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AlchemyNorthrend Alchemy
Potion of Speed
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 gold74 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 10 gold46 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 4 gold96 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 24 silver80 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −5 gold74 silver (-55%)
- Evidence: 35 current listings holding 286 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
- Northrend Alchemy
- Item level
- 30
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
2Adder's Tongue3 gold
1Pygmy Oil4 gold45 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adder's Tongue Herb · 4,429 on the Auction House | 2 | 3 gold | 6 gold | 57% |
| Pygmy Oil Other · 3,668 on the Auction House · crafted by Pygmy Oil (Alchemy) | 1 | 4 gold45 silver | 4 gold45 silver | 43% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 381,344 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 10 gold46 silver | 100% |
About Potion of Speed
One craft takes 2 Adder's Tongue, 1 Pygmy Oil and 1 Crystal Vial.
- Recipe category
- Potions (Northrend Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Northrend Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 40 · Yellow 40 to 46 · Green 47 to 54 · Grey 55 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Potion of Speed tooltip
More Potions recipes (Northrend Alchemy)
- Resurgent Healing Potionyellow 1, grey 5
- Icy Mana Potionyellow 1, grey 10
- Potion of Nightmaresyellow 10, grey 20
- Endless Healing Potionyellow 35, grey 40
- Endless Mana Potionyellow 40, grey 45
- Mighty Arcane Protection Potionyellow 35, grey 45
- Mighty Fire Protection Potionyellow 35, grey 45
- Mighty Frost Protection Potionyellow 35, grey 45
- Mighty Nature Protection Potionyellow 35, grey 45
- Mighty Shadow Protection Potionyellow 35, grey 45
- Runic Healing Potionyellow 35, grey 50
- Crazy Alchemist's Potionyellow 40, grey 55
Potion of Speed: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 43% above 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 gold96 silver
- 30-day low
- 65 silver Sep 2
- 30-day high
- 165 gold25 silver Sep 3
- 30-day median
- 3 gold48 silver
- 7-day median
- 2 gold
- Hourly snapshots
- 687
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Adder's Tongue. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 5 other recipes (5 Alchemy); Mighty Alchemist Stone takes the most, 15 per craft.
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 71 silver, against 4 gold45 silver listed. Also a required reagent in 4 other recipes (4 Alchemy); the most per craft: Indestructible Alchemist Stone (Alchemy, 12 per craft), Flask of Pure Mojo (Alchemy, 3 per craft), Guru's Elixir (Alchemy, 3 per craft) and Potion of Wild Magic (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 Northrend Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
- Elixir of AccuracyElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Armor PiercingElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Deadly StrikesElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Lightning SpeedElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Mighty AgilityElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 40
- Elixir of Mighty DefenseElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Mighty FortitudeElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 30
- Elixir of Mighty IntellectElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Mighty MagebloodElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 55
- Elixir of Mighty StrengthElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 25
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Potion of Speed cost 10 gold46 silver. Most of that is Adder's Tongue - 2 at 3 gold each, 6 gold, 57.4% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 11 gold1 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 gold96 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −5 gold50 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 24 silver80 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 5 gold74 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -55.0% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 286 units across 35 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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