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Red Dye

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Lowest listed price1 silver

Median listing5 silver

440,767 available61 listings

Verified priceAuction House46 min agocommodity

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Red Dye details

Type	Other
Item level	10
Max stack	1,000
Vendor sell price	12 copper
First seen in our data	build 1.15.9.68940

Read from the 12.1.0.69875 game build. Prices are US Auction House data.

What Red Dye is used in

Blacksmithing

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Darrowshire Protector	Classic Blacksmithing, Ancient Plans, grey at 300	30	12 × Truesilver Bar 8 × Righteous Orb 6 × Azerothian Diamond	Darrowshire Protector		233 gold

Engineering

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Red Smoke Flare	Outland Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 55	1	1 × Elemental Blasting Powder 1 × Netherweave Cloth	Red Smoke Flare ×3	199 gold	45 gold

Leatherworking

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Stylin' Crimson Hat	Outland Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 75	4	6 × Heavy Knothide Leather 2 × Cobra Scales 8 × Primal Fire 3 × Rune Thread	Stylin' Crimson Hat	5,242 gold
Camp Narache Rug	Classic Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 300	2	18 × Ironwood Lumber 8 × Devilsaur Leather 2 × Purple Dye 2 × Rune Thread	Camp Narache Rug
Red Whelp Gloves	Classic Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 170	6	10 × Medium Leather 1 × Fine Thread	Red Whelp Gloves	27 gold

