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Dusky Pigment
Inscription
Verified US market
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Dusky Pigment details
| Type | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 25 copper |
| Expansion | Classic |
| First seen in our data | build 3.80.2.69874 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
In-game tooltip for Dusky Pigment: "Commonly obtained when milling Mageroyal, Briarthorn, Swiftthistle, Bruiseweed, or Stranglekelp."
What Dusky Pigment is used in
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Midnight Ink | Classic Inscription, Ink, grey at 80 | 2 |  Midnight Ink | 5 gold | 18 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 Dusky Pigment
Dusky Pigment goes into one recipe, Midnight Ink, taught in Classic Inscription.
Its product, Midnight Ink, from Classic Inscription, lists at 5 gold62 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Midnight Ink takes 2 Dusky Pigment; at current prices those reagents cost 18 gold per craft.
Further down the chain, Midnight Ink is itself a reagent in 10 recipes, such as Scroll of Intellect II, Scroll of Versatility II and Scroll of Stamina II.
Leveling and recipes for Dusky Pigment
Midnight Ink (Ink) turns yellow at Inscription skill 75 and grey at 80.
What Dusky Pigment is crafted into
Midnight Ink (Inscription). Made with Midnight Ink, 2 Dusky Pigment per craft.
Dusky Pigment: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 99% above 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 | 9 gold |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 gold Sep 17 |
| 30-day high | 22,222 gold22 silver Sep 1 |
| 30-day median | 4 gold52 silver |
| 7-day median | 3 gold |
| Hourly snapshots | 682 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Dusky Pigment 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) | 9 gold | 11 | 6,946 |
| Europe (EU) | 3 gold1 silver | 13 | 708 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Dusky Pigment
Classic Inscription has 99 recipes. Besides Dusky Pigment, the reagents they call for most are Light Parchment (75 recipes), Jadefire Ink (12 recipes), Moonglow Ink (12 recipes), Shimmering Ink (12 recipes), Celestial Ink (11 recipes), Midnight Ink (10 recipes), Ink of the Sky (5 recipes), Ironwood Lumber (5 recipes), Lion's Ink (5 recipes), Essence of Undeath (4 recipes).
Inscription priced near Dusky Pigment
Serene Pigment9 gold
Eight of Symbiosis9 gold
Eight of Vivacity9 gold
Five of Void9 gold
Four of the Tides8 gold
Blazing Ink9 gold
Two of Vivacity8 gold
Seven of Storms9 gold
Ace of the Moon9 gold
Golden Pigment9 gold
Six of Rot9 gold- Blazing Ink9 gold
About Dusky Pigment
Dusky Pigment 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 Dusky Pigment 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.