Blacksmith Guide

This WoW Blacksmithing guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Blacksmithing skill up from 1 to 525. Updated for WoW patch 4.3

Blacksmithing is the best combined with Mining and I highly recommend to level Mining and Blacksmithing at the same time, because you will need a lot of gold if you want to buy everything from AH. Go to my WoW Mining 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 525.

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 85 in 5 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 - 525


Approximate Materials Required for 1-525:

133 x [Rough Stone]
190 x [Copper Bar]
70 x [Coarse Stone]
7 x [Silver Bar]
150 x [Bronze Bar] - 75 Copper Bar + 75 Tin Bar
105 x [Heavy Stone]
5 x [Gold Bar]
230 x [Iron Bar]
50 x [Steel Bar] - 50 Iron Bar + 50 Coal. You can buy [Coal] at Blacksmithing Supply vendors
65 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]
147 x [Saronite Bar]
13 x [Eternal Earth]
13 x [Eternal Shadow]
13 x [Eternal Water]
20 x [Crystallized Air]
166 x [Obsidium Bar]
344 x [Elementium Bar]
120 x [Volatile Earth]
4 x [Volatile Water]
8 x [Volatile Fire]
140 x [Volatile Fire] or [Volatile Water]
Related Guides:

Mining Leveling Guide 1-525.


WoW Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1 - 525
First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Apprentice Blacksmithing.

1 - 30
33 x [Rough Sharpening Stones] - 33 Rough Stone
30 - 65
50 x [Rough Grinding Stones] - 100 Rough Stone
Save 14 Rough Grinding Stones.

65 - 75
10 x [Copper Chain Belt] - 60 Copper Bar


75 - 125
Learn Blacksmithing Journeyman.

75 - 90
35 x [Coarse Grinding Stones] - 70 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 - 107
7 x [Silver Rod] - 7 Silver Bar, 14 Rough Grinding Stone
You might need to make more than 7. You can also skip this part and just make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.

107 - 110
3 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 30 Copper Bar
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 - 150
5 x [Patterned Bronze Bracers] - 25 Bronze Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone
150 - 155
5 x [Golden Rod] - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone
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 - 275
Learn Blacksmithing Artisan.

200 - 205
5 x [Solid Sharpening Stone] - 5 Solid Stone
205 - 210
15 x [Solid Grinding Stone] - 60 Solid Stone
Save these.

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 see 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
260 - 275
15 x [Thorium Bracers] - 120 Thorium Bar
275 - 290
Between 275-280, you can make [Arcanite Rods] and sell them at the Auction House. This way you will need 55 less [Thorium Bars]. The recipe is yellow, so it really depends on your luck, maybe you will only need to make 5 maybe 10.

One [Arcanite Rod] costs around 18 gold to make if you buy the [Arcane Crystals] and find any Alchemist who transmute them into [Arcanite Bars]. The 55 [Thorium Bars] cost around 140 gold usually, but this way if you have to make only 5 [Arcanite Rod], you will end up around 90 gold spent, and you can also sell them for profit. I can usually sell them for around 70-80 gold, but you have to be patient because the demand for them isn't that high.

Anyway this is a great way if you want to reduce the gold spent while you level your Blacksmithing, but if you want to level the profession faster and you don't really feel you are lucky or you are not really into selling things at the Auction House, you should just make the Bracers mentioned below.

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.

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
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.

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 [Sure-fire Shuriken] - 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
405 - 415
10 x [Deadly Saronite Dirk] - 70 Saronite Bar, 20 Crystallized Air
415 - 425
13 x [Eternal Belt Buckle] - 52 Saronite Bar, 13 Eternal Earth, 13 Eternal Shadow, 13 Eternal Water
You can also make [Titanium Rod] between 420-425 if you have Titanium Bars.



425 - 525
Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Illustrious.

From here, you will see that sometimes you will craft an item which requires a bit more materials than the other one. The reason for this is that if you don't mass produce an item, it's easier to sell them (you should) at the Auction House for profit.

425 - 455
83 x [Folded Obsidium] - 166 Obsidium Bar
Stop making these when you reach 455, make more only if you need them. If you choose different recipes you might need less than 80.

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
[Cold-Forged Shank] - 15 Folded Obsidium, 6 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Water
Make [Obsidium Skeleton Key] up to 480 if you are not planning on to sell the dagger at the Auction House, or if you have more Elementium Bar make 2 [Elementium Rod] and one [Obsidium Skeleton Key].

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 - 512
4 x [Redsteel Breastplate] - 60 Elementium Bar, 60 Volatile Earth
You can also buy the [Plans: Pyrium Weapon Chain] recipe for 20 Elementium Bar and make the recipe up to 510 if Pyrium is cheap.

You can buy this recipe in all major cities near your Blacksmithing Trainer, the NPC is labeled as "Blacksmithing Supplies". This does not include Dalaran and Shattrath.

512 - 515
Read the section above, because from this point that's the only way to buy recipes. You could start making the recipe that I recommend for the 515 part, so you don't need to buy the Gauntlet recipe, however I think it easier to sell the items if you make both Gauntlets and Belts.
3 x [Vicious Ornate Pyrium Gauntlets] - 30 Elementium Bar, 30 Volatile Water

or

3 x [Vicious Pyrium Gauntlets] - 30 Elementium Bar, 30 Volatile Fire

515 - 520
5 x [Vicious Ornate Pyrium Belt] - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water
or

5 x [Vicious Pyrium Belt] - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

520 - 525
5 x [Vicious Ornate Pyrium Shoulders] - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water
or

5 x [Vicious Pyrium Shoulders] - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

I hope you liked this WoW Blacksmithing Guide, GZ to 525!