Where to Farm Essence of Undeath

The best place to farm Essence of Undeath is Eastern Plaguelands, where Scourge Champion (level 59-60) drops it at 2.0%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 63 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Gold per kill: Scourge Champion is worth about 30s 80c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices). Gold farming spots, level 50-60

Best zones:

Zone	Sources	Best source	Level	Drop% ▼
Eastern Plaguelands	4	Nathanos Blightcaller	62+	19.3%
Unknown zone	9	Ragged Ghoul	58+	7.5%
Naxxramas	17	Necro Knight	61+	7.3%
Zul'Gurub	1	Withered Mistress	60+	5.4%
Scholomance	10	Risen Warrior	59-61+	4.5%
Dire Maul	8	Eldreth Sorcerer	58-59+	4.1%
Stratholme	11	Ghostly Citizen	56-57+	4.0%
Western Plaguelands	3	Araj the Summoner	61+	2.9%

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All sources, by drop chance:

Classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

Source	Level	Zone	Spawns	Side	How	Drop% ▼	Map
Nathanos Blightcaller(elite)	62+	Eastern Plaguelands	1	Alliance only	Drop	19.3%	map
Ragged Ghoul(elite)	58+		0		Drop	7.5%	map
Necro Knight(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	7		Drop	7.3%	map
Horgus the Ravager(elite)	60+		0		Drop	6.8%	map
Withered Mistress(elite)	60+	Zul'Gurub	29		Drop	5.4%	map
Risen Warrior(elite)	59-61+	Scholomance	2		Drop	4.5%	map
Eldreth Sorcerer(elite)	58-59+	Dire Maul	18		Drop	4.1%	map
Ghostly Citizen(elite)	56-57+	Stratholme	12		Drop	4.0%	map
Lord Darkscythe(rare)	57	Eastern Plaguelands	1		Drop	4.0%	map
Eldreth Phantasm(elite)	58-59+	Dire Maul	12		Drop	3.5%	map
Eldreth Spectre(elite)	58-59+	Dire Maul	16		Drop	3.4%	map
Splintered Skeleton(elite)	59-60+	Scholomance	5		Drop	3.4%	map
Black Guard Sentry(elite)	58-59+		0		Drop	3.2%	map
Spectral Tutor(elite)	58-60+	Scholomance	7		Drop	3.0%	map
Unholy Staff(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	3		Drop	3.0%	map
Eldreth Spirit(elite)	57-58+	Dire Maul	17		Drop	3.0%	map
Spectral Citizen(elite)	55-56+	Stratholme	14		Drop	2.9%	map
Unholy Swords(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	2		Drop	2.9%	map
Eldreth Apparition(elite)	57-58+	Dire Maul	13		Drop	2.9%	map
Araj the Summoner(elite)	61+	Western Plaguelands	1		Drop	2.9%	map
Wailing Banshee(elite)	58-59+	Stratholme	6		Drop	2.9%	map
Ravaged Cadaver(elite)	56-57+	Stratholme	34		Drop	2.9%	map
Risen Guard(elite)	57-59+	Scholomance	12		Drop	2.8%	map
Spectral Teacher(elite)	58-61+	Scholomance	3		Drop	2.8%	map
Ghoul Ravener(elite)	58-59+	Stratholme	17		Drop	2.8%	map
Plague Ghoul(elite)	57-58+	Stratholme	34		Drop	2.7%	map
Fleshflayer Ghoul(elite)	59-60+	Stratholme	10		Drop	2.7%	map
Risen Construct(elite)	58-61+	Scholomance	12		Drop	2.7%	map
Skeletal Steed(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	8		Drop	2.7%	map
Shrieking Banshee(elite)	57-58+	Stratholme	9		Drop	2.7%	map
Risen Protector(elite)	58-60+	Scholomance	4		Drop	2.5%	map
Diseased Ghoul(elite)	58-59+	Scholomance	34		Drop	2.5%	map
Mangled Cadaver(elite)	55-56+	Stratholme	42		Drop	2.5%	map
Spectral Researcher(elite)	58-60+	Scholomance	7		Drop	2.4%	map
Skeletal Warlord(elite)	56-57+	Western Plaguelands	6		Drop	2.3%	map
Risen Bonewarder(elite)	58-59+	Scholomance	4		Drop	2.3%	map
Eldreth Seether(elite)	58-59+	Dire Maul	14		Drop	2.0%	map
Scourge Warder	55-56	Eastern Plaguelands	8		Drop	2.0%	map
Scourge Champion	59-60	Eastern Plaguelands	55		Drop	2.0%	map
Skeletal Guardian	55-56	Stratholme	67		Drop	1.9%	map
Fallen Hero(elite)	58-60+		0		Drop	1.8%	map
Living Monstrosity(elite)	62+	Naxxramas	5		Drop	1.7%	map
Unholy Axe(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	5		Drop	1.7%	map
Skeletal Berserker	56-57	Stratholme	65		Drop	1.6%	map
Necro Knight Guardian(elite)	62+	Naxxramas	10		Drop	1.4%	map
Infectious Ghoul(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	9		Drop	1.4%	map
Aspect of Shadow(elite)	60+		0		Drop	1.4%	map
Patchwork Golem(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	16		Drop	1.3%	map
Plagued Ghoul(elite)	61+	Naxxramas	150		Drop	1.1%	map
Aspect of Corruption(elite)	60+		0		Drop	1.1%	map
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Needed for:

Recipes:

Recipe ▲	Profession	Needs
Annihilator	Blacksmithing	10x
Corruption	Blacksmithing	8x
Crimson Dawnwoven Bag	Tailoring	2x
Desecration	Blacksmithing	8x
Enchant 2H Weapon - Mighty Spell Power	Enchanting	4x
Enchant Bracer - Greater Spellpower	Enchanting	12x
Enchant Gloves - Shadow Power	Enchanting	6x
Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing	Enchanting	6x
Enchant Weapon - Unholy Weapon	Enchanting	4x
Felcloth Gloves	Tailoring	8x
Frozen Heart of the Mountain	Enchanting	1x
Gnomish Death Ray	Engineering	1x
Persuader	Blacksmithing	20x
Robe of the Void	Tailoring	8x
Robe of Winter Night	Tailoring	4x
Transmute: Undeath to Water	Alchemy	1x
Ultra-Flash Shadow Reflector	Engineering	4x

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Drop% is the rate recorded in Forever once a source has been looted ten times; a greyed figure is the vanilla 1.12 chance from the world data (classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in forever). Spawns counts the source's spawn points in the world data. "Side" names which side can kill the NPC when the other finds it friendly. The lead picks the best chance among sources that are not a rare spawn and have at least three spawn points.