This WoW Blacksmithing guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Blacksmithing skill up from 1 to 525. Updated for WoW patch 4.3.3

Blacksmithing is the best combined with Mining and I highly recommend to level Mining and Blacksmithing together because you will need a lot of gold if you want to buy everything from Auction House. Check out the Mining leveling guide if you want to level Mining.

It will take a lot of dedication to get to the end and get those epic items. Also, like other crafting trades, the benefits only really start showing at the end, so this Blacksmithing guide will be a massive gold drain all the way up to 525.

If you are low on gold, I recommend you to try this Gold Making Guide, it can help you to make loads of gold.

If you are still leveling your character or you just started a new alt, I recommend you to use a leveling guide. You can level your character to level 85 in 5 days with this guide.

Blacksmithing guide sections:

Apprentice 1 - 75 
Journeyman 75 - 125 
Expert 125 - 200 
Artisan 200 - 300 
Master 300 - 350 
Grand Master 350 - 425 
Illustrious 425 - 525 
 

Approximate Materials Required for 1-525:

• 133 x [Rough Stone]
• 190 x [Copper Bar]
• 70 x [Coarse Stone]
• 7 x [Silver Bar]
• 150 x [Bronze Bar] - 75 Copper Bar + 75 Tin Bar
• 105 x [Heavy Stone]
• 5 x [Gold Bar]
• 230 x [Iron Bar]
• 50 x [Steel Bar] - 50 Iron Bar + 50 Coal. You can buy [Coal] at Blacksmithing Supply vendors
• 20 x [Solid Stone]
• 150 x [Mageweave Cloth]
• 320 x [Mithril Bar]
• 20 x [Dense Stone]
• 420 x [Thorium Bar]
• 80 x [Rugged Leather] or 10 [Star Ruby]
• 152 x [Fel Iron Bar]
• 10 x [Netherweave Cloth]
• 85 x [Adamantite Bar]
• 320 x [Cobalt Bar]
• 147 x [Saronite Bar]
• 13 x [Eternal Earth]
• 13 x [Eternal Shadow]
• 13 x [Eternal Water]
• 20 x [Crystallized Air]
• 166 x [Obsidium Bar]
• 324 x [Elementium Bar]
• 120 x [Volatile Earth]
• 4 x [Volatile Water]
• 8 x [Volatile Fire]
• 140 x [Volatile Fire] or [Volatile Water]
• 2 x [Hardened Elementium Bar]

Related Guides:

• Mining Leveling Guide 1-525.

 

Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1 - 75

 

 

First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Apprentice Blacksmithing.

If you want to farm your own Copper Ore, visit my Copper Ore farming guide.

• 1 - 30
  33 x [Rough Sharpening Stones] - 33 Rough Stone

• 30 - 65
  50 x [Rough Grinding Stones] - 100 Rough Stone

  Save 14 Rough Grinding Stones.

• 65 - 75
  10 x [Copper Chain Belt] - 60 Copper Bar

75 - 125

 

 

Learn Blacksmithing Journeyman.

• 75 - 90
  35 x [Coarse Grinding Stones] - 70 Coarse Stones

  Save the Coarse Grinding Stones and if you have a lot more Coarse Stone or it is really cheap, then you should make this up to 100 and you can skip the next step.

  If you didn't reach 90 by making these, you can still continue to the next step, but you will need a few more Copper Bars, or make a few more Coarse Grinding Stones.

• 90 - 100
  10 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 100 Copper Bar

• 100 - 107
  7 x [Silver Rod] - 7 Silver Bar, 14 Rough Grinding Stone

  You might need to make more than 7. You can also skip this part and just make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.

• 107 - 110
  3 x [Runed Copper Belt] - 30 Copper Bar

You will need Tin Ore to make Bronze Bar, visit my Tin Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.

• 110 - 125
  15 x [Rough Bronze Shoulders] - 75 Bronze Bar, 15 Coarse Grinding Stones

125 - 200

 

 

Learn Blacksmithing Expert.

• 125 - 140
  35 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] - 105 Heavy Stone

  Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150 if Heavy Stone is cheap.

