Inscription

• Inscription
• Passive
• Primary Profession. Allows a scribe to create magical writings, up to a maximum potential skill of X.

Were you looking for the type of armor augments known as Inscriptions or the class lore from the RPG Inscriber?

Inscription is a profession which was introduced in Patch 3.0.2. Inscription allows players to create glyphs, scrolls, Darkmoon cards, vellum and various off-hand tomes. Inscription includes a "gathering" skill: milling. This skill creates base materials from herbs, and is similar to disenchanting and prospecting.

Proficiencies and training

Inscription is taught by various inscription trainers located throughout the world. Prospective scribes must be level 5. Initial training costs 10 copper, granting the Apprentice level with a potential skill of 75.

Inscription Trainers are available in every racial capital, allowing players to train in all proficiencies. Trainers are also available in Hellfire Peninsula and Northrend.

Inscription techniquese
Apprentice
Journeyman
Expert
Artisan
Master
Grand Master
Illustrious
Zen Master
Draenor Master
Legion Master

The following are the required levels and potential skill of each stage of the profession:

Proficiency	Level	Skill
Apprentice	5	1 - 75
Journeyman	10	50 - 150
Expert	20	125 - 225
Artisan	35	200 - 300
Master	50	275 - 375
Grand Master	65	375 - 450
Illustrious	75	425 - 525
Zen Master	85	525 - 600
Draenor Master	90	600 - 700
Legion Master	100	700 - 800

eGrand Master is only available after installing the expansion Wrath of the Lich King.

Illustrious Grand Master is only available after installing the expansion Cataclysm.

Zen Master is only available after installing the expansion Mists of Pandaria.

Draenor Master is only available after installing the expansion Warlords of Draenor.

Legion Master is only available after installing the expansion Legion.

Tools required

Inscription requires a [Virtuoso Inking Set], sold by Inscription vendors near each of the trainers.

Basic materials

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Main article: Inscription ingredients

Base crafting materials are obtained from milling herbs. This makes [Herbalism] almost compulsory if one plans to level Inscription without incurring major expenses, or a gathering alt. Milling creates various pigments, which are in turn used to create inks. Glyphs and scrolls are created from common inks, while tomes and Darkmoon cards require both common and uncommon inks.

Most recipes require various grades of parchment, which are only available from trade goods and Inscription supplies vendors - there is so far no profession which can gather them.

Herbs			Pigments	Inks	Skill
[Peacebloom]	[Silverleaf]	[Earthroot]	[Alabaster Pigment]	[Ivory Ink]  [Moonglow Ink]	1 30
[Mageroyal]  [Briarthorn]	[Swiftthistle]  [Stranglekelp]	[Bruiseweed]	[Dusky Pigment]  [Verdant Pigment]	[Midnight Ink]  [Hunter's Ink]	75 85
[Wild Steelbloom]  [Grave Moss]	[Kingsblood]	[Liferoot]	[Golden Pigment]  [Burnt Pigment]	[Lion's Ink]  [Dawnstar Ink]	100 125
[Fadeleaf]  [Goldthorn]	[Khadgar's Whisker]	[Wintersbite]	[Emerald Pigment]  [Indigo Pigment]	[Jadefire Ink]  [Royal Ink]	150 175
[Firebloom]  [Purple Lotus]  [Arthas' Tears]	[Sungrass]  [Blindweed]	[Ghost Mushroom]  [Gromsblood]	[Violet Pigment]  [Ruby Pigment]	[Celestial Ink]  [Fiery Ink]	200 225
[Golden Sansam]  [Dreamfoil]	[Mountain Silversage]  [Sorrowmoss]	[Icecap]	[Silvery Pigment]  [Sapphire Pigment]	[Shimmering Ink]  [Ink of the Sky]	250 275
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[Felweed]  [Dreaming Glory]  [Ragveil]	[Terocone]  [Nightmare Vine]  [Netherbloom]	[Mana Thistle]  [Ancient Lichen]	[Nether Pigment]  [Ebon Pigment]	[Ethereal Ink]  [Darkflame Ink]	300 325
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[Adder's Tongue]  [Deadnettle]  [Goldclover]	[Icethorn]  [Lichbloom]	[Talandra's Rose]  [Tiger Lily]	[Azure Pigment]  [Icy Pigment]	[Ink of the Sea]  [Snowfall Ink]	350 375
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Glyphs

Main article: Glyph

The "meat and potatoes" of Inscription, glyphs comprise the majority of its recipes. Glyphs come in two grades: major and minor. Each glyph provides a modification to a specific class spell or ability.

