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Herb

Silkweed

Silkweed is a Common Herb used in 6 recipes (Alchemy) and made by 1 recipe.

Silkweed stacks to 1,000. 6 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy. 1 recipe produces it.

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Where it comes from

Verified US market

Lowest listed price80 silver
Median listing1 gold22 silver
22,845 available188 listings
Verified priceAuction Housecommodity

Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.

What Silkweed is used in

Alchemy

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Elixir of MirrorsPandaria Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 651Elixir of Mirrors1 gold1 gold
Elixir of PerfectionPandaria Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 651Elixir of Perfection2 gold2 gold
Elixir of WeaponryPandaria Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 402Elixir of Weaponry20 gold1 gold
Flask of the Warm SunPandaria Alchemy, Flasks, grey at 754Flask of the Warm Sun5 gold7 gold
Monk's ElixirPandaria Alchemy, Elixirs, grey at 401Monk's Elixir4 gold2 gold
Potion of the Jade SerpentPandaria Alchemy, Potions, grey at 401Potion of the Jade Serpent90 silver4 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 Silkweed

Silkweed goes into 6 recipes: 6 in Alchemy. All of them are Pandaria Alchemy recipes.

The highest-listed product is Elixir of Weaponry, from Pandaria Alchemy, at 20 gold24 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Elixir of Weaponry takes 2 Silkweed plus 1 Crystal Vial; at current prices those reagents cost 1 gold97 silver per craft.

Silkweed is about 99% of that reagent bill at its current price; Crystal Vial makes up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Silkweed is Elixir of Mirrors (Pandaria Alchemy): its reagents cost 1 gold49 silver and Elixir of Mirrors lists at 1 gold.

All 6 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Leveling and recipes for Silkweed

Leveling with Silkweed: Elixir of Weaponry (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 15 and grey at 40. Monk's Elixir (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 15 and grey at 40. Potion of the Jade Serpent (Potions) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 15 and grey at 40. Elixir of Mirrors (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 40 and grey at 65. Elixir of Perfection (Elixirs) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 40 and grey at 65. Flask of the Warm Sun (Flasks) stops giving Alchemy skill-ups at 75.

Reagents used with Silkweed

Silkweed is most often combined with Crystal Vial, which shares 6 of its 6 recipes; next come Fool's Cap, Golden Lotus and Green Tea Leaf.

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How to make Silkweed

Crafting recipes that create this material.

What Silkweed is crafted into

Flask of the Warm Sun (Flasks & Phials). Made with Flask of the Warm Sun, 4 Silkweed per craft.

Elixir of Weaponry (Elixirs). Made with Elixir of Weaponry, 2 Silkweed per craft.

Elixir of Mirrors (Elixirs). Made with Elixir of Mirrors, 1 Silkweed per craft.

Elixir of Perfection (Elixirs). Made with Elixir of Perfection, 1 Silkweed per craft.

Silkweed by region

Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)80 silver18822,845
Europe (EU)1 gold79 silver458,601

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Silkweed

Pandaria Alchemy has 37 recipes. Besides Silkweed, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (24 recipes), Golden Lotus (14 recipes), Green Tea Leaf (10 recipes), Rain Poppy (7 recipes), Snow Lily (6 recipes), Fool's Cap (5 recipes), Bamboo Lumber (2 recipes), Ghost Iron Bar (2 recipes), Spirit of Harmony (2 recipes), Trillium Bar (2 recipes).

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