A Common Trade Goods, item level 50. Crafted with Luminous Ink.
Luminous Ink is listed at 2 gold77 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 13% 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 79,585 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 13% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold19 silver.
| Crafted | Luminous Ink | Recipe |
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First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
The Shadowlands Inscription recipe Luminous Ink takes 1 Luminous Pigment, 1 Aerated Water and 1 Rune Etched Vial.
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.
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 | ||
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.
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 31 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 30 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.
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 | 25 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 173059 (173053 to 173064) were usually added in the same batch as Luminous Ink: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Contract: The Wild Hunt ID 173053 · Consumable
Soul Keeper's Spire ID 173054 · Weapon - Staff · item level 100Umbral Pigment ID 173056 · Trade Goods · item level 50 "Commonly found when milling herbs native to the Shadowlands."Luminous Pigment ID 173057 · Trade Goods · item level 50 "Commonly found when milling herbs native to the Shadowlands."Umbral Ink ID 173058 · Trade Goods · item level 50 "Crafted by players with the Inscription skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."Aerated Water ID 173060 · Trade Goods · item level 50 "Used for mixing various pigments into inks. Sold by inscription vendors."
Stabilizing Powder ID 173061 · Trade Goods "Used for mixing various pigments into inks. Sold by inscription vendors."
Contract: Court of Harvesters ID 173062 · Consumable
[DNT] REUSE ME ID 173063 · Consumable · item level 120 "[TBD]"
[DNT] REUSE ME ID 173064 · Consumable · item level 120 "[TBD]"The raw ItemSparse values for item 173059 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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