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Purple Lotus
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 3 silver
Current price
12 gold
A Common Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Create Purple Lotus.
- Right now 3,974 units listed across 15 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 19 gold and 189 gold: a 863% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 96% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Purple Lotus Price History
US Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
US Region (Commodity)3,974Units listed
50Sellers
12 goldCheapest now
Deep supply
Purple Lotus is listed at 12 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 50% below its typical price of 24 gold13 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 5 gold53 silver to 116 gold91 silver. About 3,974 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 50% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 24 gold13 silver.
Background
| Crafted | Create Purple Lotus | Recipe |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- Used in 9 recipes across Alchemy, Enchanting and Tailoring: Dreamless Sleep Potion, Elixir of Detect Undead, Elixir of Dream Vision and more.crafting
Featured in guides
Guides and routes on this site that cover Purple Lotus.
In WoW Forever it is item level 42. In Classic Era it is item level 42. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 42. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 42. In MoP Classic it is item level 42.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Common | 3s |
| WoW Forever | 42 | Common | 3s |
| Classic Era | 42 | Common | 3s |
| The Burning Crusade | 42 | Common | 3s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 42 | Common | 3s |
| MoP Classic | 42 | Common | 3s |
Crafted By
Used In
The 9 recipes below use Purple Lotus, across Classic Alchemy (6), Classic Enchanting (2) and Classic Tailoring (1). The largest single use is 10 for Cenarion Herb Bag.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Philosopher's StoneUncommon Trinket, item level 24. Also takes 4 Iron Bar, 1 Black Vitriol and 4 Firebloom. | Philosopher's Stone | Classic Alchemy | 4 |
 Dreamless Sleep PotionAlso takes 1 Crystal Vial. | Dreamless Sleep Potion | Classic Alchemy | 3 |
 Elixir of Dream VisionAlso takes 1 Crystal Vial. | Elixir of Dream Vision | Classic Alchemy | 3 |
 Elixir of Greater Water BreathingAlso takes 1 Ichor of Undeath and 1 Crystal Vial. | Elixir of Greater Water Breathing | Classic Alchemy | 2 |
 Elixir of Detect UndeadAlso takes 1 Crystal Vial. | Elixir of Detect Undead | Classic Alchemy | 1 |
 Wildvine PotionAlso takes 1 Wildvine and 1 Crystal Vial. | Wildvine Potion | Classic Alchemy | 1 |
 Brilliant Mana OilAlso takes 2 Large Brilliant Shard and 1 Crystal Vial. | Brilliant Mana Oil | Classic Enchanting | 3 |
 Lesser Mana OilAlso takes 3 Rich Illusion Dust and 1 Crystal Vial. | Lesser Mana Oil | Classic Enchanting | 2 |
 Cenarion Herb BagAlso takes 5 Bolt of Runecloth and 2 Rune Thread. | Cenarion Herb Bag | Classic Tailoring | 10 |
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Inscription (1)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Purple Lotus among Trade Goods > Herb, all from Classic like Purple Lotus.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Lotus (this item) | 10 | Used in 9 recipes, including Wildvine Potion and Philosopher's Stone | 12 gold |
 Silverleaf | 10 | Used in 5 recipes (Classic Alchemy), including Elixir of Lion's Strength and Minor Healing Potion | 1 gold |
 Mageroyal | 10 | Used in 5 recipes, including Minor Rejuvenation Potion and Elixir of Wisdom | 1 gold |
 Peacebloom | 10 | Used in 6 recipes, including Minor Healing Potion and Minor Rejuvenation Potion | 1 gold |
 Earthroot | 10 | Used in 5 recipes (Classic Alchemy), including Elixir of Lion's Strength and Weak Troll's Blood Elixir | 1 gold |
 Briarthorn | 10 | Used in 5 recipes (Classic Alchemy), including Swiftness Potion and Elixir of Wisdom | 3 gold |
 Swiftthistle | 10 | Used in 6 recipes, including Elixir of Lesser Agility and Swiftness Potion | 2 gold |
 Bruiseweed | 10 | Used in 6 recipes (Classic Alchemy), including Potion of Curing and Strong Troll's Blood Elixir | 1 gold |
 Wild Steelbloom | 10 | Used in 5 recipes (Classic Alchemy), including Elixir of Lesser Agility and Elixir of Defense | 8 gold |
 Kingsblood | 10 | Used in 8 recipes, including Elixir of Ogre's Strength and Mana Potion | 3 gold |
 Liferoot | 10 | Used in 3 recipes (Classic Alchemy), including Major Troll's Blood Elixir and Greater Healing Potion | 3 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Silverleaf at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Across Regions
Purple Lotus 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 | 7 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 12 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items Numbered Next to Purple Lotus
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8831 (8827 to 8839) were usually added in the same batch as Purple Lotus: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Elixir of Water Walking ID 8827 · Consumable · item level 21
Arthas' Tears ID 8836 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Sungrass ID 8838 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Blindweed ID 8839 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Purple Lotus Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 8831 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 12 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 3 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Cloth
- Flags
- 536870912 / -2147475456 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Purple Lotus in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Purple Lotus 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 Purple Lotus next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Purple Lotus in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Purple Lotus 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.
- What level is Purple Lotus in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Purple Lotus is Common quality, item level 42 with no level requirement.
- What does Purple Lotus sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 3s for one Purple Lotus in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
- What is Purple Lotus used for in WoW Classic?
- Purple Lotus is a reagent in 12 Classic Era recipes, including Brilliant Mana Oil, Cenarion Herb Bag, Dreamless Sleep Potion, Elixir of Dream Vision and 8 more.
- How much is Purple Lotus on the auction house right now?
- 12g 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.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Purple Lotus
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
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