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Volatile Earth
Elemental
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Volatile Earth details
| Type | Elemental |
|---|---|
| Item level | 25 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 8 silver75 copper |
| Expansion | Cataclysm |
| First seen in our data | build 5.5.4.69585 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69933 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Volatile Earth is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Transmute: Pyrium Bar | Cataclysm Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  Pyrium Bar ×3 | 38 gold | 20 gold |
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cold-Forged Shank | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 35 | 6 |
|  Cold-Forged Shank | 825 gold | |
| Decapitator's Razor | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 30 | 8 |
|  Decapitator's Razor | 1,014 gold | |
| Ebonsteel Belt Buckle | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Equipment Mods, grey at 75 | 4 |
|  Ebonsteel Belt Buckle | 350 gold | 235 gold |
| Fire-Etched Dagger | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 45 | 12 |
|  Fire-Etched Dagger | 449 gold | |
 Gilnean Pitchfork | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, House Decor, grey at 75 | 6 |
|  Gilnean Pitchfork | ||
| Hardened Obsidium Belt | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 25 | 1 |
|  Hardened Obsidium Belt | 201 gold | |
| Hardened Obsidium Helm | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 55 | 6 |
|  Hardened Obsidium Helm | 488 gold | |
| Hardened Obsidium Shoulders | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 45 | 10 |
|  Hardened Obsidium Shoulders | 545 gold | |
| Lifeforce Hammer | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 45 | 10 |
|  Lifeforce Hammer | 537 gold | |
| Obsidium Bladespear | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 35 | 10 |
|  Obsidium Bladespear | 674 gold | |
| Obsidium Executioner | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Weapons, grey at 45 | 6 |
|  Obsidium Executioner | 696 gold | |
| Redsteel Belt | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 25 | 1 |
|  Redsteel Belt | 201 gold | |
| Redsteel Breastplate | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 65 | 15 |
|  Redsteel Breastplate | 304 gold | |
| Stormforged Belt | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 25 | 1 |
|  Stormforged Belt | 201 gold | |
| Stormforged Gauntlets | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 15 | 8 |
|  Stormforged Gauntlets | 314 gold | |
| Stormforged Helm | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 55 | 8 |
|  Stormforged Helm | 385 gold | |
| Stormforged Shield | Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Shields, grey at 35 | 4 |
|  Stormforged Shield | 507 gold |
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major Strength | Cataclysm Enchanting, Armor Enchantments, grey at 75 | 25 |
| 126 gold | ||
| Protection | Cataclysm Enchanting, Shield and Off-Hand Enchantments, grey at 45 | 15 | 34 gold | |||
| Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm | Cataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 75 | 5 |
|  Tome of Illusions: Cataclysm | 109 gold | |
| Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords | Cataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 75 | 3 |
|  Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords | 178 gold |
Engineering
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Electrostatic Condenser | Cataclysm Engineering, Devices, grey at 30 | 4 |  Electrostatic Condenser | 184 gold | ||
| Elementium Toolbox | Cataclysm Engineering, Devices, grey at 75 | 12 |
|  Elementium Toolbox | 299 gold |
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gilnean Wooden Table | Cataclysm Inscription, House Decor, grey at 75 | 6 |
|  Gilnean Wooden Table | ||
 Key to the Planes | Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 55 | 2 |
|  Key to the Planes | 128 gold |
Jewelcrafting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elementium Guardian | Cataclysm Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 75 | 75 |
|  Elementium Guardian | 2,306 gold | |
| Punisher's Band | Cataclysm Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 75 | 75 |
|  Punisher's Band | 2,289 gold | |
| Vicious Ruby Choker | Cataclysm Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 75 | 8 |
|  Vicious Ruby Choker | 382 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cloak of Beasts | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Cloaks, grey at 65 | 2 |
|  Cloak of Beasts | 310 gold | |
| Corded Viper Belt | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75 | 25 |
|  Corded Viper Belt | 1,195 gold | |
| Darkbrand Leggings | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 55 | 12 |  Darkbrand Leggings | 133 gold | ||
| Dragonkiller Tunic | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75 | 50 |
|  Dragonkiller Tunic | 1,118 gold | |
| Drakehide Leg Armor | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Armor Kits, grey at 75 | 20 |
|  Drakehide Leg Armor | 200 gold | 363 gold |
| Rended Earth Leggings | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75 | 10 |
|  Rended Earth Leggings | 2,900 gold | |
 Rolled Scarab Rug | Cataclysm Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 75 | 4 |
|  Rolled Scarab Rug | ||
| Triple-Reinforced Mining Bag | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Bags, grey at 75 | 15 |
|  Triple-Reinforced Mining Bag | 1,012 gold | |
| Vicious Fur Cloak | Cataclysm Leatherworking, Cloaks, grey at 65 | 4 |
|  Vicious Fur Cloak | 335 gold |
Mining
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Hardened Elementium | Cataclysm Mining, Smelting, grey at 75 | 4 |
|  Hardened Elementium Bar | 161 gold | 192 gold |
Tailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dream of Deepholm | Cataclysm Tailoring, Materials, grey at 75 | 30 | Dreamcloth | 132 gold |
1 more recipes also use Volatile 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 Volatile Earth
Volatile Earth goes into 41 recipes: 17 in Blacksmithing, 9 in Leatherworking, 4 in Enchanting, 4 in Jewelcrafting, 2 in Engineering, 2 in Inscription, 1 in Alchemy, 1 in Mining and 1 in Tailoring. They come from Cataclysm Alchemy, Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Cataclysm Enchanting, Cataclysm Engineering, Cataclysm Inscription and 4 more skill tiers.
