WoW Forever Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1-300
Make mostly Rough Sharpening Stone, Rough Bronze Leggings, Golden Scale Bracers and Blessed Plate Bracers, about 332 to 395 crafts, and train Journeyman at 75, Expert at 150 and Artisan at 225. To level Blacksmithing from 1 to 300 in WoW Forever, make mostly Rough Sharpening Stone for Apprentice, Rough Bronze Leggings for Journeyman, Golden Scale Bracers for Expert and Blessed Plate Bracers for Artisan (if you find the recipe). Plan on about 332 to 395 crafts, plus about 44 to 148 crafts for parts you make first, mostly from Thorium Bar and Bronze Bar, so Mining pairs well with it. Train Journeyman at 75, Expert at 150 and Artisan at 225.
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Skill-up colors (est.)
- Orangealways gives a point
- Yellowusually gives a point
- Greengives a point less and less often; the point where green starts is approximate
- Greygives no points
Craft counts and skill-up colors are estimates; 6 recipe items have no known source in WoW Forever yet.
Blacksmithing 1 to 300, rank by rank
Each rank lists the materials to get, then every step in order. No step needs a specialization, and every count is approximate.
Blacksmithing 1 to 75: Apprentice
Materials for this rank
From a profession
180 Copper Barmade with Mining (Smelt Copper), or trade for it
65 Rough Stonefrom Mining
About 245 items in all
Before you start
- Learn
- Apprentice Blacksmithing (from a Blacksmithing trainer)
- Carry
Blacksmith Hammersold by trade supply vendors in the original game
- Work at
- Any anvil (cities and towns usually have one in the original game)
- Materials
- Stone and metal come from Mining.
- Good to know
- Trainer and vendor sources on this page are assumed until seen in WoW Forever.
- Step 1Skill 1-44
Rough Sharpening Stoneabout 65 craftsSkill-up color (est.): OrangeYellowat 15Greenat 35- Needs
65 Rough Stonefrom Mining
- Stop at
- 44. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Step 2Skill 44-75
Copper Chain Pantsabout 45 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): OrangeYellowat 50Greenat 70- Needs
180 Copper Barmade with Mining (Smelt Copper), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Copper Chain Pants (trainer)
- Stop at
- 75, then train Journeyman Blacksmithing
Blacksmithing 75 to 150: Journeyman
Train Journeyman Blacksmithing at 75Your skill stops at 75 until you train.
Materials for this rank
Buy it
80 Weak Fluxvendor
From a profession
558 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
48 Coarse Stonefrom Mining
20 Medium Leatherfrom Skinning
12 Silver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Silver), or trade for it
About 718 items in all
- Step 1Skill 75
Train Journeyman BlacksmithingWhere: A Blacksmithing trainerMust do- Why
- Your skill stops at 75 until you train. After that it can reach 150.
- Step 2Skill 75-95
Bronze Maceabout 20 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Orangeuntil 115- Needs
120 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
80 Weak Fluxvendor
20 Medium Leatherfrom Skinning
- Learn first
- Bronze Mace (trainer)
- Stop at
- 95. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 3Skill 95-140
Rough Bronze Leggingsabout 57 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): OrangeYellowat 120Greenat 135- Needs
342 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Rough Bronze Leggings (trainer)
- Stop at
- 140. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Step 4Skill 140-150
Silvered Bronze Gauntletsabout 12 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Yellowuntil 155- Needs
48 Coarse Stonemake into
24 Coarse Grinding Stoneabout 24 crafts
96 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
12 Silver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Silver), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Silvered Bronze Gauntlets (trainer)
- Stop at
- 150, then train Expert Blacksmithing
Good to know
- From 140 you can make your own Anvil for camp (Blueprint: Anvil, where to get it not confirmed yet).
Blacksmithing 150 to 225: Expert
Train Expert Blacksmithing at 150Your skill stops at 150 until you train.
Materials for this rank
Farm it
24 Mageweave Clothdrops from humanoids
Buy it
13 Green Dyevendor
12 Strong Fluxvendor
From a profession
284 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
168 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
140 Solid Stonefrom Mining
132 Heavy Stonefrom Mining
110 Steel Barmade with Mining (Smelt Steel), or trade for it
78 Iron Barmade with Mining (Smelt Iron), or trade for it
36 Coarse Stonefrom Mining
12 Medium Leatherfrom Skinning
11 Truesilver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Truesilver), or trade for it
9 Silver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Silver), or trade for it
About 1,029 items in all
- Step 1Skill 150
Train Expert BlacksmithingWhere: A Blacksmithing trainerMust do- Why
- Your skill stops at 150 until you train. After that it can reach 225.
