This WotLK Classic Enchanting Leveling Guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Enchanting skill up from 1 to 450 in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
I recommend trying Zygor's 1-80 Leveling Guide if you are still leveling your character or you just started a new alt. The guide will help you to reach level 80 a lot faster.
Table of Contents
- Materials required
- Enchanting Trainers
- 1-50 #Apprentice
- 50-135 #Journeyman
- 135-225 #Expert
- 225-300 #Artisan
- 300-350 #TBC
- 350-450 #WotLK Classic
Approximate Materials Required
This is the list of the approximate materials required to level Enchanting up to 450.
Classic (1-300)
- 125x Strange Dust
- 1x Lesser Magic Essence
- 12x Greater Magic Essence
- 25x Lesser Astral Essence
- 130x Soul Dust
- 2x Greater Astral Essence
- 240x Vision Dust
- 2x Greater Mystic Essence
- 5x Lesser Nether Essence
- 195x Dream Dust
- 40x Purple Lotus
- 82x Illusion Dust
- 4x Greater Eternal Essence
- 2x Large Brilliant Shard
- 1x Copper Rod
- 1x Silver Rod
- 1x Golden Rod
- 1x Iridescent Pearl
- 1x Truesilver Rod
- 1x Black Pearl
- 1x Arcanite Rod
- 1x Golden Pearl
TBC (300-350)
- 4x Greater Eternal Essence
- 6x Large Brilliant Shard
- 1x Fel Iron Rod
- 350x Arcane Dust
- 20x Lesser Planar Essence
- 14x Greater Planar Essence
- 15x Nightmare Vine
- 13x Large Prismatic Shard
- 1x Adamantite Rod
- 1x Primal Might
- 1x Eternium Rod
WotLK (350-450)
- 742x Infinite Dust
- 27x Greater Cosmic Essence
- 40x Dream Shard
- 134x Eternal Earth
- 10x Crystallized Water
- 1x Titanium Rod
- 5-10x Abyss Crystal
For more information on Disenchanting results, check out the disenchanting tables I put together:
Disenchanting Tables for WotLK Classic
Enchanting Trainers
Classic Trainers (1-300)
Horde trainers:
- Godan in Orgrimmar.
- Lavinia Crowe in Undercity.
- Teg Dawnstrider in Thunder Bluff.
- Vance Undergloom in Tirisfal Glades at Brill.
- Sedana in Silvermoon City.
Alliance trainers:
- Lucan Cordell in Stormwind City.
- Gimble Thistlefuzz in Ironforge.
- Taladan in Darnassus
- Alanna Raveneye in Teldrassil.
- Nahogg in The Exodar.
WotLK Trainers (300-450)
You can learn the new WotLK Classic Enchanting skill from these NPCS:
Horde:
- Emil Autumn in Howling Fjord.
- Eorain Dawnstrike in Borean Tundra
Alliance:
- Elizabeth Jackson in Howling Fjord.
- Alexis Marlowe in Borean Tundra
Both factions can also learn it from Enchanter Nalthanis at Dalaran.
Leveling WotLK Enchanting
1 - 50
Blood Elf characters have +10 Enchanting skill because of their passive Arcane Affinity. An extra 10 Enchanting skill means recipes stay orange for 10 more points, so you can save a lot of gold by doing lower level recipes for 10 more points.
- 1-2
1x Runed Copper Rod - 1 Copper Rod, 1 Strange Dust, 1 Lesser Magic EssenceCopper Rod is sold by Trade Good, Trade Supply, and Enchanting Supply vendors, don't buy the rod from the Auction House. The vendors are usually near your trainer somewhere.
- 2-50
Disenchant green quality items or make the following:48x Enchant Bracer: Minor Health - 48 Strange Dust
Journeyman Enchanting
Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Enchanting. (Requires level 10)
50 - 135
- 50-90
40x Enchant Bracer: Minor Health - 40 Strange DustIf Strange Dust is cheap and Greater Magic Essence is expensive on your realm, you can make this Enchant up to 120.
- 90-100
10x Enchant Bracer: Minor Stamina - 30 Strange Dust
- 100-101
1x Runed Silver Rod - 1 Silver Rod, 6 Strange Dust, 3 Greater Magic Essence
- 101-110
9x Greater Magic Wand - 9 Simple Wood, 9 Greater Magic Essence
- 110-135
Buy these two recipes Formula: Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength, Formula: Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility from Kulwia (Horde) in Stonetalon Mountains, or from Dalria (Alliance) in Ashenvale.
