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Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose
Item Level 1Recipe
Use: Learning
Effect: Elixir of the Mongoose
“Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Mongoose.”
Sell price: 40 silver
Current price
23,430 gold24 silver
Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose Price History on Hyjal
Hyjal Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Hyjal Auction House1Units listed
1Sellers
23,430 gold24 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 30,699 gold44 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 15,833 gold81 silver to 712,601 gold89 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 24% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 30,699 gold44 silver.
Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose Effects
- Use: Learning
- Effect: Elixir of the Mongoose
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Teaches
Creates 
Elixir of the Mongoose
Using Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Elixir of the Mongoose takes 2 Mountain Silversage, 2 Sorrowmoss and 1 Crystal Vial.
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (280)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
What One Craft Returns: Elixir of the Mongoose
Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Elixir of the Mongoose, which makes Elixir of the Mongoose. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 29g 5s, and Sorrowmoss is the largest share at 62%. Elixir of the Mongoose lists from 44g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 13g 69s after the 5% auction cut, a 47% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose itself (999g 92s, the lowest of 61 realms listing it) is paid back after 74 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 295 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mountain Silversage | 2 | 5 gold57 silver | 11 gold14 silver |
 Sorrowmoss | 2 | 8 gold95 silver | 17 gold90 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 29 gold5 silver | ||
| Elixir of the Mongoose at its lowest listing | 44 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 13 gold69 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Mountain Silversage goes into 7 other recipes in Alchemy, including Alchemist's Flask, Flask of Supreme Power, Greater Arcane Elixir and Elixir of Major Strength.
- Sorrowmoss goes into 5 other recipes in Alchemy, including Elixir of Brute Force, Elixir of the Sages, Mageblood Elixir and Mighty Troll's Blood Elixir.
- 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.
Similar Items
The 10 recipes nearest to Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose (this item) | Elixir of the Mongoose | 280 | 999 gold on 61 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion |  Greater Stoneshield Potion | 280 | 61 silver on 60 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Undeath to Water |  Essence of Water | 275 | 8,000 gold on 45 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth |  Essence of Earth | 275 | 5,000 gold on 55 realms |
 Recipe: Transmute Arcanite |  Arcanite Bar | 275 | 35 gold on 73 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion |  Greater Fire Protection Potion | 290 | 7 gold on 70 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion |  Greater Frost Protection Potion | 290 | 3,000 gold on 64 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion |  Greater Nature Protection Potion | 290 | 65 gold on 55 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion |  Greater Shadow Protection Potion | 290 | 555 gold on 60 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense |  Elixir of Superior Defense | 265 | 40 gold on 53 realms |
| Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom |  Flask of Distilled Wisdom | 300 | 1 gold on 61 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion at 61 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose 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 the Mongoose next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose 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 Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose is Uncommon quality, item level 56 with no level requirement.
- What does Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 40s for one Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose in Classic Era.
- How much is Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose on the auction house right now?
- 23,430g 24s on Hyjal, 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 Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, 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