Inscription

Luminous Ink

Luminous Ink is a Common Inscription used in 32 recipes (Inscription) and made by 1 recipe.

Luminous Ink stacks to 1,000. 32 recipes consume it, taught by Inscription. 1 recipe produces it.

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Crafted by	Luminous Ink

Verified US market

Lowest listed price26 gold

Median listing26 gold90 silver

1,901 available15 listings

Verified priceAuction House15 min agocommodity

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What Luminous Ink is used in

Inscription

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Aspiring Soul's Chair	Shadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 100	6	9 × Arden Lumber 2 × Umbryl	Aspiring Soul's Chair
Broker's Hex Table	Shadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 100	5	16 × Arden Lumber 5 × Lightless Silk 5 × Laestrite Ore	Broker's Hex Table
Cartel Ta Bookcase	Shadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 100	8	13 × Arden Lumber 6 × Solenium Ore 1 × Umbryl	Cartel Ta Bookcase
Codex of the Still Mind	Shadowlands Inscription, Books & Scrolls, grey at 75	7	7 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 75 × Dark Parchment	Codex of the Still Mind	902 gold	726 gold
Contract: Court of Harvesters	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Umbral Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: Court of Harvesters	500 gold	456 gold
Contract: Death's Advance	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 100	1	1 × Umbral Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: Death's Advance	118 gold	92 gold
Contract: The Ascended	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Umbral Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: The Ascended	500 gold	456 gold
Contract: The Undying Army	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Umbral Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: The Undying Army	499 gold	456 gold
Contract: The Wild Hunt	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Umbral Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: The Wild Hunt	500 gold	456 gold
Darkmoon Card of Death	Shadowlands Inscription, Cards, grey at 125	7	7 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment			641 gold
Fae Moonbough Scroll	Shadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 100	5	4 × Arden Lumber 10 × Dark Parchment 3 × Lightless Silk	Fae Moonbough Scroll
Fae Revel Masque	Shadowlands Inscription, Hats, grey at 110	3	3 × Umbral Ink 2 × Twilight Bark 1 × Sealing Wax	Fae Revel Masque		325 gold
Glyph of the Spectral Lupine	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	20	1 × Dark Parchment 12 × Tranquil Ink	Glyph of the Spectral Lupine	973 gold	565 gold
Glyph of the Spectral Vulpine	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	20	1 × Dark Parchment 12 × Tranquil Ink	Glyph of the Spectral Vulpine	695 gold	565 gold
Glyph of the Wild Mushroom	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Glyph of the Wild Mushroom	949 gold	1,769 gold
Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat	1,998 gold	1,769 gold
Mark of the Midnight Runestag	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Mark of the Midnight Runestag	1,699 gold	1,769 gold
Mark of the Regal Dredbat	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Mark of the Regal Dredbat	1,798 gold	1,769 gold
Mark of the Sable Ardenmoth	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Mark of the Sable Ardenmoth	2,100 gold	1,769 gold
Mark of the Shimmering Ardenmoth	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Mark of the Shimmering Ardenmoth	2,000 gold	1,769 gold
Mark of the Twilight Runestag	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	8	1 × Dark Parchment 24 × Umbral Ink	Mark of the Twilight Runestag	2,000 gold	1,769 gold
Missive of Critical Strike	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	8	2 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Critical Strike	15 gold	342 gold
Missive of Haste	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	6	4 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Haste	33 gold	420 gold
Missive of Mastery	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	4	6 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Mastery	12 gold	498 gold
Missive of Versatility	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	2	8 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Versatility	31 gold	576 gold
Newly Departed Codex	Shadowlands Inscription, Off-Hands, grey at 40	10	10 × Umbral Ink 50 × Dark Parchment	Newly Departed Codex		967 gold
Soul Keeper's Spire	Shadowlands Inscription, Staves, grey at 50	22	3 × Twilight Bark 1 × Sealing Wax	Soul Keeper's Spire		646 gold
Tome of the Still Mind	Shadowlands Inscription, Books & Scrolls, grey at 35	3	3 × Umbral Ink 25 × Dark Parchment	Tome of the Still Mind	100 gold	301 gold
Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria	Shadowlands Inscription, Vantus Runes, grey at 125	10	10 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria	77 gold	914 gold
Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination	Shadowlands Inscription, Vantus Runes, grey at 125	10	10 × Umbral Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination	18,888 gold	914 gold
Vantus Rune: Sepulcher of the First Ones	Shadowlands Inscription, Vantus Runes, grey at 130	8	8 × Umbral Ink 3 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Protogenic Pelt	Vantus Rune: Sepulcher of the First Ones	200 gold	739 gold
Writ of Grave Robbing	Shadowlands Inscription, Books & Scrolls, grey at 35	1	1 × Umbral Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Writ of Grave Robbing	60 silver	92 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 Luminous Ink

Luminous Ink goes into 32 recipes: 32 in Inscription. All of them are Shadowlands Inscription recipes.

