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
Blacksmithing is the best combined with Mining and I highly recommend to level Mining and Blacksmithing together because you will need a lot of gold if you want to buy everything from Auction House. Check out the Mining leveling guide if you want to level Mining.
It will take a lot of dedication to get to the end and get those epic items. Also, like other crafting trades, the benefits only really start showing at the end, so this Blacksmithing guide will be a massive gold drain all the way up to 600.
If you are low on gold, I recommend you to try this Gold Making Guide, it can help you to make loads of gold.
If you are still leveling your character or you just started a new alt, I recommend you to use a leveling guide. You can level your character to level 90 in 7 days with this guide. Blacksmithing guide sections:
Apprentice 1 - 75 Journeyman 75 - 125 Expert 125 - 200 Artisan 200 - 300 Master 300 - 350 Grand Master 350 - 425 Illustrious 425 - 500 Zen 500 - 600
Approximate Materials Required for 1-600:
Important! If you don't have mining and you are buying everything from the AH, you will only need 230 Copper Bars, 230 Iron Bars and you don't have to buy the Tin Bars. Those are used for making Bronze Bars and Steel Bars, but without mining you can't make them, and you will have to buy them.
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
First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Apprentice Blacksmithing.
If you want to farm your own Copper Ore, visit my Copper Ore farming guide.
1 - 30 33 x [Rough Sharpening Stones] - 33 Rough Stone
30 - 65 50 x [Rough Grinding Stones] - 100 Rough Stone
Keep these.
65 - 75 10 x [Copper Chain Belt] - 60 Copper Bar
75 - 125
Learn Blacksmithing Journeyman.
75 - 90 40 x [Coarse Grinding Stones] - 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 10 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 100 Copper Bar
100 - 105 7 x [Silver Skeleton Key] - 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 5 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 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 15 x [Rough Bronze Shoulders] - 75 Bronze Bar, 15 Coarse Grinding Stones
125 - 200
Learn Blacksmithing Expert.
125 - 140 35 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] - 105 Heavy Stone
Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150 if Heavy Stone is cheap.
140 - 145 5 x [Rough Bronze Shoulders] - 25 Bronze Bar, 5 Coarse Grinding Stone
145 - 155 10 x [Patterned Bronze Bracers] - 50 Bronze Bar, 20 Coarse Grinding Stone
Make [Golden Skeleton Key] between 150-160 if you can get cheap Gold Bar.
Visit my Iron Ore farming guide if you want to farm your own ores.
155 - 165 10 x [Green Iron Leggings] - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye
Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.
165 - 190 25 x [Green Iron Bracers] - 150 Iron Bar, 25 Green Dye
190 - 200 10 x [Golden Scale Bracers] - 50 Steel Bar, 20 Heavy Grinding Stone
200 - 300
Learn Blacksmithing Artisan. Check out my Mithril Ore farming guide.
200 - 210 20 x [Solid Sharpening Stone] - 20 Solid Stone
210 - 225 15 x [Heavy Mithril Gauntlet] - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth
225 - 235 10 x [Mithril Scale Bracers] - 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 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.
15 x [Mithril Coif] - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth
250 - 260 20 x [Dense Sharpening Stones] - 20 Dense Stone
Visit my Thorium Ore farming guide if you need places for farming Thorium.
260 - 275 15 x [Thorium Bracers] - 120 Thorium Bar
275 - 290 15 x [Imperial Plate Bracers] 180 Thorium Bar
290 - 300 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.
10 x [Thorium Boots] - 120 Thorium Bar, 80 Rugged Leather
or
10 x [Thorium Helm] - 120 Thorium Bar, 10 Star Ruby
300 - 350
Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Master.
You will have to go to Outland if you want to farm your own ores. Check out my Fel Iron Ore farming guide.
