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Blacksmithing leveling guide 1-300

25 steps from 1 to 300 built from Forever's own recipe data (build 1.60.1.69913): Forever's skill-up points, the Classic route's recipes where they still work, and the reagents each step needs. Forever moved 24 of the Classic route's recipes to lower skill, so Classic guides run out early. 6 recipes moved to another profession.

Route
25 steps, 525 crafts from 1 to 300
Starts with
Rough Sharpening Stone, then Rough Grinding Stone
Finishes with
Imperial Plate Boots
Changed from Classic
24 of the Classic route's recipes turn yellow and grey earlier; 6 recipes moved to Leatherworking
New in Forever
197 recipes
Beta cap
Level 20 characters can train to Expert, skill 225

Shopping list

Everything the route below uses, 525 crafts in all. Products the route makes and later steps use are already subtracted.

Gathered or bought from players

1706Thorium Bar610Copper Bar609Steel Bar524Solid Stone354Mithril Bar347Bronze Bar323Dense Stone249Heavy Stone220Coarse Stone184Rough Stone182Iron Bar70Mageweave Cloth46Heart of Fire44Aquamarine42Truesilver Bar40Star Ruby30Breath of Wind24Silver Bar10Lesser Invisibility Potion7Arcanite Bar

Sold by vendors

72Rugged Leather26Green Dye10Thick Leather

You make these along the way

Counted as raw goods above. Making them early can also cover some of the first skill points.

110Coarse Grinding Stone110 crafts69Heavy Grinding Stone69 crafts111Solid Grinding Stone111 crafts79Dense Grinding Stone79 crafts

Blacksmithing 1-300 route

Each step shows where its recipe turns yellow, green and grey in Forever. Yellow always gives a point; the chance falls to nothing by grey. Craft counts are the expected number at those odds, rounded up.

Apprentice Blacksmithingskill 1-75, train at character level 5

  1. 1-45153555

    68x Rough Sharpening Stone

    68Rough Stone
  2. 45-76456585

    58x Rough Grinding Stone

    116Rough Stone

    Keep the Rough Grinding Stone: Silver Rod at 80 uses them.

    Train Journeyman at 75 before going past it (character level 10).

Journeyman Blacksmithingskill 75-150, train at character level 10

  1. 76-807090110

    5x Copper Chain Belt

    30Copper Bar

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 75, grey 115. Forever moved it down 5.

  2. 80-85808285

    12x Silver Rod

    12Silver Bar24Rough Grinding Stone24 from earlier

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 105, grey 110. Forever moved it down 25.

  3. 85-11685105125

    58x Runed Copper Belt

    580Copper Bar

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 110, grey 150. Forever moved it down 25.

  4. 116-120100112125

    14x Heavy Grinding Stone

    42Heavy Stone

    Keep the Heavy Grinding Stone: Green Iron Leggings at 155, Golden Scale Bracers at 185 use them.

    Classic: yellow 125, grey 150. Forever moved it down 25.

  5. 120-125120135150

    6x Rough Bronze Leggings

    36Bronze Bar

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 145, grey 175. Forever moved it down 25.

  6. 125-148125140155

    43x Patterned Bronze Bracers

    215Bronze Bar86Coarse Grinding Stone

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 150, grey 180. Forever moved it down 25.

  7. 148-155140155170

    12x Silvered Bronze Gauntlets

    96Bronze Bar12Silver Bar24Coarse Grinding Stone

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Train Expert at 150 before going past it (character level 20).

    Classic: yellow 165, grey 195. Forever moved it down 25.

Expert Blacksmithingskill 150-225, train at character level 20

  1. 155-165155167180

    13x Green Iron Leggings

    104Iron Bar13Heavy Grinding Stone13 from earlier13Green Dye

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 180, grey 205. Forever moved it down 25.

  2. 165-175165177190

    13x Green Iron Bracers

    78Iron Bar13Green Dye

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 190, grey 215. Forever moved it down 25.

  3. 175-184175180185

    20x Solid Grinding Stone

    80Solid Stone

    Keep the Solid Grinding Stone: Truesilver Skeleton Key at 184, Steel Plate Helm at 210, Mithril Spurs at 234, Phantom Blade at 246 use them.

    Classic: yellow 200, grey 210. Forever moved it down 25.

  4. 184-185175185195

    2x Truesilver Skeleton Key (makes 4)

    2Truesilver Bar2Solid Grinding Stone2 from earlier

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 200, grey 220. Forever moved it down 25.

  5. 185-204185197210

    35x Golden Scale Bracers

    175Steel Bar70Heavy Grinding Stone1 from earlier

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 210, grey 235. Forever moved it down 25.

  6. 204-210200210220

    10x Heavy Mithril Gauntlet

    60Mithril Bar40Mageweave Cloth

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 225, grey 245. Forever moved it down 25.

  7. 210-226210220230

    31x Steel Plate Helm

    434Steel Bar31Solid Grinding Stone18 from earlier

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Train Artisan at 225 before going past it (character level 35).

    Classic: yellow 235, grey 255. Forever moved it down 25.

Artisan Blacksmithingskill 225-300, train at character level 35, above the beta's level 20 cap

  1. 226-230225235245

    5x Mithril Coif

    50Mithril Bar30Mageweave Cloth

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 250, grey 270. Forever moved it down 25.

