How to read these guides
Each guide splits the profession into TBC skill brackets: 1-75, 75-150, 150-225, 225-300 and 300-375. Crafting professions focus on material groups and recipe choices, while gathering professions focus on zone routes and skill requirements. Always compare exact craft counts with the prices on your own realm.
1-75 Apprentice
The opening runs through blasting powders, bolts and copper crafts.
- Store intermediate parts because they often feed into later crafts.
- Mining helps with both stones and ores.
75-150 Journeyman
Bronze, heavy blasting powder and the first utility crafts take you to the next bracket.
- Do not vendor parts before you know whether the next range needs them.
- Gadgets can be fun but are not always the cheapest skill points.
150-225 Expert
Iron, steel and mithril form the middle stage.
- Specialization becomes relevant later, but leveling should not depend on it.
- Keep an eye on the price of mithril parts.
225-300 Artisan
Thorium, dense stone and late Classic parts take you to 300.
- The Thorium stage can be expensive, but many parts can be used or sold.
- If you plan on TBC goggles, do not waste rare components on unnecessary filler crafts.
300-375 Master / Outland
Fel Iron and Adamantite start Outland, and the late stretch needs more expensive mote/primal components.
- Zapthrottle Mote Extractor is an important utility goal if you farm motes.
- 350+ includes goggle, scope and gadget choices, so compare the benefit for your class.