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Quick reference for leveling professions
 
Quick reference for leveling professions
  
== Level Requirements ==
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= Profession Level Requirements =
Primary professions require you be certain level before you can train further.
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Primary professions and Fishing require you be certain level before you can train further.
  
Secondary professions only require you to be at least level 35 to do the Artisan level quests.
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!            !! Level             !! From !! To
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!            !! Level !! From !! To
 
 
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| Apprentice || 5     || 0    || 75
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| Apprentice || 5                 || 0    || 75
 
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| Journeyman || 10   || 50  || 150
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| Journeyman || 10               || 50  || 150
 
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| Expert    || 20   || 125  || 225
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| Expert    || 20               || 125  || 225
 
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| Artisan    || 35   || 200  || 300
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| Artisan    || 35               || 200  || 300
 
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| Master    || 50   || 275? || 375
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| Master    || 50, Fishing at 45 || 275 || 375
 
|}
 
|}
  
= Primary Professions - Crafting =
 
 
== Alchemy ==
 
 
== Blacksmithing ==
 
 
== Enchanting ==
 
 
== Engineering ==
 
 
== Leatherworking ==
 
 
== Jewelcrafting ==
 
  
== Tailoring ==
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Secondary professions [[Cooking]] and [[First Aid]] only require you to be at least level 35 to do the Artisan level quests.
  
= Primary Tradeskills - Gathering =
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= Primary Professions - Gathering =
  
 
== Herbalism ==
 
== Herbalism ==
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!            !! Skill  !! What to do
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!            !! Skill  !! What to do       !! Notes
 
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|-
 
| Apprentice || 1      || '''Train'''
 
| Apprentice || 1      || '''Train'''
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 1      || Peacebloom
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|            || 1      || Bloodthistle      || Blood Elves only
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|-
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|            || 1      || Silverleaf        ||
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|-
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|            || 1      || Peacebloom       ||
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|            || 15      || Earthroot        ||
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| Journeyman || 50-75  || '''Train'''      ||
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|            || 50      || Mageroyal        ||
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|            || 70      || Briarthorn        ||
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|            || 85      || Stranglekelp      || underwater
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|            || 100    || Bruiseweed        ||
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|            || 115    || Wild Steelbloom  ||
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|-
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|            || 120    || Grave Moss        || graveyards
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| Expert    || 125-150 || '''Train'''      ||
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|            || 125    || Kingsblood        ||
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|-
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|            || 150    || Liferoot          ||
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|-
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|            || 160    || Fadeleaf          ||
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|-
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|            || 170    || Goldthorn        ||
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|            || 185    || Khadgar's Whisker ||
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|            || 195    || Wintersbite      ||
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| Artisan    || 200-225 || '''Train'''      ||
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|-
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|            || 205    || Firebloom        ||
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 15     || Earthroot
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|            || 210    || Purple Lotus     ||
 
|-
 
|-
| Journeyman || 50-75  || '''Train'''
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|           || 230    || Sungrass          ||
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 50      || Mageroyal
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|            || 235    || Blindweed        ||
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 70      || Briarthorn
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|            || 245    || Ghost Mushroom    || certain caves/underground areas
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 100     || Bruiseweed
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|            || 250     || Gromsblood        ||
 
|-
 
|-
|           || 115    || Wild Steelbloom
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| Master || 275-300 || '''Train'''          ||
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 120     || Grave Moss
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|            || 260    || Golden Sansam     ||  
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 125     || Kingsblood
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|            || 270     || Dreamfoil        ||
 
|-
 
|-
| Expert     || 125-150 || '''Train'''
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|           || 280     || Mountain Silversage ||  
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 150     || Liferoot
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|            || 285     || Plaguebloom        || Eastern & Western Plaguelands, Felwood
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 160     || Fadeleaf
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|            || 290     || Icecap              || Winterspring
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 170     || Goldthorn
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|            || 295     || Bloodvine          || with herbs in Zul'Gurub
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 185     || Khadgar's Whisker
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|            || 300     || Black Lotus        ||
 
|-
 
|-
|            || 195     || Wintersbite
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|            || 300     || Felweed            || all outland areas
 
|-
 
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|            || 205     || Firebloom
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|            || 300     || Fel Lotus          || with herbs in Outland
 
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|-
|            || 210     || Purple Lotus
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|            || 315     || Dreaming Glory      || all outland areas
 
