How do I include intermediate components I craft myself?

Add the intermediate as a material and enter its own crafting cost as the unit price rather than the auction price. That way the final figure reflects the true cost of goods rather than the market price you skipped.

Does it account for the auction house cut?

Yes. Enter your sale price each and the tool applies the deposit and cut you specify, so the profit figure reflects what actually reaches your bags after fees.

What if a recipe yields more than one item?

Set the yield per craft so the tool divides batch cost across the items produced. A recipe that makes five potions per craft spreads its material cost over all five.

Why is cost per item different from the sum of materials?

Cost per item divides total material cost by the recipe yield, while the per-craft sum is the cost of one crafting action. With a yield above one, the per-item cost is lower than the per-craft cost.

Can I use this for any currency?

Yes. The tool is currency-agnostic, so gold, coins, gems, or any in-game resource works as long as you stay consistent across all the price fields.

World of Warcraft Crafting Material Cost Calculator

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Crafting to sell only pays off when you know the real material cost. This calculator lets you build a recipe from individual ingredients, scale it to a batch, and compare the total against a sale price so you can see margin before committing resources.

How it works

For each material the per-craft cost is unit price × quantity per craft. Summed across all materials and adjusted for yield:

cost per craft = Σ (unit price × qty per craft)
cost per item  = cost per craft / yield per craft
total cost     = cost per craft × number of crafts
revenue        = sale price × items × (1 − auction cut)
profit         = revenue − total cost

Including intermediate components at their own crafting cost (not their market price) gives an accurate cost of goods.

Example and tips

If a recipe needs 3 herbs at 2 gold and 1 vial at 1 gold, each craft costs 7 gold. A batch of 20 costs 140 gold. If each sells for 12 gold with a 5% auction cut, you net 12 × 20 × 0.95 = 228 gold, a 88 gold profit. Always price intermediates by what they cost you to make, and re-check material prices often — auction markets move fast and a recipe that was profitable yesterday may not be today.