Inscription guide

Total Materials Required

• Note this is an estimated amount of materials required, more or less may be actually used, this list will also only take you to about skill level 430.

14x  [Ivory Ink] 22x  [Moonglow Ink] 25x  [Midnight Ink] 90x  [Lion's Ink] 85x  [Jadefire Ink] 65x  [Celestial Ink] 45x  [Shimmering Ink] 60x  [Ethereal Ink] 100x  [Ink of the Sea]

97x  [Light Parchment] 105x  [Common Parchment] 135x  [Heavy Parchment] 210x  [Resilient Parchment]

• In order to save money on some servers, it is possible to have a 350+ inscriber mill northrend herbs to create  [Ink of the Sea],

which can be traded into all the lower level inks shown above. This is done by the NPC Jessica Sellers in Dalaran with a ratio of 1:1. She also trades for snowfall ink, which is required for inscription research, but it will cost 10 inks of the sea so doing this is usually not advisable.

The prices vary from server to server, but usually the cheapest herbs available to be used as milling fodder are:

• Peacebloom or Silverleaf for ivory and moonglow inks.
• Mageroyal for midnight ink, altho some servers have very cheap Swiftthistle while in others is very expensive.
• Grave Moss or Kingsblood for lion's ink.
• Goldthorn and sometimes Fadeleaf for jadefire ink, this is probably the ink that comes from the most expensive variety of herbs due to their high demand from other professions and sometimes their scarcity.
• Sungrass for celestial ink, Gromsblood can be cost viable but it's often not.
• Sorrowmoss is somewhat more common than other herbs for shimmering ink, but you might have a rough time here as well.
• Felweed and Dreaming Glory are usually abundant and cheap for ethereal ink.
• Goldclover or Deadnettle are quite common and shouldn't be hard to find for ink of the sea and snowy ink.

Apprentice (1 - 75)

Learn apprentice inscription (this includes Milling). Get all the available recipes and buy a  [Virtuoso Inking Set]. A list of trainers can be found here.

1-15 Make 14  [Scroll of Intellect]

• Use: 14x  [Ivory Ink], 14x  [Light Parchment]

35-75 Make 21  [Armor Vellum]

• Use: 21x  [Moonglow Ink], 20x  [Light Parchment]

At 75 Create 1 Minor Inscription Research (this has a 20hour cooldown)

• Use 1x  [Moonglow Ink], 2x  [Light Parchment]

Journeyman (75 - 125)

Learn journeyman inscription. The list of trainers is listed below.

75-80 Make 5  [Midnight Ink]

• Use 10x  [Dusky Pigment]

80-90 Make 10 of any one of these:  [Glyph of Backstab]  [Glyph of Frost Nova]  [Glyph of Hunter's Mark]  [Glyph of Power Word: Shield]  [Glyph of Rejuvenation]  [Glyph of Spiritual Attunement] They all require the same mats so its up to you.

• Use 10x  [Midnight Ink] and 10x  [Light Parchment]

90-100 Make 10 of any one of these glyphs:  [Glyph of Hammer of Justice]  [Glyph of Ice Armor]  [Glyph of Maul]  [Glyph of Serpent Sting]

• Use 10x  [Midnight Ink] 10x  [Light Parchment]

100-110 Make 10 of either of these:  [Glyph of Arcane Explosion]  [Glyph of Arcane Shot]  [Glyph of Entangling Roots]

• Use 10x  [Lion's Ink] 10x  [Light Parchment]

110-120 Make 10 of any of these:  [Glyph of Fire Nova] [Glyph of Health Funnel] [Glyph of Rending]

• Use 10x  [Lion's Ink] 10x  [Common Parchment]

120-125 Make 5  [Glyph of Judgement]

• Use 10x  [Lion's Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

Expert (125 - 200)

Learn expert inscription and get all the new recipes. You don't really need to make these exact glyphs, you can pretty much see which glyph is orange and create it since they all require the same mats. So if you want you can just check back to this guide occasionally to see if you are on the right path.

125-130 Make 5  [Glyph of Fear]

• Use 10x  [Lion's Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

130-135 Make 5  [Glyph of Blink]

• Use 10 x  [Lion's Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

135-140 Make 5  [Glyph of Garrote]

• Use 10x  [Lion's Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

140-150 Make 15 [Glyph of Imp]

• Use 30x  [Lion's Ink] 15x  [Common Parchment]

You need  [Jadefire Ink] for the next few recipes. You can either buy it or use 2x  [Emerald Pigment] Obtained from milling.

