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WoW Forever Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1–300
This WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide helps you follow a Blacksmithing route from rough stones to Thorium gear, track what you have, and see the materials needed for the skills ahead.
Your leveling plan
Start where you are
Choose your skill range in the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide to calculate the next recipe and materials.
Step by step
Blacksmithing 1–300 route
This WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide estimates crafts from the recorded skill colors, with a linear decline in skill-up chance between yellow and grey. Stop when you reach each target; actual skill-ups can vary.
Yellow 15 · Grey 55
- 42 × Rough Stone (1 per craft)
Yellow 45 · Grey 85
- 128 × Rough Stone (2 per craft)
Train from skill 50 at character level 10 before your skill reaches 75. Training stops →
Yellow 85 · Grey 125
- 490 × Copper Bar (10 per craft)
Yellow 125 · Grey 155
- 235 × Bronze Bar (5 per craft)
- 94 × Coarse Grinding Stone (2 per craft)
Yellow 155 · Grey 185
- 336 × Bronze Bar (8 per craft)
- 42 × Strong Flux (1 per craft)
- 42 × Medium Leather (1 per craft)
At skill 125 and character level 20, visit an Expert trainer before reaching 150. Training stops →
Yellow 185 · Grey 210
- 165 × Steel Bar (5 per craft)
- 66 × Heavy Grinding Stone (2 per craft)
Yellow 205 · Grey 225
- 132 × Mithril Bar (12 per craft)
Yellow 210 · Grey 230
- 378 × Steel Bar (14 per craft)
- 27 × Solid Grinding Stone (1 per craft)
At skill 200 and character level 35, seek an Artisan trainer before reaching 225. Some high-level plans need their own recipe items. Training stops →
Yellow 225 · Grey 245
- 96 × Mithril Bar (16 per craft)
Yellow 230 · Grey 235
- 7 × Dense Stone (1 per craft)
Yellow 230 · Grey 250
- 88 × Mithril Bar (4 per craft)
- 66 × Solid Grinding Stone (3 per craft)
Recipe item requires skill 210 · Plans: Mithril Spurs.
Yellow 245 · Grey 270
- 168 × Mithril Bar (28 per craft)
- 36 × Breath of Wind (6 per craft)
- 48 × Truesilver Bar (8 per craft)
- 12 × Lesser Invisibility Potion (2 per craft)
- 36 × Aquamarine (6 per craft)
- 24 × Solid Grinding Stone (4 per craft)
- 12 × Thick Leather (2 per craft)
Yellow 250 · Grey 260
- 7 × Arcanite Bar (1 per craft)
- 7 × Dense Grinding Stone (1 per craft)
Yellow 255 · Grey 275
- 270 × Thorium Bar (10 per craft)
- 54 × Heart of Fire (2 per craft)
Recipe item requires skill 235 · Plans: Radiant Belt.
Yellow 265 · Grey 285
- 420 × Thorium Bar (20 per craft)
- 21 × Star Ruby (1 per craft)
Recipe item requires skill 245 · Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers.
Yellow 280 · Grey 305
- 520 × Thorium Bar (40 per craft)
- 78 × Dense Grinding Stone (6 per craft)
- 78 × Rugged Leather (6 per craft)
Recipe item requires skill 255 · Plans: Huge Thorium Battleaxe.
Yellow 290 · Grey 310
- 476 × Thorium Bar (34 per craft)
- 14 × Star Ruby (1 per craft)
- 14 × Aquamarine (1 per craft)
Recipe item requires skill 270 · Plans: Imperial Plate Boots.
Keep your skill moving
Blacksmithing training ranks
Plan the training stops in this WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide before reaching your current cap. Your character level and recipe access can also affect the next step.
Apprentice · cap 75
Learn Blacksmithing from a trainer and pick up a Blacksmith Hammer. Ask a city guard to mark a trainer on your map.
Journeyman · cap 150
Train from skill 50 at character level 10 before your skill reaches 75.
Expert · cap 225
At skill 125 and character level 20, visit an Expert trainer before reaching 150.
Artisan · cap 300
At skill 200 and character level 35, seek an Artisan trainer before reaching 225. Some high-level plans need their own recipe items.
Plan a training trip
Faction training stops
alliance
- JourneymanTherum Deepforge
Stormwind City · 56.4, 15.4
/way Stormwind City 56.4 15.4 - ExpertBengus Deepforge
Ironforge · 51.4, 42.2
/way Ironforge 51.4 42.2 - ArtisanBrikk Keencraft
Stranglethorn Vale · 29.0, 75.4
/way Stranglethorn Vale 29.0 75.4
horde
- JourneymanSnarl
Orgrimmar · 79.6, 23.3
/way Orgrimmar 79.6 23.3 - ExpertSaru Steelfury
Orgrimmar · 82.3, 23.0
/way Orgrimmar 82.3 23.0 - ArtisanBrikk Keencraft
Stranglethorn Vale · 29.0, 75.4
/way Stranglethorn Vale 29.0 75.4
Coordinates are from the linked guides. The /way command uses a compatible map addon.
Before you craft
WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide: what to prepare
Keep the grinding stones
Several armor and weapon recipes use grinding stones. The list counts stones made by earlier selected steps and shows the remainder you still need.
Hammer, anvil and plans
Keep a Blacksmith Hammer and use an anvil when a recipe requires one. Check the linked recipe record for known plan requirements before buying materials.
Get metal from Mining
Ore, bars and stone come from different veins. You can gather them, smelt them or buy them from other players.
Using the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide
Start at your current skill
For example, at skill 110, the default WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide route starts with Patterned Bronze Bracers. Enter your skill and target, then update the plan.
Compare recipe choices
At skill 1, the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide lets you choose Rough Sharpening Stone or Rough Weightstone. Compare the estimated crafts and ingredients, then check the linked recipe.
Update your shopping list
Keep the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide list current: mark finished stages done and update your bag counts. You can also include raw materials for missing components such as Coarse Grinding Stone.
WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide questions
Shopping, skill ranks and recipe planning.
How do I use the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide for 1–300?
Follow the 17 skill ranges above, train the next rank before the current cap, and switch recipes when you reach each target. Check the linked recipe record for learning requirements.
How does the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide calculate materials?
The shopping list estimates ingredients for the selected skill range and subtracts quantities entered from your bags. Craft counts vary as recipes change color. Rank quests, reusable tools and recipe purchases are separate.
Does the shopping list include things I have already crafted?
Enter your current bag counts. Products from earlier steps still included in the plan are also used against later ingredients; completed or skipped steps do not add assumed inventory.
Can the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide start from my current skill?
Yes. Enter your current and target skills, then update the plan. The route and shopping list use the selected interval.
Can I change recipes in the plan?
In the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide, some stages offer a recipe selector. Choose a recipe you know to update that stage and the remaining materials.
Where do I learn the next Blacksmithing rank?
Use the training section for the rank gates and faction notes. Recipe items can have additional requirements, which are shown on the linked recipe records when known.
How should I count grinding stones in the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide?
Mark finished stages done and enter the stones currently in your bags. The planner also counts matching stones from earlier stages that remain in your plan.
Which final recipe can I choose in the WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide?
The 290–300 stage offers Imperial Plate Boots and Imperial Plate Helm. Choose a plan you know and compare its ingredients before buying materials.
WoW Forever Blacksmithing leveling guide sources
Recipe materials and skill colors use the site's client snapshot, build 1.60.1.70753, with recorded hotfixes. Route and trainer references were checked 2026-11-12. Higher-level routes and exact skill-up odds have not been independently tested in game.