This page summarises how to catch Essence of Fire.
About Essence of Fire
- Use:
- Alchemy: Transmute: Fire to Earth.
- Used in many high-end pre-Burning Crusade profession recipes.
- Value:
- Vendor: 4s
- Auction: 7g
Catching Essence of Fire
- Notes: Essence of Fire can rarely be caught by fishing certain areas of lava. Catch rates from fishing are lower than killing fire elemental creatures at Fire Plume Ridge (Un'Goro Crater).
- History: 3.1: First catch reported.
| Water | Areas | No-Junk Skill | Catch Rate | Common Catch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Catch | Sample | |||||
| Open Lava | Inland: Blackrock Mountain, Molten Core, The Obsidian Sanctum | ? | 3% | 325 | Old Skull | |
| Open Lava | Inland: Un'Goro Crater (Fire Plume Ridge) | 300 | 3% | 325 | Old Skull | |
| Open Lava | Inland: Burning Steppes (Lava) | 425 | 3% | 325 | Old Skull | |
Learn More
- Valuable Fish - Details the most valuable fish, and how to catch them.
- 3.1 Changes - Patch 3.1's changes to fishing, including new fishing poles and Wintergrasp.
Comments about Essence of Fire
Below are readers' comments about "Essence of Fire":
Lava outside BRD, Burning Steppes
Uramie, April 2009:
A friend of mine just fished up Essence of Fire, I've never heard of this. Just wanted to share it. :)
el, April 2009:
Thanks. The lava in the Burning Steppes mostly contains Old Skull and Coal - just like Fire Plume Ridge in Un'Goro Crater. It is possible Essence of Fire is a rare catch [update] just caught it. I suspect this is a recent change. Perhaps other areas are fishable now to? [update] Blackrock Mountain's lava is fishable (same catches). Change may be related to removing fish from the forge in Ironforge.
Gummo, April 2009:
Noor noticed the new(ish) trinket High-powered Flashlight and decided to make one (just so she can make a free Elune spotlight once an hour) and decided to fish up the 6 essence of fire needed behind Blackrock Stronghold. Here's the catch:
109 Old Skulls
47 Coal
6 Essence of FIre
el, April 2009:
I noticed Wowhead lists Essence of Fire as fishable in The Obsidian Sanctum - which almost makes sense. Perhaps this means dungeons like Molten Core are now fishable to? Although, I tried the Maw of Neltharion (in Dragonblight) and while the lava there is fishable, it contains regular Dragonblight inland open-water catches. Bonescale Snapper are evidently rather resilient!
