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Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:00:58 +0000

Blacksmithing can be rather expensive to level, especially if you don�t have access to a miner.

Below is a general guide on how to level it. The results on how much you spend (or even gain) leveling will depend on your server prices. The trick is to pay attention more to the process on what I select than the actual item it�s self. If the item in the guide says to make it to say 135 but it�s still green and will make you a profit on your server to DE/sell, keep making them until gray, these are �free� levels when you look at the net cost to you.

I also tend to lean towards DE�ing items than selling them. You will usually recoup more of your cost of leveling the profession to tip a friend to DE all your items than to list the items for sale. The reasoning behind this is Enchant mats have no listing fee. You can re list the item till it sells with no cost to you if it doesn�t and many craftables have a steep listing fee, which cuts into recouping your gold from leveling. Enchant mats also tend to sell quicker. Someone power leveling enchanting will buy about 4-5 stacks of a dust in 1 day, while someone leveling will most likely buy only one item.

I also choose items that have better sell speeds. If it costs a little more to craft but it is more likely to sell, you will save money from relisting the item several times if it doesn�t sell for a week+

General rules when leveling crafting professions:

1. Spending more mats on something that is more desirable or gives a higher DE value will give you a smaller net loss.

2. If you have to sell items, don�t list them all on the same day. List 1-2 items at a time

3. Have an enchanter handy. Either one of your other characters (strongly recommended even if it�s an alt you rarely use) or a friend that you can trust, and just give a tip to DE the items.

4. Look for the smallest net lost, not the cheapest to make. Sometimes it�s the same item, sometimes it�s not.

5. Profits will vary by server. If you have a lot of people DE�ing for profit you won�t make as much back. If you don�t, you will make quite a bit of gold.

6. You may be making things that don�t get you a skill point every level however, you are not �losing� gold if the crafting cost is less than the AH value and DE.

The column with mats is the amount of mats needed if you skill up every time. You will probably need more, but this is a good starting point on what to purchase.

Lvl 1-25	Rough Sharpening Stone � Very cheap skill ups in the beginning, They are hard to resell and will most likely needed to be vendored.	25 Rough Stones
Lvl 26-75	Rough Grinding Stone � You will need these later, if you can get the rough stones for cheap compared to coarse stones, feel free to make until gray.	100 Rough Stones
Lvl 76-90	Coarse Grinding Stone � You will need 95 of these later on. �If you run out of stones you can go to the next level.	190� Coarse Stone
Lvl 90-100	Runed Copper Pants � DE them, the DE value is almost the same as the Sell value of the item. Save money on listing fees and just DE them to make money back.	80 Copper Bars, 20 Fine Thread, 30 Rough Grinding Stones
Lvl 101-105	Silver Rod � Make as many of these as possible. The mats cost around 1.05g and the Rod�s sell for as much if not more. These can usually make a profit, just don�t list all of them on the same day, it will flood the market and most won�t sell.	5 Silver bars, 10 Rough Grinding Stones.
Lvl 106-120	Rough Bronze Leggings � DE them, The DE value is worth more than the mats. If you DE for profit continue to make till gray.	90 Bronze Bars
Lvl 121-135	Patterned Bronze Bracers � Craft these to use up your Coarse Grinding stones and Disenchant. Once you have no more stones proceed to the next level	75 Bronze Bars, 15 Coarse Grinding Stones
Lvl 136-150	Heavy Grinding Stone � Make as long as you can get the stones for cheap. You will need 30 to use later on	90 Heavy stones
Lvl 151-155	Golden Rod � Craft these to resell. If you can make a profit selling these, craft until gray. This is a lot cheaper per level than the next level. You may not skill up every time but it may be cheaper to craft until gray.	5 Gold Bars, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone
Lvl 156-165	Green Iron Leggings � DE them, The DE value is around 1g while the normal sell price across servers is around .75 silver	240 Iron Bars, 30 Heavy Grinding Stones, 30 Green Dye
Lvl 166-200	Iron Counterweight � This is one of the rare times I recommend not making a green level item. In this Level range the difference between material cost and DE value is not any higher than crafting these and just vendoring them.	140 Iron Bars, 70 Coarse Grinding Stones, 35 Lesser Moonstone
Lvl 201-205	Truesilver Rod � Craft for profit, if you make a profit off them make until gray.	5 Truesilver Bars, 5 Heavy Grinding Stone
Lvl 206-210	Solid Grinding Stone � Cheap skill ups, You will need 45 later on, make until gray.	20 Solid Stone
Lvl 211-235	Heavy Mithril Gauntlet � Craft and DE, the DE value is about 4g on these and the crafting cost is around 7-8g per	150 Mithril Bars, 100 Mageweave
Lvl 236-250	Mithril Spurs � these do not sell well not that they cannot be used after level 70 so you will most likely vendor these. Even when you consider resale value, or DE value of other items in this range, you will lose more gold on anything else than just vendoring these. This is a drop recipe that you will need to get off the auction house.	60 Mithril Bars, 45 Solid Grinding stones
Lvl 251-260	Dense Grinding Stone � A very cheap level up, Make until gray	10 Dense Stones
This is when you can pick a specialty for blacksmithing. You will need to choose between Weaponsmithing and Armorsmithing. If you are not sure choose Weaponsmithing since it is less gold to drop and pick up Armorsmithing than it is the other way around. �You will need to chose one unless you can get the recipe for Thorium Bracers on the Auction House
Lvl 261-270	Thorium Belt – According to wowecon prices this is cheaper to use to level due to most Core of earth, Breath of Wind, or Hearts of Fire costing 6 gold each.	80 Thorium Bars
	Weaponsmithing � Light Earthforged Blade, Light Skyforged Axe, and Light Emberforged Hammer � make the one that it is easiest for you to get the components too.	120 Mithril Bars, 10 Sets of 4 Core of earth, Breath of Wind, or Heart of Fire
	Armorsmith -� Earthforged Leggings or Windforged Leggings	160 Mithril Bars. 10 sets of 2 Core of earth or Breath of Wind
Lvl 271-295	Imperial Plate Bracers � This recipe costs 10 Thorium Bars to purchase. You can probably sell them on the Auction house, but the DE value is around 5g.
At Level 275-285 you can craft Arcanite Rod � These sell for large profits on my server if you buy the Arcanite bars on the AH. Even if you can break even it is better than using thorium to level.
Lvl 296-300	Thorium Boots � Choose the cheaper of the two The DE values is around 8 gold, so pick which is cheaper for mats or choose one that may have a better auction house value.	60 Thorium Bars, 40 Rugged Leather
Lvl 296-300	Thorium Helm � Choose the cheaper of the two The DE values is around 8 gold, so pick which is cheaper for mats or choose one that may have a better auction house value.	60 Thorium Bars, 5 Star Rubies
Lvl 301-310	Fel Iron Rod � Craft to sell for profit. Craft until Gray.	60 Fel Iron bars
Lvl 311-325	Fel Iron Plate Belt � Costs about 8g to make and DE�s into about 5g in Enchanting mats.	60 Fel Iron Bars
Lvl 326-330	Lesser Rune of Warding � You can try and sell them on the AH but I ended up vendoring mine due to the low sell rate.	5 Adamantite bars
Lvl 331-340	Adamantite Cleaver � The DE value is around 15g so you may want to consider DEing over AH�ing it. But compare the AH price first.	80 Adamantite Bars
Lvl 341-350	Lesser Ward of Shielding – You can try and sell them on the AH but I ended up vendoring mine due to the low sell rate. Make until gray, it will take several to get there but it will be less expensive than	20ish Adamantite bars
Lvl 351-360	Adamantite Rod � These are selling for profit on the Auction House, Craft until Gray to get free skill ups with a profit	100 Adamantite bars
Lvl 361-365	Cobalt Belt � DE them, you will be close to breaking even. �(You can make these from 350-375 if you do not want to craft rods)	20 Cobalt Bars
Lvl 366-375	Eternium Rod � You can sell these for profit. Craft them and list 1-2 a day.	40 Eternium Bars
Lvl 376-380	Cobalt Gauntlets � DE them	25 Cobalt Bars
Lvl 381-395	Spiked Cobalt Boots � Check the AH for the value, and compare to the DE value to choose what to do.	35 Cobalt Bars
Lvl 396-400	Socket Bracer � These have no return value, but socket any gear you may have. It�s a very cheap skill up. If you do not want to do this you can continue with the Spiked Cobalt Boots	20 Saronite Bars, 5 Eternal Earth
Lvl 400-405	Horned Cobalt Helm – Check the AH for the value, and compare to the DE value to choose what to do.	40 Cobalt Bar
Lvl 406-415	Deadly Saronite Dirk � Cheapest item to make in this level. You can choose to craft other weapons if they sell well on your server. Sell value will most likely be worth more than DE value (DE�ing will produce 1 dream shard)	105 Saronite Bars, 30 Crystallized Earth
Lvl 416-420	Eternal Belt Buckle � Craft for profit, continue to make till gray and sell them a couple a day	20 Saronite Bars, 5 Eternal Earth, 5 Eternal Water, 5 Eternal Shadow
Lvl 421-430	Eternal Belt Buckle � Craft for profit, continue to make till gray and sell them a couple a day	40 Saronite Bars, 10 Eternal Earth, 10 Eternal Water, 10 Eternal Shadow
Lvl 421-430	Titanium Rod – Craft for profit, continue to make till gray and sell them a couple a day ( you can craft until 435)	20 Titanium Rod, 10 Titanium Bar
Lvl 431-445	Titanium Skeleton Key � a cheap level up plus you get an item that you can use to open locks. Make until gray because it is the cheapest way you are going to be able to level this high up.	60 Saronite Bars, 15 Titanium Bars
Lvl 446-450	The best way to level in this range is to craft epics for people.� Advertise in trade channel. If you really want to craft items to get to 450 you can choose to craft epic that you can make a profit off selling on the AH, or craft Daunting Legplates or Savage Saronite Hauberk which both cost 14 Saronite Bars and 1 Eternal Earth to level.

