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Inscription Inks And Reagents
Gear From Inscription
Inscription Runes And Sigils
Dragonriding Mount Cosmetics
Missives, Scrolls, Contracts, And More
How To Rank Up In Inscription
Inscription Specializations
With the bold return of re-imagined professions, World of Warcraft has breathed life back into a facet of the game that had been missing for the past few expansions. Dragonflight sought to correct the mistakes of the past, offering each trade its own talent trees and equipment.
Related: World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight - Complete Guide To Herbalism
While often overlooked, Inscription can turn out to be one of the more desirable professions in the latest expansion. Not only does it offer cosmetic changes to Dragonriding mounts, but it also provides highly sought-after gear. However, its recipes can be a bit overwhelming. Here's everything you need to know about Inscription in the latest expansion.
Overview
When people first think of the keystone herb refinement profession, their thoughts may stray toward Alchemy, which is fondly remembered for its potions and flasks. Yet in the background, Inscription takes those same herbs and offers a wider variety of ways to use them, including recipes that may appeal to more than just the endgame players.
That being said, Inscription cannot do anything without those gathered herbs. It's often a great idea to pair Inscription with Herbalism to allow you to collect your own.
If you already have a gathering character, or you don't mind spending thousands of gold at the Auction House, you could also match it with Alchemy as your second profession.
You can be taught Dragon Isles Inscription at any of the available trainers on the new continent, but you'll want to acquaint yourself with Talendara in Valdrakken, found at The Artisan's Market.
Gohfyrr is another NPC to keep in mind, found in the same area, as he'll provide you with additional reagents, and several Scribe's Drafting Tables for harder recipes.
As soon as you pick up the necessary skill, you can begin using the Drafting Tables and get to work. However, before you do, you should buy Inscription profession equipment from the Auction House, or make it on another character if you have one. Having one tool and two accessories equipped is a surefire way to improve the quality of your recipes and stats.
Name | Slot | Boosts | Profession Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Inscription Tool | Random Stat | Inscription | |
Inscription Tool | Random Stat | Inscription | |
Inscription Accessory | Inspiration, Multicraft | Jewelcrafting | |
Inscription Accessory | Inspiration, Multicraft | Jewelcrafting | |
Inscription Accessory | Resourcefulness, Crafting Speed | Jewelcrafting | |
Inscription Accessory | Resourcefulness, Crafting Speed | Jewelcrafting |
Inscription Inks And Reagents
Your Inks and Reagents will be your most important items during your Inscription journey. Although these can't be directly sold for quite as much gold as your other recipes, they serve as the foundation for every other item that you can craft, and are often derived from your stock of herbs.
Type | Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Inks | Blazing Ink | A crucial ink made from the pigments of milled Hochenblume and Saxifrage. | Profession Trainer |
Flourishing Ink | A crucial ink made from the pigments of milled Hochenblume and Writhebark. | Profession Trainer | |
Serene Ink | A crucial ink made from the pigments of milled Hochenblume and Bubble Poppy. | Profession Trainer | |
Burnished Ink | An ink made from combining Blazing, Flourishing, and Serene Inks. | Profession Trainer | |
Cosmic Ink | An ink made from Burnished and Serene Inks, as well as Awakened Frost and Runed Writhebark. | Profession Trainer | |
Reagents | Chilled Rune | A crucial component made from Rousing Frost and Serene Ink. | Profession Trainer |
Runed Writhebark | A component made from a Chilled Rune, Flourishing Ink, and Writhebark. | Profession Trainer | |
Illustrious Insight | A crafting reagent made from Artisan's Mettle | Various Specializations |
Gear From Inscription
The first thing that people often seek Scribes out for is the ability to make trinkets, weapons, and profession tools. While only spellcasters and Survival Hunters might want your stocked staves, everyone can benefit from the unique Darkmoon Decks, which are extraordinarily powerful when made with the hands of the right Scribe.
