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Burnished Ink

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Lowest listed price99 gold
Median listing99 gold
509 available12 listings
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Burnished Ink details

TypeInscription
Item level60
Requires level1
Max stack1,000
Vendor sell price1 gold
ExpansionDragonflight
First seen in our databuild 12.0.7.68887

Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.

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 gold, 1% less than Rank 1 at 99 gold90 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 Sigil2,750 gold297 gold
Bronzescale SigilDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 652Bronzescale Sigil1,950 gold431 gold
Contract: Artisan's ConsortiumDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 603Contract: Artisan's Consortium327 gold222 gold
Contract: Dream WardensDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 602Contract: Dream Wardens49,999 gold248 gold
Contract: Loamm NiffenDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 602Contract: Loamm Niffen248 gold
Contract: Valdrakken AccordDragon Isles Inscription, Contracts, grey at 602Contract: Valdrakken Accord738 gold148 gold
Cosmic InkDragon Isles Inscription, Inks, grey at 552Cosmic Ink750 gold759 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 Sigil1,871 gold304 gold
Glyph of the Lunar ChameleonDragon Isles Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 654Glyph of the Lunar Chameleon250 gold299 gold
Glyph of the Shath'YarDragon Isles Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 654Glyph of the Shath'Yar250 gold299 gold
Illusion Parchment: Arcane BurstDragon Isles Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 251Illusion Parchment: Arcane Burst308 gold364 gold
Illusion Parchment: Spell ShieldDragon Isles Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 251Illusion Parchment: Spell Shield12 gold364 gold
Mark of the Auric DreamstagDragon Isles Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 654Mark of the Auric Dreamstag1,497 gold
Sagescale SigilDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 752Sagescale Sigil560 gold250 gold
Vantus Rune: Aberrus, the Shadowed CrucibleDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 852Vantus Rune: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible29,938 gold239 gold
Vantus Rune: Amirdrassil, the Dream's HopeDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 852Vantus Rune: Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope44 gold239 gold
Vantus Rune: Vault of the IncarnatesDragon Isles Inscription, Runes and Sigils, grey at 852Vantus Rune: Vault of the Incarnates54 silver239 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 Contract: Dream Wardens, from Dragon Isles Inscription, at 49,999 gold94 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Contract: Dream Wardens takes 2 Burnished Ink plus 1 Glittering Parchment and 20 Zaralek Glowspores; at current prices those reagents cost 248 gold75 silver per craft.

Burnished Ink is about 80% of that reagent bill at its current price; Glittering Parchment and Zaralek Glowspores make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Burnished Ink is Contract: Valdrakken Accord (Dragon Isles Inscription): its reagents cost 148 gold75 silver and Contract: Valdrakken Accord lists at 738 gold79 silver.

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.

How to make Burnished Ink

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
Burnished InkInscriptionDragon Isles Inscription, Inks, grey at 40147 gold

Burnished Ink (Dragon Isles Inscription) combines 2 Blazing Ink, 2 Flourishing Ink, 2 Serene Ink and 1 Iridescent Water, and those reagents cost 147 gold62 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 29% below its 30-day median.

Now99 gold
30-day low25 gold50 silver Sep 15
30-day high249 gold99 silver Sep 1
30-day median140 gold9 silver
7-day median140 gold
Hourly snapshots681

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 46% 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)99 gold12509
Europe (EU)53 gold13431

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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About Burnished Ink

Burnished Ink is a crafting material in World of Warcraft. This page tracks its verified Auction House price and the recipes that consume it, so you can judge whether it is worth farming, buying, or selling right now.

Demand comes from Inscription. When a recipe that uses Burnished Ink spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.

To read the chart: compare the current lowest listing against the typical range. A price sitting below its recent band is a buy or craft signal; a price above it favors selling or farming. The method matters more than any single number, since commodity prices move between hourly snapshots.

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