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Ink of the Sea
Item Level 20Trade Goods
Sell price: 5 silver
Current price
5 gold97 silver
A Common Trade Goods, item level 20. Crafted with Ink of the Sea.
- Right now 5,963 units listed across 10 price tiers.AH scan
- Listings cluster between 6 gold and 10 gold: a 40% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
- Listings are up 163% from their 7 day average (5,963 vs 2,269 units).AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 40% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Ink of the Sea Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)5,963Units listed
12Sellers
5 gold97 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Ink of the Sea is listed at 5 gold97 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 21% below its typical price of 7 gold52 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 3 gold66 silver to 23 gold56 silver. About 5,963 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 21% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 7 gold52 silver.
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| Crafted | Ink of the Sea | Recipe |
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First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).
- Used in 22 recipes across Inscription: Dalaran Post, Dalaran Scholar's Bookcase, Dalaran Street Sign and more.crafting
In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 70. In MoP Classic it is item level 70.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 20 | Common | 5s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 70 | Common | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 70 | Common | 5s |
Crafted By
Used In
The 22 recipes below use Ink of the Sea, across Northrend Inscription (20). The largest single use is 5 for Twilight Tome.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Ink of the Sea
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3g 98s. Ink of the Sea lists from 4g 50s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 29s 50c after the 5% auction cut, a 7.4% margin over its reagents. The recipe Ink of the Sea turns yellow at Northrend Inscription skill 1 and grey at 20.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Azure Pigment | 2 | 1 gold99 silver | 3 gold98 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 3 gold98 silver | ||
| Ink of the Sea at its lowest listing | 4 gold50 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 29 silver50 copper | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Ink of the Sea among Trade Goods > Inscription; 3 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ink of the Sea (this item) | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Used in 20 recipes (Northrend Inscription), including Scroll of Intellect VII and Scroll of Intellect VIII | 4 gold |
| Azure Pigment | 20 | Used in Ink of the Sea (Northrend Inscription) | 1 gold |
 Icy Pigment | 20 | Used in Snowfall Ink (Northrend Inscription) | 14 gold |
 Snowfall Ink | 20 | Crafted with Northrend Inscription; Used in 10 recipes (Northrend Inscription), including Iron-Bound Tome and Faces of Doom | 45 gold |
 Ace of Demons | 20 | Use: Demons Deck | 14 gold |
| Two of Demons | 20 | Use: Demons Deck | 9 gold |
| Three of Demons | 20 | Use: Demons Deck | 9 gold |
| Four of Demons | 20 | Use: Demons Deck | 15 gold |
| Five of Demons | 20 | Use: Demons Deck | 35 gold |
 Nether Pigment | 15 | Used in Ethereal Ink (Outland Inscription) | 2 gold |
 Ethereal Ink | 15 | Crafted with Outland Inscription; Used in 7 recipes (Outland Inscription), including Scroll of Intellect VI and Glyph of Felguard | 5 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Azure Pigment at 1 gold in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Ink of the Sea has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 4 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 6 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Ink of the Sea's Icon
Ink of the Sea uses icon file 237070, which 6 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
- Darkshard Crystal ID 132246 · Quest "Pulsing with earth magic."
- Fresh Ardenweald Anima ID 182360 · Quest
- Void "Ink" ID 254665 · Quest "Void essence, captured and cradled in a crystal vial."
Items Numbered Next to Ink of the Sea
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43126 (43121 to 43131) were usually added in the same batch as Ink of the Sea: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Fiery Ink ID 43121 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Shimmering Ink ID 43122 · Trade Goods · item level 10
Ink of the Sky ID 43123 · Trade Goods · item level 10- Ethereal Ink ID 43124 · Trade Goods · item level 15
Darkflame Ink ID 43125 · Trade Goods · item level 15- Snowfall Ink ID 43127 · Trade Goods · item level 20
Jug of Wine ID 43128 · Quest · item level 27 "Nothing better than wine in a gallon jug."
Razorstrike Breastplate ID 43129 · Armor - Mail · item level 35
Virulent Spaulders ID 43130 · Armor - Mail · item level 35
Eaglebane Bracers ID 43131 · Armor - Mail · item level 35
Ink of the Sea Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 43126 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 20 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 5 silver
- Stacks to
- 1,000
- Material
- Liquid
- Expansion ID
- 2
- Flags
- 0 / -2147475456 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.