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Nature 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 5 gold31 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 5 gold69 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 39 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 1 silver95 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −5 gold31 silver (-94%)
- Evidence: 19 current listings holding 774 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
- 16
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Liferoot3 gold46 silver
1Stranglekelp2 gold22 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liferoot Herb · 44,608 on the Auction House | 1 | 3 gold46 silver | 3 gold46 silver | 61% |
| Stranglekelp Herb · 16,601 on the Auction House | 1 | 2 gold22 silver | 2 gold22 silver | 39% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 505,214 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 5 gold69 silver | 100% |
About Nature Protection Potion
One craft takes 1 Liferoot, 1 Stranglekelp and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Nature Protection Potion, which needs Classic Alchemy 190.
- Recipe category
- Potions (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 210 · Yellow 210 to 229 · Green 230 to 249 · Grey 250 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Nature Protection Potion tooltip
How to learn Nature Protection Potion
Recipe: Nature Protection Potion
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make a Nature Protection Potion.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (190)
- Auction House
- listed on 62 US realms, cheapest 40 gold, 194 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
Nature Protection Potion: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 56 times 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
- 10 gold
- 30-day low
- 4 silver Sep 14
- 30-day high
- 46,000 gold1 silver Aug 27
- 30-day median
- 18 silver
- 7-day median
- 18 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 689
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Liferoot. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 2 other recipes (2 Alchemy); Greater Healing Potion takes the most, 1 per craft.
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); the most per craft: Stranglekelp Sack (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Elixir of Agility (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Defense (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Water Breathing (Alchemy, 1 per craft) and Free Action 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
- 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 Nature Protection Potion cost 5 gold69 silver. Most of that is Liferoot - 1 at 3 gold46 silver each, 3 gold46 silver, 60.8% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 5 gold98 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 39 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −5 gold30 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 1 silver95 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 5 gold31 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -93.5% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 774 units across 19 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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