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AlchemyNorthrend Alchemy
Elixir of Mighty 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 7 gold42 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 9 gold40 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 2 gold8 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 10 silver40 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −7 gold42 silver (-79%)
- Evidence: 11 current listings holding 221 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
- Northrend Alchemy
- Item level
- 30
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
2Icethorn2 gold
1Crystallized Life5 gold39 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icethorn Herb · 4,924 on the Auction House | 2 | 2 gold | 4 gold | 43% |
| Crystallized Life Elemental · 620 on the Auction House | 1 | 5 gold39 silver | 5 gold39 silver | 57% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 381,292 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 9 gold40 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Mighty Defense
One craft takes 2 Icethorn, 1 Crystallized Life and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Northrend Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Northrend Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 40 · Yellow 40 to 46 · Green 47 to 54 · Grey 55 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Mighty Defense tooltip
More Elixirs recipes (Northrend Alchemy)
- Wrath Elixiryellow 1, grey 10
- Guru's Elixiryellow 5, grey 15
- Spellpower Elixiryellow 1, grey 15
- Elixir of Mighty Strengthyellow 15, grey 25
- Elixir of Versatilityyellow 15, grey 25
- Elixir of Mighty Fortitudeyellow 20, grey 30
- Elixir of Mighty Agilityyellow 25, grey 40
- Elixir of Mighty Thoughtsyellow 25, grey 40
- Elixir of Accuracyyellow 40, grey 55
- Elixir of Armor Piercingyellow 40, grey 55
- Elixir of Deadly Strikesyellow 40, grey 55
- Elixir of Lightning Speedyellow 40, grey 55
Elixir of Mighty Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 30% 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
- 2 gold8 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold90 silver Sep 19
- 30-day high
- 435 gold25 silver Sep 7
- 30-day median
- 2 gold97 silver
- 7-day median
- 4 gold11 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 686
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
- Crazy Alchemist's PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Endless Healing PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 40
- 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 9 gold40 silver. Most of that is Crystallized Life - 1 at 5 gold39 silver each, 5 gold39 silver, 57.3% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 9 gold89 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 gold8 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −7 gold32 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 10 silver40 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 7 gold42 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -79.0% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 221 units across 11 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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