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Elixir of Detect Undead
A Alchemy recipe learned at Classic Alchemy 1 that crafts Elixir of Detect Undead from 2 reagents.
Reagents
1Purple Lotus19 gold70 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Crafts
Background
Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 19 gold54 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 19 gold71 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 17 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 85 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −19 gold54 silver (-99%)
- Evidence: 10 current listings holding 125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Lotus Herb · 4,336 on the Auction House | 1 | 19 gold70 silver | 19 gold70 silver | 100% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 290,590 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 19 gold71 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Detect Undead
One craft takes 1 Purple Lotus and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
Elixir of Detect Undead tooltip
Where the reagents come from
Purple Lotus. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 8 other recipes (5 Alchemy, 2 Enchanting and 1 Tailoring); Cenarion Herb Bag takes the most, 10 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
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- 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 2 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Detect Undead cost 19 gold71 silver. Most of that is Purple Lotus - 1 at 19 gold70 silver each, 19 gold70 silver, 99.9% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 20 gold74 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 17 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −19 gold54 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 85 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 19 gold54 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -99.2% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 125 units across 10 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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