Inscription

Umbral Ink

Umbral Ink is a Common Inscription used in 31 recipes (Inscription) and made by 1 recipe.

Umbral Ink stacks to 1,000. 31 recipes consume it, taught by Inscription. 1 recipe produces it.

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Crafted by	Umbral Ink

Verified US market

Lowest listed price67 gold23 silver

Median listing88 gold

2,294 available27 listings

Verified priceAuction House8 min agocommodity

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What Umbral Ink is used in

Inscription

Recipe	Skill tier and category	Needs	Other reagents	Makes	Lists at (US)	Reagents per craft
Codex of the Still Mind	Shadowlands Inscription, Books & Scrolls, grey at 75	7	7 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 75 × Dark Parchment	Codex of the Still Mind	884 gold	754 gold
Contract: Court of Harvesters	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Luminous Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: Court of Harvesters	500 gold	471 gold
Contract: Death's Advance	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 100	1	1 × Luminous Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: Death's Advance	118 gold	95 gold
Contract: The Ascended	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Luminous Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: The Ascended	500 gold	471 gold
Contract: The Undying Army	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Luminous Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: The Undying Army	499 gold	471 gold
Contract: The Wild Hunt	Shadowlands Inscription, Contracts, grey at 90	5	5 × Luminous Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Contract: The Wild Hunt	500 gold	471 gold
Crafter's Mark I	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 55	5	1 × Dark Parchment 3 × Sealing Wax	Crafter's Mark I		363 gold
Crafter's Mark II	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 75	15	5 × Dark Parchment 5 × Sealing Wax	Crafter's Mark II		1,058 gold
Darkmoon Card of Death	Shadowlands Inscription, Cards, grey at 125	7	7 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment			663 gold
Fae Revel Masque	Shadowlands Inscription, Hats, grey at 110	3	3 × Luminous Ink 2 × Twilight Bark 1 × Sealing Wax	Fae Revel Masque		334 gold
Glyph of the Wild Mushroom	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Glyph of the Wild Mushroom	945 gold	1,829 gold
Large Revendreth Storage Crate	Shadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 100	6	9 × Arden Lumber 4 × Sinvyr Ore	Large Revendreth Storage Crate
Levitating Lich Library	Shadowlands Inscription, House Decor, grey at 100	5	10 × Arden Lumber 15 × Marrowroot 1 × Rune Etched Vial 3 × Nightshade	Levitating Lich Library
Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat	2,000 gold	1,829 gold
Mark of the Midnight Runestag	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Mark of the Midnight Runestag	1,699 gold	1,829 gold
Mark of the Regal Dredbat	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Mark of the Regal Dredbat	1,798 gold	1,829 gold
Mark of the Sable Ardenmoth	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Mark of the Sable Ardenmoth	2,100 gold	1,829 gold
Mark of the Shimmering Ardenmoth	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Mark of the Shimmering Ardenmoth	2,000 gold	1,829 gold
Mark of the Twilight Runestag	Shadowlands Inscription, Glyphs, grey at 100	24	1 × Dark Parchment 8 × Luminous Ink	Mark of the Twilight Runestag	2,000 gold	1,829 gold
Missive of Critical Strike	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	2	8 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Critical Strike	15 gold	353 gold
Missive of Haste	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	4	6 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Haste	19 gold	434 gold
Missive of Mastery	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	6	4 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Mastery	12 gold	515 gold
Missive of Versatility	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 100	8	2 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Missive of Versatility	31 gold	595 gold
Newly Departed Codex	Shadowlands Inscription, Off-Hands, grey at 40	10	10 × Luminous Ink 50 × Dark Parchment	Newly Departed Codex		1,003 gold
Novice Crafter's Mark	Shadowlands Inscription, Optional Reagents, grey at 50	5	1 × Dark Parchment 1 × Sealing Wax	Novice Crafter's Mark		346 gold
Soul Keeper's Column	Shadowlands Inscription, Staves, grey at 50	22	3 × Twilight Bark 1 × Sealing Wax	Soul Keeper's Column		1,553 gold
Tome of the Still Mind	Shadowlands Inscription, Books & Scrolls, grey at 35	3	3 × Luminous Ink 25 × Dark Parchment	Tome of the Still Mind	100 gold	313 gold
Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria	Shadowlands Inscription, Vantus Runes, grey at 125	10	10 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Vantus Rune: Castle Nathria	77 gold	945 gold
Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination	Shadowlands Inscription, Vantus Runes, grey at 125	10	10 × Luminous Ink 1 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination	18,888 gold	945 gold
Vantus Rune: Sepulcher of the First Ones	Shadowlands Inscription, Vantus Runes, grey at 130	8	8 × Luminous Ink 3 × Tranquil Ink 1 × Protogenic Pelt	Vantus Rune: Sepulcher of the First Ones	200 gold	762 gold
Writ of Grave Robbing	Shadowlands Inscription, Books & Scrolls, grey at 35	1	1 × Luminous Ink 1 × Dark Parchment	Writ of Grave Robbing	82 silver	95 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 Umbral Ink

Umbral Ink goes into 31 recipes: 31 in Inscription. All of them are Shadowlands Inscription recipes.

