WoW Wrath of the Lich King Classic Blacksmithing leveling guide

August 2024 · 5 minute read

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Introduced back at the beginning of WoW Classic, Blacksmithing is an old-school profession that arms the Blacksmithing apprentice with the knowledge to smelt ores from the wide world of Azeroth and Outland and to craft unique plate gear that can take pressure off arduous leveling process. On top of that, there are more than plenty of crafted plate pieces that sometimes serve as pre-BIS or even BIS.

With Wrath of the Lich King Classic expansion never being closer, leveling Blacksmithing has never been more important, particularly for Death Knights, Paladins, and Warriors that will, without doubt, dominate the DPS charts in both PvP and PvE scenarios. Since leveling Blacksmithing is time and money-consuming, here’s a guide to efficiently level Blacksmithing and avoid unnecessary costs.

Learning Blacksmithing

Beginning your Blacksmithing career is fairly easy because all you need to do is to visit any capital city. In the capital city, you’ll find Apprentice-Artisans that will teach you the basics of Blacksmithing. Once you have perfected your Blacksmithing skills to Master tier, you’ll need to head to the Dark Portal and enter the Outlands territory. In Outlands, you’ll find Master Blacksmithing trainers dwelling in Hellfire Peninsula. Then, you can safely continue your Blacksmithing leveling. After you hit level 375 in Blacksmithing, you can pay a visit to Grandmaster Blacksmithing trainers in either Howling Fjord or Borean Tundra. There they will happily teach you the deepest secrets of Blacksmithing, and you’ll be able to craft the finest plate gear. On top of all this, in WOTLK Classic, you’ll be able to choose between two Blacksmithing specializations—Weaponsmithing and Armorsmithing. So, consider your future needs and choose a Blacksmithing specialization carefully.

Getting started with Jewelcrafting

After learning the fundamentals of Blacksmithing, the next step in your Blacksmithing adventure is gathering the leveling materials. Remember that whenever you want to level your Blacksmithing, you’ll need to find a forge and an anvil. Both forges and anvils can normally be found in capital cities and nearby Blacksmithing trainers. So, before leveling your Blacksmithing, you’ll need to go shopping or gather materials. Since most materials come from Mining, starting this profession simultaneously with Blacksmithing would be best to avoid hefty auction house expenses.

Here’s the list of essential materials used to level Blacksmithing:

Vendor-bought items:

Amount Item
35Green Dye
200Coal
AmountMaterialLocation
150Copper BarCopper Veins located in Elwynn Forest, Dun Morogh, Mulgore, Durotar, the Barrens
150Rough StoneCopper Veins 
100Coarse StoneTin Veins located in Ashenvale, Redridge Mountains, Wetlands, Loch Modan, Hillsbrad Foothills, Duskwood, Thousand Needles, the Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, Desolace, Silverpine Forest 
SevenSilver BarsSilver Veins located in Arathi Highlands, the Barrens, Thousand Needles, Hillsbrad Foothills, Stranglethorn Vale, Badlands, Stonetalon Mountains
150Bronze BarsCopper and Tin Veins
110Heavy StoneIron Veins located in Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale, Thousand Needles, Alterac Mountains, Badlands, Ashenvale, Swamp of Sorrows, Dustwallow Marsh, Hillsbrad Foothills 
FiveGold BarsGold Veins in Arathi Highlands, Badlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Tanaris, The Hinterlands, Alterac Mountains, Thousand Needles, Desolace, Azshara, Searing Gorge
200Steel BarIron Veins
12CitrineMithril Veins located in the Hinterlands, Tanaris, Azshara, Desolace, Badlands, Searing Gorge, Stranglethorn Vale, Feralas, Arathi Highlands, Burning Steppes
Truesilver Veins located in Winterspring, Burning Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, the Hinterlands, Un’Goro Crater, Azshara, Tanaris, Western Plaguelands, Badlands
370Solid Stone Mithril Veins 
65Mageweave ClothDropped from 42-50 mobs 
180Mithril BarMithril Veins
25Dense StoneThorium Veins located in Winterspring, Eastern Plaguelands, Azshara, Burning Steppes, Un’Goro Crater, Western Plaguelands
450Thorium barThorium Veins
90/20Rugged Leather/ Star RubySkinned from 46-62 mobs/Thorium Veins
180Fel Iron BarFel Iron Veins in Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh, Shadowmoon Valley, Blade’s Edge Mountains, Terokkar Forest, Nagrand, Netherstorm, and The Steamvault
15Netherweave ClothDropped from Outland mobs
100Adamantite BarAdamantite Veins located in Nagrand, Blade’s Edge Mountains, Netherstorm, Shadowmoon Valley, Terokkar Forest, Zangarmarsh
320Cobalt BarCobalt Veins in Borean Tundra, Howling Fjord, Dragonblight, Zul’Drak, and Grizzly Hills 
480Saronite BarSaronite Veins in The Storm Peaks, Wintergrasp, Sholazar Basin, and Icecrown
20Crystalized AirDropped by elites in Northrend or bought from special vendors in Dalaran
Note: 10 Crystalized Air makes one Eternal Air.
30Eternal EarthDropped by elites in Northrend or bought from special vendors in Dalaran
Note: 10 Crystalized Earth makes one Eternal Earth.
10Eternal WaterDropped by elites in Northrend or bought from special vendors in Dalaran
Note: 10 Crystalized Water makes one Eternal Water.
10Eternal ShadowDropped by elites in Northrend or bought from special vendors in Dalaran
Note: 10 Crystalized Shadow makes one Eternal Shadow.
20Titanium BarTitanium Veins in Sholazar Basin, Borean Tundra, Icecrown, Dragonblight, Crystalsong Forest, Wintergrasp, The Storm Peaks
85Titansteel BarTitanium Veins
10Frozen OrbRare drop in dungeons and raids

Leveling Blacksmithing

Classic era

TBC era

WOTLK era

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