TheWoWDB
Recipe
AlchemyClassic Alchemy
Elixir of Water Breathing
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 gold12 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 27 gold35 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 25 gold50 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 1 gold27 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −3 gold12 silver (-11%)
- Evidence: 21 current listings holding 550 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
- Classic Alchemy
- Item level
- 9
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Stranglekelp4 gold48 silver
2Blackmouth Oil11 gold43 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranglekelp Herb · 3,451 on the Auction House | 1 | 4 gold48 silver | 4 gold48 silver | 16% |
| Blackmouth Oil Other · 1,344 on the Auction House · crafted by Blackmouth Oil (Alchemy) | 2 | 11 gold43 silver | 22 gold86 silver | 84% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 340,485 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 27 gold35 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Water Breathing
One craft takes 1 Stranglekelp, 2 Blackmouth Oil and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 120 · Yellow 120 to 139 · Green 140 to 159 · Grey 160 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Water Breathing tooltip
Also a quest reward: Glimmerfin Scale (Grizzly Hills).
More Elixirs recipes (Alchemy)
- Elixir of Lion's Strengthyellow 55, grey 95
- Elixir of Minor Defenseyellow 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 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 Water Breathing: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 9% 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
- 25 gold50 silver
- 30-day low
- 2 silver Sep 3
- 30-day high
- 899 gold97 silver Sep 12
- 30-day median
- 27 gold99 silver
- 7-day median
- 27 gold98 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 677
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Stranglekelp. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 7 other recipes (7 Alchemy); Stranglekelp Sack takes the most, 10 per craft.
Blackmouth Oil. Made with Blackmouth Oil (Alchemy, Classic Alchemy) from 2 
Oily Blackmouth. At lowest listed prices that makes one Blackmouth Oil for 4 gold, against 11 gold43 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 3 other recipes (2 Alchemy and 1 Enchanting); the most per craft: Fishing (Enchanting, 3 per craft), Free Action Potion (Alchemy, 2 per craft) and Swim Speed 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 Water Breathing cost 27 gold35 silver. Most of that is Blackmouth Oil - 2 at 11 gold43 silver each, 22 gold86 silver, 83.6% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 28 gold78 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 25 gold50 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −1 gold85 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 1 gold27 silver of a sale, so a craft loses 3 gold12 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -11.4% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 550 units across 21 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 →
Other recipes that use Stranglekelp
Featured in guides
Guides and routes on this site that cover Elixir of Water Breathing.