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Nightshade
Herb
Verified US market
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Nightshade details
| Type | Herb |
|---|---|
| Item level | 50 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 5 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 Nightshade: "Gathered by players with the Herbalism skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."
What Nightshade is used in
Alchemy
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowlands Inscription, Mass Milling, grey at 65 | 20 | 320 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 Nightshade
Nightshade goes into 9 recipes: 8 in Alchemy and 1 in Inscription. They come from Shadowlands Alchemy and Shadowlands Inscription.
The highest-listed product is Infusion: Corpse Purification, from Shadowlands Alchemy, at 747 gold49 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Infusion: Corpse Purification takes 8 Nightshade plus 6 First Flower and 5 Distilled Death Extract; at current prices those reagents cost 245 gold69 silver per craft.
Nightshade is about 52% of that reagent bill at its current price; First Flower and Distilled Death Extract make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Nightshade is Ground Nightshade (Shadowlands Alchemy): its reagents cost 32 gold and Ground Nightshade lists at 40 gold.
4 of the 8 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 Nightshade
Leveling with Nightshade: Mass Mill Nightshade (Mass Milling) turns yellow at Inscription skill 55 and grey at 65. Ground Nightshade (Oils and Extracts) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 70 and grey at 85. Infusion: Corpse Purification (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 100 and grey at 120. Spectral Flask of Power (Flasks) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 170 and grey at 175. Spectral Flask of Stamina (Flasks) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 170 and grey at 175. Crafter's Mark III (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 190 and grey at 195.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Recipe: Infusion: Corpse Purification.
Reagents used with Nightshade
Nightshade is most often combined with Rune Etched Vial, which shares 6 of its 9 recipes; next come Distilled Death Extract, First Flower and Death Blossom.
Rune Etched Vial 6 shared recipes
Distilled Death Extract 5 shared recipes
First Flower 3 shared recipes
Death Blossom 2 shared recipes
Marrowroot 2 shared recipes
Rising Glory 2 shared recipes
Orboreal Shard 1 shared recipe
Progenitor Essentia 1 shared recipe
Vigil's Torch 1 shared recipe
Widowbloom 1 shared recipe
How to make Nightshade
Crafting recipes that create this material.
What Nightshade is crafted into
Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle (Optional Reagents). Made with Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle, 25 Nightshade per craft.
Infusion: Corpse Purification (Optional Reagents). Made with Infusion: Corpse Purification, 8 Nightshade per craft.
Crafter's Mark III (Optional Reagents). Made with Crafter's Mark III, 5 Nightshade per craft.
Crafter's Mark IV (Optional Reagents). Made with Crafter's Mark IV, 5 Nightshade per craft.
Nightshade: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 7% above its 30-day median.
| Now | 16 gold |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 4 gold55 silver Aug 23 |
| 30-day high | 32 gold Sep 15 |
| 30-day median | 14 gold97 silver |
| 7-day median | 14 gold75 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 682 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Nightshade by region
The lowest listing is 32% 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) | 12 gold32 silver | 96 | 97,861 |
| Europe (EU) | 8 gold40 silver | 147 | 44,363 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Nightshade
Shadowlands Alchemy has 54 recipes. Besides Nightshade, the reagents they call for most are Rune Etched Vial (32 recipes), Death Blossom (16 recipes), Distilled Death Extract (10 recipes), Rising Glory (10 recipes), Vigil's Torch (10 recipes), Marrowroot (8 recipes), Widowbloom (8 recipes), First Flower (5 recipes), Ground Death Blossom (4 recipes), Ground Widowbloom (3 recipes).
Shadowlands Inscription has 54 recipes. Besides Nightshade, the reagents they call for most are Luminous Ink (31 recipes), 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).
Herbs priced near Nightshade
Azeroot12 gold
Fadeleaf11 gold
Marrowroot13 gold
Khadgar's Whisker11 gold
Grave Moss13 gold
Bubble Poppy10 gold
Starlight Rose10 gold
Ragveil9 gold
Tiger Lily Petal14 gold
Ghost Mushroom15 gold
Azshara's Veil15 gold
Heartblossom15 gold
About Nightshade
Nightshade 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 Alchemy, Inscription. When a recipe that uses Nightshade 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.