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Elixir of the Sages
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 12 gold65 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 13 gold37 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 75 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 3 silver75 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −12 gold65 silver (-95%)
- Evidence: 25 current listings holding 396 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 82% below its 30-day median of 4 gold20 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
- 23
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Dreamfoil1 gold70 silver
2Sorrowmoss5 gold83 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamfoil Herb · 4,115 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 gold70 silver | 1 gold70 silver | 13% |
| Sorrowmoss Herb · 2,356 on the Auction House | 2 | 5 gold83 silver | 11 gold66 silver | 87% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 377,456 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 13 gold37 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of the Sages
One craft takes 1 Dreamfoil, 2 Sorrowmoss and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Elixir of the Sages, which needs Classic Alchemy 270.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 285 · Yellow 285 to 291 · Green 292 to 299 · Grey 300 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of the Sages tooltip
Also a quest reward: Noggle's Lost Satchel (Silithus).
How to learn Elixir of the Sages
Recipe: Elixir of the Sages- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make an Elixir of the Sages.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (270)
- Auction House
- listed on 4 US realms, cheapest 500,000 gold, 6 for sale
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- Elixir of Minor Fortitudeyellow 80, grey 120
- Elixir of Giant Growthyellow 120, grey 160
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- Elixir of Wisdomyellow 120, grey 160
- Strong Troll's Blood Elixiryellow 150, grey 190
- Elixir of Defenseyellow 155, grey 195
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- Elixir of Firepoweryellow 165, grey 205
Elixir of the Sages: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 82% below its 30-day median.
- Now
- 75 silver
- 30-day low
- 75 silver Sep 20
- 30-day high
- 4 gold50 silver Aug 23
- 30-day median
- 4 gold20 silver
- 7-day median
- 2 gold95 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 690
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Dreamfoil. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 14 other recipes (14 Alchemy); Flask of Distilled Wisdom takes the most, 7 per craft.
Sorrowmoss. 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); the most per craft: Elixir of Brute Force (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Elixir of the Mongoose (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Mageblood Elixir (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Mighty Troll's Blood Elixir (Alchemy, 2 per craft) and Purification Potion (Alchemy, 2 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 the Sages cost 13 gold37 silver. Most of that is Sorrowmoss - 2 at 5 gold83 silver each, 11 gold66 silver, 87.2% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 14 gold7 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 75 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −12 gold62 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 3 silver75 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 12 gold65 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -94.7% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 396 units across 25 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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