Blacksmithing

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	Blacksmithing (Profession)
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Blacksmithing is the art of forging items out of metals, minerals and other trade goods. Blacksmiths utilize bars of metal unearthed and smelted by the mining profession along with various trade and magical goods to produce their wares.

A blacksmith can create melee weapons, armor (mail and plate), trade items used as ingredients by other professions (such as rods for enchanters) and keys used to unlock a variety of items in the world. Additionally, blacksmiths can craft items that when applied to weapons can provide temporary (and in some cases) permanent buffs to items.

In general, blacksmithing mainly benefits mail and plate wearing classes for the unique armors that can be created. However, most (if not all) classes can use a good deal of the weapons produced by blacksmiths. Ideally, blacksmithing would be paired with mining as a second profession. Mining is not a prerequisite for the blacksmithing profession.

As of patch 3.0.1, Blacksmiths will be able to permanently place an (additional) socket on a one-handed weapon, bracer or glove.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Training as a Blacksmith 2 Advancing as a Blacksmith 3 Blacksmithing Specialization 3.1 Becoming an Armorsmith or Weaponsmith 3.2 Changing Specialties 3.3 Specialization benefits 3.4 Specialization-exclusive bind on pickup items 4 See also 5 External links and guides

Training as a Blacksmith

Blacksmithing is taught by various blacksmithing trainers located throughout the world. Prospective blacksmiths must be level 5. Initial training costs 10 copper, granting the Apprentice level with a potential skill of 75 and access to apprentice blacksmithing plans taught by trainers or found throughout the world. Most recipes require the use of a blacksmith hammer and anvil, however, some (such as Rough Sharpening Stone, for example) do not.

The following are the required levels and potential skill of each stage of the profession:

Proficiency	Level	Skill
Apprentice	5	1 - 75
Journeyman	10	50 - 150
Expert	20	125 - 225
Artisan	35	200 - 300
Weaponsmith	40	200 - 300
Armorsmith	40	200 - 300
Master	50	275 - 375

Note: as of Patch 2.3 all blacksmithing trainers will teach up to Artisan level blacksmithing. Weaponsmith and armorsmith are taught by trainers in Ironforge and Orgrimmar. Weaponsmithing specialists reside in Everlook. Master level blacksmithing can be learned from respective trainers located in Outland.

Advancing as a Blacksmith

Crafting items is the only way to progress through the stages. Plans will appear as one of four colors in the profession window, with a certain chance for a skill up (gaining a point):

Skill Up Percentages

Color	Chance
Orange	100% Chance
Yellow	50-75% Chance
Green	25% Chance or less
Grey	0% Chance

As your blacksmithing skill increases, plans will change from orange to yellow, yellow to green and green to grey. Only by finding higher skill plans can one continue to progress through the stages. Approximately every 5-10 points, new plans will become available to learn. These can be learned from trainers, looted from corpses, given as quest rewards or purchased from vendors or the auction house. All plans have a requisite blacksmithing skill to be learned and produced. Additionally, some plans cannot be learned until you have a certain reputation level with a given faction.

A blacksmith of level 60 and skill 350 can become a Grand Master for 35 . Trainers are available in each of the 4 arrival ports in Northrend.

Blacksmithing Specialization

At skill level 200 and character level 40, Blacksmiths can choose to specialize as an Armorsmith or a Weaponsmith. Weaponsmiths can later further specialize into hammer, axe or swordsmiths. Many of the most powerful weapons and armor created by these specialists can only be wielded by other weaponsmiths/armorsmiths or by the smith who made the item.

Becoming an Armorsmith or Weaponsmith

Becoming an Artisan Armorsmith gives you access to a number of new, powerful armor recipes. Specializing in Artisan Weaponsmithing grants access to devastating weapons not normally available. Base prerequisites are character level 40 and a blacksmithing skill of 200. Choosing to specialize as an armorsmith will preclude you from specializing in weaponsmithing and vice versa.

• Armorsmithing
• Weaponsmithing
  • If you wish to specialize even further in Weaponsmithing, you can become an Axesmith, Hammersmith, or a Swordsmith. You must be level 50 with a blacksmithing skill level of 250 with the Weaponsmithing specialty. The subspecialties are taught by trainers in Everlook, Winterspring. There is no cost to learn a Weaponsmithing subspeciality and it does not require a quest. The three trainers are:
    • Axesmithing - Kilram
    • Hammersmithing - Lilith the Lithe
    • Swordsmithing - Seril Scourgebane

Changing Specialties

Blacksmithing specialties can be changed at the trainers for a cost. The cost depends on the specialty you wish to drop and the character's level. Once you drop a specialty, you can then choose a new specialty for no cost. Each specialty can only be dropped at the trainer that originally taught it. In order to switch from a Weaponsmithing subspecialty (Axesmithing for example) to Armorsmithing, you must first drop the Weaponsmithing subspecialty (should you have chosen one), then drop the Weaponsmithing specialty before you can learn Armorsmithing. Once you have earned either the Armorsmithing or Weaponsmithing specialty, you do not need to complete the quest line for the other specialty if you wish to switch. The specialty will be given at no cost.

