Warrior

Warrior

Professions

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

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

Blacksmithing and Mining

Blacksmithing lets you craft weapons and plate armor, including some very powerful weapons reserved for blacksmiths. Mining provides its materials.

Engineering and Mining

Engineering makes very useful explosives, trinkets and goggles, especially for tanking, and Mining provides some of its materials.

Enchanting

Enchanting lets you improve your gear, and its ring enchantments, reserved for enchanters, increase all stats.

Leatherworking

Leatherworking notably lets you make drums, which strengthen the group.

Jewelcrafting

Jewelcrafting cuts the gems to place in the sockets of your gear.

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, useful for the Warrior who cannot heal with spells.

Which professions suit your specialization?

Arms

Blacksmithing lets you craft powerful two-handed weapons; Engineering complements it well.

Fury

Blacksmithing lets you craft powerful one-handed weapons; Engineering complements it well.

Protection

Engineering is the most useful for tanking; Enchanting or Blacksmithing complement it well.

Key takeaway

Blacksmithing and Engineering are the Warrior's two most useful professions in Wrath of the Lich King.