Economical blacksmithing training
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This is a guide on how to train Blacksmithing economically.
As this is intended to save you money, buy only the materials you are sure you will need. If you run out, buy more. It is always more cost-effective to gather your own materials, rather than buying them. Avoid having extras, but if you do, try to sell them back on the Auction House.
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Apprentice Blacksmithing
Apprentice Blacksmithing allows 75 maximum skill, requires level 5.
- 105
[Rough Stone]
- 10
[Coarse Stone]
| Skill | Product | Qty. | Materials (Total/Covered) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 25 |
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| 25 | | 40 |
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| 65 | | 10 |
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Journeyman Blacksmithing
Journeyman Blacksmithing allows 150 maximum skill, requires level 10 and 50 skill.
- 50
[Coarse Stone]*
- 5
[Silver Bar]
- 10
[Rough Grinding Stone]
- 120
[Bronze Bar]
- 75
[Heavy Stone]
| Skill | Product | Qty. | Materials (Total/Covered) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | | 25 |
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| 100 | | 5 |
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| 105 | | 20 |
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| 125 | | 25 |
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Coarse Grinding Stones are not a guaranteed point after skill level 90, but you need a very large number of grinding stones for later items so you might as well make them now. Heavy Grinding Stone is not a guaranteed point skill after level 130, so leveling to 150 with them can be very expensive/wasteful.
Expert Blacksmithing
Expert Blacksmithing allows 225 maximum skill, requires level 20 and 125 skill.
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[Plans: Iron Shield Spike]
- 185x
[Iron Bar]s
- 15x
[Gold Bar]s
- 115x
[Coarse Grinding Stone]s
- 40x
[Solid Stone]s
- 165x
[Steel Bar]s
- 10x
[Citrine]
| Skill | Product | Qty. | Materials (Total/Covered) |
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| 150 | | 5 |
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| 155 | | 5 |
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| 160 | | 10 |
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| 170 | | 30 |
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| 200 | | 10 |
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| 210 | | 5 |
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| 215 | | 10 |
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With Steel Plate Helm requiring Citrine to make, it likely will need to be replaced with something else in order to keep the economical part of this guide valid.
Artisan Blacksmithing
Artisan Blacksmithing allows 300 maximum skill, requires level 35 and 200 skill.
| Skill | Product | Qty. | Materials (Total/Covered) |
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| 225 | | 25 |
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| 250 | | 10 |
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| 260 | | 5 |
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| 265 | | 5 |
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| 270 | | 25 |
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| 295 | | 5 |
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Master Blacksmithing
NOTE: The updated version of this section now requires various reputation levels and unfortunately Aldor-only (up to revered) at the moment. Getting some lucky drops or buying them from the Auction house would probably make some leveling easier.
It is worth noting that once you achieve 350 skill in blacksmithing, you can immediately go to Northrend and train Grand Master Blacksmithing and begin to craft the low cobalt recipes, thereby removing the need to farm or purchase additional Outland materials.
Master Blacksmithing allows 375 maximum skill, requires level 50 and 300 skill.
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[Plans: Adamantite Breastplate]
Sold by:
Krek Cragcrush <Blacksmithing Supplies> at Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley
or
Loolruna <Armorer> at Telredor, Zangarmarsh
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[Plans: Flamebane Bracers]
Requires friendly with Aldor - Plans: Felsteel Shield Spike
Requires exalted with Honor Hold or Thrallmar -
[Plans: Flamebane Breastplate]
Requires revered with Aldor - 360x
[Fel Iron Bar]s
- 180x
[Adamantite Bar]s
- 40x
[Felsteel Bar]s
- 110x
[Primal Fire]s
- 70x
[Primal Water]s
- 60x
[Primal Earth]s
| Skill | Product | Qty. | Materials (Total/Covered) |
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| 300 | | 10 |
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| 310 | | 5 |
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| 315 | | 5 |
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| 320 | | 5 |
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| 325 | | 5 |
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| 330 | | 5 |
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| 335 | | 10 |
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| There is no cheap, sure way to get to 350. | |||
| 345 | | 5 |
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| There is no cheap, sure way to get to 375. | |||
| 350 | | 10 |
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| 360 | | 10 |
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| 370 | | 5 |
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†1
[Plans: Adamantite Breastplate] sold by
Krek Cragcrush <Blacksmithing Supplies> at Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley or
Loolruna <Armorer> at Telredor, Zangarmarsh
†2
[Plans: Flamebane Bracers] requires friendly with Aldor
†3
[Plans: Felsteel Shield Spike] requires exalted with Honor Hold or Thrallmar
[Plans: Felsteel Shield Spike]}
†4
[Plans: Flamebane Breastplate] requires revered with Aldor
Grandmaster Blacksmithing 
The key to leveling blacksmithing in Northrend is to farm the plans for the Reinforced Cobalt pieces. These use only 8 Cobalt Bars and 2 Crystallized Water for each item, require 375 blacksmithing to make, and stay orange to 395 for the shoulders, 405 for the helm, 410 for the legplates, and 415 for the chestpiece. Each Bind on Pickup pattern is dropped by a single specific mob.
