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Engineer's Ink
Item Level 10Trade Goods
Sell price: 5 silver
Current price
17 silver
A Common Trade Goods, item level 10.
- Right now 6,776 units listed across 10 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 17 silver and 4 gold: a 2253% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Listings are down 27% from their 7 day average (6,776 vs 9,329 units).AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 39% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Engineer's Ink Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)6,776Units listed
17Sellers
17 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Engineer's Ink is listed at 17 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 69% below its typical price of 53 silver97 copper. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 14 silver to 1 gold73 silver. About 6,776 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 69% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 53 silver97 copper.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- Used in 2 recipes across Engineering: Goblin Rocket Fuel Recipe, Inlaid Mithril Cylinder Plans.crafting
In WoW Forever it is item level 50. In Classic Era it is item level 50. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50. In MoP Classic it is item level 50.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 10 | Common | 5s |
| WoW Forever | 50 | Common | 5s |
| Classic Era | 50 | Common | 5s |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | Common | 5s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | Common | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 50 | Common | 5s |
Used In
The 2 recipes below use Engineer's Ink, all from Classic Engineering. The largest single use is 1 for Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plans: Inlaid Mithril CylinderAlso takes 1 Light Parchment. | Inlaid Mithril Cylinder Plans | Classic Engineering | 1 |
 Recipe: Goblin Rocket FuelAlso takes 1 Light Parchment. | Goblin Rocket Fuel Recipe | Classic Engineering | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Engineer's Ink among Trade Goods > Parts, all from Classic like Engineer's Ink.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer's Ink (this item) | 10 | Used in Recipe: Goblin Rocket Fuel and Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder (Classic Engineering) | 84 silver |
 Flask of Oil | 10 | Used in Gnomish Universal Remote and Goblin Jumper Cables (Classic Engineering) | 1 silver |
 Rough Blasting Powder | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in Rough Dynamite and Rough Copper Bomb (Classic Engineering) | 94 silver |
 Handful of Copper Bolts | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 5 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Rough Copper Bomb and Rough Boomstick | 2 gold |
 Coarse Blasting Powder | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 9 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Coarse Dynamite and Small Seaforium Charge | 7 gold |
 Bronze Tube | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 10 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Deadly Blunderbuss and Lovingly Crafted Boomstick | 6 gold |
 Whirring Bronze Gizmo | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 11 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Flame Deflector and Silver-Plated Shotgun | 6 gold |
 Heavy Blasting Powder | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 14 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Heavy Dynamite and Big Bronze Bomb | 69 silver |
 Bronze Framework | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 4 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Explosive Sheep and Compact Harvest Reaper Kit | 30 gold |
 Iron Strut | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 4 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Portable Bronze Mortar and Compact Harvest Reaper Kit | 4 gold |
 Gyrochronatom | 10 | Crafted with Classic Engineering; Used in 9 recipes (Classic Engineering), including Compact Harvest Reaper Kit and Advanced Target Dummy | 7 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Flask of Oil at 1 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Engineer's Ink has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 84 silver | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Engineer's Ink's Icon
Engineer's Ink uses icon file 134845, which 3 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
- Elixir of Greater Defense ID 8951 · Consumable · item level 17
- Filled Oil Vial ID 80311 · Quest "A dark, foul-smelling substance sloshes about in this vial."
Items Numbered Next to Engineer's Ink
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10647 (10642 to 10654) were usually added in the same batch as Engineer's Ink: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Iverron's Antidote ID 10642 · Quest
Sealed Letter to Ag'tor ID 10643 · Quest- Recipe: Goblin Rocket Fuel ID 10644 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Goblin Rocket Fuel."
Gnomish Death Ray ID 10645 · Armor · item level 25 "Death or Serious Injury may result from use of this device."
Goblin Sapper Charge ID 10646 · Consumable · item level 18
Common Parchment ID 10648 · Trade Goods · item level 17 "An outdated material that is no longer used by modern scribes. It is collected by some people, however, so..."
Nightmare Shard ID 10649 · Quest
Will of the Mountain Giant ID 10652 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 26
Trailblazer Boots ID 10653 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Jutebraid Gloves ID 10654 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19
Engineer's Ink Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 10647 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 20 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 5 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Liquid
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Engineer's Ink in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Engineer's Ink is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Engineer's Ink next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Engineer's Ink in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Engineer's Ink is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Engineer's Ink in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Engineer's Ink is Common quality, item level 50 with no level requirement.
- What does Engineer's Ink sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5s for one Engineer's Ink in Classic Era; it stacks to 10.
- What is Engineer's Ink used for in WoW Classic?
- Engineer's Ink is a reagent in 2 Classic Era recipes, including Goblin Rocket Fuel Recipe and Inlaid Mithril Cylinder Plans.
- How much is Engineer's Ink on the auction house right now?
- 17s on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Engineer's Ink
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4