Unidentified Dye

This article is about the PvE item. For the PvP item, see Unidentified Dye (PvP). For the account-bound item obtained as part of a Gem Store bundle, see Account-Bound Unidentified Dye.

— In-game description

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Double-click to identify one random dye color, which can be unlocked for all of your characters or recycled at the Mystic Forge.

— In-game description

Acquisition[edit]

Sold by[edit]

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost
Brass Nettlemoor	Hall of Monuments	Eye of the North	5
Guest Elder		Thousand Seas Pavilion	5
Jale	Bay of Elon	Crystal Oasis	5
Jocasta	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	5
Kriss	Outer Ring	The Wizard's Tower	5
Laurel Merchant	The Great Lodge The Upper City Hall of Memories Fort Marriner Memorial Quadrant Creator's Commons Garden of Dusk Snowblind Peaks Commodore's Quarter Fort Marriner	Hoelbrak Divinity's Reach Heart of the Mists Lion's Arch Black Citadel Rata Sum The Grove Gendarran Fields Mistlock Observatory Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch	5
Merit Professor Rizzak		Mistlock Sanctuary	5
Mordrem Researcher	Durmand Priory	Lornar's Pass	25 + 25 4
Nicola	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	5
Skirmish Chest			1
Varka	Osprey Pillars	Ember Bay	5
Mordrem Researcher Eullo (vendor currently unavailable)	Zinder Slope	Brisban Wildlands	25 + 25 4
Mordrem Researcher Gnash (vendor currently unavailable)	Halrunting Plains	Diessa Plateau	25 + 25 4
Mordrem Researcher Marivelle (vendor currently unavailable)	Viathan Lake	Kessex Hills	25 + 25 4

Contained in[edit]

Black Lion Sample Pack (5) (guaranteed)
Satchel of Poster-Making Supplies (guaranteed)
Bag of Auric Basin Supplies (chance)
Bag of Dragon's Stand Supplies (chance)
Bag of Loot (chance)
Bag of Tangled Depths Supplies (chance)
Bag of Verdant Brink Supplies (chance)
Fractal Expert's Chest (chance)
Fractal Master's Chest (chance)

Bear Reward Chest (chance, historical)
Black Lion Chest (chance, historical)
Dragon Reward Chest (chance, historical)
Phoenix Reward Chest (chance, historical)
Shark Reward Chest (chance, historical)
Tiger Reward Chest (chance, historical)

Zaishen War Paint Kit (2-5) (guaranteed, discontinued)
Deer Reward Chest (chance, discontinued)
Dolyak Reward Chest (chance, discontinued)
Rabbit Reward Chest (chance, discontinued)
Wolf Reward Chest (chance, discontinued)

Recipes[edit]

Unidentified Dye

Source: Mystic Forge
Output qty.: 1-3

Ingredients

1: Unidentified <color> Dye (Rare)
1: Unidentified <color> Dye (Rare)
1: Unidentified <color> Dye (Rare)
1: Unidentified <color> Dye (Rare)

Spectrum-specific unidentified dyes crafted by a Chef, e.g. Unidentified Red Dye (Rare).
The four Unidentified Dyes (Rare) must each be of a different color spectrum.

PvP League reward track[edit]

Regular season	2v2 mini-season	3v3 mini-season
Cerulean (4 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Jasper (5 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Saffron (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Persimmon (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Amaranth (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Byzantium (7 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Grand total of the non-repeatable tiers (34) Byzantium (repeatable) (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (1)	Cerulean (4 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Jasper (5 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Saffron (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Persimmon (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Grand total of the non-repeatable tiers (21) Persimmon (repeatable) (5 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (1)	Cerulean (4 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Jasper (5 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Saffron (6 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (2) Grand total of the non-repeatable tiers (15) Saffron (repeatable) (5 in total) Minor tier (1) Final tier (1)

Achievements[edit]

Achievements

Rewarded by[edit]

Level reward at levels 32 and 62 (1) (guaranteed)

Map Bonus Reward[edit]

Week 1 - Lornar's Pass - 4 total
Week 2 - Brisban Wildlands - 4 total
Week 3 - Diessa Plateau - 4 total
Week 4 - none
Week 5 - Kessex Hills - 4 total
Week 6 - Snowden Drifts - 4 total
Week 7 - Fields of Ruin - 4 total
Week 8 - Gendarran Fields - 4 total

It is currently Week 4

Colors[edit]

You can refer to Unidentified Dye/Unlocks to track the unlock progress.

There are 382 possible dye colors that can drop from an Unidentified Dye including 181 CCommon, 119 DUncommon, and 82 ERare.

