What to do with Balaur's Essence
Balaur's Essence has 24 uses in the AION 2 global client's tables: 24 crafting recipes use it. An NPC buys it for 800 Kinah.
An essence condensed with the power of the Balaur. A material used to craft Draconic gear.
Sections run from the use with the most options to the one with the fewest (ties in the order of the list above); selling to an NPC is the last block. Counts are rows in the client's tables.
Craft with it (24 recipes)
Recipes with Balaur's Essence as a material or as an accepted stand-in. Order: the level of what they make, highest first, then the proficiency they need.
| Makes | Profession | Proficiency | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fine Thick Balaur Horn | Blacksmithing | 51 | 2 |
| Fine Thick Balaur Horn | Blacksmithing | 51 | 2 |
 Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale | Handicrafting | 51 | 2 |
| Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale | Handicrafting | 51 | 2 |
| Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale | Alchemy | 51 | 2 |
| Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale | Alchemy | 51 | 2 |
 Tanned Thick Balaur Leather | Armorsmithing | 51 | 2 |
| Tanned Thick Balaur Leather | Armorsmithing | 51 | 2 |
 Fine Hard Balaur Horn | Blacksmithing | 65 | 2 |
| Fine Hard Balaur Horn | Blacksmithing | 65 | 2 |
 Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale | Handicrafting | 65 | 2 |
| Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale | Handicrafting | 65 | 2 |
| Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale | Alchemy | 65 | 2 |
| Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale | Alchemy | 65 | 2 |
 Tanned Hard Balaur Leather | Armorsmithing | 65 | 2 |
| Tanned Hard Balaur Leather | Armorsmithing | 65 | 2 |
 Fine Durable Balaur Horn | Blacksmithing | 80 | 2 |
| Fine Durable Balaur Horn | Blacksmithing | 80 | 2 |
 Enhanced Durable Balaur Scale | Handicrafting | 80 | 2 |
| Enhanced Durable Balaur Scale | Handicrafting | 80 | 2 |
4 more recipes. On the item page
Sell it to an NPC
The Item table's sell price. Trade status is the item's own flag.
Where to get more Balaur's Essence
From each item's acquisition routes in the game (ItemGetRoute), the monsters whose reward tables drop it, and the quest and achievement reward tables. Open an item for the full tables.
Balaur's Essence- Dropped by
Black Tentacle Lawa(60.67%),
Centurion Demiros(60.67%),
Dark Shadow Vishwada(60.67%),
Desecrator Newbold(60.67%) +8 more- Dungeons
Krao Cave(Conquest),
Urugugu Canyon(Conquest),
Fire Temple(Conquest),
Draupnir(Conquest) +3 more
Balaur's Essence: frequently asked
What can I do with Balaur's Essence?
Balaur's Essence has 24 uses in the AION 2 global client's tables: 24 crafting recipes use it. An NPC buys it for 800 Kinah.
Can I sell Balaur's Essence?
Yes: the Item table gives an NPC sell price of 800 Kinah. Its trade status is "Exchangeable".
Where do I get more Balaur's Essence?
Dropped by: Black Tentacle Lawa, Centurion Demiros, Dark Shadow Vishwada and 9 more. Dungeons: Krao Cave, Urugugu Canyon, Fire Temple and 4 more.
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From the game files: client 2.0.6.0 (Steam build 25767555, 2026-10-07) · 24 uses counted