TheWoWDBWrath of the Lich King Inscription Leveling 1 to 450
Inscription LevelingWrath of the Lich King
A Wrath of the Lich King Inscription route from skill 1 to 450, solved from the client's own skill-up thresholds, with expected craft counts and the full material list.
Computed from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Nothing on this page is copied from another site.
Craft counts are an estimate: the colour bands are read from the game client, and we assume the usual skill-up odds of one point per orange craft, three in four on yellow, one in four on green and none on grey. Each band holds one recipe while it is still orange or yellow rather than swapping every few points, and the count is summed point by point as the recipe cools. Expected means average, so half of all runs need more crafts than the number shown.
The client data we hold does not record where each recipe is taught, so this route never claims a trainer, a vendor or a drop. It states only what the client says: the skill each recipe stops paying at, and the recipes it teaches you automatically.
| Skill range | 1 to 450 |
|---|---|
| Craftable recipes in this client | 444 |
| Bands in the route | 38 |
| Expected crafts, whole run | 532 |
| Distinct materials | 18 |
| Crafts on a cooldown, left out of the route | 2 |
| Skill | Craft | Colour | Expected crafts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 22 |  Ivory Ink learned with the skill | Orange to yellow | 24 |
| 22 to 40 |  Scroll of Stamina learned with the skill | Orange to yellow | 20 |
| 40 to 60 |  Moonglow Ink | Orange to yellow | 25 |
| 60 to 80 |  Scroll of Intellect II | Orange to yellow | 22 |
| 80 to 90 |  Hunter's Ink | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 90 to 105 |  Glyph of Wrath | Orange to yellow | 19 |
| 105 to 115 |  Glyph of Holy Light | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 115 to 125 | Glyph of Healing Touch | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 125 to 135 |  Glyph of Hamstring | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 135 to 145 | Glyph of Divinity | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 145 to 162 |  Tome of the Dawn | Orange to yellow | 21 |
| 162 to 170 | Scroll of Spirit III | Orange to yellow | 10 |
| 170 to 180 | Glyph of Rebirth | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 180 to 190 | Glyph of Cleansing | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 190 to 200 | Glyph of Revenge | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 200 to 210 | Glyph of Rip | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 210 to 220 | Scroll of Spirit IV | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 220 to 230 | Glyph of Starfire | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 230 to 240 | Glyph of Crusader Strike | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 240 to 250 | Glyph of Cleaving | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 250 to 260 | Scroll of Stamina V | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 260 to 270 | Scroll of Intellect V | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 270 to 280 |  Glyph of Fear Ward | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 280 to 290 |  Glyph of Mana Gem | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 290 to 300 |  Ethereal Ink | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 300 to 310 | Scroll of Spirit VI | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 310 to 320 | Glyph of Rake | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 320 to 330 | Glyph of Sweeping Strikes | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 330 to 340 |  Glyph of Scourge Strike | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 340 to 350 |  Glyph of Ambush | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 350 to 360 | Scroll of Stamina VII | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 360 to 370 | Scroll of Intellect VII | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 370 to 380 |  Scroll of Agility VII | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 380 to 397 | Glyph of Growl | Orange to yellow | 20 |
| 397 to 410 | Scroll of Stamina VIII | Orange to yellow | 15 |
| 410 to 420 | Scroll of Intellect VIII | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 420 to 430 | Scroll of Agility VIII | Orange to yellow | 12 |
| 430 to 450 | Darkmoon Card of the North | Orange | 20 |
| Material | Total |
|---|---|
 Common Parchment | 326 |
 Resilient Parchment | 238 |
 Heavy Parchment | 156 |
 Ink of the Sea | 155 |
 Snowfall Ink | 120 |
 Dawnstar Ink | 105 |
 Lion's Ink | 90 |
 Alabaster Pigment | 74 |
 Light Parchment | 61 |
 Celestial Ink | 60 |
 Eternal Life | 60 |
 Shimmering Ink | 60 |
| Ethereal Ink | 48 |
 Jadefire Ink | 46 |
 Midnight Ink | 41 |
 Nether Pigment | 24 |
| Ivory Ink | 20 |
 Verdant Pigment | 12 |
What each band needs
1 to 22: Ivory Ink
This band consumes 24x Alabaster Pigment.
22 to 40: Scroll of Stamina
This band consumes 20x Ivory Ink, 20x Light Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Scroll of Intellect (orange, 20 crafts), Scroll of Spirit (orange, 20 crafts), Scroll of Agility (orange, 20 crafts), Scroll of Strength (orange, 20 crafts).
40 to 60: Moonglow Ink
This band consumes 50x Alabaster Pigment.