These are limited supply recipes. If someone bought them before you, then you have to wait for it to respawn. I don't know the exact respawn timer, but it's between 30-50 min. (or just buy them from the Auction House)
25x Enchant Cloak: Minor Agility - 25 Lesser Astral Essence
Alternative
Make the recipe below if Astral essence is expensive on your realm and you can find cheap Small Glimmering Shards.
28x Enchant 2H Weapon - Minor Impact - 112 Strange Dust, 28 Small Glimmering Shard
Expert Enchanting
Visit your trainer and learn Expert Enchanting. (Requires level 20)
135 - 225
- 135-155
20x Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina - 40 Soul Dust
- 155-156
1x Runed Golden Rod - 1 Golden Rod, 1 Iridescent Pearl, 2 Greater Astral Essence, 2 Soul Dust
- 156-185
40x Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength - 80 Soul DustCheck the "110-135" step for recipe location.
If 2 Soul Dust is a lot more expensive than 1 Lesser Mystic Essence then from 165 switch to this recipe:
- 165-185
20x Enchant Bracer: Spirit - 20 Lesser Mystic Essence
- 165-185
- 185-200
15x Enchant Bracer: Strength - 15 Vision Dust
- 200-201
1x Runed Truesilver Rod - 1 Truesilver Rod, 1 Black Pearl, 2 Greater Mystic Essence, 2 Vision Dust
- 201-220
25x Enchant Bracer: Strength - 25 Vision DustThe enchant will be yellow, so you should buy enough dust to make it around 25 times.
- 220-225
5x Enchant Cloak: Greater Defense - 15 Vision Dust
Artisan Enchanting
Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Enchanting. (Requires level 35)
225 - 300
- 225-230
5x Enchant Gloves: Agility - 5 Lesser Nether Essence, 5 Vision DustMake Enchant Cloak: Greater Defense, if you don't have Lesser Nether Essence.
- 230-235
5x Enchant Boots - Stamina - 25 Vision Dust
- 235-250
25x Enchant Chest: Superior Health - 150 Vision Dust
Try to hunt for Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Stamina at the Auction House. It's a random world drop, but this recipe is the best to level Enchanting from 245 to 265 or even 285.
- 250-265
20x Lesser Mana Oil - 60 Dream Dust, 40 Purple Lotus, 20 Crystal VialYou can make this one up to 270 if you can get cheap purple lotus.
Kania sells the Formula: Lesser Mana Oil in Silithus. She is upstairs in the Inn.
- 265-290
27x Enchant Shield: Greater Stamina - 135 Dream DustThe recipe is sold by Daniel Bartlett at Undercity, and by Mythrin'dir at Darnassus.
IMPORTANT! The recipe binds when picked up! Don't make the mistake of trying to buy it with an alt and mail it. It's also limited in supply, this means you have to wait if someone bought it before you.
- 290-299
9x Enchant Chest - Major Mana - 72 Illusion DustYou can continue to make Enchant Shield: Greater Stamina if you have a lot of dream dust, or if Illusion Dust is really expensive.
- 299-300
1x Runed Arcanite Rod - 1 Arcanite Rod, 1 Golden Pearl, 10 Illusion Dust, 4 Greater Eternal Essence, 2 Large Brilliant ShardFormula: Runed Arcanite Rod is sold by Lorelae Wintersong in Moonglade at Nighthaven.
Burning Crusade Classic (300-350)
Visit one of the trainers at Outland and learn Master Enchanting. (Requires level 50)
- Shattrath City: Enchantress Andiala (The Scryers) or Zurii (The Aldor)
- Hellfire Peninsula: Felannia (Horde) and Johan Barnes (Alliance)
300 - 310
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1x Runed Fel Iron Rod - 1 Fel Iron Rod, 4 Greater Eternal Essence, 6 Large Brilliant Shard
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9x Bracer - Assault - 54 Arcane Dust
310 - 316
6x Bracer - Brawn - 36 Arcane Dust
316 - 330
16x Gloves - Assault - 128 Arcane Dust
This recipe will be yellow between 20-30, so you might need to make more.
Alternative recipe:
If 100x Arcane Dust is more expensive than 20x Greater Planar Essence then you should make Chest - Major Spirit between 320-330.