Type | Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Trinkets | Crimson Combatant's Emblem | A PvP trinket to raise PvP Item Level to 398 and increase maximum health upon use. | Fieldmaster Emberath |
Crimson Combatant's Insignia of Alacrity | A PvP trinket to raise PvP Item Level to 398 and a chance to increase your primary stat upon casting abilities. | Fieldmaster Emberath | |
Crimson Combatant's Medallion | A PvP trinket to raise PvP Item Level to 398 and remove all stuns and loss of control effects upon use. | Fieldmaster Emberath | |
Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance | A trinket that can deal damage to enemies or healing to allies upon use. Ranges from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Archiving - Air | |
Darkmoon Deck Box: Inferno | A trinket that deals a range of Fire damage to an enemy upon use. Ranges from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Archiving - Fire | |
Darkmoon Deck Box: Rime | A trinket that deals AoE Frost damage to enemies upon use. Ranges from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Archiving - Frost | |
Darkmoon Deck Box: Watcher | A trinket that grants an absorb shield or Versatility upon use. Ranges from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Archiving - Earth | |
Weapons | Core Explorer's Compendium | An off-hand for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 333 to 343 Item Level. | Profession Trainer |
Overseer's Writhebark Stave | A two-hand staff for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 333 to 343 Item Level. | Profession Trainer | |
Pioneer's Writhebark Stave | A two-hand staff for Agility and Stamina that can range from 333 to 343 Item Level. | Profession Trainer | |
Crackling Codex of the Isles | An off-hand for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Runebinding - Codexes | |
Illuminating Pillar of the Isles | A two-hand staff for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Runebinding - Staves (5) | |
Kinetic Pillar of the Isles | A two-hand staff for Agility and Stamina that can range from 382 to 392 Item Level. | Runebinding - Staves | |
Weathered Explorer's Stave | A two-hand staff for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 382 to 392 Item Level. Comes with Embellished already applied. | Random drop from mobs on the Dragon Isles. | |
Profession Tools | Alchemist's Sturdy Mixing Rod | Profession equipment for Alchemy that boosts a random stat and increases Alchemy skill. | Profession Trainer |
Chef's Smooth Rolling Pin | Profession equipment for Cooking that boosts Resourcefulness and Crafting Speed and increases Cooking skill. | Profession Trainer | |
Scribe's Fastened Quill | Profession equipment for Inscription that boosts a random stat and increases Inscription Skill. | Profession Trainer | |
Alchemist's Brilliant Mixing Rod | Profession equipment for Alchemy that boosts a random stat and increases Alchemy skill. | Artisan's Consortium - Valued | |
Chef's Splendid Rolling Pin | Profession equipment for Cooking that boosts Resourcefulness and Crafting Speed and increases Cooking skill. | Artisan's Consortium - Valued | |
Scribe's Resplendent Quill | Profession equipment for Inscription that boosts a random stat and increases Inscription Skill. | Runebinding - Profession Tools (10) |
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Inscription Runes And Sigils
Runes are long-lasting buffs that are often used in either world content or raids. These are categorized with Sigils, which, when specialized in the Archiving talent tree, allow you to make further enhancements to someone's Darkmoon Deck.
Type | Name | Description | Duration | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Runes | Buzzing Rune | Increases Critical Strike. | Two hours | Profession Trainer |
Chirping Rune | Healing spells have a chance for additional healing. | Two hours | Profession Trainer | |
Howling Rune | Increases Haste. | Two hours | Profession Trainer | |
Vantus Rune: Vault of the Incarnates | Increases Versatility against a targeted Vault of the Incarnates boss. Limited to one use per week. | One week | Profession Trainer | |
Sigils | Emberscale Sigil | Removes Even cards from Darkmoon Decks. | N / A | Archiving - Emberscale Sigil |
Jetscale Sigil | Darkmoon Decks are not shuffled when an Ace is drawn. | N / A | Archiving - Jetscale Sigil | |
Sagescale Sigil | Darkmoon Decks shuffle upon jumping. | N / A | Archiving - Sagescale Sigil | |
Azurescale Sigil | Darkmoon Decks shuffle from greatest to least. | N / A | Archiving - Azurescale Sigil | |
Bronzescale Sigil | Allows faster shuffling for Darkmoon Decks. | N / A | Archiving - Bronzescale Sigil |
Related: World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight - Complete Guide To Mining
Dragonriding Mount Cosmetics
Another thing that Inscription is known far and wide for are fun cosmetic glyphs that change the look of someone's character or abilities. In Dragonflight, these have been transformed into cosmetic customization options for Dragonriding mounts, granting each drake five new unique looks.