Tailoring

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft
Gilded Dalaran Banner	Northrend Tailoring, House Decor, grey at 75	2	10 × Coldwind Lumber 8 × Spellweave 2 × Blue Dye 1 × Majestic Zircon	Gilded Dalaran Banner
Kirin Tor Skyline Banner	Northrend Tailoring, House Decor, grey at 75	4	40 × Coldwind Lumber 8 × Spellweave 8 × Moonshroud 4 × Blue Dye	Kirin Tor Skyline Banner
Magnificent Flying Carpet	Northrend Tailoring, Mounts, grey at 75	4	12 × Bolt of Imbued Frostweave 4 × Monarch Topaz 2 × Yellow Dye 4 × Iceweb Spider Silk	Magnificent Flying Carpet	312 gold
Red Lumberjack Shirt	Northrend Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 35	1	4 × Bolt of Frostweave	Red Lumberjack Shirt	6 gold
Red Workman's Shirt	Northrend Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 35	1	4 × Bolt of Frostweave	Red Workman's Shirt	6 gold
Colorful Kilt	Classic Tailoring, Pants, grey at 180	3	5 × Bolt of Woolen Cloth 1 × Fine Thread	Colorful Kilt	7 gold
Crimson Silk Belt	Classic Tailoring, Belts, grey at 225	2	4 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 1 × Iron Buckle 1 × Silken Thread	Crimson Silk Belt	5 gold
Crimson Silk Cloak	Classic Tailoring, Cloaks, grey at 230	2	5 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 2 × Fire Oil 1 × Silken Thread	Crimson Silk Cloak	16 gold
Crimson Silk Gloves	Classic Tailoring, Gloves, grey at 255	4	6 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 2 × Elemental Fire 2 × Fire Oil 2 × Thick Leather 2 × Silken Thread	Crimson Silk Gloves	24 gold
Crimson Silk Pantaloons	Classic Tailoring, Pants, grey at 235	2	4 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 2 × Silken Thread	Crimson Silk Pantaloons	1 gold
Crimson Silk Robe	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 250	4	8 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 4 × Elemental Fire 2 × Mana Potion 1 × Silken Thread	Crimson Silk Robe	4 gold
Crimson Silk Shoulders	Classic Tailoring, Shoulders, grey at 240	2	5 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 2 × Fire Oil 2 × Silken Thread	Crimson Silk Shoulders	16 gold
Crimson Silk Vest	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 225	2	4 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 2 × Fine Thread	Crimson Silk Vest	2 gold
Elder Rise Rug	Classic Tailoring, House Decor, grey at 300	4	18 × Ironwood Lumber 12 × Bolt of Runecloth 2 × Rune Thread	Elder Rise Rug
Festival Dress	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 295	2	4 × Bolt of Runecloth 2 × Firebloom 1 × Rune Thread	Festival Dress	24 gold
Festival Suit	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 295	2	4 × Bolt of Runecloth 2 × Firebloom 1 × Rune Thread	Festival Suit	24 gold
Greater Adept's Robe	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 175	3	5 × Bolt of Woolen Cloth 3 × Fine Thread	Greater Adept's Robe	7 gold
Gurubashi Headdress	Classic Tailoring, Ancient Patterns, grey at 300	2	15 × Bolt of Runecloth 10 × Powerful Mojo 10 × Felcloth 1 × Pristine Black Diamond 1 × Light Feather	Gurubashi Headdress	1,340 gold
Haliscan Jacket	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 295	1	5 × Bolt of Mageweave 2 × Black Dye 3 × Heavy Silken Thread	Haliscan Jacket	2 gold
Red Linen Bag	Classic Tailoring, Bags, grey at 130	1	4 × Bolt of Linen Cloth 1 × Fine Thread	Red Linen Bag	1 gold
Red Linen Robe	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 100	2	3 × Bolt of Linen Cloth 2 × Coarse Thread	Red Linen Robe	69 silver
Red Linen Shirt	Classic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 100	1	2 × Bolt of Linen Cloth 1 × Coarse Thread	Red Linen Shirt	44 silver
Red Linen Vest	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 115	1	3 × Bolt of Linen Cloth 1 × Coarse Thread	Red Linen Vest	63 silver
Red Mageweave Bag	Classic Tailoring, Bags, grey at 280	2	4 × Bolt of Mageweave 2 × Heavy Silken Thread	Red Mageweave Bag	2 gold
Red Mageweave Gloves	Classic Tailoring, Gloves, grey at 270	2	3 × Bolt of Mageweave 2 × Heavy Silken Thread	Red Mageweave Gloves	1 gold
Red Mageweave Headband	Classic Tailoring, Hats & Hoods, grey at 285	2	4 × Bolt of Mageweave 2 × Heavy Silken Thread	Red Mageweave Headband	2 gold
Red Mageweave Pants	Classic Tailoring, Pants, grey at 260	2	3 × Bolt of Mageweave 1 × Heavy Silken Thread	Red Mageweave Pants	1 gold
Red Mageweave Shoulders	Classic Tailoring, Shoulders, grey at 280	2	4 × Bolt of Mageweave 3 × Heavy Silken Thread	Red Mageweave Shoulders	2 gold
Red Mageweave Vest	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 260	2	3 × Bolt of Mageweave 1 × Heavy Silken Thread	Red Mageweave Vest	1 gold
Red Swashbuckler's Shirt	Classic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 195	2	3 × Bolt of Silk Cloth 1 × Silken Thread	Red Swashbuckler's Shirt	1 gold
Red Winter Clothes	Classic Tailoring, Robes & Tunics, grey at 250	2	4 × Bolt of Runecloth 1 × Bolt of Woolen Cloth 1 × Rune Thread	Red Winter Clothes	17 gold
Red Woolen Bag	Classic Tailoring, Bags, grey at 175	1	4 × Bolt of Woolen Cloth 1 × Fine Thread	Red Woolen Bag	5 gold
Red Woolen Boots	Classic Tailoring, Boots, grey at 155	2	4 × Bolt of Woolen Cloth 2 × Light Leather 1 × Fine Thread	Red Woolen Boots	7 gold
Ritualistic Legwarmers	Classic Tailoring, Ancient Patterns, grey at 300	5	12 × Bolt of Runecloth 6 × Powerful Mojo 6 × Dark Rune 8 × Felcloth 4 × Ironweb Spider Silk	Ritualistic Legwarmers	1,107 gold
Stylish Red Shirt	Classic Tailoring, Shirts, grey at 170	2	3 × Bolt of Woolen Cloth 1 × Fine Thread	Stylish Red Shirt	4 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 Red Dye

Red Dye goes into 40 recipes: 35 in Tailoring, 3 in Leatherworking, 1 in Blacksmithing and 1 in Engineering. They come from Classic Blacksmithing, Classic Leatherworking, Classic Tailoring, Outland Engineering, Outland Leatherworking and 1 more skill tiers.

