Weapon glow

Weapon glows are glowing effects that typically appears on enchanted weapons. While some weapon glows are intrinsic effects on magical weapons (these organic glows cannot be overridden by enchantments), most weapon glows that you might see are from enchantments. This page lists the glows players can apply to weapons with the help of enchanters. It is designed to help players (especially new players) determine the relative cost, brightness, and color of all available glows.

It is worth noting that glows do not look the same on all computers. Video settings have an influence, which means the same glow will look stronger on a high-end video card. Even so, there are still varying intensities of glow which are apparent on any given computer.

A very important feature of this list is that it should include various levels of brightness that can be compared. Glow brightness is ranked by level, starting at 1 for the dimmest glow (example: Red-2 is brighter than Red-1).

Since Patch 2.4, all glows are visible on the character selection screen.

Glow Chart

Melee

Glow	Enchantment	Materials	Level	Description
Red-1	[Minor Beastslayer]	2x [Greater Magic Essence] 4x [Strange Dust]	90	2 additional points of damage to beasts
Red-1	[Lesser Beastslayer]	1x [Lesser Mystic Essence] 1x [Small Glowing Shard] 2x [Large Fang]	175	6 additional points of damage to beasts
Red-1	[Lesser Elemental Slayer]	1x [Lesser Mystic Essence] 1x [Small Glowing Shard] 1x [Elemental Earth]	175	6 additional damage against elementals
Blue-2	[Greater Striking]	2x [Large Radiant Shard] 2x [Greater Nether Essence]	245	4 additional points of damage
Blue	[Striking]	2x [Greater Mystic Essence] 1x [Large Glowing Shard]	195	3 additional points of damage
Flames	Enchant Weapon - Demonslaying	1x [Small Radiant Shard] 2x [Dream Dust] 1x [Elixir of Demonslaying]	230	have a chance of stunning and doing heavy damage to demons
Blue	[Greater Striking]	2x [Greater Nether Essence] 2x [Large Radiant Shard]	245	4 additional points of damage
Flames	Enchant Weapon - Fiery Weapon	4x [Small Radiant Shard] 1x [Essence of Fire]	265	chance on strike for 40 additional fire damage
White	Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill	4x [Small Brilliant Shard] 1x [Essence of Water] 1x [Essence of Air] 1x [Icecap]	285	chance on strike to chill the target reducing their movement and attack speed
Green	Enchant Weapon - Agility	6x [Large Brilliant Shard] 6x [Greater Eternal Essence] 4xIllusion Dust 2x [Essence of Air]	290	+15 agility
Green	Enchant Weapon - Strength	6x [Large Brilliant Shard] 6x [Greater Eternal Essence] 4xIllusion Dust 2x [Essence of Earth]	290	+15 strength
Skulls	Enchant Weapon - Unholy Weapon	4x [Large Brilliant Shard] 4x [Essence of Undeath]	295	chance on strike to inflict a curse on the target reducing their melee damage
Gray	Enchant Weapon - Crusader	4x [Large Brilliant Shard] 2x [Righteous Orb]	300	chance on strike to heal for 75 to 125 and increase Strength by 100 for 15 sec
Gray	Enchant Weapon - Healing Power	4x [Large Brilliant Shard] 8x [Greater Eternal Essence] 6x [Living Essence] 6x [Essence of Water] 1x [Righteous Orb]	300	29 spell power
Purple	[Lifestealing]	6x [Large Brilliant Shard] 6x [Essence of Undeath] 6x [Living Essence]	300	change on strike to steal life from the enemy and give it to the wielder
Yellow	Enchant Weapon - Mighty Versatility	10x [Large Brilliant Shard] 8x [Greater Eternal Essence] 15xIllusion Dust	300	+20 spirit
Yellow	Enchant Weapon - Mighty Intellect	15x [Large Brilliant Shard] 12x [Greater Eternal Essence] 20xIllusion Dust	300	+22 intellect
Purple	Enchant Weapon - Spellpower	4x [Large Brilliant Shard] 12x [Greater Eternal Essence] 4x [Essence of Fire] 4x [Essence of Water] 4x [Essence of Air] 2x [Golden Pearl]	300	add up to 30 damage and healing to spells
Blue	[Superior Striking]	2x [Large Brilliant Shard] 10x [Greater Eternal Essence]	300	5 additional points of damage
Blue	[Major Striking]	2x [Large Prismatic Shard] 6x [Greater Planar Essence] 6x [Arcane Dust]	340	7 additional points of damage
Blue	[Major Intellect]	2x [Large Prismatic Shard] 10x [Greater Planar Essence]	350	+30 intellect
Green	[Potency]	4x [Large Prismatic Shard] 5x [Greater Planar Essence] 20x [Arcane Dust]	350	+20 strength
Foggy	[Major Spellpower]	8x [Large Prismatic Shard] 8x [Greater Planar Essence]	350	increase spell damage and healing by up to 40
Yellow	[Major Healing]	8x [Large Prismatic Shard] 8x [Primal Water] 8x [Primal Life]	350	+81 Healing and +27 Spell Damage
Green	[Greater Agility]	8x [Arcane Dust] 4x [Greater Planar Essence] 6x [Large Prismatic Shard] 2x [Primal Air]	350	+20 agility
