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Luminous Ink
Inscription
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Luminous Ink details
| Type | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Item level | 50 |
| Requires level | 1 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 10 copper |
| Expansion | Shadowlands |
| First seen in our data | build 12.0.7.68887 |
Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.
In-game tooltip for Luminous Ink: "Crafted by players with the Inscription skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."
What Luminous Ink is used in
Inscription
Aspiring Soul's Chair
Aspiring Soul's Chair
Broker's Hex Table
Cartel Ta Bookcase
Codex of the Still Mind
Contract: Court of Harvesters
Contract: Court of Harvesters
Contract: Death's Advance
Contract: The Ascended
Contract: The Undying Army
Contract: The Wild Hunt
Fae Revel Masque
Glyph of the Spectral Lupine
Glyph of the Spectral Lupine
Glyph of the Wild Mushroom
Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat
Mark of the Midnight Runestag
Mark of the Regal Dredbat
Mark of the Sable Ardenmoth
Mark of the Shimmering Ardenmoth
Mark of the Twilight Runestag
Missive of Critical Strike
Missive of Haste
Missive of Mastery
Missive of Versatility
Newly Departed Codex
Soul Keeper's Spire
Soul Keeper's Spire
Tome of the Still Mind
Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria
Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination
Vantus Rune: Sepulcher of the First Ones
Writ of Grave Robbing"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 31 recipes: 31 in Inscription. All of them are Shadowlands Inscription recipes.
The highest-listed product is Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination, from Shadowlands Inscription, at 49,999 gold94 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 1,065 gold61 silver per craft.
Luminous Ink is about 31% 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 106 gold14 silver and Contract: Death's Advance lists at 149 gold.
24 of the 30 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.
Technique: Codex of the Still MindReagents used with Luminous Ink
Luminous Ink is most often combined with Dark Parchment, which shares 25 of its 31 recipes; next come Umbral Ink, Tranquil Ink and Arden Lumber.
Dark Parchment 25 shared recipes
Umbral Ink 25 shared recipes
Tranquil Ink 11 shared recipes
Arden Lumber 3 shared recipes
Sealing Wax 2 shared recipes
Twilight Bark 2 shared recipes
Umbryl 2 shared recipes
Laestrite Ore 1 shared recipe
Lightless Silk 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 | 24 gold |
Luminous Pigment
Aerated Water
Rune Etched VialLuminous Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) combines 1 Luminous Pigment, 1 Aerated Water and 1 Rune Etched Vial, and those reagents cost 24 gold32 silver; buying 1 Luminous Ink instead costs 32 gold99 silver.
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.
Cartel Ta Bookcase (Decor). Made with Cartel Ta Bookcase, 16 Luminous Ink per craft.
Luminous Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 32% 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 | 32 gold99 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 10 gold Sep 10 |
| 30-day high | 197 gold Aug 26 |
| 30-day median | 24 gold99 silver |
| 7-day median | 24 gold2 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
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 91% 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) | 32 gold99 silver | 12 | 529 |
| Europe (EU) | 2 gold99 silver | 27 | 33,862 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Luminous Ink
Shadowlands Inscription has 54 recipes. Besides Luminous Ink, the reagents they call for most are Umbral Ink (30 recipes), Dark Parchment (29 recipes), Tranquil Ink (18 recipes), Arden Lumber (7 recipes), Sealing Wax (6 recipes), Twilight Bark (5 recipes), Aerated Water (3 recipes), Rune Etched Vial (3 recipes), Protogenic Pelt (2 recipes), Shrouded Cloth (2 recipes).
Inscription priced near Luminous Ink
Two of Rogues31 gold
Eight of Fathoms34 gold
Celestial Ink31 gold
Two of Voracity35 gold
Seven of Voracity35 gold
Four of Visions30 gold
Argentleaf Pigment29 gold
Sallow Pigment36 gold
Snowfall Ink36 gold
Eight of Earth36 gold
Five of Earth39 gold
Boundless Cipher39 gold
About Luminous Ink
Luminous 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 Luminous 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.