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

On US & AU RP PvP · Horde, trusted material cost is 9s 43c and trusted sale is 8s 98c, for about -90c profit per craft (-10% 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 9s 43c on US & AU RP PvP · 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 PvP · Horde

Profitⓘ−90c

Marginⓘ-10%

Mat cost9s 43c

Sale8s 98c

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

Buy 1 Wild Steelbloom at 6s 33c each (30 are listed) (limited vendor: Maria Lumere, stock 1 at 1s 89c)
Buy 1 Stranglekelp at 2s 70c each (10 are listed)
Buy 1 Leaded Vial from a vendor at 40c each, sold 5 for 2s 0c

56 are listed at 8s 98c, so a craft clears about -90c over the 9s 43c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 44s 97c (+401% vs true value)—treat as unverified. A material's latest listing sits well above its true value; cost uses the higher figure.

Material cost 9s 43c. Trusted sale 8s 98c. Profitⓘ 90c under cost (-10%). 56 are listed. Latest listing 44s 97c. Seen across 1 snapshots, 2d ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Wild Steelbloom	1	6s 33c	30 are listed (limited vendor: Maria Lumere, stock 1 at 1s 89c)	2s 0c	2d ago	1
Stranglekelp	1	2s 70c	10 are listed	2s 69c	10h ago	5
Leaded Vial	1	40c	Vendor	1s 0c	10h ago	3

Elixir of Lesser Defense

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 07:16	us-rppvp-horde	8s 98c	—	490
2026-11-07 16:37	us-rppvp-horde	44s 97c	56	211

Wild Steelbloom

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 07:27	us-rppvp-horde	2s 29c	—	925
2026-11-09 07:16	us-rppvp-horde	2s 0c	—	997
2026-11-07 16:37	us-rppvp-horde	6s 33c	30	231

Stranglekelp

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 07:27	us-rppvp-horde	2s 70c	—	1058
2026-11-09 07:16	us-rppvp-horde	2s 69c	—	1077
2026-11-08 06:20	us-rppvp-horde	2s 97c	10	282
2026-11-07 16:37	us-rppvp-horde	3s 11c	77	482
2026-11-07 16:34	us-rppvp-horde	3s 11c	77	482
2026-11-07 16:34	us-rppvp-horde	3s 11c	57	462

Leaded Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 07:16	us-rppvp-horde	1s 0c	—	85
2026-11-07 19:27	us-rppvp-horde	1s 0c	—	50
2026-11-07 16:37	us-rppvp-horde	1s 0c	5	5