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Volatile Air

Volatile Air is a Common Elemental used in 34 recipes (Alchemy, Enchanting, Engineering and Inscription).

Volatile Air stacks to 1,000. 34 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy, Enchanting, Engineering, Inscription, Jewelcrafting and Leatherworking.

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Lowest listed price18 gold85 silver
Median listing22 gold64 silver
19,899 available120 listings
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What Volatile Air is used in

Alchemy

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Transmute: TruegoldCataclysm Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 7510Truegold569 gold562 gold

Enchanting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
AgilityCataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 7515442 gold
HurricaneCataclysm Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 606122 gold
Superior DodgeCataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 70167 gold
Tome of Illusions: CataclysmCataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 755Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm141 gold
Tome of Illusions: Elemental LordsCataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 753Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords196 gold
Twilight Fire CanisterCataclysm Enchanting, House Decor, grey at 758Twilight Fire Canister

Engineering

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Electrified EtherCataclysm Engineering, Reagents, grey at 402Electrified Ether12 gold37 gold

Inscription

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Divine CompanionCataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 756Divine Companion587 gold
Gilnean Rocking ChairCataclysm Inscription, House Decor, grey at 755Gilnean Rocking Chair
Key to the PlanesCataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 552Key to the Planes162 gold
Silver Inlaid StaffCataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 7512Silver Inlaid Staff

Jewelcrafting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Band of BladesCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 7575Band of Blades3,611 gold
Elementium Destroyer's RingCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 7575Elementium Destroyer's Ring3,611 gold
Vicious Sapphire NecklaceCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 758Vicious Sapphire Necklace301 gold
Vicious Sapphire RingCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 758Vicious Sapphire Ring223 gold

Leatherworking

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Assassin's ChestplateCataclysm Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 7530Assassin's Chestplate1,826 gold
Belt of Nefarious WhispersCataclysm Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 7530Belt of Nefarious Whispers1,527 gold
Bladeshadow LeggingsCataclysm Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 7520Bladeshadow Leggings3,259 gold
Bladeshadow WristguardsCataclysm Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 7520Bladeshadow Wristguards1,966 gold
Bracers of Flowing SerenityCataclysm Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 7510Bracers of Flowing Serenity1,711 gold
Cloak of BeastsCataclysm Leatherworking, Cloaks, grey at 652Cloak of Beasts383 gold
Lightning LashCataclysm Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 7525Lightning Lash1,864 gold
Stormleather SashCataclysm Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 7525Stormleather Sash1,944 gold
Thundering Deathscale WristguardsCataclysm Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 7530Thundering Deathscale Wristguards2,018 gold
Twilight Scale ChestguardCataclysm Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 7525Twilight Scale Chestguard1,926 gold

Tailoring

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Dream of SkywallCataclysm Tailoring, Materials, grey at 7530Dreamcloth637 gold
Vicious Fireweave BeltCataclysm Tailoring, Belts, grey at 753Vicious Fireweave Belt155 gold
Vicious Fireweave BracersCataclysm Tailoring, Bracers, grey at 653Vicious Fireweave Bracers155 gold
Vicious Fireweave CowlCataclysm Tailoring, Hats & Hoods, grey at 754Vicious Fireweave Cowl224 gold
Vicious Fireweave GlovesCataclysm Tailoring, Gloves, grey at 754Vicious Fireweave Gloves224 gold
Vicious Fireweave PantsCataclysm Tailoring, Pants, grey at 754Vicious Fireweave Pants224 gold
Vicious Fireweave RobeCataclysm Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 754Vicious Fireweave Robe206 gold
Vicious Fireweave ShouldersCataclysm Tailoring, Shoulders, grey at 754Vicious Fireweave Shoulders224 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 Volatile Air

Volatile Air goes into 34 recipes: 10 in Leatherworking, 8 in Tailoring, 6 in Enchanting, 4 in Inscription, 4 in Jewelcrafting, 1 in Alchemy and 1 in Engineering. They come from Cataclysm Alchemy, Cataclysm Enchanting, Cataclysm Engineering, Cataclysm Inscription, Cataclysm Jewelcrafting and 2 more skill tiers.