The highest-listed product is Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination, from Shadowlands Inscription, at 18,888 gold57 silver on the US Auction House.

One craft of Vantus Rune: Sanctum of Domination takes 10 Umbral Ink plus 10 Luminous Ink, 1 Tranquil Ink and 1 Dark Parchment; at current prices those reagents cost 945 gold54 silver per craft.

Umbral Ink is about 71% of that reagent bill at its current price; Luminous Ink, Tranquil Ink and Dark Parchment make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Umbral Ink is Contract: Death's Advance (Shadowlands Inscription): its reagents cost 95 gold37 silver and Contract: Death's Advance lists at 118 gold38 silver.

22 of the 30 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Crafter's Mark I is itself a reagent in 107 recipes, such as Enchanted Twilight Wand, Ceremonious Armguards and Ceremonious Shield.

Further down the chain, Novice Crafter's Mark is itself a reagent in 80 recipes, such as Spiritual Alchemy Stone, Shadebound Treads and Shadebound Vest.

Further down the chain, Crafter's Mark II is itself a reagent in 46 recipes, such as Spiritual Alchemy Stone, Shadebound Treads and Shadebound Vest.

Leveling and recipes for Umbral Ink

Leveling with Umbral Ink: Tome of the Still Mind (Books & Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 30 and grey at 35. Writ of Grave Robbing (Books & Scrolls) turns yellow at Inscription skill 25 and grey at 35. Newly Departed Codex (Off-Hands) turns yellow at Inscription skill 30 and grey at 40. Novice Crafter's Mark (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Inscription skill 45 and grey at 50. Soul Keeper's Column (Staves) turns yellow at Inscription skill 40 and grey at 50. Crafter's Mark I (Optional Reagents) turns yellow at Inscription skill 50 and grey at 55.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Technique: Codex of the Still Mind, Technique: Contract: Court of Harvesters, Technique: Contract: Death's Advance, Technique: Contract: The Ascended, Technique: Contract: The Undying Army, Technique: Contract: The Wild Hunt, Technique: Fae Revel Masque and Technique: Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat, and 7 more.

Reagents used with Umbral Ink

Umbral Ink is most often combined with Dark Parchment, which shares 26 of its 31 recipes; next come Luminous Ink, Tranquil Ink and Sealing Wax.

Dark Parchment 26 shared recipes
Luminous Ink 25 shared recipes
Tranquil Ink 9 shared recipes
Sealing Wax 5 shared recipes
Arden Lumber 2 shared recipes
Twilight Bark 2 shared recipes
Marrowroot 1 shared recipe
Nightshade 1 shared recipe
Protogenic Pelt 1 shared recipe
Rune Etched Vial 1 shared recipe
Sinvyr Ore 1 shared recipe

How to make Umbral Ink

Recipe	Profession	Skill tier and category	Reagents	Makes	Reagents per craft (US)
Umbral Ink	Inscription	Shadowlands Inscription, Ink, grey at 25	1 × Umbral Pigment 1 × Aerated Water 1 × Rune Etched Vial	1	87 gold

Umbral Ink (Shadowlands Inscription) combines 1 Umbral Pigment, 1 Aerated Water and 1 Rune Etched Vial, and those reagents cost 87 gold45 silver; buying 1 Umbral Ink instead costs 67 gold23 silver.

What Umbral Ink is crafted into

Glyph of the Wild Mushroom (Druid). Made with Glyph of the Wild Mushroom, 24 Umbral Ink per craft.

Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat (Other). Made with Mark of the Gloomstalker Dredbat, 24 Umbral Ink per craft.

Mark of the Midnight Runestag (Other). Made with Mark of the Midnight Runestag, 24 Umbral Ink per craft.

Mark of the Regal Dredbat (Other). Made with Mark of the Regal Dredbat, 24 Umbral Ink per craft.

Umbral Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 4% 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	67 gold23 silver
30-day low	4 gold50 silver Oct 25
30-day high	111 gold62 silver Oct 24
30-day median	69 gold69 silver
7-day median	67 gold23 silver
Hourly snapshots	692

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

Umbral Ink by region

The lowest listing is 33% lower in Europe (EU) than in Americas and Oceania (US). 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)	67 gold23 silver	27	2,294
Europe (EU)	45 gold	29	59,532

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Umbral Ink

Shadowlands Inscription has 56 recipes. Besides Umbral Ink, the reagents they call for most are Luminous Ink (32 recipes), Dark Parchment (30 recipes), Tranquil Ink (18 recipes), Arden Lumber (9 recipes), Sealing Wax (6 recipes), Twilight Bark (5 recipes), Rune Etched Vial (4 recipes), Aerated Water (3 recipes), Lightless Silk (2 recipes), Marrowroot (2 recipes).

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What Umbral Ink is used in

Inscription

Crafting value of Umbral Ink

Leveling and recipes for Umbral Ink

Reagents used with Umbral Ink

How to make Umbral Ink

What Umbral Ink is crafted into

Umbral Ink: lowest listed price, last 30 days

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