Cooking leveling guide 1-300
13 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.
- Route
- 13 steps, 484 crafts from 1 to 300
- Starts with
- Roasted Boar Meat, then Brilliant Smallfish
- Finishes with
- Poached Sunscale Salmon
- Changed from Classic
- The Classic route's recipes keep their skill-up points
- New in Forever
- 43 recipes
- Beta cap
- Level 20 characters can train to Expert, skill 225
Shopping list
Everything the route below uses, 484 crafts in all. Products the route makes and later steps use are already subtracted.
Gathered or bought from players
64White Spider Meat
58Raw Brilliant Smallfish
58Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
58Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish
58Raptor Flesh
57Raptor Egg
44Chunk of Boar Meat
39Raw Spotted Yellowtail
26Raw Rockscale Cod
19Crawler Claw18Kodo Meat
12Raw Sunscale Salmon5Crawler MeatSold by vendors
Cooking 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 Cookingskill 1-75, train at character level 5
- 1-45456585
- 45-76456585
Learned from Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish, sold by a vendor.
Train Journeyman at 75 before going past it (character level 10).
Journeyman Cookingskill 75-150, train at character level 10
- 76-907595115
18x Roasted Kodo Meat (makes 36)Learned from Recipe: Roasted Kodo Meat, sold by a vendor.
- 90-12190110130
Learned from Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper, sold by a vendor.
- 121-125115135155
- 125-14012514516519x Cooked Crab Claw
Learned from Recipe: Cooked Crab Claw, sold by a vendor.
- 140-171140160180
Learned from Recipe: Bristle Whisker Catfish, sold by a vendor.
Train Expert at 150 before going past it (character level 20).
Expert Cookingskill 150-225, train at character level 20
- 171-201170190210
Learned from Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet, sold by a vendor.
- 201-215190210230
- 215-246215235255
58x Roast RaptorLearned from Recipe: Roast Raptor, sold by a vendor.
Train Artisan at 225 before going past it (character level 35).
Artisan Cookingskill 225-300, train at character level 35, above the beta's level 20 cap
- 246-265240260280
- 265-290265285305
Learned from Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail, sold by a vendor.
- 290-300290310330
Learned from Recipe: Poached Sunscale Salmon, sold by a vendor.
New Cooking recipes in Forever
43 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 6 recipes
- Basic Campfire 1 / 5
- Venomous Smoothie 5 / 15, recipe item
- Skywall Souffle 20 / 45, recipe item
- Peace Tea 25 / 65, recipe item
- Pincer Bites 30 / 55, recipe item
- Tasty Raptor Bites 35 / 75, recipe item
Yellow at 50-99 5 recipes
- Breakfast Omelette 75 / 110, recipe item
- Critter Cookie 80 / 85, recipe item
- Royal Tea 85 / 125, recipe item
- Slimy Smoothie 85 / 95, recipe item
- Journeyman Campfire 90 / 140, recipe item
Yellow at 100-149 4 recipes
- Twice-Spiced Raptor Slice 115 / 150, recipe item
- Savory Whimsyfin Delight 125 / 165, recipe item
- Mrrggl Smrrthle 135 / 145, recipe item
- Cookie's Feast 140 / 145, recipe item
Yellow at 150-199 6 recipes
- Root Tea 155 / 185, recipe item
- Swiftstrike Steak 175 / 205, recipe item
- Calcified Smoothie 185 / 195, recipe item
- Raging Raptor Ribs 185 / 215, recipe item
- Giant Scrambled Eggs 195 / 220, recipe item
- Triage Tea 195 / 235, recipe item
Yellow at 200-249 12 recipes
- Bear Brisket 200 / 220, recipe item
- Clam Linguine 200 / 240, recipe item
- Expert Campfire 200 / 225, recipe item
- Plain Ol' Paletusk 200 / 230, recipe item
- Spinefin Halibut 210 / 220
- Spicy Smoothie 215 / 225, recipe item
- Briny Seafood Stew 220 / 240, recipe item
- Sunny Tea 220 / 250, recipe item
- Raptor Rouladen 225 / 250, recipe item
- Savory Stag Sliders 225 / 255, recipe item
- Wicked Smoothie 240 / 250, recipe item
- Plated Armorfish 245 / 255, recipe item
Yellow at 250-299 9 recipes
- Prehistoric Pulled Raptor 260 / 300, recipe item
- Sage's Tea 260 / 290, recipe item
- Savory Turtle Stew 260 / 300, recipe item
- Steaming Stag Steak 260 / 300, recipe item
- Bear Bruscitti 275 / 305, recipe item
- Soaring Pamplona 275 / 310, recipe item
- Bat Hachee 280 / 310, recipe item
- Sweetpaw Jam 280 / 285, recipe item
- Flank au Poivre 285 / 315, recipe item
Training
| Rank | Skill | Character level |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | up to 75 | 5 |
| Journeyman | up to 150 | 10 |
| Expert | up to 225 | 20 |
| Artisan | up to 300 | 35 |
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 Cooking in WoW Forever?
Start with Roasted Boar Meat (1-45) and follow the 13 steps to Poached Sunscale Salmon at 290-300, about 484 crafts from 1 to 300.
How high can Cooking 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.