Cataclysm Classic Blacksmithing Profession and Leveling Guide
Blacksmithing is a great profession in Cataclysm Classic that allows you to craft powerful plate armor and weapons. In this guide we will go over all the items a player can craft with Blacksmithing and how to efficiently level your new profession.
Cataclysm Blacksmithing Profession and Leveling Guide
Blacksmithing is typically used by Plate armor wearers and those who utilize Physical DPS weapons, as the gear you can craft with Blacksmithing is very strong and some of the items you are able to make will be instantly Soulbound to the crafter. Guide to Miningis a great complement to Blacksmithing, as having Mining will allow you to farm the vast majority of materials you will need to both train and utilize Blacksmithing for crafted items in the endgame. Due to the amount of bars used to craft items near max skill level, it can get extremely costly very quickly; having mining greatly mitigates this cost.
Training Blacksmithing in Cataclysm
In Cataclysm, you no longer need to visit different trainers to learn new ranks of Blacksmithing. Every trainer will now be able to each you all ranks in any major city.
Alliance | Horde |
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Therum Deepforge — Stormwind | Borgosh Corebender — Orgrimmar |
Ironus Coldsteel — Ironforge | Karn Stonehoof — Thunder Bluff |
Rolf Karner — Darnassus | James Van Brunt — Undercity |
Miall — Exodar | Bemarrin — Silvermoon |
Cataclysm also adds profession trainers in each starting zone, allowing you to pick up a profession right away rather than needing to reach a major city first.
Alliance | Horde |
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Jack All-Trades Derrington — Gilneas | KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe — The Lost Isles |
Lien Farner — Elwynn Forest | Runda — Durotar |
Wembil Taskwidget — Dun Morogh | Lalum Darkmane — Mulgore |
Iranis Shadebloom — Teldrassil | Therisa Sallow — Tirisfal Glades |
Valn — Azuremyst Isle | Saren — Eversong Woods |
Estimated Materials Needed to level Blacksmithing in Cataclysm
Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Blacksmithing up. This list is just an estimation, not an exact amount. Depending on your luck when crafting you may need more or less materials than what is listed here.
Shopping List
- Vanilla
- 160 × Rough Stone
- 150 × Copper Bar
- 100 × Coarse Stone
- 140 × Bronze Bar
- 120 × Heavy Stone
- 5 × Silver Bar
- 5 × Gold Bar
- 35 × Green Dye
- 230 × Iron Bar
- 120 × Solid Stone
- 190 × Steel Bar
- 240 × Mithril Bar
- 20 × Dense Stone
- 150 × Mageweave Cloth
- 420 × Thorium Bar
- TBC
- 160 × Fel Iron Bar
- 10 × Netherweave Cloth
- 90 × Adamantite Bar
- WotLK
- 320 × Cobalt Bar
- 180 × Saronite Bar
- 20 × Crystallized Air
- 5 × Titanium Bar
- Cataclysm
- 180 × Obsidium Bar
- 360 × Elementium Bar
- 2 × Hardened Elementium Bar
- 120 × Volatile Earth
- 4 × Volatile Water
- 58 × Volatile Fire
- 80 × Volatile Fire or Volatile Water
Leveling Blacksmithing in Cataclysm
Below you'll find our recommended crafting options while leveling Blacksmithing. Since you will frequently be crafting items when they are yellow and green, it is possible you may need to buy more than the recommended materials shown above.
Leveling Blacksmithing 1–300
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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1-30 | 40 × Rough Sharpening Stone | 40 × Rough Stone |
30-65 | 60 × Rough Grinding Stone
Save for Later |
120 × Rough Stone |
65-75 | 25 × Coarse Sharpening Stone | 25 × Coarse Stone |
75-90 | 35 × Coarse Grinding Stone
Save for Later |
70 × Coarse Stone |
90-100 | 10 × Runed Copper Belt | 100 × Copper Bar |
100-105 | 5 × Silver Rod | 5 × Silver Bar
10 × Rough Grinding Stone |
105-110 | 5 × Runed Copper Belt | 50 × Copper Bar |
110-125 | 15 × Rough Bronze Leggings | 90 × Bronze Bar |
125-140 | 40 × Heavy Grinding Stone
Save for Later |
120 × Heavy Stone |
140-150 | 10 × Patterned Bronze Bracers | 50 × Bronze Bar
20 × Coarse Grinding Stone |
150-155 | 5 × Golden Rod | 5 × Gold Bar
10 × Coarse Grinding Stone |
155-165 | 10 × Green Iron Leggings | 80 × Iron Bar
10 × Heavy Grinding Stone 10 × Green Dye |
165-190 | 25 × Green Iron Bracers | 150 × Iron Bar
25 × Green Dye |
190-200 | 10 × Golden Scale Bracers | 50 × Steel Bar
