This WotLK Classic Blacksmithing Leveling Guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Blacksmithing skill up from 1 to 450 in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
Table of contents
- Materials required
- Blacksmithing trainers
- 1-75 #Apprentice
- 75-125 #Journeyman
- 125-225 #Expert
- 225-300 #Artisan
- 300-350 #TBC
- 350-450 #WotLK Classic
List of Materials Required
Below you can find the list of the approximate materials required to level Blacksmithing to 450.
Classic (1-300)
- 150x
Rough Stone
- 150x
Copper Bar
- 95x
Coarse Stone
- 5x
Silver Bar
- 140x
Bronze Bar
- 105x
Heavy Stone
- 5x
Gold Bar
- 230x
Iron Bar
- 35x
Green Dye - Sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors
- 190x
Steel Bar
- 520x
Solid Stone - If you can't get the
Plans: Mithril Spurs from the Auction House, you will only need 120 Solid Stone, but depending on which recipes you can get, you will need more Mithril, Thorium, or Leathers. You can check the 260-270 part for more details.
- 60x
Mageweave Cloth (you will need another 90x if you can't get the Mithril Spurs recipe)
- 250x
Mithril Bar
- 20x
Dense Stone
- 470x
Thorium Bar
TBC (300-350)
- 170x
Fel Iron Bar
- 10x
Netherweave Cloth
- 90x
Adamantite Bar
WotLK (350-450)
- 320x
Cobalt Bar
- 730x
Saronite Bar
- 32x
Crystallized Air (3
Eternal Air)
- 7x
Titanium Bar
- 39x
Eternal Earth (or Eternal Water/Fire/Shadow)
If you have Mining and want to farm the ores, please see my farming guides:
Copper Ore farming
Tin Ore farming
Iron Ore farming
Mithril Ore farming
Thorium Ore farming
Blacksmithing Trainers
Classic Trainers
Horde trainers:
Saru Steelfury in Orgrimmar.
Basil Frye in Undercity.
Thrag Stonehoof in Thunder Bluff
Bemarrin in Silvermoon City
Alliance trainers:
Groum Stonebeard in Ironforge.
Dane Lindgren in Stormwind City.
Miall in The Exodar.
TBC Trainers
WotLK Classic Trainers
You can learn the new WotLK Classic Blacksmithing skill from these NPCS:
Horde:
- Howling Fjord:
Kristen Smythe
- Borean Tundra:
Crog Steelspine
Alliance:
- Howling Fjord:
Rosina Rivet
- Borean Tundra:
Argo Strongstout
Both factions can also learn it from Alard Schmied at Dalaran.
Leveling Blacksmithing
1 - 75
- 1 - 30
40xRough Sharpening Stone - 40 Rough Stone
- 30 - 65
55xRough Grinding Stone - 110 Rough Stone
Save 10 Rough Grinding Stones.
- 65 - 75
25xCoarse Sharpening Stone - 25 Coarse Stone
Journeyman Blacksmithing
Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Blacksmithing. (Requires level 10)
75 - 125
- 75 - 90
35xCoarse Grinding Stone - 70 Coarse Stone
Save the Coarse Grinding Stones.
If you didn't reach 90 by making these, you could continue to the next step, but you will need more Copper Bars or make a few more Coarse Grinding Stones.
- 90 - 100
10xRuned Copper Belt - 100 Copper Bar
- 100 - 105
5xSilver Rod - 5 Silver Bar, 10 Rough Grinding Stone
You can also skip this part and make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.
- 105 - 110
5xRuned Copper Belt - 50 Copper Bar
- 110 - 125
15xRough Bronze Leggings - 90 Bronze Bar
Expert Blacksmithing
Visit your trainer and learn Expert Blacksmithing. (Requires level 20)
125 - 225
- 125 - 140
35xHeavy Grinding Stone - 105 Heavy Stone
Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150 if Heavy Stone is cheap.