• 140 - 145
  5 x [Rough Bronze Shoulders] - 25 Bronze Bar, 5 Coarse Grinding Stone

• 145 - 150
  5 x [Patterned Bronze Bracers] - 25 Bronze Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone

• 150 - 155
  5 x [Golden Rod] - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone

Visit my Iron Ore farming guide if you want to farm your own ores.

Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.

• 155 - 165
  10 x [Green Iron Leggings] - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye

• 165 - 190
  25 x [Green Iron Bracers] - 150 Iron Bar, 25 Green Dye

• 190 - 200
  10 x [Golden Scale Bracers] - 50 Steel Bar, 20 Heavy Grinding Stone

200 - 300

 

 

Learn Blacksmithing Artisan. Check out my Mithril Ore farming guide.

• 200 - 210
  20 x [Solid Sharpening Stone] - 20 Solid Stone

• 210 - 225
  15 x [Heavy Mithril Gauntlet] - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth

This recipe is sold by these NPCs. There is around 30 minutes respawn rate for the recipe, this means you have to wait a bit if someone bought it before you. Make [Mithril Scale Pants] if you do not want to wait for the recipe to respawn or check the Auction House and look for [Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants]

• 225 - 235
  10 x [Mithril Scale Bracers] - 80 Mithril Bar

• 235 - 250
  Check the Auction House, if you can get the Mithril Spurs recipe and it's not that expensive, buy it and make those until 255.

  15 x [Mithril Coif] - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth

• 250 - 260
  20 x [Dense Sharpening Stones] - 20 Dense Stone

Visit my Thorium Ore farming guide if you need places for farming Thorium.

• 260 - 275
  15 x [Thorium Bracers] - 120 Thorium Bar

• 275 - 290
  15 x [Imperial Plate Bracers] 180 Thorium Bar

  Between 275-280, you can make [Arcanite Rods], and sell them at the Auction House.

• 290 - 300
  Choose one from the recipes listed below. They both requires 12 Thorium Bar for each craft, the only difference between them is that you need 1 Star Ruby for the Helm and 8 Rugged Leather for the Boots.

  10 x [Thorium Boots] - 120 Thorium Bar, 80 Rugged Leather

  or

  10 x [Thorium Helm] - 120 Thorium Bar, 10 Star Ruby

300 - 350

 

 

Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Master.

You will have to go to Outland if you want to farm your own ores. Check out my Fel Iron Ore farming guide.

• 300 - 305
  7 x [Fel Weightstone] - 7 Fel Iron Bar, 7 Netherweave Cloth

• 305 - 315
  10 x [Fel Iron Plate Belt] - 40 Fel Iron Bar

• 315 - 320
  5 x [Fel Iron Chain Gloves] - 25 Fel Iron Bar

• 320 - 325
  5 x [Fel Iron Plate Boots] - 30 Fel Iron Bar

Visit my Adamantite Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.

• 325 - 330
  10 x [Lesser Rune of Warding] - 10 Adamantite Bar

  If Adamantite Bar is cheap on your server you can make this one up to 335.

• 330 - 335

  5 x [Fel Iron Breastplate] - 50 Fel Iron Bar

• 335 - 340
  5 x [Adamantite Cleaver] - 40 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

• 340 - 350
  35 x [Lesser Ward of Shielding] - 35 Adamantite Bar - Recipe location

350 - 425

 

 

Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Grand Master.

You can also check out my Cobalt Ore farming guide.

• 350 - 360
  10 x [Cobalt Boots] - 40 Cobalt Bar

• 360 - 370
  10 x [Cobalt Triangle Shield] - 40 Cobalt Bar

• 370 - 375
  5 x [Cobalt Legplates] - 25 Cobalt Bar

• 375 - 380

  5 x [Cobalt Gauntlets] - 25 Cobalt Bar

• 380 - 385
  5 x [Spiked Cobalt Boots] - 35 Cobalt Bar

• 385 - 390
  5 x [Sure-fire Shuriken] - 35 Cobalt Bar

Make [Saronite Defender] or [Saronite Protector] if Saronite Bar is cheaper than Cobalt Bar.

