Blacksmithing 1-300: skill path and materials
Professions, Forever.
Start: skill 1-37
Rough Sharpening Stone
About 46, up to 50 if unlucky crafts. 5.125 s each. Estimate
1 Rough Stone each.
Orange to 14Yellow to 34Green to 54Grey at 55
Totals
- Merchant goods
- 38 g 77 s
- Up to 47 g 19 s if unlucky
- Craft time
- 5.5 h
- Base casts
- Gathered part
- 250 g 14 s 42 c
- What it would sell for at a merchant
- Ranks and recipes
- 13 g 93 s 14 c
- 1.12 fees
Draft from skill 50: learn ranks there need a trainer read in game.
Skill path
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice at 1, cap 75. 9 c, level 5 1.12 Dane Lindgren, Stormwind City (64.12, 37.02), Alliance; Groum Stonebeard, Ironforge (52.26, 41.94), Alliance; Ug'thok, Orgrimmar (80.77, 23.7), Horde; Thrag Stonehoof, Thunder Bluff (39.43, 56.66), Horde. | |||
| 1-37 | Rough Sharpening Stone | 46 to 50 | 46 Rough Stone |
| 37-50 | Rough Grinding Stone | 14 | 28 Rough Stone |
| Journeyman at 50, cap 150. 4 s 50 c, level 10 1.12 Dane Lindgren, Stormwind City (64.12, 37.02), Alliance; Groum Stonebeard, Ironforge (52.26, 41.94), Alliance; Ug'thok, Orgrimmar (80.77, 23.7), Horde; Thrag Stonehoof, Thunder Bluff (39.43, 56.66), Horde. | |||
| 50-84 Draft | Rough Grinding Stone | 126 to 164 | 252 Rough Stone |
| 84-93 Draft | Copper Chain Belt | 17 to 21 | 102 Copper Bar |
| 93-100 Draft | Runed Copper Belt | 10 to 12 | 100 Copper Bar |
| 100-113 Draft | Heavy Weightstone | 28 to 37 | 28 Heavy Stone |
| 113-124 Draft | Rough Bronze Leggings | 12 | 72 Bronze Bar |
| 124-125 Draft | Patterned Bronze Bracers | 1 | 5 Bronze Bar2 Coarse Grinding Stone |
| Expert at 125, cap 225. 45 s, level 20 1.12 Therum Deepforge, Stormwind City (63.66, 37.01), Alliance; Rotgath Stonebeard, Ironforge (52.36, 42.55), Alliance; Snarl, Orgrimmar (79.6, 23.31), Horde; Karn Stonehoof, Thunder Bluff (39.38, 55.09), Horde. | |||
| 125-128 Draft | Iron Buckle | 4 to 5 | 4 Iron Bar |
| 128-140 Draft | Patterned Bronze Bracers | 18 to 21 | 90 Bronze Bar36 Coarse Grinding Stone |
| 140-151 Draft | Silvered Bronze Boots | 17 to 22 | 102 Bronze Bar17 Silver Bar34 Coarse Grinding Stone |
| 151-165 Draft | Silvered Bronze Gauntlets | 38 to 50 | 304 Bronze Bar38 Silver Bar76 Coarse Grinding Stone |
| 165-175 Draft | Green Iron Bracers | 13 to 15 | 78 Iron Bar13 Green Dye |
| 175-185 Draft | Solid Sharpening Stone | 30 to 43 | 30 Solid Stone |
| 185-200 Draft | Golden Scale Bracers | 23 to 26 | 115 Steel Bar46 Heavy Grinding Stone |
| Artisan at 200, cap 300. 5 g, level 35 1.12 Bengus Deepforge, Ironforge (52.55, 41.46), Alliance; Brikk Keencraft, Stranglethorn Vale (28.99, 75.56); Saru Steelfury, Orgrimmar (82.35, 22.97), Horde. | |||
| 200-201 Draft | Golden Scale Bracers | 3 to 5 | 15 Steel Bar6 Heavy Grinding Stone |
| 201-210 Draft | Steel Breastplate | 12 to 14 | 192 Steel Bar36 Heavy Grinding Stone |
| 210-227 Draft | Steel Plate Helm | 36 to 46 | 504 Steel Bar36 Solid Grinding Stone |
| 227-230 Draft | Mithril Coif | 4 | 40 Mithril Bar24 Mageweave Cloth |
| 230-235 Draft | Dense Weightstone | 12 to 17 | 12 Dense Stone |
| 235-240 Draft | Mithril Coif | 13 to 19 | 130 Mithril Bar78 Mageweave Cloth |
| 240-255 Draft | Big Black Mace | 83 to 120 | 1,328 Mithril Bar83 Black Pearl332 Shadowgem83 Solid Grinding Stone166 Thick Leather |
| 255-260 Draft | Arcanite Skeleton Key | 23 to 37 | 23 Arcanite Bar23 Dense Grinding Stone |
| 260-267 Draft | Blight | 16 to 20 | 448 Mithril Bar160 Ichor of Undeath160 Truesilver Bar96 Solid Grinding Stone96 Thick Leather |
| 267-273 Draft | Truesilver Champion | 10 to 13 | 300 Mithril Bar160 Truesilver Bar60 Star Ruby40 Breath of Wind80 Solid Grinding Stone60 Thick Leather |
| 273-289 Draft | Dark Iron ShouldersPattern: Plans: Dark Iron Shoulders | 25 to 31 | 150 Dark Iron Bar25 Heart of Fire |
| 289-297 Draft | Dark Iron BracersPattern: Plans: Dark Iron Bracers | 10 to 11 | 40 Dark Iron Bar20 Fiery Core20 Lava Core |
| 297-300 Draft | Radiant LeggingsPattern: Plans: Radiant Leggings | 3 | 60 Thorium Bar12 Heart of Fire |
Materials
The whole path. Bolts and other parts count once, as what they’re made from.
