Living Essence

Item level 55 · Stacks to 20

Buying
Expensive·47silver
15% over its usual 40silver95copper: wait if you can
49% cheaper on the Alliance Auction House (needs an alt)
Selling
Post at 46silver99copper
A stack of 20 sells in under an hour
Prices rose 20% this week: no rush to sell
Craft
Buying is cheaper
Materials 2gold68silver99copper vs buying at 47silver

464 listed in 269 auctions≈ 675 sold per day↑ up 38.2% in 24 hupdated

Price history

7-day low25silver
7-day high73silver15copper
vs 30 days↓ 14.7%
This week↑ Rising 20%

Selling it?

From the latest snapshot. Listings change between hourly updates.

Competition44units within 5% of the lowest · 12 at the lowest
Typical price band70silver99copper – 72silver99coppermiddle half of what's listed
Gold traded per day276gold41silver25copperestimated, at market value
Price vs. time to sellI'm selling1stack of 20 (20)
If you can waitPost atCheaper units aheadSells in aboutExtra vs fastest
up to 1 hour46silver99copper0under an hour–
up to 6 hours71silver96copper139about 6 hours+53%
up to a day2gold7silver99copper458about 17 hours+343%

Cheapest units sell first. Assumes the listings stay as they are and nobody undercuts you.

Prices are above the 7-day market value right now: a good time to sell.

Buying it?

What buying from the cheapest listings costs, from the latest snapshot

Total9gold48silver
Average / unit47silver40copper
Highest paid48silver

20 units cost 0.9% over the lowest price.

Listing ladder
Unit priceQtyRunningOver lowest
47silver1212+0.0%
48silver2638+2.1%
49silver644+4.3%
55silver4690+17.0%
66silver25115+40.4%
70silver99copper1116+51.0%
71silver23139+51.1%
71silver97copper48187+53.1%
71silver98copper47234+53.1%
71silver99copper13247+53.2%
72silver19266+53.2%
72silver98copper31297+55.3%
72silver99copper83380+55.3%
73silver50430+55.3%
73silver15copper26456+55.6%
75silver40copper1457+60.4%
1gold88silver99copper1458+302.1%
2gold8silver6464+342.6%

Across Europe

For players with characters on several rulesets · ★ cheapest

Crafting

Live prices on this house · sales after the 5% AH cut

Craft
Buying is 2gold21silver99copper cheaper
Materials 2gold68silver99copper vs buying at 47silver
cooldownAlchemy275275282290Recipe4gold99silver
Best use
Thorium Shield Spike·7gold4silver53coppereach+6gold59silver88copper per craft
Two steps: Transmute: Life to Earth Thorium Shield Spike · vs 44silver65copper selling it raw
~26 sell/daycooldownAlchemy275275282290Recipe14gold50silverthenBlacksmithing250270280290Plans75gold99silver99copper

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Used in (32)

Ranked by value per Living Essence
  • cooldownAlchemy275275282290Recipe14gold50silver~41 sell/day
    7gold4silver53copperin 2 steps+6gold59silver88copper per craft

    Sold as is: 2gold55silver54copper. Crafted on into Thorium Shield Spike: 7gold4silver53copper (Blacksmithing)~26 sell/day

  • Leatherworking245265275285Pattern40silverslow seller (~1/day)
    3gold18silver1copper+10gold93silver44copper per craft

    also 40× Rugged Leather, 2× Enchanted Leather, 4× Wildvine, 1× Huge Emerald, 1× Rune Thread

30 more without enough market data to value