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.

Crafting profit

Q: 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.

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, Surgical Tourniquet (First Aid) makes the most per craft among recipes that sell at least once a day: about 1g 96s after the 5 percent auction house cut. It also makes the most a day once sales are counted, about 9g 2s. 6 of 26 fully priced recipes make a profit.

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1MarketPrices come from the latest scans of this market.2ProfessionAll of them, or one.3Rank byMargin per craft, or that margin times what the market buys a day.4ShowFully priced recipes rank truthfully; every recipe shows what each craft needs.

▸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.

What the margin leaves out.

26 recipes · 6 above water · Normal Alliance US

Craft	Cost	Value	Margin	Return	Sold/day	Profit/day	Reagents
Powerful Poultice First Aid 255 · makes 3 <1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 24s 39c/day	6g 14s 57c	28g 49s	22g 35s	364%	<1	24s 39c	1 × Essence of Water, 1 × Flagon of Dwarven Honeymead, 1 × Hot Spices
Surgical Tourniquet First Aid 240 ~5 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 9g 1s 85c/day	91s 58c	2g 87s 88c	1g 96s 30c	214%	5	9g 1s 85c	2 × Heavy Silken Thread, 2 × Rugged Leather, 2 × Runecloth
Potent Anti-Venom First Aid 190 · makes 3 ~45 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 7g 78s 10c/day	18s 96c	71s 22c	52s 26c	276%	45	7g 78s 10c	1 × Swollen Venom Sac
Toxin Study First Aid 100 ~8 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 75s 17c/day	9s 28c	18s 95c	9s 67c	104%	8	75s 17c	2 × Mageweave Bandage, 2 × Simple Wood, 1 × Anti-Venom
Major Healing Potion First Aid 250 ~77 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 1g 31s 59c/day	26s 93c	28s 63c	1s 70c	6%	77	1g 31s 59c	3 × Soothing Spices, 1 × Crystal Vial, 1 × Golden Sansam
Heavy Silk Bandage First Aid 140 ~850 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 15s 34c/day	4s 20c	4s 22c	2c	0%	850	15s 34c	2 × Silk Cloth
First Aid Kit First Aid ~220 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · -9s 39c/day	47c	43c	-4c	-9%	220	-9s 39c	3 × Linen Bandage, 1 × Refreshing Spring Water
Leather Tourniquet First Aid 180 ~13 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · -1s 67c/day	23s 88c	23s 75c	-13c	-1%	13	-1s 67c	2 × Silken Thread, 2 × Thick Leather
Linen Bandage First Aid ~2,300 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · -4g 34s 37c/day	28c	10c	-18c	-66%	2,300	-4g 34s 37c	1 × Linen Cloth
Silk Bandage First Aid 110 ~860 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · -1g 72s 13c/day	2s 10c	1s 90c	-20c	-10%	860	-1g 72s 13c	1 × Silk Cloth
Anti-Venom First Aid 40 · makes 3 ~190 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · -12s 86c/day	1s	80c	-20c	-20%	190	-12s 86c	1 × Small Venom Sac
Heavy Linen Bandage First Aid 10 ~1,500 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · -5g 48s 16c/day	56c	19c	-37c	-66%	1,500	-5g 48s 16c	2 × Linen Cloth
Simple Poultice First Aid 50 · makes 3 ~400 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · -92s 92c/day	1s 50c	80c	-70c	-47%	400	-92s 92c	1 × Bottle of Dalaran Noir, 1 × Mild Spices, 1 × Spider Ichor
Healing Potion First Aid 95 ~1,700 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · -13g 3s/day	2s 7c	1s 31c	-76c	-37%	1,700	-13g 3s	1 × Bruiseweed, 1 × Hot Spices, 1 × Leaded Vial
Greater Healing Potion First Aid 135 ~1,500 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · -11g 30s/day	6s 17c	5s 41c	-76c	-12%	1,500	-11g 30s	3 × Hot Spices, 1 × Leaded Vial, 1 × Liferoot
Clever Poultice First Aid 120 · makes 3 ~170 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · -59s 71c/day	3s 33c	2s 28c	-1s 5c	-32%	170	-59s 71c	1 × Murloc Fin, 1 × Soothing Spices, 1 × Thunder Ale
Wool Bandage First Aid 40 ~1,200 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · -14g 58s/day	1s 47c	27c	-1s 20c	-82%	1,200	-14g 58s	1 × Wool Cloth
Runecloth Bandage First Aid 220 ~83 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · -1g 54s 33c/day	8s 50c	6s 65c	-1s 85c	-22%	83	-1g 54s 33c	1 × Runecloth
Strong Anti-Venom First Aid 90 · makes 3 ~260 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · -1g 71s 70c/day	3s 75c	1s 77c	-1s 98c	-53%	260	-1g 71s 70c	1 × Large Venom Sac
Heavy Wool Bandage First Aid 75 ~440 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · -10g 56s/day	2s 94c	54c	-2s 40c	-82%	440	-10g 56s	2 × Wool Cloth
Heavy Runecloth Bandage First Aid 250 ~36 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · -98s 16c/day	17s	14s 25c	-2s 75c	-16%	36	-98s 16c	2 × Runecloth
Mageweave Bandage First Aid 170 ~270 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · -9g 26s 37c/day	7s 37c	3s 88c	-3s 49c	-47%	270	-9g 26s 37c	1 × Mageweave Cloth
Superior Poultice First Aid 185 · makes 3 ~77 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · -1g 3s 91c/day	13s 27c	9s 23c	-4s 4c	-30%	77	-1g 3s 91c	1 × Elemental Water, 1 × Hot Spices, 1 × Skin of Dwarven Stout
Woolen Tourniquet First Aid 80 ~62 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · -2g 82s 40c/day	5s 20c	67c	-4s 53c	-87%	62	-2g 82s 40c	2 × Fine Thread, 2 × Wool Cloth
Heavy Mageweave Bandage First Aid 200 ~77 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · -6g 58s 55c/day	14s 74c	6s 18c	-8s 56c	-58%	77	-6g 58s 55c	2 × Mageweave Cloth
Superior Healing Potion First Aid 190 ~520 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · -126g 93s/day	31s 70c	7s 21c	-24s 49c	-77%	520	-126g 93s	1 × Crystal Vial, 1 × Soothing Spices, 1 × Sungrass

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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, Surgical Tourniquet (First Aid) makes the most per craft among recipes that sell at least once a day: about 1g 96s after the 5 percent auction house cut. It also makes the most a day once sales are counted, about 9g 2s. 6 of 26 fully priced recipes make a profit.
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.