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.
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, from level 5.
- 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.
- Master: up to 375.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
In The Burning Crusade, every blacksmithing trainer in the capital cities teaches the Apprentice to Artisan ranks, from 1 to 300. The Master rank, from 300 to 375, is learned in Outland, from the master trainers shown in brackets.
Alliance
- Stormwind: Therum Deepforge.
- Ironforge: Bengus Deepforge.
- The Exodar: Miall.
- Hellfire Peninsula: Humphry (300 – 375), at Honor Hold.
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Saru Steelfury.
- Thunder Bluff: Karn Stonehoof.
- Undercity: James Van Brunt.
- Silvermoon City: Bemarrin.
- Hellfire Peninsula: Rohok (300 – 375), at Thrallmar.
Specializations
From 200 skill and level 40, you can become an Armorsmith or a Weaponsmith: each specialization gives access to its own plans. Weaponsmiths can then specialize in axes, hammers or swords. Only one specialization can be active at a time; to change, you must pay 100 gold to the trainer who taught it.
- Armorsmith: Grumnus Steelshaper, in Ironforge, or Okothos Ironrager, in Orgrimmar.
- Weaponsmith: Ironus Coldsteel, in Ironforge, or Borgosh Corebender, in Orgrimmar.
Guide 1 – 375
This guide takes you from 1 to 375. Up to 300, the route is the same as in Classic Era; beyond that, it uses the metals of Outland. Several plans are obtained outside the trainer, noted below. Quantities are estimates: once a recipe is no longer orange, you sometimes need to craft a few more.
Required components from 1 to 300
- Rough StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 140
- Coarse StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 140
- Silver BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 7
- Bronze BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 120
- Heavy StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 210
- Gold BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 7
- Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 230
- Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors.: 35
- Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 365
- Solid StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 620
- Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 180
- Dense StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house.: 30
- Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 390
Stones and the ore for bars are gathered with Mining, or bought at the auction house. Green Dye is sold by tailoring and leatherworking suppliers.
Also set aside a few Thorium Bars for Derotain Mudsipper's quests.
Required components from 300 to 375
- Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 165
- Netherweave ClothClothFound on humanoids or bought at the auction house.: 97
- Adamantite BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house.: 135
For the last step, depending on your Outland faction:
- with the Scryers: Hardened Adamantite BarMetal bar (34), Arcane DustEnchanting materialObtained by disenchanting items, or bought at the auction house. (136) and Large Prismatic ShardEnchanting materialObtained by disenchanting items, or bought at the auction house. (34);
- with the Aldor: Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (136), Primal WaterIngredient (68) and Primal FireIngredient (68).
Bars are smelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house, like the cloth and the other components.
1 – 25
Start with Rough Sharpening Stones.
- Rough Sharpening StoneCrafted itemKnown as soon as you learn the profession. (30): Rough StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (30).
25 – 65
Craft Rough Grinding Stones and keep 7 of them: they are used around 100. At 50, go back to your trainer to learn the Journeyman rank.
- Rough Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 25 skill. (55): Rough StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (110).
65 – 75
Move on to Coarse Sharpening Stones.
- Coarse Sharpening StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 65 skill. (20): Coarse StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (20).
75 – 100
Craft Coarse Grinding Stones: the recipe turns green around 87.
- Coarse Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 75 skill. (60): Coarse StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (120).
100 – 105
Craft a few Silver Skeleton Keys.
- Silver Skeleton KeyCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 100 skill. (7): Silver BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (7), Rough Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 25 skill. (7).
105 – 125
Here are the first armor pieces. At 125, go back to a trainer to learn the Expert rank.
- Rough Bronze LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 105 skill. (20): Bronze BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (120).
125 – 150
Craft Heavy Grinding Stones and keep them: they are used up to 215. The recipe turns green around 137.
- Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (70): Heavy StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (210).
150 – 155
Craft a few Golden Skeleton Keys.
- Golden Skeleton KeyCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (7): Gold BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (7), Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (7).
155 – 165
Craft about ten Green Iron Leggings.
- Green Iron LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 155 skill. (10): Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (80), Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (10), Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (10).
165 – 190
Move on to Green Iron Bracers.
- Green Iron BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 165 skill. (25): Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (150), Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (25).
190 – 200
Craft Golden Scale Bracers.