- Step 2Skill 150-155
Silvered Bronze Gauntletsabout 9 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Yellowuntil 155- Needs
36 Coarse Stonemake into
18 Coarse Grinding Stoneabout 18 crafts
72 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
9 Silver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Silver), or trade for it
- Stop at
- 155. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 3Skill 155-165
Bronze Warhammerabout 12 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Yellowuntil 170- Needs
96 Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it
12 Strong Fluxvendor
12 Medium Leatherfrom Skinning
- Learn first
- Bronze Warhammer (trainer)
- Stop at
- 165. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 4Skill 165-175
Green Iron Bracersabout 13 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Yellowuntil 177- Needs
78 Iron Barmade with Mining (Smelt Iron), or trade for it
13 Green Dyevendor
- Learn first
- Green Iron Bracers (trainer)
- Stop at
- 175. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 5Skill 175-186
Truesilver Skeleton Keyabout 11 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): YellowGreenat 185- Needs
44 Solid Stonemake into
11 Solid Grinding Stoneabout 11 crafts
11 Truesilver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Truesilver), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Truesilver Skeleton Key (trainer)
- Stop at
- 186. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Good to know
- Makes 2 per craft.
- Step 6Skill 186-200
Golden Scale Bracersabout 22 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): YellowGreenat 197- Needs
132 Heavy Stonemake into
44 Heavy Grinding Stoneabout 44 crafts
110 Steel Barmade with Mining (Smelt Steel), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Golden Scale Bracers (trainer)
- Stop at
- 200. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Step 7Skill 200-205
Heavy Mithril Gauntletabout 6 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Yellowuntil 210- Needs
36 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
24 Mageweave Clothdrops from humanoids
- Learn first
- Heavy Mithril Gauntlet (trainer)
- Stop at
- 205. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 8Skill 205-217
Mithril Plate Pantsabout 18 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): YellowGreenat 215- Needs
216 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Mithril Plate Pants (trainer)
- Stop at
- 217. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Good to know
- Was Mithril Scale Pants.
- Step 9Skill 217-225
Mithril Spursabout 8 craftsWhere: Any AnvilRecipe itemSkill-up color (est.): Orangeuntil 230- Needs
96 Solid Stonemake into
24 Solid Grinding Stoneabout 24 crafts
32 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
- Learn first
Plans: Mithril Spursrecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet; usable from skill 210
- No recipe item?
- Make Mithril Plate Pants from 217 to 220 (about 9 crafts); then make Steel Plate Helm from 220 to 225 (about 13 crafts).
- Stop at
- 225, then train Artisan Blacksmithing
Good to know
- Recipes that need a specialization (Weaponsmith, Armorsmith, Master Swordsmith, Master Hammersmith and Master Axesmith) are left out of this route.
Blacksmithing 225 to 300: Artisan
Train Artisan Blacksmithing at 225Your skill stops at 225 until you train.
Materials for this rank
From a profession
986 Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it
390 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
84 Thick Leatherfrom Skinning
84 Rugged Leatherfrom Skinning
80 Solid Stonefrom Mining
39 Blue Sapphirefrom Mining veins (original game)
20 Purple Lotusfrom Herbalism
12 Dense Stonefrom Mining
7 Iron Barmade with Mining (Smelt Iron), or trade for it
Source not known yet
36 Red Power Crystalfound in Un'Goro Crater (original game)
20 Blue Power Crystalfound in Un'Goro Crater (original game)
About 1,758 items in all
- Step 1Skill 225
Train Artisan BlacksmithingWhere: A Blacksmithing trainerMust do- Why
- Your skill stops at 225 until you train. After that it can reach 300.
- Step 2Skill 225-230
Heavy Mithril Breastplateabout 6 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): Yellowuntil 235- Needs
96 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
- Learn first
- Heavy Mithril Breastplate (trainer)
- Stop at
- 230. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 3Skill 230-235
Dense Weightstoneabout 12 craftsSkill-up color (est.): YellowGreenat 232- Needs
12 Dense Stonefrom Mining
- Learn first
- Dense Weightstone (trainer)
- Stop at
- 235. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Step 4Skill 235-245
Heavy Mithril Bootsabout 21 craftsWhere: Any AnvilSkill-up color (est.): YellowGreenat 240- Needs
294 Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it
84 Thick Leatherfrom Skinning
- Learn first
- Heavy Mithril Boots (trainer)
- Stop at
- 245. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Step 5Skill 245-250
Thorium Bracersabout 5 craftsWhere: Any AnvilRecipe itemSkill-up color (est.): Orangeuntil 250- Needs
60 Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it
20 Blue Power Crystalfound in Un'Goro Crater (original game)
- Learn first
Plans: Thorium Bracersrecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet; usable from skill 230
- No recipe item?