Specialty	Trainer	Cost to Drop
Armorsmithing	AGrumnus Steelshaper HOkothos Ironrager	Level 40 - 50: 25  Level 51 - 65: 50  Level 66 - 70: 100
Weaponsmithing	AIronus Coldsteel HBorgosh Corebender	Level 40 - 65: 5  Level 66 - 70: 10
Axesmithing Hammersmithing Swordsmithing	Kilram Lilith the Lithe Seril Scourgebane	Level 40 - 50: 25  Level 51 - 65: 50  Level 66 - 70: 100

Specialization benefits

Since the Release of The Burning Crusade you are able to learn any of the weapon sub-specializations by simply talking to any of the three masters in Everlook and asking them to teach you (though you must still have completed the weaponsmithing quest, as above). The quests however still rewards the same plans. These abilities can be unlearned for 100 and another weapon sub-specialization can be learned in their place.

Specialization-exclusive bind on pickup items

Armorsmith

Plate	Earthforged Leggings Binds when picked up Plate Legs 479 Armor +16 Strength +10 Agility +24 Stamina Requires Level 47 Requires Armorsmithing Equip: Improves defense rating by +10.		Heavy Earthforged Breastplate Binds when picked up Plate Chest 1018 Armor +30 Strength +11 Agility +36 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Critical Strike Rating Durability 135 / 135 Requires Level 65 Requires Armorsmithing Equip: Increases defense rating by 11.
Plate	Breastplate of Kings Binds when picked up Plate Chest 1353 Armor +31 Strength +46 Stamina Blue Socket Yellow Socket Yellow Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Critical Strike Rating Durability 165 / 165 Requires Level 70 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 20. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 31.		Bulwark of Kings Binds when picked up Plate Chest 1595 Armor +35 Strength +55 Stamina Blue Socket Yellow Socket Yellow Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Critical Strike Rating Durability 165 / 165 Requires Level 70 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 23. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 37. Use: Temporarily Increases Health by 1500 and Strength by 150 for 15 sec.		Bulwark of the Ancient Kings Binds when picked up Plate Chest 1825 Armor +40 Strength +56 Stamina Blue Socket Yellow Socket Yellow Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Critical Strike Rating Durability 165 / 165 Requires Level 70 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 25. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 41. Use: Temporarily Increases Health by 1500 and Strength by 150 for 15 sec.
Mail	Windforged Leggings Binds when picked up Mail Legs 272 Armor +14 Agility +7 Intellect +10 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 47 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Increases attack power by 28. Equip: Restores 5 mana per 5 sec.		Stormforged Hauberk Binds when picked up Mail Chest 570 Armor +25 Agility +11 Intellect +11 Stamina Blue Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Crit Rating Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 65 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Increases attack power by 50. Equip: Restores 7 mana per 5 sec.
Mail	Nether Chain Shirt Binds when picked up Mail Chest 757 Armor +18 Intellect +40 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Agility Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 70 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 28. Equip: Increases attack power by 40. Equip: Restores 7 mana per 5 sec.		Twisting Nether Chain Shirt Binds when picked up Mail Chest 893 Armor +22 Intellect +48 Stamina Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Agility Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 70 Requires Armorsmith Equip: Increases attack power by 68. Equip: Restores 9 mana per 5 sec. Use: You are protected from all physical attacks for 6 sec, but cannot attack or use physical abilities. Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 33.		Embrace of the Twisting Nether Binds when picked up Mail Chest 981 Armor +53 Stamina +25 Intellect Red Socket Yellow Socket Blue Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Agility Durability 140 / 140 Requires Level 70 Requires Armorsmithing Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 33. Equip: Increases attack power by 52. Equip: Restores 9 mana per 5 sec. Use: You are protected from all physical attacks for 6 sec, but cannot attack or use physical abilities.

All Weaponsmiths

Light Skyforged Axe Binds when picked up Axe Main Hand Speed 2.50 60 - 113 Damage (34.6 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 47 Requires Weaponsmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 13.

Light Earthforged Blade Binds when picked up Sword Main Hand Speed 2.4 58 - 108 Damage (34.58 damage per second) +13 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 47 Requires Weaponsmith

Light Emberforged Hammer Binds when picked up Mace Main Hand Speed 2.60 63 - 117 Damage (34.6 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 47 Requires Weaponsmith Equip: Increases attack power by 26.

