A Common Trade Goods, item level 50. Crafted with Luminous Ink.
Luminous Ink is listed at 26 gold in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 741% above its typical price of 3 gold9 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 48 silver35 copper to 26 gold60 silver. About 1,858 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 741% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 3 gold9 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 US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 20g 55s, and Luminous Pigment is the largest share at 97%. Luminous Ink lists from 26g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 4g 15s after the 5% auction cut, a 20% 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 | 20 gold | 20 gold |
 Aerated Water | 1 | 50 silver | 50 silver |
 Rune Etched Vial | 1 | 5 silver | 5 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 20 gold55 silver | ||
| Luminous Ink at its lowest listing | 26 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 4 gold15 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.
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 | 26 gold |
 Umbral Pigment | 50 | Used in Umbral Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) | 85 gold |
| Luminous Pigment | 50 | Used in Luminous Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) | 20 gold |
 Umbral Ink | 50 | Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 30 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Newly Departed Codex and Contract: The Ascended | 67 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 | 3 gold |
 Ace of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 40 gold |
 Two of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 20 gold |
 Three of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 7 gold |
 Four of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 35 gold |
 Five of Putrescence | 1 | Use: Putrescence Deck | 80 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Tranquil Pigment at 3 gold in the US 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 | 26 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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