Works as well in this band: Scroll of Stamina (green, 20 crafts), Scroll of Intellect (green, 20 crafts), Scroll of Spirit (green, 20 crafts), Scroll of Agility (green, 20 crafts).
60 to 80: Scroll of Intellect II
This band consumes 22x Midnight Ink, 22x Light Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Scroll of Spirit II (orange, 22 crafts), Scroll of Stamina II (orange, 22 crafts), Armor Vellum (orange, 22 crafts), Midnight Ink (orange, 30 crafts).
80 to 90: Hunter's Ink
This band consumes 12x Verdant Pigment.
Works as well in this band: Scroll of Agility II (orange, 12 crafts), Armor Vellum (yellow, 22 crafts), Glyph of Thorns (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of the Wild (yellow, 27 crafts).
90 to 105: Glyph of Wrath
This band consumes 19x Midnight Ink, 19x Light Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Rapid Charge (orange, 19 crafts), Glyph of Flame Shock (orange, 19 crafts), Glyph of Corruption (orange, 19 crafts), Lion's Ink (orange, 32 crafts).
105 to 115: Glyph of Holy Light
This band consumes 12x Lion's Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Eviscerate (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Fade (orange, 12 crafts), Weapon Vellum (yellow, 22 crafts), Glyph of Maul (yellow, 27 crafts).
115 to 125: Glyph of Healing Touch
This band consumes 12x Lion's Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Arcane Missiles (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Mending (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Rending (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Fire Nova (yellow, 27 crafts).
125 to 135: Glyph of Hamstring
This band consumes 12x Lion's Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Flametongue Weapon (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Fear (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Frost Ward (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Distract (orange, 12 crafts).
135 to 145: Glyph of Divinity
This band consumes 12x Lion's Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Garrote (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Inner Fire (orange, 12 crafts), Mysterious Tarot (yellow, 35 crafts), Mystic Tome (yellow, 35 crafts).
145 to 162: Tome of the Dawn
This band consumes 105x Dawnstar Ink, 210x Common Parchment, 42x Lion's Ink.
Works as well in this band: Book of Survival (orange, 21 crafts), Strange Tarot (orange, 21 crafts), Glyph of Sunder Armor (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Lightning Bolt (yellow, 27 crafts).
162 to 170: Scroll of Spirit III
This band consumes 10x Jadefire Ink, 20x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Gouge (orange, 10 crafts), Glyph of Renew (orange, 10 crafts), Scroll of Stamina III (yellow, 24 crafts), Glyph of Evocation (yellow, 24 crafts).
170 to 180: Glyph of Rebirth
This band consumes 12x Jadefire Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Overpower (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Strength III (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Intellect III (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Lava Lash (yellow, 27 crafts).
180 to 190: Glyph of Cleansing
This band consumes 12x Jadefire Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Mind Flay (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Icy Veins (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Aimed Shot (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Levitate (yellow, 27 crafts).
190 to 200: Glyph of Revenge
This band consumes 12x Jadefire Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Voidwalker (orange, 12 crafts), Celestial Ink (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Sap (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Frost Shock (yellow, 27 crafts).
200 to 210: Glyph of Rip
This band consumes 12x Celestial Ink, 12x Common Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Deterrence (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of the Pack (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Safe Fall (orange, 12 crafts), Certificate of Ownership (orange, 12 crafts).
210 to 220: Scroll of Spirit IV
This band consumes 12x Celestial Ink, 24x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Sinister Strike (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Smite (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Recall II (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Stamina IV (yellow, 27 crafts).
220 to 230: Glyph of Starfire
This band consumes 12x Celestial Ink, 12x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Barbaric Insults (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Strength IV (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Intellect IV (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Healing Stream Totem (yellow, 27 crafts).
230 to 240: Glyph of Crusader Strike
This band consumes 12x Celestial Ink, 12x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Dispel Magic (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Ice Block (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Disengage (yellow, 27 crafts), Scroll of Agility IV (yellow, 27 crafts).
240 to 250: Glyph of Cleaving
This band consumes 12x Celestial Ink, 12x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Soulstone (orange, 12 crafts), Shimmering Ink (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Slice and Dice (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Lesser Healing Wave (yellow, 27 crafts).
250 to 260: Scroll of Stamina V
This band consumes 12x Shimmering Ink, 24x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Monsoon (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Pain Suppression (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Mutilate (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Earth Shield (orange, 12 crafts).
260 to 270: Scroll of Intellect V
This band consumes 12x Shimmering Ink, 24x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Shred (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Freezing Trap (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Monsoon (yellow, 35 crafts), Glyph of Pain Suppression (yellow, 35 crafts).