Rarity	Grays	Browns	Reds	Oranges	Yellows	Greens	Blues	Purples
CFine	Burnished Steel Dye Dust Dye Fluff Dye Fog Dye Gray Dye Green Tint Dye Iron Dye Silt Dye Silver Lead Dye	Beige Dye Calfskin Dye Cream Dye Deep Pine Dye Earthen Dye Far Mountain Dye Frosting Dye Hint Dye Khaki Dye Latte Dye Malt Dye Midnight Rust Dye Mohair Dye Mudmetal Dye Mushroom Dye Natural Dye Old Nickel Dye Olive Silk Dye Orange Shade Dye Peach Tint Dye Rawhide Dye Riverbed Dye Swamp Grass Dye Taupe Dye Umber Dye	Adobe Sunset Dye Chestnut Dye Humiliation Dye Lava Dye Pale Dye Pastel Peach Dye Pastel Pink Dye Pastel Rose Dye Persephone Dye Pink Ice Dye Red Dye Rose Breeze Dye Rose Ice Dye Scarlet Dye Spitfire Dye Strawberry Breeze Dye Strawberry Dye Tulip Dye	Adobe Dye Blush Dye Brick Dye Buttercream Dye Cantaloupe Dye Citrus Breeze Dye Citrus Dye Copper Pot Dye Honeybutter Dye Mahogany Dye Melon Dye Old Penny Dye Orange Frost Dye Orange Spring Dye Papaya Dye Peach Ice Dye Peach Sunset Dye Root Dye Rust Dye Shy Peach Dye Sienna Dye Strawberry Cream Dye Sunset Dye	Banana Dye Brass Dye Butter Dye Butterscotch Dye Caramel Dye Citrus Ice Dye Clove Dye Cornsilk Dye Daffodil Dye Honeysuckle Dye Lemon Dye Lemon Ice Dye Pastel Honey Dye Pastel Lemon Dye Pastel Spring Dye Patina Dye Peanut Butter Dye Spring Ice Dye Squash Dye Tang Dye Tangerine Dye	Antique Olive Dye Bronze Dye Cucumber Dye Dark Olive Dye Fresh Green Dye Freshen Dye Grape Leaf Dye Green Dye Green Shade Dye Key Lime Dye Leprechaun Dye Lime Breeze Dye Lime Ice Dye Marine Dye Midnight Olive Dye Mint Breeze Dye Mintay Dye Mist Dye Morning Sea Dye Moss Dye Olive Dye Olive Ice Dye Olive Shade Dye Olive Tint Dye Olive Yew Dye Pastel Mint Dye Pastel Olive Dye Shale Dye Sour Dye Spite Dye Spring Breeze Dye Spring Leaf Dye Spring Moss Dye Sprout Dye Stem Dye Wasabi Dye Wintermint Dye	Blue Ice Dye Blue Shade Dye Breeze Dye Country Teal Dye Deep Teal Dye Forgiveness Dye Frost Breeze Dye Frosted Sea Dye Hydrangea Dye Midday Dye Pastel Sea Dye River Dye Sea Breeze Dye Sea Green Dye Sea Ice Dye Seafoam Dye Shy Blue Dye Spring Dew Dye Spring Tide Dye Spruce Dye Summer Sky Dye Winter Breeze Dye Winter Frost Dye	Arrogance Dye Blurple Dye Grape Dye Grape Gum Dye Grapesicle Dye Grapevine Dye Heliotrope Dye Lavender Dye Morning Glory Dye Mountain Sky Dye Pastel Purple Dye Pastel Violet Dye Periwinkle Dye Phlox Dye Pride Dye Purple Tint Dye Scenic Dye Shy Lilac Dye Shy Violet Dye Shylac Dye Summer Thistle Dye Veronica Dye Violet Dye Violet Ice Dye Wine Ice Dye
DMasterwork	Blue Tint Dye Chalk Dye Graphite Dye Pewter Dye Pitch Dye Steel Dye Violet Tint Dye	Cashmere Dye Cream Shade Dye Dark Chocolate Dye Lemon Shade Dye Mocha Dye Nickel Dye Refresh Dye Truffle Dye Walnut Dye Wheat Dye	Cherry Dye Coral Dye Crush Dye Demure Dye Evening Red Dye Flush Dye Fuchsia Dye Heather Dye Heirloom Dye Lifesblood Dye Midnight Rose Dye Mullberry Dye Pink Dye Pink Tint Dye Remembrance Dye Rose Shade Dye Ruby Dye Sunrise Breeze Dye Wrath Dye	Bold Dye Cinnamon Dye Copper Dye Copper Penny Dye Grapefruit Dye Hazel Dye Orange Dye Pastel Citrus Dye Peach Dye Pumpkin Pie Dye Sherbert Dye Terracotta Dye	Chartreuse Dye Gold Dye Harvest Gold Dye Honey Dye Honey Ice Dye Lemon Zest Dye Nectar Dye Tarnish Dye	Aqua Tint Dye Avocado Dye Celery Dye Envy Dye Evergreen Dye Fern Dye Grass Dye Kelly Dye Lime Dye Midnight Green Dye Midnight Teal Dye Midnight Yew Dye Mint Dye Mint Ice Dye Olive Oil Dye Pastel Lime Dye Pine Dye Quickstalk Dye Sour Apple Dye Sprig Dye Summer Grass Dye Tea Shade Dye Viridian Dye Zest Dye	Afternoon Dye Blue Rose Dye Blueberry Dye Brook Dye Chalkboard Dye Denim Dye Dewdrop Dye Dusty Grape Dye Eucalyptus Dye Gunmetal Dye Hush Dye Night Air Dye Nightsong Dye Ocean Dye Pastel Blue Dye Pastel Winter Dye Robin Dye Sea Frost Dye Sincerity Dye Teal Dye Wintergreen Dye	Dusk Dye Evening Dye Evening Wine Dye Grape Shade Dye Iris Blush Dye Lilac Dye Midnight Fuchsia Dye Mischief Dye Pastel Wine Dye Purple Dye Purple Ice Dye Rich Grape Dye Royal Purple Dye Thistle Dye Tungsten Dye Violet Breeze Dye Whisper Dye Wine Breeze Dye
ERare	Abyss Dye Icing Dye Lead Dye Midnight Fire Dye Silver Dye White Dye Ash Dye Black Dye Celestial Dye Frost Dye Night Shade Dye Tarnished Silver Dye	Antique Bronze Dye Chocolate Dye Cocoa Dye Oil Slick Dye Charcoal Dye Ivory Dye Midnight Gold Dye Mithril Dye	Burgundy Dye Dusky Dye Maroon Dye Oxblood Dye Rose Tint Dye Warmth Dye Black Cherry Dye Blood Dye Cotton Candy Dye Hot Pink Dye Lipstick Dye Midnight Red Dye Primrose Dye	Creamsicle Dye Pumpkin Dye	Ancient Silver Dye Illumination Dye Lemonade Dye Amber Dye Lemon Tint Dye Redemption Dye Sand Dye White Gold Dye	Ceylon Dye Crisp Mint Dye Evening Grass Dye Green Apple Dye Mint Frost Dye Sage Dye Spearmint Dye Spring Grass Dye Emerald Dye Spring Dye	Autumn Sky Dye Blue Sky Dye Country Blue Dye Midnight Sky Dye Royal Blue Dye Sapphire Dye Sky Dye Winter Ice Dye Cobalt Dye Dapple Dye Midnight Blue Dye Midnight Ice Dye Old Jeans Dye Regal Dye Starry Night Dye Turquoise Dye	Midnight Purple Dye Shy Iris Dye Taro Dye Wine Dye Brandywine Dye Deep Lilac Dye Indigo Dye Iris Dye Midnight Violet Dye Night Iris Dye Plum Dye Purple Breeze Dye Wine Shade Dye

