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Lightless Silk

Lightless Silk is an Uncommon Cloth used in 20 recipes (Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Inscription and Leatherworking).

Lightless Silk stacks to 1,000. 20 recipes consume it, taught by Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Inscription, Leatherworking and Tailoring.

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Verified US market

Lowest listed price33 silver
Median listing62 silver
57,948 available122 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 Lightless Silk: "Used by players with the Tailoring skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."

What Lightless Silk is used in

Blacksmithing

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Shaded WeightstoneShadowlands Blacksmithing, Weapons Mods, grey at 651Shaded Weightstone50 silver48 silver

Enchanting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Enchanted Lightless SilkShadowlands Enchanting, Reagents, grey at 1502Enchanted Lightless Silk3 gold67 silver

Inscription

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Broker's Hex TableShadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 1005Broker's Hex Table
Fae Moonbough ScrollShadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 1003Fae Moonbough Scroll

Leatherworking

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Comfortable Rider's BardingShadowlands Leatherworking, Mount Equipment, grey at 955Comfortable Rider's Barding49 gold51 gold

Tailoring

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Crafter's Mark IIIShadowlands Tailoring, Optional Reagents, grey at 9525Crafter's Mark III113 gold
Crafter's Mark IVShadowlands Tailoring, Optional Reagents, grey at 20010Crafter's Mark IV154 gold
Crafter's Mark of the Chained IsleShadowlands Tailoring, Optional Reagents, grey at 10080Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle1,951 gold
Lightless Silk PouchShadowlands Tailoring, Bags, grey at 8515Lightless Silk Pouch252 gold
Shadowlace CloakShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 903Shadowlace Cloak100 gold
Shadowlace CordShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 804Shadowlace Cord32 gold
Shadowlace CowlShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 955Shadowlace Cowl62 gold
Shadowlace CuffsShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 702Shadowlace Cuffs30 gold
Shadowlace FootwrapsShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 754Shadowlace Footwraps61 gold
Shadowlace HandwrapsShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 854Shadowlace Handwraps61 gold
Shadowlace MantleShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 1005Shadowlace Mantle102 gold
Shadowlace TrousersShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 1006Shadowlace Trousers102 gold
Shadowlace TunicShadowlands Tailoring, Armor, grey at 1006Shadowlace Tunic102 gold
Vestige of OriginsShadowlands Tailoring, Optional Reagents, grey at 202400Vestige of Origins988 gold
Vestige of the EternalShadowlands Tailoring, Optional Reagents, grey at 20350Vestige of the Eternal379 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 Lightless Silk

Lightless Silk goes into 20 recipes: 15 in Tailoring, 2 in Inscription, 1 in Blacksmithing, 1 in Enchanting and 1 in Leatherworking. They come from Shadowlands Blacksmithing, Shadowlands Enchanting, Shadowlands Inscription, Shadowlands Leatherworking and Shadowlands Tailoring.

The highest-listed product is Comfortable Rider's Barding, from Shadowlands Leatherworking, at 49 gold99 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Comfortable Rider's Barding takes 5 Lightless Silk plus 2 Callous Hide and 5 Penumbra Thread; at current prices those reagents cost 51 gold81 silver per craft.

Lightless Silk is about 3% of that reagent bill at its current price; Callous Hide and Penumbra Thread make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Lightless Silk is Shaded Weightstone (Shadowlands Blacksmithing): its reagents cost 48 silver and Shaded Weightstone lists at 50 silver.

3 of the 20 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Crafter's Mark III is itself a reagent in 46 recipes, such as Spiritual Alchemy Stone, Shadebound Treads and Shadebound Vest.

Further down the chain, Crafter's Mark IV is itself a reagent in 46 recipes, such as Spiritual Alchemy Stone, Shadebound Treads and Shadebound Vest.

Further down the chain, Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle is itself a reagent in 46 recipes, such as Spiritual Alchemy Stone, Shadebound Treads and Shadebound Vest.

Leveling and recipes for Lightless Silk

Leveling with Lightless Silk: Shaded Weightstone (Weapons Mods) turns yellow at Blacksmithing skill 60 and grey at 65. Shadowlace Cuffs (Armor) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 60 and grey at 70. Shadowlace Footwraps (Armor) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 65 and grey at 75. Shadowlace Cord (Armor) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 70 and grey at 80. Lightless Silk Pouch (Bags) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 75 and grey at 85. Shadowlace Handwraps (Armor) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 75 and grey at 85.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Shadowlace Cloak.

Reagents used with Lightless Silk

Lightless Silk is most often combined with Penumbra Thread, which shares 16 of its 20 recipes; next come Shrouded Cloth, Arden Lumber and Luminous Ink.

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What Lightless Silk is crafted into

Vestige of Origins (Optional Reagents). Made with Vestige of Origins, 400 Lightless Silk per craft.

Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle (Optional Reagents). Made with Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle, 80 Lightless Silk per craft.

Vestige of the Eternal (Optional Reagents). Made with Vestige of the Eternal, 50 Lightless Silk per craft.

Crafter's Mark III (Optional Reagents). Made with Crafter's Mark III, 25 Lightless Silk per craft.

Lightless Silk by region

The lowest listing is 30% 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)33 silver12257,948
Europe (EU)23 silver443110,389

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Lightless Silk

Shadowlands Tailoring has 72 recipes. Besides Lightless Silk, the reagents they call for most are Shrouded Cloth (68 recipes), Enchanted Lightless Silk (37 recipes), Orboreal Shard (37 recipes), Penumbra Thread (33 recipes), Arden Lumber (3 recipes), Silken Protofiber (3 recipes), Progenitor Essentia (2 recipes), Essence of Rebirth (1 recipe), Essence of Valor (1 recipe), Korthite Crystal (1 recipe).

Shadowlands Inscription has 56 recipes. Besides Lightless Silk, the reagents they call for most are Luminous Ink (32 recipes), Umbral Ink (31 recipes), Dark Parchment (30 recipes), Tranquil Ink (18 recipes), Arden Lumber (9 recipes), Sealing Wax (6 recipes), Twilight Bark (5 recipes), Rune Etched Vial (4 recipes), Aerated Water (3 recipes), Marrowroot (2 recipes).

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