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Elixir of Protection
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 one craft shows an estimated profit of 1 gold65 silver. Listings are asking prices, not sales.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 4 gold43 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 6 gold41 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 32 silver5 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- 1 gold65 silver (+38%)
- Evidence: 7 current listings holding 27 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 gold10 silver
1Crystallized Earth22 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icethorn Herb · 3,467 on the Auction House | 2 | 2 gold10 silver | 4 gold20 silver | 95% |
| Crystallized Earth Elemental · 15,454 on the Auction House | 1 | 22 silver | 22 silver | 5% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 377,456 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 4 gold43 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Protection
One craft takes 2 Icethorn, 1 Crystallized Earth 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 Protection tooltip
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- 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 Protection: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 3.0 times 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
- 6 gold41 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold76 silver Sep 13
- 30-day high
- 45,098 gold Aug 25
- 30-day median
- 2 gold16 silver
- 7-day median
- 1 gold76 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
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 Earth. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 20 other recipes (8 Tailoring, 6 Blacksmithing, 4 Jewelcrafting and 1 Alchemy); the most per craft: Frostsavage Cowl (Tailoring, 5 per craft), Frostsavage Leggings (Tailoring, 5 per craft), Frostsavage Robe (Tailoring, 5 per craft), Frostsavage Boots (Tailoring, 4 per craft) and Frostsavage Gloves (Tailoring, 4 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 Protection cost 4 gold43 silver. Most of that is Icethorn - 2 at 2 gold10 silver each, 4 gold20 silver, 94.8% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 4 gold66 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 6 gold41 silver, which clears it.
At that listed price the gross margin before fees is 1 gold98 silver; the Auction House would keep 32 silver5 copper of a sale, leaving 1 gold65 silver. That is an estimated 37.5% return on the gold you put into reagents, after the cut has taken 16.2% of the gross.
Listing depth right now: 27 units across 7 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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