20 × Heavy Grinding Stone |
200-210 | 30 × Solid Grinding Stone
Save for Later |
120 × Solid Stone |
210-225 | 15 × Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 90 × Mithril Bar
60 × Mageweave Cloth |
225-235 | 10 × Steel Plate Helm | 140 × Steel Bar
10 × Citrine 10 × Solid Grinding Stone |
235-250 | 15 × Mithril Coif | 150 × Mithril Bar
90 × Mageweave Cloth |
250-260 | 20 × Dense Sharpening Stone | 20 × Dense Stone |
260-270 | 10 × Thorium Belt | 80 × Thorium Bar |
270-275 | 5 × Thorium Bracers | 40 × Thorium Bar |
275-290 | 15 × Imperial Plate Bracers
Reward from Imperial Plate Bracer |
180 × Thorium Bar |
290-300 | 10 × Thorium Helm | 120 × Thorium Bar
10 × Star Ruby |
Leveling Blacksmithing 300–350
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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300-305 | 10 × Fel Weightstone | 10 × Fel Iron Bar
10 × Netherweave Cloth |
305-315 | 10 × Fel Iron Plate Belt | 40 × Fel Iron Bar |
315-320 | 5 × Fel Iron Chain Gloves | 25 × Fel Iron Bar |
320-325 | 5 × Fel Iron Plate Boots | 30 × Fel Iron Bar |
325-335 | 50 × Lesser Rune of Warding | 50 × Adamantite Bar |
335-340 | 5 × Fel Iron Breastplate | 50 × Fel Iron Bar |
340-350 | 40 × Lesser Ward of Shielding
Buy Plans: Lesser Ward of Shielding first |
40 × Adamantite Bar |
Leveling Blacksmithing 350–425
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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350-360 | 10 × Cobalt Boots | 40 × Cobalt Bar |
360-370 | 10 × Cobalt Triangle Shield | 40 × Cobalt Bar |
370-375 | 5 × Cobalt Legplates | 50 × Cobalt Bar |
375-380 | 5 × Cobalt Gauntlets | 25 × Cobalt Bar |
380-385 | 5 × Sturdy Cobalt Quickblade | 40 × Cobalt Bar |
385-390 | 5 × Sure-Fire Shuriken | 35 × Cobalt Bar |
390-395 | 5 × Notched Cobalt War Axe | 50 × Cobalt Bar |
395-400 | 5 × Brilliant Saronite Belt | 30 × Cobalt Bar
25 × Saronite Bar |
400-405 | 5 × Horned Cobalt Helm | 40 × Cobalt Bar |
405-415 | 10 × Deadly Saronite Dirk | 70 × Saronite Bar
20 × Crystallized Air |
415-420 | 5 × Corroded Saronite Woundbringer | 70 × Saronite Bar
5 × Crystallized Fire |
420-425 | 5 × Titanium Rod | 10 × Saronite Bar
5 × Titanium Bar |
Leveling Blacksmithing 425–525
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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425-455 | 160 × Folded Obsidium | 320 × Obsidium Bar |
455-459 | 5 × Hardened Obsidium Shield | 15 × Folded Obsidium |
459-462 | 1 × Stormforged Gauntlets | 6 × Folded Obsidium
8 × Volatile Earth |
462-470 | 8 × Redsteel Belt | 32 × Folded Obsidium
8 × Volatile Earth |
470-475 | 1 × Obsidium Bladespear | 12 × Folded Obsidium
10 × Volatile Earth 4 × Volatile Fire |
475-480 | 1 × Cold-Forged Shank | 15 × Folded Obsidium
6 × Volatile Earth 4 × Volatile Water |
480-489 | 3 × Stormforged Legguards | 6 × Folded Obsidium
24 × Elementium Bar |
489-494 | 1 × Fire-Etched Dagger | 20 × Elementium Bar
12 × Volatile Earth 4 × Volatile Fire |
494-500 | 2 × Hardened Obsidium Helm | 8 × Folded Obsidium
30 × Elementium Bar 12 × Volatile Earth |
500-512 | 4 × Redsteel Breastplate | 60 × Elementium Bar
60 × Volatile Earth |
512-515 | 3 × Vicious Ornate Pyrium Gauntlets
Check AH price |
30 × Elementium Bar
30 × Volatile Water |
512-515 | 3 × Vicious Pyrium Gauntlets
Check AH price |
30 × Elementium Bar
30 × Volatile Fire |
515-520 | 5 × Vicious Ornate Pyrium Belt
Check AH price |
50 × Elementium Bar
50 × Volatile Water |
515-520 | 5 × Vicious Pyrium Belt
Check AH price |
50 × Elementium Bar
50 × Volatile Fire |
520-525 | 5 × Vicious Pyrium Boots
Check AH price |
60 × Elementium Bar
50 × Volatile Fire |
520-525 | 5 × Vicious Pyrium Shoulders
Check AH price |
60 × Elementium Bar
50 × Volatile Fire |
Blacksmithing Profession Bonus in Cataclysm
Blacksmithing lets you to add an additional gem socket to your bracers and gloves, allowing you to use 2 more gems in your gear. These additional sockets are even better if using Epic quality gems.
- Socket Bracer
- Socket Gloves
Other Professions
Blacksmithing is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Cataclysm Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.
Changelog
- 30 Jul. 2024: Page reviewed for phase two.
- 15 May 2024: Added page.
This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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