Blacksmithing is a great profession, and for some classes it would be a very wise decision to make blacksmithing their profession. Mining should definitely be taken as your second profession if you decide to be a blacksmith because it will save you a lot of gold. Leveling blacksmithing is quite expensive even if you are a miner and doing it without it will costs you thousands of additional gold. Blacksmithing would be a perfect choice, especially for the plate users and melee DPS classes since most of the goodies that can be made only have a purpose for these classes.

It must also be sad that the best craftable and usable items come in the end. Even though you might find some armors, items and weaponry that you are able to craft while you level worth equipping to boost your character a bit.

Most of you probably know you need a Blacksmith Hammer to craft items and that most items can only be crafted at a forge. Forges can be found in all the major cities though, as well as in many smaller villages.

We made this guide especially for the people that would like to minimize their costs and effort while leveling their blacksmithing profession.

You will also notice that at one point you will be able to choose between becoming a weaponsmith, and then be able to choose from Axe, Mace and Sword smith, and an Armor smith. You will be able to redo your choice but this will be at a cost of 25G-100G, so choose wisely.

Train Apprentice Blacksmithing (1-75):

You can learn Apprentice Blacksmithing in every major city and in some minor villages like Goldshire and Karanos. You will also be able to train new blacksmithing plans and learn new ranks of blacksmithing at these trainers.

• 1-30 Rough Sharpening Stone
• 30-65 Rough Grinding Stone
• 65-75 Copper Chain Belt

Train Journeyman Blacksmithing (75-150):

• 75-85 Course Grinding Stone
• 85-100 Runed Copper Belt
• 100-105 Silver Rod
• 105-125 Rough Bronze Leggings

Train Expert Blacksmithing (150-225):

• 125-150 Heavy Grinding Stone
• 150-155 Golden Rod
• 155-165 Green Iron Leggings
• 165-185 Green Iron Bracers
• 185-200 Golden Scale Bracers
• 200-210 Solid Grinding Stone
• 210-215 Golden Scale Bracers

Train Artisan Blacksmithing (225-300):

• 215-235 Steel Plate Helm
• 235-250 Mithril Coif
• 250-260 Dense Sharpening Stone
• 260-275 Armorsmiths: Earthforged Leggings
• 260-275 Weaponsmiths: Light Earthforged Blade or Light Emberforged Hammer or Light Skyforged Axe
• 275-295 Imperial Plate Bracers
• 295-300 Imperial Plate Boots

Train Master Blacksmithing (300-375):

• 300-305 Fel Weightstone
• 305-320 Fel Iron Plate Belt
• 320-325 Fel Iron Plate Boots
• 325-330 Lesser Rune of Warding
• 330-335 Fel Iron Breastplate
• 335-340 Adamantite Cleaver
• 340-345 Lesser Ward of Shielding
• 345-350 Adamantite Rapier

It’s time to go to Northrend now to continue your Blacksmithing.

Alliance Blacksmith trainers can be found in Valgarde in the Howling Fjord, at Valliance Keep in the Borean Tundra and in Frosthold, in Stormpeak.

The Blacksmith trainers for the Horde in Northrend can be found at Vengeance Landing in the Howling Fjord, and at Venomspite and Agmar’s Hammer in Dragonblight.

Of course, both Horde and Alliance can find a Blacksmith trainer in Dalaran as well.

Train Master Blacksmithing (375-450):

• 350-360 Cobalt Belt
• 360-370 Cobalt Bracers
• 370-375 Cobalt Helm
• 375-415 Reinforced Cobalt Chestpiece
  The Plan: Reinforced Cobalt Chestpiece can be found in the Sholazar Basin. It drops from Goblin Excavators north of The Suntouched Pillar.
• 375-415 Reinforced Cobalt Chestpiece
• 415-420 Deadly Saronite Dirk
• 420-430 Daunting Handguards
• 430-435 Savage Saronite Hauberk
• 435-450 Daunting Legplates

This is a cheap way to max out your Blacksmithing profession. It must be said that the last 10 levels or so can be a bit nasty because you will only slowly gain levels. Luckily, the Daunting Legplates are relatively cheap to craft.