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| Artisan    || 200-225 || '''Train'''
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|           || 325    || Ragveil            || Zangarmarsh, Coilfang
 
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|-
|            || 230     || Sungrass
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|            || 325     || Terocone            || Terrokar Forest, Arakkoa-based areas in Shadowmoon Valley
 
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|            || 235     || Blindweed
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|            || 335     || Flame Cap          || rare in Zangamarsh
 
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|            || 245     || Ghost Mushroom
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|            || 340     || Ancient Lichen      || only in Outland instances
 
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|            || 250     || Gromsblood
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|            || 350     || Netherbloom        || Netherstorm and The Botanica
 
|-
 
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| Master || 275-300 || '''Train'''
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|           || 365    || Nightmare Vine      || Shadowmoon Valley
 
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| || 1 || Pick Flowers ||
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|           || 375    || Mana Thistle        ||  
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Mining ==
 
== Mining ==
Smelting Copper ore will help you get to 65 so you can mine Tin.  Smelt Tin ore then smelt Bronze.  Smelt Gold and Truesilver ore.
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* Smelting Copper ore will help you get to 65 so you can mine Tin.  Smelt Tin ore then smelt Bronze.  Smelt Gold and Truesilver ore.
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* Patch 2.4 introduced new smelting levels so that you can train mining/smelting by smelting.  For example, I was able to take mining from 184 to 210 by smelting Mithril Ore.  Felsteel ore smelts green all the way to 375.
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!    !! Skill !! What to do !! Quest Ore
 
!    !! Skill !! What to do !! Quest Ore
 
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== Skinning ==
 
== Skinning ==
  
Buy a skinning knife.  Skin your kills.
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Buy a skinning knife.  Skin your kills. If you find an area where people are not skinning their kills, skin those too.
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= Primary Professions - Crafting =
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== Alchemy ==
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== Blacksmithing ==
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== Enchanting ==
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== Engineering ==
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== Leatherworking ==
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== Jewelcrafting ==
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== Tailoring ==
  
 
= Secondary Professions =
 
= Secondary Professions =
* There are no level requirements for learning Apprentice or Journeyman secondary professions.
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* There are no level requirements for learning Apprentice or Journeyman secondary Cooking or First Aid.
* There are no level requirements for reading the Expert or Master level books, except for fishing.
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* There are no level requirements for reading the Expert or Master level books for Cooking or First Aid.
** The Expert level fishing book currently requires level 20, but 2.4 may drop this requirement.
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* The books are ''not'' Bind on Pickup so they can be bought and sold on the Auction House and can be bought by one toon and transfered to another.
** The Master level fishing book may at one time have required level 45.
 
 
* You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 skill level to do the Artisan level quests.
 
* You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 skill level to do the Artisan level quests.
  
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** Alliance - Gaston, Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
 
** Alliance - Gaston, Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
 
** both factions - Naka, Cenarion Refuge, Zangamarsh
 
** both factions - Naka, Cenarion Refuge, Zangamarsh
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! !! Skill !! What to Do !! Note
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! !! Skill !!  Need to Fish? !! What to Do !! Note
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| Apprentice || 1-35    || No  || Spice Bread || Trainer - major city
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|            || 1-65    || Yes || Slitherskin Mackerel || Recipe - fishing supplies
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|            || 40      || No  || Smoked Bear Meat || Recipe - vendor major city
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|            || 50      || No  || Boiled Clams || Trainer - major city
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|            || 50      || No  || Coyote Steak || Trainer - major city
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| Journeyman || 50-75  ||    || '''Train''' || Trainer - major city
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|            || 75      || No  || Crab Cake || Trainer - major city
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|            || 80      || No  || Dry Pork Ribs || Trainer - major city
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|            || 80      || Yes  || Smoked Sagefish || Recipe - vendor
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| Expert    || 125-150 ||    || '''Read''' Expert Cookbook || Wulan (Horde) or Shandrina (Alliance)
 
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| Apprentice || 1-35 || Spice Bread || Trainer - major city
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|           || 125    || No  || Goblin Deviled Clams || Trainer - major city
 
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|            || 10      || Spiced Wolf Meat || Trainer - major city
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|            || 200    || No  || Spider Sausage || Trainer - major city
 
