Blacksmithing proficiencies

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	Blacksmithing (Profession)
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Blacksmithing Plans
Apprentice Journeyman Expert Armorsmith Weaponsmith Artisan Master

Blacksmithing proficiency refers to a character’s training in Blacksmithing. The table below summarizes what level and skill required to advance to each proficiency.

Proficiency	Level	Skill
Apprentice Blacksmithing	5	1 - 75
Journeyman Blacksmithing	10	50 - 150
Expert Blacksmithing	20	125 - 225
Armorsmithing	30	200 - 300
Weaponsmithing	30	200 - 300
Artisan Blacksmithing	35	200 - 300
Master Blacksmithing	50	275 - 375

Contents 1 Apprentice Blacksmithing 2 Journeyman Blacksmithing 3 Expert Blacksmithing 4 Armorsmithing 5 Weaponsmithing 6 Artisan Blacksmithing 7 Master Blacksmithing

Apprentice Blacksmithing

Apprentice Blacksmithing proficiency can be trained as early as level 5, permits progression up to 75 skill and access to the following plans:

• Mail armor: Copper Bracers, Rough Copper Vest, Copper Chain Pants, Copper Chain Boots, Copper Chain Vest, Copper Chain Belt, Runed Copper Gauntlets, Runed Copper Pants, Gemmed Copper Gauntlets
• Stones: Rough Sharpening Stone, Rough Weightstone, Coarse Weightstone, Coarse Sharpening Stone
• Blacksmithing ingredients: Rough Grinding Stone, Coarse Grinding Stone
• Maces: Copper Mace, Heavy Copper Maul
• Axes: Copper Axe, Copper Battle Axe
• Swords: Copper Shortsword, Copper Claymore
• Daggers: Copper Dagger

Journeyman Blacksmithing

Journeyman Blacksmithing proficiency can be trained as early as level 10 and 50 skill, permits progression up to 150 skill and access to the following plans:

• Mail armor: Runed Copper Breastplate, Runed Copper Bracers, Runed Copper Belt, Rough Bronze Boots, Ironforge Breastplate, Rough Bronze Leggings, Rough Bronze Cuirass, Rough Bronze Shoulders, Patterned Bronze Bracers, Silvered Bronze Shoulders, Silvered Bronze Boots, Silvered Bronze Breastplate, Silvered Bronze Gauntlets, Green Iron Boots, Shining Silver Breastplate, Green Iron Gauntlets
• Axes: Thick War Axe, Bronze Axe, Bronze Battle Axe
• Swords: Heavy Copper Broadsword, Bronze Shortsword, Bronze Greatsword
• Daggers: Big Bronze Knife, Pearl-handled Dagger, Deadly Bronze Poniard
• Maces: Bronze Mace, Bronze Warhammer, Heavy Bronze Mace, Iridescent Hammer, Mighty Iron Hammer
• Stones: Heavy Weightstone, Heavy Sharpening Stone
• Blacksmithing ingredients: Heavy Grinding Stone
• Tailoring ingredients/Leatherworking ingredients: Iron Buckle
• Enchanting ingredients: Silver Rod, Golden Rod
• Keys: Silver Skeleton Key, Golden Skeleton Key
• Armor add-ons: Iron Shield Spike

Expert Blacksmithing

Expert Blacksmithing proficiency can be trained as early as level 20 and 125 skill, permits progression up to 225 skill and access to the following plans:

• Mail armor: Green Iron Leggings, Green Iron Shoulders, Barbaric Iron Shoulders, Barbaric Iron Breastplate, Green Iron Bracers, Green Iron Helm, Golden Scale Leggings, Golden Scale Shoulders, Barbaric Iron Helm, Green Iron Hauberk, Barbaric Iron Boots, Polished Steel Boots, Golden Scale Bracers, Barbaric Iron Gloves, Golden Scale Coif, Golden Scale Cuirass, Golden Scale Boots, Steel Breastplate, Golden Scale Gauntlets, Mithril Scale Pants, Mithril Scale Bracers
• Plate armor: Heavy Mithril Shoulder, Heavy Mithril Gauntlet, Heavy Mithril Pants, Steel Plate Helm, Ornate Mithril Pants, Ornate Mithril Gloves, Ornate Mithril Shoulder
• Maces: Solid Iron Maul, Golden Iron Destroyer
• Swords: Hardened Iron Shortsword, Jade Serpentblade, Moonsteel Broadsword, Frost Tiger Blade, Wicked Mithril Blade
• Daggers: Glinting Steel Dagger, Searing Golden Blade
• Axes: Massive Iron Axe, Edge of Winter, Shadow Crescent Axe, Heavy Mithril Axe, Blue Glittering Axe
• Stones: Solid Sharpening Stone, Solid Weightstone
• Blacksmithing ingredients: Solid Grinding Stone
• Engineering ingredients: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder
• Enchanting ingredients: Truesilver Rod
• Keys: Truesilver Skeleton Key
• Weapon add-ons: Iron Counterweight, Steel Weapon Chain
• Armor add-ons: Mithril Shield Spike

