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

On US & AU RP · Horde, trusted material cost is 4s 68c and trusted sale is 10s 0c, for about 4s 82c profit per craft (103% 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 4s 68c on US & AU RP · 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 RP · Horde

Profitⓘ+4s 82c

Marginⓘ+103%

Mat cost4s 68c

Sale10s 0c

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

Buy 1 Wild Steelbloom at 2s 63c each (44 are listed) (limited vendor: Maria Lumere, stock 1 at 1s 89c)
Buy 1 Stranglekelp at 1s 65c each (124 are listed)
Buy 1 Leaded Vial from a vendor at 40c each, sold 5 for 2s 0c

22 are listed at 10s 0c, so a craft clears about 4s 82c over the 4s 68c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Material cost 4s 68c. Trusted sale 10s 0c. Profitⓘ 4s 82c over cost (103%). 22 are listed. Latest listing 10s 0c. Seen across 3 snapshots, 9h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Wild Steelbloom	1	2s 63c	44 are listed (limited vendor: Maria Lumere, stock 1 at 1s 89c)	2s 63c	9h ago	7
Stranglekelp	1	1s 65c	124 are listed	1s 65c	9h ago	6
Leaded Vial	1	40c	Vendor	80c	9h ago	1

Elixir of Lesser Defense

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	10s 0c	22	135
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	55s 0c	106	168
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	90s 0c	6	7

Wild Steelbloom

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	2s 63c	44	395
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	5s 89c	20	280
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	7s 89c	17	285
2026-11-07 03:29	us-rp-horde	29s 99c	1	1
2026-11-06 10:23	us-rp-horde	29s 99c	75	139
2026-11-06 09:50	us-rp-horde	29s 99c	75	145
2026-11-05 21:33	us-rp-horde	75s 0c	3	3

Stranglekelp

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	1s 65c	124	412
2026-11-08 01:00	us-rp-horde	1s 99c	3	4
2026-11-07 11:12	us-rp-horde	1s 72c	28	129
2026-11-06 10:23	us-rp-horde	1s 20c	7	68
2026-11-06 09:50	us-rp-horde	1s 0c	22	100
2026-11-05 21:33	us-rp-horde	2s 95c	23	153

Leaded Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 08:07	us-rp-horde	80c	114	118