WoW Blacksmithing Guide 1-450

Updated for WoW patch 3.0.3

This WoW Blacksmithing guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Blacksmithing skill up from 1 to 450.

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. 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 450.

If you are low on gold, I recommend you to try this Gold Making Guide, it can help you to make loads of gold. You also need to realize this is not a leveling guide, so if you are looking for a leveling guide, the best one is this 1-80 Leveling Guide

Blacksmithing guide sections:

Blacksmithing Apprentice 1 - 75
Blacksmithing Journeyman 75 - 125
Blacksmithing Expert 125 - 210
Blacksmithing Artisan 210 - 285
Blacksmithing Master 285 - 350
Blacksmithing Grand Master 350 - 450


WoW Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1 - 450

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


75 - 125

Learn Blacksmithing Journeyman.

  • 100 - 105
    5 x [Silver Rod] - 5 Silver Bar, 10 Rough Grinding Stone


125 - 200

Learn Blacksmithing Expert.

  • 125 - 150
    50 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] - 150 Heavy Stone

    You should stop at 150 though if you reach that before making all 50, as the recipe goes grey at this point - then if you need all 50 later on make them at that point instead.

  • 150 - 155
    5 x [Golden Rod] - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone


200 - 275

Learn Blacksmithing Artisan.



At skill level 200 and character level 40, Blacksmiths can choose to specialize as an Armorsmith or a Weaponsmith. Weaponsmiths can later further specialize into Hammer-, Axe- or Swordsmiths. All specialized armor and weapons are Bind on Pickup and can only be used by the blacksmith that made them. Most specialization recipes require difficult components, such as Primal Mights, Primal Nethers, and Nether Vortexes. If you want to read more about Blacksmith specialization, please visit wowwiki.com.

  • 235 - 250
    15 x [Mithril Coif] - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth

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

  • 250 - 260
    Check AH before you start, and look for the Thorium Belt recipe, or the Thorium Bracer recipe. If you can buy any of them, it's much cheaper to level with those between 255-270.

    20 x [Dense Sharpening Stones] - 20 Dense Stone


275 - 350

Go to Outland and learn Blacksmithing Master.


350 - 450

Go to Nothrend and learn Blacksmithing Grand Master.

  • 350-450
    Coming soon...

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