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Volatile Life

Elemental

Verified US market

Lowest listed price4 gold89 silver

Median listing15 gold

56,530 available146 listings

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Volatile Life 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 Life is used in

Alchemy

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Flask of Flowing Water	Cataclysm Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 65	8	8 × Stormvine 8 × Heartblossom 1 × Crystal Vial	Flask of Flowing Water	1 gold	294 gold
Flask of Steelskin	Cataclysm Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 65	8	8 × Cinderbloom 8 × Twilight Jasmine 1 × Crystal Vial	Flask of Steelskin	20 gold	163 gold
Flask of Titanic Strength	Cataclysm Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 75	8	8 × Cinderbloom 8 × Whiptail 1 × Crystal Vial	Flask of Titanic Strength	133 gold	175 gold
Flask of the Draconic Mind	Cataclysm Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 70	8	8 × Azshara's Veil 8 × Twilight Jasmine 1 × Crystal Vial	Flask of the Draconic Mind	2 gold	225 gold
Flask of the Winds	Cataclysm Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 75	8	8 × Azshara's Veil 8 × Whiptail 1 × Crystal Vial	Flask of the Winds	192 gold	237 gold
Gilnean Green Potion	Cataclysm Alchemy, House Decor, grey at 75	5	10 × Ashwood Lumber 5 × Whiptail 3 × Azshara's Veil 1 × Crystal Vial	Gilnean Green Potion
Golemblood Potion	Cataclysm Alchemy, Potions, grey at 55	1	1 × Heartblossom 1 × Crystal Vial	Golemblood Potion	12 gold	26 gold
Lifebound Alchemist Stone	Cataclysm Alchemy, Trinkets, grey at 65	50	12 × Cinderbloom 12 × Azshara's Veil 12 × Heartblossom	Lifebound Alchemist Stone		754 gold
Mighty Rejuvenation Potion	Cataclysm Alchemy, Potions, grey at 40	1	2 × Whiptail 1 × Crystal Vial	Mighty Rejuvenation Potion	53 silver	25 gold
Potion of Illusion	Cataclysm Alchemy, Potions, grey at 30	3	1 × Azshara's Veil 1 × Crystal Vial	Potion of Illusion	25 gold	29 gold
Quicksilver Alchemist Stone	Cataclysm Alchemy, Trinkets, grey at 65	50	24 × Cinderbloom 12 × Heartblossom	Quicksilver Alchemist Stone		661 gold
Transmute: Living Elements	Cataclysm Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 70	15				73 gold
Vibrant Alchemist Stone	Cataclysm Alchemy, Trinkets, grey at 65	50	8 × Cinderbloom 20 × Azshara's Veil 8 × Heartblossom	Vibrant Alchemist Stone		759 gold

Blacksmithing

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil	Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	40	8 × Truegold 4 × Chaos Orb 8 × Essence of Destruction	Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil		4,577 gold
Soul Redeemer Bracers	Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Armor, grey at 75	30	4 × Truegold 2 × Chaos Orb 4 × Essence of Destruction	Soul Redeemer Bracers		2,337 gold

Enchanting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Heartsong	Cataclysm Enchanting, Weapon Enchantments, grey at 65	3	9 × Hypnotic Dust 3 × Greater Celestial Essence 3 × Heavenly Shard			156 gold
Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords	Cataclysm Enchanting, Illusions, grey at 75	3	10 × Maelstrom Crystal 3 × Volatile Air 3 × Volatile Earth 3 × Volatile Fire 3 × Volatile Water 1 × Light Parchment	Tome of Illusions: Elemental Lords		185 gold

