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Burnished Ink

Burnished Ink is an Uncommon Inscription used in 28 recipes (Inscription) and made by 1 recipe.

Burnished Ink stacks to 1,000. 28 recipes consume it, taught by Inscription. 1 recipe produces it.

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Crafted by Burnished Ink

Verified US market

Lowest listed price48 gold2 silver
Median listing48 gold99 silver
1,032 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.

In-game tooltip for Burnished Ink: "A metallic ink crafted by players with the Inscription skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."

Burnished Ink quality ranks

Burnished Ink comes in 3 quality ranks in the current game data, from Rank 1 to Rank 3. Each rank is a separate item with its own Auction House listing.

Rank 3 lists at 99 gold75 silver, 69% more than Rank 1 at 59 gold9 silver.

What Burnished Ink is used in

Inscription

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Azurescale SigilDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 652Azurescale Sigil3,493 gold226 gold
Bronzescale SigilDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 652Bronzescale Sigil5,553 gold296 gold
Contract: Artisan's ConsortiumDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 603Contract: Artisan's Consortium50 gold153 gold
Contract: Dream WardensDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 602Contract: Dream Wardens500 gold242 gold
Contract: Loamm NiffenDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 602Contract: Loamm Niffen242 gold
Contract: Valdrakken AccordDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 602Contract: Valdrakken Accord175 gold105 gold
Cosmic InkDragon Isles Inscription, Inks, grey at 552Cosmic Ink490 gold647 gold
Draconic Treatise on AlchemyDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Alchemy
Draconic Treatise on BlacksmithingDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Blacksmithing
Draconic Treatise on EnchantingDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Enchanting
Draconic Treatise on EngineeringDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Engineering
Draconic Treatise on HerbalismDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Herbalism
Draconic Treatise on InscriptionDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Inscription
Draconic Treatise on JewelcraftingDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Jewelcrafting
Draconic Treatise on LeatherworkingDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Leatherworking
Draconic Treatise on MiningDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Mining
Draconic Treatise on SkinningDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Skinning
Draconic Treatise on TailoringDragon Isles Inscription, Profession Specialization, grey at 501Draconic Treatise on Tailoring
Emberscale SigilDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 752Emberscale Sigil17,421 gold239 gold
Glyph of the Lunar ChameleonDragon Isles Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 654Glyph of the Lunar Chameleon240 gold239 gold
Glyph of the Shath'YarDragon Isles Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 654Glyph of the Shath'Yar195 gold239 gold
Illusion Parchment: Arcane BurstDragon Isles Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 251Illusion Parchment: Arcane Burst189 gold279 gold
Illusion Parchment: Spell ShieldDragon Isles Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 251Illusion Parchment: Spell Shield10 gold279 gold
Mark of the Auric DreamstagDragon Isles Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 654Mark of the Auric Dreamstag1,346 gold
Sagescale SigilDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 752Sagescale Sigil527 gold216 gold
Vantus Rune: Aberrus, the Shadowed CrucibleDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 852Vantus Rune: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible99 gold209 gold
Vantus Rune: Amirdrassil, the Dream's HopeDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 852Vantus Rune: Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope25 gold209 gold
Vantus Rune: Vault of the IncarnatesDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 852Vantus Rune: Vault of the Incarnates50 silver209 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 Burnished Ink

Burnished Ink goes into 28 recipes: 28 in Inscription. All of them are Dragon Isles Inscription recipes.

The highest-listed product is Emberscale Sigil, from Dragon Isles Inscription, at 17,421 gold25 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Emberscale Sigil takes 2 Burnished Ink plus 1 Blazing Ink and 1 Awakened Fire; at current prices those reagents cost 239 gold7 silver per craft.

Burnished Ink is about 40% of that reagent bill at its current price; Blazing Ink and Awakened Fire make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Burnished Ink is Contract: Valdrakken Accord (Dragon Isles Inscription): its reagents cost 105 gold45 silver and Contract: Valdrakken Accord lists at 175 gold.

15 of the 28 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Cosmic Ink is itself a reagent in 11 recipes, such as Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno, Jetscale Sigil and Crackling Codex of the Isles.

Further down the chain, Azurescale Sigil is itself a reagent in 4 recipes, such as Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno, Darkmoon Deck Box: Rime and Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance.

Further down the chain, Bronzescale Sigil is itself a reagent in 4 recipes, such as Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno, Darkmoon Deck Box: Rime and Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance.

Leveling and recipes for Burnished Ink

Leveling with Burnished Ink: Illusion Parchment: Arcane Burst (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 20 and grey at 25. Illusion Parchment: Spell Shield (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 20 and grey at 25. Draconic Treatise on Alchemy (Profession Specialization) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 50. Draconic Treatise on Blacksmithing (Profession Specialization) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 50. Draconic Treatise on Enchanting (Profession Specialization) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 50. Draconic Treatise on Engineering (Profession Specialization) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 50.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Technique: Azurescale Sigil, Technique: Bronzescale Sigil, Technique: Contract: Artisan's Consortium, Technique: Contract: Dream Wardens, Technique: Contract: Loamm Niffen, Technique: Contract: Valdrakken Accord, Technique: Cosmic Ink and Technique: Draconic Treatise on Alchemy, and 20 more.

Reagents used with Burnished Ink

Burnished Ink is most often combined with Glittering Parchment, which shares 20 of its 28 recipes; next come Artisan's Mettle, Rockfang Leather and Awakened Frost.

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How to make Burnished Ink

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
Burnished InkInscriptionDragon Isles Inscription, Inks, grey at 40145 gold

Burnished Ink (Dragon Isles Inscription) combines 2 Blazing Ink, 2 Flourishing Ink, 2 Serene Ink and 1 Iridescent Water, and those reagents cost 145 gold28 silver.

What Burnished Ink is crafted into

Glyph of the Lunar Chameleon (Druid). Made with Glyph of the Lunar Chameleon, 4 Burnished Ink per craft.

Glyph of the Shath'Yar (Priest). Made with Glyph of the Shath'Yar, 4 Burnished Ink per craft.

Mark of the Auric Dreamstag (Druid). Made with Mark of the Auric Dreamstag, 4 Burnished Ink per craft.

Contract: Artisan's Consortium (Other). Made with Contract: Artisan's Consortium, 3 Burnished Ink per craft.

Burnished Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 13% below its 30-day median.

Now48 gold2 silver
30-day low29 gold93 silver Nov 1
30-day high99 gold26 silver Oct 29
30-day median54 gold99 silver
7-day median37 gold43 silver
Hourly snapshots691

US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.

Burnished Ink by region

The lowest listing is 5% 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)48 gold2 silver111,032
Europe (EU)45 gold77 silver15288

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Burnished Ink

Dragon Isles Inscription has 136 recipes. Besides Burnished Ink, the reagents they call for most are Glittering Parchment (72 recipes), Chilled Rune (41 recipes), Iridescent Water (34 recipes), Artisan's Mettle (32 recipes), Awakened Order (32 recipes), Flawless Proto Dragon Scale (28 recipes), Wildercloth (28 recipes), Serene Ink (24 recipes), Blazing Ink (21 recipes), Rockfang Leather (21 recipes).

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