Crafting profit
Pick a market and a profession. Every recipe is ranked by what it earns at that market's prices right now. Enchantments make no item to sell, so they are costed on the enchants page instead. The crafts that also sell through the week, and the profession leading on each house, are in the gold meta.
On Normal Alliance US as of 15 November 2026, Arcanite Bar (Alchemy) makes the most per craft among recipes that sell at least once a day: about 31g 58s after the 5 percent auction house cut. It also makes the most a day once sales are counted, about 920g. 463 of 965 fully priced recipes make a profit, not counting 19 with an unconfirmed price.
Current market: Normal Alliance US. This browser opens every tool here until you pick another. Address for this market: ahledger.com/crafting?market=forever/normal/alliance/us
▸How this is worked out
Reagents are priced at their median, the result at its median times the recipe's average yield, less the 5 percent auction house cut. A reagent with no price is named rather than counted as free. Deposits and the value of your own gathered materials are not in these numbers.
Sold/day is the estimated units of the result sold a day on this auction house over the last week, from consecutive scans; it leans low and is blank where too few hours of scans back it. Profit a day is the margin per unit times that: the most a crafter supplying the whole market could make. A fat margin on something that sells three a day is worth less than a thin one on something that sells three hundred.
A recipe whose margin is 1,000 percent or more of its reagent cost is marked as an unconfirmed price, ranked after the rest and not counted as profitable: a craft that clears ten times its reagent cost in profit is nearly always one whose result is listed far above what it sells for. Check its price history before crafting it.
Profit by profession on Normal Alliance US
Each profession ranked by the profit a day of its five best recipes at current prices and sales: the most a crafter supplying the whole market could make. Recipes with an unconfirmed price are not counted in the top recipe, the total or the profitable count.
| Profession | Profitable | Top recipe | Top 5 a dayTop 5 recipes, profit a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 of 110 | Arcanite Bar | 1,299g | |
| 99 of 199 | Devilsaur Gauntlets | 329g 86s | |
| 50 of 99 | Bear Brisket | 249g 25s | |
| 82 of 184 | Black Silk Pack | 199g 37s | |
| 84 of 192 | Golden Scale Shoulders | 163g 98s | |
| 70 of 116 | Minor Recombobulator | 153g 20s | |
| 10 of 16 | Mithril Bar | 128g 96s | |
| 7 of 18 | Enchanted Leather | 53g 20s | |
| 6 of 26 | Surgical Tourniquet | 19g 11s | |
| 3 of 3 | Camp Chair | 14g 8s | |
| 1 of 2 | Greenhouse | 1g 43s 88c |
984 recipes · 463 above water · Normal Alliance US · 19 unconfirmed ranked last · top 100 shown
| Craft | Cost | Value | Margin | Return | Sold/day | Profit/day | Reagents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
none sold · 0c/day | 13g 34s | 71g 25s | 57g 90s | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 17 days · 8g 83s 80c/day | 17g 33s | 66g 50s | 49g 16s | 8g 83s 80c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 14g 48s/day | 22g 45s | 71g 25s | 48g 79s | 14g 48s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 11g 64s/day | 13g 91s | 56g 99s | 43g 8s | 11g 64s | |||
~29 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 920g 41s/day | 9g 98s 76c | 41g 57s | 31g 58s | 920g 41s | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 41g 41s/day | 24g 59s | 56g 5s | 31g 45s | 41g 41s | |||
~3 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 106g 14s/day | 16g 37s | 47g 50s | 31g 12s | 106g 14s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 6g 92c | 28g 50s | 22g 49s | 0c | |||
