An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 87,942 gold25 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 20,879 gold84 silver to 158,723 gold57 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 41% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 87,942 gold25 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 58. In Classic Era it is item level 58. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 58. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 58. In MoP Classic it is item level 58.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 60s |
| WoW Forever | 58 | Uncommon | 60s |
| Classic Era | 58 | Uncommon | 60s |
| The Burning Crusade | 58 | Uncommon | 60s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 58 | Uncommon | 60s |
| MoP Classic | 58 | Uncommon | 60s |
Greater Arcane Protection Potion
Creates 
Greater Arcane Protection Potion
Using Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion teaches this recipe. 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.
Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Greater Arcane Protection Potion, which makes Greater Arcane Protection Potion. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 7g 56s, and Rich Illusion Dust is the largest share at 53%. Greater Arcane Protection Potion lists from 34g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 24g 74s after the 5% auction cut, a 327% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion itself (19,998g 44s, the lowest of 21 realms listing it) is paid back after 809 crafts.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Illusion Dust | 4 | 1 gold | 4 gold |
 Dreamfoil | 1 | 3 gold55 silver | 3 gold55 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 7 gold56 silver | ||
| Greater Arcane Protection Potion at its lowest listing | 34 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 24 gold74 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: Greater Arcane Protection Potion in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion (this item) | 290 | 19,998 gold on 21 realms | |
| Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion |  Greater Fire Protection Potion | 290 | 5 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion |  Greater Frost Protection Potion | 290 | 3,000 gold on 61 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion |  Greater Nature Protection Potion | 290 | 50 gold on 48 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion |  Greater Shadow Protection Potion | 290 | 200 gold on 60 realms |
| Recipe: Greater Stoneshield Potion |  Greater Stoneshield Potion | 280 | 24 gold on 50 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose |  Elixir of the Mongoose | 280 | 4,000 gold on 60 realms |
| Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom |  Flask of Distilled Wisdom | 300 | 1 gold on 56 realms |
| Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power |  Flask of Supreme Power | 300 | 449 gold on 56 realms |
 Recipe: Major Rejuvenation Potion |  Major Rejuvenation Potion | 300 | 7 gold on 58 realms |
| Recipe: Transmute Life to Earth |  Essence of Earth | 275 | 4,435 gold on 49 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion ID 13496 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Nature Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion ID 13495 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion ID 13499 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Shadow Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion ID 13494 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Holy Protection Potion ID 13500 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Holy Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Arcane Elixir ID 13493 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Arcane Elixir."Recipe: Major Mana Potion ID 13501 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Mana Potion."Recipe: Purification Potion ID 13492 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Purification Potion."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13497 (13492 to 13502) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Greater Arcane Protection Potion: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Purification Potion ID 13492 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Purification Potion."Recipe: Greater Arcane Elixir ID 13493 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Arcane Elixir."Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion ID 13494 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion ID 13495 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion ID 13496 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Nature Protection Potion."
Handcrafted Mastersmith Leggings ID 13498 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion ID 13499 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Shadow Protection Potion."Recipe: Greater Holy Protection Potion ID 13500 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Greater Holy Protection Potion."Recipe: Major Mana Potion ID 13501 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Major Mana Potion."
Handcrafted Mastersmith Girdle ID 13502 · Armor - Plate · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 13497 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: 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 Recipe: 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 Recipe: 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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