Blacksmithing Guide

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WoW Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1 - 600

This WoW Blacksmithing guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Blacksmithing skill up from 1 to 600. Updated for WoW patch 5.4

Approximate Materials Required for 1-600:

   133 x [Rough Stone]
   285 x [Copper Bar] - save 75 for making Bronze Bar.
   80 x [Coarse Stone]
   7 x [Silver Bar]
   75 x [Tin Bar]
   150 x [Bronze Bar] - 75 x Tin Bar + the 75 Copper Bar you saved from before
   105 x [Heavy Stone]
   280 x [Iron Bar] - save 50, to be used in making Steel Bar
   50 x [Steel Bar] - 50 Iron Bar + 50 Coal. You can buy [Coal] at Blacksmithing Supply vendors
   20 x [Solid Stone]
   150 x [Mageweave Cloth]
   320 x [Mithril Bar]
   20 x [Dense Stone]
   420 x [Thorium Bar]
   80 x [Rugged Leather] or 10 [Star Ruby]
   152 x [Fel Iron Bar]
   10 x [Netherweave Cloth]
   85 x [Adamantite Bar]
   320 x [Cobalt Bar]
   240 x [Saronite Bar]
   5 x [Titanium Bar]
   156 x [Obsidium Bar]
   84 x [Elementium Bar]
   54 x [Volatile Earth]
   8 x [Volatile Fire]
   218 x [Ghost Iron Bar]
   1 x [Spirit of Harmony]

Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1 - 75

1 - 30 [Rough Sharpening Stones]x33 - 33 Rough Stone

30 - 65 [Rough Grinding Stones]x50 - 100 Rough Stone (Keep these)

65 - 75 [Copper Chain Belt]x10 - 60 Copper Bar

Journeyman Blacksmithing 75 - 125

75 - 90 [Coarse Grinding Stones]x40 - 80 Coarse Stones

   Save the Coarse Grinding Stones and if you have a lot more Coarse Stone or it is really cheap, then you should make this up to 100 and you can skip the next step.

   If you didn't reach 90 by making these, you can still continue to the next step, but you will need a few more Copper Bars, or make a few more Coarse Grinding Stones.

90 - 100 [Runed Copper Belt]x10 - 100 Copper Bar

100 - 105 [Silver Skeleton Key]x7 - 7 Silver Bar, 14 Rough Grinding Stone

   You can also skip this part and just make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.

105 - 110 [Runed Copper Belt]x5 - 50 Copper Bar

You will need Tin Ore to make Bronze Bar, visit my Tin Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.

110 - 125 [Rough Bronze Shoulders]x15 - 75 Bronze Bar, 15 Coarse Grinding Stones

125 - 200

Expert Blacksmithing 125 - 200

125 - 140 [Heavy Grinding Stone]x35 - 105 Heavy Stone

   Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150 if Heavy Stone is cheap.

140 - 145 [Rough Bronze Shoulders]x5 - 25 Bronze Bar, 5 Coarse Grinding Stone

145 - 155 [Patterned Bronze Bracers]x10 - 50 Bronze Bar, 20 Coarse Grinding Stone

   Make [Golden Skeleton Key] between 150-160 if you can get cheap Gold Bar.

155 - 165 [Green Iron Leggings]x10 - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye

   Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors. 

165 - 190 [Green Iron Bracers]z25 - 150 Iron Bar, 25 Green Dye

190 - 200 [Golden Scale Bracers]x10 - 50 Steel Bar, 20 Heavy Grinding Stone

Artisan Blacksmithing 200 - 300

200 - 210 [Solid Sharpening Stone]x20 - 20 Solid Stone

210 - 225 [Heavy Mithril Gauntlet]x15 - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth

225 - 235 [Mithril Scale Bracers]x10 - 80 Mithril Bar

   This recipe is sold by these NPCs. There is around 30 minutes respawn rate for the recipe, this means you have to wait a bit if someone bought it before you. Make [Mithril Scale Pants] if you do not want to wait for the recipe to respawn or check the Auction House and look for [Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants] 

235 - 250 [Mithril Coif]x15 - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth

   Check the Auction House, if you can get the Mithril Spurs recipe and it's not that expensive, buy it and make those until 255.

250 - 260 [Dense Sharpening Stones]x20 - 20 Dense Stone

260 - 275 [Thorium Bracers]x15 - 120 Thorium Bar

275 - 290 [Imperial Plate Bracers]x15 - 180 Thorium Bar

290 - 300 [Thorium Boots]x10 - 120 Thorium Bar, 80 Rugged Leather

   Choose one from the recipes listed below. They both requires 12 Thorium Bar for each craft, the only difference between them is that you need 1 Star Ruby for the Helm and 8 Rugged Leather for the Boots.
   or

