Blacksmithing: 1-525 (Cataclysm)

[Luskan]

First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Apprentice Blacksmithing.

* 1 - 30
33 x [Rough Sharpening Stones] - 33 Rough Stone

* 30 - 65
50 x [Rough Grinding Stones] - 100 Rough Stone

Save 10 Rough Grinding Stones.

* 65 - 75
10 x [Copper Chain Belt] - 60 Copper Bar


75 - 125

Learn Blacksmithing Journeyman.

* 75 - 90
35 x [Coarse Grinding Stones] - 70 Coarse Stones

Save the Coarse Grinding Stones.

If you didn't reach 90 by making these, you can still continue to the next step, but you will need a few more Copper Bars, or make a few more Coarse Grinding Stones.

* 90 - 100
10 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 100 Copper Bar

* 100 - 107
7 x [Silver Rod] - 7 Silver Bar, 14 Rough Grinding Stone

You might need to make more than 7. You can also skip this part and just make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.

* 107 - 110
3 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 30 Copper Bar

* 110 - 125
15 x [Rough Bronze Shoulders] - 75 Bronze Bar, 15 Coarse Grinding Stones


125 - 200

Learn Blacksmithing Expert.

* 125 - 140
35 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] - 105 Heavy Stone

Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150, if Heavy Stone is cheap.

* 140 - 145
5 x [Rough Bronze Shoulders] - 25 Bronze Bar, 5 Coarse Grinding Stone

* 145 - 150
5 x [Patterned Bronze Bracers] - 25 Bronze Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone

* 150 - 155
5 x [Golden Rod] - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone

* 155 - 165
10 x [Green Iron Leggings] - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye

Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.

* 165 - 190
25 x [Green Iron Bracers] - 150 Iron Bar, 25 Green Dye

* 190 - 200
10 x [Golden Scale Bracers] - 50 Steel Bar, 20 Heavy Grinding Stone


200 - 275

Learn Blacksmithing Artisan.

* 200 - 205
5 x [Solid Sharpening Stone] - 5 Solid Stone

* 205 - 210
15 x [Solid Grinding Stone] - 60 Solid Stone

Save these.

* 210 - 225
15 x [Heavy Mithril Gauntlet] - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth

* 225 - 235
10 x [Mithril Scale Bracers] - 80 Mithril Bar

This recipe is sold by these NPCs. There is around 30 minutes respawn rate for the recipe, this means you have to wait a bit if someone bought it before you. Make [Mithril Scale Pants] if you do not want to wait for the recipe to respawn or check the Auction House and look for [Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants]

* 235 - 250
Check the Auction House, if you can see the Mithril Spurs recipe and it's not that expensive, buy it and make those until 255.

15 x [Mithril Coif] - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth

* 250 - 260
20 x [Dense Sharpening Stones] - 20 Dense Stone

* 260 - 275
15 x [Thorium Bracers] - 120 Thorium Bar

* 275 - 290

Between 275-280, you can make [Arcanite Rods] and sell them at the Auction House. This way you will need 55 less [Thorium Bars]. The recipe is yellow, so it really depends on your luck, maybe you will only need to make 5 maybe 10. One [Arcanite Rod] costs around 18 gold to make if you buy the [Arcane Crystals] and find any Alchemist who transmute them into [Arcanite Bars]. The 55 [Thorium Bars] cost around 140 gold usually, but this way if you have to make only 5 [Arcanite Rod], you will end up around 90 gold spent, and you can also sell them for profit. I can usually sell them for around 70-80 gold, but you have to be patient because the demand for them isn't that big. Anyway this is a great way if you want to reduce the gold spent while you level your Blacksmithing, but if you want to level the profession faster and you don't really feel you are lucky or you are not really into selling things at the Auction House, you should just make the Bracers mentioned below.

15 x [Imperial Plate Bracers] 180 Thorium Bar

* 290 - 300
Choose one from the recipes listed below. They both requires 12 Thorium Bar for each craft, the only difference between them is that you need 1 Star Ruby for the Helm and 8 Rugged Leather for the Boots.

10 x [Thorium Boots] - 120 Thorium Bar, 80 Rugged Leather

or

10 x [Thorium Helm] - 120 Thorium Bar, 10 Star Ruby


300 - 350

Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Master.

* 300 - 305
7 x [Fel Weightstone] - 7 Fel Iron Bar, 7 Netherweave Cloth

* 305 - 315
10 x [Fel Iron Plate Belt] - 40 Fel Iron Bar

* 315 - 320
5 x [Fel Iron Chain Gloves] - 25 Fel Iron Bar

* 320 - 325
5 x [Fel Iron Plate Boots] - 30 Fel Iron Bar

* 325 - 330
10 x [Lesser Rune of Warding] - 10 Adamantite Bar

If Adamantite Bar is cheap on your server, then you can make this one up to 335.

