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Shadow Ink
Inscription
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Shadow Ink details
| Type | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Item level | 70 |
| Requires level | 1 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 4 gold39 silver |
| Expansion | The War Within |
| 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 Shadow Ink: "A cool ink crafted by players with the Inscription skill. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House."
Shadow Ink quality ranks
Rank 1: Shadow Ink5 gold
Rank 2: Shadow Ink (this page)8 gold
Rank 3: Shadow Ink16 gold
Shadow Ink comes in 3 quality ranks in the current game data, from Rank 1 to Rank 3. Each rank is a separate item with its own Auction House listing.
Rank 3 lists at 16 gold, 191% more than Rank 1 at 5 gold50 silver.
What Shadow Ink is used in
Inscription
Algari Competitor's Emblem
Algari Competitor's Emblem
Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity
Algari Competitor's Lamp
Algari Competitor's Lamp
Algari Competitor's Medallion
Algari Competitor's Staff
Algari Fence
Algari Fence
Algari Fencepost
Algari Missive of Crafting Speed
Algari Missive of Deftness
Algari Missive of Finesse
Algari Missive of Ingenuity
Algari Missive of Multicraft
Algari Missive of Perception
Algari Missive of Resourcefulness
Algari Treatise on Blacksmithing
Algari Treatise on Enchanting
Algari Treatise on Engineering
Algari Treatise on Jewelcrafting
Algari Treatise on Mining
Contract: Assembly of the Deeps
Contract: The Cartels of Undermine
Contract: The Severed Threads
Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension
Darkmoon Sigil: Symbiosis
Forgeground Market Bins
Glyph of the Admiral's Pistol Shot
Glyph of the Strix
Meadery Storage Chest
Transcribe: Ascension
Vantus Rune: Liberation of Undermine
Vantus Rune: Manaforge Omega
Vantus Rune: Nerub-ar PalaceTailoring
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darkmoon Duffle | Khaz Algar Tailoring, Embroidered Bags, grey at 100 | 15 |
|  Darkmoon Duffle |
"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 Shadow Ink
Shadow Ink goes into 37 recipes: 36 in Inscription and 1 in Tailoring. They come from Khaz Algar Inscription and Khaz Algar Tailoring.
The highest-listed product is Algari Missive of Deftness, from Khaz Algar Inscription, at 49,999 gold94 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Algari Missive of Deftness takes 1 Shadow Ink plus 1 Boundless Cipher, 2 Fresh Parchment, 5 Distilled Algari Freshwater and 5 Leyline Residue; at current prices those reagents cost 56 gold85 silver per craft.
Shadow Ink is about 15% of that reagent bill at its current price; Boundless Cipher, Fresh Parchment, Distilled Algari Freshwater and Leyline Residue make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Shadow Ink is Transcribe: Ascension (Khaz Algar Inscription): its reagents cost 5 gold50 silver per craft.
16 of the 35 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension is itself a reagent in 43 recipes, such as Inquisitor's Torch, Vagabond's Torch and Vagabond's Careful Crutch.
Further down the chain, Darkmoon Sigil: Symbiosis is itself a reagent in 43 recipes, such as Inquisitor's Torch, Vagabond's Torch and Vagabond's Careful Crutch.
Further down the chain, Algari Missive of Crafting Speed is itself a reagent in 17 recipes, such as Lightweight Scribe's Quill, Silver Tongue's Quill and Hasty Alchemist's Mixing Rod.
Leveling and recipes for Shadow Ink
Leveling with Shadow Ink: Codified Greenwood (Reagents) turns yellow at Inscription skill 35 and grey at 45. Transcribe: Ascension (Mysteries) turns yellow at Inscription skill 30 and grey at 45. Transcribe: Vivacity (Mysteries) turns yellow at Inscription skill 30 and grey at 45. Algari Missive of Crafting Speed (Profession Stats) turns yellow at Inscription skill 40 and grey at 55. Algari Missive of Deftness (Profession Stats) turns yellow at Inscription skill 40 and grey at 55. Algari Missive of Finesse (Profession Stats) turns yellow at Inscription skill 40 and grey at 55.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Technique: Algari Competitor's Emblem, Technique: Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity, Technique: Algari Competitor's Lamp, Technique: Algari Competitor's Medallion, Technique: Algari Competitor's Staff, Technique: Algari Missive of Crafting Speed, Technique: Algari Missive of Deftness and Technique: Algari Missive of Finesse, and 14 more.