~6 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 126g 78s/day | 14g 63s | 37g 3s | 22g 39s | 126g 78s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 24s 39c/day | 6g 14s 57c | 28g 49s | 22g 35s | 24s 39c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 15g 28s | 33g 25s | 17g 97s | 0c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 26g 27s/day | 9g 14s 51c | 23g 75s | 14g 60s | 26g 27s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 3g 90s 83c/day | 37g 78s | 52g 25s | 14g 46s | 3g 90s 83c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 6g 93s 73c/day | 34g 66s | 47g 50s | 12g 83s | 6g 93s 73c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 14g 91s/day | 44g 20s | 56g 99s | 12g 79s | 14g 91s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 5g 85s 35c/day | 131g 67s | 142g 50s | 10g 82s | 5g 85s 35c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 8g 43s 67c/day | 28g 89s | 38g | 9g 10s 44c | 8g 43s 67c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 21g 22s/day | 9g 6s 42c | 18g 5s | 8g 98s 58c | 21g 22s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 14g 99s | 23g 75s | 8g 75s 64c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · 8g 72s 66c/day | 3g 83s 84c | 11g 87s | 8g 3s 66c | 8g 72s 66c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 32g 44s/day | 1g 48s 80c | 9g 49s 5c | 8g 25c | 32g 44s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 21g 39s | 29g 20s | 7g 80s 93c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 13 days · 4g 2s 62c/day | 6g 64s 19c | 13g 95s | 7g 31s 36c | 4g 2s 62c | |||
~8 sold/day · shelf clears in about 18 days · 56g 52s/day | 5g 95s | 13g 24s | 7g 29s 25c | 56g 52s | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 7g 41s 61c/day | 9g 28s 96c | 16g 15s | 6g 86s 4c | 7g 41s 61c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 5g 27s 79c | 12g 3s | 6g 75s 86c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · 2g 81s 92c/day | 1g 92s 95c | 8g 32s 20c | 6g 39s 25c | 2g 81s 92c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · 3g 33s 9c/day | 10g 93s | 17g 10s | 6g 16s 26c | 3g 33s 9c | |||
~11 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · 32g 91s/day | 22g 6s | 28g 12s | 6g 5s 99c | 32g 91s | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 22g 38s/day | 39g 56s | 45g 60s | 6g 3s 61c | 22g 38s | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 21g 73s/day | 3g 44s 32c | 9g 26s 25c | 5g 81s 93c | 21g 73s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 3g 8s 82c/day | 10g | 15g 72s | 5g 71s 35c | 3g 8s 82c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 1g 53s 87c/day | 8g 50s 89c | 14g 20s | 5g 69s 36c | 1g 53s 87c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 16 days · 3g 16s 28c/day | 6g 40c | 11g 57s | 5g 56s 70c | 3g 16s 28c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 4g 9s 93c | 9g 50s 95c | 5g 41s 2c | 0c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 20 days · 22g 14s/day | 64s 98c | 5g 68s 26c | 5g 3s 28c | 22g 14s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 18 days · 2g 82s 84c/day | 1g 78s 40c | 5g 15s 62c | 3g 37s 22c | 2g 82s 84c | |||
~6 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 21g 5s/day | 55s 92c | 3g 79s 99c | 3g 24s 7c | 21g 5s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 2g 35s 99c/day | 1g 10s 10c | 4g 22s 22c | 3g 12s 12c | 2g 35s 99c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 78s 8c | 3g 85s 54c | 3g 7s 46c | 0c | |||
~6 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 19g 19s/day | 1g 76s 37c | 4g 74s 5c | 2g 97s 68c | 19g 19s | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 11g 20s/day | 6g 30s 69c | 9g 26s 25c | 2g 95s 56c | 11g 20s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 15 days · 1g 53s 16c/day | 1g 67s 88c | 4g 51s 25c | 2g 83s 37c | 1g 53s 16c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 2g 92s 4c/day | 2g 86s 81c | 5g 70s | 2g 83s 19c | 2g 92s 4c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 11 days · 75s 33c/day | 4g 81s 26c | 7g 59s 99c | 2g 78s 73c | 75s 33c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 9 days · 29s 94c/day | 3g 92s 55c | 6g 65s | 2g 72s 45c | 29s 94c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 36 days · 74s 1c/day | 27s 93c | 2g 97s 28c | 2g 69s 35c | 74s 1c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 44g 86s | 47g 50s | 2g 63s 80c | 0c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 4g 67s 85c/day | 1g 31s 61c | 3g 79s 5c | 2g 47s 44c | 4g 67s 85c | |||