10x Chest - Major Spirit - 20 Greater Planar Essence
330 - 335
5x Shield - Major Stamina - 75 Arcane Dust
The recipe is sold by Madame Ruby at Shattrath City. You should also buy Formula: Superior Wizard Oil while you are there. Both of them are limited supply items, so if someone bought them before you, you have to wait for them to respawn. (5-10minutes)
Alternative recipe:
6x Chest - Major Spirit - 12 Greater Planar Essence
You might have to make a few more to reach 335.
Blood Elf Only 335 - 345
There is an alternative cheap method for the 335-345 part, but only Blood Elves can benefit from it.
Their racial passive skill Arcane Affinity allows them to gain ten free skill ups by converting a Large Prismatic Shard into three Small Prismatic Shard and back again.
Only the conversion from one Large Prismatic Shard to three Small Prismatic Shards is affected by this. Therefore, you will only have the chance to gain skill-ups half of the time (since the other half of the time, you'll be converting back to three Small Prismatic Shards). The recipe will be grey, and you won't gain skill points for every craft! The chance of gaining skill points is very low. It will probably take 10-15 minutes to gain the 10 free skill points.
The Formula: Large Prismatic Shard is sold by these NPCs, and the Small Prismatic Shard recipe is taught by your trainer.
335 - 340
5x Shield - Resilience - 5 Large Prismatic Shard, 20 Lesser Planar Essence
You can keep making Shield - Major Stamina if Large Prismatic Shard is too expensive.
340 - 350
15x Superior Wizard Oil- 45 Arcane Dust, 15 Nightmare Vine, 15 Imbued Vial
The recipe is sold by Madame Ruby at Shattrath City. It's yellow already when you learn it, so you might need to make a few more.
You can buy Imbued Vials from trade supply or alchemy supply vendors.
Alternative recipe:
Make more Shield - Resilience or switch to the next recipe if you don't have Nightmare Vine.
350 - 351
1x Runed Adamantite Rod - 1 Adamantite Rod, 1 Primal Might, 8 Greater Planar Essence, 8 Large Prismatic Shard
The Formula: Runed Adamantite Rod is sold by Rungor in Terrokar Forest at Stonebreaker Hold, and by Vodesiin in Hellfire Penninsula at the Temple of Telhamat.
WotLK Classic Enchanting
You can learn the new WotLK Classic Enchanting skill from these NPCs below. (Requires level 65)
Horde:
- Emil Autumn in Howling Fjord.
- Eorain Dawnstrike in Borean Tundra
Alliance:
- Elizabeth Jackson in Howling Fjord.
- Alexis Marlowe in Borean Tundra
Both factions can also learn it from Enchanter Nalthanis at Dalaran.
351 - 450
- 351-360
9x Enchant Cloak - Speed - 54 Infinite Dust
- 360-375
18x Enchant Bracers - Striking - 108 Infinite Dust
- 375-376
1x Runed Eternium Rod - 1 Eternium Rod, 6 Greater Planar Essence, 6 Arcane Dust, 1 Runed Adamantite Rod
- 376-380
6x Enchant Bracers - Striking - 36 Infinite Dust
- 380-385
5x Enchant Bracers - Exceptional Intellect - 50 Infinite Dust
- 385-395
10x Enchant Boots - Icewalker - 80 Infinite Dust, 10 Crystallized Water
- 395-410
15x Enchant Cloak - Superior Agility - 135 Infinite Dust
- 410-415
5x Enchant Gloves - Expertise - 60 Infinite Dust
- 415-420
5x Enchant Boots - Greater Spirit - 50 Infinite Dust, 5 Greater Cosmic Essence
- 420-425
5x Enchant Shield - Defense - 30 Infinite Dust, 30 Eternal Earth
- 425-426
1x Runed Titanium Rod - 1 Titanium Rod, 40 Infinite Dust, 12 Greater Cosmic Essence, 8 Dream Shard, 1 Runed Eternium Rod
- 426-430
4x Enchant Shield - Defense - 24 Infinite Dust, 24 Eternal Earth
- 430-435
5x Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor - 75 Infinite Dust, 10 Greater Cosmic EssenceThe recipe is sold by Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran, it costs 4 Dream Shard.
- 435-445
10x Enchant Gloves - Armsman - 20 Dream Shard, 80 Eternal Earth
The recipe is sold by Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran, it costs 4 Dream Shard.
- 445-450
7x Abyssal Shatter - 7 Abyss CrystalThe recipe will be green for the last 3 points, so you might have to make more. These are very cheap skill ups because sometimes you can to sell the Dusts/Essences for more than you got the Crystals for.
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!