Blacksmithing
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Blacksmithing
Overview
Blacksmithing is a primary crafting profession. It lets you craft weapons and mail and plate armor pieces.
It pairs naturally with Mining, which provides the metal it needs.
What this profession is for
- Craft weapons and mail and plate armor.
- Craft a Sharpening Wheel to place at the camp, which increases attack power.
Learning the profession
Blacksmithing is learned from a blacksmithing trainer. Each rank raises the profession's maximum skill and requires a character level and a minimum skill:
- Apprentice: up to 75 skill.
- Journeyman: up to 150, from 50 skill and level 10.
- Expert: up to 225, from 125 skill and level 20.
- Artisan: up to 300, from 200 skill and level 35.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
In brackets, what each trainer teaches: 75 (Apprentice rank, from 0 to 75), 75 + (Journeyman rank, from 75 to 150), 150 + (Expert rank, from 150 to 225), 225 + (Artisan rank, from 225 to 300).
Alliance
- Stormwind City: Dane Lindgren (75) and Therum Deepforge (75 +).
- Ironforge: Groum Stonebeard (75), Rotgath Stonebeard (75 +) and Bengus Deepforge (150 +).
- Duskwood: Clarise Gnarltree (75 +).
- Alterac Mountains: Alard Schmied (150 +), in Dalaran.
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Ug'thok (75), Snarl (75 +) and Saru Steelfury (150 +).
- Thunder Bluff: Thrag Stonehoof (75) and Karn Stonehoof (75 +).
- Undercity: Basil Frye (75) and James Van Brunt (75 +).
- The Barrens: Traugh (75 +).
- Tirisfal Glades: Angus Hammerhand (75 +).
Neutral
- Zephras Isle (Skyborne): Aedi Thriceforged (75) in Shen'dar, Daeann Steelwind (75 +) in Valanaar.
- Stranglethorn Vale: Brikk Keencraft (225 +), for high-level recipes.
Guide 1 – 300
This guide takes you to 300, the maximum skill in WoW Forever. Up to 257, it only uses recipes learned from the trainer; beyond that, three plans are bought from vendors. Quantities are estimates: plan for a few extra components.
Required components
- Rough StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 222
- Copper BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 316
- Bronze BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 431
- Coarse StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 68
- Strong FluxVendor componentSold by vendors.: 32
- Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 32
- Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 234
- Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors.: 39
- Heavy StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 192
- Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 505
- Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 934
- Mageweave ClothClothFound on humanoids or bought at the auction house.: 104
- Solid StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 212
- Dense StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 87
- Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 132
- Black PearlGem or pearlBought at the auction house.: 12
- ShadowgemGem or pearlBought at the auction house.: 48
- Arcanite BarMetal bar: 10
- Truesilver BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 120
- Star RubyGem or pearlBought at the auction house.: 40
- Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 950
- Essence of AirIngredientFound on creatures or bought at the auction house.: 116
- Azerothium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 290
- Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 132
- Large OpalGem or pearlBought at the auction house.: 8
Stones and the ore for bars are gathered with Mining, which is also used to smelt the bars; bars and stones can also be bought at the auction house. Flux and dye are sold by vendors. Leather is gathered with Skinning, cloth from humanoids. Past 225, Arcanite Bars, gems, pearls and Essences of Air are mostly bought at the auction house. The Azerothium Bar, unique to WoW Forever, is smelted with Mining or bought at the auction house.
In WoW Forever, coarse, heavy and solid sharpening stones and grinding stones give almost no skill points: this guide only makes them as components. The rough sharpening stone and the rough grinding stone still give points.
1 – 35
Start with rough sharpening stones, known as soon as you learn the profession.
- Rough Sharpening StoneCrafted itemKnown as soon as you learn the profession. (42): Rough StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (42).
35 – 80
Learn Rough Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 25 skill. (from 25 skill). At 75, return to your trainer to learn the Journeyman rank, or your skill will stop increasing.
- Rough Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 25 skill. (90): Rough StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (180).
80 – 90
Move on to copper chain belts (learned at 35).
- Copper Chain BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 35 skill. (16): Copper BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (96).
90 – 105
Learn Runed Copper BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 70 skill. (from 70).
- Runed Copper BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 70 skill. (22): Copper BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (220).
105 – 120
Learn Rough Bronze LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 105 skill. (from 105): each piece gives one point up to 120.
