WoW Blacksmithing Guide 1-450
This WoW Blacksmithing Guide (updated for 3.3) will help you level all the way from 1-450. If are are power leveling through this guide as quickly as possible you'll find that you'll need lots of gold, how much depends on your server. Look at this Gold Guide if you find you need more gold.
Sections:
Blacksmithing Introduction
Blacksmithing 1-100
Blacksmithing 100-200
Blacksmithing 200-300
Blacksmithing 300-375
Blacksmithing 375-450
Blacksmithing Introduction
To start blacksmithing you'll first need to train the skill so head to a large city, seek out a blacksmithing trainer (ask a guard), and train "Apprentice Blacksmith". To make many blacksmithing items you will need to have a "Blacksmith Hammer" in your inventory. You can buy this hammer from a blacksmithing supplies vendor (there should be one near where you trained). You will also have to be near an anvil in order to make many blacksmithing items, this can be found near blacksmithing trainers.
The components of blacksmithing are mainly derived from mining. You'll need to use lots of metal bars, which are smelted by miners, to make items. If you are not a miner you can buy everything you need from the auction house, but it can get expensive. If you decide to mine for all your supplies it can get time consuming.
Blacksmithing 1-100
The beginning levels of blacksmithing are easy. Keep in mind the "Amount to Craft" is just an estimate.
| Projected Skill | Item | Amount to Craft | Components (per single craft) |
| 1-35 | Rough Sharpening Stone | 41 | 1 Rough Stone |
| 35-65 | Rough Grinding Stone | 38 | 2 Rough Stone |
| 65-75 | Coarse Sharpening Stone | 14 | 1 Coarse Stone |
| 75-87 | Coarse Grinding Stone | 15 | 2 Coarse Stone |
| 87-100 | Runed Copper Belt | 13 | 10 Copper Bar |
Blacksmithing 100-200
Continuing on....
| Projected Skill | Item | Amount to Craft | Components (per single craft) |
| 100-107 | Silver Rod | 7 | 1 Silver Bar/2 Rough Grinding Stone |
| 107-110 | Rough Bronze Leggings | 3 | 6 Bronze Bar |
| 110-125 | Rough Bronze Shoulders | 15 | 5 Bronze Bar/1 Coarse Grinding Stone |
| 125-137 | Heavy Grinding Stone | 14 | 3 Heavy Stone |
| 137-155 | Rough Bronze Leggings | 22 | 6 Bronze Bar |
| 155-165 | Green Iron Leggings | 10 | 8 Iron Bar/1 Heavy Grinding Stone/1 Green Dye |
| 165-200 | Green Iron Bracers | 36 | 6 Iron Bar/1 Green Dye |
Blacksmithing 200-300
Moving along...by now you've probably noticed the patterns becoming more complex and the components more expensive. Remember the "Amount to Craft" is just a number provided to give you an idea of how many items you'll need. If you find you are running low on gold take a look at this gold guide.
In order to get the "Imperial Plate Belt" and Imperial Plate Bracers" patterns you will need to travel to Gadgetzan, Tanaris and take the quest "A Blue Light Bargain" from Derotain Mudsipper (by the anvil and forge). After the initial quest you will be able to buy the imperial patterns from him for 10 Thorium Bars each (so you will need 20 bars to buy both patterns). You must be at least level 50 to get the quest from him and must have 265 blacksmithing.
| Projected Skill | Item | Amount to Craft | Components (per single craft) |
| 200-215 | Golden Scale Bracers | 15 | 5 Steel Bar/2 Heavy Grinding Stone |
| 215-235 | Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 23 | 6 Mithril Bar/4 Mageweave Cloth |
| 235-250 | Mithril Coif | 15 | 10 Mithril Bar/6 Mageweave Cloth |
| 250-260 | Dense Sharpening Stone | 33 | 1 Dense Stone |
| 260-265 | Heavy Mithril Boots | 7 | 14 Mithril Bar/4 Thick Leather |
| 265-270 | Imperial Plate Belt | 5 | 10 Thorium Bar/6 Rugged Leather |
| 270-300 | Imperial Plate Bracers | 32 | 12 Thorium Bar |
Blacksmithing 300-375
In order to get from 300-375 you'll need to visit a Master Blacksmithing Trainer (or Grand Master Blacksmithing Trainer, which are listed in the 375-450 section), see the table below for where to find one.
