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With the bold return of re-imagined professions,World of Warcrafthas 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.
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While often overlooked,Inscriptioncan 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 towardAlchemy, which is fondly remembered for itspotions and flasks. Yet in the background,Inscription takes those same herbs and offers a wider varietyof 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 topair Inscription with Herbalismto 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 Alchemyas 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 withTalendara in Valdrakken, found at The Artisan’s Market.
Gohfyrris another NPC to keep in mind, found in the same area, as he’ll provide you withadditional reagents, and severalScribe’s Drafting Tablesfor harder recipes.
As soon as you pick up the necessary skill, you may begin using the Drafting Tables and get to work. However, before you do,you should buy Inscription profession equipmentfrom the Auction House, or make it on another character if you have one.Having one tool and two accessories equippedis a surefire way toimprove the quality of your recipes and stats.
Jewelcrafting
Inscription Inks And Reagents
YourInks and Reagents will be your most important itemsduring 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 itemthat you’re able to craft, and are often derived from your stock of herbs.
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.
Serene Ink
A crucial ink made from the pigments of milled Hochenblume and Bubble Poppy.
An ink made from combining Blazing, Flourishing, and Serene Inks.
Cosmic Ink
An ink made from Burnished and Serene Inks, as well as Awakened Frost and Runed Writhebark.
A crucial component made from Rousing Frost and Serene Ink.
Runed Writhebark
A component made from a Chilled Rune, Flourishing Ink, and Writhebark.
A crafting reagent made from Artisan’s Mettle
Various Specializations
Gear From Inscription
The first thing that people often seek Scribes out for is theability to make trinkets, weapons, and profession tools. While onlyspellcasters and Survival Huntersmight want your stocked staves, everyone can benefit from the uniqueDarkmoon Decks, which are extraordinarily powerful when made with the hands of the right Scribe.
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.
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.
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.
Weapons
Core Explorer’s Compendium
An off-hand for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 333 to 343 Item Level.
Overseer’s Writhebark Stave
A two-hand staff for Intellect and Stamina that can range from 333 to 343 Item Level.
Pioneer’s Writhebark Stave
A two-hand staff for Agility and Stamina that can range from 333 to 343 Item Level.
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.
Profession Tools
Alchemist’s Sturdy Mixing Rod
Profession equipment for Alchemy that boosts a random stat and increases Alchemy skill.
Chef’s Smooth Rolling Pin
Profession equipment for Cooking that boosts Resourcefulness and Crafting Speed and increases Cooking skill.
Scribe’s Fastened Quill
Profession equipment for Inscription that boosts a random stat and increases Inscription Skill.
Alchemist’s Brilliant Mixing Rod
Artisan’s Consortium - Valued
Chef’s Splendid Rolling Pin
Scribe’s Resplendent Quill
Runebinding - Profession Tools (10)
Inscription Runes And Sigils
Runes are long-lasting buffsthat are often used in either world content or raids. These are categorized withSigils, which, whenspecialized in the Archiving talent tree, allow you to make further enhancements to someone’s Darkmoon Deck.
Two hours
Vantus Rune: Vault of the Incarnates
Increases Versatility against a targeted Vault of the Incarnates boss. Limited to one use per week.
One week
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Dragonriding Mount Cosmetics
Another thing that Inscription is known far and wide for arefun cosmetic glyphsthat change the look of someone’s character or abilities. In Dragonflight, these have been transformed intocosmetic customization options for Dragonriding mounts, granting each drake five new unique looks.
Renewed Proto-Drake: Silver and Blue Armor
Renewed Proto-Drake Steel and Yellow Armor
Windborne Velocidrake: Silver and Blue Armor
Windborne Velocidrake: Steel and Orange Armor
Highland Drake: Silver and Blue Armor
Highland Drake: Steel and Yellow Armor
Cliffside Wylderdrake: Silver and Blue Armor
World drop in Thaldraszus
Cliffside Wylderdrake: Steel and Yellow Armor
Missives, Scrolls, Contracts, And More
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 craftMissives, Scrolls, Contracts, Mysteries, and Profession Knowledge.
Missives
Missives are particularly important when it comes to other professions and their own recipes, as they control thestats that the resulting equipment possesses.
Provides Versatility and Haste on equipment recipes.
Provides Mastery and Haste on equipment recipes.
Provides Critical Strike and Haste on equipment recipes.
Provides Versatility and Mastery on equipment recipes.
Provides Critical Strike and Mastery on equipment recipes.
Provides Versatility and Critical Strike on equipment recipes.
Artisan’s Consortium - Preferred
Scrolls
Scrolls offerfun illusionsto play around with, adding a bit of flavor and flair to Inscription’s wide portfolio.
Recipe Source
Illusion Parchment: Spell Shield
Illusory Parchment spells will not work on you for 30 minutes.
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.
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.
Artisan’s Consortium - Esteemed
Contracts
These Contracts are a great way toearn extra Renownwith one of the Dragon Isles reputations, though you can only have one active at a time.
Contract: Artisan’s Consortium
Ten extra reputation with the Artisan’s Consortium for every completed World Quest.
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, theExtraction and Bundle O' Cardshelp to play into Darkmoon Decks further, placing even greater emphasis on them.
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 toboost your chosen specialization.
Archiving - Draconic Treatises
How To Rank Up In Inscription
Your best bet for efficiently leveling through Inscription is tocraft 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.
Once you reach level 50,you will run out of available recipesfrom your profession trainer. In order to reach level 100, it will be dependent upon you to eitherspecialize in a certain talent treeto acquire higher-end recipes or farm them fromopen-world or endgame content.
Inscription Specializations
When you mill herbs and craft new recipes for the first time, you’ll encounter points calledDragon 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 thatyou can only specialize in one talent tree at first.
Rune Mastery
Rune Masteryis 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 skilland have the chance torecover reagentsback from completed recipes.
Archiving
The second specialization,Archiving, unlocks a majority of Inscription’s hidden recipes. This tree will allow you tospecialize in trinkets like the Darkmoon Deck, create specificMissivesfor crafting and gathering tools, and allow you to unlockSigils.
Runebinding
The third and final specialization isRunebinding. 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 ofenhancing the qualityof these items.