The highest-listed product is Truegold (recipe: Transmute: Truegold), from Cataclysm Alchemy, at 569 gold54 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Transmute: Truegold takes 10 Volatile Air plus 3 Pyrium Bar, 10 Volatile Fire and 10 Volatile Water; at current prices those reagents cost 562 gold60 silver per craft.

Volatile Air is about 34% of that reagent bill at its current price; Pyrium Bar, Volatile Fire and Volatile Water make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Volatile Air is Electrified Ether (Cataclysm Engineering): its reagents cost 37 gold70 silver and Electrified Ether lists at 12 gold49 silver.

2 of the 31 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Truegold is itself a reagent in 41 recipes, such as Rhinestone Sunglasses, Hardened Elementium Hauberk and Hardened Elementium Girdle.

Further down the chain, Electrified Ether is itself a reagent in 20 recipes, such as Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades, Specialized Bio-Optic Killshades and Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades.

Further down the chain, Dreamcloth is itself a reagent in 18 recipes, such as High Society Top Hat, Belt of the Depths and Dreamless Belt.

Leveling and recipes for Volatile Air

Leveling with Volatile Air: Electrified Ether (Reagents) turns yellow at Engineering skill 30 and grey at 40. Key to the Planes (Weapons & Off-Hands) turns yellow at Inscription skill 50 and grey at 55. Hurricane (Weapon Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 40 and grey at 60. Cloak of Beasts (Cloaks) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 60 and grey at 65. Vicious Fireweave Bracers (Bracers) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 55 and grey at 65. Superior Dodge (Armor Enchantments) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 50 and grey at 70.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Enchant Bracer - Agility, Pattern: Assassin's Chestplate, Design: Band of Blades, Pattern: Belt of Nefarious Whispers, Pattern: Bladeshadow Leggings, Pattern: Bladeshadow Wristguards, Pattern: Bracers of Flowing Serenity and Pattern: Cloak of Beasts, and 8 more.

Reagents used with Volatile Air

Volatile Air is most often combined with Volatile Fire, which shares 15 of its 34 recipes; next come Chaos Orb, Pristine Hide and Bolt of Embersilk Cloth.

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What Volatile Air is crafted into

Band of Blades (Miscellaneous). Made with Band of Blades, 75 Volatile Air per craft.

Elementium Destroyer's Ring (Miscellaneous). Made with Elementium Destroyer's Ring, 75 Volatile Air per craft.

Assassin's Chestplate (Leather). Made with Assassin's Chestplate, 30 Volatile Air per craft.

Belt of Nefarious Whispers (Leather). Made with Belt of Nefarious Whispers, 30 Volatile Air per craft.

Volatile Air: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 45% above its 30-day median.

Now18 gold85 silver
30-day low5 gold98 silver Oct 30
30-day high39 gold41 silver Nov 6
30-day median13 gold
7-day median18 gold43 silver
Hourly snapshots684

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

Volatile Air by region

The lowest listing is 38% 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.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)18 gold85 silver12019,899
Europe (EU)11 gold75 silver204217,702

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Volatile Air

Cataclysm Leatherworking has 102 recipes. Besides Volatile Air, the reagents they call for most are Heavy Savage Leather (41 recipes), Volatile Fire (35 recipes), Pristine Hide (32 recipes), Blackened Dragonscale (29 recipes), Chaos Orb (26 recipes), Volatile Water (22 recipes), Savage Leather (20 recipes), Eternium Thread (13 recipes), Volatile Life (13 recipes), Volatile Earth (9 recipes).

Cataclysm Tailoring has 75 recipes. Besides Volatile Air, the reagents they call for most are Bolt of Embersilk Cloth (48 recipes), Volatile Fire (22 recipes), Dreamcloth (18 recipes), Eternium Thread (14 recipes), Volatile Water (14 recipes), Embersilk Cloth (8 recipes), Penumbra Thread (5 recipes), Essence of Destruction (4 recipes), Living Ember (4 recipes), Ashwood Lumber (2 recipes).

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