Herb
Writhebark
Writhebark is an Uncommon Herb used in 24 recipes (Alchemy, Enchanting and Inscription).
Writhebark stacks to 1,000. 24 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy, Enchanting and Inscription. Our data lists 1 gathering route for it.
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| Gathering | Herb - Dragonflight - The Waking Shores |
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Verified US market
Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.
In-game tooltip for Writhebark: "Gathered by players with the Herbalism skill. Can be bought and sold on the auction house."
Writhebark quality ranks
Rank 1:
Writhebark49 gold
Rank 2: Writhebark (this page)49 gold
Rank 3:
Writhebark53 gold
Writhebark 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 53 gold55 silver, 7% more than Rank 1 at 49 gold95 silver.
What Writhebark is used in
Alchemy
Enchanting
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Rods and Wands, grey at 15 | 2 | |||||
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Rods and Wands, grey at 30 | 2 | |||||
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Illusory Goods, grey at 35 | 1 |
| 94 gold | |||
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Illusory Goods, grey at 15 | 1 |
| 73 gold | |||
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Illusory Goods, grey at 15 | 1 |
| 62 gold | |||
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Illusory Goods, grey at 35 | 1 |
| 91 gold | |||
| Dragon Isles Enchanting, Illusory Goods, grey at 50 | 1 |
| 106 gold |
Inscription
| Recipe | Skill tier and category | Needs | Other reagents | Makes | Lists at (US) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Isles Inscription, Trinkets, grey at 100 | 10 | |||||
| Dragon Isles Inscription, Trinkets, grey at 100 | 10 | |||||
| Dragon Isles Inscription, Trinkets, grey at 100 | 10 | |||||
| Dragon Isles Inscription, Trinkets, grey at 100 | 10 | |||||
| Dragon Isles Inscription, Reagents, grey at 30 | 5 |
| 750 gold | 489 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 Writhebark
Writhebark goes into 24 recipes: 12 in Alchemy, 7 in Enchanting and 5 in Inscription. They come from Dragon Isles Alchemy, Dragon Isles Enchanting and Dragon Isles Inscription.
The highest-listed product is Potion of Withering Vitality, from Dragon Isles Alchemy, at 18,888 gold56 silver on the US Auction House.
One craft of Potion of Withering Vitality takes 10 Writhebark plus 5 Draconic Vial, 1 Awakened Frost and 1 Awakened Decay; at current prices those reagents cost 663 gold74 silver per craft.
Writhebark is about 75% of that reagent bill at its current price; Draconic Vial, Awakened Frost and Awakened Decay make up the rest.
The cheapest craft that uses Writhebark is Omnium Draconis (Dragon Isles Alchemy): its reagents cost 56 gold and Omnium Draconis lists at 89 gold.
9 of the 24 distinct products have a current US commodity price.
Further down the chain, Writhefire Oil is itself a reagent in 214 recipes, such as Primal Molten Warglaive, Primal Molten Shortblade and Primal Molten Spellblade.
Further down the chain, Stable Fluidic Draconium is itself a reagent in 156 recipes, such as Primal Molten Warglaive, Primal Molten Shortblade and Primal Molten Spellblade.
Further down the chain, Runed Writhebark is itself a reagent in 22 recipes, such as Bonewrought Crossbow, Bow of the Dragon Hunters and Artisan's Sign.
Leveling and recipes for Writhebark
Leveling with Writhebark: Enchanted Writhebark Wand (Rods and Wands) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 5 and grey at 15. Scepter of Spectacle: Earth (Illusory Goods) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 5 and grey at 15. Scepter of Spectacle: Fire (Illusory Goods) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 5 and grey at 15. Omnium Draconis (Reagents) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 20 and grey at 30. Reactive Phial Embellishment (Finishing Reagents) turns yellow at Alchemy skill 20 and grey at 30. Runed Draconium Rod (Rods and Wands) turns yellow at Enchanting skill 20 and grey at 30.
Recipe items that teach these crafts: Recipe: Charged Phial of Alacrity, Technique: Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance, Technique: Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno, Technique: Darkmoon Deck Box: Rime, Technique: Darkmoon Deck Box: Watcher, Recipe: Draconic Phial Cauldron, Recipe: Fervid Incense and Recipe: Iced Phial of Corrupting Rage, and 9 more.
Reagents used with Writhebark
Writhebark is most often combined with Artisan's Mettle, which shares 7 of its 24 recipes; next come Awakened Frost, Chromatic Dust and Draconic Vial.
Artisan's Mettle 7 shared recipes
Awakened Frost 7 shared recipes
Chromatic Dust 7 shared recipes
Draconic Vial 6 shared recipes
Hochenblume 6 shared recipes
Awakened Air 4 shared recipes
Bubble Poppy 4 shared recipes
Cosmic Ink 4 shared recipes
Awakened Fire 3 shared recipes
Awakened Decay 2 shared recipes
Awakened Earth 2 shared recipes
Draconium Ore 2 shared recipes
What Writhebark is crafted into
Draconic Phial Cauldron (Other). Made with Draconic Phial Cauldron, 80 Writhebark per craft.
Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance (Miscellaneous). Made with Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance, 10 Writhebark per craft.
Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno (Miscellaneous). Made with Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno, 10 Writhebark per craft.
Darkmoon Deck Box: Rime (Miscellaneous). Made with Darkmoon Deck Box: Rime, 10 Writhebark per craft.
Writhebark by region
The lowest listing is 28% 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) | 50 gold | 114 | 6,714 |
| Europe (EU) | 36 gold16 silver | 59 | 5,064 |
Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Writhebark
Dragon Isles Alchemy has 66 recipes. Besides Writhebark, the reagents they call for most are Draconic Vial (31 recipes), Hochenblume (20 recipes), Saxifrage (17 recipes), Awakened Air (16 recipes), Awakened Frost (16 recipes), Bubble Poppy (13 recipes), Omnium Draconis (11 recipes), Artisan's Mettle (10 recipes), Awakened Earth (9 recipes), Awakened Decay (8 recipes).
Dragon Isles Enchanting has 87 recipes. Besides Writhebark, the reagents they call for most are Chromatic Dust (49 recipes), Vibrant Shard (47 recipes), Resonant Crystal (42 recipes), Awakened Earth (11 recipes), Awakened Air (9 recipes), Artisan's Mettle (7 recipes), Awakened Fire (7 recipes), Awakened Order (6 recipes), Dracothyst (6 recipes), Glowing Titan Orb (6 recipes).
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