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

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

• 1 - 25
  50 x [Rough Sharpening Stones] - 50 Rough Stone

• 25 - 45
  20 x [Rough Grinding Stones] - 40 Rough Stone

• 45 - 75
  30 x [Copper Chain Belt] - 180 x Copper Bar

Learn Blacksmithing Journeyman.

• 75 - 87
  12 x [Coarse Grinding Stones] - 24 Coarse Stones

• 87 - 100
  13 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 130 Copper Bar

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

• 105 - 125
  20 x [Rough Bronze Leggings] - 120 Bronze Bar

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

• 155 - 165
  10 x [Green Iron Leggings] - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye

• 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

Learn Blacksmithing Artisan.

• 200 - 205
  5 x [Truesilver Rod] - 5 True Silver, 5 Heavy Grinding Stone

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.

• 205 - 210
  15 x [Solid Grinding Stone] - 60 Solid Stone

• 210 - 225
  15 x [Heavy Mithril Gauntlet] - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth

• 225 - 235
  10 x [Steel Plate Helm] - 140 Steel Bar, 10 Solid Grinding Stone

• 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

• 260 - 265
  Armorsmith:
  5 x [Earthforged Leggings] - 80 Mithril Bar, 10 Core of Earth
  5 x [Windforged Leggings] - 80 Mithril Bar, 10 Breath of Wind

  Weaponsmith:
  5 x [Light Emberforged Hammer] - 60 x Mithril Bar, 20 Heart of Fire
  5 x [Light Earthforged Blade] - 60 x Mithril Bar, 20 Core of Earth
  5 x [Light Skyforged Axe] - 60 x Mithril Bar, 20 Breath of Wind

• 265 - 275
  10 x [Imperial Plate Belt] - 100 Thorium Bar, 60 Rugged Leather

  Recipe is reward from this quest - 10 Thorium Bar

Go to Outland and learn Blacksmithing Master.

• 275 - 295
  25 x [Imperial Plate Bracers] 300 Thorium Bar

  Recipe is reward from this quest - 10 Thorium Bar

• 295 - 300
  [Imperial Plate Boots] (18 x Thorium Bar) x 5

  Recipe is reward from this quest - 20 Thorium Bar

• 300 - 305
  10 x [Fel Weightstone] - 10 Fel Iron Bar, 10 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

• 330 - 335

  5 x [Fel Iron Breastplate] - 50 Fel Iron Bar

• 335 - 340
  5 x [Adamantite Cleaver] - 40 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

• 340 - 345
  10 x [Lesser Rune of Shielding] - 10 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

• 345 - 350
  5 x [Adamantite Cleaver] - 40 Adamantite Bar

Go to Nothrend and learn Blacksmithing Grand Master.

• 350-450
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