Crafting ProfessionLevel 1–300 Guide & Perks
Blacksmithing
Forge plate armor, mail gear, sharp blades, and weapon stones.
Belt Buckles add socketed stats to waist armor; Repair All lets you repair equipment anywhere.
Profile Summary
Skill Cap:300 (Artisan)
Perk System:Crafted Gear
Indexed Recipes:244
Estimated Materials Shopping List (1–300)
Approximate raw reagents to purchase from the Auction House or gather before leveling.
150x Copper Bar
100x Rough Stone
150x Bronze Bar
80x Coarse Stone
5x Silver Bar
190x Iron Bar
80x Heavy Stone
5x Gold Bar
20x Coal
200x Steel Bar
60x Solid Stone
180x Mithril Bar
20x Mageweave Cloth
60x Dense Stone
450x Thorium Bar
80x Rugged Leather
Step-by-Step 1–300 Crafting Walkthrough
1
~30 craftsRough Sharpening Stone
Skill 1 – 30 • Apprentice BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:1x Rough Stone
Pro Tip:Rough stone is dirt cheap from early copper mining.
2
~40 craftsRough Grinding Stone
Skill 30 – 65 • Apprentice BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:2x Rough Stone
Pro Tip:Save all Rough Grinding Stones for low-level armor recipes.
3
~10 craftsCopper Chain Belt
Skill 65 – 75 • Apprentice BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:6x Copper Bar
Pro Tip:Learn Journeyman Blacksmithing at skill 75.
4
~20 craftsCoarse Grinding Stone
Skill 75 – 90 • Journeyman BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:2x Coarse Stone
Pro Tip:Save all Coarse Grinding Stones for Iron recipes later.
5
~10 craftsRuned Copper Belt
Skill 90 – 100 • Journeyman BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:10x Copper Bar
Pro Tip:Vendor these items or disenchant with an alt.
6
~5 craftsSilver Rod
Skill 100 – 105 • Journeyman BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:1x Silver Bar, 2x Rough Grinding Stone
Pro Tip:Sell these silver rods to Enchanters who need them for wand crafting!
7
~20 craftsRough Bronze Leggings
Skill 105 – 125 • Journeyman BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:6x Bronze Bar
Pro Tip:Bronze bars are smelted using 1x Copper + 1x Tin.
8
~30 craftsHeavy Grinding Stone
Skill 125 – 150 • Expert BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:3x Heavy Stone
Pro Tip:Keep all Heavy Grinding Stones for Green Iron gear.
9
~5 craftsGolden Rod
Skill 150 – 155 • Expert BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:1x Gold Bar, 2x Coarse Grinding Stone
Pro Tip:Another high-value enchanter turn-in item.
10
~10 craftsGreen Iron Leggings
Skill 155 – 165 • Expert BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:8x Iron Bar, 1x Heavy Grinding Stone
Pro Tip:Heavy Stone and Iron are abundant in Badlands and Arathi.
11
~25 craftsGreen Iron Bracers
Skill 165 – 190 • Expert BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:6x Iron Bar, 1x Green Dye
Pro Tip:Green Dye is sold by tailoring and trade supply vendors.
12
~10 craftsGolden Scale Bracers
Skill 190 – 200 • Expert BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:5x Steel Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone
Pro Tip:Train Artisan Blacksmithing in Ironforge or Orgrimmar.
13
~15 craftsSolid Grinding Stone
Skill 200 – 210 • Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:4x Solid Stone
Pro Tip:Solid Stone is mined from Mithril deposits.
14
~5 craftsGolden Scale Boots
Skill 210 – 215 • Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:6x Steel Bar, 4x Heavy Grinding Stone
Pro Tip:Prepare your Mithril bars for the next bracket.
15
~20 craftsSteel Plate Helm
Skill 215 – 235 • Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:14x Steel Bar, 1x Solid Grinding Stone
Pro Tip:Yields solid vendor payout upon completion.
16
~15 craftsMithril Coif
Skill 235 – 250 • Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:10x Mithril Bar, 6x Mageweave Cloth
Pro Tip:Plans sold by Gharash in Swamp of Sorrows or Harggan in The Hinterlands.
17
~15 craftsDense Sharpening Stone
Skill 250 – 260 • Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:1x Dense Stone
Pro Tip:Dense stone is gathered in Thorium deposits in Un’Goro and EPL.
18
~15 craftsThorium Bracers
Skill 260 – 275 • Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:8x Thorium Bar
Pro Tip:Thorium bars can be bought or mined in Silithus, Winterspring, and Burning Steppes.
19
~20 craftsImperial Plate Bracers
Skill 275 – 295 • Master Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:12x Thorium Bar, 1x Star Ruby
Pro Tip:Plans unlocked from the Imperial Plate questline in Tanaris.
20
~5 craftsThorium Boots
Skill 295 – 300 • Master Artisan BlacksmithReagents Per Craft:20x Thorium Bar, 8x Rugged Leather, 4x Green Sapphire
Pro Tip:Plans sold in Winterspring. Reaching 300 unlocks weaponsmith/armorsmith masteries and Belt Buckles!
Key Trainer Locations & Coordinates
Bengus DeepforgeAlliance
Ironforge (The Great Forge)
/way Ironforge 52.6, 40.8
Therum DeepforgeAlliance
Stormwind (Dwarven District)
/way Stormwind 63.8, 37.2
Saru SteelfuryHorde
Orgrimmar (Valley of Honor)
/way Orgrimmar 82.2, 23.4
James Van BruntHorde
Undercity (War Quarter)
/way Undercity 61.2, 30.6
Brikk KeencraftNeutral
Booty Bay (Stranglethorn)
/way Booty 29.0, 75.4