 and grey at 215. Guardian Armor (Chest) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 195 and grey at 215. Heavy Scale Shirt (Chest) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 195 and grey at 215. Shadow Hood (Hats & Hoods) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 190 and grey at 220. Shadow Crescent Axe (Weapons) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 225 and grey at 250.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion, Pattern: Guardian Armor, Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe, Pattern: Shadow Hood and Design: Wicked Moonstone Ring.
Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion
Pattern: Guardian ArmorReagents used with Shadow Oil
Shadow Oil is most often combined with Fine Thread, which shares 3 of its 7 recipes; next come Heavy Leather, Bolt of Silk Cloth and Citrine.
Fine Thread 3 shared recipes
Heavy Leather 3 shared recipes
Bolt of Silk Cloth 1 shared recipe
Citrine 1 shared recipe
Crystal Vial 1 shared recipe
Cured Heavy Hide 1 shared recipe
Dreamfoil 1 shared recipe
Iron Bar 1 shared recipe
Lesser Moonstone 1 shared recipe
Silken Thread 1 shared recipe
Steel Bar 1 shared recipe
How to make Shadow Oil
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Oil | Alchemy | Classic Alchemy, Oils, grey at 230 |
| 1 | 30 gold |
Grave MossShadow Oil (Classic Alchemy) combines 2 Grave Moss and 1 Crystal Vial, and those reagents cost 30 gold51 silver; buying 1 Shadow Oil instead costs 50 gold.
What Shadow Oil is crafted into
Shadow Crescent Axe (Axe). Made with Shadow Crescent Axe, 2 Shadow Oil per craft.
Dusky Leather Armor (Leather). Made with Dusky Leather Armor, 1 Shadow Oil per craft.
Greater Shadow Protection Potion (Potions). Made with Greater Shadow Protection Potion, 1 Shadow Oil per craft.
Guardian Armor (Leather). Made with Guardian Armor, 1 Shadow Oil per craft.
Shadow Oil: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 17% 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 | 50 gold |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 2 gold Aug 29 |
| 30-day high | 85 gold72 silver Sep 11 |
| 30-day median | 42 gold70 silver |
| 7-day median | 38 gold95 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 687 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Shadow Oil by region
The lowest listing is 35% 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) | 50 gold | 15 | 124 |
| Europe (EU) | 32 gold33 silver | 12 | 310 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Shadow Oil
Classic Leatherworking has 298 recipes. Besides Shadow Oil, the reagents they call for most are Rune Thread (84 recipes), Rugged Leather (79 recipes), Cured Rugged Hide (69 recipes), Fine Thread (68 recipes), Heavy Leather (50 recipes), Thick Leather (38 recipes), Light Leather (34 recipes), Medium Leather (33 recipes), Coarse Thread (29 recipes), Enchanted Leather (29 recipes).
Classic Blacksmithing has 305 recipes. Besides Shadow Oil, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (75 recipes), Thorium Bar (74 recipes), Enchanted Thorium Bar (42 recipes), Truesilver Bar (36 recipes), Mithril Bar (35 recipes), Bronze Bar (24 recipes), Copper Bar (24 recipes), Heavy Grinding Stone (24 recipes), Dark Iron Bar (23 recipes), Dense Grinding Stone (23 recipes).
Other Reagents priced near Shadow Oil
Scroll of Protection50 gold
Blue Pearl50 gold
Mystic Lionseye50 gold
Austere Earthsiege Diamond50 gold- Eternal Earthsiege Diamond50 gold
Perfect Misty Dark Jade50 gold
Lightning Dream Emerald50 gold
Revitalizing Primal Diamond50 gold
Taladite Recrystallizer50 gold
Mortal Coiled Spring50 gold
Progenitor Essentia50 gold
Potion Absorption Inhibitor50 gold
About Shadow Oil
Shadow Oil 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, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring. When a recipe that uses Shadow Oil 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.