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Elixir of Defense
Elixirs
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Elixir of Defense details
| Type | Elixirs |
|---|---|
| Item level | 12 |
| Requires level | 8 |
| Max stack | 200 |
| Vendor sell price | 40 copper |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 1.15.9.68940 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
What Elixir of Defense is used in
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toughened Leather Gloves | Classic Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 185 | 2 |
|  Toughened Leather Gloves | 189 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 Elixir of Defense
Elixir of Defense goes into one recipe, Toughened Leather Gloves, taught in Classic Leatherworking.
The cheapest craft that uses Elixir of Defense is Toughened Leather Gloves (Classic Leatherworking): its reagents cost 189 gold96 silver per craft.
Leveling and recipes for Elixir of Defense
Toughened Leather Gloves (Gloves) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 160 and grey at 185.
Reagents used with Elixir of Defense
In Toughened Leather Gloves, Elixir of Defense is combined with Cured Medium Hide, Fine Thread, Medium Leather and Spider's Silk.
Cured Medium Hide 1 shared recipe
Fine Thread 1 shared recipe
Medium Leather 1 shared recipe
Spider's Silk 1 shared recipe
How to make Elixir of Defense
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elixir of Defense | Alchemy | Classic Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 195 |
| 1 | 8 gold |
Wild Steelbloom
Stranglekelp
Crystal VialElixir of Defense (Classic Alchemy) combines 1 Wild Steelbloom, 1 Stranglekelp and 1 Crystal Vial, and those reagents cost 8 gold49 silver; buying 1 Elixir of Defense instead costs 7 gold.
What Elixir of Defense is crafted into
Toughened Leather Gloves (Leather). Made with Toughened Leather Gloves, 2 Elixir of Defense per craft.
Elixir of Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 30% below 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 | 7 gold |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 gold Aug 24 |
| 30-day high | 23,333 gold33 silver Sep 12 |
| 30-day median | 10 gold |
| 7-day median | 10 gold |
| Hourly snapshots | 676 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Elixir of Defense by region
The lowest listing is 97% 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) | 7 gold | 19 | 283 |
| Europe (EU) | 22 silver | 14 | 257 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Elixir of Defense
Classic Leatherworking has 298 recipes. Besides Elixir of Defense, the reagents they call for most are Rune Thread (84 recipes), Rugged Leather (79 recipes), Cured Rugged Hide (69 recipes), Fine Thread (68 recipes), Heavy Leather (50 recipes), Thick Leather (38 recipes), Light Leather (34 recipes), Medium Leather (33 recipes), Coarse Thread (29 recipes), Enchanted Leather (29 recipes).
Potions & Flasks priced near Elixir of Defense
Mantid Elixir7 gold
Phial of Elemental Chaos7 gold
Zanzil's Slow Poison6 gold
Draught of Shocking Revelations6 gold
Flask of Saving Graces7 gold
Phial of Bountiful Seasons7 gold
Elixir of Protection6 gold
Volcanic Potion7 gold- Phial of Bountiful Seasons7 gold
Elixir of Perfection7 gold- Draught of Shocking Revelations7 gold
Master Mana Potion6 gold
About Elixir of Defense
Elixir of Defense is a crafting material in World of Warcraft. This page tracks its verified Auction House price and the recipes that consume it, so you can judge whether it is worth farming, buying, or selling right now.
Demand comes from Leatherworking. When a recipe that uses Elixir of Defense spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.
To read the chart: compare the current lowest listing against the typical range. A price sitting below its recent band is a buy or craft signal; a price above it favors selling or farming. The method matters more than any single number, since commodity prices move between hourly snapshots.