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Elixir of Mighty Defense
A Alchemy recipe learned at Northrend Alchemy 1 that crafts Elixir of Mighty Defense from 3 reagents.
Reagents
2Icethorn2 gold1 silver
1Crystallized Life6 gold
1Crystal Vial1 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 8 gold13 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 10 gold3 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 2 gold
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 10 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −8 gold13 silver (-81%)
- Evidence: 12 current listings holding 181 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icethorn Herb · 6,945 on the Auction House | 2 | 2 gold1 silver | 4 gold2 silver | 40% |
| Crystallized Life Elemental · 5,516 on the Auction House | 1 | 6 gold | 6 gold | 60% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 162,131 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 10 gold3 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Mighty Defense
One craft takes 2 Icethorn, 1 Crystallized Life and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Northrend Alchemy)
Elixir of Mighty Defense tooltip
Elixir of Mighty Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 4.2 times its 30-day median.
- Now
- 10 gold61 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold90 silver Oct 7
- 30-day high
- 12 gold51 silver Oct 31
- 30-day median
- 2 gold50 silver
- 7-day median
- 10 gold61 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
Icethorn. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 5 other recipes (5 Alchemy); Flask of Pure Mojo takes the most, 7 per craft.
Crystallized Life. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 4 other recipes (3 Alchemy and 1 Tailoring); the most per craft: Flask of Stoneblood (Alchemy, 3 per craft), Mighty Shadow Protection Potion (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Shining Spellthread (Tailoring, 2 per craft) and Elixir of Lightning Speed (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 Northrend Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
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- Endless Mana PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 45
- Ethereal OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 15
- Flask of Endless RageFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of Pure MojoFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of StonebloodFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of the Frost WyrmFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Icecrown Plague CanisterHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Icy Mana PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 10
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Mighty Defense cost 10 gold3 silver. Most of that is Crystallized Life - 1 at 6 gold each, 6 gold, 59.8% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 10 gold55 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 2 gold, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −8 gold3 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 10 silver of a sale, so a craft loses 8 gold13 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -81.1% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 181 units across 12 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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