Is crafting Elixir of Lesser Defense profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU Normal · Horde, trusted material cost is 5s 9c and trusted sale is 5s 77c, for about 39c profit per craft (8% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Elixir of Lesser Defense?

Material cost for Elixir of Lesser Defense is about 5s 9c on US & AU Normal · Horde, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Elixir of Lesser Defense craft profit

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Elixir of Lesser Defense

Craft flip · Alchemy · skill 130 · US & AU Normal · Horde

Profitⓘ+39c

Marginⓘ+8%

Mat cost5s 9c

Sale5s 77c

Make Elixir of Lesser Defense (Alchemy, skill 130).

Buy 1 Wild Steelbloom at 1s 69c each (27 are listed) (limited vendor: Maria Lumere, stock 1 at 1s 89c)
Buy 1 Stranglekelp at 3s 0c each (5 are listed)
Buy 1 Leaded Vial from a vendor at 40c each, sold 5 for 2s 0c

3 are listed at 5s 77c, so a craft clears about 39c over the 5s 9c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 6s 0c (+4% vs true value). Ranking uses 5s 77c.

Material cost 5s 9c. Trusted sale 5s 77c. Profitⓘ 39c over cost (8%). 3 are listed. Latest listing 6s 0c. Seen across 30 snapshots, 3h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Wild Steelbloom	1	1s 69c	27 are listed (limited vendor: Maria Lumere, stock 1 at 1s 89c)	1s 69c	3h ago	30
Stranglekelp	1	3s 0c	5 are listed	2s 34c	3h ago	37
Leaded Vial	1	40c	Vendor	85c	17m ago	35

Elixir of Lesser Defense

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	6s 0c	3	18
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	5s 0c	6	560
2026-11-09 03:49	us-normal-horde	5s 50c	—	553
2026-11-09 03:47	us-normal-horde	5s 50c	—	514
2026-11-09 03:40	us-normal-horde	5s 50c	—	550
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	5s 77c	154	265
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	5s 78c	131	207
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	4s 59c	27	739

Wild Steelbloom

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	1s 69c	27	79
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	1s 28c	95	2539
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	1s 58c	55	1220
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	1s 59c	228	1140
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	1s 69c	42	631
2026-11-08 23:09	us-normal-horde	1s 69c	39	707
2026-11-08 21:37	us-normal-horde	1s 70c	88	591
2026-11-08 21:25	us-normal-horde	1s 71c	51	528

Stranglekelp

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	3s 0c	5	10
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	2s 34c	—	627
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	2s 34c	—	627
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	2s 34c	—	1639
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	2s 8c	132	1657
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	2s 45c	7	601
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	2s 44c	3	682
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	2s 27c	10	828

Leaded Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 21:00	us-normal-horde	70c	—	1140
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	88c	20	440
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	68c	—	1192
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	68c	—	1192
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	75c	—	1327
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	75c	—	1327
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	85c	53	753
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	84c	570	1462