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AlchemyClassic Alchemy
Elixir of Water Breathing
Reagent cost, the crafted item's lowest listed price and the estimated profit at that price, from current US Auction House listings - recalculated every snapshot.
Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices one craft shows an estimated profit of 87 silver55 copper. Listings are asking prices, not sales.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 23 gold53 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 25 gold69 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 1 gold28 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- 87 silver55 copper (+4%)
- Evidence: 7 current listings holding 122 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
Recipe facts
- Profession
- Alchemy
- Requires skill
- 1
- Expansion tier
- Classic Alchemy
- Item level
- 9
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Stranglekelp4 gold26 silver
2Blackmouth Oil9 gold63 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranglekelp Herb · 14,929 on the Auction House | 1 | 4 gold26 silver | 4 gold26 silver | 18% |
| Blackmouth Oil Other · 1,388 on the Auction House · crafted by Blackmouth Oil (Alchemy) | 2 | 9 gold63 silver | 19 gold26 silver | 82% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 359,893 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 23 gold53 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Water Breathing
One craft takes 1 Stranglekelp, 2 Blackmouth Oil and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 120 · Yellow 120 to 139 · Green 140 to 159 · Grey 160 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Water Breathing tooltip
Also a quest reward: Glimmerfin Scale (Grizzly Hills).
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- Elixir of Minor Defenseyellow 55, grey 95
- Weak Troll's Blood Elixiryellow 60, grey 100
- Elixir of Minor Agilityyellow 80, grey 120
- Elixir of Minor Fortitudeyellow 80, grey 120
- Elixir of Giant Growthyellow 120, grey 160
- Elixir of Wisdomyellow 120, grey 160
- Strong Troll's Blood Elixiryellow 150, grey 190
- Elixir of Defenseyellow 155, grey 195
- Elixir of Minor Accuracyyellow 160, grey 200
- Elixir of Firepoweryellow 165, grey 205
- Elixir of Lesser Agilityyellow 165, grey 205
Elixir of Water Breathing: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 24 times 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
- 666 gold66 silver
- 30-day low
- 2 silver Sep 3
- 30-day high
- 899 gold97 silver Sep 12
- 30-day median
- 27 gold94 silver
- 7-day median
- 27 gold50 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 678
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Stranglekelp. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 7 other recipes (7 Alchemy); Stranglekelp Sack takes the most, 10 per craft.
Blackmouth Oil. Made with Blackmouth Oil (Alchemy, Classic Alchemy) from 2 
Oily Blackmouth. At lowest listed prices that makes one Blackmouth Oil for 8 gold80 silver, against 9 gold63 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 3 other recipes (2 Alchemy and 1 Enchanting); the most per craft: Fishing (Enchanting, 3 per craft), Free Action Potion (Alchemy, 2 per craft) and Swim Speed Potion (Alchemy, 1 per craft).
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); the most per craft: Potion of Prolonged Power (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Apothecary's Worktable (Alchemy, 6 per craft), Major Arcane Protection Potion (Alchemy, 5 per craft), Major Fire Protection Potion (Alchemy, 5 per craft) and Major Frost Protection Potion (Alchemy, 5 per craft).
More Classic Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
- Alchemist's FlaskFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Anti-VenomAnti-Venoms, learn at 1, grey at 150
- Apothecary's WorktableHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Blackmouth OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Discolored Healing PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 120
- Dreamless Sleep PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 285
- Fire OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 170
- Fire Protection PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 250
- Flask of Distilled WisdomFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Flask of Supreme PowerFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 300
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Water Breathing cost 23 gold53 silver. Most of that is Blackmouth Oil - 2 at 9 gold63 silver each, 19 gold26 silver, 81.9% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 24 gold76 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 25 gold69 silver, which clears it.
At that listed price the gross margin before fees is 2 gold16 silver; the Auction House would keep 1 gold28 silver of a sale, leaving 87 silver55 copper. That is an estimated 3.7% return on the gold you put into reagents, after the cut has taken 59.5% of the gross.
Listing depth right now: 122 units across 7 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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