- Rough Bronze LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 105 skill. (15): Bronze BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (90).
120 – 135
Learn Patterned Bronze BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 120 skill. (from 120). First make their coarse grinding stones (recipe learned at 75): they no longer give points, but they are used as a component.
- Coarse Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 75 skill. (34): Coarse StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (68).
- Patterned Bronze BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 120 skill. (17): Bronze BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (85), Coarse Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 75 skill. (34).
135 – 165
Move on to Bronze WarhammerCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (learned at 125). At 150, learn the Expert rank from your trainer (level 20 required).
- Bronze WarhammerCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (32): Bronze BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (256), Strong FluxVendor componentSold by vendors. (32), Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (32).
165 – 185
Learn Green Iron BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 165 skill. (from 165). After 178, a bracer no longer always gives a point.
- Green Iron BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 165 skill. (39): Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (234), Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (39).
185 – 200
Learn Golden Scale BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (from 185). First make their heavy grinding stones (recipe learned at 125); also plan for those of the next step.
- Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (64): Heavy StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (192).
- Golden Scale BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (23): Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (115), Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (46).
200 – 205
Learn Steel BreastplateCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (from 200).
- Steel BreastplateCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (6): Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (96), Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (18).
205 – 210
Learn Heavy Mithril GauntletCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 205 skill. (from 205).
- Heavy Mithril GauntletCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 205 skill. (8): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (48), Mageweave ClothClothFound on humanoids or bought at the auction house. (32).
210 – 215
Learn Mithril Plate PantsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 210 skill. (from 210).
- Mithril Plate PantsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 210 skill. (8): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (96).
215 – 225
Finish with Steel Plate HelmCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 215 skill. (learned at 215). First make its solid grinding stones (recipe learned at 200). Beyond 220, a helm no longer always gives a point: plan for one or two extra.
- Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (21): Solid StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (84).
- Steel Plate HelmCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 215 skill. (21): Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (294), Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (21).
225 – 235
Before 225, visit Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay (Stranglethorn Vale) to learn the Artisan rank: without it, your skill stops at 225. Then start with Dense Weightstones.
- Dense WeightstoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (15): Dense StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (15).
235 – 240
Learn Mithril CoifCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 225 skill. from the trainer.
- Mithril CoifCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 225 skill. (12): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (120), Mageweave ClothClothFound on humanoids or bought at the auction house. (72).
240 – 246
Learn Heavy Mithril BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill..
- Heavy Mithril BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (17): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (238), Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (68).
246 – 250
Learn Big Black MaceCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill.. First make the Solid Grinding Stones for this step and for the Ebon Shiv step: they no longer give points, but they are needed as components.
- Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (32): Solid StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (128).
- Big Black MaceCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (12): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (192), Black PearlGem or pearlBought at the auction house. (12), ShadowgemGem or pearlBought at the auction house. (48), Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (12), Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (24).
250 – 257
Learn Arcanite Skeleton KeyCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 250 skill. and Dense Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill.. Make the grinding stones for this step and for the Ornate Thorium Handaxe.
- Dense Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (18): Dense StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (72).
- Arcanite Skeleton KeyCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 250 skill. (10): Arcanite BarMetal bar (10), Dense Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (10).
257 – 270
Buy the Ebon ShivCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 230 skill. plans from Magnus Frostwake in Caer Darrow (Western Plaguelands). This ghost is only visible with the Spectral Essence equipped.
- Ebon ShivCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 230 skill. (20): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (240), Truesilver BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (120), Star RubyGem or pearlBought at the auction house. (40), Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (20), Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (40).
270 – 275
Buy the Bold DirkCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 270 skill. plans, a recipe unique to WoW Forever, from Pexmit on Mount Hyjal.
- Bold DirkCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 270 skill. (5): Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (150), Essence of AirIngredientFound on creatures or bought at the auction house. (20), Azerothium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (50), Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (20).
275 – 279
Buy the Ornate Thorium HandaxeCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 250 skill. plans from Magnus Frostwake.
- Ornate Thorium HandaxeCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 250 skill. (4): Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (80), Large OpalGem or pearlBought at the auction house. (8), Dense Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (8), Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (16).
279 – 300
Finish with the Bold DirkCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 270 skill.. Near the end, a dagger no longer always gives a point: plan for a few extra.
- Bold DirkCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 270 skill. (24): Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (720), Essence of AirIngredientFound on creatures or bought at the auction house. (96), Azerothium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (240), Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (96).
