WotLK Classic Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1-450

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.

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

List of Materials Required

Below you can find the list of the approximate materials required to level Blacksmithing to 450.

Classic (1-300)

TBC (300-350)

WotLK (350-450)

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:

Alliance trainers:

TBC Trainers

Both factions can learn it from Barien (The Scryers) or Onodo (The Aldor) in Shattrath City.

  • Horde: Rohok in Hellfire Peninsula.
  • Alliance: Humphry in Hellfire Peninsula

WotLK Classic Trainers

You can learn the new WotLK Classic Blacksmithing skill from these NPCS:

Horde:

Alliance:

Both factions can also learn it from Alard Schmied at Dalaran.

Leveling Blacksmithing

1 - 75

Journeyman Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Blacksmithing. (Requires level 10)

75 - 125

  • 75 - 90
    35x Coarse 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.

  • 100 - 105
    5x Silver Rod - 5 Silver Bar, 10 Rough Grinding Stone

    You can skip this part and make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.

Expert Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Expert Blacksmithing. (Requires level 20)

125 - 225

  • 125 - 140
    35x Heavy Grinding Stone - 105 Heavy Stone

    Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150 if Heavy Stone is cheap.

  • 150 - 155
    5x Golden Rod - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone

Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.

  • 190 - 200
    10x Golden 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
    30x Solid 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 40. (you can make them later too)

Artisan Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Blacksmithing. (Requires level 35)

Blacksmithing Specializations

At Blacksmithing skill 200 and character level 40, you can specialize in Armorsmithing or Weaponsmithing. Choosing one is optional. You don't need it to level Blacksmithing.

Blacksmithing specializations are not as useful in WotLK Classic as they were in Burning Crusade, so choosing a specialization is not that important in WotLK. You can craft every epic level 80 gear without a specialization, so it's entirely optional to choose one. The only benefit you will get is some leveling gear.

For information on how to choose a specialization, please see my separate guide:

Blacksmithing Specializations in WotLK

  • 225 - 235
    10x Steel Plate Helm - 140 Steel Bar, 10 Citrine, 10 Solid Grinding Stone

    Horde players should keep 4 of these. You might need them if you choose Armorsmithing.

  • 290 - 300
    Go back to your trainer to learn new recipes, then make 10 from one of these two:

Master Blacksmithing

Learn Master Blacksmithing from one of the trainers below. (Requires level 50)

Both factions can learn it from Barien (The Scryers) or Onodo (The Aldor) in Shattrath City.

  • Horde: Rohok in Hellfire Peninsula.
  • Alliance: Humphry in Hellfire Peninsula

300 - 350

  • 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.

  • 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:

Alliance:

Both factions can also learn it from Alard Schmied at Dalaran.

350 - 390

390 - 416

Reinforced Cobalt Chestpiece can be a good alternative for the 390-416 part. The Plans: Reinforced Cobalt Chestpiece is dropped by Venture Co. Excavators in Sholazar Basin. Don't let Wowhead's drop rate intimidate you. It's higher than that, but still, it can take 20-30 minutes to get it.

Required materials for 390-416:

You can decide for yourself if the recipe is worth farming for you.

Trainer recipes Reinforced Cobalt Chestpiece

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 - 445

23x Daunting Legplates - 322 Saronite Bar, 23 Eternal Earth

This recipe will be yellow between 435-445, so you probably have to make more than 20, usually 23-25. 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.

You can already start crafting the Titansteel epic armors and weapons at 440 if you want to start selling them at the Auction House, but these legplates are much cheaper to make if you just simply want to reach 450 and don't want to bother selling stuff.

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.

Alternative recipes

You can also craft 5 from any of these epic armors and weapons. They cost a lot more gold, but you can sell them at the Auction House

Item Slot / Type Reagents
Brilliant Titansteel Helm Helm (Plate Caster) 4x Saronite Bar, 4x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb
Spiked Titansteel Helm Helm (Plate Melee) 4x Saronite Bar, 4x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb
Tempered Titansteel Helm Helm (Plate Tank) 4x Saronite Bar, 4x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb
Brilliant Titansteel Treads Feet (Plate Caster) 4x Saronite Bar, 3x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb
Spiked Titansteel Treads Feet (Plate Melee) 4x Saronite Bar, 3x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb
Tempered Titansteel Treads Feet (Plate Tank) 4x Saronite Bar, 3x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb
Titansteel Bonecrusher One-Hand Mace 6x Saronite Bar, 6x Titansteel Bar, 2x Frozen Orb
Titansteel Guardian One-Hand Mace (Caster) 6x Saronite Bar, 6x Titansteel Bar, 2x Frozen Orb
Titansteel Destroyer Two-Hand Mace 8x Saronite Bar, 8x Titansteel Bar, 2x Frozen Orb
Titansteel Shanker Dagger 6x Saronite Bar, 6x Titansteel Bar, 2x Frozen Orb
Titansteel Spellblade Dagger (Caster) 6x Titansteel Bar, 6x Infinite Dust, 2x Frozen Orb
Titansteel Shield Wall Shield (Tank) 4x Saronite Bar, 3x Titansteel Bar, Frozen Orb


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!

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