In this WoW Classic Blacksmithing guide, we’ll give you the knowledge to start your profession correctly. Additionally, we’ll give you hints for other choices in the game that can enhance your playthrough. From time to time, we all know when World of Warcraft creates tension between two factions that ends in an epic war. Through expansions, we explore new lands, meet new people (NPCs), and try to solve any conflict.
As a result, we find new ways to extend the lore and add more pages to our “neverending” (or retelling) journey. In the middle of everything, we need some tools to enhance our heroes and keep up with the fight. Blacksmithing may not look too appealing initially, but it’ll be worth your time in the long run.
General Overview of Blacksmithing
Essentially, obtaining this Profession in World of Warcraft gives you a lot of advantages. The main goal for any Blacksmith is to increase your equipment’s effectiveness and build better armor for your group. To begin this venture, you’ll need to take a Blacksmith hammer and approach one anvil from any town (and some dungeons). When you have everything in line, you’ll have the opportunity to produce new items for your teammates or your Champion.
Once you have all the essentials from Blacksmithing on your character, you can produce more for other people. Hence, you could choose between improving your Guild or selling your expertise in the Auction Market. As a result, your group’s fame could improve, or you can obtain a lot of Gold with your overpowered equipment.
WoW Classic Blacksmithing Leveling Guide
As gamers enter their blacksmithing careers, they'll eventually hit certain milestones at specific levels. These level caps also prevent players from leveling any further, requiring additional skills from trainers to enable them to progress. Here are all the rankings and levels for this profession:
- Apprentice: Level 1 to 75
- Journeyman: Level 75 to 150
- Expert: Level 150 to 225
- Artisan: Level 225 to 300
Trainers
To begin your journey in the “hammer and anvil” Profession, you'll need to find a Blacksmithing trainer NPC. They usually appear in the main cities around Azeroth. To locate one, you can ask a Guard for directions. Afterward, you must travel to that location, talk to the NPC, and learn your first “skills” or recipes. Here are all the available trainers for Blacksmithing.
Alliance
- Bengus Deepforge: Ironforge (52, 40)
- Clarise Gnarltree: Duskwood (74, 48)
- Smith Argus: Goldshire (41, 65)
- Tognus Flintfire: Kharanos, Dun Morogh (45.2, 52)
- Therum Deepforge: Old Town Canals, Stormwind (56.8, 16.6)
- Delfrum Flintbeard: Auberdine, Darkshore (38.2, 41)
Horde
- Dwukk: Razor Hill, Durotar (52, 40.6)
- James Van Brunt: War Quarter, Undercity (61.2, 29.2)
- Karn Stonehoof: Thunder Bluff (39.6, 55.6)
- Saru Steelfury: Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar (82.2, 23)
- Traugh: The Crossroads, Barrens (51.2, 28.8)
Neutral
- Brikk Keencraft: Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale (29, 75.4)
Besides looking for a trainer, most importantly, in the Blacksmith menu (the spellbook), you should always check the color of the item you’re producing before spending your resources.
If the item you want to make has orange letters, you’ll gain a Blacksmith level for each. When it turns yellow, there’s a high percentage of achieving another level. Afterward, the chances become lower if it turns green, and if the selection turns grey, you cannot gain experience. Most importantly, the objective is to earn points by completing your recipes in the Blacksmithing spellbook. You’ll start at level one and need to continue producing goods until you reach level 300 (and beyond).