| Material | Need | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mithril Bar | About 2,246, up to 2,822 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Mithril. |
| Truesilver Bar | About 320, up to 376 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Truesilver. |
| Thick Leather | About 322, up to 392 if unlucky | Merchant, 12 s each: Lhara, Elwynn Forest. Leatherworking: Thick Leather. Skinning, level 36-60 beasts. Drops from level 60-60 mobs: Zone 1977. About 859 kills, 11.4 h. |
| Star Ruby | About 60, up to 78 if unlucky | Mining: Gold Vein, Mithril Deposit, Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit. Drops from level 48-62 mobs: Blasted Lands, Tanaris, Feralas. About 1,017 kills, 13.4 h. |
| Solid Stone | About 1,210, up to 1,404 if unlucky | Mining: Mithril Deposit, Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit. Drops from level 35-63 mobs: Badlands, Azshara, Silithus. About 4,187 kills, 55.4 h. |
| Arcanite Bar | About 23, up to 37 if unlucky | Alchemy: Transmute: Arcanite. |
| Dark Iron Bar | About 190, up to 224 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Dark Iron. |
| Shadowgem | About 332, up to 480 if unlucky | Mining: Copper Vein, Tin Vein, Ooze Covered Silver Vein. |
| Black Pearl | About 83, up to 120 if unlucky | I don't have where this comes from. |
| Ichor of Undeath | About 160, up to 200 if unlucky | Drops from level 52-62 mobs: Eastern Plaguelands, Western Plaguelands, Winterspring. About 2,808 kills, 37.1 h. |
| Steel Bar | About 826, up to 955 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Steel. |
| Fiery Core | About 20, up to 22 if unlucky | Drops from level 61-63 mobs: Molten Core. About 78 kills, 1 h. |
| Lava Core | About 20, up to 22 if unlucky | Drops from level 61-63 mobs: Molten Core. About 118 kills, 1.6 h. |
| Thorium Bar | 60 | Mining: Smelt Thorium. |
| Bronze Bar | About 573, up to 665 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Bronze. |
| Dense Stone | About 104, up to 160 if unlucky | Mining: Ooze Covered Thorium Vein, Small Thorium Vein, Hakkari Thorium Vein. |
| Mageweave Cloth | About 102, up to 132 if unlucky | Drops from level 23-57 mobs: Feralas, Tanaris, The Hinterlands. About 358 kills, 4.7 h. |
| Heavy Stone | About 292, up to 314 if unlucky | Mining: Iron Deposit. Drops from level 28-39 mobs: Ashenvale, Alterac Mountains, Thousand Needles. About 1,032 kills, 13.6 h. |
| Iron Bar | About 82, up to 93 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Iron. |
| Breath of Wind | About 40, up to 52 if unlucky | Drops from level 40-63 mobs: Silithus, Tanaris, Alterac Mountains. About 278 kills, 3.7 h. |
| Heart of Fire | About 37, up to 43 if unlucky | Drops from level 45-63 mobs: Felwood, Un'Goro Crater, Searing Gorge. About 382 kills, 5 h. |
| Silver Bar | About 55, up to 68 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Silver. |
| Coarse Stone | About 296, up to 348 if unlucky | Mining: Tin Vein. Drops from level 13-27 mobs: Westfall, Silverpine Forest, Darkshore. About 1,437 kills, 19 h. |
| Copper Bar | About 202, up to 236 if unlucky | Mining: Smelt Copper. |
| Green Dye | About 13, up to 15 if unlucky | Merchant, 1 s each: Gina MacGregor, Westfall; Edna Mullby, Stormwind City. |
| Rough Stone | About 326, up to 400 if unlucky | Mining: Copper Vein. Drops from level 18-30 mobs: Loch Modan, The Deadmines. About 1,132 kills, 15 h. |
Read from game data on 2026-11-06. Counts are my estimate from 1,000 simulated runs; up to covers 9 runs in 10. A point's chance is (grey - skill) / (grey - yellow), a community formula I haven't checked in game. Sources: Forever client tables, vmangos 1.12 and QuestieDB.