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Purple Lotus
Purple Lotus is a Common Herb used in 9 recipes (Alchemy, Enchanting and Tailoring) and made by 1 recipe.
Purple Lotus stacks to 1,000. 9 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy, Enchanting and Tailoring. 1 recipe produces it.
Background
| Crafted by |  Create Purple Lotus |
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Verified US market
Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.
What Purple Lotus is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dreamless Sleep Potion | Classic Alchemy, Potions, grey at 285 | 3 |
|  Dreamless Sleep Potion | 1 gold | 44 gold |
| Elixir of Detect Undead | Classic Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 285 | 1 |
|  Elixir of Detect Undead | 17 silver | 14 gold |
| Elixir of Dream Vision | Classic Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 295 | 3 |
|  Elixir of Dream Vision | 139 gold | 44 gold |
| Elixir of Greater Water Breathing | Classic Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 270 | 2 |
|  Elixir of Greater Water Breathing | 40 gold | 29 gold |
| Philosopher's Stone | Classic Alchemy, Trinkets, grey at 280 | 4 |
|  Philosopher's Stone | 104 gold | |
| Wildvine Potion | Classic Alchemy, Potions, grey at 280 | 1 |
|  Wildvine Potion | 2 gold | 355 gold |
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brilliant Mana Oil | Classic Enchanting, Oils, grey at 300 | 3 | Brilliant Mana Oil ×5 | 44 gold | 44 gold | |
 Lesser Mana Oil | Classic Enchanting, Oils, grey at 280 | 2 |
| Lesser Mana Oil | 31 gold |
Tailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cenarion Herb Bag | Classic Tailoring, Bags, grey at 300 | 10 |
|  Cenarion Herb Bag | 187 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 Purple Lotus
Purple Lotus goes into 9 recipes: 6 in Alchemy, 2 in Enchanting and 1 in Tailoring. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Enchanting and Classic Tailoring.
The highest-listed product is Elixir of Dream Vision, from Classic Alchemy, at 139 gold99 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Elixir of Dream Vision takes 3 Purple Lotus plus 1 Crystal Vial; at current prices those reagents cost 44 gold68 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Purple Lotus is Elixir of Detect Undead (Classic Alchemy): its reagents cost 14 gold90 silver and Elixir of Detect Undead lists at 17 silver.
6 of the 9 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Brilliant Mana Oil is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Gurubashi Poker.
Further down the chain, Philosopher's Stone is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Alchemist Stone.
Leveling and recipes for Purple Lotus
Leveling with Purple Lotus: Elixir of Greater Water Breathing (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 230 and grey at 270. Lesser Mana Oil (Oils) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 260 and grey at 280. Philosopher's Stone (Trinkets) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 240 and grey at 280. Wildvine Potion (Potions) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 240 and grey at 280. Dreamless Sleep Potion (Potions) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 245 and grey at 285. Elixir of Detect Undead (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 245 and grey at 285.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Formula: Brilliant Mana Oil, Pattern: Cenarion Herb Bag, Recipe: Elixir of Dream Vision, Formula: Lesser Mana Oil, Recipe: Philosopher's Stone and Recipe: Wildvine Potion.
Formula: Brilliant Mana Oil
Pattern: Cenarion Herb Bag
Recipe: Elixir of Dream VisionReagents used with Purple Lotus
Purple Lotus is most often combined with Crystal Vial, which shares 7 of its 9 recipes; next come Black Vitriol, Bolt of Runecloth and Firebloom.
Crystal Vial 7 shared recipes
Black Vitriol 1 shared recipe
Bolt of Runecloth 1 shared recipe
Firebloom 1 shared recipe
Ichor of Undeath 1 shared recipe
Iron Bar 1 shared recipe
Large Brilliant Shard 1 shared recipe
Rich Illusion Dust 1 shared recipe
Rune Thread 1 shared recipe
Wildvine 1 shared recipe
How to make Purple Lotus
Crafting recipes that create this material.
What Purple Lotus is crafted into
Cenarion Herb Bag (Herb Bag). Made with Cenarion Herb Bag, 10 Purple Lotus per craft.
Philosopher's Stone (Miscellaneous). Made with Philosopher's Stone, 4 Purple Lotus per craft.
Brilliant Mana Oil (Other). Made with Brilliant Mana Oil, 3 Purple Lotus per craft.
Dreamless Sleep Potion (Potions). Made with Dreamless Sleep Potion, 3 Purple Lotus per craft.
Purple Lotus: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 7% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 14 gold89 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 4 gold79 silver Nov 1 |
| 30-day high | 20 gold13 silver Oct 12 |
| 30-day median | 16 gold |
| 7-day median | 16 gold |
| Hourly snapshots | 692 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Purple Lotus by region
The lowest listing is 47% 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) | 14 gold89 silver | 39 | 4,009 |
| Europe (EU) | 7 gold84 silver | 32 | 5,290 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Purple Lotus
Classic Alchemy has 116 recipes. Besides Purple Lotus, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (95 recipes), Dreamfoil (14 recipes), Goldthorn (11 recipes), Gromsblood (7 recipes), Stranglekelp (7 recipes), Bruiseweed (6 recipes), Ghost Mushroom (6 recipes), Khadgar's Whisker (6 recipes), Kingsblood (6 recipes), Mountain Silversage (6 recipes).
Classic Enchanting has 141 recipes. Besides Purple Lotus, the reagents they call for most are Large Brilliant Shard (37 recipes), Rich Illusion Dust (37 recipes), Greater Eternal Essence (35 recipes), Light Illusion Dust (34 recipes), Lesser Eternal Essence (26 recipes), Strange Dust (15 recipes), Small Brilliant Shard (14 recipes), Lesser Magic Essence (10 recipes), Crystal Vial (7 recipes), Greater Magic Essence (7 recipes).
Herbs priced near Purple Lotus
Widowbloom14 gold
Blindweed15 gold
Nightshade14 gold
First Flower13 gold
Netherbloom13 gold
Azshara's Veil13 gold
Goldthorn16 gold
Goldclover Leaf13 gold
Marrowroot13 gold
Sanguithorn16 gold
Cinderbloom Petal17 gold
Mana Lily17 gold
Featured in guides
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