Vial of the Sands

• Vial of the Sands
• Item Level 85
  Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Mount"Mount" is not in the list (Back, Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Held in off-hand, Legs, Main Hand, Neck, ...) of allowed values for the "Item slot" property.
• Requires level 80
• Requires Riding (225)
• Use: Teaches you how to transform into a dragon, allowing you to fly very fast and carry an ally on your back.
• Sell Price: 25

With the Vial of the Sands, anyone will be able to transform into a [Sandstone Drake] that will be able to carry another person. This mount costs approx. 26,100 in vendor materials (4500 for [Pyrium-Laced Crystalline Vial] and for 8 [Sands of Time] at 2700 each), in addition to 8 each of [Flask of the Winds], [Flask of Titanic Strength], and [Deepstone Oil], as well as 12 bars of [Truegold].

The Vial of the Sands is not restricted to those with Alchemy only. It is not Bind on Pickup anymore and can be traded and sold on the auction house. It is the prerequisite of the [Vial of the Sands] achievement.

Created by

•  [Recipe: Vial of the Sands]

Source

The recipe for this mount is received through max-level [Archeology] sites, inside an item called a [Canopic Jar]. The recipe only appears for Grand Master or better alchemists (Alchemy level 450 or greater).

Notes

Despite selling for a lot on the Auction House, awarding an achievement (and helping others, see Mountain O' Mounts achievement), and being the only craftable flying 2-person mount, this item remains uncommon due to the large resource cost and the cost-reward ratio.

This elixir is made by Alchemists with a skill level of 525.e

Materials required:

	1x [Pyrium-Laced Crystalline Vial]		8x [Sands of Time]
	12x [Truegold]		8x [Flask of the Winds]
	8x [Flask of Titanic Strength]		8x [Deepstone Oil]

12 Truegold require the following materials:

Raw Materials required:

	12 x 3 = 36x [Pyrium Bar]		12 x 10 = 120x [Volatile Air]
	12 x 10 = 120x [Volatile Fire]		12 x 10 = 120x [Volatile Water]

Each Pyrium Bar requires 2x  [Pyrite Ore].

8 Flasks of Winds require the following materials:

Raw Materials required:

	8 x 8 = 64x [Volatile Life]		8 x 8 = 64x [Azshara's Veil]
	8 x 8 = 64x [Whiptail]

8 Flasks of Titanic Strength require the following materials:

Raw Materials required:

	8 x 8 = 64x [Volatile Life]		8 x 8 = 64x [Cinderbloom]
	8 x 8 = 64x [Whiptail]

8 Deepstone Oil require the following materials:

Raw Materials required:

up to 8x [Albino Cavefish]

The cumulative raw materials required are as follows:

Total Raw Materials required:

	1x [Pyrium-Laced Crystalline Vial]		8x [Sands of Time]
	72x [Pyrite Ore]		120x [Volatile Fire]
	120x [Volatile Air]		120x [Volatile Water]
	128x [Volatile Life]		128x [Whiptail]
	64x [Azshara's Veil]		64x [Cinderbloom]
	16x [Crystal Vial]		up to 8x [Albino Cavefish]

Patch changes

•  Hotfix (2010-12-14): Hotfix makes this item no longer Bind on Pickup.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Added.
  

External link

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