- Golden Scale BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (10): Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (50), Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (20).
200 – 210
At 200, go back to a trainer to learn the Artisan rank. Then craft 155 Solid Grinding Stones: skill-ups stop around 210, but the rest are used for helms and spurs.
- Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (155): Solid StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (620).
210 – 215
Go back to Golden Scale Bracers.
- Golden Scale BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (7): Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (35), Heavy Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 125 skill. (14).
215 – 235
Craft Steel Plate Helms.
- Steel Plate HelmCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 215 skill. (20): Steel BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (280), Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (20).
235 – 250
The Mithril Spurs plans are not taught by trainers: they drop from monsters, or can be bought at the auction house.
- Mithril SpursCrafted itemRecipe found on monsters at 235 skill. (15): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (60), Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (45).
250 – 260
Craft Dense Sharpening Stones.
- Dense Sharpening StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 250 skill. (30): Dense StoneStoneGathered with Mining or bought at the auction house. (30).
260 – 270
Go back to Mithril Spurs.
- Mithril SpursCrafted itemRecipe found on monsters at 235 skill. (30): Mithril BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (120), Solid Grinding StoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (90).
270 – 295
The Imperial Plate Bracers plans come from a quest given by Derotain Mudsipper, in Tanaris.
- Imperial Plate BracersCrafted itemRecipe obtained from a quest at 270 skill. (25): Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (300).
295 – 300
The Imperial Plate Boots plans come from another quest given by Derotain Mudsipper.
- Imperial Plate BootsCrafted itemRecipe obtained from a quest at 295 skill. (5): Thorium BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (90).
300 – 305
Learn the Master rank from your faction's master trainer in Hellfire Peninsula. Then craft a few Fel Weightstones: the recipe is already yellow, so you sometimes need to make a few more.
- Fel WeightstoneCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 300 skill. (7): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (7), Netherweave ClothClothFound on humanoids or bought at the auction house. (7).
305 – 315
Move on to Fel Iron Plate Belts.
- Fel Iron Plate BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 305 skill. (10): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (40).
315 – 320
Craft Fel Iron Chain Gloves.
- Fel Iron Chain GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 310 skill. (5): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (25).
320 – 325
Craft 5 Fel Iron Plate Boots or 5 Fel Iron Chain Bracers, your choice.
- Fel Iron Plate BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 315 skill. (5): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (30).
- Fel Iron Chain BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 315 skill. (5): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (30).
325 – 335
Craft Lesser Runes of Warding: the recipe is yellow from 325 and green around 330, so you sometimes need to make more.
- Lesser Rune of WardingCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 325 skill. (45): Adamantite BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (45).
335 – 340
Craft Fel Iron Chain Tunics.
- Fel Iron Chain TunicCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 320 skill. (7): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (63).
340 – 350
The Lesser Ward of Shielding plans are bought from a vendor: Mari Stonehand, in Shadowmoon Valley, for the Alliance; Rohok, at Thrallmar, for the Horde.
- Lesser Ward of ShieldingCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 340 skill. (45): Adamantite BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (45).
350 – 360
The Adamantite Weightstone plans are sold by Fedryen Swiftspear, in Zangarmarsh, once you are Honored with the Cenarion Expedition.
- Adamantite WeightstoneCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 350 skill. (45): Adamantite BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (45), Netherweave ClothClothFound on humanoids or bought at the auction house. (90).
360 – 375
Finish with plans sold in Shattrath City, depending on the faction you chose between the Aldor and the Scryers:
- with the Scryers, from Friendly, the Enchanted Adamantite Belt plans are sold by Quartermaster Enuril;
- with the Aldor, from Honored, the Flamebane Gloves plans are sold by Quartermaster Endarin.
- Enchanted Adamantite BeltCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 355 skill. (17): Hardened Adamantite BarMetal bar (34), Arcane DustEnchanting materialObtained by disenchanting items, or bought at the auction house. (136), Large Prismatic ShardEnchanting materialObtained by disenchanting items, or bought at the auction house. (34).
- Flamebane GlovesCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 360 skill. (17): Fel Iron BarMetal barSmelted from ore with Mining, or bought at the auction house. (136), Primal WaterIngredient (68), Primal FireIngredient (68).
