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 PvP Alliance EU right now, Inlaid Mithril Cylinder (Blacksmithing) makes the most per craft: about 18g 34s after the 5 percent auction house cut. Counting how fast the result sells, Copper Bar (Mining) makes the most a day, about 691g from roughly 15,027 sold a day. 356 of 696 fully priced recipes make a profit.
Current market: PvP Alliance EU. This browser opens every tool here until you pick another. Address for this market: ahledger.com/crafting?market=forever/pvp/alliance/eu
▸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.
696 recipes · 356 above water · PvP Alliance EU · top 100 shown
| Craft | Cost | Value | Margin | Return | Sold/day | Profit/day | Reagents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · 13g 61s/day | 81s 17c | 19g 15s | 18g 34s | 13g 61s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 16s | 14g 31s | 14g 15s | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 30s | 10g 82s | 8g 52s 41c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 67s 7c | 8g 93s | 7g 25s 93c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 7g 74s 10c/day | 2g 18s 82c | 7g 40s 5c | 5g 21s 23c | 7g 74s 10c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 4g 19s 78c | 9g 20s 55c | 5g 77c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 50s 7c | 7g 49s 55c | 4g 99s 48c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 6g 80s 87c/day | 2g 96s 80c | 7g 55s 25c | 4g 58s 45c | 6g 80s 87c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 16s 21c | 6g 65s | 4g 48s 79c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 10 days · 87s 80c/day | 3g 4s 74c | 7g 39s 10c | 4g 34s 36c | 87s 80c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 17g 8s/day | 1g 21s 96c | 5g 50s 5c | 4g 28s 9c | 17g 8s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 4g 87s 8c | 9g 12s 95c | 4g 25s 87c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 87c | 4g 74s 4c | 3g 73s 17c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · 2g 75s 47c/day | 1g 23s 99c | 4g 94s 95c | 3g 70s 96c | 2g 75s 47c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 20s 80c | 4g 75s | 3g 54s 20c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 53s 21c | 5g 89s | 3g 35s 79c | 0c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · 12g 32s/day | 2g 98s 83c | 6g 30s 80c | 3g 31s 97c | 12g 32s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 26 days · 25s 5c/day | 1g 53s 77c | 4g 75s | 3g 21s 23c | 25s 5c | |||
~13 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 41g 34s/day | 18s 41c | 3g 27s 75c | 3g 9s 34c | 41g 34s | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 2g 26s 14c/day | 1g 69s 51c | 4g 74s 5c | 3g 4s 54c | 2g 26s 14c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 67s 80c | 5g 69s 5c | 3g 1s 25c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 74s 85c | 5g 69s 5c | 2g 94s 20c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 88s 36c | 3g 79s 5c | 2g 90s 69c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 2g 10s 74c/day | 1g 38s | 4g 21s 80c | 2g 83s 80c | 2g 10s 74c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 95s 24c | 4g 75s | 2g 79s 76c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 6s 19c | 2g 66s | 2g 59s 81c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 1g 37s 94c/day | 1g 31s 55c | 3g 79s 5c | 2g 47s 50c | 1g 37s 94c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 20 days · 81s 49c/day | 2g 35s 64c | 4g 70s 25c | 2g 34s 61c | 81s 49c | |||
~5 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 11g 58s/day | 1g 1s 84c | 3g 32s 50c | 2g 30s 66c | 11g 58s | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 3g 17s 32c/day | 2g 49s 94c | 4g 63s 60c | 2g 13s 66c | 3g 17s 32c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 71s 95c | 2g 85s | 2g 13s 5c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · 2g 68s 81c/day | 2g 55s 22c | 4g 62s 65c | 2g 7s 43c | 2g 68s 81c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 91s 69c | 3g 80s | 1g 88s 31c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 76s 69c | 4g 64s 55c | 1g 87s 86c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 96s 19c | 2g 84s 5c | 1g 87s 86c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 99s 54c | 3g 80s | 1g 80s 46c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 8 days · 1g 31s 6c/day | 23s 96c | 2g 45c | 1g 76s 49c | 1g 31s 6c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 21s 70c | 2g 91s 65c | 1g 69s 95c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 16s 38c | 2g 84s 5c | 1g 67s 67c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 4s 20c | 3g 71s 45c | 1g 67s 25c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 15 days · 1g 13s 85c/day | 76s 35c | 2g 36s 55c | 1g 60s 20c | 1g 13s 85c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 31s 80c | 2g 85s | 1g 53s 20c | 0c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 1g 71s 38c/day | 3g 2s 27c | 4g 45s 55c | 1g 43s 28c | 1g 71s 38c | |||
~7 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 9g 62s 7c/day | 48s 97c | 1g 89s 5c | 1g 40s 8c | 9g 62s 7c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 36s 88c | 2g 75s 50c | 1g 38s 62c | 0c | |||
~19 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 25g 78s/day | 1g 93s 11c | 3g 31s 55c | 1g 38s 44c | 25g 78s | |||
