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Guru's Elixir
A Alchemy recipe learned at Northrend Alchemy 1 that crafts Guru's Elixir from 2 reagents.
Reagents
3Pygmy Oil1 gold96 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
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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 gold98 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 5 gold89 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 95 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 4 silver75 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −4 gold98 silver (-85%)
- Evidence: 13 current listings holding 106 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pygmy Oil Other · 1,978 on the Auction House · crafted by Pygmy Oil (Alchemy) | 3 | 1 gold96 silver | 5 gold88 silver | 100% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 194,671 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 5 gold89 silver | 100% |
About Guru's Elixir
One craft takes 3 Pygmy Oil and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Northrend Alchemy)
Guru's Elixir tooltip
Guru's Elixir: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 5% below its 30-day median.
- Now
- 95 silver
- 30-day low
- 64 silver Oct 28
- 30-day high
- 4 gold23 silver Oct 17
- 30-day median
- 1 gold
- 7-day median
- 95 silver
- 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
Pygmy Oil. Made with Pygmy Oil (Alchemy, Northrend Alchemy) from 1 
Pygmy Suckerfish, 2 per craft. At lowest listed prices that makes one Pygmy Oil for 49 silver50 copper, against 1 gold96 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 4 other recipes (4 Alchemy); Indestructible Alchemist Stone takes the most, 12 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 Northrend Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
Crazy Alchemist's PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 55- Endless Healing PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 40
- Endless Mana PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 45
- Ethereal OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 15
- Flask of Endless RageFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of Pure MojoFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of StonebloodFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of the Frost WyrmFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Icecrown Plague CanisterHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Icy Mana PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 10
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 2 reagents for one craft of Guru's Elixir cost 5 gold89 silver. Most of that is Pygmy Oil - 3 at 1 gold96 silver each, 5 gold88 silver, 99.8% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 6 gold20 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 95 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −4 gold94 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 4 silver75 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 4 gold98 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -84.7% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 106 units across 13 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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