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Ancient Lichen
Ancient Lichen is a Common Herb used in 9 recipes (Alchemy) and made by 1 recipe.
Ancient Lichen stacks to 1,000. 9 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy. 1 recipe produces it.
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What Ancient Lichen is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elixir of Ironskin | Outland Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 60 | 1 |
|  Elixir of Ironskin | 8 gold | 17 gold |
 Elixir of Major Defense | Outland Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 75 | 3 |
|  Elixir of Major Defense | 2,355 gold | 32 gold |
| Elixir of Major Firepower | Outland Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  Elixir of Major Firepower | 150 gold | 106 gold |
| Elixir of Major Frost Power | Outland Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 50 | 1 |
|  Elixir of Major Frost Power | 45 gold | 37 gold |
| Elixir of Major Mageblood | Outland Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  Elixir of Major Mageblood | 3 gold | 23 gold |
| Elixir of Major Shadow Power | Outland Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  Elixir of Major Shadow Power | 9 gold | 13 gold |
| Flask of Fortification | Outland Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 75 | 7 |
|  Flask of Fortification ×2 | 11 gold | 154 gold |
| Heroic Potion | Outland Alchemy, Potions, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  Heroic Potion | 1 gold | 15 gold |
| Ironshield Potion | Outland Alchemy, Potions, grey at 75 | 2 |
|  Ironshield Potion | 97 gold | 21 gold |
"Needs" is how many one craft consumes. Reagent cost adds up the required materials at the cheapest current listing of each; it is left blank when any reagent has no live price. Recipes, quantities, products and skill tiers are read from the game data.
Crafting value of Ancient Lichen
Ancient Lichen goes into 9 recipes: 9 in Alchemy. All of them are Outland Alchemy recipes.
The highest-listed product is Elixir of Major Defense, from Outland Alchemy, at 2,355 gold29 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Elixir of Major Defense takes 3 Ancient Lichen plus 1 Terocone and 1 Crystal Vial; at current prices those reagents cost 32 gold74 silver per craft.
Ancient Lichen is about 91% of that reagent bill at its current price; Terocone and Crystal Vial make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Ancient Lichen is Elixir of Major Shadow Power (Outland Alchemy): its reagents cost 13 gold64 silver and Elixir of Major Shadow Power lists at 9 gold89 silver.
All 9 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Leveling and recipes for Ancient Lichen
Leveling with Ancient Lichen: Elixir of Major Frost Power (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 35 and grey at 50. Elixir of Ironskin (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 45 and grey at 60. Elixir of Major Defense (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 60 and grey at 75. Elixir of Major Firepower (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 60 and grey at 75. Elixir of Major Mageblood (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 70 and grey at 75. Elixir of Major Shadow Power (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 65 and grey at 75.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Recipe: Elixir of Ironskin, Recipe: Elixir of Major Defense, Recipe: Elixir of Major Firepower, Recipe: Elixir of Major Frost Power, Recipe: Elixir of Major Mageblood, Recipe: Elixir of Major Shadow Power, Recipe: Heroic Potion and Recipe: Ironshield Potion.
Recipe: Elixir of Ironskin
Recipe: Elixir of Major FirepowerReagents used with Ancient Lichen
Ancient Lichen is most often combined with Crystal Vial, which shares 9 of its 9 recipes; next come Terocone, Fel Lotus and Mana Thistle.
Crystal Vial 9 shared recipes
Terocone 2 shared recipes
Fel Lotus 1 shared recipe
Mana Thistle 1 shared recipe
Mote of Earth 1 shared recipe
Mote of Fire 1 shared recipe
Mote of Water 1 shared recipe
Netherbloom 1 shared recipe
Nightmare Vine 1 shared recipe
Ragveil 1 shared recipe
How to make Ancient Lichen
Crafting recipes that create this material.
What Ancient Lichen is crafted into
Flask of Fortification (Flasks & Phials). Made with Flask of Fortification, 7 Ancient Lichen per craft.
Elixir of Major Defense (Elixirs). Made with Elixir of Major Defense, 3 Ancient Lichen per craft.
Ironshield Potion (Potions). Made with Ironshield Potion, 2 Ancient Lichen per craft.
Elixir of Ironskin (Elixirs). Made with Elixir of Ironskin, 1 Ancient Lichen per craft.
Ancient Lichen: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 3.0 times its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.
| Now | 9 gold95 silver |
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| 30-day low | 1 gold Oct 7 |
| 30-day high | 197 gold Oct 10 |
| 30-day median | 3 gold30 silver |
| 7-day median | 3 gold50 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 691 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Ancient Lichen by region
The lowest listing is 87% lower in Europe (EU) than in Americas and Oceania (US). Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.
| Region | Lowest listed price | Listings | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas and Oceania (US) | 9 gold95 silver | 18 | 2,193 |
| Europe (EU) | 1 gold33 silver | 93 | 3,502 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Ancient Lichen
Outland Alchemy has 75 recipes. Besides Ancient Lichen, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (49 recipes), Mana Thistle (20 recipes), Felweed (15 recipes), Terocone (11 recipes), Netherbloom (9 recipes), Ragveil (9 recipes), Primal Fire (8 recipes), Fel Lotus (7 recipes), Nightmare Vine (7 recipes), Dreaming Glory (6 recipes).
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Featured in guides
Guides and routes on this site that cover Ancient Lichen.