To level up above 300 you'll need to visit a Master Blacksmithing Trainer:
| Master Blacksmithing Trainer | Location | Horde or Alliance |
| Humphry | Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula | Alliance |
| Rohok | Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula | Horde |
| Grutah | Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley | Horde |
| Zula Slagfury (Master Armorsmithing) | Lower City, Shattrath City | Horde/Alliance |
| Kradu Grimblade (Master Weaponsmithing) | Lower City, Shattrath City | Horde/Alliance |
You will need to buy some blacksmithing formulas from vendors (v) in order to follow the next portion of the guide. See the table below for where to buy them.
| Projected Skill | Item | Amount to Craft | Components (per single craft) |
| 300-310 | Fel Iron Plate Gloves | 10 | 4 Fel Iron Bar |
| 310-320 | Fel Iron Chain Gloves | 10 | 5 Fel Iron Bar |
| 320-325 | Fel Iron Chain Bracers | 5 | 6 Fel Iron Bar |
| 325-330 | Fel Iron Chain Tunic | 5 | 9 Fel Iron Bar |
| 330-340 | Adamantite Cleaver (v) | 10 | 8 Adamantite Bar |
| 340-350 | Lesser Ward of Shielding (v) | 24 | 1 Adamantite Bar |
| 350-360 | Cobalt Belt or Cobalt Boots or Cobalt Skeleton Key | 10 | 4 Cobalt Bar |
| 360-370 | Cobalt Triangle Shield or Cobalt Bracers or Cobalt Shoulders | 10 | 4 Cobalt Bar |
| 370-375 | Cobalt Gauntlets | 5 | 5 Cobalt Bar |
Vendor (v) Purchasable Formulas: Here are the most convenient places to buy these formulas.
| Formula | Place to Buy for Horde | Place to Buy for Alliance | Faction Required |
| Plans: Adamantite Cleaver | Aaron Hollman, Lower City, Shattrath City | Aaron Hollman, Lower City, Shattrath City | n/a |
| Plans: Lesser Ward of Shielding | Rohok, Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula | Mari Stonehand, Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley | n/a |
Blacksmithing 375-450
In order to level up from 375-450 you'll need to visit a Grand Master Blacksmithing Trainer, see the chart below for where to find one. If you are getting low on gold check out this Gold Guide for help.
Grand Master Blacksmithing Trainers:
| Grand Master Blacksmithing Trainer | Location | Horde or Alliance |
| Argo Strongstout | Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra | Alliance |
| Brandig | Frosthold, The Storm Peaks | Alliance |
| Rosina Rivet | Valgarde, Howling Fjord | Alliance |
| Borus Ironbender | Agmar's Hammer, Dragonblight | Horde |
| Crog Steelspine | Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra | Horde |
| Josric Fame | Venomspite, Dragonblight | Horde |
| Kristen Smythe | Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord | Horde |
| Alard Schmied | Dalaran | Alliance/Horde |
| Projected Skill | Item | Amount to Craft | Components (per single craft) |
| 375-380 | Cobalt Gauntlets | 5 | 5 Cobalt Bar |
| 380-385 | Spiked Cobalt Boots | 5 | 7 Cobalt Bar |
| 385-390 | Spiked Cobalt Shoulders | 5 | 7 Cobalt Bar |
| 390-395 | Notched Cobalt War Axe | 5 | 10 Cobalt Bar |
| 395-400 | Spiked Cobalt Legplates | 5 | 12 Cobalt Bar |
| 400-405 | Horned Cobalt Helm | 5 | 8 Cobalt Bar |
| 405-410 | Tempered Saronite Shoulders | 5 | 12 Saronite Bar |
| 410-415 | Deadly Saronite Dirk | 5 | 7 Saronite Bar/2 Crystallized Air |
| 415-420 | Tempered Saronite Gauntlets | 5 | 14 Saronite Bar |
| 420-430 | Daunting Handguards | 10 | 12 Saronite Bar/1 Eternal Earth |
| 430-450 | Daunting Legplates | 25 | 14 Saronite Bar/1 Eternal Earth |
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Good luck!
Here is what you'll need, with a little extra to allow for variance in skill-ups:
Raw Materials
120 Rough Stone
50 Coarse Stone
360 Copper Ore
225 Tin Ore
10 Silver Ore
45 Heavy Stone
360 Iron Ore
400 Mithril Ore
200 Mageweave Cloth
30 Thick Leather
30 Rugged Leather
35 Dense Stone
420 Thorium Ore
420 Fel Iron Ore
220 Adamantite Ore
400 Cobalt Ore
930 Saronite Ore
10 Crystalized Air
35 Eternal Earth
Crafted Materials
360 Copper Bars
220 Bronze Bars
20 Rough Grinding Stones
20 Coarse Grinding Stones
10 Silver Bars
40 Heavy Grinding Stones
280 Iron Bars
80 Steel Bars
400 Mithril Bars
210 Thorium Bars
210 Fel Iron Bars
110 Adamantite Bars
400 Cobalt Bars
465 Saronite Bars
you forgot to mention
46 green dye
80 coal needed for steel
20 thorium bars needed for the recipe
160 saronite BARS to 450