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Royal Ink

Item Level 10
Trade Goods
Sell price: 5 silver
Current price 10 gold90 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 6 gold65 silver
64% above typicalFlat over 7 days
EU Region (Commodity) Inscription

An Uncommon Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Royal Ink.

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  • Listings cluster between 13 gold and 47 gold: a 257% spread reads as a volatile market.AH scan
  • Listings are down 41% from their 7 day average (1,882 vs 3,207 units).AH scan
  • Today's price is on the high side: only 23% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan

Royal Ink Price History

EU Region (Commodity)

Royal Ink is listed at 10 gold90 silver in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 64% above its typical price of 6 gold65 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 1 gold31 silver to 32 gold63 silver. About 1,882 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 64% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 6 gold65 silver.

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Where it comes from
CraftedRoyal InkRecipe
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 30. In MoP Classic it is item level 30.

VersionItem levelQualitySells for
Retail (Midnight)10Uncommon5s
Wrath of the Lich King30Uncommon5s
MoP Classic30Uncommon5s
Royal Ink Game Data

Crafted By

Royal Ink Classic Inscription

The Classic Inscription recipe Royal Ink takes 1 Indigo Pigment.

Used In

The 4 recipes below use Royal Ink, across Classic Inscription (3). The largest single use is 5 for Royal Guide of Escape Routes.

CreatesRecipeProfessionNeeds
Royal Guide of Escape RoutesRare Held In Off-hand, item level 20. Also takes 10 Light Parchment.Royal Guide of Escape RoutesClassic Inscription5
Tome of KingsRare Held In Off-hand, item level 20. Also takes 10 Light Parchment.Tome of KingsClassic Inscription5
Wooden Ironforge TableAlso takes 15 Ironwood Lumber, 5 Truesilver Bar, 3 Enchanted Leather and 3 Mithril Filigree.Wooden Ironforge TableClassic Inscription3
Arcane TarotAlso takes 1 Light Parchment.Arcane Tarot2

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Royal Ink Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Royal Ink

At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4g 22s. Royal Ink lists from 3g 88s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 53s 40c less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Royal Ink turns yellow at Classic Inscription skill 170 and grey at 180.

ReagentNeededLowest listedCost
Indigo Pigment14 gold22 silver4 gold22 silver
Reagents for one craft4 gold22 silver
Royal Ink at its lowest listing3 gold88 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut−53 silver40 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.

How Royal Ink Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Royal Ink among Trade Goods > Inscription, all from Classic like Royal Ink.

ItemItem LevelDetailsLowest Listed Price
Royal Ink (this item)10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 3 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Tome of Kings and Royal Guide of Escape Routes3 gold
Verdant Pigment10Used in Hunter's Ink (Classic Inscription)22 gold
Burnt Pigment10Used in Dawnstar Ink (Classic Inscription)3 gold
Indigo Pigment10Used in Royal Ink (Classic Inscription)4 gold
Ruby Pigment10Used in Fiery Ink (Classic Inscription)9 gold
Sapphire Pigment10Used in Ink of the Sky (Classic Inscription)49 gold
Hunter's Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in Mystic Tome (Classic Inscription)14 gold
Dawnstar Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in Tome of the Dawn and Book of Survival (Classic Inscription)2 gold
Fiery Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 3 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Fire Eater's Guide and Book of Stars9 gold
Ink of the Sky10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 4 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Stormbound Tome and Manual of Clouds49 gold
Alabaster Pigment10Used in Moonglow Ink (Classic Inscription)3 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Dawnstar Ink at 2 gold in the EU Auction House.

Across Regions

Royal Ink has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in Europe.

RegionLowest Listed PriceListed OnCheapest Realms
Europe3 goldRegion-wide
United States5 goldRegion-wide

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Royal Ink Fits

Items That Share Royal Ink's Icon

Royal Ink uses icon file 237073, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Royal Ink

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43119 (43115 to 43124) were usually added in the same batch as Royal Ink: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Royal Ink Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 43119 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.