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|           || 50      || Boiled Clams or Coyote Steak || Trainer - major city
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| Artisan    || 225    ||     || '''Do Cooking Quest''' || You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 Cooking
 
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| Journeyman || 50-75  || '''Train''' || Trainer - major city
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|           || 250    || No  || Juicy Bear Burger || NPC in Felwood sells recipe
 
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|            || 75      || Crab Cake || Trainer - major city
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|            || 250    || No  || Charred Bear Kababs || NPC in Felwood sells recipe
 
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| Expert     || 125-150 || '''Read''' Expert Cookbook || Wulan (Horde) or Shandrina (Alliance)
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|           || 285     || No  || Smoked Desert Dumplings || This is learned from a quest in Silithus granted by Calandrath.
 
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| Artisan  || 225     || '''Do Cooking Quest''' || You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 Cooking
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| Master    || 300    ||    || '''Read''' Master Cookbook || Baxter (Horde) or Gaston (Alliance)
 
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| Master    || 300    || '''Read''' Master Cookbook || Baxter (Horde) or Gaston (Alliance)
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|           || 300    || No  || Clam Bar || Spoorgar reputation recipe.  Not BoP so can be transfered to any toon.
 
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|            || 350    || Fisherman's Feast || Shattrath City: Kylene
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|            || 350    || Yes* || Fisherman's Feast || Shattrath City: Kylene
 
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* You can get Outlands fish from the cooking quest.
  
 
== First Aid ==
 
== First Aid ==
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** Horde - Aresella, Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula
 
** Horde - Aresella, Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula
  
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! !! Skill !! What to Do !! Note
 
! !! Skill !! What to Do !! Note
 
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| Apprentice || 1   || Linen      || Trainer - major city
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| Apprentice || 1       || '''Learn''' Linen      || Trainer
 
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|            || 40      || Heavy Linen || Trainer - major city
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|            || 40      || '''Learn''' Heavy Linen || Trainer
 
|-
 
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| Journeyman || 50-75  || '''Train''' || Trainer - major city
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| Journeyman || 50-75  || '''Train'''             || Trainer
 
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|            || 80      || Wool        || Trainer - major city
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|            || 80      || '''Learn''' Wool        || Trainer
 
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|            || 115    || Heavy Wool  || Trainer - major city
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|            || 115    || '''Learn''' Heavy Wool  || Trainer
 
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| Expert    || 125-150 || '''Read book''' || Expert First Aid - Under Wraps
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| Expert    || 125-150 || '''Read''' Expert First Aid - Under Wraps || Expert Book vendor
 
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|            || 150    || Silk           || Trainer - major city
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|            || 150    || '''Learn''' Silk       || Trainer
 
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|            || 180    || Heavy Silk      || Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage
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|            || 180    || '''Read''' Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage || Expert Book vendor
 
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|            || 210    || Mageweave      || Manual: Mageweave Bandage
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|            || 210    || '''Read''' Manual: Mageweave Bandage || Expert Book vendor
 
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| Artisan    || 225    || '''Do Triage Quest''' || You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 First Aid
 
| Artisan    || 225    || '''Do Triage Quest''' || You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 First Aid
 
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|            || 240    || Heavy Mageweave      || Quest NPC
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|            || 240    || '''Learn''' Heavy Mageweave      || Artisan Quest NPC
 
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|            || 260    || Runecloth bandages    || Quest NPC
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|            || 260    || '''Learn''' Runecloth bandages    || Artisan Quest NPC
 
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|            || 290    || Heavy Runecloth      || Quest NPC
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|            || 290    || '''Learn''' Heavy Runecloth      || Artisan Quest NPC
 
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| Master    || 300    || '''Read book'''       || Master First Aid - Doctor in the House
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| Master    || 300    || '''Read''' Master First Aid - Doctor in the House || Master book vendor
 
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|            || 330    || Netherweave          || Manual: Netherweave Bandage
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|            || 330    || '''Read''' Manual: Netherweave Bandage           || Master book vendor
 
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|            || 360    || Heavy Netherweave    || Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage
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|            || 360    || '''Read''' Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage     || Master book vendor
 
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* Leveling fishing does not require higher level areas.  You can level fishing in the major cities.
 
* Leveling fishing does not require higher level areas.  You can level fishing in the major cities.
 
* Fish while waiting for boats.
 