150-155 Make 5  [Glyph of Insect Swarm]

• Use 5x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

155-160 Make 5  [Glyph of Righteous Defense]

• Use 5x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

160-165 Make 5  [Glyph of Gouge]

• Use 5x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

165-170 Make 5  [Glyph of Shadow Bolt]

• Use 5x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

170-175 Make 5  [Glyph of Overpower]

• Use 5x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

175-180 Make 5  [Glyph of Aimed Shot]

• Use 10x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

180-185 Make 5  [Glyph of Cleansing]

• Use 10x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

185-190 Make 5  [Glyph of Frost Shock]

• Use 5x  [Jadefire Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

190-200 Make 15 [Glyph of Revenge]

• Use 30x  [Jadefire Ink] 15x  [Common Parchment]

Artisan (200 - 280)

Learn Artisan Inscription and all the new recipes. You don't really need to make these exact glyphs, you can pretty much see which glyph is orange and create it since they all require the same mats. So if you want you can just check back to this guide occasionally to see if you are on the right path.

200-205 Make 5  [Glyph of Deterrence]

• Use 5x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Common Parchment]

205-210 Make 5  [Glyph of Consecration]

• Use 5x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

210-215 Make 5  [Glyph of Sinister Strike]

• Use 5x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

215-220 Make 5  [Glyph of Healing Stream Totem]

• Use 5x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

220-225 Make 5  [Glyph of Barbaric Insults]

• Use 5x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

225-230 Make 5  [Glyph of Disengage]

• Use 10x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

230-235 Make 5  [Glyph of Dispel Magic]

• Use 5x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

235-240 Make 5  [Glyph of Slice and Dice]

• Use 10x  [Celestial Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

240-250 Make 15  [Glyph of Cleaving]

• Use 15x  [Celestial Ink] 15x  [Heavy Parchment]

250-255 Make 5  [Scroll of Stamina V]

• Use 5x  [Shimmering Ink] 10x  [Heavy Parchment]

255-260 Make 5  [Scroll of Spirit V]

• Use 5x  [Shimmering Ink] 10x  [Heavy Parchment]

260-265 Make 5  [Glyph of Freezing Trap]

• Use 5x  [Shimmering Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

265-270 Make 5  [Glyph of Bone Shield]

• Use 5 x  [Shimmering Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

270-280 Make 15  [Glyph of Fear Ward]

• Use 15x  [Shimmering Ink]15x  [Heavy Parchment]

Master (280 - 350)

Learn Master Inscription and all the new recipes.

280-285 Make 5  [Glyph of Icy Touch]

• Use 5x  [Shimmering Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

285-290 Make 5  [Glyph of Death Grip]

• Use 5x  [Shimmering Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

290-300 Make 10+  [Ethereal Ink]

• Use 10x  [Nether Pigment]

300-305 Make 5  [Glyph of Earthliving Weapon]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

305-310 Make 5  [Glyph of Feint]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Heavy Parchment]

310-315 Make 5  [Glyph of Rake]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

315-320 Make 5  [Glyph of Holy Nova]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

320-325 Make 5  [Glyph of Blood Strike]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

325-330 Make 5  [Glyph of Mage Armor]

• Use 5x [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

330-335 Make 5  [Glyph of Scourge Strike]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

335-340 Make 5  [Glyph of Arcane Power]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

340-345 Make 5  [Glyph of Ambush]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

345-350 Make 5  [Glyph of Whirlwind]

• Use 5x  [Ethereal Ink] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

Grand Master (350 - 450)

Learn Grand Master Inscription. The Trainers are listed at the bottom of the guide. Glyphs only stay orange for 5 levels so you can pretty much see yourself which one to create. The ones listed will work and you can check this guide as you go along.

350-355 Make 5  [Glyph of Aspect of the Beast]

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 5x  [Resilient Parchment]

355-360 Make 5 Scroll of Spirit VII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

360-365 Make 5 Scroll of Intellect VII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

365-370 Make 5 Scroll of Strength VII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

370-375 Make 5  [Scroll of Agility VII]

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

375-385 Make 15  [Glyph of Ice Lance]

• Use 15x  [Ink of the Sea] 15x  [Resilient Parchment]

385-400 Make 25  [Glyph of Volley]

• Use 25x  [Ink of the Sea] 25x  [Resilient Parchment]

400-405 Make 5 Scroll of Stamina VIII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

405-410 Make 5 Scroll of Spirit VIII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

410-415 Make 5 Scroll of Intellect VIII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

415-420 Make 5 Scroll of Strength VIII

• Use 5x  [Ink of the Sea] 10x  [Resilient Parchment]

420-430 Make 15  [Scroll of Agility VIII]

• Use 15x  [Ink of the Sea] 30x  [Resilient Parchment]

At 430 you can pretty much make everything, to get to 450 use Northrend Inscription Research each day. It is a 20 hour cooldown so it will take you quite some time but just keep at it.