Alchemy Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:00:09 +0000

Alchemy is one of the cheaper crafting professions to level. But with the addition of Inscription, it has made it slightly more expensive to level.

Below is a general guide on how to level it. I will occasionally pick an item that costs more mats to make because it had a better resell value. I also try to vary up the crafted items so you don�t end up with too many of one pot/flask/item to try and sell on the Auction House. I also generally tend to pick mana and health pots because they tend to sell quicker and for more money than other pots in lower levels.

The column with mats is the amount of mats needed if you skill up every time. You will probably need more, but this is a good starting point on what to purchase.

Lvl 1-60	Minor Healing Potion � You can make these until gray if you have the mats and want to try and squeak out some more cheap levels	60 Peacebloom, 60 Silverleaf, 60 Empty Vial
Lvl 61-110	Lesser Healing Potion – Use all the Minor healing potions you have and convert them.	60 Minor Healing Potions, 60 Briarthorn
Lvl 111-150	Healing Potion	40 Briarthorn, 40 Bruiseweed, �40 Leaded Vials
Lvl 151-155	Lesser Mana Potion	5 Mageroyal, 5 Stranglekelp, 5 Empty Vial
Lvl 156-195	Greater Healing Potion	40 Kingsblood, 40 Liferoot, 40 Leaded Vials
Lvl 196-205	Elixir of Agility	10 Stranglekelp, 10 Goldthorn, 10 Leaded Vials
Lvl 206-215	Greater Mana Potion	10 Khadgar�s Whisker, 10 Goldthorn, 10 Leaded Vial
Lvl 216-250	Elixir of Greater Water Breathing � These sell very well.	35� Ichor of Undeath, 70 Purple Lotus, 35 Crystal Vial
Lvl 216-250	Superior Healing Potion � An alternative if you cannot find the mats for the water breathing recipe	35 Sungrass, 35 Khadgar�s Whisker, 35 Crystal Vial
Lvl 251-275	Elixir of Shadow Power � These sell pretty well and you will recoup most of your costs	75 Ghost Mushrooms, 75 Crystal Vial
Lvl 276-300	Major Healing Potion	25 Mountain Silversage, 50 Golden Sansam, 25 Crystal Vial
Lvl 301-305	Major Mana Potion	15 Dreamfoil, 10 Icecap, 5 Crystal Vial
Lvl 306-325	Elixir of Major Strength	20 Mountain Silversage, 20 Felweed, Imbued Vial
Lvl 326-335	Elixir of Healing Power � These sell pretty well since it is spell power now	10 Golden Sansam, 10 Dreaming Glory, 10 Imbued Vial
Lvl 336-340	Super Healing Potion	10 Dreaming Glory, 5 Felweed, 5 Imbued Vial
Lvl 341-360	Super Mana Potion	40 Netherbloom, 20 Felweed, 20 Imbued Vial
Lvl 360-375	Elixir of Major Shadow Power � Requires revered with lower city.	15 Ancient Lichen, 15 Nightmare Vine, 15 Imbued Vial
Lvl 360-375	Major Dreamless Sleep Potion � Purchased from Leeli Longhaggle in Allerian Stronghold in Terokkar Forest for Alliance or from Daga Ramba in Thunderlord Stronghold in Blade�s Edge Mountains for Horde.	15 Dreaming Glory, 15 Nightmare Vine , 15 Imbued Vial
Lvl 376-385	Pygmy Oil � Buy the fish off the AH and make 1-2 oils each time, You can (on some servers) make a profit with this. If you do Continue to make until gray. Save them for later crafting of flasks.	10 Pygmy Suckerfish
Lvl 386-395	Elixir of Mighty Strength	20 Tiger Lily, 10 Imbued Vials
Lvl 396-410	Elixir of Mighty Agility	30 Goldclover, 30 Adder�s Tongue, 15 Imbued Vials
Lvl 411-415	Runic Healing Potion � If you�re a pot master you may want to make these until gray	5 Goldclover, 10 Icethorn, 5 Imbued Vials
Lvl 416	Discovery!	10 Gold Clover, 10 Adder�s Tongue, 4 Talandra�s Rose
Lvl 417-425	Elixir of Lightning Speed- (there are several other elixirs you can make at this range though)	9 Deadnettle, 9 Crystallized life, 9 Imbued Vial
Lvl 426-435	Earthsiege Diamond (choose which is cheaper to make or has a higher resell value)	10 Dark Jade, 10 Huge Citrine, 10 Eternal Fire
Lvl 426-435	Skyflare Diamond (choose which is cheaper to make or has a higher resell value	10 Bloodstone, 10 Chalcedony, 10 Eternal Air
Lvl 436-450	Flask of the Frost Wyrm	75 Icethorn, 75 Lichbloom, 15 Frost Lotus, 15 Enchanted Vial
	Flask of Stoneblood	105 Lichbloom, 45 Crystallized Life, 15 Frost Lotus, 15 Enchanted Vial
	Flask of Endless Rage	105 Lichbloom, 45 Fire Leaf, 15 Frost Lotus, 15 Enchanted Vial
	Flask of Pure Mojo	105 Icethorn, 45 Pygmy Oil, 15 Frost Lotus, 15 Enchanted Vial

Herbalism Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:00:30 +0000

Herbs are used on a daily basis by most characters in one way or another. They are needed for consumables for every raid, and are now needed for glyphs and Darkmoon Faire cards through inscription. This makes the demand high for high level herbs, thus making it a good money maker.