* Fish while waiting for boats.
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* Do not fish when you're tired.  You will fall asleep at the keyboard.
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* You must be level 5 to learn Apprentice fishing and level 10 to learn Journeyman fishing.
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* At the time of this writing, there is a level 20 requirement to read the Expert Fishing book and a level 45 requirement to read the Master Fishing book.
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! !! Skill !! What to do !! Who !! Notes
 
! !! Skill !! What to do !! Who !! Notes
 
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| Expert || 125-150 || '''Read''' Expert Fishing - The Bass and You || Old Man Heming, Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale ||  
 
| Expert || 125-150 || '''Read''' Expert Fishing - The Bass and You || Old Man Heming, Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale ||  
 
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| Artisan || 225 || '''Do Fishing Quest''' || Nat Pagle, Tidefury Cove, Dustwallow Marsh || You need to be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 Fishing
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| Artisan || 225 || '''Do Fishing Quest''' || Nat Pagle, Tidefury Cove, Dustwallow Marsh || You must be at least level 35 ''and'' have exactly 225 Fishing
 
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| Master || 275-300 || '''Read''' Master Fishing - The Art of Angling || Juno Dufrain, Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh ||  
 
| Master || 275-300 || '''Read''' Master Fishing - The Art of Angling || Juno Dufrain, Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh ||  
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 18 May 2011

Quick reference for leveling professions

Profession Level Requirements

Primary professions and Fishing require you be certain level before you can train further.

Level From To
Apprentice 5 0 75
Journeyman 10 50 150
Expert 20 125 225
Artisan 35 200 300
Master 50, Fishing at 45 275 375


Secondary professions Cooking and First Aid only require you to be at least level 35 to do the Artisan level quests.

Primary Professions - Gathering

Herbalism

Skill What to do Notes
Apprentice 1 Train
1 Bloodthistle Blood Elves only
1 Silverleaf
1 Peacebloom
15 Earthroot
Journeyman 50-75 Train
50 Mageroyal
70 Briarthorn
85 Stranglekelp underwater
100 Bruiseweed
115 Wild Steelbloom
120 Grave Moss graveyards
Expert 125-150 Train
125 Kingsblood
150 Liferoot
160 Fadeleaf
170 Goldthorn
185 Khadgar's Whisker
195 Wintersbite
Artisan 200-225 Train
205 Firebloom
210 Purple Lotus
230 Sungrass
235 Blindweed
245 Ghost Mushroom certain caves/underground areas
250 Gromsblood
Master 275-300 Train
260 Golden Sansam
270 Dreamfoil
280 Mountain Silversage
285 Plaguebloom Eastern & Western Plaguelands, Felwood
290 Icecap Winterspring
295 Bloodvine with herbs in Zul'Gurub
300 Black Lotus
300 Felweed all outland areas
300 Fel Lotus with herbs in Outland
315 Dreaming Glory all outland areas
325 Ragveil Zangarmarsh, Coilfang
325 Terocone Terrokar Forest, Arakkoa-based areas in Shadowmoon Valley
335 Flame Cap rare in Zangamarsh
340 Ancient Lichen only in Outland instances
350 Netherbloom Netherstorm and The Botanica
365 Nightmare Vine Shadowmoon Valley
375 Mana Thistle

Mining

  • Smelting Copper ore will help you get to 65 so you can mine Tin. Smelt Tin ore then smelt Bronze. Smelt Gold and Truesilver ore.
  • Patch 2.4 introduced new smelting levels so that you can train mining/smelting by smelting. For example, I was able to take mining from 184 to 210 by smelting Mithril Ore. Felsteel ore smelts green all the way to 375.
Skill What to do Quest Ore
Apprentice 1 Copper
65 Tin Incendite - Dun Algaz
Journeyman 50-75 Train
75 Silver Lesser Bloodstone - Drywhisker Gorge
Expert 125-150 Train
125 Iron
150 Indurium - Uldaman
155 Gold
175 Mithril
Artisan 200-225 Train
230 Truesilver
250 Small Thorium
275 Rich Thorium
Master 275-300 Train
300 Fel Iron
325 Adamantite
350 Rich Adamantite
375 Khorium

Skinning

Buy a skinning knife. Skin your kills. If you find an area where people are not skinning their kills, skin those too.

