How to read these guides
Each guide covers five skill brackets: 1-75, 75-150, 150-225, 225-300 and 300-375. Crafting guides outline materials and recipe choices; gathering guides cover suitable areas and skill requirements. These are progression overviews, not complete shopping lists. Check recipe requirements and your realm's prices before buying materials.
1-75 Apprentice
Start on Copper nodes and smelt bars if you need skill points.
- Smelting can speed up the beginning.
- Save Copper/Tin if you plan to level Engineering or Blacksmithing.
75-150 Journeyman
Tin, Silver, Bronze and Iron open the next stage.
- Bronze requires Copper + Tin.
- Smelting provides some points, but you still need a node route.
150-225 Expert
Move from Iron into Mithril.
- Mithril is often in demand for several professions.
- Do not stay in too low a zone once node colors turn green.
225-300 Artisan
From Mithril to Thorium and Rich Thorium nodes.
- Thorium is valuable for both smelting and jewelcrafting/prospecting use.
- Competition can be fierce; keep an alternative route ready.
300-375 Master / Outland
Start with Fel Iron in Hellfire Peninsula, then move to Adamantite and Khorium as your skill increases.
- Outland nodes can also yield motes.
- Flying helps especially with 350+ farming and Khorium spots.