Is crafting Swim Speed Potion profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU Normal · Horde, trusted material cost is 4s 55c and trusted sale is 47c, for about -4s 11c profit per craft (-90% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Swim Speed Potion?

Material cost for Swim Speed Potion is about 4s 55c on US & AU Normal · Horde, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Swim Speed Potion craft profit

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Swim Speed Potion

Craft flip · Alchemy · skill 100 · US & AU Normal · Horde

Profitⓘ−4s 11c

Marginⓘ-90%

Mat cost4s 55c

Sale47c

Make Swim Speed Potion (Alchemy, skill 100).

Buy 1 Swiftthistle at 3s 1c each (179 are listed)
Buy 1 Blackmouth Oil at 1s 50c each (171 are listed)
Buy 1 Empty Vial from a vendor at 4c each, sold 5 for 20c

19 are listed at 47c, so a craft clears about -4s 11c over the 4s 55c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

A material's latest listing sits well above its true value; cost uses the higher figure.

Material cost 4s 55c. Trusted sale 47c. Profitⓘ 4s 11c under cost (-90%). 19 are listed. Latest listing 46c. Seen across 31 snapshots, 2h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Swiftthistle	1	3s 1c	179 are listed	1s 90c	2h ago	36
Blackmouth Oil	1	1s 50c	171 are listed	1s 30c	3h ago	33
Empty Vial	1	4c	Vendor	9c	2h ago	34

Swim Speed Potion

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	46c	19	50
2026-11-09 08:43	us-normal-horde	45c	24	24
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	45c	189	412
2026-11-09 03:08	us-normal-horde	45c	8	8
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	45c	93	422
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	45c	14	360
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	55c	175	209
2026-11-08 23:09	us-normal-horde	55c	266	300

Swiftthistle

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	3s 1c	—	1933
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	3s 1c	—	1933
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	2s 1c	—	1250
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	2s 4c	179	1064
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	1s 50c	80	2126
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	1s 95c	37	1651
2026-11-08 23:42	us-normal-horde	1s 77c	30	2673
2026-11-08 23:09	us-normal-horde	1s 97c	2	2322

Blackmouth Oil

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	1s 50c	—	1180
2026-11-09 17:15	us-normal-horde	1s 50c	—	1180
2026-11-09 14:11	us-normal-horde	1s 74c	—	818
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	1s 74c	—	818
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	1s 74c	—	818
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	2s 0c	171	1519
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	1s 30c	24	44
2026-11-09 02:32	us-normal-horde	1s 30c	31	51

Empty Vial

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 17:21	us-normal-horde	11c	80	80
2026-11-09 17:16	us-normal-horde	8c	—	2768
2026-11-09 17:15	us-normal-horde	8c	—	2768
2026-11-09 14:11	us-normal-horde	9c	—	1458
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	9c	—	1458
2026-11-09 14:10	us-normal-horde	9c	—	1458
2026-11-09 07:32	us-normal-horde	8c	635	1216
2026-11-09 02:50	us-normal-horde	9c	1112	1776