Inscription

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Battle Tome	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 75	24	10 × Light Parchment 8 × Inferno Ink 6 × Volatile Fire	Battle Tome	487 gold
Book of Blood	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 40	6	10 × Light Parchment 3 × Inferno Ink	Book of Blood	134 gold
Darkmoon Card of Destruction	Cataclysm Inscription, Cards, grey at 75	30	1 × Light Parchment 10 × Inferno Ink		496 gold
Divine Companion	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 75	24	10 × Light Parchment 8 × Inferno Ink 6 × Volatile Air	Divine Companion	463 gold
Dungeoneering Guide	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 75	24	10 × Light Parchment 8 × Inferno Ink 6 × Volatile Water	Dungeoneering Guide	502 gold
Lord Rottington's Pressed Wisp Book	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 40	20	10 × Light Parchment	Lord Rottington's Pressed Wisp Book	97 gold
Rosethorn Staff	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 75	36	1 × Plain Wooden Staff 12 × Inferno Ink 12 × Volatile Water 1 × Preserved Ogre Eye	Rosethorn Staff
Runed Staff	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 75	24	1 × Plain Wooden Staff 8 × Inferno Ink 6 × Volatile Fire 1 × Deathwing Scale Fragment	Runed Staff
Silver Inlaid Staff	Cataclysm Inscription, Weapons & Off-Hands, grey at 75	36	1 × Plain Wooden Staff 12 × Inferno Ink 12 × Volatile Air 1 × Silver Charm Bracelet	Silver Inlaid Staff

Jewelcrafting

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Elementium Moebius Band	Cataclysm Jewelcrafting, Rings, grey at 75	75	4 × Elementium Bar 4 × Chimera's Eye 4 × Dream Emerald	Elementium Moebius Band	2,524 gold
Jeweler's Amber Monocle	Cataclysm Jewelcrafting, Crowns, grey at 60	50	3 × Amberjewel 2 × Elementium Bar	Jeweler's Amber Monocle	347 gold
Vicious Amberjewel Pendant	Cataclysm Jewelcrafting, Necklaces, grey at 75	4	1 × Jeweler's Setting 5 × Amberjewel 8 × Volatile Water	Vicious Amberjewel Pendant	271 gold

Leatherworking

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Bracers of Flowing Serenity	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 75	10	4 × Pristine Hide 10 × Volatile Water 10 × Volatile Air 2 × Chaos Orb 4 × Essence of Destruction	Bracers of Flowing Serenity	1,651 gold
Bracers of the Hunter-Killer	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 75	20	4 × Pristine Hide 20 × Blackened Dragonscale 2 × Chaos Orb 4 × Essence of Destruction	Bracers of the Hunter-Killer	1,500 gold
Chestguard of Nature's Fury	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	50	3 × Pristine Hide 3 × Chaos Orb	Chestguard of Nature's Fury	1,233 gold
Corded Viper Belt	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 75	25	10 × Blackened Dragonscale 25 × Volatile Earth 3 × Pristine Hide 2 × Chaos Orb	Corded Viper Belt	1,203 gold
Leggings of Nature's Champion	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	40	8 × Pristine Hide 4 × Chaos Orb 8 × Essence of Destruction	Leggings of Nature's Champion	2,831 gold
Vicious Charscale Chest	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	10	8 × Heavy Savage Leather 10 × Blackened Dragonscale	Vicious Charscale Chest	315 gold
Vicious Charscale Helm	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 75	10	8 × Heavy Savage Leather 10 × Blackened Dragonscale	Vicious Charscale Helm	315 gold
Vicious Dragonscale Chest	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 75	10	8 × Heavy Savage Leather 10 × Blackened Dragonscale	Vicious Dragonscale Chest	315 gold
Vicious Dragonscale Legs	Cataclysm Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 75	10	8 × Heavy Savage Leather 10 × Blackened Dragonscale	Vicious Dragonscale Legs	315 gold

Tailoring

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Dream of Hyjal	Cataclysm Tailoring, Materials, grey at 75	30	8 × Bolt of Embersilk Cloth	Dreamcloth		226 gold
Hyjal Expedition Bag	Cataclysm Tailoring, Bags, grey at 55	40	20 × Bolt of Embersilk Cloth	Hyjal Expedition Bag		395 gold

5 more recipes also use Volatile Life:

"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 Life

Volatile Life goes into 45 recipes: 14 in Alchemy, 13 in Leatherworking, 9 in Inscription, 3 in Jewelcrafting, 2 in Blacksmithing, 2 in Enchanting and 2 in Tailoring. They come from Cataclysm Alchemy, Cataclysm Blacksmithing, Cataclysm Enchanting, Cataclysm Inscription, Cataclysm Jewelcrafting and 2 more skill tiers.

The highest-listed product is Flask of the Winds, from Cataclysm Alchemy, at 192 gold on the US Auction House.

One craft of Flask of the Winds takes 8 Volatile Life plus 8 Azshara's Veil, 8 Whiptail and 1 Crystal Vial; at current prices those reagents cost 237 gold53 silver per craft.