- Make Heavy Mithril Boots from 245 to 250 (about 46 crafts).
- Stop at
- 250. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Step 6Skill 250-255
Sentinel's Glovesabout 5 craftsWhere: Any AnvilRecipe itemSkill-up color (est.): Orangeuntil 255- Needs
80 Solid Stonemake into
20 Solid Grinding Stoneabout 20 crafts
40 Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it
20 Purple Lotusfrom Herbalism
- Learn first
Plans: Sentinel's Glovesrecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet; usable from skill 250
- No recipe item?
- Make Arcanite Skeleton Key from 250 to 255 (about 7 crafts).
- Stop at
- 255. After that, under half of crafts give a point (est.)
- Good to know
- New in WoW Forever.
- Step 7Skill 255-279
Blessed Plate Bracersabout 25 craftsWhere: Any AnvilRecipe itemSkill-up color (est.): OrangeYellowat 275- Needs
400 Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it
25 Blue Sapphirefrom Mining veins (original game)
- Learn first
Plans: Blessed Plate Bracersrecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet; usable from skill 255
- No recipe item?
- Make Arcanite Skeleton Key from 255 to 260 (about 23 crafts); then no trainer recipe gives a point from 260 to 279 (est.)
- Stop at
- 279. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Good to know
- New in WoW Forever.
- Step 8Skill 279-292
Blessed Plate Beltabout 14 craftsWhere: Any AnvilRecipe itemSkill-up color (est.): OrangeYellowat 290- Needs
7 Iron Barmake into
14 Iron Buckleabout 7 crafts
252 Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it
14 Blue Sapphirefrom Mining veins (original game)
84 Rugged Leatherfrom Skinning
- Learn first
Plans: Blessed Plate Beltrecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet; usable from skill 270
- No recipe item?
- No trainer recipe gives a point from 279 to 292 (est.)
- Stop at
- 292. After that, the next step costs less (est.)
- Good to know
- New in WoW Forever.
- Step 9Skill 292-300
Thorium Leggingsabout 9 craftsWhere: Any AnvilRecipe itemSkill-up color (est.): OrangeYellowat 295- Needs
234 Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it
36 Red Power Crystalfound in Un'Goro Crater (original game)
- Learn first
Plans: Thorium Leggingsrecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet; usable from skill 275
- No recipe item?
- No trainer recipe gives a point from 292 to 300 (est.)
300Done: 300 is the highest Blacksmithing skill
Good to know
- Blue Power Crystal (from 245) and Red Power Crystal (from 292) are needed. In the original game they are found in Un'Goro Crater; WoW Forever may differ, so get them before you reach 245.
Every step at a glance
About 395 Blacksmithing crafts at the upper end of the estimate, plus about 148 crafts for parts you make first.
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1-44 | 65 | |
| 44-75 | 45 | |
| 75 | Train Journeyman: your skill stops at 75 until you train. After that it can reach 150. | |
| 75-95 | 20 | |
| 95-140 | 57 | |
| 140-150 | 12 | |
| 150 | Train Expert: your skill stops at 150 until you train. After that it can reach 225. | |
| 150-155 | 9 | |
| 155-165 | 12 | |
| 165-175 | 13 | |
| 175-186 | 11 | |
| 186-200 | 22 | |
| 200-205 | 6 | |
| 205-217 | 18 | |
| 217-225 | 8 | |
| 225 | Train Artisan: your skill stops at 225 until you train. After that it can reach 300. | |
| 225-230 | 6 | |
| 230-235 | 12 | |
| 235-245 | 21 | |
| 245-250 | 5 | |
| 250-255 | 5 | |
| 255-279 | 25 | |
| 279-292 | 14 | |
| 292-300 | 9 | |
- 1-44
- Recipe
Rough Sharpening Stone- Crafts (estimate)
- 65
- 44-75
- Recipe
Copper Chain Pants- Crafts (estimate)
- 45
- 75Train Journeyman: your skill stops at 75 until you train. After that it can reach 150.
- 75-95
- Recipe
Bronze Mace- Crafts (estimate)
- 20
- 95-140
- Recipe
Rough Bronze Leggings- Crafts (estimate)
- 57
- 140-150
- Recipe
Silvered Bronze Gauntlets- Crafts (estimate)
- 12
- 150Train Expert: your skill stops at 150 until you train. After that it can reach 225.