Primary Professions - Crafting

Alchemy

Blacksmithing

Enchanting

Engineering

Leatherworking

Jewelcrafting

Tailoring

Secondary Professions

  • There are no level requirements for learning Apprentice or Journeyman secondary Cooking or First Aid.
  • There are no level requirements for reading the Expert or Master level books for Cooking or First Aid.
  • The books are not Bind on Pickup so they can be bought and sold on the Auction House and can be bought by one toon and transfered to another.
  • You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 skill level to do the Artisan level quests.

Cooking

  • Expert Book vendor
    • Horde - Wulan, Shadowprey Village, Desolace
    • Alliance - Shandrina, Silverwing Refuge, Ashenvale
  • Artisan Quest NPC for Clamlette Surprise quest
    • both factions - Dirge Quikcleave, Gadgetzan, Tanaris
  • Master Book vendor
    • Horde - Baxter, Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
    • Alliance - Gaston, Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
    • both factions - Naka, Cenarion Refuge, Zangamarsh
Skill Need to Fish? What to Do Note
Apprentice 1-35 No Spice Bread Trainer - major city
1-65 Yes Slitherskin Mackerel Recipe - fishing supplies
40 No Smoked Bear Meat Recipe - vendor major city
50 No Boiled Clams Trainer - major city
50 No Coyote Steak Trainer - major city
Journeyman 50-75 Train Trainer - major city
75 No Crab Cake Trainer - major city
80 No Dry Pork Ribs Trainer - major city
80 Yes Smoked Sagefish Recipe - vendor
Expert 125-150 Read Expert Cookbook Wulan (Horde) or Shandrina (Alliance)
125 No Goblin Deviled Clams Trainer - major city
200 No Spider Sausage Trainer - major city
Artisan 225 Do Cooking Quest You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 Cooking
250 No Juicy Bear Burger NPC in Felwood sells recipe
250 No Charred Bear Kababs NPC in Felwood sells recipe
285 No Smoked Desert Dumplings This is learned from a quest in Silithus granted by Calandrath.
Master 300 Read Master Cookbook Baxter (Horde) or Gaston (Alliance)
300 No Clam Bar Spoorgar reputation recipe. Not BoP so can be transfered to any toon.
350 Yes* Fisherman's Feast Shattrath City: Kylene
  • You can get Outlands fish from the cooking quest.

First Aid

  • Expert book vendor
    • Alliance - Deneb Walker, Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands
    • Horde - Balai Lok'Wein, Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow Marsh
  • Artisan quest NPC for Triage quest
    • Alliance - Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen, Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh
    • Horde - Doctor Gregory Victor, Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands
  • Master book vendor
    • Alliance - Burko, Temple of Telhamat, Hellfire Peninsula
    • Horde - Aresella, Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula
Skill What to Do Note
Apprentice 1 Learn Linen Trainer
40 Learn Heavy Linen Trainer
Journeyman 50-75 Train Trainer
80 Learn Wool Trainer
115 Learn Heavy Wool Trainer
Expert 125-150 Read Expert First Aid - Under Wraps Expert Book vendor
150 Learn Silk Trainer
180 Read Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage Expert Book vendor
210 Read Manual: Mageweave Bandage Expert Book vendor
Artisan 225 Do Triage Quest You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 First Aid
240 Learn Heavy Mageweave Artisan Quest NPC
260 Learn Runecloth bandages Artisan Quest NPC
290 Learn Heavy Runecloth Artisan Quest NPC
Master 300 Read Master First Aid - Doctor in the House Master book vendor
330 Read Manual: Netherweave Bandage Master book vendor
360 Read Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage Master book vendor

Fishing

  • Leveling fishing does not require higher level areas. You can level fishing in the major cities.
  • Fish while waiting for boats.
  • Do not fish when you're tired. You will fall asleep at the keyboard.
  • You must be level 5 to learn Apprentice fishing and level 10 to learn Journeyman fishing.
  • At the time of this writing, there is a level 20 requirement to read the Expert Fishing book and a level 45 requirement to read the Master Fishing book.
Skill What to do Who Notes
Apprentice 1 Train Fishing trainer
Journeyman 50-75 Train Fishing trainer
Expert 125-150 Read Expert Fishing - The Bass and You Old Man Heming, Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale
Artisan 225 Do Fishing Quest Nat Pagle, Tidefury Cove, Dustwallow Marsh You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 Fishing
Master 275-300 Read Master Fishing - The Art of Angling Juno Dufrain, Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh