Is Elixir of Defense in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Elixir of Defense is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

Where do you get Elixir of Defense in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Elixir of Defense is created by Elixir of Defense.

What level is Elixir of Defense in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Elixir of Defense is Common quality, item level 26 and requires level 16.

What does Elixir of Defense sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 40c for one Elixir of Defense in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.

What is Elixir of Defense used for in WoW Classic?

Elixir of Defense is a reagent in 1 Classic Era recipe, including Toughened Leather Gloves.

How much is Elixir of Defense on the auction house right now?

11g 18s on the US region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

Elixir of Defense Price - WoW Auction House, Classic and Forever

A Common Consumable, item level 12, requires level 8. Crafted with Elixir of Defense.

Auction House

Right now 77 units listed across 3 price tiers.AH scan
Listings cluster between 11 gold and 18,888 gold: a 168850% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
Listings are down 64% from their 7 day average (77 vs 212 units).AH scan
Today's price is on the high side: only 35% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan

77Units listed

8Sellers

11 gold18 silverCheapest now

Moderate supply

Auction House snapshot 39 min ago.

Pricing

This is a commodity - it shares one region-wide Auction House price across all US realms, so there is no per-realm comparison. Prices come from recorded Blizzard snapshots.

Elixir of Defense is listed at 11 gold18 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 114% above its typical price of 5 gold21 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 48 silver90 copper to 53 gold38 silver. About 77 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 114% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 5 gold21 silver.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Elixir of Defense	Recipe

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Used in 1 recipe across Leatherworking: Toughened Leather Gloves.crafting

Elixir of Defense Effects

Use: Defense - 1 hr
Increases your armor for 60 min. Guardian Elixir.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 26, requires level 16 and is named Elixir of Lesser Defense. In Classic Era it is item level 26 and requires level 16. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 26 and requires level 16. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 26 and requires level 16. In MoP Classic it is item level 26 and requires level 16.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	12	8	Common	40c
WoW Forever	26	16	Common	40c
Classic Era	26	16	Common	40c
The Burning Crusade	26	16	Common	40c
Wrath of the Lich King	26	16	Common	40c
MoP Classic	26	16	Common	40c

Elixir of Defense Game Data

Crafted By

Elixir of Defense Classic Alchemy

The Classic Alchemy recipe Elixir of Defense takes 1 Wild Steelbloom, 1 Stranglekelp and 1 Crystal Vial.

Used In

The 1 recipe below uses Elixir of Defense, all from Classic Leatherworking.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Toughened Leather GlovesRare Leather Hands, item level 17. Also takes 4 Medium Leather, 2 Cured Medium Hide, 2 Spider's Silk and 2 Fine Thread.	Toughened Leather Gloves	Classic Leatherworking	2

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Elixir of Defense Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Elixir of Defense

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 8g 1s, and Stranglekelp is the largest share at 59%. Elixir of Defense lists from 11g 18s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2g 61s after the 5% auction cut, a 33% margin over its reagents. The recipe Elixir of Defense turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 155 and grey at 195.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Wild Steelbloom	1	3 gold30 silver	3 gold30 silver
Stranglekelp	1	4 gold70 silver	4 gold70 silver
Crystal Vial	1	1 silver	1 silver
Reagents for one craft			8 gold1 silver
Elixir of Defense at its lowest listing			11 gold18 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut			2 gold61 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Wild Steelbloom goes into 4 other recipes in Alchemy: Elixir of Fortitude, Elixir of Greater Defense, Elixir of Lesser Agility and Lesser Invisibility Potion.
Stranglekelp goes into 7 other recipes in Alchemy, including Elixir of Agility, Elixir of Water Breathing, Free Action Potion and Lesser Mana Potion.
Crystal Vial goes into 321 other recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Inscription, including Apothecary's Worktable, Potion of Prolonged Power, Major Arcane Protection Potion and Major Fire Protection Potion.

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Elixir of Defense Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Elixir of Defense among Consumable > Elixirs, all from Classic like Elixir of Defense.

Item	Item Level	Details	Lowest Listed Price
Elixir of Defense (this item)	12	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in Toughened Leather Gloves (Classic Leatherworking); Use: Defense	11 gold
Elixir of Lesser Agility	12	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in Dark Leather Shoulders and Chain Pauldrons (Classic Leatherworking); Use: Lesser Agility	35 gold
Elixir of Firepower	12	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Fire Power	4 gold
Strong Troll's Blood Elixir	11	Crafted with Classic Alchemy	1 gold
Elixir of Ogre's Strength	13	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in 3 recipes, including Mighty Iron Hammer and Heavy Golden Necklace of Battle; Use: Ogre's Strength	18 gold
Elixir of Wisdom	10	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in Hillman's Belt and Gloves of Meditation; Use: Wisdom	4 gold
Elixir of Minor Accuracy	10	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Minor Accuracy	1 gold
Elixir of Fortitude	15	Crafted with Classic Alchemy	3 gold
Major Troll's Blood Elixir	15	Crafted with Classic Alchemy	9 gold
Elixir of Water Breathing	9	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Water Breathing	19 gold
Elixir of Giant Growth	9	Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Giant Growth	17 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Strong Troll's Blood Elixir at 1 gold in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

Elixir of Defense has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.

Region	Lowest Listed Price	Listed On	Cheapest Realms
Europe	22 silver	Region-wide
United States	11 gold	Region-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Elixir of Defense Fits

Items That Share Elixir of Defense's Icon

Elixir of Defense uses icon file 134844, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Cliffspring River Sample ID 12349 · Quest
Warsong Oil ID 16744 · Quest
Fish Oil ID 17058 · Miscellaneous
Vial of Moth Blood ID 22889 · Quest "One extraction is more than enough to replenish a healing crystal."
Anderhol's Slider Cider ID 37247 · Quest "'This won't take long... did it?'"
Tincture of Arcwine ID 140047 · Gem · item level 50

Items Numbered Next to Elixir of Defense

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3389 (3383 to 3395) were usually added in the same batch as Elixir of Defense: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Elixir of Wisdom ID 3383 · Consumable · item level 10
Lesser Mana Potion ID 3385 · Consumable · item level 11
Potion of Curing ID 3386 · Consumable · item level 23
Limited Invulnerability Potion ID 3387 · Consumable · item level 21
Strong Troll's Blood Elixir ID 3388 · Consumable · item level 11
Elixir of Lesser Agility ID 3390 · Consumable · item level 12
Elixir of Ogre's Strength ID 3391 · Consumable · item level 13
Ringed Helm ID 3392 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Recipe: Potion of Curing ID 3394 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Potion of Curing."
Recipe: Limited Invulnerability Potion ID 3395 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Limited Invulnerability Potion."

Elixir of Defense Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 3389 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 1 silver60 copper
Vendor sell price: 40 copper
Stacks to: 200
Material: Liquid
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Elixir of Defense in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Elixir of Defense is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Elixir of Defense next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Elixir of Defense in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Elixir of Defense is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
Where do you get Elixir of Defense in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Elixir of Defense is created by Elixir of Defense.
What level is Elixir of Defense in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Elixir of Defense is Common quality, item level 26 and requires level 16.
What does Elixir of Defense sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 40c for one Elixir of Defense in Classic Era; it stacks to 5.
What is Elixir of Defense used for in WoW Classic?: Elixir of Defense is a reagent in 1 Classic Era recipe, including Toughened Leather Gloves.
How much is Elixir of Defense on the auction house right now?: 11g 18s on the US region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Listed as: Elixir of Lesser Defense

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Elixir of Defense

Elixir of Defense Price History

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