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AlchemyClassic Alchemy
Elixir of Greater Defense
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 the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 25 gold51 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 29 gold73 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 4 gold44 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 22 silver20 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −25 gold51 silver (-86%)
- Evidence: 24 current listings holding 624 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
- 17
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Wild Steelbloom6 gold90 silver
1Goldthorn22 gold82 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Steelbloom Herb · 7,802 on the Auction House | 1 | 6 gold90 silver | 6 gold90 silver | 23% |
| Goldthorn Herb · 19,081 on the Auction House | 1 | 22 gold82 silver | 22 gold82 silver | 77% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 540,339 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 29 gold73 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Greater Defense
One craft takes 1 Wild Steelbloom, 1 Goldthorn and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 215 · Yellow 215 to 234 · Green 235 to 254 · Grey 255 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Greater Defense tooltip
More Elixirs recipes (Alchemy)
- Elixir of Lion's Strengthyellow 55, grey 95
- 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 Water Breathingyellow 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 Greater Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 11% 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
- 4 gold44 silver
- 30-day low
- 48 silver Sep 19
- 30-day high
- 44,000 gold1 silver Aug 30
- 30-day median
- 5 gold
- 7-day median
- 3 gold90 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 689
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Wild Steelbloom. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 4 other recipes (4 Alchemy); Elixir of Defense takes the most, 1 per craft.
Goldthorn. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 11 other recipes (10 Alchemy and 1 Cooking); the most per craft: Arcane Elixir (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Catseye Elixir (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Agility (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Fortitude (Alchemy, 1 per craft) and Elixir of Greater Agility (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 Greater Defense cost 29 gold73 silver. Most of that is Goldthorn - 1 at 22 gold82 silver each, 22 gold82 silver, 76.8% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 31 gold29 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 4 gold44 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −25 gold29 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 22 silver20 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 25 gold51 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -85.8% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 624 units across 24 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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