- 140 - 150
10xPatterned Bronze Bracers - 50 Bronze Bar, 20 Coarse Grinding Stone
- 150 - 155
5xGolden Rod - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone
Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.
- 155 - 165
10xGreen Iron Leggings - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye
- 165 - 190
25xGreen Iron Bracers - 150 Iron Bar, 25 Green Dye
- 190 - 200
10xGolden Scale Bracers - 50 Steel Bar, 20 Heavy Grinding Stone
Alliance players should keep 6 of these. You might need them if you choose Armorsmithing.
- 200 - 210
30xSolid Grinding Stone - 120 Solid Stone
Keep at least 10 of these for the 225-235 part.
Keep all of them if you bought the
Plans: Mithril Spurs, and you will also have to make another 100. (you can make them later too)
- 210 - 225
15xHeavy Mithril Gauntlet - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth
Artisan Blacksmithing
Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Blacksmithing. (Requires level 35)
225 - 235
10x Steel Plate Helm - 140 Steel Bar, 10 Solid Grinding Stone
Horde players should keep 4 of these. You might need them if you choose Armorsmithing.
235 - 250
Buy Plans: Mithril Spurs from the Auction House.
20x Mithril Spurs - 80 Mithril Bar, 60 Solid Grinding Stone
Alternative recipe:
15x Mithril Coif - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth
250 - 260
20x Dense Sharpening Stone - 20 Dense Stone
260 - 270
20x Mithril Spurs - 80 Mithril Bar, 60 Solid Grinding Stone
The recipe will be green for the last 5 points, so it's tough to tell how many you have to craft. You may have to craft a lot more if you are unlucky with the skill gains.
Alternative recipes:
If you couldn't get the Plans: Mithril Spurs recipe, then you can try to buy one of these:
Plans: Thorium Bracers,
Plans: Thorium Belt,
Plans: Radiant Belt.
- 10x
Thorium Bracers - 120 Thorium Bar, 40 Blue Power Crystal
- 10x
Thorium Belt - 120 Thorium Bar, 40 Red Power Crystal
- 10x
Radiant Belt - 100 Thorium Bar, 20 Heart of Fire
Recipes from the trainer
You can make these if you cannot get any of the recipes above.
- 260-265
8xHeavy Mithril Boots - 112 Mithril Bar, 32 Thick Leather
- 265-270
5xImperial Plate Belt - 50 Thorium Bar, 30 Rugged Leather
You can get the recipe from the Imperial Plate Belt quest in Tanaris from Derotain Mudsipper. You will need 10x
Thorium Bar to complete the quest.
The following two recipes are also from the same NPC, so bring at least 40x Thorium Bar to buy all 3 recipes!
270 - 295
28x Imperial Plate Bracers - 336 Thorium Bar
You can get the Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers after completing the
Imperial Plate Bracer quest in Tanaris for Derotain Mudsipper. The quest requires 10x
Thorium Bar.
The recipe will be yellow for the last 5 points, so you might have to make a few more. Don't leave before you buy the next recipe! The next recipe is also from the same NPC, so bring at least 30x Thorium Bar to buy the two recipes.
295 - 300
5x Imperial Plate Boots - 90 Thorium Bar
You can get the recipe from the same NPC as the previous one, but this quest requires 20x Thorium Bar.
Master Blacksmithing (300-350)
You can learn the Master Blacksmithing skill in Hellfire Peninsula from Rohok at Thrallmar and
Humphry at Honor Hold. (Requires level 50)
300 - 305
7x Fel Weightstone - 7 Fel Iron Bar, 7 Netherweave Cloth
You might need to make more of these because you won't gain a skill point for every craft.
305 - 316
11x Fel Iron Plate Belt - 44 Fel Iron Bar
Make 11x Imperial Plate Boots if 198x
Thorium Bar is cheaper than 44x
Fel Iron Bar.
