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Black Ink

Statistics

Jar of black ink

This black ink is used for writing.

Stackable: 12

Crafting Material: See list

Other Uses

Used in Quest: Keeping Notes

Used in Special Event: Happy New Year (2007, 2008)

Resale Price: 40~41 gil

Guild Resale Price: 53~60 gil (Alchemists' Guild)*

Curator Moogle: component of Moogle Masque

Synthesis Recipes

Alchemy (4^/15)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Nebimonite
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 2 x Windurstian Tea Leaves

Alchemy (4^/15)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Nebimonite
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 1 x Willow Log

Alchemy (4^/15)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 2 x Cone Calamary
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 1 x Windurstian Tea Leaves

Alchemy (4^/15)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 2 x Cone Calamary
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 1 x Willow Log

Alchemy (4^/15)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 2 x Kalamar
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 1 x Imperial Tea Leaves

Alchemy (4^/15)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 2 x Kalamar
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 1 x Willow Log

Alchemy (5^/16)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Grimmonite
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 2 x Windurstian Tea Leaves

Alchemy (5^/16)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Grimmonite
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 1 x Willow Log

Alchemy (5^/16)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

HQ 1: Black Ink x 4

HQ 2: Black Ink x 6

HQ 3: Black Ink x 8

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Ahtapot
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 2 x Imperial Tea Leaves

Alchemy (10^/21)

Yield: Black Ink x 6

HQ 1: Black Ink x 8

HQ 2: Black Ink x 10

HQ 3: Black Ink x 12

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Gigant Squid
• 1 x Distilled Water
• 2 x Windurstian Tea Leaves

Alchemy (5^/16)

Yield: Black Ink x 2

Dark Crystal

• 1 x Alchemy Kit 5

Used in Recipes

• ⁰⁴ Enchanted Ink

• ³⁷ Jusatsu

• ⁵⁸ Astragalos

• ^{70 46 41} Black Cotehardie

• ²⁹ Shihei

• ³⁵ Soshi

Desynthesis Recipes

None

Obtained from Desynthesis

• ^?? Black Neckerchief

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Materials > Alchemy
Can be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.

Merchants

Price: 1,125 - 3,570 gil
Name	Location	Type
Maymunah	Bastok Mines (K-7)	Alchemists' Guild Open 8:00 - 23:00
Odoba	Bastok Mines (K-7)	Alchemists' Guild Open 8:00 - 23:00
Gathweeda	Aht Urhgan Whitegate (G-5)	Alchemists' Guild Open 8:00 - 23:00
Wahraga	Aht Urhgan Whitegate (G-5)	Alchemists' Guild Open 8:00 - 23:00

Dispensed From

• Korrigan Suit (random chance)

Monster Rearing

• Blue Sea Monk - Possible reward from choosing to Collect items from monster.

Source entry: Black Ink. Cached on this server on 3 November 2026.