The highest-listed product is Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination, from Shadowlands Inscription, at 18,888 gold57 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination takes 10 Luminous Ink plus 10 Umbral Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment; at current prices those reagents cost 914 gold85 silver per craft.

Luminous Ink is about 28% of that reagent bill at its current price; Umbral Ink, Tranquil Ink and Dark Parchment make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Luminous Ink is Contract: Death's Advance (Shadowlands Inscription): its reagents cost 92 gold15 silver and Contract: Death's Advance lists at 118 gold38 silver.

24 of the 31 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Missive of Critical Strike is itself a reagent in 43 recipes, such as Shadebound Treads, Shadebound Vest and Shadebound Gauntlets.

Further down the chain, Missive of Haste is itself a reagent in 43 recipes, such as Shadebound Treads, Shadebound Vest and Shadebound Gauntlets.

Further down the chain, Missive of Mastery is itself a reagent in 43 recipes, such as Shadebound Treads, Shadebound Vest and Shadebound Gauntlets.

Leveling and recipes for Luminous Ink

Leveling with Luminous Ink: Tome of the Still Mind (Books & Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 30 and grey at 35. Writ of Grave Robbing (Books & Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 25 and grey at 35. Newly Departed Codex (Off-Hands) turns yellow at Inscription skill 30 and grey at 40. Soul Keeper's Spire (Staves) turns yellow at Inscription skill 40 and grey at 50. Codex of the Still Mind (Books & Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 70 and grey at 75. Contract: Court of Harvesters (Contracts) turns yellow at Inscription skill 80 and grey at 90.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Technique: Codex of the Still Mind, Technique: Contract: Court of Harvesters, Technique: Contract: Death's Advance, Technique: Contract: The Ascended, Technique: Contract: The Undying Army, Technique: Contract: The Wild Hunt, Technique: Fae Revel Masque and Technique: Glyph of the Spectral Lupine, and 9 more.

Reagents used with Luminous Ink

Luminous Ink is most often combined with Dark Parchment, which shares 26 of its 32 recipes; next come Umbral Ink, Tranquil Ink and Arden Lumber.

Dark Parchment 26 shared recipes
Umbral Ink 25 shared recipes
Tranquil Ink 11 shared recipes
Arden Lumber 4 shared recipes
Lightless Silk 2 shared recipes
Sealing Wax 2 shared recipes
Twilight Bark 2 shared recipes
Umbryl 2 shared recipes
Laestrite Ore 1 shared recipe
Protogenic Pelt 1 shared recipe
Solenium Ore 1 shared recipe

How to make Luminous Ink

Recipe	Profession	Skill tier and category	Reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft (US)
Luminous Ink	Inscription	Shadowlands Inscription, Ink, grey at 25	1 × Luminous Pigment 1 × Aerated Water 1 × Rune Etched Vial	1	20 gold

Luminous Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) combines 1 Luminous Pigment, 1 Aerated Water and 1 Rune Etched Vial, and those reagents cost 20 gold55 silver; buying 1 Luminous Ink instead costs 26 gold.

What Luminous Ink is crafted into

Soul Keeper's Spire (Staff). Made with Soul Keeper's Spire, 22 Luminous Ink per craft.

Glyph of the Spectral Lupine (Shaman). Made with Glyph of the Spectral Lupine, 20 Luminous Ink per craft.

Glyph of the Spectral Vulpine (Shaman). Made with Glyph of the Spectral Vulpine, 20 Luminous Ink per craft.

Newly Departed Codex (Miscellaneous). Made with Newly Departed Codex, 10 Luminous Ink per craft.

Luminous Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 4% 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	26 gold
30-day low	13 gold51 silver Nov 4
30-day high	197 gold Oct 16
30-day median	26 gold99 silver
7-day median	26 gold90 silver
Hourly snapshots	692

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

Luminous Ink by region

The lowest listing is 88% 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)	26 gold	15	1,901
Europe (EU)	2 gold99 silver	27	33,862

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Luminous Ink

Shadowlands Inscription has 56 recipes. Besides Luminous Ink, the reagents they call for most are 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), Lightless Silk (2 recipes), Marrowroot (2 recipes).

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What Luminous Ink is used in

Inscription

Crafting value of Luminous Ink

Leveling and recipes for Luminous Ink

Reagents used with Luminous Ink

How to make Luminous Ink

What Luminous Ink is crafted into

Luminous Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days

Luminous Ink by region

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