~9 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 21g 11s/day | 1g 15s 82c | 3g 56s 25c | 2g 40s 43c | 21g 11s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 18s 32c | 3g 56s 25c | 2g 37s 93c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 2g 97s 32c/day | 14g 38s | 16g 62s | 2g 24s 10c | 2g 97s 32c | |||
~6 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 12g 64s/day | 1g 29s 38c | 3g 47s 70c | 2g 18s 32c | 12g 64s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 58s 9c/day | 2g 60s 3c | 4g 74s 99c | 2g 14s 96c | 58s 9c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 54s 69c/day | 82s 61c | 2g 84s 99c | 2g 2s 38c | 54s 69c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 2g 97s 88c/day | 4g 68s 53c | 6g 65s | 1g 96s 47c | 2g 97s 88c | |||
~5 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 9g 1s 85c/day | 91s 58c | 2g 87s 88c | 1g 96s 30c | 9g 1s 85c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 93s 2c | 2g 85s | 1g 91s 98c | 0c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 4g 14s 53c/day | 94s 10c | 2g 81s 21c | 1g 87s 11c | 4g 14s 53c | |||
~11 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 19g 69s/day | 4g 63s 29c | 6g 41s 25c | 1g 77s 96c | 19g 69s | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 4g 24s 64c/day | 1g 10s 80c | 2g 85s | 1g 74s 20c | 4g 24s 64c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 2g 76s 85c/day | 12g 99s | 14g 72s | 1g 73s 36c | 2g 76s 85c | |||
~6 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 10g 20s/day | 1g 3s 78c | 2g 75s 50c | 1g 71s 72c | 10g 20s | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 7g 14s 81c/day | 1g 38s 98c | 3g 8s 75c | 1g 69s 77c | 7g 14s 81c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 44s 75c/day | 6g 89s 40c | 8g 55s | 1g 65s 60c | 44s 75c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 99s 5c | 2g 61s 25c | 1g 62s 20c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 9g 73s 74c | 11g 35s | 1g 61s 51c | 0c | |||
~12 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 18g 44s/day | 2g 18s 91c | 3g 77s 15c | 1g 58s 24c | 18g 44s | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 2g 3s 60c/day | 7g 4s 68c | 8g 62s 60c | 1g 57s 92c | 2g 3s 60c | |||
~20 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 29g 28s/day | 1g 31s 79c | 2g 79s 30c | 1g 47s 51c | 29g 28s | |||
~3 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 4g 81s 51c/day | 2g 99s 6c | 4g 46s 50c | 1g 47s 44c | 4g 81s 51c | |||
~8 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 11g 68s/day | 3g 28s 15c | 4g 73s 10c | 1g 44s 95c | 11g 68s | |||
~10 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 14g 82s/day | 3g 22s 21c | 4g 64s 55c | 1g 42s 34c | 14g 82s | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 2g 15s 53c/day | 77s 39c | 2g 18s 50c | 1g 41s 11c | 2g 15s 53c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 5g 25s 4c/day | 7g 11s 48c | 8g 50s 25c | 1g 38s 77c | 5g 25s 4c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 8 days · 1g 48s 96c/day | 23s 41c | 1g 61s 21c | 1g 37s 80c | 1g 48s 96c | |||
~14 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 19g 44s/day | 30s | 1g 66s 25c | 1g 36s 25c | 19g 44s | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · 2g 18s 40c/day | 54s 36c | 1g 89s 5c | 1g 34s 69c | 2g 18s 40c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 16 days · 1g 71s 84c/day | 2g 22s 91c | 3g 56s 25c | 1g 33s 34c | 1g 71s 84c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 11 days · 71s 37c/day | 4g 33s 21c | 5g 65s 25c | 1g 32s 4c | 71s 37c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 5g 77s 23c/day | 4g 9s 8c | 5g 40s 55c | 1g 31s 47c | 5g 77s 23c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 26 days · 54s 79c/day | 5g 27s 71c | 6g 55s 50c | 1g 27s 79c | 54s 79c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 62s 92c | 1g 89s 81c | 1g 26s 89c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 1g 70s 85c/day | 1g 58s 20c | 2g 84s 71c | 1g 26s 51c | 1g 70s 85c | |||
