Mage

Mage

Professions

The choice of professions for a Mage in Wrath of the Lich King depends mainly on your goals: preparing consumables, crafting gear or making gold.

Professions support your character's progression, but they do not replace choices of gear, talents and play.

Tailoring and Enchanting

Tailoring crafts cloth gear, which the Mage can wear, and Enchanting lets you improve your gear.

Jewelcrafting and Mining

Jewelcrafting cuts the gems placed in gear sockets, and Mining supplies part of its materials.

Alchemy and Herbalism

Herbalism lets you gather plants, and Alchemy is used to make potions and elixirs. This pairing helps you prepare your own consumables, including mana potions.

Engineering and Mining

Engineering crafts items usable in combat, in both PvE and PvP, and Mining supplies part of its materials.

The Gnome benefits from Engineering Specialization, which increases their Engineering skill.

Inscription and Herbalism

Inscription uses the plants gathered with Herbalism to make inks and items to sell to other players.

Cooking, Fishing and First Aid

Cooking and Fishing provide useful food, and First Aid lets you make bandages to heal yourself.

Which professions suit your specialization?

Arcane

The Alchemy + Herbalism pairing helps prepare mana potions, useful during long fights.

Fire

The Tailoring + Enchanting pairing supports the Mage's cloth gear.

Frost

Engineering brings useful combat items, especially in PvP.

Key takeaway

Making gold is important in Wrath of the Lich King: also choose your professions based on what they can earn you.