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Luminous Ink
Item Level 50Trade Goods
“Crafted by players with the Inscription skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house.”
Sell price: 10 copper
Current price
2 gold95 silver
- Right now 6,708 units listed across 7 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 2 gold and 3 gold: a 7% spread reads as a steady market.live market
- Listings are down 75% from their 7 day average (6,708 vs 27,315 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 64% of recorded snapshots.live market
Luminous Ink Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)6,708Units listed
27Sellers
2 gold95 silverCheapest now
Deep supply
Luminous Ink is listed at 2 gold95 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 8% below its typical price of 3 gold19 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 69 silver68 copper to 7 gold34 silver. About 6,708 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 3 gold19 silver.
- Used in 31 recipes across Inscription: Aspiring Soul's Chair, Broker's Hex Table, Cartel Ta Bookcase and more.crafting
Crafted By
The Shadowlands Inscription recipe Luminous Ink takes 1 Luminous Pigment, 1 Aerated Water and 1 Rune Etched Vial.
Used In
The 25 recipes below use Luminous Ink, across Shadowlands Inscription (24). The largest single use is 20 for Glyph of the Spectral Lupine.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Luminous Ink
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 2g 30s, and Luminous Pigment is the largest share at 53%. Luminous Ink lists from 2g 99s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 54s 5c after the 5% auction cut, a 24% margin over its reagents. The recipe Luminous Ink turns yellow at Shadowlands Inscription skill 15 and grey at 25.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Luminous Pigment | 1 | 1 gold23 silver | 1 gold23 silver |
 Aerated Water | 1 | 90 silver | 90 silver |
 Rune Etched Vial | 1 | 17 silver | 17 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 2 gold30 silver | ||
| Luminous Ink at its lowest listing | 2 gold99 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 54 silver5 copper | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Aerated Water goes into 3 other recipes across Inscription and Blacksmithing: Tranquil Ink, Umbral Ink and Aspirant's Meditation Pool.
- Rune Etched Vial goes into 34 other recipes across Alchemy and Inscription, including Crafter's Mark II, Cosmic Healing Potion, Crafter's Mark I and Crafter's Mark III.
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 Luminous Ink among Trade Goods > Inscription, all from Shadowlands like Luminous Ink.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminous Ink (this item) | 50 | Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 30 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Newly Departed Codex and Contract: The Ascended | 2 gold |
 Umbral Pigment | 50 | Used in Umbral Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) | 45 gold |
| Luminous Pigment | 50 | Used in Luminous Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) | 1 gold |
 Umbral Ink | 50 | Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 29 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Newly Departed Codex and Contract: The Ascended | 45 gold |
 Tranquil Pigment | 50 | Used in Tranquil Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) | 3 gold |
 Tranquil Ink | 50 | Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 13 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Codex of the Still Mind and Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria | 5 gold |
 Ace of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 1,353 gold |
 Two of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 485 gold |
 Three of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 218 gold |
 Four of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 157 gold |
 Five of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 485 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Luminous Pigment at 1 gold in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Luminous Ink 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 | 2 gold | Region-wide | |
| United States | 30 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.