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Elixir of Major 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 5 gold95 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 10 gold89 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 5 gold20 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 26 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −5 gold95 silver (-55%)
- Evidence: 9 current listings holding 85 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
- Outland Alchemy
- Item level
- 27
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
3Ancient Lichen2 gold71 silver
1Terocone2 gold75 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Lichen Herb · 3,809 on the Auction House | 3 | 2 gold71 silver | 8 gold13 silver | 75% |
| Terocone Herb · 7,183 on the Auction House | 1 | 2 gold75 silver | 2 gold75 silver | 25% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 340,485 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 10 gold89 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Major Defense
One craft takes 3 Ancient Lichen, 1 Terocone and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Elixir of Major Defense, which needs Outland Alchemy 45.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Outland Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Outland Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 60 · Yellow 60 to 66 · Green 67 to 74 · Grey 75 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Major Defense tooltip
How to learn Elixir of Major Defense
Recipe: Elixir of Major Defense
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Major Defense.
- Requires
- Outland Alchemy (45)
- Auction House
- listed on 36 US realms, cheapest 40 gold, 75 for sale
More Elixirs recipes (Outland Alchemy)
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- Onslaught Elixiryellow 15, grey 30
- Elixir of Camouflageyellow 20, grey 35
- Elixir of Major Strengthyellow 20, grey 35
- Elixir of Healing Poweryellow 25, grey 40
- Elixir of Major Fortitudeyellow 25, grey 40
- Elixir of Masteryyellow 30, grey 45
- Earthen Elixiryellow 35, grey 50
- Elixir of Draenic Wisdomyellow 35, grey 50
- Elixir of Major Frost Poweryellow 35, grey 50
- Elixir of the Searching Eyeyellow 40, grey 55
- Elixir of Ironskinyellow 45, grey 60
Elixir of Major Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing sits at 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
- 5 gold20 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold67 silver Aug 31
- 30-day high
- 45,009 gold Sep 2
- 30-day median
- 5 gold21 silver
- 7-day median
- 5 gold21 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 676
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Ancient Lichen. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 8 other recipes (8 Alchemy); Flask of Fortification takes the most, 7 per craft.
Terocone. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 10 other recipes (10 Alchemy); the most per craft: Flask of Relentless Assault (Alchemy, 7 per craft), Arakkoan Alchemist's Bottle (Alchemy, 5 per craft), Insane Strength Potion (Alchemy, 3 per craft), Haste Potion (Alchemy, 2 per craft) and Heroic Potion (Alchemy, 2 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 Outland Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
- Alchemist StoneTrinkets, learn at 1, grey at 50
- Arakkoan Alchemist's BottleHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Arakkoan Alchemist's ConcoctionHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Assassin's Alchemist StoneTrinkets, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Cauldron of Major Arcane ProtectionCauldrons, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Cauldron of Major Fire ProtectionCauldrons, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Cauldron of Major Frost ProtectionCauldrons, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Cauldron of Major Nature ProtectionCauldrons, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Cauldron of Major Shadow ProtectionCauldrons, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Destruction PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 75
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Major Defense cost 10 gold89 silver. Most of that is Ancient Lichen - 3 at 2 gold71 silver each, 8 gold13 silver, 74.7% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 11 gold46 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 5 gold20 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −5 gold69 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 26 silver of a sale, so a craft loses 5 gold95 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -54.6% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 85 units across 9 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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