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Umbral Ink

Item Level 50
Trade Goods
“Crafted by players with the Inscription skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house.”
Sell price: 10 copper
Current price 63 gold70 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 64 gold24 silver
Around typical-4% over 7 days
US Region (Commodity) Inscription

A Common Trade Goods, item level 50. Crafted with Umbral Ink.

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Umbral Ink Price History

US Region (Commodity)

Umbral Ink is listed at 63 gold70 silver in the latest US region commodity Auction House snapshot, in line with its typical price of 64 gold24 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 6 gold83 silver to 100 gold69 silver. About 5,425 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 64 gold24 silver.

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Where it comes from
CraftedUmbral InkRecipe
Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Umbral Ink Game Data

Crafted By

Umbral Ink Shadowlands Inscription

The Shadowlands Inscription recipe Umbral Ink takes 1 Umbral Pigment, 1 Aerated Water and 1 Rune Etched Vial.

Used In

The 25 recipes below use Umbral Ink, across Shadowlands Inscription (24). The largest single use is 24 for Glyph of the Wild Mushroom.

CreatesRecipeProfessionNeeds
Glyph of the Wild MushroomAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Glyph of the Wild MushroomShadowlands Inscription24
Mark of the Gloomstalker DredbatAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Mark of the Gloomstalker DredbatShadowlands Inscription24
Mark of the Midnight RunestagAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Mark of the Midnight RunestagShadowlands Inscription24
Mark of the Regal DredbatAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Mark of the Regal DredbatShadowlands Inscription24
Mark of the Sable ArdenmothAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Mark of the Sable ArdenmothShadowlands Inscription24
Mark of the Shimmering ArdenmothAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Mark of the Shimmering ArdenmothShadowlands Inscription24
Mark of the Twilight RunestagAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 8 Luminous Ink.Mark of the Twilight RunestagShadowlands Inscription24
Crafter's Mark IIAlso takes 5 Dark Parchment and 5 Sealing Wax.Crafter's Mark IIShadowlands Inscription15
Newly Departed CodexUncommon Held In Off-hand, item level 100. Also takes 10 Luminous Ink and 50 Dark Parchment.Newly Departed CodexShadowlands Inscription10
Missive of VersatilityAlso takes 2 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Missive of VersatilityShadowlands Inscription8
Codex of the Still MindAlso takes 7 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 75 Dark Parchment.Codex of the Still MindShadowlands Inscription7
Large Revendreth Storage CrateAlso takes 9 Arden Lumber and 4 Sinvyr Ore.Large Revendreth Storage CrateShadowlands Inscription6
Missive of MasteryAlso takes 4 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Missive of MasteryShadowlands Inscription6
Contract: Court of HarvestersAlso takes 5 Luminous Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Contract: Court of HarvestersShadowlands Inscription5
Contract: The AscendedAlso takes 5 Luminous Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Contract: The AscendedShadowlands Inscription5
Contract: The Undying ArmyAlso takes 5 Luminous Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Contract: The Undying ArmyShadowlands Inscription5
Contract: The Wild HuntAlso takes 5 Luminous Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Contract: The Wild HuntShadowlands Inscription5
Crafter's Mark IAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 3 Sealing Wax.Crafter's Mark IShadowlands Inscription5
Levitating Lich LibraryAlso takes 10 Arden Lumber, 15 Marrowroot, 1 Rune Etched Vial and 3 Nightshade.Levitating Lich LibraryShadowlands Inscription5
Novice Crafter's MarkAlso takes 1 Dark Parchment and 1 Sealing Wax.Novice Crafter's MarkShadowlands Inscription5
Missive of HasteAlso takes 6 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Missive of HasteShadowlands Inscription4
Fae Revel MasqueUncommon Cosmetic Head. Also takes 3 Luminous Ink, 2 Twilight Bark and 1 Sealing Wax.Fae Revel MasqueShadowlands Inscription3
Missive of Critical StrikeAlso takes 8 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Missive of Critical StrikeShadowlands Inscription2
Contract: Death's AdvanceAlso takes 1 Luminous Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Contract: Death's AdvanceShadowlands Inscription1
Darkmoon Card of DeathAlso takes 7 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment.Darkmoon Card of Death7

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Umbral Ink Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Umbral Ink

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 36g 27s, and Umbral Pigment is the largest share at 99%. Umbral Ink lists from 34g 57s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 3g 42s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Umbral Ink turns yellow at Shadowlands Inscription skill 15 and grey at 25.

ReagentNeededLowest listedCost
Umbral Pigment135 gold89 silver35 gold89 silver
Aerated Water133 silver33 silver
Rune Etched Vial15 silver5 silver
Reagents for one craft36 gold27 silver
Umbral Ink at its lowest listing34 gold57 silver
Return after the 5% auction cut−3 gold42 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

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 Umbral Ink Compares

Similar Items

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

ItemItem LevelDetailsLowest Listed Price
Umbral Ink (this item)50Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 30 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Newly Departed Codex and Contract: The Ascended34 gold
Umbral Pigment50Used in Umbral Ink (Shadowlands Inscription)35 gold
Luminous Pigment50Used in Luminous Ink (Shadowlands Inscription)2 gold
Luminous Ink50Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 31 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Newly Departed Codex and Contract: The Ascended2 gold
Tranquil Pigment50Used in Tranquil Ink (Shadowlands Inscription)3 gold
Tranquil Ink50Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription; Used in 13 recipes (Shadowlands Inscription), including Codex of the Still Mind and Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria3 gold
Ace of Putrescence1Use: Putrescence Deck40 gold
Two of Putrescence1Use: Putrescence Deck20 gold
Three of Putrescence1Use: Putrescence Deck7 gold
Four of Putrescence1Use: Putrescence Deck35 gold
Five of Putrescence1Use: Putrescence Deck80 gold

The lowest listed price among them is Luminous Pigment at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Across Regions

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

RegionLowest Listed PriceListed OnCheapest Realms
United States34 goldRegion-wide
Europe45 goldRegion-wide

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

Where Umbral Ink Fits

Items Numbered Next to Umbral Ink

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 173058 (173051 to 173063) were usually added in the same batch as Umbral Ink: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Contract: The Ascended ID 173051 · Consumable
  • Contract: The Wild Hunt ID 173053 · Consumable
  • Soul Keeper's Spire ID 173054 · Weapon - Staff · item level 100
  • Umbral 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."
  • Luminous Ink ID 173059 · 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]"

Umbral Ink Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 173058 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
40 copper
Vendor sell price
10 copper
Stacks to
1,000
Material
Liquid
Expansion ID
8
Flags
131072 / -2147475456 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.