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Best Professions for Mages in WoW Forever

Level and raid with one pair: only a mage tailor can wear Robe of the Archmage. Engineering is the PvP pick.

Level withTailoring + Enchanting
RaidsKeep the same pair
PvPEngineering + Tailoring or Mining
GoldTailoring + Enchanting
CheckedNov 11, 2026

Best professions for mages in WoW Forever

At level 60 your goal decides: find your row.

Best pick by goal

Goal	Best pick	Why
Leveling	Tailoring and Enchanting	Tailoring needs no gatherer because humanoids drop cloth. Enchanting turns gear you outgrow into dust.
Raids	Tailoring and Enchanting	Keep the pair for . OrHerbalism and Alchemy OrEngineering and Miningif you run dungeons with large pulls
PvP	Engineering and Tailoring	Engineering brings nets and burst. OrEngineering and Mining
Gold	Tailoring and Enchanting	The level 60 choice: sell enchants. OrTailoring and Skinningif you sell bags while other players level

What to make yourself and what to buy

Only the crafter can use it

These bind when picked up.

TailoringLevel 57Loom
Mages only. Its Use effect restores mana.
Enchanting 265Level 50
New trinket with 7 Fire, Nature, Frost and Shadow resistance. Use: up to 29 Frost and Shadow spell damage for 15 seconds, doubled in snowy areas.
Level 25 gear
TailoringEnchantingLevel 25
Both professions make gear only you can use, such as and .

Any crafter can make it for you

These bind when equipped.

One epic per school
TailoringLevel 60Loom
for Fire, for Arcane and for Frost.
Cloth for three classes
TailoringLoom
Only mages, priests and warlocks can wear and .
Engineering 300 to wear

Gnome mage? Gnome Engineering Specialization makes engineering devices fail or backfire 20% less often for you. It adds no skill.

Your camp as a mage

You place one object per camp.

You bring
Tailoring + Enchanting
Faction BannerEnchanted Lute
The Lute works for you unless a druid gives you Mark of the Wild.
Ask for
Mana WellCamp ChairFish Bowl
Each one works for you unless that class already buffs you.
Skip
Incense Candle
Your own Arcane Intellect does not stack with it, so anyone you buff gets one or the other.

Show every camp object and the class buff it copies

Camp objects that clash with class buffs

Buff	Effect	Does not stack with
Incense Candle	+25 Intellect	Copies Arcane Intellectfrom you
Mana Well	29 mana every 5 sec	Copies Blessing of Wisdomfrom a paladin
Faction Banner	+32 Spirit	Copies Divine Spiritfrom a priest
Camp Chair	+2% critical strike chance	Copies Moonkin Aurafrom a druid
Fish Bowl	+8% all stats	Copies Blessing of Kingsfrom a paladin
Enchanted Lute	+308 armor, +13 to all stats and +22 all resistances (level 60 values)	Copies Mark of the Wildfrom a druid

Legacy perks worth your points

Permanence100%Long group buffs from classes and your camp benefits last this much longer.
Gourmand100%Food buffs last this much longer.

All perks and their values are on the profession bonuses page.

Your next step

Level Tailoring to Robe of the Archmage

Open questions

Still being checked (2)Checked Nov 11, 2026

Whether paladin Blessings count for Permanence.
Camp Benefits work in the open world. Whether they also work in dungeons, raids or battlegrounds.

About this WoW Forever guide

What the badges mean

Best pick is the pair to take for that goal. Or gives another good pick and when to take it. A lock badge means the item binds when picked up, so only its crafter can use it. An open badge means it binds when equipped, so any crafter can make it for you. Camp values are the level 60 values.

Sources: WoW Forever item, spell and recipe tooltips, best-professions guides for WoW Forever and player discussion on the official forums, checked November 11, 2026.

Item and spell icons by Blizzard Entertainment, from the World of Warcraft Forever game client.

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