~13 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 17g 79s/day | 1g 99s 62c | 3g 37s 25c | 1g 37s 63c | 17g 79s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 64s 20c | 2g 95s 45c | 1g 31s 25c | 0c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 2g 13s 22c/day | 2g 49s 82c | 3g 79s 5c | 1g 29s 23c | 2g 13s 22c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 93s 72c | 2g 17s 55c | 1g 23s 83c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 61s 23c | 2g 85s | 1g 23s 77c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 66s 62c | 1g 89s 5c | 1g 22s 43c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 16s 76c | 2g 37s 50c | 1g 20s 74c | 0c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 17 days · 65s 85c/day | 73s 99c | 1g 89s 5c | 1g 15s 6c | 65s 85c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 28s 54c | 1g 41s 55c | 1g 13s 1c | 0c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 4g 22s 15c/day | 72s 34c | 1g 80s 50c | 1g 8s 16c | 4g 22s 15c | |||
~12 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 12g 8s/day | 18s 68c | 1g 23s 50c | 1g 4s 82c | 12g 8s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 33s 47c | 2g 37s 50c | 1g 4s 3c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 34s 97c | 2g 37s 50c | 1g 2s 53c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 41s 84c | 2g 37s 50c | 95s 66c | 0c | |||
~10 sold/day · shelf clears in about 20 days · 8g 89s 96c/day | 18s | 1g 10s 19c | 92s 19c | 8g 89s 96c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 50s 85c | 1g 42s 50c | 91s 65c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 3s 84c | 95s | 91s 16c | 0c | |||
~9 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 7g 63s 36c/day | 82s 88c | 1g 71s | 88s 12c | 7g 63s 36c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 2s 57c | 1g 89s 5c | 86s 48c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 56s 3c | 1g 42s 50c | 86s 47c | 0c | |||
~7 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 5g 62s 38c/day | 2g 42s 54c | 3g 23s | 80s 46c | 5g 62s 38c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 57s 24c | 2g 36s 55c | 79s 31c | 0c | |||
~18 sold/day · shelf clears in about 7 days · 6g 98s 22c/day | 4s 12c | 79s 76c | 75s 64c | 6g 98s 22c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 38s 7c/day | 21s 70c | 91s 16c | 69s 46c | 38s 7c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 8 days · 25s 11c/day | 2g 63s 11c | 3g 30s 60c | 67s 49c | 25s 11c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 12 days · 17s 18c/day | 26s 89c | 94s 5c | 67s 16c | 17s 18c | |||
~34 sold/day · shelf clears in about 8 days · 10g 63s/day | 48s 43c | 1g 10s 68c | 62s 25c | 10g 63s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 23s 72c | 1g 84s 30c | 60s 58c | 0c | |||
~48 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 9g 56s 55c/day | 79s 94c | 1g 39s 39c | 59s 45c | 9g 56s 55c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 9 days · 40s/day | 74s 98c | 1g 33s | 58s 2c | 40s | |||
~11 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 6g 27s 68c/day | 18s 93c | 76s | 57s 7c | 6g 27s 68c | |||
~13 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 7g 9s 82c/day | 57s 56c | 1g 14s | 56s 44c | 7g 9s 82c | |||
~5 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 2g 99s 97c/day | 78s 54c | 1g 34s 90c | 56s 36c | 2g 99s 97c | |||
~8 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 4g 36s 7c/day | 1g 26s 61c | 1g 82s 40c | 55s 79c | 4g 36s 7c | |||
~11 sold/day · shelf clears in about 10 days · 6g 15s 19c/day | 30s 60c | 85s 50c | 54s 90c | 6g 15s 19c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 1g 81s 96c | 2g 36s 55c | 54s 59c | 0c | |||
~21 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 11g 25s/day | 40s 17c | 94s 5c | 53s 88c | 11g 25s | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 8s 71c | 61s 75c | 53s 4c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 42s 80c | 95s | 52s 20c | 0c | |||
~8 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 3g 95s 93c/day | 1g 16s 76c | 1g 68s 15c | 51s 39c | 3g 95s 93c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 33s 77c | 2g 84s 5c | 50s 28c | 0c | |||
~5 sold/day · shelf clears in about 6 days · 2g 53s 29c/day | 59s 27c | 1g 8s 30c | 49s 3c | 2g 53s 29c | |||
~1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 2 days · 71s 38c/day | 1g 12s 49c | 1g 60s 55c | 48s 6c | 71s 38c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 15s 82c/day | 27s 52c | 75s 5c | 47s 53c | 15s 82c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 3g 79s 98c | 4g 27s 49c | 47s 51c | 0c | |||
none sold · 0c/day | 2g 37s | 2g 84s 5c | 47s 5c | 0c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 1g 6s 36c/day | 47s 98c | 95s | 47s 2c | 1g 6s 36c | |||
~2 sold/day · shelf clears in about 3 days · 74s 36c/day | 71s 21c | 1g 17s 80c | 46s 59c | 74s 36c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in over two months · 25s 50c/day | 20s 19c | 65s 42c | 45s 23c | 25s 50c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 5 days · 25s 11c/day | 2s 96c | 47s 50c | 44s 54c | 25s 11c | |||
~3 sold/day · shelf clears in about a day · 1g 26s 53c/day | 2s 96c | 47s 50c | 44s 54c | 1g 26s 53c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 1g 98s 45c/day | 2s 1c | 46s 55c | 44s 54c | 1g 98s 45c | |||
<1 sold/day · shelf clears in about 4 days · 35s 27c/day | 2s 96c | 47s 50c | 44s 54c | 35s 27c | |||
~4 sold/day · shelf clears in under a day · 1g 82s 52c/day | 2s 96c | 47s 50c | 44s 54c | 1g 82s 52c |
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Common questions
- What is the most profitable craft in WoW Forever right now?
- On PvP Alliance EU right now, Inlaid Mithril Cylinder (Blacksmithing) makes the most per craft: about 18g 34s after the 5 percent auction house cut. Counting how fast the result sells, Copper Bar (Mining) makes the most a day, about 691g from roughly 15,027 sold a day. 356 of 696 fully priced recipes make a profit.
- Which profession makes the most gold in WoW Forever?
- On PvP Alliance EU, Mining leads right now: its five best recipes add up to about 711g a day at current prices and sales, led by Copper Bar. Blacksmithing is next at about 284g. 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 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.