A Common Consumable, item level 24, requires level 21. Crafted with Greater Arcane Protection Potion.
Greater Arcane Protection Potion is listed at 15 gold69 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 14% below its typical price of 18 gold31 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold61 silver to 19,249 gold4 silver. About 15 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 14% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 18 gold31 silver.
| Crafted | Greater Arcane Protection Potion | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Absorbs arcane damage. Lasts 2 min.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 58 and requires level 48. In Classic Era it is item level 58 and requires level 48. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 58 and requires level 48. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 58 and requires level 48. In MoP Classic it is item level 58 and requires level 48.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 24 | 21 | Common | 7s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 58 | 48 | Common | 7s 50c |
| Classic Era | 58 | 48 | Common | 7s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 58 | 48 | Common | 7s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 58 | 48 | Common | 7s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 58 | 48 | Common | 7s 50c |
Greater Arcane Protection Potion
The Classic Alchemy recipe Greater Arcane Protection Potion takes 4 Rich Illusion Dust, 1 Dreamfoil and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4g 91s, and Dreamfoil is the largest share at 51%. Greater Arcane Protection Potion lists from 11g 93s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 6g 42s after the 5% auction cut, a 131% margin over its reagents. The Classic Alchemy recipe Greater Arcane Protection Potion is taught by Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Illusion Dust | 4 | 60 silver | 2 gold40 silver |
 Dreamfoil | 1 | 2 gold50 silver | 2 gold50 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 4 gold91 silver | ||
| Greater Arcane Protection Potion at its lowest listing | 11 gold93 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 6 gold42 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 Greater Arcane Protection Potion among Consumable > Potions, all from Classic like Greater Arcane Protection Potion.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Arcane Protection Potion (this item) | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Arcane Protection | 11 gold |
 Greater Frost Protection Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Frost Protection | 4 gold |
 Greater Fire Protection Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Fire Protection | 1 gold |
 Greater Nature Protection Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Nature Protection | 2 gold |
 Greater Shadow Protection Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Shadow Protection | 16 gold |
 Greater Holy Protection Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Holy Protection | 12 gold |
 Purification Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Purification | 36 silver |
 Living Action Potion | 24 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Living Free Action | 10 gold |
 Potion of Curing | 23 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Cure Poison | 2 gold |
 Greater Stoneshield Potion | 23 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Greater Stoneshield | 6 gold |
 Potion of Petrification | 25 | Crafted with Classic Alchemy; Use: Petrification | 11 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Purification Potion at 36 silver in the US Auction House.
Greater Arcane Protection Potion 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 | 8 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 11 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Greater Arcane Protection Potion uses icon file 134863, which 11 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Dreamless Sleep Potion ID 12190 · Consumable · item level 20Noggenfogger Elixir ID 8529 · Consumable · item level 20Greater Dreamless Sleep Potion ID 20002 · Consumable · item level 25Eternal Quintessence ID 22754 · QuestStoppered Vial of Muddy Water ID 76356 · Consumable "Try spilling now, vial!"Ookerdooker Elixir ID 171199 · Consumable "Smells like bananas."Half-Filled Dreamless Sleep Potion ID 210184 · Miscellaneous "In here, it is much easier to simply call it "water"."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13461 (13456 to 13466) were usually added in the same batch as Greater Arcane Protection Potion: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Greater Frost Protection Potion ID 13456 · Consumable · item level 24Greater Fire Protection Potion ID 13457 · Consumable · item level 24Greater Nature Protection Potion ID 13458 · Consumable · item level 24Greater Shadow Protection Potion ID 13459 · Consumable · item level 24Greater Holy Protection Potion ID 13460 · Consumable · item level 24Purification Potion ID 13462 · Consumable · item level 24Dreamfoil ID 13463 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Golden Sansam ID 13464 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Mountain Silversage ID 13465 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Sorrowmoss ID 13466 · Trade Goods · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 13461 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Greater Arcane Protection Potion 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 Greater Arcane Protection Potion 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 Greater Arcane Protection Potion
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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