  2. 230-234230232235

    7x Dense Sharpening Stone

    7Dense Stone

    Classic: yellow 255, grey 260. Forever moved it down 25.

  3. 234-246230240250

    26x Mithril Spurs

    104Mithril Bar78Solid Grinding Stone

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Learned from Plans: Mithril Spurs, a drop you can usually buy on the auction house.

    Classic: yellow 255, grey 275. Forever moved it down 25.

  4. 246-250245257270

    5x Phantom Blade

    140Mithril Bar30Breath of Wind40Truesilver Bar10Lesser Invisibility Potion30Aquamarine20Solid Grinding Stone10Thick Leather

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 270, grey 295. Forever moved it down 25.

  5. 250-255250255260

    7x Arcanite Skeleton Key (makes 14)

    7Arcanite Bar7Dense Grinding Stone

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Classic: yellow 275, grey 285. Forever moved it down 25.

  6. 255-269255265275

    23x Radiant Belt

    230Thorium Bar46Heart of Fire

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Learned from Plans: Radiant Belt, a drop you can usually buy on the auction house.

    Classic: yellow 280, grey 300. Forever moved it down 25.

  7. 269-281265275285

    26x Imperial Plate Bracers

    520Thorium Bar26Star Ruby

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Learned from Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers, a drop you can usually buy on the auction house.

    Classic: yellow 290, grey 310. Forever moved it down 25.

  8. 281-290280292305

    12x Huge Thorium Battleaxe

    480Thorium Bar72Dense Grinding Stone72Rugged Leather

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Learned from Plans: Huge Thorium Battleaxe, sold by a vendor.

    Classic: yellow 305, grey 330. Forever moved it down 25.

  9. 290-300290300310

    14x Imperial Plate Boots

    476Thorium Bar14Star Ruby14Aquamarine

    Needs Blacksmith Hammer in your bags.

    Learned from Plans: Imperial Plate Boots, a drop you can usually buy on the auction house.

    Classic: yellow 315, grey 335. Forever moved it down 25.

What changed from Classic

24 recipes the Classic route relies on turn yellow and grey earlier in Forever, so the Classic ranges run out before you get there. The route above uses Forever's numbers.

RecipeClassic guide rangeClassic yellow / greyForever yellow / grey
Coarse Sharpening Stone65-7565 / 8040 / 55
Coarse Grinding Stone75-9075 / 10050 / 75
Runed Copper Belt90-100110 / 15085 / 125
Silver Rod100-105105 / 11080 / 85
Rough Bronze Leggings110-125145 / 175120 / 150
Heavy Grinding Stone125-140125 / 150100 / 125
Patterned Bronze Bracers140-150150 / 180125 / 155
Golden Rod150-155155 / 160130 / 135
Green Iron Leggings155-165180 / 205155 / 180
Green Iron Bracers165-190190 / 215165 / 190
Golden Scale Bracers190-200210 / 235185 / 210
Solid Grinding Stone200-210200 / 210175 / 185
Heavy Mithril Gauntlet210-225225 / 245200 / 220
Steel Plate Helm225-235235 / 255210 / 230
Mithril Spurs235-250255 / 275230 / 250
Mithril Coif235-250250 / 270225 / 245
Dense Sharpening Stone250-260255 / 260230 / 235
Thorium Bracers260-270275 / 295250 / 270
Thorium Belt260-270270 / 290245 / 265
Radiant Belt260-270280 / 300255 / 275
Heavy Mithril Boots260-265255 / 275230 / 250
Imperial Plate Belt265-270285 / 305260 / 280
Imperial Plate Bracers270-295290 / 310265 / 285
Imperial Plate Boots295-300315 / 335290 / 310

Recipes that moved to another profession

New Blacksmithing recipes in Forever

197 recipes the Classic client does not have, by the skill where they turn yellow. Most come from recipe items; the route sticks to trainer and vendor recipes until drop sources are confirmed.

Yellow at 0-49 5 recipes
Yellow at 50-99 23 recipes
Yellow at 100-149 38 recipes
Yellow at 150-199 23 recipes
Yellow at 200-249 30 recipes
Yellow at 250-299 39 recipes

Training

RankSkillCharacter level
Apprenticeup to 755
Journeymanup to 15010
Expertup to 22520
Artisanup to 30035

Reaching 150, 225 and 300 for the first time on your account each awards a Legacy point, and the Legacy perk Working Overtime adds up to 20% to your chance of a skill-up. The counts here leave it out. Reagent costs for choosing between recipes use vendor prices, or 4 times the sell price for gathered goods.

Questions

What is the fastest way to level Blacksmithing in WoW Forever?

Start with Rough Sharpening Stone (1-45) and follow the 25 steps to Imperial Plate Boots at 290-300, about 525 crafts from 1 to 300.

Do Classic Blacksmithing leveling guides work in WoW Forever?

Not as written. 24 recipes those guides use turn yellow and grey earlier in Forever, for example Coarse Sharpening Stone goes grey at 55 instead of 80.

Which Blacksmithing recipes moved in WoW Forever?

Heavy Timbermaw Belt, Heavy Timbermaw Boots, Helm of the Great Chief, Invulnerable Mail, Storm Gauntlets, Wildthorn Mail moved to Leatherworking.

How high can Blacksmithing go in the WoW Forever beta?

The beta caps characters at level 20, which allows Expert training (skill 225). Artisan (300) needs character level 35.