- 150-155
- Recipe
Silvered Bronze Gauntlets- Crafts (estimate)
- 9
- 155-165
- Recipe
Bronze Warhammer- Crafts (estimate)
- 12
- 165-175
- Recipe
Green Iron Bracers- Crafts (estimate)
- 13
- 175-186
- Recipe
Truesilver Skeleton KeyMakes 2 per craft- Crafts (estimate)
- 11
- 186-200
- Recipe
Golden Scale Bracers- Crafts (estimate)
- 22
- 200-205
- Recipe
Heavy Mithril Gauntlet- Crafts (estimate)
- 6
- 205-217
- Recipe
Mithril Plate PantsWas Mithril Scale Pants- Crafts (estimate)
- 18
- 217-225
- Recipe
Mithril SpursRecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet- Crafts (estimate)
- 8
- 225Train Artisan: your skill stops at 225 until you train. After that it can reach 300.
- 225-230
- Recipe
Heavy Mithril Breastplate- Crafts (estimate)
- 6
- 230-235
- Recipe
Dense Weightstone- Crafts (estimate)
- 12
- 235-245
- Recipe
Heavy Mithril Boots- Crafts (estimate)
- 21
- 245-250
- Recipe
Thorium BracersRecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet- Crafts (estimate)
- 5
- 250-255
- Recipe
Sentinel's GlovesNew in WoW ForeverRecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet- Crafts (estimate)
- 5
- 255-279
- Recipe
Blessed Plate BracersNew in WoW ForeverRecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet- Crafts (estimate)
- 25
- 279-292
- Recipe
Blessed Plate BeltNew in WoW ForeverRecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet- Crafts (estimate)
- 14
- 292-300
- Recipe
Thorium LeggingsRecipe item, where to get it not confirmed yet- Crafts (estimate)
- 9
Good to know
- Mithril Spurs, Thorium Bracers, Sentinel's Gloves, Blessed Plate Bracers, Blessed Plate Belt and Thorium Leggings come from recipe items whose source is not confirmed yet. Each of those steps lists trainer recipes to make instead, where there are any.
- Bars are most of the cost. Smelt your own with Mining, or trade for them.
Shield spikes from Blacksmithing enchant a shield. See the WoW Forever enchants you can use without Enchanting
Blacksmithing shopping list
Everything you need from 1 to 300 if you take the upper end of the craft range. Each rank section above lists the materials for that rank.
Total
Thorium Barmade with Mining (Smelt Thorium), or trade for it986
Bronze Barmade with Mining (Smelt Bronze), or trade for it726
Mithril Barmade with Mining (Smelt Mithril), or trade for it674
Solid Stonefrom Mining220
Copper Barmade with Mining (Smelt Copper), or trade for it180
Heavy Stonefrom Mining132
Steel Barmade with Mining (Smelt Steel), or trade for it110
Iron Barmade with Mining (Smelt Iron), or trade for it85
Coarse Stonefrom Mining84
Thick Leatherfrom Skinning84
Rugged Leatherfrom Skinning84
Weak Fluxvendor80
Rough Stonefrom Mining65
Blue Sapphirefrom Mining veins (original game)39
Red Power Crystalfound in Un'Goro Crater (original game)36
Medium Leatherfrom Skinning32
Mageweave Clothdrops from humanoids24
Silver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Silver), or trade for it21
Purple Lotusfrom Herbalism20
Blue Power Crystalfound in Un'Goro Crater (original game)20
Green Dyevendor13
Strong Fluxvendor12
Dense Stonefrom Mining12
Truesilver Barmade with Mining (Smelt Truesilver), or trade for it11
3,750 items in all, at the upper end of the craft range
Train Journeyman, Expert and Artisan Blacksmithing
Your skill stops at 75, 150 and 225 until you train the next rank; the level and gold each rank needs are not confirmed yet.
| Rank | Skill | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | Up to 75 | Learn it from a Blacksmithing trainer |
| Journeyman | Up to 150 | Train at 75, from a Blacksmithing trainer |
| Expert | Up to 225 | Train at 150, from a Blacksmithing trainer |
| Artisan | Up to 300 | Train at 225, from a Blacksmithing trainer |
Where to train Blacksmithing
Trainers tagged Confirmed are in WoW Forever. The others are from the original game, not yet confirmed in WoW Forever
Horde
What WoW Forever changed for Blacksmithing
What is new or different from the original game.
Compared with the original game, WoW Forever adds a large set of new Blacksmithing recipes and moves the skill points of many old ones.
194new recipes




194 recipes are new, including Copper Rod, Veteran's Gloves, Officer's Belt and Sentinel's Sabatons.
4renamed recipes
4 recipes were renamed: the Mithril Scale pieces are now Mithril Plate Pants, Bracers, Gloves and Shoulders.
184recipes with new yellow and grey points
184 recipes have new yellow and grey points.
Sharpening Wheel
Anvil
Master Forge
Blacksmithing has three camp features to build: Sharpening Wheel, Anvil and Master Forge.
Sources: WoW Forever game data, build 1.60.1.70888. Craft counts and green colors are estimates.


