Inscription Guide

This WoW Inscription Guide will help you to level your Inscription from 1 to 525. This is an Inscription leveling guide, if you are looking for some information about Inscription, check out this Inscription Guide.

I believe Inscription is the best combined with Herbalism, if you want to level Herbalism, check out my Herbalism leveling guide.

Updated for WoW patch 4.3

If you are low on gold, I recommend you to try this Gold Making Guide, it can help you to make loads of gold.

If you are still leveling your character or you just started a new alt, I recommend you to use a leveling guide. You can level your character to Level 85 in 5 days with this Guide.

You can use [Milling] to mill 5 herbs for 2 - 4 pigments.

[Ivory Ink]/[Moonglow Ink] - [Alabaster Pigment] - Peacebloom, Silverleaf, Earthroot
[Midnight Ink] - [Dusky Pigment] / [Verdant Pigment] - Mageroyal, Briarthorn, Swiftthistle, Bruiseweed, Stranglekelp
[Lion's Ink] - [Golden Pigment] / [Burnt Pigment] - Wild Steelbloom, Grave Moss, Kingsblood, Liferoot
[Jadefire Ink] - [Emerald Pigment] / [Indigo Pigment] - Fadeleaf, Goldthorn, Khadgar's Whiskers, Dragon's Teeth
[Celestial Ink] - [Violet Pigment] / [Ruby Pigment] - Firebloom, Purple Lotus, Arthas'Tears, Sungrass, Blindweed, Ghost Mushroom, Gromsblood
[Shimmering Ink] - [Silvery Pigment] / [Sapphire Pigment] - Golden Sansam, Dreamfoil, Mountain Silversage, Sorrowmoss, Icecap
[Ethereal Ink] - [Nether Pigment] / [Ebon Pigment] - Felweed, Ragveil,Terocone, Ancient Lichen, Nightmare Vine, Netherbloom, Mana Thistle, Dreaming Glory
[Ink of Sea] - [Azure Pigment] / [Icy Pigment] - Icethorn, Lichbloom, Fire Leaf, Fire Seed, Tiger Lily, Adder's Tongue, Deadnettle, Goldclover, Talandra's Rose
[Blackfallow Ink] - [Ashen Pigment] / [Burning Embers] - Azshara's Veil, Cinderbloom, Deathspore Pod, Heartblossom, Stormvine, Twilight Jasmine, Whiptail
If you are milling your own herbs, you should buy only Cinderbloom and Stormvine first, because those can can be milled at skill 425. Skill 450 also allows Azshara's Veil and Heartblossom to be milled and you will be able to mill Twilight Jasmine and Whiptail at 475.

Inscription guide sections:

Apprentice 1 - 75
Journeyman 75 - 125
Expert 125 - 200
Artisan 200 - 290
Master 290 - 350
Grand Master 350 - 425
Illustrious 425 - 525


Approximate Materials Required for 1-525 :

You should need less, so don't mill every herb, mill them only if you need more pigment.

110 Alabaster-giving herbs
70 Dusky-giving herbs
170 Golden-giving herbs
170 Emerald-giving herbs
240 Violet-giving herbs
120 Silvery-giving herbs
180 Nether-giving herbs
500 Azure-giving herbs
600 Ashen-giving herbs
Related Guides:

Herbalism Leveling Guide 1-525


WoW Inscription Leveling Guide 1 - 525
Just to note, there is a lot of other Glyphs and Scroll at different skill ranges with the same amount of materials needed, so where you see [Glyph of ...] for example, there you can choose between more recipes that is orange to you and requires the same amount of materials.

First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Inscription.

1 - 19
18 x [Ivory Ink] - 18 Alabaster Pigment
19 - 35
16 x [Scroll of Stamina] - 16 Ivory Ink, 16 Light Parchment
35 - 53
22 x [Moonglow Ink] - 44 Alabaster Pigment
53 - 75
22 x [Enchanting Vellum] - 22 Moonglow Ink, 44 Light Parchment


75 - 125
Learn Inscription Journeyman.

75 - 80
21 x [Midnight Ink] - 42 Dusky Pigment
80 - 101
Make any Glyph that is orange to you. Glyphs turns yellow after 10 points here, then learn new recipes and choose another Glyph. Each orange Glyph will give you 3 skill-up points.

7 x [Glyph of....] - 21 Midnight Ink, 7 Light Parchment

101 - 105
40 x [Lion's Ink] - 80 Golden Pigment
Make any orange Glyph if you did not reach 105 by making these.

105 - 126
Make any Glyph that is orange to you. Your aim should always be make glyphs while they are orange. Glyphs turns yellow after 5 points, then learn new recipes and choose another Glyph.

7 x [Glyph of ...] - 21 Lion's Ink, 7 Common Parchment



125 - 200
Learn Inscription Expert.

126-129
It's important to stop making this recipe at 129! You won't have the benefits of multiple skill-ups if you pass 129! If the recipe turns yellow at skill 145, and you make that Glyph at skill 144, you will still gain 3 points.

Turn your [Burnt Pigments] into [Dawnstar Ink]. If you didn't mill your own herbs and you don't have Burnt Pigment, you can just make any Glyph between 126-129 that is orange to you.

129 - 147
6 x [Glyph of ...] - 18 Lion's Ink, 6 Common Parchment
Any orange Glyph.

147 - 150
Make [Strange Tarrot] until you reach 150. It depends on how many [Dawnstar Ink] you have.
150 - 155
45 x [Jadefire Ink] - 90 Emerald Pigment
155 - 176
Orange Glyphs

7 x [Glyph of ...] - 21 Jadefire Ink, 7 Common Parchment

176 - 197
Orange Glyphs
7 x [Glyph of ...] - 21 Jadefire Ink, 7 Common Parchment

197 - 200
Make [Arcane Tarrot] until you reach 200 or make Glyphs if you don't have any [Royal Ink].