Glyphs are learned from trainers or discovered through research or books. major and minor glyphs up to and including some grand master recipes are learned from trainers. Minor glyphs are discovered through daily Minor Inscription Research, while major glyphs are discovered through daily Northrend Inscription Research. A second set of major and minor glyphs can be learned one at a time by using a [Book of Glyph Mastery], which can be dropped from any Northrend mob. This second set is not limited to daily discoveries, a scribe can use as many books as their pocketbook allows. A few glyphs are also learned from recipes, just like in other professions. A recipe used in Inscription is called a technique.

Each glyph requires 3 common ink and a parchment to create. Glyphs stack to 20 and are not bound, so they can be traded or sold for high prices. Each glyph icon is color-coded to match the class it can be used by.

Darkmoon cards

Scribes are able to create various Darkmoon Cards (whose were re-done with Wrath of the Lich King), which players can combine into decks and turn in to Darkmoon Faire NPCs for various equipment rewards. These cards include higher-level cards which were previously only obtained from mob drops, and new lower level cards. High level decks can only be turned in when the faire is in town, but lower level ones can be used to summon an NPC at any time, in any location. All the cards, decks and rewards are tradeable (or can be bought and sold on the Auction House).

Card	Deck	Reward
[Mysterious Tarot]	[Rogues Deck]	[Darkmoon Robe], [Darkmoon Vest] or [Darkmoon Chain Shirt]
[Strange Tarot]	[Swords Deck]	[Azure Shoulderguards], [Cloaked Shoulderpads] or [Darkcloth Shoulders]
[Arcane Tarot]	[Mages Deck]	[Darkmoon Necklace] or [Darkmoon Pendant]
[Shadowy Tarot]	[Demons Deck]	[Darkmoon Dirk], [Darkmoon Executioner] or [Darkmoon Magestaff]
[Darkmoon Card]	[Warlords Deck] [Beasts Deck] [Elementals Deck] [Portals Deck]	[Darkmoon Card: Heroism] [Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon] [Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom] [Darkmoon Card: Twisting Nether]
[Greater Darkmoon Card]	[Furies Deck] [Storms Deck] [Blessings Deck] [Lunacy Deck]	[Darkmoon Card: Vengeance] [Darkmoon Card: Wrath] [Darkmoon Card: Crusade] [Darkmoon Card: Madness]
[Darkmoon Card of the North]	[Chaos Deck] [Nobles Deck] [Prisms Deck] [Undeath Deck]	[Darkmoon Card: Berserker!] [Darkmoon Card: Greatness] [Darkmoon Card: Illusion] [Darkmoon Card: Death]
[Darkmoon Card of Destruction]	[Earthquake Deck] [Hurricane Deck] [Tsunami Deck] [Volcanic Deck]	[Darkmoon Card: Earthquake] [Darkmoon Card: Hurricane] [Darkmoon Card: Tsunami] [Darkmoon Card: Volcanic]
[Darkmoon Card of Mists]	[Crane Deck] [Ox Deck] [Serpent Deck] [Tiger Deck]	[Relic of Chi-Ji] [Relic of Niuzao] [Relic of Yu'lon] [Relic of Xuen]
[Darkmoon Card of Draenor]	[Iron Deck] [Moon Deck] [Visions Deck] [War Deck]	[Knight's Badge] [Sandman's Pouch] [Winged Hourglass] [Skull of War]
[Darkmoon Card of the Legion]	[Dominion Deck] [Hellfire Deck]? [Immortality Deck]? [Promises Deck]	[Darkmoon Deck: Dominion] [Darkmoon Deck: Hellfire] [Darkmoon Deck: Immortality] [Darkmoon Deck: Promises]

Enchantment vellums

Scribes can create [Enchanting Vellums] that can hold armor or weapon enchantments (prior to Cataclysm there were various vellums; each kind of vellum did one or the other). These do not bind and can be sold or traded to enchanters, who can then sell enchanted scrolls on the auction house or mail them.

Vellum is a type of paper made with inscription for use by enchanters to store enchants for later use. This allows for the trade and sale of enchantments without the enchanter and client meeting face-to-face. Prior to Patch 4.0.1, different types of vellum were needed depending on the level of the item to enchant or the type of enchantment; now, all enchantments can be applied to a single all-purpose  [Enchanting Vellum]. The id for  [Armor Vellum] was re-used for Enchanting Vellum and all other types became  [Ruined Vellum].

