Elixir of Defense

• Use: Armor

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

What is Elixir of Defense?

Elixir of Defense is a common elixirs item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 1 recipe including Thick Leather Ammo Pouch. Sold by vendors for 8s.

How do you get Elixir of Defense?

It is crafted by Alchemy at skill 175 from 1 Goldthorn, 1 Leaded Vial and 1 Wild Steelbloom; the recipe comes from a trainer.

What is Elixir of Defense used for?

It is a reagent in 1 Forever recipe, including Thick Leather Ammo Pouch.

How much does Elixir of Defense cost on the auction house?

On PvP Horde the median buyout was 39s 1c as of 2026-10-04 02:53 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Elixir of Defense different in Forever than in Classic Era?

Yes. 1 value changed between the Classic Era record and the Forever beta; the comparison table on this page lists each one.

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

Class

Consumable

Subclass

Elixirs

Quality

common

Item level

39

Requires level

29

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

2s

Vendor buy

8s

Blizzard item id

8951

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70205)

How to make gold at level 20 to 30

• Vendors sell it for 8s and buy it back for 2s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Crafted by Alchemy at skill 175; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
• Consumed by 1 recipe, which is where its demand comes from.

• Elixir of Defense · Alchemy 175 · trainer
  • 1× Goldthorn
  • 1× Leaded Vial
  • 1× Wild Steelbloom