You may want to consider getting an herb bag if your bags are not big enough. There are cheap ones sold by some Herbalism supply vendors.

To make money with this profession it�s pretty easy. You find herbs and sell them. There is no upfront cost to making gold off this profession, but there is a time investment. If you rather go out and sell ra material without a lot of work, this profession might be a great fit for you. Also if you have Alchemy or Inscription, this may be a great way to make gold off those professions without the upfront cost of purchasing the herbs.

First things first, learn the profession and I also recommend getting a paid or white/gray etc gloves with an + Herbalism enchant on it. You don�t need to wear them all the time, but they are nice to have in case a herb is 1-2 levels too high. Once you have done this you are ready to venture out into the world (of Warcraft) and start leveling your profession. But where do you go from here?

Choosing which zone can be difficult. To help you decide below is a list of the level you are currently in Herbalism, the herb(s) that will most likely level you, their skill color range, and the zones that are best for this range along with the respective map with the best route. If you are leveling in a different area and need to see other zone route maps, please check out: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outlands, Northrend

Level	Ore to Mine	Skill Color	Zones
1-50	Silverleaf	1 25 50 100	Azuremyst Isle, Dun Morogh, Durotar, Elwynn Forest, Eversong Woods, Mulgore, Teldrassil, Tirisfal Glades
	Peacebloom	1 25 50 100
	Bloodthistle	1 25 50 100	Eversong Woods
You can train to skill up past 75 any time after level 50 from a Journeyman Herbalism Trainer
51-70	Earthroot	15 40 65 115	North Barrens, Westfall
51-70	Mageroyal	50 75 100 150
71-100	Mageroyal	50 75 100 150
71-100	Briarthorn	70 95 120 170
101-115	Bruiseweed	100 125 150 200	Ashenvale, Redridge Mountains, Stonetalon Mountains
116-125	Wild Steelbloom	115 140 165 215	South Barrens, Thousand Needles, Wetlands
You can train to skill up past 150 any time after level 125 from a Expert Herbalism Trainer
126-160	Kingsblood	125 155 175 225	Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Swamp of Sorrows, Wetlands
161-185	Fadeleaf	160 185 210 260	Swamp of Sorrows
186-205	Khadgar�s Whisker	185 210 235 285	Hinterlands, Swap of Sorrows
You can train to skill up past 225 any time after level 200 from a Artisan Herbalism Trainer
206-230	Firebloom	205 235 255 305	Blasted Lands, Searing Gorge
231-250	Sungrass	230 255 280 330	Felwood, Feralas
251-270	Gromsblood	250 275 300 350	Blasted Lands, Felwood
271-290	Dreamfoil	270 295 320 370	Azshara, Un�goro Crater
290-300	Plaguebloom	285 313 335 385	Eastern Plaguelands, Western Plaguelands
290-300	Icecap	290 315 340 390	Winterspring
You can train to skill up past 300 any time after level 300 from a Master Herbalism Trainer
301-315	Felweed	300 325 350 400	Hellfire
316-325	Felweed	300 325 350 400	Hellfire
316-325	Dreaming Glory	315 340 365 415	Hellfire
326-350	Felweed	300 325 350 400	Zangarmarsh
	Dreaming Glory	315 340 365 415
	Ragveil	325 350 - 425
	Flame Cap	325 350 - 435
You can train to skill up past 375 any time after level 350 from a Grand Master Herbalism Trainer
350-400	Goldclover	350 375 420 450	Borean Tundra, Howling Fjord
400-450	Talandra�s Rose	400 - - -	Zul’Drak
400-450	Frozen Herb	400 425 - 500	Dragonblight, Zul’Drak

Engineering Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:00:30 +0000

Engineering can be rather expensive to level, especially if you don�t have access to a miner.

Below is a general guide on how to level it. The results on how much you spend (or even gain) leveling will depend on your server prices. The trick is to pay attention more to the process on what I select than the actual item it�s self. If the item in the guide says to make it to say 135 but it�s still green and will make you a profit on your server to DE/sell, keep making them until gray, these are �free� levels when you look at the net cost to you.

I also tend to lean towards DE�ing items than selling them. You will usually recoup more of your cost of leveling the profession to tip a friend to DE all your items than to list the items for sale. The reasoning behind this is Enchant mats have no listing fee. You can re list the item till it sells with no cost to you if it doesn�t and many craftables have a steep listing fee, which cuts into recouping your gold from leveling. Enchant mats also tend to sell quicker. Someone power leveling enchanting will buy about 4-5 stacks of adust in 1 day, while someone leveling will most likely buy only one item.

General rules when leveling crafting professions:

1. Spending more mats on something that is more desirable or gives a higher DE value will give you a smaller net loss.

2. If you have to sell items, don�t list them all on the same day. List 1-2 items at a time

3. Have an enchanter handy. Either one of your other characters (strongly recommended even if it�s an alt you rarely use) or a friend that you can trust, and just give a tip to DE the items.

4. Look for the smallest net lost, not the cheapest to make. Sometimes it�s the same item, sometimes it�s not.

5. Profits will vary by server. If you have a lot of people DE�ing for profit you won�t make as much back. If you don�t, you will make quite a bit of gold.

6. You may be making things that don�t get you a skill point every level however, you are not �losing� gold if the crafting cost is less than the AH value and DE.

The column with mats is the amount of mats needed if you skill up every time. You will probably need more, but this is a good starting point on what to purchase.

And now for the Engineering guide.

