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Greater Shadow Protection Potion
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 26 gold63 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 40 gold41 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 14 gold50 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 72 silver50 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −26 gold63 silver (-66%)
- Evidence: 11 current listings holding 70 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
- 24
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
- 1Shadow Oil38 gold50 silver
1Dreamfoil1 gold90 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Oil Other · 148 on the Auction House · crafted by Shadow Oil (Alchemy) | 1 | 38 gold50 silver | 38 gold50 silver | 95% |
| Dreamfoil Herb · 3,792 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 gold90 silver | 1 gold90 silver | 5% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 381,292 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 40 gold41 silver | 100% |
About Greater Shadow Protection Potion
One craft takes 1 Shadow Oil, 1 Dreamfoil and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion, which needs Classic Alchemy 290.
- Recipe category
- Potions (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 300 · Grey 300 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Greater Shadow Protection Potion tooltip
How to learn Greater Shadow Protection Potion
Recipe: Greater Shadow Protection Potion
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make a Greater Shadow Protection Potion.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (290)
- Auction House
- listed on 58 US realms, cheapest 566 gold99 silver, 164 for sale
More Potions recipes (Alchemy)
- Minor Healing Potionyellow 55, grey 95
- Minor Mana Potionyellow 65, grey 105
- Minor Rejuvenation Potionyellow 70, grey 110
- Discolored Healing Potionyellow 80, grey 120
- Lesser Healing Potionyellow 85, grey 125
- Rage Potionyellow 90, grey 130
- Swiftness Potionyellow 90, grey 130
- Holy Protection Potionyellow 130, grey 170
- Swim Speed Potionyellow 130, grey 170
- Healing Potionyellow 135, grey 175
- Lesser Mana Potionyellow 145, grey 185
- Potion of Curingyellow 145, grey 185
Greater Shadow Protection Potion: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 9% below its 30-day median.
- Now
- 14 gold50 silver
- 30-day low
- 14 gold21 silver Aug 22
- 30-day high
- 16 gold1 silver Aug 29
- 30-day median
- 15 gold85 silver
- 7-day median
- 15 gold8 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 686
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Shadow Oil. Made with Shadow Oil (Alchemy, Classic Alchemy) from 2 
Grave Moss and 1 Crystal Vial. At lowest listed prices that makes one Shadow Oil for 26 gold1 silver, against 38 gold50 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 6 other recipes (3 Leatherworking, 1 Blacksmithing, 1 Tailoring and 1 Jewelcrafting); Shadow Crescent Axe takes the most, 2 per craft.
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); the most per craft: Flask of Distilled Wisdom (Alchemy, 7 per craft), Flask of Supreme Power (Alchemy, 7 per craft), Major Rejuvenation Potion (Alchemy, 4 per craft), Greater Arcane Elixir (Alchemy, 3 per craft) and Major Mana Potion (Alchemy, 3 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
- Arcane ElixirElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 290
- Blackmouth OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Catseye ElixirElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 260
- Elixir of AgilityElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 245
- Elixir of Brute ForceElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Elixir of DefenseElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 195
- Elixir of DemonslayingElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 300
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Greater Shadow Protection Potion cost 40 gold41 silver. Most of that is Shadow Oil - 1 at 38 gold50 silver each, 38 gold50 silver, 95.3% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 42 gold53 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 14 gold50 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −25 gold91 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 72 silver50 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 26 gold63 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -65.9% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 70 units across 11 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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