Garrison

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Players building their garrisons while on Draenor that have inscription should consider building a level 3 Barn (for Savage Blood). The Barn is classified as a medium building.

Old types

Pre-...

Vellum		Enchant Level
Armor	Weapon
[Armor Vellum]	[Weapon Vellum]	1
[Armor Vellum II]	[Weapon Vellum II]	35
[Armor Vellum III]	[Weapon Vellum III]	60

Notes

• Vellums can not enchant an item in the "will not be traded" slot of the trade window.
• Vellums were designed to allow the enchanter to sell enchants via the auction house, mail them to their alts, or other characters on the same server and same faction.

Patch changes

• Patch 2.0.3 (09-Jan-2007): Added.
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Low level versions added in Patch 3.0.1, higher level versions added.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Armor Vellum converted to Enchanting Vellum and all others converted to Ruined Vellum.
  

Off-hand tomes

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Scribes are able to produce several BoE off hand tomes. Each requires a fairly hefty amount of raw materials. Players should be aware that wielding an off hand item precludes the use of shields, dual wielding, or two-handed weapons.

Rank	Tomes
Journeyman	[Mystic Tome]
Expert	[Tome of the Dawn]	[Book of Survival]
	[Tome of Kings]	[Royal Guide of Escape Routes]
	[Book of Stars]	[Fire Eater's Guide]
Artisan	[Manual of Clouds]	[Stormbound Tome]
Master	[Hellfire Tome]	[Book of Clever Tricks]
Grand Master	[Twilight Tome]	[Rituals of the New Moon]
	[Faces of Doom]	[Iron-bound Tome]

Master's Inscriptions

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Master scribes are able to apply permanent augments to their shoulder items, which causes them to become soulbound. Each inscription requires 400 Inscription skill, is learned from trainers, and requires 1 [Snowfall Ink].

Inscription	Stats
Master's Inscription of the Axe	120 attack power	15 critical strike rating
Master's Inscription of the Crag	70 spell power	6 MP/5
Master's Inscription of the Pinnacle	60 dodge rating	15 defense rating
Master's Inscription of the Storm	70 spell power	15 critical strike rating

Patch changes

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Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): Added three new Techniques which are sold by Larana Drome. These teaches [Glyph of Rapid Rejuvenation], [Glyph of Quick Decay] and [Glyph of Eternal Water].
Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Added a new [Glyph of Claw] for young feral druids who haven't yet obtained Mangle. Scribes can learn this glyph from trainers.
Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Master's Inscriptions increased.
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Added a recipe to trainers for creating a level 70 superior-quality off-hand item ( [Twilight Tome]).
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Added a recipe for creating a different level 70 superior-quality off-hand item ( [Rituals of the New Moon]). Scribes will find the recipe is dropped from residents of Silverbrook.
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Added around 50 new glyph recipes. These new recipes can be obtained from [Books of Glyph Mastery] found as world drops on Northrend monsters. Reading (and thereby consuming) a Book of Glyph Mastery randomly discovers one of the newly-added recipes.
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Glyph icons have been updated so it is easy to distinguish between classes.
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Players will now learn 3 recipes the very first time they perform Northrend Inscription Research. This does not apply to players who have already discovered recipes from Northrend Inscription Research.
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Jessica Sellers, a new vendor in the Dalaran Inscription shop, will sell most Inscription inks for the cost of one [Ink of the Sea]. She also sells [Snowfall Ink] for multiple Inks of the Sea.
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): A new recipe for [Glyph of Arcane Blast] has been added to Master and Grand Master Inscription trainers.
/ Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): New Profession: Inscription is available to train up to 375. It is available for those who have Burning Crusade.

External links

For a complete list of leveling guides by profession please visit Tradeskill leveling guides

Info

WoW Official Game Site (US) Inscription

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Inscription

Crafter's Tome Inscription recipes

El's Professions Inscription

Pwniversity.com Inscription Info

Wowhead Professions & Skills ► Inscription

Wowhead Spells ► Professions ► Inscription

News

Wowhead News Newest Inscription Items, News Round Up by perculia 2012/08/01 11:13 AM

Wowhead News Mists of Pandaria: Inscription Preview by perculia 2012/05/31 2:30 PM

WoW Insider Mists of Pandaria: Head enchants ... gone! Shoulder enchants ... by Adam Holisky May 30th 2012 at 1:45PM

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Replay.Web.Archive.org Archive of old official Inscription page 7-Aug-2010

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