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AlchemyShadowlands Alchemy
Potion of Hardened Shadows
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 45 gold99 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 50 gold21 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 4 gold44 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 22 silver20 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −45 gold99 silver (-92%)
- Evidence: 20 current listings holding 159 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 6.7 times its 30-day median of 66 silver, so this estimate rests on a listing far above its usual level.
Recipe facts
- Profession
- Alchemy
- Requires skill
- 1
- Expansion tier
- Shadowlands Alchemy
- Item level
- 60
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Rune Etched Vial8 silver
3Vigil's Torch8 gold71 silver
3Rising Glory8 gold
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rune Etched Vial Other · 7,647 on the Auction House | 1 | 8 silver | 8 silver | 0% |
| Vigil's Torch Herb · 32,694 on the Auction House | 3 | 8 gold71 silver | 26 gold13 silver | 52% |
| Rising Glory Herb · 22,864 on the Auction House | 3 | 8 gold | 24 gold | 48% |
| Total per craft | 50 gold21 silver | 100% |
About Potion of Hardened Shadows
One craft takes 1 Rune Etched Vial, 3 Vigil's Torch and 3 Rising Glory.
- Recipe category
- Combat Potions (Shadowlands Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Shadowlands Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 110 · Yellow 110 to 126 · Green 127 to 144 · Grey 145 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Potion of Hardened Shadows tooltip
More Combat Potions recipes (Shadowlands Alchemy)
- Spiritual Healing Potionyellow 10, grey 20
- Spiritual Mana Potionyellow 10, grey 20
- Spiritual Rejuvenation Potionyellow 15, grey 30
- Potion of Spiritual Clarityyellow 110, grey 145
- Potion of Sacrificial Animayellow 120, grey 155
- Potion of Divine Awakeningyellow 135, grey 170
- Potion of Phantom Fireyellow 135, grey 170
- Cosmic Healing Potionyellow 170, grey 175
- Potion of Deathly Fixationyellow 145, grey 175
- Potion of Empowered Exorcismsyellow 145, grey 175
- Potion of Spectral Agilityyellow 165, grey 175
- Potion of Spectral Intellectyellow 165, grey 175
Potion of Hardened Shadows: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 6.7 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
- 4 gold44 silver
- 30-day low
- 24 silver Sep 12
- 30-day high
- 71 gold77 silver Sep 15
- 30-day median
- 66 silver
- 7-day median
- 4 gold44 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
Rune Etched Vial. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 34 other recipes (31 Alchemy and 3 Inscription); Crafter's Mark II takes the most, 5 per craft.
Vigil's Torch. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 10 other recipes (9 Alchemy and 1 Inscription); the most per craft: Mass Mill Vigil's Torch (Inscription, 20 per craft), Potion of Spectral Stamina (Alchemy, 5 per craft), Potion of Spiritual Clarity (Alchemy, 5 per craft), Spectral Flask of Power (Alchemy, 4 per craft) and Potion of Deathly Fixation (Alchemy, 3 per craft).
Rising Glory. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 10 other recipes (9 Alchemy and 1 Inscription); the most per craft: Mass Mill Rising Glory (Inscription, 20 per craft), Potion of Spectral Strength (Alchemy, 5 per craft), Spectral Flask of Power (Alchemy, 4 per craft), Potion of Divine Awakening (Alchemy, 3 per craft) and Potion of Phantom Fire (Alchemy, 3 per craft).
More Shadowlands Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
- Blossom BurstOther, learn at 1, grey at 125
- Crafter's Mark IOptional Reagents, learn at 1, grey at 160
- Crafter's Mark IIOptional Reagents, learn at 1, grey at 180
- Crafter's Mark IIIOptional Reagents, learn at 1, grey at 195
- Crafter's Mark IVOptional Reagents, learn at 1, grey at 201
- Crafter's Mark of the Chained IsleOptional Reagents, learn at 1, grey at 200
- Crafter's Mark of the First OnesOptional Reagents, learn at 1, grey at 203
- Embalmer's OilOils and Extracts, learn at 1, grey at 50
- Eternal CauldronCauldrons, learn at 1, grey at 175
- Glory BurstOther, learn at 1, grey at 125
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Potion of Hardened Shadows cost 50 gold21 silver. Most of that is Vigil's Torch - 3 at 8 gold71 silver each, 26 gold13 silver, 52.0% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 52 gold85 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 gold44 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −45 gold77 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 22 silver20 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 45 gold99 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -91.6% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 159 units across 20 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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