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Red Dye
Red Dye is a Common Other used in 40 recipes (Blacksmithing, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring).
Red Dye stacks to 1,000. 40 recipes consume it, taught by Blacksmithing, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring.
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What Red Dye is used in
Blacksmithing
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Blacksmithing, Ancient Plans, grey at 300 | 30 |
| 260 gold |
Engineering
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outland Engineering, Fireworks, grey at 55 | 1 | 200 gold | 14 gold |
Leatherworking
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outland Leatherworking, Helms, grey at 75 | 4 |
| 4,679 gold | |||
| Classic Leatherworking, House Decor, grey at 300 | 2 |
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| Classic Leatherworking, Gloves, grey at 170 | 6 |
| 25 gold |
Tailoring
"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 200 gold 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 14 gold20 silver per craft.
Each craft makes 3 Red Smoke Flare, worth 600 gold together at that listing.
The cheapest craft that uses Red Dye is Red Linen Bag (Classic Tailoring): its reagents cost 31 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 2.0 times 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 | 2 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 1 silver Oct 5 |
| 30-day high | 99 silver Oct 10 |
| 30-day median | 1 silver |
| 7-day median | 2 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 691 |
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) | 2 silver | 27 | 4,163 |
| Europe (EU) | 2 silver | 9 | 5,606 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Red Dye
Classic Tailoring has 271 recipes. Besides Red 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), 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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Huge Venom Sac2 silver
Depleted Crystal Focus2 silver
Juggling Torch2 silver
Alchemical Catalyst2 silver
Pristine Falcosaur Feather2 silver
Flask of Oil1 silver
Scroll of Stamina1 silver
Linen Bandage1 silver