Volatile Life is about 16% of that reagent bill at its current price; Azshara's Veil, Whiptail and Crystal Vial make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Volatile Life is Mighty Rejuvenation Potion (Cataclysm Alchemy): its reagents cost 25 gold40 silver and Mighty Rejuvenation Potion lists at 53 silver.

8 of the 42 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

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, Flask of Titanic Strength is itself a reagent in 3 recipes, such as Cauldron of Battle, Big Cauldron of Battle and Vial of the Sands.

Further down the chain, Flask of the Winds is itself a reagent in 3 recipes, such as Cauldron of Battle, Big Cauldron of Battle and Vial of the Sands.

Leveling and recipes for Volatile Life

Leveling with Volatile Life: Potion of Illusion (Potions) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 20 and grey at 30. Book of Blood (Weapons & Off-Hands) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 40. Lord Rottington's Pressed Wisp Book (Weapons & Off-Hands) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 40. Mighty Rejuvenation Potion (Potions) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 30 and grey at 40. Golemblood Potion (Potions) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 45 and grey at 55. Hyjal Expedition Bag (Bags) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 50 and grey at 55.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Bracers of Flowing Serenity, Pattern: Bracers of the Hunter-Killer, Pattern: Chestguard of Nature's Fury, Pattern: Corded Viper Belt, Design: Elementium Moebius Band, Design: Jeweler's Amber Monocle, Pattern: Leggings of Nature's Champion and Plans: Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil, and 9 more.

Reagents used with Volatile Life

Volatile Life is most often combined with Crystal Vial, which shares 9 of its 45 recipes; next come Heavy Savage Leather, Inferno Ink and Chaos Orb.

Crystal Vial 9 shared recipes
Heavy Savage Leather 8 shared recipes
Inferno Ink 8 shared recipes
Chaos Orb 7 shared recipes
Light Parchment 7 shared recipes
Azshara's Veil 6 shared recipes
Blackened Dragonscale 6 shared recipes
Cinderbloom 6 shared recipes
Heartblossom 6 shared recipes
Essence of Destruction 5 shared recipes
Pristine Hide 5 shared recipes
Volatile Water 5 shared recipes

What Volatile Life is crafted into

Elementium Moebius Band (Miscellaneous). Made with Elementium Moebius Band, 75 Volatile Life per craft.

Chestguard of Nature's Fury (Leather). Made with Chestguard of Nature's Fury, 50 Volatile Life per craft.

Jeweler's Amber Monocle (Cosmetic). Made with Jeweler's Amber Monocle, 50 Volatile Life per craft.

Lifebound Alchemist Stone (Miscellaneous). Made with Lifebound Alchemist Stone, 50 Volatile Life per craft.

Volatile Life: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 2% 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	4 gold89 silver
30-day low	14 silver Aug 30
30-day high	8 gold34 silver Sep 6
30-day median	5 gold
7-day median	4 gold90 silver
Hourly snapshots	688

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

Volatile Life by region

The lowest listing is 3% 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)	4 gold89 silver	146	56,530
Europe (EU)	4 gold75 silver	159	85,875

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Volatile Life

Cataclysm Alchemy has 47 recipes. Besides Volatile Life, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (28 recipes), Cinderbloom (15 recipes), Heartblossom (12 recipes), Azshara's Veil (11 recipes), Whiptail (9 recipes), Stormvine (8 recipes), Twilight Jasmine (6 recipes), Deepstone Oil (3 recipes), Flask of Titanic Strength (3 recipes), Flask of the Winds (3 recipes).

Cataclysm Leatherworking has 102 recipes. Besides Volatile Life, 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 Air (10 recipes), Volatile Earth (9 recipes).

Other Reagents priced near Volatile Life

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Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Versatility4 gold
Versatile Lapis4 gold
Brilliant Tourmaline4 gold
Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility4 gold
Enchant Cloak - Superior Agility4 gold
Gleeful Glamour - Mechagnome4 gold
Jaggal Clam4 gold
Gleeful Glamour - Dark Iron Dwarf4 gold
Perfect Delicate Bloodstone4 gold

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About Volatile Life

Volatile Life 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, Inscription, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking. When a recipe that uses Volatile Life spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.

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