          [Thorium Helm]x10 - 120 Thorium Bar, 10 Star Ruby 

300 - 350

Master Blacksmithing 300 - 350

300 - 305 [Fel Weightstone]x7 - 7 Fel Iron Bar, 7 Netherweave Cloth

305 - 315 [Fel Iron Plate Belt]x10 - 40 Fel Iron Bar

315 - 320 [Fel Iron Chain Gloves]x5 - 25 Fel Iron Bar

320 - 325 [Fel Iron Plate Boots]x5 - 30 Fel Iron Bar

325 - 330 [Lesser Rune of Warding]x10 - 10 Adamantite Bar

330 - 335 [Fel Iron Breastplate]x5 - 50 Fel Iron Bar

335 - 340 [Adamantite Cleaver]x5 - 40 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

340 - 350 [Lesser Ward of Shielding]x35 - 35 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

350 - 425

Grand Master Blacksmithing 350 - 425

350 - 360 [Cobalt Boots]x10 - 40 Cobalt Bar

360 - 370 [Cobalt Triangle Shield]x10 - 40 Cobalt Bar

370 - 375 [Cobalt Legplates]x5 - 25 Cobalt Bar

375 - 380 [Cobalt Gauntlets]x5 - 25 Cobalt Bar

380 - 385 [Spiked Cobalt Boots]x5 - 35 Cobalt Bar

385 - 390 [Spiked Cobalt Shoulders]x5 - 35 Cobalt Bar

390 - 395 [Notched Cobalt War Axe]x5 - 50 Cobalt Bar

395 - 400 [Brilliant Saronite Belt]x5 - 30 Cobalt Bar, 25 Saronite Bar

400 - 405 [Horned Cobalt Helm]x5 - 40 Cobalt Bar

405 - 415 [Brilliant Saronite Boots]x11 - 132 Saronite Bar

415 - 420 [Tempered Saronite Gauntlets]x5 - 70 Saronite Bar

420 - 425 [Titanium Weapon Chain]x5 - 10 Saronite Bar, 5 Titanium Bar

425 - 500

Illustrious Blacksmithing 425 - 500

425 - 455 [Folded Obsidium]x78 - 156 Obsidium Bar

   Stop making these when you reach 455, make more only if you need them. If you choose different recipes you might need fewer than 78.

455 - 459 Make 4 from any recipe that requires 3 Folded Obsidium.

Almost all of the following items will give you multiple skill-ups per craft!

459 - 462 [Stormforged Gauntlets]x1 - 6 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

462 - 470 Make 8 from any of the following items:

   [Redsteel Belt], [Stormforged Belt], [Hardened Obsidium Belt] - 32 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

470 - 475 [Obsidium Bladespear] - 12 Folded Obsidium, 10 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

475 - 480 [Obsidium Skeleton Key]x5 - 10 Folded Obsidium

480 - 489 [Stormforged Legguards]x3 - 6 Folded Obsidium, 24 Elementium Bar

489 - 494 [Fire Etched Dagger]x1 - 20 Elementium Bar, 12 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

494 - 500 [Stormforged Helm]x2 - 40 Elementium Bar, 16 Volatile Earth

   You can also make 2 x [Hardened Obsidium Helm] (8 Folded Obsidium, 30 Elementium, 12 Volatile Earth), but I think Elementium is easier to farm than Obsidium.

500 - 600

Zen Blacksmithing 500 - 600

500 - 501 [Ghostly Skeleton Key]x1 - 1 Ghost Iron Bar

   This is an important step, don't skip it.

501 - 526 [Ghost-Forged Bracers]x5 - 25 Ghost Iron Bar

526 - 532 Make [Ghostly Skeleton Key] until you reach 526, if you start from 525.

   [Ghost-Forged Belt]x2 or [Ghost-Forged Gauntlets]x2 - 14 Ghost Iron Bar

532 - 544 [Ghost-Forged Boots]x4 - 28 Ghost Iron Bar

544 - 549 [Lightsteel Shield]x1 - 9 Ghost Iron Bar

549 - 559 [Spiritguard Shield]x2 - 18 Ghost Iron Bar

559 - 569 [Ghost-Forged Helm]x2 or [Ghost-Forged Breastplate]x2 - 24 Ghost Iron Bar

569 - 575 [Ghost-Forged Shoulders]x5 - 35 Ghost Iron Bar

575 - 600 Once you reach 575 you can purchase vendor recipes for the last 25 points. The Blacksmithing recipes are on a vendor in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. You can enter Vale of Eternal Blossoms after completing the quest A Celestial Experience (requires level 87). After you completed the quest, you can find Jorunga Stonehoof (Horde) in Shrine of Two Moons and Cullen Hammerbrow (Alliance) in Shrine of Seven Stars.

   You'll need 1 Spirit of Harmony to purchase a recipe and you only need one recipe. You can get Spirit of Harmony by combining 10 Motes of Harmony. Motes are dropped by every mob in Pandaria, even in dungeons. The drop rate is low, so it may take you 2 hours to collect 10 motes.

   Choose one recipe from the Contender's Armor recipes. It doesn't matter which one because if one of them requires more Ghost Iron Bar, it will give you more skill points. You will need between 58-64 Ghost Iron Bar.