* 330 - 335

5 x [Fel Iron Breastplate] - 50 Fel Iron Bar

* 335 - 340
5 x [Adamantite Cleaver] - 40 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

* 340 - 350
35 x [Lesser Ward of Shielding] - 35 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location


350 - 425

Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Grand Master.

* 350 - 360
10 x [Cobalt Boots] - 40 Cobalt Bar

* 360 - 370
10 x [Cobalt Triangle Shield] - 40 Cobalt Bar

* 370 - 375
5 x [Cobalt Legplates] - 25 Cobalt Bar

* 375 - 380

5 x [Cobalt Gauntlets] - 25 Cobalt Bar

* 380 - 385
5 x [Spiked Cobalt Boots] - 35 Cobalt Bar

* 385 - 390
5 x [Sure-fire Shuriken] - 35 Cobalt Bar

* 390 - 395
5 x [Notched Cobalt War Axe] - 50 Cobalt Bar

* 395 - 400
5 x [Brilliant Saronite Belt] - 30 Cobalt Bar, 25 Saronite Bar

* 400 - 405
5 x [Horned Cobalt Helm] - 40 Cobalt Bar

* 405 - 415
10 x [Deadly Saronite Dirk] - 70 Saronite Bar, 20 Crystallized Air

* 415 - 425
13 x [Eternal Belt Buckle] - 52 Saronite Bar, 13 Eternal Earth, 13 Eternal Shadow, 13 Eternal Water

You can also make [Titanium Rod] between 420-425 if you have Titanium Bars.


425 - 525

Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Illustrious.

From here, you will see that sometimes you will craft an item which requires a bit more materials than the other one. The reason for this is that if you don't mass produce an item, it's easier to sell them (you should) at the Auction House for profit.

* 425 - 455
83 x [Folded Obsidium] - 166 Obsidium Bar

Stop making these when you reach 455, make more only if you need them. If you choose different recipes you might need less than 80.

* 455 - 459
Make 4 from any recipe that requires 3 Folded Obsidium.

* 459 - 462
1 x [Stormforged Gauntlets] - 6 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

* 462 - 470
Make 8 from any of the following items:

[Redsteel Belt], [Stormforged Belt], [Hardened Obsidium Belt] - 32 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

* 470 - 475
[Obsidium Bladespear] - 12 Folded Obsidium, 10 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

* 475 - 480
[Cold-Forged Shank] - 15 Folded Obsidium, 6 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Water

Make [Obsidium Skeleton Key] up to 480 if you are not planning on to sell the dagger at the Auction House, or if you have more Elementium Bar make 2 [Elementium Rod] and one [Obsidium Skeleton Key].

* 480 - 489
3 x [Stormforged Legguards] - 6 Folded Obsidium, 24 Elementium Bar

* 489 - 494
1 x [Fire Etched Dagger] - 20 Elementium Bar, 12 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

* 494 - 500
2 x [Stormforged Helm] - 40 Elementium Bar, 16 Volatile Earth

You can also make 2 x [Hardened Obsidium Helm] (16 Folded Obsidium, 60 Elementium, 24 Volatile Earth), but I think Elementium is easier to farm than Obsidium.

* 500 - 511
4 x [Redsteel Breastplate] - 60 Elementium Bar, 60 Volatile Earth

You can also buy the [Plans: Pyrium Weapon Chain] recipe for 20 Elementium Bar and make the recipe up to 510 if Pyrium is cheap. You need to be level 84 if you want to buy this recipe, and you will have to make the starting quest chains in Twilight Highlands, because the NPCs won't shop up until you complete the quests. If you want to make the Plate PvP set, you should start making it now, the recipes are sold by the same vendor.

Horde players can find Kuldar Steeltooth at Dragonmaw Port in Twilight Highlands. Alliance players can find Brundall Chiselgut at Highbank.

* 511 - 515
Read the section above, because from this point that's the only way to buy recipes. You could start making the recipe that I recommend for the 515 part, so you don't need to buy the Gauntlet recipe, however I think it easier to sell the items if you make both Gauntlets and Belts.

4 x [Ornate Pyrium Gauntlets] - 40 Elementium Bar, 40 Volatile Water

or

4 x [Bloodied Pyrium Gauntlets] - 40 Elementium Bar, 40 Volatile Fire

* 515 - 520
5 x [Ornate Pyrium Belt] - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water

or

5 x [Bloodied Pyrium Belt] - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

* 520 - 525
5 x [Ornate Pyrium Shoulders] - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water

or

5 x [Bloodied Pyrium Shoulders] - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

I hope you liked this WoW Blacksmithing Guide, GZ to 525!