Type | Name | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|
Renewed Proto-Drake | Renewed Proto-Drake: Silver and Blue Armor | Ruby Life Pools |
Renewed Proto-Drake Steel and Yellow Armor | Fishing | |
Renewed Proto-Drake: Black Fur | World drop in The Waking Shores | |
Renewed Proto-Drake: Predator Pattern | Fishing | |
Renewed Proto-Drake: Spined Crest | Dragonscale Expedition - Renown 15 | |
Windborne Velocidrake | Windborne Velocidrake: Silver and Blue Armor | The Nokhud Offensive |
Windborne Velocidrake: Steel and Orange Armor | The Great Swog | |
Windborne Velocidrake: Black Fur | Maruuk Centaur - Renown 15 | |
Windborne Velocidrake: Spined Head | Fishing | |
Windborne Velocidrake: Windswept Pattern | World drop in Ohn'ahran Plains | |
Highland Drake | Highland Drake: Silver and Blue Armor | World drop in The Azure Span |
Highland Drake: Steel and Yellow Armor | The Great Swog | |
Highland Drake: Black Hair | Iskaara Tuskarr - Renown 13 | |
Highland Drake: Spined Crest | Cobalt Assembly - High | |
Highland Drake: Spined Neck | Fishing | |
Cliffside Wylderdrake | Cliffside Wylderdrake: Silver and Blue Armor | World drop in Thaldraszus |
Cliffside Wylderdrake: Steel and Yellow Armor | The Great Swog | |
Cliffside Wylderdrake: Conical Head | Fishing | |
Cliffside Wylderdrake: Red Hair | Valdrakken Accord - Renown 15 | |
Cliffside Wylderdrake: Triple Head Horns | World drop in Thaldraszus |
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In addition to all the recipes that might catch someone's eye, Inscription offers even more diversity in its secondary uses, allowing a Scribe to efficiently craft Missives, Scrolls, Contracts, Mysteries, and Profession Knowledge.
Missives
Missives are particularly important when it comes to other professions and their own recipes, as they control the stats that the resulting equipment possesses.
Type | Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Regular | Draconic Missive of the Aurora | Provides Versatility and Haste on equipment recipes. | Profession Trainer |
Draconic Missive of the Feverflare | Provides Mastery and Haste on equipment recipes. | Profession Trainer | |
Draconic Missive of the Fireflash | Provides Critical Strike and Haste on equipment recipes. | Profession Trainer | |
Draconic Missive of the Harmonious | Provides Versatility and Mastery on equipment recipes. | Profession Trainer | |
Draconic Missive of the Peerless | Provides Critical Strike and Mastery on equipment recipes. | Profession Trainer | |
Draconic Missive of the Quickblade | Provides Versatility and Critical Strike on equipment recipes. | Profession Trainer | |
Crafting Tool | Draconic Missive of Crafting Speed | Provides Crafting Speed for crafting tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred |
Draconic Missive of Inspiration | Provides Inspiration for crafting tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred | |
Draconic Missive of Multicraft | Provides Multicraft for crafting tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred | |
Draconic Missive of Resourcefulness | Provides Resourcefulness for crafting tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred | |
Gathering Tool | Draconic Missive of Deftness | Provides Deftness for gathering tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred |
Draconic Missive of Finesse | Provides Finesse for gathering tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred | |
Draconic Missive of Perception | Provides Perception for gathering tool recipes. | Artisan's Consortium - Preferred |
Scrolls
Scrolls offer fun illusions to play around with, adding a bit of flavor and flair to Inscription's wide portfolio.
Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|
Illusion Parchment: Spell Shield | Illusory Parchment spells will not work on you for 30 minutes. | Profession Trainer |
Illusion Parchment: Whirling Breeze | Uses the Whirling Breeze Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | Valdrakken Accord - Renown 28 |
Illusion Parchment: Aqua Torrent | Uses the Aqua Torrent Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | Fishing |
Illusion Parchment: Arcane Burst | Uses the Arcane Burst Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | World drop in Thaldraszus |
Illusion Parchment: Chilling Wind | Uses the Chilling Wind Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | World drop in The Azure Span |
Illusion Parchment: Love Charm | Uses the Love Charm Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | Algeth'ar Academy |
Illusion Parchment: Magma Missile | Uses the Magma Missile Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | Dragonscale Expedition - Renown 21 |
Illusion Parchment: Shadow Orb | Uses the Shadow Orb Illusion on another player. Cannot be used in instanced PvP or in combat. | Algeth'ar Academy |
Scroll of Sales | Conjures a general vendor for five minutes. | Artisan's Consortium - Esteemed |
Contracts
These Contracts are a great way to earn extra Renown with one of the Dragon Isles reputations, though you can only have one active at a time.
Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|
Contract: Artisan's Consortium | Ten extra reputation with the Artisan's Consortium for every completed World Quest. | Artisan's Consortium - Valued |
Contract: Dragonscale Expedition | Ten extra reputation with the Dragonscale Expedition for every completed World Quest. | Dragonscale Expedition - Renown 19 |
Contract: Iskaara Tuskarr | Ten extra reputation with the Iskaara Tuskarr for every completed World Quest. | Iskaara Tuskarr - Renown 25 |
Contract: Maruuk Centaur | Ten extra reputation with the Maruuk Centaur for every completed World Quest. | Maruuk Centaur - Renown 22 |
Contract: Valdrakken Accord | Ten extra reputation with the Valdrakken Accord for every completed World Quest. | Valdrakken Accord - Renown 23 |
Mysteries
While some Mysteries are more for fun than anything, the Extraction and Bundle O' Cards help to play into Darkmoon Decks further, placing even greater emphasis on them.
Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|
Blazing Fortune | Craft a Fated Fortune Card using Blazing Ink. | Profession Trainer |
Flourishing Fortune | Craft a Fated Fortune Card using Flourishing Ink. | Profession Trainer |
Serene Fortune | Craft a Fated Fortune Card using Serene Ink. | Profession Trainer |
Extraction: Awakened Air | Retrieve essence from Darkmoon Cards of Air. | Archiving - Air (20) |
Extraction: Awakened Earth | Retrieve essence from Darkmoon Cards of Earth. | Archiving - Earth (20) |
Extraction: Awakened Fire | Retrieve essence from Darkmoon Cards of Fire. | Archiving - Fire (20) |
Extraction: Awakened Frost | Retrieve essence from Darkmoon Cards of Frost. | Archiving - Frost (20) |
Bundle O' Cards: Dragon Isles | Create exclusive Dragon Isles Darkmoon Cards. | Archiving - Darkmoon Mysteries |
Profession Knowledge
Finally, the last grouping of recipes that Inscription offers is Profession Knowledge, which will give yourself and others more points to boost your chosen specialization.
Name | Description | Recipe Source |
|---|---|---|
Draconic Treatise on Alchemy | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Alchemy Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Blacksmithing | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Blacksmithing Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Enchanting | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Enchanting Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Engineering | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Engineering Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Herbalism | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Herbalism Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Inscription | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Inscription Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Jewelcrafting | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Jewelcrafting Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Leatherworking | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Leatherworking Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Mining | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Mining Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Skinning | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Skinning Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
Draconic Treatise on Tailoring | Gives one point of Dragon Isles Tailoring Knowledge. | Archiving - Draconic Treatises |
How To Rank Up In Inscription
Your best bet for efficiently leveling through Inscription is to craft anything that appears orange, as that guarantees a rank up. This will be an easy task for the first half of the grind, level one to 50, since you can rely on your profession trainer to teach you new recipes. Make sure you have a healthy supply of herbs on hand to give you the necessary resources.
- From level one, begin to mill your herbs into pigments using Dragon Isles Milling. This will guarantee rank-ups until level ten.
- Purchase Chilled Rune and begin to turn your pigments into different Inks, especially Serene Ink. This, in a manner of speaking, will be your main Ink to craft other materials. This can help you get anywhere from level 15 to 20.
- Using Serene Ink, craft Chilled Runes until level 20. Alternatively, you can use your other Inks to craft Fortunes to reach between levels 25 and 30.
- Using Chilled Runes or Runed Writhebark, craft the Core Explorer's Compendium, Overseer's Writhebark Stave, or Pioneer's Writhebark Stave to hit level 30. The recipes can be learned from your trainer.
- Learn the next set ofRune recipes and begin to craft them using Chilled Runes until level 35 to 40.
- Purchase Cosmic Ink from your trainer and begin merging your other Inks to reach level 45.
- Purchase the slew of Draconic Missive recipes and craft any of them until level 50.
- Continue to make Missives or the Vauntus Rune, acquired at level 50, until their effectiveness decays.
Once you reach level 50, you will run out of available recipes from your profession trainer. In order to reach level 100, it will be dependent upon you to either specialize in a certain talent tree to acquire higher-end recipes or farm them from open-world or endgame content.
Inscription Specializations
When you mill herbs and craft new recipes for the first time, you'll encounter points called Dragon Isles Inscription Knowledge. At level 25, these will be used to unlock your Inscription specializations, allowing you to master a certain area of the profession. Keep in mind that you can only specialize in one talent tree at first.
Rune Mastery
Rune Mastery is the first specialization, serving as an overview of all facets of Inscription. While you may not be able to learn any new recipes from this tree, you'll improve your overall skill and have the chance to recover reagents back from completed recipes.
Archiving
The second specialization, Archiving, unlocks a majority of Inscription's hidden recipes. This tree will allow you to specialize in trinkets like the Darkmoon Deck, create specific Missives for crafting and gathering tools, and allow you to unlock Sigils.
Runebinding
The third and final specialization is Runebinding. Much like Archiving, this is another tree that will unlock hidden recipes that Rune Mastery doesn't offer. Runebinding pertains mainly to weapons and different types of runes, and you will become a master of enhancing the quality of these items.
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