Is crafting Swiftness Potion profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU Normal · Alliance, trusted material cost is 3s 93c and trusted sale is 3s 68c, for about -44c profit per craft (-11% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Swiftness Potion?

Material cost for Swiftness Potion is about 3s 93c on US & AU Normal · Alliance, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Swiftness Potion craft profit

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Swiftness Potion

Craft flip · Alchemy · skill 60 · US & AU Normal · Alliance

Profitⓘ−44c

Marginⓘ-11%

Mat cost3s 93c

Sale3s 68c

Make Swiftness Potion (Alchemy, skill 60).

Buy 1 Swiftthistle at 2s 89c each (11 are listed)
Buy 1 Briarthorn at 1s 0c each (52 are listed)
Buy 1 Empty Vial from a vendor at 4c each, sold 5 for 20c

39 are listed at 3s 68c, so a craft clears about -44c over the 3s 93c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 3s 92c (+7% vs true value). Ranking uses 3s 68c.

Material cost 3s 93c. Trusted sale 3s 68c. Profitⓘ 44c under cost (-11%). 39 are listed. Latest listing 3s 92c. Seen across 45 snapshots, 44m ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Swiftthistle	1	2s 89c	11 are listed	2s 39c	44m ago	43
Briarthorn	1	1s 0c	52 are listed	1s 0c	34m ago	45
Empty Vial	1	4c	Vendor	6c	44m ago	45

Swiftness Potion

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 19:29	us-normal-alliance	3s 92c	39	355
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	3s 97c	11	239
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	3s 97c	—	264
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	4s 1c	20	264
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	4s 1c	20	264
2026-11-09 07:52	us-normal-alliance	3s 68c	24	528
2026-11-09 06:37	us-normal-alliance	3s 67c	2	523
2026-11-09 04:52	us-normal-alliance	3s 73c	—	448

Swiftthistle

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 19:29	us-normal-alliance	2s 89c	11	1666
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	2s 88c	141	1426
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	2s 88c	—	1445
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	3s 0c	100	967
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	3s 0c	100	967
2026-11-09 06:37	us-normal-alliance	2s 39c	60	644
2026-11-09 04:52	us-normal-alliance	2s 10c	—	1468
2026-11-08 21:59	us-normal-alliance	2s 0c	33	1729

Briarthorn

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 19:39	us-normal-alliance	96c	—	1384
2026-11-09 19:29	us-normal-alliance	96c	52	1205
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	88c	135	2293
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	88c	—	2697
2026-11-09 16:17	us-normal-alliance	88c	—	2668
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	91c	101	2229
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	91c	101	2229
2026-11-09 07:49	us-normal-alliance	1s 0c	18	2612

Empty Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 19:29	us-normal-alliance	6c	2129	2417
2026-11-09 16:19	us-normal-alliance	6c	727	1007
2026-11-09 16:18	us-normal-alliance	6c	—	2214
2026-11-09 16:17	us-normal-alliance	6c	—	2228
2026-11-09 13:55	us-normal-alliance	5c	37	977
2026-11-09 13:54	us-normal-alliance	5c	37	977
2026-11-09 06:37	us-normal-alliance	5c	1301	3542
2026-11-09 04:52	us-normal-alliance	5c	—	8303