WoW Forever Cerulean Dye Guide
Cerulean Dye is a new crafting reagent in WoW Forever, made by alchemists from Frilled Lichen and an Empty Vial. No vendor sells it, so it comes either from an alchemist or from the Auction House. It goes into more than 130 recipes across Tailoring, Leatherworking, Engineering and Enchanting, including the new reagent bags.
Below you will find how to learn the recipe, where to get Frilled Lichen, what the dye is used for, and what it costs on the Auction House.
What Cerulean Dye Is
Cerulean Dye is the first of three new dyes in Forever, along with Magenta Dye and Viridian Dye. The higher recipes need all three.
| Detail | Cerulean Dye |
|---|---|
| Type | Crafting reagent, new in WoW Forever |
| Made by | Alchemy 40 |
| Reagents | 2 Frilled Lichen and 1 Empty Vial |
| Stack size | 20 |
| Sold by vendors | No |
| Auction House price | About 49 silver on November 12, PvP realm |
How to Make Cerulean Dye
The recipe Cerulean Dye is taught by every Alchemy trainer, in the capitals, in starting areas and on Zephras Isle. You need Alchemy 40, and it costs 1 silver 57 copper to learn.
Each craft makes one dye from 2 Frilled Lichen and 1 Empty Vial. The vials cost a few copper at any alchemy or trade supplies vendor, so Frilled Lichen is the real cost.
The recipe gives skill points until about 50 and turns grey at 90, so it is a cheap early step if you level Alchemy with it. Our WoW Forever Alchemy guide covers the rest of the leveling route.
Where to Get Frilled Lichen
Frilled Lichen is a rare extra loot from herbs. You can find it when you pick Earthroot, Mageroyal, Briarthorn, Bruiseweed, Wild Steelbloom, Kingsblood, Stranglekelp and Grave Moss. Players report about one lichen per 10 to 12 herbs, for example 7 from 81 Earthroot in Teldrassil.
Several players have noticed fewer lichen from higher-level herbs, but others still loot it from Kingsblood with 180 Herbalism. The safest farm is the low-level herbs: Earthroot, Mageroyal, Briarthorn and Bruiseweed, which grow in every starting zone and the zones around them. Our WoW Forever Herbalism guide has the routes.
If you do not pick herbs, buy the lichen on the Auction House. It sold for about 24 silver on November 12, so two lichen cost about as much as a finished dye.
What Cerulean Dye Is Used For
Most of the 130 recipes are new Forever items, and the bags are the most popular reason to buy the dye. These are the best-known ones:
| Profession | Recipe | Skill | Cerulean Dye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailoring | Woolen Reagent Bag | 70 | 1 |
| Tailoring | Silk Reagent Bag | 125 | 3 |
| Tailoring | Mageweave Reagent Bag | 190 | 1, plus Magenta Dye |
| Tailoring | Runecloth Bag | 215 | 2, plus 4 Magenta Dye |
| Tailoring | Mooncloth Bag | 255 | 4, plus Magenta and Viridian Dye |
| Leatherworking | Stormrider's Leather Belt | 60 | 1 |
| Leatherworking | Stormrider's Leather Kilt | 125 | 8 |
| Engineering | SAF-T Tabs | 25 | 1 |
| Engineering | 9-60 Battery Pack | 125 | 1 |
| Enchanting | Enchant Weapon - Revelation | 140 | 4 |
Tailoring uses the most dye: besides the bags, it goes into many of the new boots, gloves, belts, robes and circlets between skill 60 and 235. In Leatherworking, the whole Stormrider's Leather set needs it, from the belt at 60 to the kilt at 125. Our WoW Forever Tailoring guide and Leatherworking guide list the recipes by skill, and the WoW Forever bag guide compares the new bags.
Cerulean Dye Tips
These habits help both the crafters and the alchemists:
- Check the price before you craft. On November 12 a dye sold for about the same as its two lichen, so an alchemist only earns money on it when lichen is cheap.
- Save lichen while you level. Every herbalist collects some lichen without trying, and a stack of it pays for your first bags.
- Buy dye in bulk for the high recipes. A Mooncloth Bag needs four Cerulean Dye plus Magenta and Viridian Dye, and the Viridian Dye is far more expensive.
- Learn the recipe early. At 1 silver 57 copper, it is worth learning at 40 even if you only make dyes for your own professions.
More of the new Forever recipes are in our WoW Forever new recipes guide.
More WoW Forever Profession Guides
These guides cover the professions that make and use Cerulean Dye.
WoW Forever Cerulean Dye FAQ
These are the questions players ask most about Cerulean Dye.
Where do you get Cerulean Dye in WoW Forever?
Alchemists make it, and you can buy it on the Auction House. No vendor sells it.
Where is the Cerulean Dye recipe?
Any Alchemy trainer teaches it at Alchemy 40 for 1 silver 57 copper.
What do you need to make Cerulean Dye?
2 Frilled Lichen and 1 Empty Vial for each dye.
Where do you get Frilled Lichen?
It is a rare extra loot when you pick herbs such as Earthroot, Mageroyal, Briarthorn and Bruiseweed, at about one per 10 to 12 herbs. You can also buy it on the Auction House.
What is Cerulean Dye used for?
More than 130 recipes in Tailoring, Leatherworking, Engineering and Enchanting, including the Woolen, Silk and Mageweave Reagent Bags and the Stormrider's Leather set.
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