Lvl 1-30	Rough Blasting Powder � A very cheap way to get levels so continue to make them until gray if you can get the stones for cheap.	40 Rough Stone
Lvl 31-60	Handful of Copper Bolts � You will need many of these for later for other levels.	30 Copper Bars
Lvl 61	Arclight Spanner � You will need this later on	6 Copper Bars
Lvl 62-75	Copper Tube � You will need these for later skill ups	30 Copper Bars, 15 Weak Flux
Lvl 76-90	Rough Boomstick � Depending on the Auction House Value, you can try and sell these or DE them for an item with no listing fee.	15 Copper Tubes, 15 Copper Bolts, 15 Wooden Stock
If you can find a Mechanical Squirrel box recipe use the following method (youcan make quite a bit of gold off these.)
Lvl 91-105	Copper Modulator � You will need these to craft the pets	30 Handful of Copper Bolts, 15 Copper Bars, 30 Linen Cloth
Lvl 106-120	Mechanical Squirrel Box � You can make these until gray if you will make a profit crafting them.	15 Copper Modulators, 15 Handful Copper Bolts, 15 Copper Bars, 30 Malachite
If you cannot find the recipe continue below.
Lvl 91-95	Coarse Blasting Powder � You will use these later on.	5 Coarse Stone
Lvl 96-100	Silver Contact � You can sell these.	15 Silver Bars
Lvl 101-105	Practice Lock � These sell for around the price of the mats. You can also use these to level up lock picking for a Rouge.	5 Bronze Bars, 10 Handful of Copper Bolts, 5 Weak Flux
Lvl 106-120	Bronze Tube � You will need 25 of these.	50 Bronze Bars, 25 Weak Flux
Lvl 121-125	Standard Scope � Sell these on the Auction House.	5 Bronze Tubes, 5 Moss Agate
Lvl 126-145	Heavy Blasting Powder � You will be using these later on so save them.	20 Heavy Stone
Lvl 146-150	Bronze Framework � You can Sell these on the Auction House	10 Bronze Bars, 5 Medium Leather, 5 Wool Cloth
Lvl 151-160	Aquadynamic Fish Attractor � Craft to sell on the Auction House, If you make a profit, make until gray.	20 Copper Bars, 10 Nightcrawlers, 10 Coarse Blasting Powder
Lvl �161-175	Red Firework or Blue Firework or Green Firework- Very cheap level ups, you can usually sell them on the AH, for more than they cost to craft.	15 Heavy Blasting Powder, 15 Heavy Leather
Lvl 175-195	Solid Blasting Powder � Very Cheap level ups, craft until gray	40 Solid Stone
Lvl 195-205	Mithril Tube � You will need 20 of these later on.	60 Mithril Bars
Lvl 206-210	Unstable Trigger � You will need these for later on	5 Mithril Bars, 5 Mageweave Cloth, 5 Solid Blasting Power
Lvl 211-215	Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs � Sell on the Auction House	5 Mithril Bars, 5 Solid Blasting Powder
Lvl 216-235	Mithril Casing � You will need 20 of these	60 Mithril Bars
Lvl 236-245	Hi-Explosive Bomb � Sell them on the Auction House.	20 Mithril Casings, 10 Unstable Triggers, 20 Solid Blasting Powder
Lvl 246-250	Mithril Gyro-Shot � Sell these on the Auction House	10 Mithril Bars, 10 Solid Blasting Powder
Lvl 251-260	Dense Blasting Powder � You will need these later on make until gray.	100 Dense Stone
Lvl 261-275	Thorium Widget � You will need them for the next level range.	45 Thorium Bar, 15 Runecloth
Lvl 276-290	Thorium Grenade- Sell these on the Auction House.	15 Thorium Widget, 45 Thorium Bars, 45 Dense Blasting Powder, 45 Runecloth
Lvl 290-300	Thorium Shells � Sell these on the Auction House.	20 Thorium Bars, 20 Dense Blasting Powder
Lvl 300-310	Handful of Fel Iron Bolts � You will need many of these, make until they are gray and make more later as needed.	10+ Fel Iron Bars
Lvl 311-320	Elemental Blasting Powder � Craft this 15 times (you will need it later) then go to the next recipe	15 Mote of Fire, 30 Mote of Earth
Lvl 311-320	Fel Iron Casing � Craft 15 times, you will need these later. Go until gray if you have not hit 320	45 Fel Iron Bar
Lvl 321-325	Fel Iron Musket � Craft and resell on the AH, (check the DE value on your server and DE if worth more)	5 Heavy Stock, 15 Fel Iron Casing, 30 Fel Iron Bolts
Lvl 326-335	Adamantite Frame � Craft to resell on the AH, or for the next level range if you have the recipe. (If you cannot get the mats to craft, or cannot craft for a profit you can continue with the Fel Iron Musket.)	40 Adamantite Bar, 10 Primal Earth
Lvl 335-350	Crashin” Thrashin” Robot � You can make some decent profit off crafting this. If you can find this� on the AH you can do the alternative below.	15 Adamantite Frame, 30 Fel Iron Casing, 15 Gold Power Core, 30 Fel Iron Bolt
Lvl 335-350	White Smoke Flare � A recipe purchased from vendors. A very cheap skill up. Use these or sell on the Auction House.	15 Elemental Blasting Powder, 15 Netherweave Cloth.
Lvl 350-370	Handful of Cobalt Bolts � You will need around 50 of these for	40 Cobalt Bars
Lvl 371-380	Volatile Blasting Trigger � Save to use later on you will need around 35	105 Cobalt Bars, 35 Crystallized Water
Lvl 381-390	Explosive Decoy � Sell these or use them for fun.	10 Frostweave Cloth, 30 Volatile Blasting Trigger
Lvl 391-400	Froststeel Tube � You will need these 15 of these, so keep making until gray or you hit 15.	120 Cobalt Bars, 15 Crystallized water
Lvl 401-410	Diamond-cut Refractor Scope � You can sell these on the Auction House You can usually recoup most of your cost.� If not you can skip below at 405.	10 Froststeel Tube, 20 Cobalt Bolts
Lvl 401-410	(405-410) Saronite Bomb � Use these or sell them on the Auction House	25 Saronite Bars 5 Volatile Blasting Trigger
Lvl 411-417	Healing Injector Kit � Use them or sell on the Auction House	84 Saronite Bars, 14 Cobalt Bolts
Lvl 418-425	Mana Injector Kit � Use them or sell on the Auction House	96 Saronite Bars, 16 Cobalt Bolts
Lvl 426-430	Sun Scope � Craft these for selling on the AH, If you can craft for profit keep making until Gray	5 Froststeel Tubes, 5 Sun Crystals, 5 Autumn�s Glow
Lvl 431-449	Heartseeker Scope � Craft to sell on the AH, craft until 450.	190 Saronite Bar, 38 Twilight Opal
Lvl 450	Craft your Epic Goggles you Want to use.

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Enchanting Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:00:29 +0000

Enchanting has a reputation of being one of the most expensive professions to level. But with the introduction of vellums in the game, you no longer have to lose mats from re-enchanting an item over and over again. However if you do not want to spend time selling lower level vellums (can sometimes take a while to sell) you can wait to use vellums until you get to level 300 enchants.

You can put enchants on a vellum to save to use on an alt or to sell on the AH. Because you can resell these items, I will concentrate on trying to give a variety of enchants to diversify the types of auctions you can list.

Below is a general guide on how to level it. The results on how much you spend leveling will depend on your server prices.

In order to get the mats to level, I strongly recommend obtaining them by DE�ing items yourself (instead of purchasing the items on the AH). If you check out my Enchanting Gold Making guide, you can download an excel sheet to help you determine you DE values of different level range uncommon items.� From there you can purchase uncommon items (or even craft items) for less than the DE value to save gold on leveling.

If you do not want to go through the work of the excel sheet you can download Enchantrix which works with auctioneer. This would tell you the estimated DE value of items to help you decide to buy the item or not for DE.

Another option to get items to DE is to craft items for DE purposes. If you have access to a Tailor or Leatherworker, there are many items you can craft to DE for profit (or in this case get mats for cheaper than the AH value.)

The column with mats is the amount of mats needed if you skill up each time. You will probably need more, but this is a good starting point on what to purchase.

