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Lion's Ink

Item Level 10
Trade Goods
Sell price: 5 silver
Current price 16 gold78 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 26 gold14 silver
36% below typical+16% over 7 days
US Region (Commodity) Inscription

A Common Trade Goods, item level 10. Crafted with Lion's Ink.

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Lion's Ink Price History

US Region (Commodity)
Recorded Auction House snapshots.
Market price Min buyout Quantity (hover for values)

Lion's Ink is listed at 16 gold78 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 36% below its typical price of 26 gold14 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 8 gold76 silver to 57 gold39 silver. About 7,527 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 36% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 26 gold14 silver.

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CraftedLion's InkRecipe
Build history

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

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Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 20. In MoP Classic it is item level 20.

VersionItem levelQualitySells for
Retail (Midnight)10Common5s
Wrath of the Lich King20Common5s
MoP Classic20Common5s
Lion's Ink Game Data

Crafted By

Lion's Ink Classic Inscription

The Classic Inscription recipe Lion's Ink takes 2 Golden Pigment.

Used In

The 5 recipes below use Lion's Ink, across Classic Inscription (4). The largest single use is 3 for Glyph of Evaporation.

CreatesRecipeProfessionNeeds
Glyph of EvaporationAlso takes 1 Light Parchment.Glyph of EvaporationClassic Inscription3
Glyph of Spirit RaptorsAlso takes 1 Light Parchment.Glyph of Spirit RaptorsClassic Inscription3
Glyph of the Blazing TrailAlso takes 1 Light Parchment.Glyph of the Blazing TrailClassic Inscription3
Glyph of the GeistAlso takes 1 Light Parchment.Glyph of the GeistClassic Inscription3
Research: Lion's InkAlso takes 3 Light Parchment.Research: Lion's Ink3

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Lion's Ink Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Lion's Ink

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 13g 38s. Lion's Ink lists from 16g 78s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2g 56s after the 5% auction cut, a 19% margin over its reagents. The recipe Lion's Ink turns yellow at Classic Inscription skill 95 and grey at 105.

ReagentNeededLowest listedCost
Golden Pigment26 gold69 silver13 gold38 silver
Reagents for one craft13 gold38 silver
Lion's Ink at its lowest listing16 gold78 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut2 gold56 silver

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lion's Ink Compares

Similar Items

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

ItemItem LevelDetailsLowest Listed Price
Lion's Ink (this item)10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 4 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Glyph of the Geist and Glyph of the Blazing Trail16 gold
Alabaster Pigment10Used in Moonglow Ink (Classic Inscription)2 gold
Dusky Pigment10Used in Midnight Ink (Classic Inscription)2 gold
Golden Pigment10Used in Lion's Ink (Classic Inscription)6 gold
Emerald Pigment10Used in Jadefire Ink (Classic Inscription)20 gold
Violet Pigment10Used in Celestial Ink (Classic Inscription)8 gold
Silvery Pigment10Used in Shimmering Ink (Classic Inscription)45 silver
Moonglow Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 11 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Scroll of Stamina and Scroll of Intellect6 gold
Midnight Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 9 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Scroll of Intellect II and Scroll of Versatility II6 gold
Jadefire Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 11 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Scroll of Intellect III and Scroll of Versatility III47 gold
Celestial Ink10Crafted with Classic Inscription; Used in 10 recipes (Classic Inscription), including Scroll of Intellect IV and Scroll of Versatility IV24 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Silvery Pigment at 45 silver in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

Lion's Ink has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.

RegionLowest Listed PriceListed OnCheapest Realms
United States16 goldRegion-wide
Europe17 goldRegion-wide

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

Where Lion's Ink Fits

Items Numbered Next to Lion's Ink

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43116 (43108 to 43121) were usually added in the same batch as Lion's Ink: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Ebon Pigment ID 43108 · Trade Goods · item level 15 "Rarely found when milling herbs native to Outland."
  • Icy Pigment ID 43109 · Trade Goods · item level 20 "Rarely found when milling herbs native to Northrend."
  • Hunter's Ink ID 43115 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Dawnstar Ink ID 43117 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Jadefire Ink ID 43118 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Royal Ink ID 43119 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Celestial Ink ID 43120 · Trade Goods · item level 10
  • Fiery Ink ID 43121 · Trade Goods · item level 10

Lion's Ink Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 43116 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.