200 - 290
Learn Inscription Artisan.

200 - 205
55 x [Celestial Ink] - 110 Violet Pigment
205 - 247
14 x [Glyph of ...] - 42 Celestial Ink, 14 Heavy Parchment
Make Glyphs until they turn yellow then learn new ones.

247- 250
3 x [Glyph of Cleaving] or [Glyph of Soulstone] - 9 Celestial Ink, 9 Heavy Parchment
This recipe will be yellow, which means there is a chance that you have to make more than three of these.

250-255
35 x [Shimmering Ink] - 70 Silvery Pigment
If you mill your own herbs, you should probably need less Inks, because you will make a few [Ink of Sky] from your rare pigments between 275 - 285.

255 - 260
5 x [Scroll of Spirit V] - 5 Shimmering Ink, 10 Heavy Parchment
260 - 290
10 x [Glyph of ...] - 30 Shimmering Ink, 10 Heavy Parchment


290 - 350
290 - 305
45 x [Ethereal Ink] - 90 Nether Pigment
You will have some [Ebon Pigment] if you milled your own herbs so turn all of them into [Darkflame Ink] when you reach 325. You will need less Inks if you do this.

305 - 350
15 x [Glyph of ...] - 45 Ethereal Ink, 15 Resilient Parchment
Make Glyphs until they turn yellow then learn new ones.



350 - 425
350 - 355
100 x [Ink of Sea] - 200 Azure Pigment
355 - 360
5 x [Scroll of Spirit VII] - 5 Ink of the Sea
360 - 365
5 x [Scroll of Intellect VII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
365 - 370
5 x [Scroll of Strength VII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
370 - 375
5 x [Scroll of Agility VII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
375 - 379
[Snowfall Ink] - Icy Pigment
Use all the rare pigment available. Keep the extra Snowfall Ink for Northrend Inscription Research. You will need to research to learn most "Northrend" glyphs.

It's important to stop making this recipe at 379!

379 - 382
1 x [Glyph of...] - 3 Ink of the Sea
382 - 385
5 x [Glyph of...] - 15 Ink of the Sea
There won't be any orange Glyphs for this part, this means that you will be making yellow Glyphs.

385 - 386
1 x [Northrend Inscription Research] - 3 Ink of the Sea, 5 Resilient Parchment, Snowfall Ink
386 - 400
15 x [Any Discovered Major Glyph] - 45 Ink of the Sea, 15 Resilient Parchment
400 - 405
5 x [Scroll of Stamina VIII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
405 - 410
5 x [Scroll of Spirit VIII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
410 - 415
5 x [Scroll of Intellect VIII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
415 - 420
5 x [Scroll of Stength VIII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment
420 - 425
5 x [Scroll of Agility VIII] - 5 Ink of the Sea, 10 Resilient Parchment


425 - 525
Visit your trainer and learn Inscription Illustrious.

425 - 450
115 x [Blackfallow Ink] - 230 Ashen Pigment

Stop making these when you reach 450, only make more if you need it.

450 - 460
10 x [Mysterious Fortune Card] - 10 Blackfallow Ink, 10 Resilient Parchment

460 - 475
15 x [Adventurer's Journal] - 15 Blackfallow Ink, 60 Resilient Parchment

475 - 482
Turn all your Burning Embers into [Inferno Ink]. If you don't have any Burning Ember, just skip this part and start making the next recipe.
482 - 490
Go to Vashj'ir - Kelp'thar Forest. Kill mobs there until you get [Technique: Origami Slime]. The drop rate is pretty high, don't get confused by wowhead data. The recipe will be green, but it only requires Resilient Parchment to make, which you can buy from Inscription supply vendors. If you don't want to farm the technique, you should make the recipe below.
15 x [Dust of Disappearance] - 15 Blackfallow Ink

490 - 500
Go to Deepholm and kill these mobs until you get [Technique: Origami Rock]. Same as above. Skip this if you don't want to farm it.
2 x [Etched Horn] - 8 Inferno Ink, [Scavenged Dragon Horn]

Scavenged Dragon Horns are sold in Twilight Highlands by Una Kobuna in Dragonmaw Port for Horde and by Casandra Downs in Highbank for Alliance. These vendors are only available after the initial Twilight Highlands quests have been completed. The quests require at least level 84. These items are not bound when purchased, so you can buy them from other players or from the auction house.

Do not forget that 10 Blackfallow Ink can be traded for 1 Inferno Ink at Ink traders!

500 - 510
Head over to Uldum and kill these mobs until you get [Technique: Origami Beetle]. Learn the recipe and make it until you reach 510.
510 - 520
The cheapest method would be to make [Forged Documents] up to 520 or 525. It has a 24 hour cooldown (it always resets at 0:00), but the materials are really cheap compared to the other items that you can craft at this skill level. This way it will take up to around 15 days to level Inscription.
If you really want to reach 525 as fast as possible, make 4 [Divine Companion] or [Battle Tome] or [Dungeoneering Guide]

Do not forget that 10 Blackfallow Ink can be traded for 1 Inferno Ink at Ink traders!

520 - 525
Make one of the following items:
[Notched Jawbone] - 12 Inferno Ink, 36 Volatile Life, 12 Volatile Earth, Bleached Jawbone

[Silver Inlaid Leaf] - 12 Inferno Ink, 36 Volatile Life, 12 Volatile Air, Silver Charm Bracelet

[Tattooed Eyeball] - 12 Inferno Ink, 36 Volatile Life, 12 Volatile Water, Preserved Ogre Eye