300 - 305 7 x [Fel Weightstone] - 7 Fel Iron Bar, 7 Netherweave Cloth
305 - 315 10 x [Fel Iron Plate Belt] - 40 Fel Iron Bar
315 - 320 5 x [Fel Iron Chain Gloves] - 25 Fel Iron Bar
320 - 325 5 x [Fel Iron Plate Boots] - 30 Fel Iron Bar
Visit my Adamantite Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.
325 - 330 10 x [Lesser Rune of Warding] - 10 Adamantite Bar
If Adamantite Bar is cheap on your server you can make this one up to 335.
330 - 335
5 x [Fel Iron Breastplate] - 50 Fel Iron Bar
335 - 340 5 x [Adamantite Cleaver] - 40 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location
340 - 350 35 x [Lesser Ward of Shielding] - 35 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location
350 - 425
Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Grand Master.
You can also check out my Cobalt Ore farming guide.
350 - 360 10 x [Cobalt Boots] - 40 Cobalt Bar
360 - 370 10 x [Cobalt Triangle Shield] - 40 Cobalt Bar
370 - 375 5 x [Cobalt Legplates] - 25 Cobalt Bar
375 - 380
5 x [Cobalt Gauntlets] - 25 Cobalt Bar
380 - 385 5 x [Spiked Cobalt Boots] - 35 Cobalt Bar
385 - 390 5 x [Spiked Cobalt Shoulders] - 35 Cobalt Bar
390 - 395 5 x [Notched Cobalt War Axe] - 50 Cobalt Bar
Make [Saronite Defender] or [Saronite Protector] if Saronite Bar is cheaper than Cobalt Bar.
395 - 400 5 x [Brilliant Saronite Belt] - 30 Cobalt Bar, 25 Saronite Bar
400 - 405 5 x [Horned Cobalt Helm] - 40 Cobalt Bar
Visit my Saronite Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.
405 - 415 11 x [Brilliant Saronite Boots] - 132 Saronite Bar
415 - 420 5 x [Tempered Saronite Gauntlets] - 70 Saronite Bar
420 - 425 5 x [Titanium Weapon Chain] - 10 Saronite Bar, 5 Titanium Bar
Alchemists can transmute 8 Saronite Bar into 1 Titanium Bar and this transmute doesn't have a coolddown.
425 - 500
Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Illustrious.
Farm your own ores by using my Obsidium Ore farming guide.
425 - 455 78 x [Folded Obsidium] - 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 1 x [Stormforged Gauntlets] - 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 5 x [Obsidium Skeleton Key] - 10 Folded Obsidium
Visit my Elementium Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.
480 - 489 3 x [Stormforged Legguards] - 6 Folded Obsidium, 24 Elementium Bar
489 - 494 1 x [Fire Etched Dagger] - 20 Elementium Bar, 12 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire
494 - 500 2 x [Stormforged Helm] - 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
Visit your trainer and learn Zen Blacksmithing.
500 - 501 1 x [Ghostly Skeleton Key] - 1 Ghost Iron Bar
This is an important step, don't skip it.
501 - 526 5 x [Ghost-Forged Bracers] - 25 Ghost Iron Bar
526 - 532 Make [Ghostly Skeleton Key] until you reach 526, if you start from 525.
2 x [Ghost-Forged Belt] or 2x [Ghost-Forged Gauntlets] - 14 Ghost Iron Bar
532 - 544 4 x [Ghost-Forged Boots] - 28 Ghost Iron Bar
544 - 549 1 x [Lightsteel Shield] - 9 Ghost Iron Bar
549 - 559 2 x [Spiritguard Shield] - 18 Ghost Iron Bar
559 - 569 2 x [Ghost-Forged Helm] or 2x [Ghost-Forged Breastplate] - 24 Ghost Iron Bar
Check your Calendar in-game to see if the Darkmoon Faire is open, the event starts at 00:01 on the Sunday before the 1st Monday of each month.
You can gain +5 skill points by completing a single quest. Click here to read more about the quests.
569 - 575 5 x [Ghost-Forged Shoulders] - 35 Ghost Iron Bar
You might need to make 6-8 of these if you are unlucky with the skill gains.
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.