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Black Dye
Black Dye is a Common Other used in 19 recipes (Alchemy, Leatherworking and Tailoring).
Black Dye stacks to 1,000. 19 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy, Leatherworking and Tailoring.
Background
Verified US market
Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.
What Black Dye is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stoppered Black Potion | Classic Alchemy, House Decor, grey at 300 | 2 |
|  Stoppered Black Potion |
Leatherworking
Stylin' Adventure Hat
Stylin' Adventure Hat
Dusky Belt
Dusky Bracers
Dusky Leather Leggings
Heavy Scale Belt
Heavy Scale Pants
Wicked Leather Armor
Wicked Leather Belt
Wicked Leather Gauntlets
Wicked Leather Headband
Wicked Leather PantsTailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 High Society Top Hat | Cataclysm Tailoring, Hats & Hoods, grey at 75 | 1 |
|  High Society Top Hat | ||
 Black Silk Pack | Classic Tailoring, Bags, grey at 235 | 1 |
|  Black Silk Pack | 2 gold | |
 Black Swashbuckler's Shirt | Classic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 220 | 1 |
|  Black Swashbuckler's Shirt | 2 gold | |
| Haliscan Jacket | Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 295 | 2 |
| Haliscan Jacket | 6 gold | |
| Haliscan Pantaloons | Classic Tailoring, Pants, grey at 260 | 3 |  Haliscan Pantaloons | 5 gold | ||
| Simple Black Dress | Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 250 | 1 |
|  Simple Black Dress | 3 gold |
"Needs" is how many one craft consumes. Reagent cost adds up the required materials at the cheapest current listing of each; it is left blank when any reagent has no live price. Recipes, quantities, products and skill tiers are read from the game data.
Crafting value of Black Dye
Black Dye goes into 19 recipes: 12 in Leatherworking, 6 in Tailoring and 1 in Alchemy. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Leatherworking, Classic Tailoring, Outland Leatherworking and Cataclysm Tailoring.
The cheapest craft that uses Black Dye is Black Silk Pack (Classic Tailoring): its reagents cost 2 gold37 silver per craft.
Further down the chain, Dusky Belt is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Gnomish Harm Prevention Belt.
Leveling and recipes for Black Dye
Leveling with Black Dye: High Society Top Hat (Hats & Hoods) stops giving Tailoring skill-ups at 75. Stylin' Adventure Hat (Helms) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 60 and grey at 75. Dusky Leather Leggings (Pants) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 185 and grey at 205. Heavy Scale Pants (Pants) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 185 and grey at 205. Black Swashbuckler's Shirt (Shirts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 210 and grey at 220. Dusky Bracers (Bracers) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 205 and grey at 225.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: High Society Top Hat, Pattern: Stylin' Adventure Hat, Pattern: Black Silk Pack, Pattern: Black Swashbuckler's Shirt, Pattern: Dusky Leather Leggings, Pattern: Haliscan Jacket, Pattern: Haliscan Pantaloons and Pattern: Wicked Leather Armor, and 5 more.
Pattern: High Society Top Hat
Pattern: Black Silk Pack
Pattern: Black Swashbuckler's ShirtReagents used with Black Dye
Black Dye is most often combined with Rune Thread, which shares 7 of its 19 recipes; next come Rugged Leather, Heavy Leather and Bolt of Silk Cloth.
Rune Thread 7 shared recipes
Rugged Leather 6 shared recipes
Heavy Leather 5 shared recipes
Bolt of Silk Cloth 4 shared recipes
Fine Thread 4 shared recipes
Bolt of Mageweave 3 shared recipes
Heavy Silken Thread 3 shared recipes
Cured Rugged Hide 2 shared recipes
Iron Buckle 2 shared recipes- Silken Thread 2 shared recipes
Bleach 1 shared recipe
Cobra Scales 1 shared recipe
What Black Dye is crafted into
Stylin' Adventure Hat (Mail). Made with Stylin' Adventure Hat, 4 Black Dye per craft.
Wicked Leather Armor (Leather). Made with Wicked Leather Armor, 4 Black Dye per craft.
Haliscan Pantaloons (Cosmetic). Made with Haliscan Pantaloons, 3 Black Dye per craft.
Wicked Leather Pants (Leather). Made with Wicked Leather Pants, 3 Black Dye per craft.
Black Dye: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 2.2 times its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.
| Now | 18 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 3 silver Oct 17 |
| 30-day high | 197 gold Nov 1 |
| 30-day median | 8 silver |
| 7-day median | 18 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 692 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Black Dye by region
The lowest listing is 67% lower in Europe (EU) than in Americas and Oceania (US). Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.
| Region | Lowest listed price | Listings | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas and Oceania (US) | 18 silver | 11 | 557 |
| Europe (EU) | 6 silver | 11 | 92,959 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Black Dye
Classic Leatherworking has 298 recipes. Besides Black Dye, the reagents they call for most are Rune Thread (84 recipes), Rugged Leather (79 recipes), Cured Rugged Hide (69 recipes), Fine Thread (68 recipes), Heavy Leather (50 recipes), Thick Leather (38 recipes), Light Leather (34 recipes), Medium Leather (33 recipes), Coarse Thread (29 recipes), Enchanted Leather (29 recipes).
Classic Tailoring has 271 recipes. Besides Black Dye, the reagents they call for most are Bolt of Runecloth (91 recipes), Rune Thread (58 recipes), Fine Thread (54 recipes), Bolt of Mageweave (50 recipes), Bolt of Silk Cloth (44 recipes), Heavy Silken Thread (42 recipes), Ironweb Spider Silk (37 recipes), Red Dye (30 recipes), Bolt of Linen Cloth (28 recipes), Bolt of Woolen Cloth (28 recipes).
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- Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina19 silver
- Enchant Bracer - Lesser Assault19 silver
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