A Common Consumable, item level 17, requires level 13. Crafted with Elixir of Greater Defense.
Elixir of Greater Defense is listed at 4 gold75 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 16% above its typical price of 4 gold10 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 32 silver75 copper to 13 gold25 silver. About 354 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 16% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 4 gold10 silver.
| Crafted | Elixir of Greater Defense | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Increases armor for 60 min. Guardian Elixir.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 39, requires level 29 and is named Elixir of Defense. In Classic Era it is item level 39 and requires level 29. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 39 and requires level 29. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 39 and requires level 29. In MoP Classic it is item level 39 and requires level 29.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 17 | 13 | Common | 2s |
| WoW Forever | 39 | 29 | Common | 2s |
| Classic Era | 39 | 29 | Common | 2s |
| The Burning Crusade | 39 | 29 | Common | 2s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 39 | 29 | Common | 2s |
| MoP Classic | 39 | 29 | Common | 2s |
The Classic Alchemy recipe Elixir of Greater Defense takes 1 Wild Steelbloom, 1 Goldthorn and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 27g 79s, and Goldthorn is the largest share at 80%. Elixir of Greater Defense lists from 4g 75s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 23g 27s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Elixir of Greater Defense turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 215 and grey at 255.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wild Steelbloom | 1 | 5 gold65 silver | 5 gold65 silver |
 Goldthorn | 1 | 22 gold13 silver | 22 gold13 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 27 gold79 silver | ||
| Elixir of Greater Defense at its lowest listing | 4 gold75 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −23 gold27 silver | ||
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.
The 10 items nearest to Elixir of Greater Defense among Consumable > Elixirs, all from Classic like Elixir of Greater Defense.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elixir of Greater Defense (this item) | 17 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Armor | 4 gold |
 Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility | 17 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Detect Lesser Invisibility | 45 gold |
 Catseye Elixir | 17 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Used in Catseye Ultra Goggles (Classic Engineering) | 99 silver |
 Elixir of Agility | 16 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Agility | 15 silver |
 Elixir of Frost Power | 16 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Frost Power | 15 gold |
 Elixir of Fortitude | 15 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy | 20 silver |
 Major Troll's Blood Elixir | 15 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy | 9 gold |
 Elixir of Detect Undead | 20 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Detect Undead | 39 silver |
 Arcane Elixir | 20 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy | 3 gold |
 Elixir of Greater Intellect | 20 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Greater Intellect | 7 gold |
 Elixir of Greater Water Breathing | 20 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Greater Water Breathing | 63 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Elixir of Agility at 15 silver in the US Auction House.
Elixir of Greater 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 | 70 silver | Region-wide | |
| United States | 4 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Elixir of Greater Defense uses icon file 134845, which 3 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
Engineer's Ink ID 10647 · Trade Goods · item level 10Filled Oil Vial ID 80311 · Quest "A dark, foul-smelling substance sloshes about in this vial."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8951 (8948 to 8959) were usually added in the same batch as Elixir of Greater Defense: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dried King Bolete ID 8948 · Consumable · item level 20Elixir of Agility ID 8949 · Consumable · item level 16
Homemade Cherry Pie ID 8950 · Consumable · item level 20
Roasted Quail ID 8952 · Consumable · item level 20
Deep Fried Plantains ID 8953 · Consumable · item level 20
Oil of Immolation ID 8956 · Consumable · item level 18
Spinefin Halibut ID 8957 · Consumable · item level 20Raw Spinefin Halibut ID 8959 · Trade GoodsThe raw ItemSparse values for item 8951 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Elixir of Greater 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 Greater Defense next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Elixir of Greater 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
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