Mists of Pandaria Classic Blacksmithing Profession and Leveling Guide

Last updated on Jun 25, 2025 at 00:00 by Abide

Blacksmithing Icon Blacksmithing is a great profession in Mists of Pandaria 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.

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Mists of Pandaria Blacksmithing Profession and Leveling Guide

Blacksmithing Icon 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. Mining Icon Mining is 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.

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Estimated Materials Needed to level Blacksmithing in Mists of Pandaria

Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Blacksmithing Icon 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 Icon Rough Stone
    • 150× Copper Bar Icon Copper Bar
    • 100× Coarse Stone Icon Coarse Stone
    • 140× Bronze Bar Icon Bronze Bar
    • 120× Heavy Stone Icon Heavy Stone
    • Silver Bar Icon Silver Bar
    • Gold Bar Icon Gold Bar
    • 35× Green Dye Icon Green Dye
    • 230× Iron Bar Icon Iron Bar
    • 120× Solid Stone Icon Solid Stone
    • 190× Steel Bar Icon Steel Bar
    • 240× Mithril Bar Icon Mithril Bar
    • 20× Dense Stone Icon Dense Stone
    • 150× Mageweave Cloth Icon Mageweave Cloth
    • 420× Thorium Bar Icon Thorium Bar
  • TBC
    • 160× Fel Iron Bar Icon Fel Iron Bar
    • 10× Netherweave Cloth Icon Netherweave Cloth
    • 90× Adamantite Bar Icon Adamantite Bar
  • WotLK
    • 320× Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
    • 180× Saronite Bar Icon Saronite Bar
    • 20× Crystallized Air Icon Crystallized Air
    • Titanium Bar Icon Titanium Bar
  • Cataclysm
    • 180× Obsidium Bar Icon Obsidium Bar
    • 90× Elementium Bar Icon Elementium Bar
    • 60× Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
    • Volatile Fire Icon Volatile Fire
  • Mists of Pandaria
    • 220× Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
    • Spirit of Harmony Icon Spirit of Harmony
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Leveling Blacksmithing in Mists of Pandaria

Below you'll find our recommended crafting options while leveling Blacksmithing Icon 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.

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Leveling Blacksmithing 1–300

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
1-30 Rough Sharpening Stone Icon Rough Sharpening Stone Rough Stone Icon Rough Stone
30-65 Rough Grinding Stone Icon Rough Grinding Stone
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Rough Stone Icon Rough Stone
65-75 Coarse Sharpening Stone Icon Coarse Sharpening Stone Coarse Stone Icon Coarse Stone
75-90 Coarse Grinding Stone Icon Coarse Grinding Stone
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Coarse Stone Icon Coarse Stone
90-110 Runed Copper Belt Icon Runed Copper Belt 10× Copper Bar Icon Copper Bar
110-125 Rough Bronze Shoulders Icon Rough Bronze Shoulders Bronze Bar Icon Bronze Bar
Coarse Grinding Stone Icon Coarse Grinding Stone
125-150 Heavy Grinding Stone Icon Heavy Grinding Stone
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Heavy Stone Icon Heavy Stone
150-155 Golden Skeleton Key Icon Golden Skeleton Key Gold Bar Icon Gold Bar
Heavy Grinding Stone Icon Heavy Grinding Stone
155-165 Green Iron Leggings Icon Green Iron Leggings Iron Bar Icon Iron Bar
Heavy Grinding Stone Icon Heavy Grinding Stone
Green Dye Icon Green Dye
165-190 Green Iron Bracers Icon Green Iron Bracers Iron Bar Icon Iron Bar
Green Dye Icon Green Dye
190-200 Golden Scale Bracers Icon Golden Scale Bracers Steel Bar Icon Steel Bar
Heavy Grinding Stone Icon Heavy Grinding Stone
200-210 Solid Grinding Stone Icon Solid Grinding Stone
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Solid Stone Icon Solid Stone
210-225 Heavy Mithril Gauntlet Icon Heavy Mithril Gauntlet Mithril Bar Icon Mithril Bar
Mageweave Cloth Icon Mageweave Cloth
225-235 Steel Plate Helm Icon Steel Plate Helm 14× Steel Bar Icon Steel Bar
Citrine Icon Citrine
Solid Grinding Stone Icon Solid Grinding Stone
235-250 Mithril Coif Icon Mithril Coif 10× Mithril Bar Icon Mithril Bar
Mageweave Cloth Icon Mageweave Cloth
250-260 Dense Sharpening Stone Icon Dense Sharpening Stone Dense Stone Icon Dense Stone
260-275 Thorium Belt Icon Thorium Belt Thorium Bar Icon Thorium Bar
275-290 Imperial Plate Bracers Icon Imperial Plate Bracers 12× Thorium Bar Icon Thorium Bar
290-300 Thorium Helm Icon Thorium Helm 12× Thorium Bar Icon Thorium Bar
Star Ruby Icon Star Ruby
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Leveling Blacksmithing 300–350

