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Lion's Ink
Inscription
Verified US market
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Lion's Ink details
| Type | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 5 silver |
| 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.
What Lion's Ink is used in
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glyph of Evaporation | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of Evaporation | 1 gold | 56 gold |
| Glyph of Spirit Raptors | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of Spirit Raptors | 42 gold | 56 gold |
| Glyph of the Blazing Trail | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of the Blazing Trail | 50 gold | 56 gold |
| Glyph of the Geist | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of the Geist | 47 gold | 56 gold |
 Research: Lion's Ink | Classic Inscription, Research, learn at 100, grey at 300 | 3 |
| 56 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 Lion's Ink
Lion's Ink goes into 5 recipes: 5 in Inscription. All of them are Classic Inscription recipes.
The highest-listed product is Glyph of the Blazing Trail, from Classic Inscription, at 50 gold90 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Glyph of the Blazing Trail takes 3 Lion's Ink plus 1 Light Parchment; at current prices those reagents cost 56 gold89 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Lion's Ink is Glyph of Evaporation (Classic Inscription): its reagents cost 56 gold89 silver and Glyph of Evaporation lists at 1 gold35 silver.
All 4 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Leveling and recipes for Lion's Ink
Leveling with Lion's Ink: Glyph of Evaporation (Glyphs) stops giving Inscription skill-ups at 300. Glyph of Spirit Raptors (Glyphs) stops giving Inscription skill-ups at 300. Glyph of the Blazing Trail (Glyphs) stops giving Inscription skill-ups at 300. Glyph of the Geist (Glyphs) stops giving Inscription skill-ups at 300. Research: Lion's Ink (Research) turns yellow at Inscription skill 200 and grey at 300.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Technique: Glyph of Evaporation and Technique: Glyph of Spirit Raptors.
Technique: Glyph of EvaporationReagents used with Lion's Ink
Lion's Ink is most often combined with Light Parchment, which shares 5 of its 5 recipes.
Light Parchment 5 shared recipes
How to make Lion's Ink
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion's Ink | Inscription | Classic Inscription, Ink, grey at 105 |
| 1 | 18 gold |
Golden PigmentLion's Ink (Classic Inscription) combines 2 Golden Pigment, and those reagents cost 18 gold; buying 1 Lion's Ink instead costs 18 gold96 silver.
What Lion's Ink is crafted into
Glyph of Evaporation (Mage). Made with Glyph of Evaporation, 3 Lion's Ink per craft.
Glyph of Spirit Raptors (Shaman). Made with Glyph of Spirit Raptors, 3 Lion's Ink per craft.
Glyph of the Blazing Trail (Warrior). Made with Glyph of the Blazing Trail, 3 Lion's Ink per craft.
Glyph of the Geist (Death Knight). Made with Glyph of the Geist, 3 Lion's Ink per craft.
Lion's Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 5% below 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 | 18 gold96 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 gold Sep 17 |
| 30-day high | 34 gold98 silver Aug 23 |
| 30-day median | 20 gold |
| 7-day median | 17 gold |
| Hourly snapshots | 685 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Lion's Ink by region
The lowest listing is 6% 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) | 18 gold96 silver | 11 | 5,098 |
| Europe (EU) | 17 gold79 silver | 13 | 1,988 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Lion's Ink
Classic Inscription has 99 recipes. Besides Lion's Ink, 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), Essence of Undeath (4 recipes), Fiery Ink (4 recipes).
Inscription priced near Lion's Ink
Codified Greenwood15 gold
Icy Pigment15 gold
Three of Swords15 gold
Seven of Frost15 gold
Shadow Ink16 gold
Three of War15 gold
Five of Voracity15 gold
Two of the Indomitable15 gold
Two of Earth15 gold
Six of Radiance15 gold
Three of Radiance14 gold
Emerald Pigment14 gold
About Lion's Ink
Lion's 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 Lion's 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.