In this WoW Blacksmithing guide I will show the easiest way to get you Blacksmithing level from 1 to 450. This guide has been updated to accommodate the WoW 3.1 Patch.

Blacksmithing is the crafting profession that usually goes with the Warrior class or any other class that wears mail or plate armor. The gathering profession best suited to Blacksmithing is mining because it will be very expensive if you try and buy all the ore and materials required to level blacksmithing. Blacksmithing only really starts to show any positive income when it gets to a high level, until then you can expect it to be a huge money drain.

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Blacksmithing Skill Levels

It is important to always remember to see your trainer to improve your Blacksmithing level before it reaches its maximum as your level cannot go above you max skill level.

Apprentice: 1 – 75

Journeyman: 75 – 125

Expert: 125 – 210

Artisan: 210 – 285

Master: 285 – 350

Grand Master: 350 – 450

You can increase your skill level at a trainer usually within 5 to 10 levels of your level cap.

Wow Blacksmithing Guide 1-450

To begin learn Apprentice Blacksmithing from any smith trainer in a friendly city, if you have trouble finding one just ask a guard.

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Lvl 1 – 75:

For this you will require 133 rough stone and 60 copper bars. Begin by creating ‘Rough Stone’ until you reach level 30. From level 35 to 65 create ’Rough Grinding Stones’, you will require around 100. 65 to 75 create 10 ‘Copper Chain Belt’. You can sell all the Chain Belts but save at least 10 of the ‘Rough Grinding Stones’ as you will need them later on.

Lvl 75 – 125:

For this part you require 24 ‘Coarse Stones’, 130 ‘Copper Bar’, 5 ‘Silver Bar’, 10 ‘Rough Grinding Stones’ and 120 ‘Bronze Bar’. 75 to 87 craft ‘Coarse Grinding Stones’, make sure to save these. From 87 to 100 craft ‘Runed Copper Belts’, most of the things you create will be junk and can just be rid of. 100 to 105 create silver rods, these can be traded in the AH as enchanters have need of these to create Runed Silver Rods.105 to 125 craft ‘Rough Bronze Leggings’. Don’t forget to visit your profession trainer.

Lvl 125 – 200:

You Require 150 ‘Heavy Stone’, 5 ‘Gold Bars’, 10 ‘Coarse Grinding Stones’, 230 ‘Iron Bar’, 30 ‘Heavy Grinding Stones’, 35 ‘Green Dye’ and 50 ‘Steel Bars’. From 125 to 150 create ‘Heavy Grinding Stones’, only use as many as you need. From 150 to 155 craft ‘Golden Rods’, be sure to sell these in the Auction House as they are used by Enchanters.155 to 165 create ‘Green Iron Leggings’. 165 to 190 craft ‘Green Iron Bracers’. From level 190 to 200 craft ‘Golden Scale Bracers’. You should sell what you can at this point but you will not get much for most of the item. Visit your trainer to increase your skill level cap.

Lvl 200 – 275:

Once your skill reaches level 200 and your character reaches level 40 Blacksmiths have the choice to become Armor smiths or Weapon smiths and further down the road can specialize as either hammer, axe or sword specialist. Specialized items can only be wielded by the character that created them though, this is a major benefit for Blacksmiths.

Crafting materials required for this section are 5 ‘Truesilver Bars’, 5 ‘Heavy Grinding Stones’, 60 ‘Solid Stone’, 320 ‘Mithril Bar’, 150 ‘Mageweave Cloth’, 20 ‘Dense Stone’ and 120 Thorium Bar. From 200-205 create ‘Truesilver Rods’ remembering to sell in the AH. 205-210 craft ‘Solid Grinding Stones’, keep these as they are needed. 210 to 225 craft ‘Heavy Mithril Gauntlet’. From 225 to 235 create ‘Mithril Scale Bracers’.

At this point go to the AH and see if you can find the ‘Mithril Spurs’ recipe for cheap, if not do not worry about it. If you manage to find it in the AH create it untill you reach level 255 if not create ‘Mithril Coif’s’ untill you reach level 250. 250 to 260 create ‘Dense Sharpening Stone’ and from level 260 to 275 create Thorium Bracers.

Lvl 275 – 350:

First things first, travel to outland and seek out a Blacksmith trainer and learn Blacksmithing Master.

Crafting materials required are 420 ‘Thorium Bar’, 80 ‘Rugged Leather’, 155 ‘Fel Iron Bar’, 10 ‘Neatherweave Cloth’ and 70 ‘Adamantite Bar’. From 275 to 290 travel to Gadgetzan in Tanaris and locate the NPC called Derotain Mudsipper and complete his quest ‘Thorium Bars’ to recipe a recipe you can use until level 290. 290 to 300 create Thorium Boots. 300 to 305 create ‘Fel Weightstone’. 305 to 315 create ‘Fel Iron Plate Belt’. 315 to 320 create ‘Fel Iron Chain Gloves’. 320 to 325 craft ‘Fel Iron Plate Boots’. 325 to 330 create ‘Lesser Rune of Warding’. 330 to 335 create ‘Fel Iron Breastplate’. 335 to 340 create ‘Adamantite Cleaver’, the recipe for this can be found at the Blacksmithing Supply store in Shattrath City, The Exodar and Silvermoon City. 340 to 350 craft ‘Lesser Ward of Shielding’, this recipe can be bought from the armorsmith in Shadowmoon Valley.

Lvl 350 – 450:

Go to Northrend find a Blacksmith Trainer and train Grand Master Smithing.

Materials required are 320 ‘Cobalt Bars’, 501 ‘Saronite Bars’, 33 ‘Eternal Earth’, 13 ‘Eternal Shadow’, 13 ‘Eternal Water’, 20 ‘Eternal Earth’ and 7 ‘Titanium Bars.

350 to 360 craft ‘Cobalt Belts’. 360 to 370 craft ‘Cobalt Bracers’. 370 to 375 create ‘Cobalt Helm’. From 375 to 380 create ‘Cobalt Gauntlets’. 380 to 385 create ‘Spiked Cobalt Boots’. From 385 to 390 create ‘Sure-fire Shuriken’. 390 to 395 create ‘Notched Cobalt War Axe’. 395 to 400 create ‘Brilliant Saronite Belt’. 400 to 405 craft ‘Horned Cobalt Helm’. From 405 to 410 craft ‘Brilliant Saronite Boots’. 410 to 415 craft ‘Tempered Saronite Bracers’. 415 to 425 craft ‘Eternal Belt Buckle’.

By this level your items will begin to hold some level of value in the AH which means you can finally start getting some of your gold back.

425 to 430 craft ‘Titanium Weapon Chains’. 430 to 435 create ‘Savage Saronite Hauberk’. From 435 to 450 craft ‘Daunting Legplates’.

You are now level 450 which brings us to the end of this lvl 1 to 450 WoW Blacksmithing guide.

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