316 - 321
5x Fel Iron Chain Gloves - 25 Fel Iron Bar
Make 5x Imperial Plate Chest if 130x
Thorium Bar is cheaper than 25x
Fel Iron Bar.
You can get the Plans: Imperial Plate Chest recipe from the
Imperial Plate Chest quest. It requires 30x
Thorium Bar.
321 - 325
4x Fel Iron Plate Boots - 24 Fel Iron Bar
325 - 335
45x Lesser Rune of Warding - 45 Adamantite Bar
It's green for the last 5 points, so 45 is an approximate number. You might need to make more.
335 - 340
7x Fel Iron Chain Tunic - 63 Fel Iron Bar
You might need to make more because the recipe is yellow.
340 - 350
45x Lesser Ward of Shielding - 45 Adamantite Bar
The recipe is sold by Rohok (Horde) at Hellfire Peninsula and by Mari Stonehand (Alliance) at Shadowmoon Valley. It's a limited supply item, so you have to wait if someone bought it before you. (15-60min respawn time).
It's green for the last 5 points, so 45 is an approximate number. You might need to make more or fewer.
WotLK Classic Blacksmithing (350-450)
You can learn the new WotLK Classic Blacksmithing skill from these NPCs below. (Requires level 65)
Horde:
- Howling Fjord:
Kristen Smythe
- Borean Tundra:
Crog Steelspine
Alliance:
- Howling Fjord:
Rosina Rivet
- Borean Tundra:
Argo Strongstout
Both factions can also learn it from Alard Schmied at Dalaran.
350 - 416
- 350-360
10xCobalt Boots - 40 Cobalt Bar
- 360-370
10xCobalt Triangle Shield - 40 Cobalt Bar
- 370-375
5xCobalt Legplates - 25 Cobalt Bar
- 375-380
5xCobalt Gauntlets - 25 Cobalt Bar
- 380-385
5xSpiked Cobalt Boots - 35 Cobalt Bar
- 385-390
5xSpiked Cobalt Shoulders - 35 Cobalt Bar
- 390-395
5xNotched Cobalt War Axe - 50 Cobalt Bar
- 395-400
5xBrilliant Saronite Belt - 30 Cobalt Bar, 25 Saronite Bar
- 400-405
5xHorned Cobalt Helm - 40 Cobalt Bar
- 405-416
11xDeadly Saronite Dirk - 77 Saronite Bar, 22 Crystallized Air
416 - 425
13x Eternal Belt Buckle - 52 Saronite Bar, 13 Eternal Earth, 13 Eternal Water, 13 Eternal Shadow
There are cheaper alternative recipes that you can make but Eternal Belt Buckle is a very useful item, so you can sell all of them and get most of your gold back.
The recipe will be yellow for the last 5 points, so you might have to make more.
425 - 430
7x Titanium Weapon Chain - 14 Saronite Bar, 7 Titanium Bar
The recipe will be yellow, so you might have to make more.
430 - 435
5x Daunting Handguards - 60 Saronite Bar, 5 Eternal Earth
435 - 445
17x Daunting Legplates - 238 Saronite Bar, 17 Eternal Earth
This recipe will be yellow between 60-70, so you probably have to make more than 15, usually 17-19. You can also make any other armor that requires 14x Saronite Bar and 1x Eternal Water/Fire/Shadow, but Eternal Earth is usually the cheapest.
445 - 450
17x Daunting Legplates - 238 Saronite Bar, 17 Eternal Earth
You will still be making the Daunting Legplates, but the recipe will be green, which means the number of items crafted will vary from person to person. I never had to craft more than 17, but you might get unlucky with skill gains, and you have to craft more.
And like before, you can also make any other armor that requires 14x Saronite Bar and 1x Eternal Water/Fire/Shadow.
Congratulations on reaching 450! Please send feedback about the guide if you think there are parts I could improve or if you found typos, errors, or wrong material numbers!