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Midnight Ink
Inscription
Verified US market
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Midnight 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 Midnight Ink is used in
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
| 13 gold | 16 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
| 30 gold | 16 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
| 17 gold | 16 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 95 | 1 |
| 1 silver | 5 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 85 | 1 |
| 1 silver | 5 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 85 | 1 |
| 1 silver | 5 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 90 | 1 |
| 1 silver | 5 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 85 | 1 |
| 60 gold | 5 gold | ||
| Classic Inscription, Clear Mind, grey at 110 | 1 | 14 silver | 5 gold | |||
| Classic Inscription, Research, learn at 75, grey at 275 | 3 |
| 16 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 Midnight Ink
Midnight Ink goes into 10 recipes: 10 in Inscription. All of them are Classic Inscription recipes.
The highest-listed product is Scroll of Versatility II, from Classic Inscription, at 60 gold23 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Scroll of Versatility II takes 1 Midnight Ink plus 1 Light Parchment; at current prices those reagents cost 5 gold63 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Midnight Ink is Vanishing Powder (Classic Inscription): its reagents cost 5 gold62 silver and Vanishing Powder lists at 14 silver.
All 9 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Leveling and recipes for Midnight Ink
Leveling with Midnight Ink: Scroll of Intellect II (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 75 and grey at 85. Scroll of Stamina II (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 75 and grey at 85. Scroll of Versatility II (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 75 and grey at 85. Scroll of Strength II (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 80 and grey at 90. Scroll of Agility II (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 85 and grey at 95. Vanishing Powder (Clear Mind) turns yellow at Inscription skill 90 and grey at 110.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Technique: Glyph of Lingering Ancestors and Technique: Glyph of Skeleton.
Reagents used with Midnight Ink
Midnight Ink is most often combined with Light Parchment, which shares 9 of its 10 recipes.
Light Parchment 9 shared recipes
How to make Midnight Ink
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inscription | Classic Inscription, Ink, grey at 80 |
| 1 | 18 gold |
Midnight Ink (Classic Inscription) combines 2 Dusky Pigment, and those reagents cost 18 gold; buying 1 Midnight Ink instead costs 5 gold62 silver.
What Midnight Ink is crafted into
Glyph of Lingering Ancestors (Shaman). Made with Glyph of Lingering Ancestors, 3 Midnight Ink per craft.
Glyph of Winged Vengeance (Paladin). Made with Glyph of Winged Vengeance, 3 Midnight Ink per craft.
Glyph of the Skeleton (Death Knight). Made with Glyph of the Skeleton, 3 Midnight Ink per craft.
Scroll of Agility II (Other). Made with Scroll of Agility II, 1 Midnight Ink per craft.
Midnight Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 37% 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 | 5 gold62 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 10 silver Sep 3 |
| 30-day high | 16 gold88 silver Aug 24 |
| 30-day median | 8 gold99 silver |
| 7-day median | 5 gold75 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Midnight Ink by region
The lowest listing is 22% 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) | 5 gold62 silver | 14 | 3,781 |
| Europe (EU) | 4 gold36 silver | 22 | 9,290 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Midnight Ink
Classic Inscription has 99 recipes. Besides Midnight 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), Ink of the Sky (5 recipes), Ironwood Lumber (5 recipes), Lion's Ink (5 recipes), Essence of Undeath (4 recipes), Fiery Ink (4 recipes).
Inscription priced near Midnight Ink
Luredrop Pigment5 gold
Tranquil Ink5 gold
Shadow Ink5 gold
Shimmering Pigment5 gold
Dawnstar Ink5 gold
Orbinid Pigment5 gold
Volatile Crystal5 gold
Moonglow Ink5 gold
Six of Blood5 gold
Serene Pigment5 gold
Hunter's Ink6 gold
Orbinid Pigment5 gold
About Midnight Ink
Midnight 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 Midnight 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.