Materials
Gathering the materials and beginning the level process may take a couple of hours. You could buy all of the resources from the Auction House if you have enough Gold and less time to play. Here's a list of all the necessary materials to level blacksmithing:
- 160 Rough Stone
- 95 Coarse Stone
- 150 Copper Bar
- 5 Silver Bar
- 140 Bronze Bar
- 105 Heavy Stone
- 5 Gold Bar
- 230 Iron Bar
- 35 Green Dye
- 190 Steel Bar
- 240 Mithril Bar
- 150 Mageweave Cloth
- 10 Citrine
- 120 Solid Stone
- 20 Dense Stone
- 680 Thorium Bar
- 80 Rugged Leather
Leveling Blacksmithing 1-125
| Level | Recipe | Materials |
| 1-30 | ~40 Rough Sharpening Stone | 40 Rough Stone |
| 30-65 | ~60 Rough Grinding Stone | 120 Rough Stone |
| 65-75 | ~25 Coarse Sharpening Stone | 25 Coarse Stone |
| 75-90 | ~35 Coarse Grinding Stone | 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 |
Leveling Blacksmithing 125-225
| Level | Recipe | Materials |
| 125-140 | ~35 Heavy Grinding Stone | 105 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 | 120 Solid Stone |
| 210-225 | 15 Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 90 Mithril Bar 60 Mageweave Cloth |
Leveling Blacksmithing 225-300
| Level | Recipe | Materials |
| 225-235 | 10 Steel Plate Helm | 140 Steel Bar 10 Solid Grinding Stone |
| 235-250 | 15 Mithril Coif or Mithril Spurs |
150 Mithril Bar 90 Mageweave Cloth |
| 250-260 | ~20 Dense Sharpening Stone | 20 Dense Stone |
| 260-270 | 10 Thorium Belt | 120 Thorium Bar |
| 270-275 | 5 Thorium Bracers | 60 Thorium Bar |
| 275-290 | 15 Imperial Plate Bracers | 300 Thorium Bar |
| 290-300 | 10 Thorium Boots | 200 Thorium Bar 80 Rugged Leather |
Blacksmithing Specializations
When you reach Blacksmithing 200 and your character reaches level 40, you can opt between two options. First, you have the Armorsmith, which focuses on making better armor for your hero and the rest of the community. Even though it is a fantastic path, you must fulfill many requirements. If you want to invest your time learning the Weaponsmith Specialty, which also has three smaller specializations: Master Axesmith, Master Swordsmith, and Master Hammersmith, you'll end up in a similar position. If you’re still interested, you can follow these steps:
- Search for the Master NPC.
- Follow the Requirements for the initiation.
- Complete a bunch of quests that require rare materials/resources.
- Look for another NPC that needs more materials for its quests.
- Pick the Specialty that you want for your character.
- Craft a couple of items until you unlock the Armorsmith or Weaponsmith.
It may not be all that effortless, but you could reach another level of Blacksmithing expertise if you complete the requirements. Many of the items you can craft give you an advantage if you’re focusing on conducting Raids with fewer complications. Similarly, you could quickly sell the armor in the Auction House for extra Gold when you complete the requirements.
Note: You can always change your specialization, but this will require you to unlearn Blacksmithing altogether.
All Armorsmith and Weaponsmith Specialization Recipes
Players need to interact with Trainers related to that specific path to become either an Armorsmith or a Weaponsmith Blacksmith. Each specialization will require a particular NPC. Here are the locations of Armorsmith and Weaponsmith Trainers:
- Grumnus Steelshaper (Armorsmith) at the Great Forge in Ironforge (50, 42)
- Okothos Ironrager (Armorsmith) at the Valley of Honor in Orgrimmar (75, 34)
- Ironus Coldsteel (Weaponsmith) at the Great Forge in Ironforge (50, 43)
- Borgosh Corebender (Weaponsmith) at the Valley of Honor in Orgrimmar (75, 33)
How Blacksmithing and Mining Go Together
One essential knowledge you can learn from this WoW Classic Blacksmithing Guide is how to pair it with another Profession. Since you can have two primary Professions, the other option is to activate Mining. With this combo, you can gather the materials and produce new items as you travel across different maps. Furthermore, you’ll get XP when you use the mining skill if you successfully obtain the goods.
The Best Classes for Blacksmithing
The best Blacksmithing classes use all kinds of armor. As a result, you should go through this journey as a Warrior or Paladin so you can equip all the best equipment you can produce. Between all of the possible options in the Blacksmith tree, you have the opportunity to obtain powerful gear that works equally well between PvP (Player versus Player) or PvE (Player versus Environment).