Used in[edit]

Mystic Forge[edit]

Requires 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 15, or 20 for upgrading the Black Lion Chest miniature.
For a full list, see: Unidentified Dye/Mystic Forge.

Item	Rarity	Ingredients
Black Lion Chest miniature	ERare	1 <lower tier miniature> 1 <lower tier miniature> 1 <lower tier miniature> X Unidentified Dye
Conflux	HLegendary	1 Slumbering Conflux 250 Unidentified Dye 1 Emblem of the Avenger 1 Alpha Siege Golem Blueprint
Transcendence	HLegendary	1 Slumbering Transcendence 250 Unidentified Dye 1 Emblem of Tournament Victory 1 Essence of Llamatic Elegance

Multiple disciplines

Item	Rarity	Discipline(s)	Rating	Ingredients
Banner of the Commander (Learned from: Recipe: Banner of the Commander)	FExotic	ArmorsmithLeatherworkerTailor	500	1 Lacquered Banner Pole 1 Banner Pennon 25 Orichalcum Ingot 20 Unidentified Dye

Artificer

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Multicolored Ooze Tonic (x3)	DMasterwork	400	1 Omnomberry 1 Jug of Water 1 Unidentified Dye 1 Pile of Crystalline Dust

Chef

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Gift of Color (Learned from: Recipe: Gift of Color)	HLegendary	400	1 Gift of Zhaitan 100 Unidentified Dye 250 Pile of Crystalline Dust 100 Opal Orb

Handiworker

Item	Rarity	Rating	Ingredients
Fancy Small Rug	BBasic	400	35 Refined Homestead Fiber 3 Bolt of Wool 2 Unidentified Dye
Fancy Square Rug	BBasic	400	35 Refined Homestead Fiber 4 Bolt of Wool 3 Unidentified Dye

Guild upgrades[edit]

Upgrade	Guild Level	Aetherium	Favor	Materials
Brawling Obstacle: Purple Torches	28	2,000	200	25 Unidentified Dye 1,000 Eggplant 500 Amethyst Lump 5 Molten Lodestone 20 Mystic Crystal
Brawling Obstacle: Team-Color Torches	18	2,000	200	25 Unidentified Dye 100 Pile of Incandescent Dust 200 Opal Orb 5 Molten Lodestone 20 Mystic Crystal
Brawling Obstacle: White Torches	39	2,000	200	20 Unidentified Dye 100 Pearl 200 Elder Wood Plank 5 Pile of Crystalline Dust 20 Mystic Crystal