Is crafting Swiftness Potion profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU RP · Horde, trusted material cost is 2s 28c and trusted sale is 1s 98c, for about -40c profit per craft (-18% 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 2s 28c on US & AU RP · Horde, 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 RP · Horde

Profitⓘ−40c

Marginⓘ-18%

Mat cost2s 28c

Sale1s 98c

Make Swiftness Potion (Alchemy, skill 60).

Buy 1 Swiftthistle at 89c each (92 are listed)
Buy 1 Briarthorn at 1s 35c each (5 are listed)
Buy 1 Empty Vial from a vendor at 4c each, sold 5 for 20c

27 are listed at 1s 98c, so a craft clears about -40c over the 2s 28c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Material cost 2s 28c. Trusted sale 1s 98c. Profitⓘ 40c under cost (-18%). 27 are listed. Latest listing 1s 98c. Seen across 6 snapshots, 9h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Swiftthistle	1	89c	92 are listed	89c	9h ago	7
Briarthorn	1	1s 35c	5 are listed	1s 35c	9h ago	6
Empty Vial	1	4c	Vendor	19c	9h ago	5

Swiftness Potion

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	1s 98c	27	246
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	1s 39c	18	209
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	1s 72c	86	209
2026-11-06 10:23	us-rp-horde	2s 49c	7	118
2026-11-06 09:50	us-rp-horde	2s 49c	9	120
2026-11-05 21:33	us-rp-horde	3s 0c	6	55

Swiftthistle

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	85c	92	955
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	89c	77	315
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	98c	37	157
2026-11-07 03:29	us-rp-horde	1s 20c	2	38
2026-11-06 10:23	us-rp-horde	1s 40c	27	243
2026-11-06 09:50	us-rp-horde	1s 40c	24	245
2026-11-05 21:33	us-rp-horde	3s 30c	3	137

Briarthorn

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	1s 35c	5	543
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	1s 13c	109	739
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	1s 60c	220	598
2026-11-06 10:23	us-rp-horde	3s 30c	71	635
2026-11-06 09:50	us-rp-horde	3s 30c	73	711
2026-11-05 21:33	us-rp-horde	11s 0c	106	267

Empty Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	19c	174	203
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	20c	91	91
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	20c	343	343
2026-11-06 09:50	us-rp-horde	20c	165	165
2026-11-05 21:33	us-rp-horde	20c	58	58