Midnight Patch 12.1 Profession Changes - Knowledge Point Reset and New Recipes

Midnight professions are getting a few small updates in Patch 12.1, the Curse of Ula'tek patch. It's not a big overhaul, but there are new recipes, two new gathering materials. The biggest thing for most players is the one-time Knowledge Point reset. Here's everything changing for professions in Patch 12.1.

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Profession Knowledge Point Reset in Midnight

In Patch 12.1 you can reset your Knowledge Points, but only once per Midnight profession. This refunds all of your spent points and lets you allocate them again from scratch. It's a returning feature from The War Within, and up to now every point you spent in Season 1 was locked in for good.

To do it, talk to Theremis in Silvermoon City. He stands in the Bazaar near the crafting order table. Talking to him lets you pick which profession to reset, then refunds every point you spent so you can re-path that profession's specialization trees.

Silvermoon City
Silvermoon City
Theremis
Theremis

Note: Any recipes you unlocked by spending Knowledge Points will be unlearned when you reset. You'll relearn them if you spend the points the same way again, so it's a clean way to fix a spec you regret without losing anything permanently. Just remember the reset is one-time per profession, so once you spend the points again that choice is locked back in.

New Materials in Patch 12.1

There are two new gathering materials in Patch 12.1, and both are locked behind the same temporary curse mechanic, so you can only collect them while an area is cursed. When you defeat one of the elite Curse Surge enemies on The Coiled Isle, that spot flips into Cursed Land and Waters. That window is the only time these two materials show up, and neither is tied to a normal ore or herb, you just collect the material itself.

  • Neutralized Venom Clot - Comes from the Envenomated Herbalism and Mining nodes that spawn during the cursed window. Channel a node to cleanse it, then run over the green orbs it leaves to pick up around 12 to 15 clots. It also has a chance to drop from skinning.
  • Cursebound Globe - Comes from the Cursed Herbalism and Mining nodes that spawn while the area is cursed. It also has a chance to drop from skinning.

New Recipes in Patch 12.1

Patch 12.1 adds a handful of new recipes across several professions. Most come from Renown with Zul'jarra's Forces, profession trainers, or world drops, and a lot of them are housing decor rather than gear. Here's the full list by profession.

Alchemy

Recipe Description Source
Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion Stronger health potion, the new best for raids and Mythic+ Vendor: Jan'sari the Watchful (The Coiled Isle), Renown 5 with Zul'jarra's Forces
Cost: 150
Liquid Luster Stacking Versatility potion Vendor: Skull of Er'inye (Vaults of Atal'Utek)
Cost: 2500 150
Alluring Nostrum Chance to deal Shadow damage to your target and nearby enemies, but slows you (stacking) Vendor: Second Mate Sluggs (The Coiled Isle)
Cost: 150
Ersatz Venom Splatter Housing decor Vendor: Construct V'anore (Silvermoon City)
Cost: 150 500

Blacksmithing

Recipe Description Source
Hunter's Ritual Stone Weapon embellishment. Random secondary stat proc, 50% stronger on outdoor Prey Hunts Vendor: Construct V'anore (Silvermoon City), Preyhunter's Journey rank 2
Cost: 150 500
Amani Forgemaster's Decorative Spear Housing decor Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House
Amani Forgemaster's Rack Housing decor Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House
Amani Forgemaster's Workbench Housing decor Vendor: Jan'sari the Watchful (The Coiled Isle), Renown 5 with Zul'jarra's Forces
Cost: 150

Cooking

Plant Protein and Practically Pork are new salvage recipes. You break down the new meats and plant parts that drop in the Coiled Isle zones into cooking ingredients, the same way Thalassian Fillet turns fish into fillets.

Recipe Description Source
Amani Cornucopia Feast for your group Trainer (85)
Loa's Gathering Feast for your group Vendor: Jan'sari the Watchful (The Coiled Isle), Renown 5 with Zul'jarra's Forces
Cost: 1500
Feast of Knowledge Feast for your group Vendor: Second Mate Sluggs (The Coiled Isle)
Cost: 1500
Venom-Spiced Cutlets Stat food Vendor: Navigator Otoola (The Coiled Isle)
Cost: 750
Sweet-And-Sour Skewers Stat food Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House
Puffer Plate Stat food Vendor: Second Mate Sluggs (The Coiled Isle), Doomed Sailor with Captain Tokka's Crew
Plant Protein Salvages plant parts into a cooking ingredient Trainer
Practically Pork Salvages animal parts into a cooking ingredient Trainer

Enchanting

Recipe Description Source
Enchant Weapon - Rite Of The Hash'ey Weapon enchant (Amani Augments spec). Random secondary proc, favors your highest above 80% health Vendor: Jan'sari the Watchful (The Coiled Isle), Renown 5 with Zul'jarra's Forces
Cost: 150
Furious Tiki Mask Housing decor Vendor: Construct V'anore (Silvermoon City), Preyhunter's Journey rank 2
Cost: 150 500
Keen Hex Mask Housing decor Vendor: Jan'sari the Watchful (The Coiled Isle), Renown 5 with Zul'jarra's Forces
Cost: 150

Engineering

Recipe Description Source
Coiled Snake-Eye Gun embellishment. Random secondary proc, or your highest on a crit Drop: World Creatures
G-00 Loot-collecting bot Unknown
R0cky-To-Go Consumable, reduces falling speed for 2 min Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House
R0CKY Helmet enchant, deployable glider (2 min, 3 min cooldown) Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House
Aetherlume Field Lamp Housing decor Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House

Fishing

Recipe Description Source
Tokka's Multi-Ward Totem with fishing boons: Blood Hunters ignore you, water walking, and reduced detection Vendor: Second Mate Sluggs (The Coiled Isle)
Cost: 1500
Ula'tek Snakehead Lure Lure for catching Ula'tek Snakeheads Vendor: Jan'sari the Watchful (The Coiled Isle), Renown 5 with Zul'jarra's Forces
Cost: 1500
The Coiled Huntress New fishing pole with unique interactions and effects Vendor: Second Mate Sluggs (The Coiled Isle), Bloodsworn Crew with Captain Tokka's Crew
Cost: 6000

Jewelcrafting

Recipe Description Source
Refine Crystalline Glass Upgrades 10 rank 1 Crystalline Glass into 1 rank 2 Trainer (50)
Refine Duskshrouded Stone Upgrades 18 rank 1 Dusk-Shrouded Stone into 1 rank 2 Trainer (50)
Polished Ammolite Accessory embellishment. Crits stack Crit, burst at max stacks Drop: World Creatures

Leatherworking

Recipe Description Source
Adorned Fang Embellishment. Haste proc that scales with the target's missing health Drop: The Twin Fangs (The Venomous Abyss)
Mounted Moby Housing decor Vendor: Second Mate Sluggs (The Coiled Isle), Cursed Angler with Captain Tokka's Crew
Cost: 150
Stretched Snakeskin Rack Housing decor Fishing: Thalassian Recipe in a Bottle, or buy it from the Auction House

Tailoring

Recipe Description Source
Snakeskin Lining Armor embellishment. Corrosive Acid DoT that can detonate for splash damage Treasure: Altar of Fangs
Tortollan Slingsack Housing decor Vendor: Navigator Otoola (The Coiled Isle)
Cost: 750

Overall Patch 12.1 is a nice, light update for Midnight professions. Nothing here reshapes crafting, but the Knowledge Point reset is genuinely useful. Being able to redo your specialization once per profession is a good safety net if you spent your points before you knew what you were doing.