What is Shadow Protection Potion?

Shadow Protection Potion is a common potions item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 2 recipes including Boots of Darkness and Hands of Darkness.

What is Shadow Protection Potion used for?

It is a reagent in 2 Forever recipes, including Boots of Darkness and Hands of Darkness.

How much does Shadow Protection Potion cost on the auction house?

On Normal Alliance the median buyout was 15s 98c as of 2026-10-06 15:28 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Shadow Protection Potion different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. The Forever beta keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Shadow Protection Potion sell on the auction house?

Sells slowly on Normal Alliance: about 13 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 10 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

What is the best thing to craft with Shadow Protection Potion?

At the current medians on Normal Alliance, Hands of Darkness (Tailoring) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -19s 17c a craft after the auction house cut.

Shadow Protection Potion

Common potions · item level 27 · requires 17 · id 6048

Normal Alliancescanned 18 min ago

Unchanged from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (beta build 1.60.1.70205): same item level, requirements, quality and vendor price. Every item changed from Classic Era.

AlsoMade by Shadow Protection Potion Used in Boots of Darkness Deals on Normal Alliance

Latest price · Normal Alliance

Live

Min buyout

15 98

Median

15 98

79s 90c a stack of 5

Units listed

132

vs 7d median

23.9%

Auction house salesSells slowly on Normal Alliance, about 13 sold a day. The current listings clear in about 10 days.

Estimated from 18 hours of scans this week: how it works

Addon scan · 18 min ago

Min buyout is the cheapest listing per unit; median is the middle price across all units and the one to trade on. How to read this page.

Price history · 30d · Normal Alliance

Addon scan · 18 min ago

Price history · 7d · Normal Alliance

Addon scan · 18 min ago

Across markets

Cheapest on Normal Alliance at 15s 98c (79s 90c a stack); deepest supply on PvP Horde with 156 listed. Buying at 15s 98c on Normal Alliance and selling at the Normal Horde median of 2g 99s through the neutral house leaves +2g 38s 17c a unit after its 15 percent cut (11g 90s a stack).

Market	Min buyout	Median	Units	30d median
Normal Alliance	15s 98c	15s 98c	132	29s 22c
Normal Horde	2g 40s	2g 99s	12	39s 94c
PvP Alliance	19s	19s	121	21s 89c
PvP Horde	60s	60s	156	45s 70c

About Shadow Protection Potion

Shadow Protection Potion is a common potions item in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 27, requires character level 17 and stacks to 5. Use: Shadow Protection. Sold by vendors for 4s, who buy it back for 1s.

It is crafted by Alchemy at skill 120 from 1 Grave Moss, 1 Kingsblood and 1 Leaded Vial. It is a reagent in 2 recipes, including Boots of Darkness and Hands of Darkness.

Tooltip

Use: Shadow Protection

Computed from Forever's item data, the same way the game builds the tooltip. Beta values can change before launch.

Quick answers

What is Shadow Protection Potion?: Shadow Protection Potion is a common potions item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 2 recipes including Boots of Darkness and Hands of Darkness.
How do you get Shadow Protection Potion?: It is crafted by Alchemy at skill 120 from 1 Grave Moss, 1 Kingsblood and 1 Leaded Vial; the recipe comes from a trainer.
What is Shadow Protection Potion used for?: It is a reagent in 2 Forever recipes, including Boots of Darkness and Hands of Darkness.
How much does Shadow Protection Potion cost on the auction house?: On Normal Alliance the median buyout was 15s 98c as of 2026-10-06 15:28 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.
Is Shadow Protection Potion different in Forever than in Classic Era?: No. The Forever beta keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.
How fast does Shadow Protection Potion sell on the auction house?: Sells slowly on Normal Alliance: about 13 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 10 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.
What is the best thing to craft with Shadow Protection Potion?: At the current medians on Normal Alliance, Hands of Darkness (Tailoring) pays the most of the recipes that use it: -19s 17c a craft after the auction house cut.

Classic Era vs Forever

Unchanged from Classic Era: Shadow Protection Potion keeps the same item level, requirements, stats, and vendor prices in the Forever beta.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Details

Class: Consumable
Subclass: Potions
Quality: common
Item level: 27
Requires level: 17
Stack size: 5
Vendor sell: 1s
Vendor buy: 4s
Blizzard item id: 6048
Client build: 1.60.1 (build 70205)

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Where it comes from

Vendors sell it for 4s and buy it back for 1s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
Crafted by Alchemy at skill 120; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
Consumed by 2 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.

Crafted by

Shadow Protection Potion · Alchemy 120 · trainer
- 1× Grave Moss
- 1× Kingsblood
- 1× Leaded Vial

Used in 2 recipes

Best thing to make with it right now: Hands of Darkness (Tailoring), -19s 17c a craft at the medians on Normal Alliance. Margins below are per craft, after the auction house cut; blank means a reagent is unpriced on this market.

1×Boots of DarknessTailoring 95
2×Hands of DarknessTailoring 100-19s 17c

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