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Elixir of Minor 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 3 gold28 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 3 gold31 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 3 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 15 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −3 gold28 silver (-99%)
- Evidence: 57 current listings holding 2,216 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
- Outlier: the crafted item’s lowest listing is 98% below its 30-day median of 1 gold71 silver, so this estimate rests on a listing far below its usual level.
Recipe facts
- Profession
- Alchemy
- Requires skill
- 1
- Expansion tier
- Classic Alchemy
- Item level
- 3
- Reagent slots
- 2
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
2Silverleaf1 gold65 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverleaf Herb · 29,174 on the Auction House | 2 | 1 gold65 silver | 3 gold30 silver | 100% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 455,042 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 3 gold31 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Minor Defense
One craft takes 2 Silverleaf and 1 Crystal Vial. It is learned automatically with Classic Alchemy.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 55 · Yellow 55 to 74 · Green 75 to 94 · Grey 95 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
- How it is learned
- Automatically with Classic Alchemy
Elixir of Minor Defense tooltip
Also a quest reward: Inoculation (Ammen Vale), Inoculation (Ammen Vale).
More Elixirs recipes (Alchemy)
- Elixir of Lion's Strengthyellow 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 Lesser Agilityyellow 165, grey 205
Elixir of Minor Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 86% 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
- 24 silver
- 30-day low
- 24 silver Sep 20
- 30-day high
- 2 gold99 silver Sep 3
- 30-day median
- 1 gold71 silver
- 7-day median
- 1 gold33 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 685
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Silverleaf. 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 Lion's Strength takes the most, 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 2 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Minor Defense cost 3 gold31 silver. Most of that is Silverleaf - 2 at 1 gold65 silver each, 3 gold30 silver, 99.7% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 3 gold48 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 3 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −3 gold28 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 15 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 3 gold28 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -99.1% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 2,216 units across 57 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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