Armor and Weapon Vellum I
Lvl 2	Runed Copper Rod	1 Copper Rod, 1 Strange Dust, 1 Lesser Magic Essence
Lvl 3-50	Disenchant items � You will need them to skill up and it gives you �free� levels.
Lvl 51-70	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Minor Health	20 Strange Dust
Lvl 71-90	Scroll of Enchant Chest – Minor Health	20 Strange Dust
Lvl 91-110	Scroll of Enchant Chest – Minor Mana	20 Lesser Magic essence
Lvl 111-130	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Minor Spirit	40 Lesser Magic essence
Lvl 131	Runed Silver Rod	1 Silver Rod, 6 Strange Dust, 3 Greater Essence
Lvl 132-135	Scroll of Enchant Shield – Minor Stamina	4 Lesser Astral Essence, 8 Strange Dust
Lvl 136 -150	Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Minor Agility	20 Lesser Astral Essence
Lvl 151	Runed Golden Rod	1 Golden Rod, 1 Iridescent Pearl, 2 Greater Astral Essence, 2 Soul Dust
Lvl 152-165	Scroll of Enchant Chest – Minor Stats	14 Greater Astral Essence, 14 Soul Dust, 14 Large Glimmering Shard
Lvl 166-185	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Spirit	20 Lesser Mystic Essence
Lvl 186-200	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Strength	15 Vision Dust
Lvl 201-210	Scroll of Enchant Chest – Greater Mana	10 Greater Mystic Essence
Lvl 210-220	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Agility	20 Lesser Nether Essence, 20 Vision Dust
Lvl 221	Runed Truesilver Rod	1 Truesilver Rod, 1 Black Pearl, 2 Greater Mystic Essence, 2 Vision Dust
Lvl 222-230	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Agility	20 Lesser Nether Essence, 20 Vision Dust
Lvl 231-245	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Intellect	30 Lesser Nether Essence
Lvl 246-265	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Greater Strength	40 Dream Dust, 20 Greater Nether Essence
Lvl 266-280	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Greater Stamina	75 Dream Dust
Lvl 281-300	Scroll of Enchant Boots – Greater Stamina	200 Dream Dust
Armor and Weapon Vellum II
Lvl 301-305	Scroll of Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina	50 Dream Dust
Lvl 306	Runed Arcanite Rod	1 Arcanite Rod, 1 Golden Pearl, 10 Illusion Dust, 4 Greater Eternal Essence, 2 Brilliant Shard
Lvl 307	Runed Fel Iron Rod	1 Fel Iron Rod, 4 Greater Eternal Essence, 6 Brilliant Shard
Lvl 308-320	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Assault	72 Arcane Dust
Lvl 321-335	Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Brawn	90 Arcane Dust
Lvl 336-340	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Assault	40 Arcane Dust
Lvl 341-350	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Major Strength	120 Arcane Dust, 10 Greater Planar Essence
Armor and Weapon Vellum III
Lvl 351-360	Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Speed	60 Infinite Dust
Lvl 361-370	Scroll of Enchant Bracers – Striking	60 Infinite Dust
Lvl 371	Runed Adamantite Rod	1 Adamantite Rod, 8 Greater Planar Essence, 8 Prismatic Shard, 1 Primal Might
Lvl 372-375	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Gatherer	4 Greater Cosmic Essence
Lvl 376	Runed Eternium Rod	1 Eternium Rod, 6 Greater Planar Essence, 6 Arcane Dust
Lvl 377-390	Scroll of Enchant Chest – Super Stats (sell very well can make till gray)	56 Infinite Dust, 28 Lesser Cosmic Essence
Lvl 391-405	Scroll of Enchant Boots – Icewalker(Sell very well, make till gray if you can make a profit off them)	120 Infinite Dust, 15 Crystallized Water
Lvl 406-415	Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Superior Agility	90 Infinite Dust
Lvl 415-420	Scroll of Enchant Boots – Greater Spirit	60 Infinite Dust, 25 Greater Cosmic Essences
Lvl 420- 425	Scroll of Enchant Boots – Superior Agility	80 Infinite Dust, 30 Greater Cosmic Essence
Lvl 426	Runed Titanium Rod	1 Titanium Rod, 40 Infinite Dust, 12 Greater Cosmic Essence, 8 Dream Shards
Lvl 427-430	Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Major Agility	72 Infinite Dust, 24 Greater Cosmic Essence, 8 Dream Shard
Lvl 431-435	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Crusher	110 Infinite Dust, 45 Cosmic Essence, 5 Dream shard
Lvl 435-450	Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Armsman	30 Dream Shard, 30 Eternal Air, 30 Eternal Earth

3.0.3

Leatherworking Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:00:37 +0000

Leatherworking can be rather expensive to level, especially if you don�t have access to a skinner.

General rules when leveling crafting professions:

1. Spending more mats on something that is more desirable or gives a higher DE value will give you a smaller net loss.

2. If you have to sell items, don�t list them all on the same day. List 1-2 items at a time

3. Have an enchanter handy. Either one of your other characters (strongly recommended even if it�s an alt you rarely use) or a friend that you can trust, and just give a tip to DE the items.

4. Look for the smallest net lost, not the cheapest to make. Sometimes it�s the same item, sometimes it�s not.

5. Profits will vary by server. If you have a lot of people DE�ing for profit you won�t make as much back. If you don�t, you will make quite a bit of gold.

6. You may be making things that don�t get you a skill point every level however, you are not �losing� gold if you evaluate the cost, AH value and DE value properly.

The column with mats is the amount of mats needed for one level.

I use curing hides as a method of leveling, if there are no hides available, I give an alternative to that level range.

And now for the Leatherworking guide.

Lvl 1-35	Light Leather � Make until gray you will need the leather for the next level range. If you cannot get cheap scraps on the AH, you can skip to Light armor kits at anytime.	3 x Ruined Leather Scraps per level
Lvl 36-60	Cured Light Hide- You will use these for a later level. If you cannot find Light Hides, you can do the alternative below.	1 Light Hide and 1 salt per level
Lvl 36-60	Rugged Leather Pants �DE for profit on most servers. �	5 Light Leather and 5 Coarse Thread per level
Lvl 61-75	Rugged Leather Pants �DE for profit on most servers. Make these until gray if you can DE for profit.	5 Light Leather and 5 Coarse Thread per level
Lvl 76-100	Embossed Leather Pants �DE for profit. If you can find the Fine Leather Glove recipe on the AH the mats are cheaper per level. Either way, make until gray if you can DE for profit.	1 Cured Light Hide, 6 Light Leather, and 2 Coarse Thread per level
Lvl 76-100	Embossed Leather Boots � An alternative if you cannot find the Hides on the Auction House.	8 Light Leather and 5 Coarse Thread per level
Lvl 101-130	Cured Medium Hide � You will need around 50 of these for the next level	1 Medium Hide and 1 Salt per level
Lvl 101-130	Dark Leather Tunic �make until gray if you can DE for profit	6 Medium Leather, 1 Fine Thread, and 1 Gray Dye
Lvl 131-165	Hillman’s Shoulders � Can be DE�d for profit on most servers.	1 Cured Hide, 4 Medium Leathers, 1 Fine Thread per level
Lvl 131-165	Dark Leather Pants � DE them	12 Medium leather, 1 Gray Dye, 1 Fine Thread per level
Lvl 166-180	Heavy Armor Kit � They sell on the AH for about the crafting price	5 Heavy Hide, 1 Fine Thread per level
Lvl 181-200	Dusky Leather Leggings � Cost around 2g to craft and DE for around 1.1g a piece	10 Heavy leather, 1� Black Dye, 2 Fine Thread per level
Lvl 201-205	Thick Armor Kit � Sell them on the AH	5 Thick Leather and 2 Silken Thread per level
Lvl 206-235	Nightscape Headband � DE them, if you can make a profit craft until they are gray	5 Thick Leather and 2 Silken Thread per level
Lvl 236-260	Nightscape Pants � DE them, the craft price is around 3.3g and the DE value is around 3.5g	14 Thick Leather and 4� Silken Thread per level
Lvl 261-280	Wicked Leather Gauntlets � The DE value is 4.25g the craft price is 5.3g	8 Rugged Leather, 1 Black Dye, 1 Rune Thread per level
Lvl 281-300	Wicked Leather Headband � DE them, you can normally DE for profit, the craft value is� 7.7g and the DE value is around 14g	12 Rugged Leather, 1 Black Dye, 1 Rune Thread per level
Lvl 301-310	Knothide Leather � You will need these for upcoming levels	5 Knothide Leather Scraps per level
Lvl 311-320	Thick Draenic Gloves � DE them, the craft value is 3g and the DE value is around 4.8g If you make a profit, craft till gray.	6 Knothide Leather and 2 Runic Thread per level
Lvl 321-325	Knothide Armor Kit � Make until Gray if they sell on the AH for more than the craft value.	4 Knothide Leather per level
Lvl 326-330	Heavy Knothide Leather � You can resell these on the AH after you craft them	5 Knothide Leather per level
Lvl 331-350	Thick Draenic Vest – DE them, the craft value is 6.4g and the DE value is around 11.5g If you make a profit, craft till gray.	14 Knothide Leather and 3 Rune Thread per level
Lvl 351-385	Borean Armor Kit � Craft until gray, you can make for profit, or break even on the AH.	4 Borean Leather per level
Lvl 386-390	Arctic Boots – The craft DE value and AH value are about the same for this item.	8 Borean Leather per level
Lvl 390-405	Heavy Borean Leather � You will need a lot of these for future levels.	6 Borean Leather per level
Lvl 405-410	Nerubian Leg Armor � Craft to sell on the AH, if you can make profit you can craft until gray and save them to list a couple at a time.	4 Heavy Borean Leather,� 1 Nerubian Chitin per level
Lvl 411-415	Jormungar Leg Armor – Craft to sell on the AH, if you can make profit you can craft until gray and save them to list a couple at a time.	5 Heavy Borean Leather, 1 Jormungar Scale per level
Lvl 416-425	Fur Linings � Craft extras for you to use when you get upgrade and save them in a bank.	1 Arctic Fur per level
Lvl 425-440	Frosthide Leg Armor � Craft to sell on the AH, if you can make profit you can craft until gray and save them to list a couple at a time.	2 Arctic Fur, 2 Nerubian Chitin per level
Lvl 425-440	Icescale Leg Armor � Craft to sell on the AH, if you can make profit you can craft until gray and save them to list a couple at a time.	2 Arctic Fur, 2 Icy Dragonscale per level
Lvl 441-450	Ice Striker”s Cloak � Craft to sell on the AH, if you can make profit you can craft until 450 and save them to list a couple at a time.	2 Arctic Fur, 6 Eternal Fire, 4 Eternal Shadow, 1 Frozen Orb per level
Lvl 441-450	Durable Nerubhide Cape � Craft to sell on the AH, if you can make profit you can craft until 450 and save them to list a couple at a time.	2 Arctic Fur, 40 Nerubian Chitin, 1 Frozen orb per level

