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Transmute: Life to Earth
A Alchemy recipe learned at Classic Alchemy 1 that crafts Essence of Earth from 1 reagent.
Reagents
1Living Essence46 gold
Crafts
Background
| Recipe item |  Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth | Requires Classic Alchemy 275 |
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Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 45 gold62 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 46 gold
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 39 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 1 silver95 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −45 gold62 silver (-99%)
- Evidence: 155 current listings holding 15,112 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Essence Elemental · 5,519 on the Auction House · crafted by Transmute: Earth to Life (Alchemy) | 1 | 46 gold | 46 gold | 100% |
| Total per craft | 46 gold | 100% |
About Transmute: Life to Earth
One craft takes 1 Living Essence. It is taught by Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth, which needs Classic Alchemy 275. Essence of Earth is itself a reagent in 28 other recipes (Blacksmithing, Engineering, Inscription and Tailoring).
- Recipe category
- Transmutation (Alchemy)
Essence of Earth tooltip
How to learn Transmute: Life to Earth
Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to transmute Living Essence into Essence of Earth.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (275)
- Auction House
- listed on 54 US realms, cheapest 7,651 gold49 silver, 137 for sale
Essence of Earth: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 49% below its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot, including the one the estimate uses, can sit far from typical.
- Now
- 45 silver
- 30-day low
- 4 silver Nov 1
- 30-day high
- 2 gold61 silver Oct 15
- 30-day median
- 88 silver
- 7-day median
- 75 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 692
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Living Essence. Made with Transmute: Earth to Life (Alchemy, Classic Alchemy) from 1 Essence of Earth. At lowest listed prices that makes one Living Essence for 39 silver, against 46 gold listed. Also a required reagent in 36 other recipes (17 Leatherworking, 7 Blacksmithing, 6 Tailoring and 3 Engineering); Force Reactive Disk takes the most, 12 per craft.
Other recipes that make Essence of Earth
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Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 1 reagent for one craft of Transmute: Life to Earth cost 46 gold.
Break-even is 48 gold42 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 39 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −45 gold61 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 1 silver95 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 45 gold62 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -99.2% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 15,112 units across 155 auctions region-wide. Depth separates a market price from a single asking figure, but listings are not sales, so read it alongside the estimate.
Costs use each reagent’s lowest listed price; the estimate is the crafted item’s lowest listed price, times the items one craft makes, minus those reagents and Blizzard’s 5% sale cut. Listings are asking prices, not sales. Recalculated every snapshot and left blank rather than guessed when a price is missing. How we estimate crafting profit →
Other recipes that use Living Essence
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