Frosty	[Deathfrost]	2x [Primal Shadow] 2x [Primal Water]	350	damaging spells and melee hits occasionally inflict an additional 150 Frost damage and reduce the target's melee, ranged, and casting speed by 15% for 8 sec
Sparkles	[Spellsurge]	12x [Large Prismatic Shard] 10x [Greater Planar Essence] 20x [Arcane Dust]	360	3% chance on spellcast to restore 100 mana to all party members over 10 seconds
Foggy	[Battlemaster]	8x [Void Crystal] 8x [Large Prismatic Shard] 2x [Primal Water]	360	occasionaly heal nearby party members of 180 to 300 health when an enemy is struck
Fireball	[Sunfire]	12x [Void Crystal] 10x [Large Prismatic Shard] 8x [Greater Planar Essence] 6x [Primal Fire] 1x [Primal Might]	375	add up to 50 damage to fire and arcane spells
Shadowy	[Soulfrost]	12x [Void Crystal] 10x [Large Prismatic Shard] 8x [Greater Planar Essence] 6x [Primal Water] 6x [Primal Shadow]	375	add up to 54 damage to frost and shadow spells
Lightning	[Lightning Speed]	6x [Void Crystal] 10x [Large Prismatic Shard] 8x [Greater Planar Essence] 40x [Arcane Dust]	375	occasionally increase Agility by 120 and attack speed slightly
Shattering	[Executioner]	6x [Void Crystal] 10x [Large Prismatic Shard] 6x [Greater Planar Essence] 30x [Arcane Dust] 3x [Elixir of Major Strength]	375	occasionally grant 120 critical strike rating
Red	[Greater Potency]	2x [Infinite Dust] 4x [Lesser Cosmic Essence]	420	increase attack power by 50
Blue	[Exceptional Spellpower]	10x [Infinite Dust] 2x [Greater Cosmic Essence]	395	increase spell power by 50
Green	[Exceptional Agility]	4x [Dream Shard] 4x [Eternal Air]	410	increase Agility by 26
Shattering	[Exceptional Versatility]	16x [Infinite Dust] 4x [Dream Shard]	400	increase Spirit by 45
Flames	[Icebreaker]	4x [Dream Shard] 4x [Eternal Fire]	425	sometimes inflict fire damage
Blue	[Lifeward]	1x [Dream Shard] 4x [Eternal Life]	425	sometimes heal the wielder when striking in melee
Flames	[Giant Slayer]	2x [Greater Cosmic Essence] 6x [Dream Shard]	430	have a chance of reducing movement speed and doing additional damage against giants
Yellow	[Superior Potency]	10x [Infinite Dust] 2x [Greater Cosmic Essence] 2x [Dream Shard] 4x [Abyss Crystal]	435	increase attack power by 65
Blue	[Mighty Spellpower]	30x [Infinite Dust] 6x [Dream Shard] 6x [Abyss Crystal]	435	increase spell power by 63
Red	[Enchant Weapon - Berserking]	10x [Abyss Crystal] 4x [Dream Shard] 4x [Greater Cosmic Essence] 12x [Infinite Dust]	440	sometimes increase your attack power by 400, but at the cost of reduced armor
Blue	[Accuracy]	6x [Abyss Crystal] 4x [Dream Shard] 4x [Greater Cosmic Essence] 20x [Infinite Dust]	440	increase critical strike and hit rating by 25
Skulls	[Black Magic]	6x [Abyss Crystal] 6x [Dream Shard] 6x [Greater Cosmic Essence]	440	cause your harmful spells to sometimes increase haste rating by 250
Red	[Blood Draining]	4x [Abyss Crystal] 40x [Arcane Dust] 1x [Scarlet Ruby]	450	sometimes grant Blood Reserve when striking an enemy or inflicting damage with bleed attacks
Blue	[Blade Ward]	4x [Abyss Crystal] 8x [Greater Cosmic Essence] 1x [Titansteel Bar]	450	sometimes grant Blade Warding when striking an enemy
Ice	[Avalanche]	4x [Hypnotic Dust] 6x [Greater Celestial Essence]	450	often deal 463 to 537 Nature damage to an enemy struck by your melee attacks
Leaves	[Mending]	11x [Hypnotic Dust] 3x [Greater Celestial Essence]	450	sometimes heal you when damaging an enemy with spells and melee attacks
Purple/Orange, Leaves	[Elemental Slayer]	1x [Heavenly Shard] 2x [Greater Celestial Essence] 7x [Hypnotic Dust]	470	sometimes disrupt elementals when struck by your melee attacks, dealing Arcane damage and silencing them for 5 sec
Lightning	Enchant Weapon - Hurricane	6x [Heavenly Shard] 6x [Volatile Air]	480	sometimes increase haste rating by 450 for 12 sec when casting spells or dealing melee damage
Blue	Enchant Weapon - Heartsong	3x [Heavenly Shard] 3x [Greater Celestial Essence] 9x [Hypnotic Dust] 3x [Volatile Life]	485	sometimes increase Spirit by 200 for 15 sec when casting spells
Yellow, Brown	[Landslide]	5x [Maelstrom Crystal] 5x [Heavenly Shard] 5x [Greater Celestial Essence] 6x [Hypnotic Dust]	440	sometimes increase attack power by 1000 for 12 sec when striking in melee
Fire/Purple	Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent	4x [Maelstrom Crystal] 8x [Heavenly Shard] 14x [Hypnotic Dust]	525	sometimes increase Intellect by 500 for 12 sec when dealing damage or healing with spells
Purple, Wind	Enchant Weapon - Windwalk	6x [Maelstrom Crystal] 6x [Heavenly Shard] 4x [Greater Celestial Essence]	525	sometimes increase dodge rating by 600 and movement speed by 15% for 10 sec when striking in melee