Mining Leveling Guide with Smelting 1-450

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:07 +0000

Mining can be pretty lucrative since it is used for 3 professions.�However you need to reach a high level in order to make some decent gold off the profession.

Most guides give you the maps, zones and type of ore to look for while leveling. But what if you want to just level it as quick as possible or you have a Death Knight that you want a profession on? The quickest way is to smelt you way up.

Now it isn�t the cheapest way to level. But you can make more gold in the time you saved from smelting (instead of looking for nodes) than you lose on buying the ore. Also on most servers, the bars sell for around the same price as the ore.

How to level with smelting is pretty straight forward:

1. Buy ore off the Auction House that will give you levels (try to pick an AH that has a forge nearby like Thunder Bluff).

2. Smelt it.

3. List the bars up for sale.

4. Continue to the next type of ore.

However if you want to plan ahead and save up ore, you can look at the guide below and it will show you the level range, the ore that is most likely to level you, and finally the color range for each ore with Mining level gains.

(If you rather level the traditional way of looking for nodes check out my Mining Leveling Guide.)

Level	Ore to Smelt	Skill Color	Comments
1-65	Copper	1 25 47 70
65-75	Tin	- 65 70 75	Smelt Tin till gray, you will want as many tin bars as copper bars for the next step.
76-115	Bronze	- 65 90 115	Smelt Bronze bars until gray. Even if you don�t get a skill up each time, it is usually cheaper than 1 silver smelt. However if you have access to cheap silver ore, you can skip to the next level at any time.
115-125	Silver	75 115 122 130
125-155	Iron	125 130 145 160
155-175	Gold	155 170 177 185	Gold Ore can be a little difficult to obtain
175-230	Mithril	- 175 202 230
230-250	Truesilver	230 235 242 250
250-290	Thorium	- 250 270 290
290-300	This is one level range you cannot avoid looking for nodes. You will need to hit either 10� thorium nodes ( I recommend Silithus due to lack of people� usually in that zone) or farm 5, get �a gathering enchant on a pair of �gloves and then mine 5 Fel Iron nodes in Hellfire.
300-315	Fel Iron	- 300 307 315
315-325	Another time where you cannot avoid looking for nodes. You will need to get to 325 which should be rather easy, since you can use a flying mount. Look for Fel iron nodes in Hellfire.
325-340	Adamantite	- 325 332 340
340-350	Another time where you cannot avoid looking fornodes. You will need to get to 350 which should be rather easy, since you canuse a flying mount. Look for Adamantite nodes in Nagrand.
350-375	Cobalt	- 350 362 375
375-400	You will have to look for nodes for these levels I recommend looking for Cobalt and Rich Cobalt in Borean Tundra.
400-450	You will have to look for nodes for these levels. I recommend looking for Saronite and Rich Saronite in Scholazar Basin.

Patch 3.0.3

Mining Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:31 +0000

Mining can be pretty lucrative since it is used for 3 crafting professions. However you need to reach a high level in order to make some decent gold off the profession.

Getting started

Leveling Mining can be done one of two ways. The traditional way is leveling the profession by going out and finding nodes (which will be discussed in this blog) and smelting (which will be discussed tomorrow)

Finding nodes has no major upfront costs but is rather time consuming to run around looking for nodes. Smelting can be costly, but most bars sell for around the ore price. If neither are of interest you can combine the two and smelt the ore as you find.

Today I am going to elaborate on how to find nodes for leveling the traditional way.

First things first, learn the profession and make sure you purchase a mining pick. Once you have done this you are ready to venture out into the world (of Warcraft) and start leveling your profession. But where do you go from here?

Choosing which zone can be difficult. However, the same general rule of finding veins hold true for all zones: Ore is generally around the edge of the zone or mountain lines. Besides looking near these ridges, make sure you have track minerals on so you can find ore more easily.

Below is a list of
the level you are currently, the Ore that will most likely level you, the skill color in Orange, Yellow, Green, and Gray format,� and the links to zones that are best for this range.

If you are leveling in a different area and need to see other zone route maps, please check out: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outlands, Northrend

Level	Ore to Mine	Skill Color	Zones
1-65	Copper Ore	1 25 50 100	Azuremyst Isle,�Dun Morogh, Durotar, Elwynn Forest, Eversong Woods, Mulgore, Teldrassil, Tirisfal Glades
66-125	Copper Ore	1 25 50 100	Redridge Mountains, Thousand Needles
	Tin Ore	65 90 115 165
	Silver Ore	75 100 125 175
125-175	Iron Ore	125 150 175 225	Arathi Highland, Thousand Needles
	Tin Ore	65 90 115 165
	Gold Ore	155 175 205 255
175-245	Mithril Ore	175 200 225 275	The Hinterlands, Tanaris
175-245	Truesilver Ore	230 255 280 330	The Hinterlands, Tanaris
245-300	Mithril Ore	175 200 225 275	Tanaris, Winterspring, Silithus
	Small Thorium	245 270 295 345
	Rich Thorium	275 300 325 365
300-325	Fel Iron Ore	300 325 350 400	Hellfire Peninsula
325-350	Fel Iron Ore	300 325 350 400	Nagrand
	Adamantite Ore	325 350 375 -
	Rich Adamantite	350 375 400 -
	Khorium Ore	375 400 - -
350-400	Cobalt Ore	350 387 - 450	Borean Tundra
350-400	Rich Cobalt	- - - -	Borean Tundra
400-450	Saronite Ore	400 450 - -	Scholazar Basin
400-450	Rich Saronite	425 450 - -	Scholazar Basin

**Some skill colors are missing because I could not find the exact numbers, if you happen to know a number where a – is, please let me know.**

Patch 3.0.3

Jewelcrafting Leveling Guide 1-450

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:00:14 +0000

Jewelcrafting is one the least expensive professions to level when you consider the net cost to level. Since you can make gold off selling most gems in the last levels for more than it costs to cut, it�s a profession that actually reduces in �net cost� per level as you get higher.