Armorsmithing

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Artisan Armorsmithing proficiency can be trained as early as level 30 and 200 skill and permits access to the following plans:

• Mail armor: Wildthorn Mail, Storm Gauntlets, Fiery Chain Girdle, Helm of the Great Chief, Invulnerable Mail, Fiery Chain Shoulders
• Plate armor: Truesilver Gauntlets, Truesilver Breastplate, Dark Iron Plate, Demon Forged Breastplate, Fiery Plate Gauntlets, Dark Iron Bracers, Whitesoul Helm, Lionheart Helm, Stronghold Gauntlets, Enchanted Thorium Helm, Enchanted Thorium Leggings, Enchanted Thorium Breastplate, Dark Iron Leggings, Dark Iron Helm, Dark Iron Gauntlets, Dark Iron Boots, Titanic Leggings

Weaponsmithing

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Artisan Weaponsmithing proficiency can be trained as early as level 30 and 200 skill and permits access to the following plans:

• Maces: [The Shatterer], [Dark Iron Pulverizer], [Enchanted Battlehammer], [Serenity], [Hammer of the Titans], [Masterwork Stormhammer], [Ebon Hand], [Persuader]
• Swords: [Phantom Blade], [Truesilver Champion], [Blazing Rapier], [Corruption], [Arcanite Champion], [Frostguard], [Dark Iron Reaver], [Blackguard], [Sageblade]
• Polearms: [Blight], [Blackfury]
• Axes: [Dark Iron Sunderer], [Dawn's Edge], [Annihilator], [Arcanite Reaper], [Dark Iron Destroyer], [Nightfall]
• Daggers: [Heartseeker], [Black Amnesty]

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Artisan Blacksmithing

Artisan Blacksmithing proficiency can be trained as early as level 35 and 200 skill, permits progression up to 300 skill and access to the following plans:

• Mail armor: Mithril Coif, Mithril Scale Shoulders, Radiant Belt, Dark Iron Mail, Radiant Breastplate, Radiant Gloves, Radiant Boots, Heavy Timbermaw Belt, Radiant Circlet, Radiant Leggings, Heavy Timbermaw Boots, Bloodsoul Breastplate, Bloodsoul Gauntlets, Bloodsoul Shoulders, Light Obsidian Belt, Black Grasp of the Destroyer, Obsidian Mail Tunic
• Plate armor: Heavy Mithril Breastplate, Heavy Mithril Boots, Ornate Mithril Breastplate, Ornate Mithril Boots, Heavy Mithril Helm, Ornate Mithril Helm, Thorium Armor, Thorium Belt, Thorium Bracers, Imperial Plate Shoulders, Imperial Plate Belt, Imperial Plate Bracers, Dark Iron Shoulders, Thorium Boots, Thorium Helm, Girdle of the Dawn, Imperial Plate Boots, Imperial Plate Helm, Thorium Leggings, Imperial Plate Chest, Runic Plate Shoulders, Runic Plate Boots, Runic Plate Helm, Imperial Plate Leggings, Runic Breastplate, Runic Plate Leggings, Gloves of the Dawn, Darksoul Breastplate, Darksoul Leggings, Darksoul Shoulders, Darkrune Breastplate, Darkrune Gauntlets, Darkrune Helm, Heavy Obsidian Belt, Thick Obsidian Breastplate, Ironvine Breastplate, Ironvine Gloves, Ironvine Belt, Icebane Bracers, Icebane Breastplate, Icebane Gauntlets
• Shields: Jagged Obsidian Shield
• Maces: Big Black Mace, Runed Mithril Hammer, Volcanic Hammer, Sulfuron Hammer
• Swords: Dazzling Mithril Rapier
• Axes: Ornate Thorium Handaxe, Huge Thorium Battleaxe
• Daggers: Ebon Shiv
• Stones: Dense Sharpening Stone, Dense Weightstone, Elemental Sharpening Stone
• Blacksmithing ingredients: Dense Grinding Stone
• Enchanting ingredients: Arcanite Rod
• Keys: Arcanite Skeleton Key
• Armor add-ons: Mithril Spurs, Thorium Shield Spike

Master Blacksmithing

This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.

Master Blacksmithing was made available in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Master blacksmithing requires at least level 50 and 275 skill to train, permits progression up to 375 skill and allows access to the following plans (Note: The list is incomplete, as this is all from information from the Burning Crusade beta test):

• Mail armor: Fel Iron Chain Coif, Fel Iron Chain Gloves, Fel Iron Chain Tunic, Fel Iron Chain Bracers
• Plate armor: Fel Iron Plate Gloves, Fel Iron Breastplate, Fel Iron Plate Boots, Fel Iron Plate Pants, Fel Iron Plate Belt
• Maces: Fel Iron Hammer
• Axes: Fel Iron Hatchet
• Swords: Fel Iron Greatsword
• Thrown: Felsteel Whisper Knives
• Stones: Fel Sharpening Stone, Fel Weightstone
• Temporary enchantments: Lesser Rune of Warding
• Enchanting ingredients: Fel Iron Rod