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Alchemy Pandaria Alchemy
Darkwater Potion
A Alchemy recipe learned at Pandaria Alchemy 1 that crafts Darkwater Potion from 2 reagents.
Reagents
1Crystal Vial1 silver
3Desecrated Oil4 gold48 silver
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Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 6 gold92 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 13 gold45 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 6 gold87 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 34 silver35 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −6 gold92 silver (-52%)
- Evidence: 16 current listings holding 97 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Vial Other · 229,266 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Desecrated Oil Other · 475 on the Auction House · crafted by Desecrated Oil (Alchemy) | 3 | 4 gold48 silver | 13 gold44 silver | 100% |
| Total per craft | 13 gold45 silver | 100% |
About Darkwater Potion
One craft takes 1 Crystal Vial and 3 Desecrated Oil.
- Recipe category
- Potions (Pandaria Alchemy)
Darkwater Potion tooltip
Darkwater Potion: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 23% below its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot, including the one the estimate uses, can sit far from typical.
- Now
- 6 gold87 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold78 silver Oct 6
- 30-day high
- 100 gold Oct 21
- 30-day median
- 8 gold89 silver
- 7-day median
- 6 gold88 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 692
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Crystal Vial. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 321 other recipes (310 Alchemy, 10 Enchanting and 1 Inscription); Potion of Prolonged Power takes the most, 10 per craft.
Desecrated Oil. Made with Desecrated Oil (Alchemy, Pandaria Alchemy) from 3 
Spinefish, 2 per craft. At lowest listed prices that makes one Desecrated Oil for 3 gold75 silver, against 4 gold48 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 3 other recipes (2 Inscription and 1 Engineering); the most per craft: Pandaren Wooden Table (Inscription, 4 per craft), Lucky Traveler's Bench (Inscription, 3 per craft) and Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill (Engineering, 3 per craft).
More Pandaria Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
Desecrated OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 40- Elixir of MirrorsElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Elixir of PeaceElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Elixir of PerfectionElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Elixir of WeaponryElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 40
- Elixir of the RapidsElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Flask of Falling LeavesFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of Spring BlossomsFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of Winter's BiteFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of the EarthFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 2 reagents for one craft of Darkwater Potion cost 13 gold45 silver. Most of that is Desecrated Oil - 3 at 4 gold48 silver each, 13 gold44 silver, 99.9% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 14 gold15 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 6 gold87 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −6 gold58 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 34 silver35 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 6 gold92 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -51.5% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 97 units across 16 auctions region-wide. Depth separates a market price from a single asking figure, but listings are not sales, so read it alongside the estimate.
Costs use each reagent’s lowest listed price; the estimate is the crafted item’s lowest listed price, times the items one craft makes, minus those reagents and Blizzard’s 5% sale cut. Listings are asking prices, not sales. Recalculated every snapshot and left blank rather than guessed when a price is missing. How we estimate crafting profit →
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