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Ghost Dye

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Lowest listed price60 gold36 silver
Median listing66 gold71 silver
785 available12 listings
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Ghost Dye details

TypeOther
Item level10
Max stack1,000
Vendor sell price7 silver50 copper
ExpansionClassic
First seen in our databuild 1.15.9.68940

Read from the 12.1.0.69933 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.

What Ghost Dye is used in

Blacksmithing

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Death's GambleClassic Blacksmithing, Ancient Plans, grey at 30060Death's Gamble
Plated Construct's RibcageClassic Blacksmithing, Ancient Plans, grey at 30040Plated Construct's Ribcage8,554 gold
Stygian ShieldClassic Blacksmithing, Ancient Plans, grey at 30016Stygian Shield

Jewelcrafting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Frostwyrm's Frigid StareClassic Jewelcrafting, Ancient Designs, grey at 30015Frostwyrm's Frigid Stare
Frostwyrm's Icy GazeClassic Jewelcrafting, Ancient Designs, grey at 30015Frostwyrm's Icy Gaze

Tailoring

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Belt of the ArchmageClassic Tailoring, Belts, grey at 30010Belt of the Archmage3,160 gold
Ghostweave BeltClassic Tailoring, Belts, grey at 3002Ghostweave Belt125 gold
Ghostweave GlovesClassic Tailoring, Gloves, grey at 3002Ghostweave Gloves125 gold
Ghostweave PantsClassic Tailoring, Pants, grey at 3004Ghostweave Pants248 gold
Ghostweave VestClassic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 3003Ghostweave Vest186 gold
Gloves of Spell MasteryClassic Tailoring, Gloves, grey at 30010Gloves of Spell Mastery4,515 gold
Shroud of Forbidden MagicClassic Tailoring, Ancient Patterns, grey at 30020Shroud of Forbidden Magic28,736 gold
Truefaith VestmentsClassic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 30010Truefaith Vestments3,492 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 Ghost Dye

Ghost Dye goes into 13 recipes: 8 in Tailoring, 3 in Blacksmithing and 2 in Jewelcrafting. They come from Classic Blacksmithing, Classic Jewelcrafting and Classic Tailoring.

The cheapest craft that uses Ghost Dye is Ghostweave Belt (Classic Tailoring): its reagents cost 125 gold66 silver per craft.

Leveling and recipes for Ghost Dye

Leveling with Ghost Dye: Belt of the Archmage (Belts) stops giving Tailoring skill-ups at 300. Death's Gamble (Ancient Plans) stops giving Blacksmithing skill-ups at 300. Frostwyrm's Frigid Stare (Ancient Designs) stops giving Jewelcrafting skill-ups at 300. Frostwyrm's Icy Gaze (Ancient Designs) stops giving Jewelcrafting skill-ups at 300. Ghostweave Belt (Belts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 280 and grey at 300. Ghostweave Gloves (Gloves) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 285 and grey at 300.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Belt of the Archmage, Ancient Plans: Death's Gamble, Ancient Design: Frostwyrm's Frigid Stare, Ancient Design: Frostwyrm's Icy Gaze, Pattern: Gloves of Spell Mastery, Ancient Plans: Plated Construct's Ribcage, Ancient Pattern: Shroud of Forbidden Magic and Ancient Plans: Stygian Shield, and 1 more.

Reagents used with Ghost Dye

Ghost Dye is most often combined with Bolt of Runecloth, which shares 7 of its 13 recipes; next come Wartorn Scrap, Essence of Undeath and Arcanite Bar.

How to make Ghost Dye

RecipeProfessionSkill tier and categoryReagentsMakesReagents per craft (US)
Ghost DyeAlchemyClassic Alchemy, Materials, grey at 300144 gold

Ghost Dye (Classic Alchemy) combines 2 Ghost Mushroom, 1 Purple Dye and 1 Crystal Vial, and those reagents cost 44 gold15 silver; buying 1 Ghost Dye instead costs 60 gold36 silver.

What Ghost Dye is crafted into

Death's Gamble (Shield). Made with Death's Gamble, 60 Ghost Dye per craft.

Plated Construct's Ribcage (Plate). Made with Plated Construct's Ribcage, 40 Ghost Dye per craft.

Shroud of Forbidden Magic (Cosmetic). Made with Shroud of Forbidden Magic, 20 Ghost Dye per craft.

Stygian Shield (Shield). Made with Stygian Shield, 16 Ghost Dye per craft.

Ghost Dye: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 23% below its 30-day median.

Now60 gold36 silver
30-day low55 gold Sep 25
30-day high123 gold26 silver Aug 26
30-day median78 gold37 silver
7-day median70 gold21 silver
Hourly snapshots688

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

Ghost Dye by region

Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)60 gold36 silver12785
Europe (EU)92 gold97 silver10784

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Ghost Dye

Classic Tailoring has 270 recipes. Besides Ghost Dye, the reagents they call for most are Bolt of Runecloth (90 recipes), Rune Thread (57 recipes), Fine Thread (54 recipes), Bolt of Mageweave (49 recipes), Bolt of Silk Cloth (43 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).

Classic Blacksmithing has 305 recipes. Besides Ghost Dye, the reagents they call for most are Arcanite Bar (75 recipes), Thorium Bar (74 recipes), Enchanted Thorium Bar (42 recipes), Truesilver Bar (36 recipes), Mithril Bar (35 recipes), Bronze Bar (24 recipes), Copper Bar (24 recipes), Heavy Grinding Stone (24 recipes), Dark Iron Bar (23 recipes), Dense Grinding Stone (23 recipes).

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About Ghost Dye

Ghost Dye 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 Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Tailoring. When a recipe that uses Ghost Dye 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.