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Elixir of Superior 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 4 gold58 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 5 gold51 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 97 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 4 silver85 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −4 gold58 silver (-83%)
- Evidence: 15 current listings holding 177 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 92% below its 30-day median of 11 gold88 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
- 22
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
2Stonescale Oil2 gold5 silver
1Sungrass1 gold40 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonescale Oil Other · 3,353 on the Auction House · crafted by Stonescale Oil (Alchemy) | 2 | 2 gold5 silver | 4 gold10 silver | 74% |
| Sungrass Herb · 41,937 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 gold40 silver | 1 gold40 silver | 25% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 450,367 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 5 gold51 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Superior Defense
One craft takes 2 Stonescale Oil, 1 Sungrass and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense, which needs Classic Alchemy 265.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 280 · Yellow 280 to 289 · Green 290 to 299 · Grey 300 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Superior Defense tooltip
How to learn Elixir of Superior Defense
Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Superior Defense.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (265)
- Auction House
- listed on 54 US realms, cheapest 40 gold, 136 for sale
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- 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 Superior Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 57% above 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
- 18 gold64 silver
- 30-day low
- 3 gold Aug 24
- 30-day high
- 22,222 gold22 silver Sep 19
- 30-day median
- 11 gold88 silver
- 7-day median
- 25 gold
- Hourly snapshots
- 688
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Stonescale Oil. Made with Stonescale Oil (Alchemy, Classic Alchemy) from 1 
Stonescale Eel. At lowest listed prices that makes one Stonescale Oil for 1 gold25 silver, against 2 gold5 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 3 other recipes (3 Alchemy); Potion of Petrification takes the most, 7 per craft.
Sungrass. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 6 other recipes (5 Alchemy and 1 Enchanting); the most per craft: Advanced Herbalism (Enchanting, 3 per craft), Superior Mana Potion (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Elixir of Giants (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Greater Agility (Alchemy, 1 per craft) and Invisibility Potion (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 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 3 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Superior Defense cost 5 gold51 silver. Most of that is Stonescale Oil - 2 at 2 gold5 silver each, 4 gold10 silver, 74.4% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 5 gold80 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 97 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −4 gold54 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 4 silver85 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 4 gold58 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -83.3% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 177 units across 15 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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