270 to 280: Glyph of Fear Ward
This band consumes 12x Shimmering Ink, 12x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Frost Strike (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Agility V (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Exorcism (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Bone Shield (yellow, 27 crafts).
280 to 290: Glyph of Mana Gem
This band consumes 12x Shimmering Ink, 12x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Icy Touch (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Disease (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Water Mastery (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Shadowburn (yellow, 27 crafts).
290 to 300: Ethereal Ink
This band consumes 24x Nether Pigment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Sprint (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Execution (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Death Grip (yellow, 27 crafts), Ink of the Sky (yellow, 27 crafts).
300 to 310: Scroll of Spirit VI
This band consumes 12x Shimmering Ink, 24x Heavy Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Flash of Light (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Death's Embrace (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Plague Strike (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Raise Dead (orange, 12 crafts).
310 to 320: Glyph of Rake
This band consumes 12x Ethereal Ink, 12x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Scroll of Strength VI (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Rune Tap (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Intellect VI (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Feint (yellow, 27 crafts).
320 to 330: Glyph of Sweeping Strikes
This band consumes 12x Ethereal Ink, 12x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Blood Strike (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Arcane Blast (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Rapid Fire (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Holy Nova (yellow, 27 crafts).
330 to 340: Glyph of Scourge Strike
This band consumes 12x Ethereal Ink, 12x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Windfury Weapon (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Mage Armor (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Blood Tap (yellow, 27 crafts), Glyph of Horn of Winter (yellow, 27 crafts).
340 to 350: Glyph of Ambush
This band consumes 12x Ethereal Ink, 12x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Ink of the Sea (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Death Strike (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Recall III (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Arcane Power (yellow, 27 crafts).
350 to 360: Scroll of Stamina VII
This band consumes 12x Ink of the Sea, 24x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Frenzied Regeneration (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Typhoon (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Blast Wave (orange, 12 crafts), Glyph of Frost Trap (orange, 12 crafts).
360 to 370: Scroll of Intellect VII
This band consumes 12x Ink of the Sea, 24x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Greater Darkmoon Card (yellow, 27 crafts), Armor Vellum III (yellow, 14 crafts), Scroll of Spirit VII (yellow, 27 crafts), Scroll of Stamina VII (green, 20 crafts).
370 to 380: Scroll of Agility VII
This band consumes 12x Ink of the Sea, 24x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Rituals of the New Moon (orange, 12 crafts), Twilight Tome (orange, 12 crafts), Snowfall Ink (yellow, 27 crafts), Scroll of Strength VII (yellow, 27 crafts).
380 to 397: Glyph of Growl
This band consumes 20x Ink of the Sea, 20x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Glyph of Hurricane (orange, 20 crafts), Glyph of Innervate (orange, 20 crafts), Glyph of Lifebloom (orange, 20 crafts), Glyph of Mangle (orange, 20 crafts).
397 to 410: Scroll of Stamina VIII
This band consumes 15x Ink of the Sea, 30x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Weapon Vellum III (orange, 15 crafts), Master's Inscription of the Axe (yellow, 24 crafts), Master's Inscription of the Crag (yellow, 24 crafts), Master's Inscription of the Pinnacle (yellow, 24 crafts).
410 to 420: Scroll of Intellect VIII
This band consumes 12x Ink of the Sea, 24x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Scroll of Spirit VIII (yellow, 27 crafts), Scroll of Stamina VIII (green, 20 crafts), Weapon Vellum III (green, 20 crafts).
420 to 430: Scroll of Agility VIII
This band consumes 12x Ink of the Sea, 24x Resilient Parchment.
Works as well in this band: Iron-bound Tome (orange, 12 crafts), Faces of Doom (orange, 12 crafts), Runescroll of Fortitude (orange, 12 crafts), Scroll of Mass Resurrection (orange, 12 crafts).
430 to 450: Darkmoon Card of the North
This band consumes 20x Resilient Parchment, 120x Snowfall Ink, 60x Eternal Life, 60x Ink of the Sea.
Works as well in this band: Iron-bound Tome (yellow, 62 crafts), Faces of Doom (yellow, 62 crafts), Runescroll of Fortitude (yellow, 48 crafts), Scroll of Mass Resurrection (yellow, 48 crafts).
Crafts on a cooldown
The client puts a cooldown on 2 of this profession's recipes, so they are left out of the route above: you cannot repeat them in one session, and a craft count for them would describe days rather than an evening. They are still worth doing as they come up.
- Minor Inscription Research once every 20 hours
- Northrend Inscription Research once every 20 hours
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