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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.

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Verified US market

Lowest listed price18 silver
Median listing197 gold
557 available11 listings
Verified priceAuction Housecommodity

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

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Stoppered Black PotionClassic Alchemy, House Decor, grey at 3002Stoppered Black Potion

Leatherworking

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Stylin' Adventure HatOutland Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 754Stylin' Adventure Hat1,294 gold
Dusky BeltClassic Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 2352Dusky Belt76 gold
Dusky BracersClassic Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 2251Dusky Bracers77 gold
Dusky Leather LeggingsClassic Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 2051Dusky Leather Leggings48 gold
Heavy Scale BeltClassic Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 2352Heavy Scale Belt76 gold
Heavy Scale PantsClassic Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 2051Heavy Scale Pants48 gold
Wicked Leather ArmorClassic Leatherworking, Chest, grey at 3404Wicked Leather Armor191 gold
Wicked Leather BeltClassic Leatherworking, Belts, grey at 3402Wicked Leather Belt41 gold
Wicked Leather BracersClassic Leatherworking, Bracers, grey at 3051Wicked Leather Bracers23 gold
Wicked Leather GauntletsClassic Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 3001Wicked Leather Gauntlets23 gold
Wicked Leather HeadbandClassic Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 3201Wicked Leather Headband34 gold
Wicked Leather PantsClassic Leatherworking, Pants, grey at 3303Wicked Leather Pants38 gold

Tailoring

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
High Society Top HatCataclysm Tailoring, Hats & Hoods, grey at 751High Society Top Hat
Black Silk PackClassic Tailoring, Bags, grey at 2351Black Silk Pack2 gold
Black Swashbuckler's ShirtClassic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 2201Black Swashbuckler's Shirt2 gold
Haliscan JacketClassic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 2952Haliscan Jacket6 gold
Haliscan PantaloonsClassic Tailoring, Pants, grey at 2603Haliscan Pantaloons5 gold
Simple Black DressClassic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 2501Simple Black Dress3 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.

Reagents 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.

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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.

Now18 silver
30-day low3 silver Oct 17
30-day high197 gold Nov 1
30-day median8 silver
7-day median18 silver
Hourly snapshots692

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.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)18 silver11557
Europe (EU)6 silver1192,959

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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