Technique: Algari Competitor's Emblem- Technique: Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity
- Technique: Algari Competitor's Lamp
- Technique: Algari Competitor's Medallion
- Technique: Algari Competitor's Staff
- Technique: Algari Missive of Crafting Speed
- Technique: Algari Missive of Deftness
- Technique: Algari Missive of Finesse
Reagents used with Shadow Ink
Shadow Ink is most often combined with Boundless Cipher, which shares 21 of its 37 recipes; next come Fresh Parchment, Apricate Ink and Distilled Algari Freshwater.
Boundless Cipher 21 shared recipes
Fresh Parchment 14 shared recipes
Apricate Ink 9 shared recipes
Distilled Algari Freshwater 9 shared recipes
Leyline Residue 8 shared recipes
Artisan's Acuity 6 shared recipes
Core Alloy 4 shared recipes
Dornic Fir Lumber 4 shared recipes
Writhing Sample 4 shared recipes
Viridescent Spores 3 shared recipes
Codified Greenwood 2 shared recipes
Crystalline Powder 2 shared recipes
How to make Shadow Ink
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadow Ink | Inscription | Khaz Algar Inscription, Inks, grey at 35 | 10 gold |
Blossom PigmentShadow Ink (Khaz Algar Inscription) combines 5 Orbinid Pigment, 5 Blossom Pigment and 20 Distilled Algari Freshwater, and those reagents cost 10 gold25 silver.
What Shadow Ink is crafted into
Contract: Assembly of the Deeps (Other). Made with Contract: Assembly of the Deeps, 25 Shadow Ink per craft.
Contract: The Cartels of Undermine (Other). Made with Contract: The Cartels of Undermine, 25 Shadow Ink per craft.
Contract: The Severed Threads (Other). Made with Contract: The Severed Threads, 25 Shadow Ink per craft.
Darkmoon Duffle (Bag). Made with Darkmoon Duffle, 15 Shadow Ink per craft.
Shadow Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 29% 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 | 8 gold40 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 3 gold44 silver Sep 5 |
| 30-day high | 100 gold70 silver Sep 6 |
| 30-day median | 6 gold50 silver |
| 7-day median | 9 gold |
| Hourly snapshots | 681 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Shadow Ink 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) | 8 gold90 silver | 25 | 1,127 |
| Europe (EU) | 22 gold5 silver | 55 | 3,809 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Shadow Ink
Khaz Algar Inscription has 78 recipes. Besides Shadow Ink, the reagents they call for most are Boundless Cipher (49 recipes), Apricate Ink (35 recipes), Fresh Parchment (29 recipes), Artisan's Acuity (18 recipes), Distilled Algari Freshwater (18 recipes), Viridescent Spores (14 recipes), Codified Greenwood (13 recipes), Leyline Residue (10 recipes), Writhing Sample (9 recipes), Arathor's Spear (6 recipes).
Khaz Algar Tailoring has 81 recipes. Besides Shadow Ink, the reagents they call for most are Artisan's Acuity (50 recipes), Adorning Ribbon (49 recipes), Exquisite Weavercloth Bolt (49 recipes), Gleaming Shard (27 recipes), Mosswool Thread (22 recipes), Spool of Weaverthread (12 recipes), Leyline Residue (8 recipes), Spool of Dawnthread (7 recipes), Spool of Duskthread (7 recipes), Storm Dust (7 recipes).
Inscription priced near Shadow Ink
Four of the Tides8 gold
Four of Blood8 gold
Two of Vivacity8 gold
Five of Hunt8 gold
Dusky Pigment9 gold
Serene Pigment9 gold
Two of Symbiosis9 gold
Eight of Symbiosis9 gold
Eight of Vivacity9 gold
Two of Rot9 gold
Two of Blood9 gold
Blazing Ink9 gold
About Shadow Ink
Shadow Ink 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, Tailoring. When a recipe that uses Shadow Ink 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.