Below is a general guide on how to level it. The results on how much you spend (or even gain) leveling will depend on your server prices. The trick is to pay attention more to the process on what I select than the actual item it�s self. If the item in the guide says to make it to say 135 but its still green and will make you a profit to DE/sell, keep making them, these are �free� levels when you look at the net cost to you.

I also tend to lean towards DE’ing items than selling them. You will usually recoup more of your cost of leveling the profession to tip a friend to DE all your items than to list the items for sale. The reasoning behind this is Enchant mats have no listing fee.� You can re list the item till it sells with no cost to you if it doesn’t and many craftables have a steep listing fee, which cuts into recouping your gold from leveling. Enchant mats also tend to sell quicker. Someone power leveling enchanting will buy about 4-5 stacks of a dust in 1 day, while someone leveling will most likely buy only one item.

For Jewelcrafting, you may want to use prospecting to get your gems. Download the Jewelcrafting Excel file here. And follow the directions to figure out if you can prospect ore for more than the gems are worth. If you can for the level of gem/ore range you need, prospect ore for “profit” and use those gems to level. (sell the excess you don’t need). Using this method can take more time, but you could also lower your leveling costs and possibly make a profit.

General rules when leveling crafting professions
1. Spending more mats on something that is more desirable or gives a higher DE value will give you a smaller net loss.
2. If you have to sell items, don�t list them all on the same day. List 1-2 items at a time
3. Have an enchanter handy. Either one of your other characters (strongly recommended even if it�s an alt you rarely use) or a friend that you can trust, and just give a tip to DE the items.
4. Look for the smallest net lost, not the cheapest to make. Sometimes it�s the same item, sometimes it�s not.
5. Profits will vary by server. If you have a lot of people DE�ing for profit you won�t make as much back. If you don�t you will make quite a bit of gold.
6. You may be making things that don�t get you a skill point every level however, you are not �losing� gold if you evaluate the cost, AH value and DE value properly.

And now for the Jewelcrafting guide:
** please note that prices are based on Wowecon.com average prices**

If you cannot find any more Aquamarine at a decent price you can choose Simple Opal Ring as an alternative at any time to 300. However the “net” cost is higher than The Aquamarine Ward at standard AH value.(The crafting cost is roughly 8.5g and the DE value is 4.3g)
Lvl 1-40	Delicate Copper Wire: Level until 40, you will need them.
Lvl 40-60	Tigerseye Band or Malachite Pendant: De them. On my server they cost around 45 silver to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 45 silver. Choose the one where the gem is the cheapest value on your server. If you can DE them for profit (check out the Enchanting Gold Guide) continue to make them all the way to gray.
Lvl 60-100	Elegant Silver Ring or Solid Bronze Ring: DE them. Both have the same DE value of around 1g so it depend on which is cheaper on your server, 4 bronze bars or 1 silver bar. If you can make a profit off the DE value, continue to make until gray.
Lvl 100-150	Ring of Twilight Shadows: DE them. The cost the mats is around 1g and the DE value is aroudn 50-60 silver, you will loose gold but not much.
Lvl 150-180	Mithril Filigree: You will need these for the next level range. You will probably need more than 30 but only make what levels you to 180 and make the extras as you need them in the next levels.
Lvl 180-200	Blazing Citrine Ring: The cost the mats is around 3.3g and the DE value is aroudn 1g, check your AH and see if you can sell them for more than 1g and list only 1-2 at a time. However, wowecon.com says that the average price is only 75 silver so it may be better to DE them. (if you run out of citrines for a resonable price you can skip to the next level
Lvl 200-225	Engraved Truesilver Ring: he cost the mats is around 5.6g and the DE value is aroudn 1g, check your AH and see if you can sell them for more than 1g and list only 1-2 at a time. However, wowecon.com says that the average price is only 70 silver so it may be better to DE them.
Lvl 225-255	Thorium Setting: You will need these to level, even making extras to get to level 255 isnt a bad idea since each one costs about 1.5g to make which is pretty cheap for a level up this high up in a profession
Lvl 230-250	Red Ring of Destruction: DE them. The cost the mats is around 4.5g and the DE value is around 3.5g, you will loose gold but not much.
Lvl 250-270	Ruby Pendant of Fire: DE them. The cost the mats is around 4.5g and the DE value is around 3.5g, you will loose gold but not much. (you can go past 270 if you can get Star Ruby’s for cheaper than Aquamarine)
Lvl 270-300	The Aquamarine Ward: DE them. The cost the mats is around 4.5g and the DE value is around 3.5g, you will loose gold but not much.
Lvl 300-310	Cut Green quality “Outland” gems. Choose the cheapest AH-value uncut gems, cut them, and vendor the cut gems. You get 25 silver for each vendor. THe listing fee for gems this low in value and desirabilty is way too much to list them and have them not sell.
Lvl 310-320	Fel Iron Blood Ring or Golden Draenite Ring: DE them. These are actually in the Jewelcrafting Gold Guide as an item to DE for profit. They cost about 2g to craft and the DE value is worth 4.4g now. The DE value has also been on the rise since Outland Enchanting mats are becoming more scarce. If you get enough mats to make this for profit you can continue to craft this until gray.
Lvl 320-350	Azure Moonstone Ring: DE them. This is also in the Jewelcrafting GOld Guide for DE’ing for profit. They cost about 2.3g to craft and the DE value is worth 4.4g now. The DE value has also been on the rise since Outland Enchanting mats are becoming more scarce. If you get enough mats to make this for profit you can continue to craft this until gray.
Level 350-415 is dependent on the market on your server. Cut the gems worth gold on your server or gems you plan on useing. There are several gem cuts for each color that are my biggest sellers and sell for more than the raw mat price (again, these are just my prefrences on my server, your server prices may vary), they include: Bloodstone: Runed Bloodstone, Delicate Bloodstone, Bright Bloodstone, Bold Bloodstone; Sun Crystal: Rigid Sun Crystal, Mystic Sun Crystal, Quick Sun Crystal; Shadow Crystal: Shifting Shadow Crystal, Sovereign Shadow Crystal, Glowing Shadow Crystal, Purified Shadow Crystal, Balanced Shadow Crystal; Huge Citrine: Inscribed Huge Citrine, Etched Huge Citrine, Glinting Huge Citrine, Potent Huge Citrine, Veiled Huge Citrine, Reckless Huge Citrine, Wicked Huge Citrine, Pristine Huge Citrine; Dark Jade; Vivid Dark Jade, Steady Dark Jade, Forceful Dark Jade; Chalcedony: Solid Chalcedony; and the Enchanted Pearl will also make gold if you can buy the pears off the AH for cheap.
Level 350-420 Alternative – Maybe you dont want to cut gems. There are 2 rings and 2 neckpeices you can DE for profit! They are Bloodstone Band, Sun Rock Ring, Crystal Citrine Necklace, Crystal Chalcedony Amulet. They each take 1 gem (the gem in the respective name) and 2 crystallized earth. This will cost you around 3-4g to make one and the DE value is around 8g each. For more information on this, look at the Jewelcrafting Gold Guide.
Lvl 415-430	Stoneguard Band or Shadowmight Ring: DE them. These are actually in the Jewelcrafting Gold Guide for DE’ing for profit. They cost about 10g to craft and the DE value is worth around 20g If you get enough mats to make this for profit you can continue to craft this until gray.
Lvl 430-440	This is another area dependant on your server (much like levels 350-415) Cut the blue quality gems that sell for more than the uncut prices. Use the list of “popular” cuts to look up gold making ideas. This is also dependent on your rep and turn ins from doing your jewelcrafting dailies.
Lvl 440-450	Yet another area dependant on your server (much like levels 350-415) Compare prices of the uncuts to the cut gems. Dont cut too many of one cut, it will take longer to sell them all. This is also dependent on your rep and turn ins from doing your jewelcrafting dailies.

