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Shimmering Ink
Inscription
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Shimmering Ink details
| Type | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Item level | 10 |
| Max stack | 1,000 |
| Vendor sell price | 5 silver |
| 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.
What Shimmering Ink is used in
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick | 2 gold | 3 gold |
| Glyph of Shackle Undead | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of Shackle Undead | 2 gold | 3 gold |
| Glyph of the Cheetah | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of the Cheetah | 5 gold | 3 gold |
| Glyph of the Luminous Charger | Classic Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 300 | 3 |
|  Glyph of the Luminous Charger | 4 gold | 3 gold |
| Scroll of Agility V | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 285 | 1 |
|  Scroll of Agility V ×2 | 5 silver | 1 gold |
| Scroll of Intellect V | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 275 | 1 |
|  Scroll of Intellect V ×2 | 3 silver | 1 gold |
| Scroll of Stamina V | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 265 | 1 |
|  Scroll of Stamina V ×2 | 36 silver | 1 gold |
| Scroll of Stamina VI | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 300 | 1 |
| Scroll of Stamina VI ×2 | 3 silver | 1 gold |
| Scroll of Strength V | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 280 | 1 |
| Scroll of Strength V ×2 | 82 silver | 1 gold |
| Scroll of Versatility V | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 270 | 1 |
| Scroll of Versatility V ×2 | 13 silver | 1 gold |
| Scroll of Versatility VI | Classic Inscription, Scrolls, grey at 300 | 1 |
| Scroll of Versatility VI ×2 | 3 silver | 1 gold |
 Research: Shimmering Ink | Classic Inscription, Research, learn at 250, grey at 300 | 3 |
| 3 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 Shimmering Ink
Shimmering Ink goes into 12 recipes: 12 in Inscription. All of them are Classic Inscription recipes.
The highest-listed product is Glyph of the Cheetah, from Classic Inscription, at 5 gold50 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Glyph of the Cheetah takes 3 Shimmering Ink plus 1 Light Parchment; at current prices those reagents cost 3 gold49 silver per craft.
The cheapest craft that uses Shimmering Ink is Scroll of Agility V (Classic Inscription): its reagents cost 1 gold18 silver and Scroll of Agility V lists at 5 silver.
All 11 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Scroll of Strength V is itself a reagent in 1 recipe, such as Ragesteel Shoulders.
Leveling and recipes for Shimmering Ink
Leveling with Shimmering Ink: Scroll of Stamina V (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 255 and grey at 265. Scroll of Versatility V (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 260 and grey at 270. Scroll of Intellect V (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 265 and grey at 275. Scroll of Strength V (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 270 and grey at 280. Scroll of Agility V (Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 275 and grey at 285. Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick (Glyphs) stops giving Inscription skill-ups at 300.
Reagents used with Shimmering Ink
Shimmering Ink is most often combined with Light Parchment, which shares 12 of its 12 recipes.
Light Parchment 12 shared recipes
How to make Shimmering Ink
| Recipe | Profession | Skill tier and category | Reagents | Makes | Reagents per craft (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimmering Ink | Inscription | Classic Inscription, Ink, grey at 255 |
| 1 | 8 gold |
Silvery PigmentShimmering Ink (Classic Inscription) combines 2 Silvery Pigment, and those reagents cost 8 gold50 silver; buying 1 Shimmering Ink instead costs 1 gold16 silver.
What Shimmering Ink is crafted into
Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick (Monk). Made with Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick, 3 Shimmering Ink per craft.
Glyph of Shackle Undead (Priest). Made with Glyph of Shackle Undead, 3 Shimmering Ink per craft.
Glyph of the Cheetah (Other). Made with Glyph of the Cheetah, 3 Shimmering Ink per craft.
Glyph of the Luminous Charger (Paladin). Made with Glyph of the Luminous Charger, 3 Shimmering Ink per craft.
Shimmering Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing is 38% below 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 | 1 gold16 silver |
|---|---|
| 30-day low | 46 silver Aug 28 |
| 30-day high | 197 gold Aug 29 |
| 30-day median | 1 gold87 silver |
| 7-day median | 1 gold17 silver |
| Hourly snapshots | 682 |
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Shimmering 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) | 1 gold16 silver | 14 | 1,296 |
| Europe (EU) | 3 gold59 silver | 41 | 34,416 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Shimmering Ink
Classic Inscription has 99 recipes. Besides Shimmering Ink, the reagents they call for most are Light Parchment (75 recipes), Jadefire Ink (12 recipes), Moonglow 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), Fiery Ink (4 recipes).
Inscription priced near Shimmering Ink
Powder Pigment1 gold
Mana Lily Pigment1 gold
Cerulean Pigment1 gold
Ebon Pigment1 gold
Warbinder's Ink1 gold
Orbinid Pigment1 gold
Blossom Pigment90 silver
Luredrop Pigment1 gold- Blossom Pigment85 silver
Nacreous Pigment1 gold
Ink of Dreams79 silver
Iridescent Water1 gold
About Shimmering Ink
Shimmering 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. When a recipe that uses Shimmering 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.