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AlchemyLegion Alchemy
Potion of the Old War
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 17 gold7 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 21 gold63 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 4 gold80 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 24 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −17 gold7 silver (-79%)
- Evidence: 21 current listings holding 1,608 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
- Legion Alchemy
- Item level
- 45
- Reagent slots
- 4
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Starlight Rose8 gold
2Foxflower3 gold36 silver
2Fjarnskaggl3 gold45 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlight Rose Herb · 2,986 on the Auction House | 1 | 8 gold | 8 gold | 37% |
| Foxflower Herb · 22,266 on the Auction House | 2 | 3 gold36 silver | 6 gold72 silver | 31% |
| Fjarnskaggl Herb · 32,423 on the Auction House | 2 | 3 gold45 silver | 6 gold90 silver | 32% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 434,577 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 21 gold63 silver | 100% |
About Potion of the Old War
One craft takes 1 Starlight Rose, 2 Foxflower, 2 Fjarnskaggl and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Potion of the Old War, which needs Legion Alchemy 1.
- Recipe category
- Combat Potions (Broken Isles Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Legion Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 80 · Yellow 80 to 89 · Green 90 to 99 · Grey 100 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Potion of the Old War tooltip
How to learn Potion of the Old War
Recipe: Potion of the Old War- Teaches
- Teaches you how to more efficiently make a Potion of the Old War.
- Requires
- Legion Alchemy (1)
- Binding
- Binds when picked up
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- Leytorrent Potionyellow 80, grey 100
- Lightblood Elixiryellow 80, grey 100
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Potion of the Old War: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 17% below 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 gold
- 30-day low
- 71 silver Sep 14
- 30-day high
- 49,999 gold98 silver Aug 23
- 30-day median
- 4 gold80 silver
- 7-day median
- 4 gold84 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 690
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Starlight Rose. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 21 other recipes (19 Alchemy, 1 Inscription and 1 Cooking); Mass Mill Starlight Rose takes the most, 20 per craft.
Foxflower. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 12 other recipes (10 Alchemy, 1 Inscription and 1 Cooking); the most per craft: Mass Mill Foxflower (Inscription, 20 per craft), Flask of the Countless Armies (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Flask of the Countless Armies (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Flask of the Seventh Demon (Alchemy, 10 per craft) and Flask of the Seventh Demon (Alchemy, 10 per craft).
Fjarnskaggl. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 12 other recipes (10 Alchemy, 1 Inscription and 1 Cooking); the most per craft: Mass Mill Fjarnskaggl (Inscription, 20 per craft), Flask of the Seventh Demon (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Flask of the Seventh Demon (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Flask of the Whispered Pact (Alchemy, 10 per craft) and Flask of the Whispered Pact (Alchemy, 10 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 Legion Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
- Arcan'dor Cutting FountainHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Astral Alchemist StoneTrinkets, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Avalanche ElixirUtility Potions, learn at 1, grey at 80
- Draught of Raw MagicUtility Potions, learn at 1, grey at 80
- Flask of Ten Thousand ScarsFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Flask of the Countless ArmiesFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Flask of the Seventh DemonFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Flask of the Whispered PactFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Infernal Alchemist StoneTrinkets, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Silvery SalveUtility Potions, learn at 1, grey at 60
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 4 reagents for one craft of Potion of the Old War cost 21 gold63 silver. Most of that is Starlight Rose - 1 at 8 gold each, 8 gold, 37.0% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 22 gold76 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 gold80 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −16 gold83 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 24 silver of a sale, so a craft loses 17 gold7 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -78.9% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 1,608 units across 21 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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