~27 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 33g 35s/day | 56s 15c | 1g 80s 50c | 1g 24s 35c | 33g 35s | |||
~8 sold/day · shelf clears in about 9 days · 9g 54s 82c/day | 2g 71s 32c | 3g 94s 24c | 1g 22s 92c | 9g 54s 82c | |||
~12 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 13g 83s/day | 3g 55s 27c | 4g 75s | 1g 19s 73c | 13g 83s | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · 1g 94s 83c/day | 73s 56c | 1g 90s | 1g 16s 44c | 1g 94s 83c | |||
~28 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 31g 32s/day | 79s 89c | 1g 89s 99c | 1g 10s 10c | 31g 32s | |||
~6 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 6g 21s 9c/day | 60s 89c | 1g 70s 99c | 1g 10s 10c | 6g 21s 9c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 78s 36c | 1g 88s 10c | 1g 9s 74c | 0c | |||
~9 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 10g 4s/day | 1g 37s 26c | 2g 46s 3c | 1g 8s 77c | 10g 4s | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 4g 60s 83c/day | 2g 53s | 3g 60s 5c | 1g 7s 5c | 4g 60s 83c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 1g 54s 88c/day | 2g 54s 40c | 3g 61s | 1g 6s 60c | 1g 54s 88c | |||
~470 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 166g 89s/day | 65s | 1g 71s | 1g 6s | 166g 89s | |||
~41 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 42g 42s/day | 84s 64c | 1g 89s 5c | 1g 4s 41c | 42g 42s | |||
~16 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 16g 36s/day | 1g 81s 77c | 2g 84s 99c | 1g 3s 22c | 16g 36s | |||
~23 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 22g 96s/day | 63s 92c | 1g 62s 45c | 98s 53c | 22g 96s | |||
~11 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 11g 7s/day | 2g 87s 85c | 3g 86s 37c | 98s 52c | 11g 7s | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 2g 42s 30c/day | 3g 28s 29c | 4g 26s 55c | 98s 26c | 2g 42s 30c |
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Common questions
- What is the most profitable craft in WoW Forever right now?
- On Normal Alliance US as of 15 November 2026, Arcanite Bar (Alchemy) makes the most per craft among recipes that sell at least once a day: about 31g 58s after the 5 percent auction house cut. It also makes the most a day once sales are counted, about 920g. 463 of 965 fully priced recipes make a profit, not counting 19 with an unconfirmed price.
- Which profession makes the most gold in WoW Forever?
- On Normal Alliance US, Alchemy leads right now: its five best recipes add up to about 1,300g a day at current prices and sales, led by Arcanite Bar. Leatherworking is next at about 330g. That is the most a crafter supplying the whole market could make; the gold meta tracks the leader on every house each week.
- How is crafting profit calculated?
- Each reagent is priced at its median on the market, and the result at its median times the recipe's average yield, less the 5 percent auction house cut. A reagent with no price is named rather than counted as free. Deposits and the value of materials you gather yourself are not in the numbers.
- Why are some recipes with huge margins ranked last?
- A profit of 1,000 percent or more of the reagent cost almost always means the result is listed far above what it really sells for, often by one seller. Those recipes stay in the table, marked as an unconfirmed price, but rank after the rest, are not counted as profitable and are never named as the best craft. Check the result's price history on its item page before crafting one.
- Why is the biggest margin not always the best craft?
- A margin pays only as fast as the result sells. Profit a day is the margin times the estimated units sold a day on that auction house, so a thin margin on something that sells three hundred a day beats a fat one on something that sells three. Rank by Profit a day to see that order.