Tailoring leveling guide 1-450

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Tailoring can be rather expensive to level. Especially if you make 10 of an item and flood the market all at one time to drop them to make some gold back.

Below is a general guide on how to level it. The results on how much you spend (or even gain) leveling will depend on your server prices. The trick is to pay attention more to the process on what I select than the actual item it�s self. If the item in the guide says to make it to say 135 but its still green and will make you a profit to DE/sell, keep making them, these are �free� levels when you look at the net cost to you.

I also tend to lean towards DE’ing items than selling them. You will usually recoup more of your cost of leveling the profession to tip a friend to DE all your items than to list the items for sale. The reasoning behind this is Enchant mats have no listing fee. You can re list the item till it sells with no cost to you if it doesn’t and many craftables have a steep listing fee, which cuts into recouping your gold from leveling. Enchant mats also tend to sell quicker. Someone power leveling enchanting will buy about 4-5 stacks of a dust in 1 day, while someone leveling will most likely buy only one item.

General rules when leveling crafting professions:

1. Spending more mats on something that is more desirable or gives a higher DE value will give you a smaller net loss.

2. If you have to sell items, don�t list them all on the same day. List 1-2 items at a time

3. Have an enchanter handy. Either one of your other characters (strongly recommended even if it�s an alt you rarely use) or a friend that you can trust, and just give a tip to DE the items.

4. Look for the smallest net lost, not the cheapest to make. Sometimes it�s the same item, sometimes it�s not.

5. Profits will vary by server. If you have a lot of people DE�ing for profit you won�t make as much back. If you don�t you will make quite a bit of gold.

6. You may be making things that don�t get you a skill point every level however, you are not �losing� gold if you evaluate the cost, AH value and DE value properly.

And now for the tailoring guide.

This guide avoids using wool cloth due to it being more costly than linen and silk cloth on most servers
Lvl 1-50	Bolt of Linen Cloth: Even if its 49 and you�re not getting a lot of skill ups. Make as many as possible. You will need them.
Lvl 51-90	Brown Linen Robe: De them. On my server they cost around 20 silver to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 40silver. For more information on making a profit on these, check out the Tailoring Gold Guide.
Lvl 91-115	Blue Linen Vest: Recipe can be purchased at the tailoring vendor but is limited supply. DE them. On my server they cost around 22 silver to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 40 silver.
Lvl 116-125	Blue Linen Robe: Recipe can be purchased at the tailoring vendor but is limited supply. DE them. On my server they cost around 22 silver to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 40 silver.
Lvl 125-145	Bolt of Silk Cloth: Even if its 144 and you�re not getting a lot of skill ups. Make as many as possible. You will need them.
Lvl 146-175	Azure Silk Pants: DE them. On my server they cost around 52 silver to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 40 silver. It is a loss, but DE mats are free to list, items are not. If they don�t sell you won’t lose gold plus it will sell quicker as DE mats than an item.
Lvl 176-185	Bolt of Mageweave: Craft until Gray
Lvl 186-225	Azure Silk Cloak: Recipe can be purchased but is limited supply. DE them. On my server they cost around 39 silver to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 80 silver. Craft until gray, if you make a profit from crafting it.
Lvl 215-230	White Bandit Mask: Random drop recipe that you need to look out for on the AH. This is a big money maker for me! On my server they cost around 1.16g to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 3.25g. Craft until gray, if you make a profit from crafting it.
Alternate Lvl 215-230 if recipe cannot be found- Black Mageweave Gloves*: On my server they cost around 2.3g to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 3.25g.
Lvl 231-240	Black Mageweave Gloves: On my server they cost around 2.3g to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 3.25g.
Lvl 240-250	Black Mageweave Headband: On my server they cost around 3.3g to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 4.2g.
Alternate Lvl 240-250 � Enchanted Mageweave Pouch*: On my server they cost around 7g to craft and sell for 15g. Only down side is now you have an item that has a listing fee and you can only list 1-2 at a time.
Lvl 250-260	Bolt of Runecloth: Craft until Gray
Lvl 261-300	Runecloth Belt: DE them. On my server they cost around 4.25g to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 4.7g.
Lvl 300-325	Bolt of Netherweave: Craft until Gray
Lvl 326-340	Netherweave Bag: On my server they cost around 3.5g to craft and sell for 9g. I sell about 100 a week for profit. For more information look at the Tailoring Gold Guide.
Lvl 341-350	Netherweave Boots: DE Them. On my server they cost around 5g to craft and the DE mats on average sell for 4.5g.
Lvl 350-375	Bolt of Frostweave: Craft until Gray
From here on it is harder to make a net gain because the markets have not stabilized from WOLK. The Selections I have made are due to the least amount of mats or the quickest sell time of the items. When they stabilize more I will tweak the rest of this guide.
Lvl 376-400	Frostwoven Boots: 4 Frostweave bolts and 1 Eternium Thread � DON�T DE, you can use them for more skill ups later on!
Lvl 400-405	Bolt of Imbued Frostweave: You will need lots of these!
Lvl 405-410	Duskweave Wristwraps> �40 Bolt of Frostweave, 5 Eternium Thread
Lvl 411-420	Frostweave Bag: Costs a total of 6 Frostweave bolts and 12 infinite dusts. I was able to sell all for slightly more than what I paid for mats
Optional Craft a Flying Carpet if you want an extra mount if you�re going for the mount achievement of 50 mounts.
Lvl 421-423	Moonshroud, Ebonweave, and Spellweave Xmutes. : This is making quite a bit of profit now. If you�re in no rush to level tailoring this can be used to get you to 435 (can only xmute each one once every 3 days)
Lvl 424-435	Frostweave Bag: Costs a total of 6 Frostweave bolts and 12 infinite dusts. I was able to sell all for slightly more than what I paid for mats
There are several things you can do for the last 15 levels depending on your needs and your sever prices Make Frostweave bags all the way up. Craft items for people (i.e. blue PVP gear, bags) Make Brilliant Spellthread and Sapphire Spellthread, check your AH prices, you may be able to craft them and resell them for profit Craft Wispcloak and Deathchill Cloak for people if you have the recipe Craft your Magnificent Flying Carpett (for 1 level obviously) Make craftables you can use (i.e. Spellweave Gloves)

Patch 3.0.3