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Shadow 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 15 gold42 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 17 gold43 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 2 gold11 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 10 silver55 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −15 gold42 silver (-88%)
- Evidence: 17 current listings holding 144 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 67% below its 30-day median of 6 gold33 silver, so this estimate rests on a listing far below its usual level.
Recipe facts
- Profession
- Alchemy
- Requires skill
- 1
- Expansion tier
- Classic Alchemy
- Item level
- 12
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Grave Moss13 gold
1Kingsblood4 gold42 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grave Moss Herb · 7,398 on the Auction House | 1 | 13 gold | 13 gold | 75% |
| Kingsblood Herb · 2,531 on the Auction House | 1 | 4 gold42 silver | 4 gold42 silver | 25% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 381,292 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 17 gold43 silver | 100% |
About Shadow Protection Potion
One craft takes 1 Grave Moss, 1 Kingsblood and 1 Crystal Vial. It is taught by Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion, which needs Classic Alchemy 135. Shadow Protection Potion is itself a reagent in 2 other recipes (Tailoring).
- Recipe category
- Potions (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 160 · Yellow 160 to 179 · Green 180 to 199 · Grey 200 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Shadow Protection Potion tooltip
How to learn Shadow Protection Potion
Recipe: Shadow Protection Potion
- Teaches
- Teaches you how to make a Shadow Protection Potion.
- Requires
- Classic Alchemy (135)
- Auction House
- listed on 32 US realms, cheapest 60 gold, 57 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
Shadow Protection Potion is a reagent in
Shadow Protection Potion: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 67% 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
- 2 gold11 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold Sep 16
- 30-day high
- 44,000 gold1 silver Aug 30
- 30-day median
- 6 gold33 silver
- 7-day median
- 2 gold99 silver
- Hourly snapshots
- 685
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Grave Moss. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 1 other recipe (1 Alchemy); Shadow Oil takes the most, 2 per craft.
Kingsblood. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 7 other recipes (5 Alchemy, 1 Leatherworking and 1 Enchanting); the most per craft: Herbalist's Gloves (Leatherworking, 4 per craft), Herbalism (Enchanting, 3 per craft), Elixir of Firepower (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Ogre's Strength (Alchemy, 1 per craft) and Great Rage 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 Shadow Protection Potion cost 17 gold43 silver. Most of that is Grave Moss - 1 at 13 gold each, 13 gold, 74.6% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 18 gold34 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 2 gold11 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −15 gold32 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 10 silver55 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 15 gold42 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -88.5% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 144 units across 17 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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