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Alchemy Pandaria Alchemy
Transmute: Primordial Ruby
A Alchemy recipe learned at Pandaria Alchemy 1 that crafts Primordial Ruby from 2 reagents.
Reagents
1Pandarian Garnet5 gold13 silver
1Golden Lotus5 gold20 silver
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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 4 gold61 silver per craft.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 10 gold33 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 6 gold2 silver
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 30 silver10 copper
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- −4 gold61 silver (-45%)
- Evidence: 26 current listings holding 1,949 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandarian Garnet Jewelcrafting · 1,834 on the Auction House | 1 | 5 gold13 silver | 5 gold13 silver | 50% |
| Golden Lotus Herb · 32,828 on the Auction House | 1 | 5 gold20 silver | 5 gold20 silver | 50% |
| Total per craft | 10 gold33 silver | 100% |
About Transmute: Primordial Ruby
One craft takes 1 Pandarian Garnet and 1 Golden Lotus. Primordial Ruby is itself a reagent in 10 other recipes (Jewelcrafting, Enchanting and Engineering).
- Recipe category
- Transmutation (Pandaria Alchemy)
Primordial Ruby tooltip
Primordial Ruby: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 27% 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
- 6 gold33 silver
- 30-day low
- 1 gold Nov 2
- 30-day high
- 42 gold Oct 17
- 30-day median
- 5 gold
- 7-day median
- 5 gold
- Hourly snapshots
- 692
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Pandarian Garnet. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 8 other recipes (8 Jewelcrafting); Golembreaker Amulet takes the most, 6 per craft.
Golden Lotus. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 13 other recipes (13 Alchemy); the most per craft: Zen Alchemist Stone (Alchemy, 3 per craft), Pandaren Alchemist's Kit (Alchemy, 2 per craft), Flask of Falling Leaves (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Flask of Spring Blossoms (Alchemy, 1 per craft) and Flask of Winter's Bite (Alchemy, 1 per craft).
More Pandaria Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
Alchemist's RejuvenationPotions, learn at 1, grey at 10- Darkwater PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Desecrated OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 40
- Elixir of MirrorsElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Elixir of PeaceElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Elixir of PerfectionElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Elixir of WeaponryElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 40
- Elixir of the RapidsElixirs, learn at 1, grey at 65
- Flask of Falling LeavesFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
- Flask of Spring BlossomsFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 75
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 2 reagents for one craft of Transmute: Primordial Ruby cost 10 gold33 silver. Most of that is Golden Lotus - 1 at 5 gold20 silver each, 5 gold20 silver, 50.3% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 10 gold87 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 6 gold2 silver, which does not clear it.
The crafted item currently lists for less than its reagents cost: −4 gold31 silver before fees, and the Auction House would still take 30 silver10 copper of a sale, so a craft loses 4 gold61 silver at these prices. At current listings, buying the crafted item costs less than making it. That is an estimated -44.6% return on the gold you put into reagents.
Listing depth right now: 1,949 units across 26 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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