• 390 - 395
  5 x [Notched Cobalt War Axe] - 50 Cobalt Bar

• 395 - 400
  5 x [Brilliant Saronite Belt] - 30 Cobalt Bar, 25 Saronite Bar

• 400 - 405
  5 x [Horned Cobalt Helm] - 40 Cobalt Bar

Visit my Saronite Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.

• 405 - 415
  10 x [Deadly Saronite Dirk] - 70 Saronite Bar, 20 Crystallized Air

• 415 - 425
  13 x [Eternal Belt Buckle] - 52 Saronite Bar, 13 Eternal Earth, 13 Eternal Shadow, 13 Eternal Water

  You can also make [Titanium Rod] between 420-425 if you have Titanium Bars.

425 - 525

 

 

Visit your trainer and learn Blacksmithing Illustrious.

From here, you will see that sometimes you will craft an item which requires a bit more materials than the other one. The reason for this is that if you don't mass produce an item, it's easier to sell them (you should) at the Auction House for profit.

Farm your own ores by using my Obsidium Ore farming guide.

• 425 - 455
  83 x [Folded Obsidium] - 166 Obsidium Bar

  Stop making these when you reach 455, make more only if you need them. If you choose different recipes you might need less than 80.

• 455 - 459
  Make 4 from any recipe that requires 3 Folded Obsidium.

Almost all of the following items will give you multiple skill-ups per craft!

• 459 - 462
  1 x [Stormforged Gauntlets] - 6 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

• 462 - 470
  Make 8 from any of the following items:

  [Redsteel Belt], [Stormforged Belt], [Hardened Obsidium Belt] - 32 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

• 470 - 475
  [Obsidium Bladespear] - 12 Folded Obsidium, 10 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

• 475 - 480
  [Cold-Forged Shank] - 15 Folded Obsidium, 6 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Water

  Make [Obsidium Skeleton Key] up to 480 if you are not planning on to sell the dagger at the Auction House, or if you have more Elementium Bar make 2 [Elementium Rod] and one [Obsidium Skeleton Key].

Visit my Elementium Ore farming guide if you want to farm the ores.

• 480 - 489
  3 x [Stormforged Legguards] - 6 Folded Obsidium, 24 Elementium Bar

• 489 - 494
  1 x [Fire Etched Dagger] - 20 Elementium Bar, 12 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

• 494 - 500
  2 x [Stormforged Helm] - 40 Elementium Bar, 16 Volatile Earth

  You can also make 2 x [Hardened Obsidium Helm] (8 Folded Obsidium, 30 Elementium, 12 Volatile Earth), but I think Elementium is easier to farm than Obsidium.

• 500 - 512
  4 x [Redsteel Breastplate] - 60 Elementium Bar, 60 Volatile Earth

  You can also buy the [Plans: Pyrium Weapon Chain] recipe for 20 Elementium Bar and make Weapon Chains up to 510 if Pyrium is cheap.

  You can buy this recipe in all major cities near your Blacksmithing Trainer, the NPC is labeled as "Blacksmithing Supplies". This does not include Dalaran and Shattrath.

Check your Calendar in-game to see if the Darkmoon Faire is open, the event starts at 00:01 on the Sunday before the 1st Monday of each month.

You can gain +5 skill points by completing a single quest. Click here to read more about the quests.

• 512 - 515
  You can buy these recipes in all major cities near your Blacksmithing Trainer, the NPC is labeled as "Blacksmithing Supplies". This does not include Dalaran and Shattrath.

  You will need 40 Elementium Bars and 2 Hardened Elementium Bar to buy the next recipes.

  3 x [Vicious Ornate Pyrium Gauntlets] - 30 Elementium Bar, 30 Volatile Water

  or

  3 x [Vicious Pyrium Gauntlets] - 30 Elementium Bar, 30 Volatile Fire

• 515 - 520
  5 x [Vicious Ornate Pyrium Belt] - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water

  or

  5 x [Vicious Pyrium Belt] - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

• 520 - 525
  5 x [Vicious Ornate Pyrium Shoulders] - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water

  or

  5 x [Vicious Pyrium Shoulders] - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

I hope you liked this WoW Blacksmithing Guide, GZ to 525!