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Purification Potion
A Alchemy recipe learned at Classic Alchemy 1 that crafts Purification Potion from 3 reagents.
Reagents
2Icecap4 gold
2Sorrowmoss5 gold80 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Crafts
Background
| Recipe item |  Recipe: Purification Potion | Requires Classic Alchemy 285 |
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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 19 gold26 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 19 gold61 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 36 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 1 silver80 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −19 gold26 silver (-98%)
- Evidence: 25 current listings holding 620 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icecap Herb · 7,742 on the Auction House | 2 | 4 gold | 8 gold | 41% |
| Sorrowmoss Herb · 8,932 on the Auction House | 2 | 5 gold80 silver | 11 gold60 silver | 59% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 340,140 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 19 gold61 silver | 100% |
About Purification Potion
One craft takes 2 Icecap, 2 Sorrowmoss and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Purification Potion, which needs Classic Alchemy 285.
- Recipe category
- Potions (Alchemy)
Purification Potion tooltip
How to learn Purification Potion
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make a Purification Potion.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (285)
- Auction House
- listed on 3 US realms, cheapest 59,999 gold, 3 for sale
Purification Potion: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 55% 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
- 45 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 silver Oct 15
- 30-day high
- 18,888 gold64 silver Oct 27
- 30-day median
- 1 gold
- 7-day median
- 66 silver50 copper
- Hourly snapshots
- 691
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Icecap. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 6 other recipes (4 Alchemy, 1 Engineering and 1 Enchanting); Alchemist's Flask takes the most, 7 per craft.
Sorrowmoss. 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); the most per craft: Elixir of Brute Force (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Elixir of the Mongoose (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Elixir of the Sages (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Mageblood Elixir (Alchemy, 2 per craft) and Mighty Troll's Blood Elixir (Alchemy, 2 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 Purification Potion cost 19 gold61 silver. Most of that is Sorrowmoss - 2 at 5 gold80 silver each, 11 gold60 silver, 59.2% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 20 gold64 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 36 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −19 gold25 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 1 silver80 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 19 gold26 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -98.3% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 620 units across 25 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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