An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,477 gold77 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 89 gold71 silver to 7,689 gold18 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 90% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,477 gold77 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 50. In Classic Era it is item level 50. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50. In MoP Classic it is item level 50.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 25s |
| WoW Forever | 50 | Uncommon | 25s |
| Classic Era | 50 | Uncommon | 25s |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | Uncommon | 25s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | Uncommon | 25s |
| MoP Classic | 50 | Uncommon | 25s |
Creates 
Elixir of Shadow Power
Using Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Elixir of Shadow Power takes 3 Ghost Mushroom and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Elixir of Shadow Power, which makes Elixir of Shadow Power. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 69g 1s, and Ghost Mushroom is the largest share at 100%. Elixir of Shadow Power lists from 74g 25s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1g 52s after the 5% auction cut, a 2.2% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power itself (3g 95s, the lowest of 48 realms listing it) is paid back after 3 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 265 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ghost Mushroom | 3 | 23 gold | 69 gold |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 69 gold1 silver | ||
| Elixir of Shadow Power at its lowest listing | 74 gold25 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 1 gold52 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 recipes nearest to Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power (this item) | Elixir of Shadow Power | 250 | 3 gold on 48 realms |
 Recipe: Limited Invulnerability Potion |  Limited Invulnerability Potion | 250 | 10 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Greater Firepower |  Elixir of Greater Firepower | 250 | 3,999 gold on 51 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Giants |  Elixir of Giants | 245 | 10 gold on 63 realms |
| Recipe: Gift of Arthas |  Gift of Arthas | 240 | 3,000 gold on 70 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Dream Vision |  Elixir of Dream Vision | 240 | 2,999 gold on 42 realms |
| Recipe: Invisibility Potion |  Invisibility Potion | 235 | 20 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense |  Elixir of Superior Defense | 265 | 49 silver on 46 realms |
| Recipe: Wildvine Potion |  Wildvine Potion | 225 | 19 silver on 76 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water |  Essence of Water | 275 | 22,326 gold on 43 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth |  Essence of Earth | 275 | 9,500 gold on 50 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Wildvine Potion at 19 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Elixir of Giants ID 9298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Giants."Recipe: Elixir of Dream Vision ID 9297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Dream Vision."Recipe: Gift of Arthas ID 9296 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Gift of Arthas."Recipe: Invisibility Potion ID 9295 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Invisibility Potion."Recipe: Wildvine Potion ID 9294 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Wildvine potion."Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9367 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Golden Scale Gauntlets."Pattern: Tough Scorpid Helm ID 8402 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft a Tough Scorpid Helm."Pattern: Tough Scorpid Leggings ID 8401 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Tough Scorpid Leggings."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9301 (9295 to 9306) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Invisibility Potion ID 9295 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Invisibility Potion."Recipe: Gift of Arthas ID 9296 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Gift of Arthas."Recipe: Elixir of Dream Vision ID 9297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Dream Vision."Recipe: Elixir of Giants ID 9298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Giants."Recipe: Elixir of Demonslaying ID 9300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Demonslaying."
Recipe: Ghost Dye ID 9302 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Ghost Dye."Recipe: Philosopher's Stone ID 9303 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Philosopher's Stone."Recipe: Transmute Iron to Gold ID 9304 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Iron into Gold."Recipe: Transmute Mithril to Truesilver ID 9305 · Recipe "Teaches you how to transmute Mithril into Truesilver."
Stave of Equinex ID 9306 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 9301 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power 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 Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power 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 Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power
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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