Its product, Red Smoke Flare, from Outland Engineering, lists at 199 gold99 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Red Smoke Flare takes 1 Red Dye plus 1 Elemental Blasting Powder and 1 Netherweave Cloth; at current prices those reagents cost 45 gold25 silver per craft.

Each craft makes 3 Red Smoke Flare, worth 599 gold97 silver together at that listing.

The cheapest craft that uses Red Dye is Red Linen Shirt (Classic Tailoring): its reagents cost 44 silver per craft.

1 of the 40 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Leveling and recipes for Red Dye

Leveling with Red Dye: Red Lumberjack Shirt (Shirts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 25 and grey at 35. Red Workman's Shirt (Shirts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 25 and grey at 35. Red Smoke Flare (Fireworks) turns yellow at Engineering skill 35 and grey at 55. Gilded Dalaran Banner (House Decor) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 65 and grey at 75. Kirin Tor Skyline Banner (House Decor) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 65 and grey at 75. Magnificent Flying Carpet (Mounts) turns yellow at Tailoring skill 60 and grey at 75.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Pattern: Red Lumberjack Shirt, Pattern: Red Workman's Shirt, Schematic: Red Smoke Flare, Pattern: Stylin' Crimson Hat, Pattern: Colorful Kilt, Pattern: Crimson Silk Cloak, Pattern: Crimson Silk Robe and Pattern: Crimson Silk Shoulders, and 19 more.

Reagents used with Red Dye

Red Dye is most often combined with Bolt of Silk Cloth, which shares 8 of its 40 recipes; next come Fine Thread, Bolt of Mageweave and Heavy Silken Thread.

Bolt of Silk Cloth 8 shared recipes
Fine Thread 8 shared recipes
Bolt of Mageweave 7 shared recipes
Heavy Silken Thread 7 shared recipes
Silken Thread 7 shared recipes
Bolt of Runecloth 6 shared recipes
Bolt of Woolen Cloth 6 shared recipes
Rune Thread 6 shared recipes
Bolt of Linen Cloth 4 shared recipes
Coarse Thread 3 shared recipes
Fire Oil 3 shared recipes
Blue Dye 2 shared recipes

What Red Dye is crafted into

Darrowshire Protector (Shield). Made with Darrowshire Protector, 30 Red Dye per craft.

Red Whelp Gloves (Leather). Made with Red Whelp Gloves, 6 Red Dye per craft. Equip: 5% chance of dealing Fire damage on a successful melee attack.

Ritualistic Legwarmers (Cloth). Made with Ritualistic Legwarmers, 5 Red Dye per craft.

Kirin Tor Skyline Banner (Decor). Made with Kirin Tor Skyline Banner, 4 Red Dye per craft.

Red Dye: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 67% 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	5 silver
30-day low	1 silver Aug 22
30-day high	197 gold Aug 23
30-day median	3 silver
7-day median	4 silver
Hourly snapshots	676

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

Red 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)	1 silver	61	440,767
Europe (EU)	2 silver	9	5,606

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Red Dye

Classic Tailoring has 270 recipes. Besides Red Dye, the reagents they call for most are Bolt of Runecloth (90 recipes), Rune Thread (57 recipes), Fine Thread (54 recipes), Bolt of Mageweave (49 recipes), Bolt of Silk Cloth (43 recipes), Heavy Silken Thread (42 recipes), Ironweb Spider Silk (37 recipes), Bolt of Linen Cloth (28 recipes), Bolt of Woolen Cloth (28 recipes), Silken Thread (24 recipes).

Northrend Tailoring has 102 recipes. Besides Red Dye, the reagents they call for most are Eternium Thread (49 recipes), Bolt of Imbued Frostweave (38 recipes), Bolt of Frostweave (30 recipes), Moonshroud (18 recipes), Iceweb Spider Silk (17 recipes), Spellweave (17 recipes), Frozen Orb (14 recipes), Ebonweave (12 recipes), Crystallized Fire (9 recipes), Crusader Orb (8 recipes).

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About Red Dye

Red Dye 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 Blacksmithing, Engineering, Leatherworking, Tailoring. When a recipe that uses Red Dye spikes in value, the material tends to follow, so watch the recipes above alongside the price history.

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