Verified - US Auction House - Crafting material
Ruby Pigment
Inscription
Verified US market
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Ruby Pigment details
| Type | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 25 copper |
| 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.
In-game tooltip for Ruby Pigment: "Rarely found when milling Firebloom, Purple Lotus, Arthas' Tears, Sungrass, Blindweed, Ghost Mushroom, or Gromsblood."
What Ruby Pigment is used in
Inscription
"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 Ruby Pigment
Ruby Pigment goes into one recipe, Fiery Ink, taught in Classic Inscription.
Its product, Fiery Ink, from Classic Inscription, lists at 2 gold on the US Auction House.
One craft of Fiery Ink takes 1 Ruby Pigment; at current prices those reagents cost 3 gold5 silver per craft.
Further down the chain, Fiery Ink is itself a reagent in 4 recipes, such as Fire Eater's Guide, Book of Stars and Shadowy Tarot.
Leveling and recipes for Ruby Pigment
Fiery Ink (Ink) turns yellow at Inscription skill 220 and grey at 230.
What Ruby Pigment is crafted into
Fiery Ink (Inscription). Made with Fiery Ink, 1 Ruby Pigment per craft.
Ruby Pigment: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 49% below its 30-day median.
| Now | 3 gold5 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 2 gold2 silver Sep 10 |
| 30-day high | 19 gold Sep 1 |
| 30-day median | 6 gold |
| 7-day median | 4 gold94 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 692 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Ruby Pigment 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) | 3 gold5 silver | 42 | 17,330 |
| Europe (EU) | 9 gold90 silver | 19 | 2,592 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Ruby Pigment
Classic Inscription has 99 recipes. Besides Ruby Pigment, 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), Midnight Ink (10 recipes), Ink of the Sky (5 recipes), Ironwood Lumber (5 recipes), Lion's Ink (5 recipes), Essence of Undeath (4 recipes).
Inscription priced near Ruby Pigment
Four of Mages3 gold
Ace of Mages3 gold
Tranquil Pigment3 gold
Three of Mages2 gold
Nacreous Pigment3 gold
Roseate Pigment2 gold
Argentleaf Pigment3 gold
Dawnstar Ink2 gold
Serene Pigment2 gold
Burnt Pigment3 gold
Orbinid Pigment2 gold
Alabaster Pigment2 gold
About Ruby Pigment
Ruby Pigment 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 Ruby Pigment 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.