See all melee weapon enchants.

Two-Handed

Glow	Enchantment	Materials	Level	Description
Blue	[Lesser Impact]	3x [Soul Dust] 1x [Large Glimmering Shard]	145	3 additional points of damage
Blue	[Impact]	4x [Vision Dust] 1x [Large Glowing Shard]	200	5 additional points of damage
Blue	[Greater Impact]	2x [Large Radiant Shard] 2x [Dream Dust]	240	7 additional points of damage
Green	Enchant 2H Weapon - Agility	10x [Large Brilliant Shard] 6x [Greater Eternal Essence] 14xIllusion Dust 4x [Essence of Air]	290	+25 agility
Blue	[Superior Impact]	4x [Large Brilliant Shard] 10xIllusion Dust	295	9 additional points of damage
Yellow	[Major Intellect]	12x [Greater Eternal Essence] 2x [Large Brilliant Shard]	300	+9 intellect
Yellow	Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Versatility	12x [Greater Eternal Essence] 2x [Large Brilliant Shard]	300	+9 spirit
Blood	[Savagery]	4x [Large Prismatic Shard] 40x [Arcane Dust]	350	+70 attack power
Green	[Major Agility]	8x [Large Prismatic Shard] 6x [Greater Planar Essence] 20x [Arcane Dust]	350	+35 agility
Purple	[Spellpower]	12x [Infinite Dust] 2x [Greater Cosmic Essence]	385	+69 spell power
Blood	[Greater Savagery]	6x [Infinite Dust] 2x [Greater Cosmic Essence]	390	+85 attack power
Red	[Scourgebane]	6x [Dream Shard] 6x [Arcane Dust]	430	+140 attack power vs Undead
Blood	[Massacre]	6x [Abyss Crystal] 6x [Greater Cosmic Essence] 40x [Infinite Dust]	430	+110 attack power
Ice	[Greater Spellpower]	6x [Dream Shard] 6x [Abyss Crystal] 40x [Infinite Dust]	450	+81 spell power
Green	Enchant 2H Weapon - Mighty Agility	3x [Heavenly Shard] 3x [Greater Celestial Essence] 3x [Hypnotic Dust]	450	+130 agility

See all two-handed weapon enchants.

Notes

• denotes the enchant came with the Burning Crusade expansion and requires a level 35 or higher item.
• denotes the enchant came with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and requires a level 60 or higher item.
• denotes the enchant came with the Cataclysm expansion and requires an item with 300 or higher item level.
• You cannot enchant fishing poles.
• You can enchant a miner's  [Mining Pick], but the enchant's glow will not be visible during the mining animation.

External links

Wowhead GlowChart