A Common Recipe, item level 1.
On Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 29,223 gold64 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 13 gold2 silver to 626,336 gold25 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 65% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 29,223 gold64 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 27 and binds when picked up. In Classic Era it is item level 27. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 27. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 27. In MoP Classic it is item level 27.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | - | 2s 25c |
| WoW Forever | 27 | Common | Binds when picked up | 2s 25c |
| Classic Era | 27 | Common | - | 2s 25c |
| The Burning Crusade | 27 | Common | - | 2s 25c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 27 | Common | - | 2s 25c |
| MoP Classic | 27 | Common | - | 2s 25c |
Creates 
Shadow Protection Potion
Using Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion teaches this recipe. The Classic Alchemy recipe Shadow Protection Potion takes 1 Grave Moss, 1 Kingsblood and 1 Crystal Vial.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion teaches the Classic Alchemy recipe Shadow Protection Potion, which makes Shadow Protection Potion. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 14g 38s, and Grave Moss is the largest share at 65%. Shadow Protection Potion lists from 20g 98s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 5g 55s after the 5% auction cut, a 39% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion itself (90g, the lowest of 31 realms listing it) is paid back after 17 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Alchemy skill 160 and grey at 200.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grave Moss | 1 | 9 gold38 silver | 9 gold38 silver |
 Kingsblood | 1 | 4 gold99 silver | 4 gold99 silver |
 Crystal Vial | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 14 gold38 silver | ||
| Shadow Protection Potion at its lowest listing | 20 gold98 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 5 gold55 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: Shadow Protection Potion in required skill among Recipe > Alchemy, all from Classic like Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion (this item) | 135 | 90 gold on 31 realms | |
| Recipe: Elixir of Lesser Agility |  Elixir of Lesser Agility | 140 | 4 silver on 59 realms |
| Recipe: Potion of Curing |  Potion of Curing | 120 | 70 gold on 62 realms |
| Recipe: Free Action Potion |  Free Action Potion | 150 | 35 gold on 57 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Ogre's Strength |  Elixir of Ogre's Strength | 150 | 319 gold on 68 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Fortitude |  Elixir of Fortitude | 175 | 90 silver on 66 realms |
| Recipe: Major Troll's Blood Elixir |  Major Troll's Blood Elixir | 180 | 76 gold on 64 realms |
 Recipe: Elixir of Giant Growth |  Elixir of Giant Growth | 90 | 3 silver on 81 realms |
| Recipe: Nature Protection Potion |  Nature Protection Potion | 190 | 12 gold on 65 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power |  Elixir of Frost Power | 190 | 2 gold on 75 realms |
| Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility |  Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility | 195 | 95 gold on 60 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Elixir of Giant Growth at 3 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Holy Protection Potion ID 6053 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Holy Protection Potion."Recipe: Fire Protection Potion ID 6055 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Frost Protection Potion ID 6056 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Nature Protection Potion ID 6057 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Nature Protection Potion."Plans: Golden Scale Coif ID 6047 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Golden Scale Coif."Recipe: Shadow Oil ID 6068 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Shadow Oil."Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho ID 6039 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook a delicious Giant Clam Scorcho."Pattern: Barbaric Leggings ID 5973 · Recipe "Teaches you how to craft Barbaric Leggings."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6054 (6049 to 6059) were usually added in the same batch as Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Fire Protection Potion ID 6049 · Consumable · item level 14
Frost Protection Potion ID 6050 · Consumable · item level 16
Holy Protection Potion ID 6051 · Consumable · item level 10Nature Protection Potion ID 6052 · Consumable · item level 16Recipe: Holy Protection Potion ID 6053 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Holy Protection Potion."Recipe: Fire Protection Potion ID 6055 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Fire Protection Potion."Recipe: Frost Protection Potion ID 6056 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Frost Protection Potion."Recipe: Nature Protection Potion ID 6057 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Nature Protection Potion."
Blackened Leather Belt ID 6058 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Nomadic Vest ID 6059 · Armor - Leather · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 6054 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recipe: Shadow 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: Shadow 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: Shadow 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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