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Elixir of Water Breathing
A Alchemy recipe learned at Classic Alchemy 1 that crafts Elixir of Water Breathing from 3 reagents.
Reagents
1Stranglekelp3 gold70 silver
2Blackmouth Oil7 gold
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Crafts
Background
Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices the reagents cost more than the crafted item lists for: an estimated loss of 13 gold43 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 17 gold71 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 4 gold50 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 22 silver50 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −13 gold43 silver (-76%)
- Evidence: 38 current listings holding 1,301 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 81% below its 30-day median of 23 gold50 silver, so this estimate rests on a listing far below its usual level.
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranglekelp Herb · 10,194 on the Auction House | 1 | 3 gold70 silver | 3 gold70 silver | 21% |
| Blackmouth Oil Other · 3,529 on the Auction House · crafted by Blackmouth Oil (Alchemy) | 2 | 7 gold | 14 gold | 79% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 310,455 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 17 gold71 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Water Breathing
One craft takes 1 Stranglekelp, 2 Blackmouth Oil and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
Elixir of Water Breathing tooltip
Also a quest reward: Glimmerfin Scale (Grizzly Hills).
Elixir of Water Breathing: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 19% 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
- 19 gold
- 30-day low
- 9 gold71 silver Nov 2
- 30-day high
- 999 gold99 silver Oct 20
- 30-day median
- 23 gold50 silver
- 7-day median
- 24 gold
- Hourly snapshots
- 692
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, 6 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 3 gold86 silver, against 7 gold 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 17 gold71 silver. Most of that is Blackmouth Oil - 2 at 7 gold each, 14 gold, 79.1% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 18 gold64 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 4 gold50 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −13 gold21 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 22 silver50 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 13 gold43 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -75.9% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 1,301 units across 38 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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