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
300-305 Fel Weightstone Icon Fel Weightstone Fel Iron Bar Icon Fel Iron Bar
Netherweave Cloth Icon Netherweave Cloth
305-316 Fel Iron Plate Belt Icon Fel Iron Plate Belt Fel Iron Bar Icon Fel Iron Bar
316-321 Fel Iron Chain Gloves Icon Fel Iron Chain Gloves Fel Iron Bar Icon Fel Iron Bar
321-325 Fel Iron Plate Boots Icon Fel Iron Plate Boots Fel Iron Bar Icon Fel Iron Bar
325-335 Lesser Rune of Warding Icon Lesser Rune of Warding Adamantite Bar Icon Adamantite Bar
335-340 Fel Iron Breastplate Icon Fel Iron Breastplate Fel Iron Bar Icon Fel Iron Bar
340-350 Lesser Ward of Shielding Icon Lesser Ward of Shielding
Sold by Alliance IconMari Stonehand and Horde IconRohok.
Adamantite Bar Icon Adamantite Bar
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Leveling Blacksmithing 350–425

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
350-360 Cobalt Boots Icon Cobalt Boots Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
360-370 Cobalt Triangle Shield Icon Cobalt Triangle Shield Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
370-375 Cobalt Legplates Icon Cobalt Legplates Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
375-380 Cobalt Gauntlets Icon Cobalt Gauntlets Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
380-385 Spiked Cobalt Boots Icon Spiked Cobalt Boots Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
385-390 Spiked Cobalt Shoulders Icon Spiked Cobalt Shoulders Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
390-395 Notched Cobalt War Axe Icon Notched Cobalt War Axe 10× Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
395-400 Brilliant Saronite Belt Icon Brilliant Saronite Belt Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
Saronite Bar Icon Saronite Bar
400-405 Horned Cobalt Helm Icon Horned Cobalt Helm Cobalt Bar Icon Cobalt Bar
405-416 Deadly Saronite Dirk Icon Deadly Saronite Dirk Saronite Bar Icon Saronite Bar
Crystallized Air Icon Crystallized Air
416-420 Tempered Saronite Gauntlets Icon Tempered Saronite Gauntlets 14× Saronite Bar Icon Saronite Bar
420-425 Titanium Weapon Chain Icon Titanium Weapon Chain Saronite Bar Icon Saronite Bar
Titanium Bar Icon Titanium Bar
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Leveling Blacksmithing 425–500

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
425-455 Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium Obsidium Bar Icon Obsidium Bar
455-459 Hardened Obsidium Shield Icon Hardened Obsidium Shield Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
459-462 Stormforged Gauntlets Icon Stormforged Gauntlets Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
462-470 Redsteel Belt Icon Redsteel Belt Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
470-475 Obsidium Bladespear Icon Obsidium Bladespear 12× Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
10× Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
Volatile Fire Icon Volatile Fire
475-480 Obsidium Skeleton Key Icon Obsidium Skeleton Key Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
480-489 Stormforged Legguards Icon Stormforged Legguards Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
Elementium Bar Icon Elementium Bar
489-494 Fire-Etched Dagger Icon Fire-Etched Dagger 20× Elementium Bar Icon Elementium Bar
12× Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
Volatile Fire Icon Volatile Fire
494-500 Hardened Obsidium Helm Icon Hardened Obsidium Helm Folded Obsidium Icon Folded Obsidium
15× Elementium Bar Icon Elementium Bar
Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
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Leveling Blacksmithing 500–574

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
500-504 Ghostly Skeleton Key Icon Ghostly Skeleton Key Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
504-529 Spiritguard Bracers Icon Spiritguard Bracers Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
529-539 Lightsteel Legplates Icon Lightsteel Legplates 12× Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
539-554 Lightsteel Shield Icon Lightsteel Shield Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
554-559 Spiritguard Shield Icon Spiritguard Shield Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
559-579 Ghost-Forged Breastplate Icon Ghost-Forged Breastplate 12× Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
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Leveling Blacksmithing 579–600

You will need to purchase one of these patterns to continue leveling up. Try to sell whichever of the following will sell the quickest on your local auction house. Each recipe costs 1× Spirit of Harmony Icon Spirit of Harmony, sold by Alliance IconCullen Hammerbrow and Horde IconJorunga Stonehoof.

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
574-600 Contender's Revenant Belt Icon Contender's Revenant Belt Ghost Iron Bar Icon Ghost Iron Bar
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Blacksmithing Profession Bonus in Mists of Pandaria

Blacksmithing Icon 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 Icon Socket Bracer
  • Socket Gloves Icon Socket Gloves
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Other Professions

Blacksmithing Icon Blacksmithing is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Mists of Pandaria Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.

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Changelog

  • 25 Jun. 2025: Added page.
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