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Purple Dye
Purple Dye is a Common Other used in 6 recipes (Alchemy, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring).
Purple Dye stacks to 1,000. 6 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring.
Background
Verified US market
Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.
What Purple Dye is used in
Alchemy
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghost Dye | Classic Alchemy, Materials, grey at 300 | 1 |
|  Ghost Dye | 60 gold | 50 gold |
Engineering
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Smoke Flare | Outland Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 55 | 1 |  Purple Smoke Flare ×3 | 9 gold | 13 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stylin' Purple Hat | Outland Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 75 | 4 |
|  Stylin' Purple Hat | 721 gold | |
 Camp Narache Rug | Classic Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 300 | 2 |
|  Camp Narache Rug |
Tailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lavender Mageweave Shirt | Classic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 245 | 2 |  Lavender Mageweave Shirt | 1 gold | ||
| Rich Purple Silk Shirt | Classic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 205 | 1 |
|  Rich Purple Silk Shirt | 1 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 Purple Dye
Purple Dye goes into 6 recipes: 2 in Leatherworking, 2 in Tailoring, 1 in Alchemy and 1 in Engineering. They come from Classic Alchemy, Classic Leatherworking, Classic Tailoring, Outland Engineering and Outland Leatherworking.
The highest-listed product is Ghost Dye, from Classic Alchemy, at 60 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Ghost Dye takes 1 Purple Dye plus 2 Ghost Mushroom and 1 Crystal Vial; at current prices those reagents cost 50 gold68 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Purple Dye is Lavender Mageweave Shirt (Classic Tailoring): its reagents cost 1 gold84 silver per craft.
2 of the 6 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Ghost Dye is itself a reagent in 13 recipes, such as Ghostweave Belt, Ghostweave Gloves and Ghostweave Vest.
Leveling and recipes for Purple Dye
Leveling with Purple Dye: Purple Smoke Flare (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 35 and grey at 55. Stylin' Purple Hat (Helms) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 60 and grey at 75. Rich Purple Silk Shirt (Shirts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 195 and grey at 205. Lavender Mageweave Shirt (Shirts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 235 and grey at 245. Camp Narache Rug (House Decor) turns yellow at Leatherworking skill 260 and grey at 300. Ghost Dye (Materials) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 260 and grey at 300.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Schematic: Purple Smoke Flare, Pattern: Stylin' Purple Hat, Recipe: Ghost Dye, Pattern: Lavender Mageweave Shirt and Pattern: Rich Purple Silk Shirt.
Schematic: Purple Smoke Flare
Pattern: Stylin' Purple Hat
Pattern: Lavender Mageweave ShirtReagents used with Purple Dye
Purple Dye is most often combined with Rune Thread, which shares 2 of its 6 recipes; next come Bolt of Mageweave, Bolt of Silk Cloth and Cobra Scales.
Rune Thread 2 shared recipes
Bolt of Mageweave 1 shared recipe
Bolt of Silk Cloth 1 shared recipe
Cobra Scales 1 shared recipe
Crystal Vial 1 shared recipe
Devilsaur Leather 1 shared recipe
Elemental Blasting Powder 1 shared recipe
Ghost Mushroom 1 shared recipe
Heavy Knothide Leather 1 shared recipe
Heavy Silken Thread 1 shared recipe
Ironwood Lumber 1 shared recipe
Netherweave Cloth 1 shared recipe
What Purple Dye is crafted into
Stylin' Purple Hat (Leather). Made with Stylin' Purple Hat, 4 Purple Dye per craft.
Camp Narache Rug (Decor). Made with Camp Narache Rug, 2 Purple Dye per craft.
Lavender Mageweave Shirt (Miscellaneous). Made with Lavender Mageweave Shirt, 2 Purple Dye per craft.
Purple Smoke Flare (Other). Made with Purple Smoke Flare, 1 Purple Dye per craft.
Purple Dye: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 19% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 17 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 6 silver Oct 25 |
| 30-day high | 38 silver Oct 30 |
| 30-day median | 21 silver |
| 7-day median | 17 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 691 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Purple Dye by region
Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. 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) | 17 silver | 8 | 503 |
| Europe (EU) | 22 silver | 15 | 30,462 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Purple Dye
Classic Tailoring has 271 recipes. Besides Purple Dye, the reagents they call for most are Bolt of Runecloth (91 recipes), Rune Thread (58 recipes), Fine Thread (54 recipes), Bolt of Mageweave (50 recipes), Bolt of Silk Cloth (44 recipes), Heavy Silken Thread (42 recipes), Ironweb Spider Silk (37 recipes), Red Dye (30 recipes), Bolt of Linen Cloth (28 recipes), Bolt of Woolen Cloth (28 recipes).
Classic Alchemy has 116 recipes. Besides Purple Dye, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (95 recipes), Dreamfoil (14 recipes), Goldthorn (11 recipes), Gromsblood (7 recipes), Stranglekelp (7 recipes), Bruiseweed (6 recipes), Ghost Mushroom (6 recipes), Khadgar's Whisker (6 recipes), Kingsblood (6 recipes), Mountain Silversage (6 recipes).
Other Reagents priced near Purple Dye
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Scroll of Strength V17 silver
Heavy Embersilk Bandage17 silver
Enchant Chest - Mighty Versatility17 silver
Galactic Combatant's Heraldry17 silver
Scroll of Versatility16 silver
Small Barnacled Clam16 silver
Netherweave Bandage16 silver- Enchant Boots - Stamina16 silver
Black Dye18 silver
Coarse Sharpening Stone18 silver
Fiery Core18 silver