The highest-listed product is Ebonsteel Belt Buckle, from Cataclysm Blacksmithing, at 350 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Ebonsteel Belt Buckle takes 4 Volatile Earth plus 4 Elementium Bar and 4 Pyrium Bar; at current prices those reagents cost 235 gold40 silver per craft.
Volatile Earth is about 3% of that reagent bill at its current price; Elementium Bar and Pyrium Bar make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Volatile Earth is Transmute: Pyrium Bar (Cataclysm Alchemy): its reagents cost 20 gold30 silver and Pyrium Bar lists at 38 gold55 silver.
4 of the 39 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Hardened Elementium Bar is itself a reagent in 47 recipes, such as Hardened Elementium Hauberk, Hardened Elementium Girdle and Elementium Deathplate.
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.
Further down the chain, Pyrium Bar is itself a reagent in 4 recipes, such as Ebonsteel Belt Buckle, Pyrium Shield Spike and Pyrium Weapon Chain.
Leveling and recipes for Volatile Earth
Leveling with Volatile Earth: Stormforged Gauntlets (Armor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 10 and grey at 15. Hardened Obsidium Belt (Armor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 20 and grey at 25. Redsteel Belt (Armor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 20 and grey at 25. Stormforged Belt (Armor) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 20 and grey at 25. Decapitator's Razor (Weapons) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 25 and grey at 30. Electrostatic Condenser (Devices) turns yellow at Engineering skill 25 and grey at 30.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Cloak of Beasts, Plans: Cold-Forged Shank, Pattern: Corded Viper Belt, Pattern: Darkbrand Leggings, Plans: Decapitator's Razor, Pattern: Dragonkiller Tunic, Pattern: Drakehide Leg Armor and Plans: Ebonsteel Belt Buckle, and 19 more.
Pattern: Cloak of BeastsReagents used with Volatile Earth
Volatile Earth is most often combined with Elementium Bar, which shares 14 of its 41 recipes; next come Folded Obsidium, Pristine Hide and Volatile Water.
Elementium Bar 14 shared recipes
Folded Obsidium 12 shared recipes
Pristine Hide 6 shared recipes
Volatile Water 6 shared recipes
Volatile Fire 5 shared recipes
Volatile Air 4 shared recipes
Ashwood Lumber 3 shared recipes
Blackened Dragonscale 3 shared recipes
Chaos Orb 3 shared recipes
Heavy Savage Leather 3 shared recipes
Light Parchment 3 shared recipes
Maelstrom Crystal 3 shared recipes
What Volatile Earth is crafted into
Elementium Guardian (Miscellaneous). Made with Elementium Guardian, 75 Volatile Earth per craft.
Punisher's Band (Miscellaneous). Made with Punisher's Band, 75 Volatile Earth per craft.
Dragonkiller Tunic (Mail). Made with Dragonkiller Tunic, 50 Volatile Earth per craft.
Dreamcloth (Cloth). Made with Dream of Deepholm, 30 Volatile Earth per craft.
Volatile Earth: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 40% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 1 gold75 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 68 silver Sep 15 |
| 30-day high | 5 gold65 silver Aug 31 |
| 30-day median | 2 gold91 silver |
| 7-day median | 2 gold20 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 687 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Volatile Earth 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) | 2 gold | 189 | 26,890 |
| Europe (EU) | 3 gold44 silver | 205 | 37,928 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Volatile Earth
Cataclysm Blacksmithing has 96 recipes. Besides Volatile Earth, 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 Water (11 recipes), Essence of Destruction (6 recipes), Living Ember (6 recipes), Luminous Flux (5 recipes).
Cataclysm Leatherworking has 102 recipes. Besides Volatile Earth, 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 Air (10 recipes).
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Vivid Alexandrite2 gold
Timeless Roguestone2 gold
Subtle Sunstone2 gold
Resplendent Vermilion Onyx2 gold
Assassin's Imperial Amethyst2 gold- Enchant Weapon - Mark of the Shattered Hand2 gold
Quick Azsunite2 gold
About Volatile Earth
Volatile 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.
Demand comes from Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Inscription, Jewelcrafting. When a recipe that uses Volatile Earth 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.