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Lesser Nether Essence

Lesser Nether Essence was changed in WoW Forever: vendor price reduced from 2g to 1c, sell price increased from 0c to 1c, stack size increased from 10 to 20, re-filed from Trade Goods to Enchanting. Item level 40 Uncommon trade goods. A reagent in 16 WoW Forever Enchanting recipes. Created by using Greater Nether Essence. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Lesser Nether Essence tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Lesser Nether Essence
Item Level 40
Trade Goods
Use: Turn three lesser nether essences into a greater one.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Lesser Nether Essence
Item Level 40
Changed: Enchanting
Use: Turn three lesser nether essences into a greater one.
Added in Forever: Sell Price: 1c
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: buyPrice, stackable (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column
Field Classic Era Forever
buyPrice 20000 1
sellPrice 0 1
stackable 10 20
subClassId 0 12
subclass Trade Goods Enchanting

How to get Lesser Nether Essence

Created by using
Greater Nether Essence

The client does not record loot, vendor or quest sources, so there may be other ways to get it. Why drop, vendor and quest sources are not listed.

Recipes that use Lesser Nether Essence

The profession recipes that consume Lesser Nether Essence as a reagent, with how many each takes.

Enchanting

Arcane Salvager 1x, Forever only Dreambough Wand 2x, Forever only Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Agility 1x, Forever only Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Strength 2x, Forever only Enchant Boots - Minor Speed 1x Enchant Bracer - Deflection 2x, Forever only Enchant Bracer - Greater Agility 1x, Forever only Enchant Bracer - Greater Spirit Classic Era 3x, Forever 1x Enchant Bracer - Greater Strength 2x, Forever only Enchant Bracer - Intellect Classic Era 2x, Forever 1x Enchant Chest - Superior Intellect 2x, Classic Era only Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility Classic Era 2x, Forever 1x Enchant Cloak - Resistance 1x Enchant Gloves - Agility 1x, Classic Era only Enchant Gloves - Strength Classic Era 2x, Forever 1x Enchant Shield - Greater Spirit 2x, Forever only Enchant Weapon - Dismantle 4x Twisted Nether Wand 1x, Forever only

Lesser Nether Essence changes between Forever builds

Related to Lesser Nether Essence

Greater Nether Essence

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Questions about Lesser Nether Essence

Was Lesser Nether Essence nerfed in WoW Forever?

Lesser Nether Essence is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: vendor price reduced from 2g to 1c, sell price increased from 0c to 1c, stack size increased from 10 to 20, re-filed from Trade Goods to Enchanting.

What changed for Lesser Nether Essence in WoW Forever?

Vendor price reduced from 2g to 1c, sell price increased from 0c to 1c, stack size increased from 10 to 20, re-filed from Trade Goods to Enchanting. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

What is Lesser Nether Essence used for in WoW Forever?

Lesser Nether Essence is a reagent in 16 WoW Forever Enchanting recipes.

How do you get Lesser Nether Essence in WoW Forever?

Created by using Greater Nether Essence.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value