One Hand

Axesmith	Swordsmith	Hammersmith
Stormforged Axe Binds when picked up Axe Main Hand Speed 2.60 110 - 205 Damage (60.6 damage per second) +24 Agility Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 65 Requires Master Axesmith	Windforged Rapier Binds when picked up Sword One-Hand Speed 1.70 72 - 134 Damage (60.6 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 65 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 24.	Lavaforged Warhammer Binds when picked up Mace One Hand Speed 2.50 105 - 197 Damage (60.4 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires Level 65 Requires Master Hammersmith Equip: Increases attack power by 48.
The Planar Edge Binds when picked up Unique Axe Main Hand Speed 2.70 159 - 296 Damage (84.3 damage per second) Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 20. Equip: Increases attack power by 42.	Fireguard Binds when picked up Unique Sword One-Hand Speed 1.60 94 - 176 Damage (84.4 damage per second) +16 Agility +23 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 16.	Drakefist Hammer Binds when picked up Mace One Hand Speed 2.70 159 - 296 Damage (84.3 damage per second) Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Hammersmith Chance on hit: Increases your haste rating by 212 for 10 sec.
Black Planar Edge Binds when picked up Unique Axe One Hand Speed 2.70 172 - 320 Damage (91.1 damage per second) Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 21. Equip: Increases attack power by 44.	Blazeguard Binds when picked up Unique Sword One-Hand Speed 1.60 102 - 190 Damage (91.3 damage per second) +17 Agility +25 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 17.	Dragonmaw Binds when picked up Mace One Hand Speed 2.70 172 - 320 Damage (91.1 damage per second) +9 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Hammersmith Chance on hit: Increases your haste rating by 212 for 10 sec.
Wicked Edge of the Planes Binds when picked up Axe One-Hand Speed 2.70 184 - 343 Damage (97.6 damage per second) Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 23. Equip: Increases attack power by 48.	Blazefury Binds when picked up Unique Sword One-Hand Speed 1.60 109 - 203 Damage (97.5 damage per second) +19 Agility +28 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Improves hit rating by 18.	Dragonstrike Binds when picked up Mace One-Hand Speed 2.70 184 - 343 Damage (97.6 damage per second) +19 Stamina Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Hammersmith Chance on hit: Increases your haste rating by 212 for 10 sec.

Two Hand

Axesmith	Swordsmith	Hammersmith
Skyforged Great Axe Binds when picked up Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.40 213 - 321 Damage (78.5 damage per second) Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 65 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 35. Equip: Increases attack power by 80.	Stoneforged Claymore Binds when picked up Sword Two-Hand Speed 3.30 207 - 311 Damage (78.5 damage per second) +35 Agility +40 Strength Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 65 Requires Master Swordsmith	Great Earthforged Hammer Binds when picked up Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.50 220 - 330 Damage (78.6 damage per second) +60 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 65 Requires Master Hammersmith Equip: Increases attack power by 70.
Lunar Crescent Binds when picked up Unique Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.70 324 - 487 Damage (109.6 damage per second) Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 47. Equip: Increases attack power by 96.	Lionheart Blade Binds when picked up Unique Sword Two-Hand Speed 3.60 315 - 474 Damage (109.6 damage per second) +47 Strength +42 Agility Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Increases your chance to resist Fear effects by 5%.	Thunder Binds when picked up Unique Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.80 333 - 500 Damage (109.6 damage per second) +37 Strength +37 Agility +55 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Hammersmith
Mooncleaver Binds when picked up Unique Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.70 351 - 527 Damage (118.6 damage per second) Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 52. Equip: Increases attack power by 106.	Lionheart Champion Binds when picked up Unique Sword Two-Hand Speed 3.60 330 - 496 Damage (118.6 damage per second) +49 Strength +44 Agility Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Increases your chance to resist Fear effects by 5%. Chance On Hit: Increases Strength by 100 for 10 seconds.	Deep Thunder Binds when picked up Unique Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.80 360 - 541 Damage (118.6 damage per second) +37 Strength +37 Agility +55 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Hammersmith Chance on hit: Stuns target for 4 sec.
Bloodmoon Binds when picked up Unique Axe Two-Hand Speed 3.70 375 - 564 Damage (126.9 damage per second) Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Axesmith Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 56. Equip: Increases attack power by 112.	Lionheart Executioner Binds when picked up Unique Sword Two-Hand Speed 3.60 365 - 549 Damage (126.9 damage per second) +52 Strength +44 Agility Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Swordsmith Equip: Increases your chance to resist Fear effects by 8%. Chance On Hit: Increases Strength by 100 for 10 seconds.	Stormherald Binds when picked up Unique Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.80 386 - 579 Damage (127.0 damage per second) +42 Strength +42 Agility +61 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 70 Requires Master Hammersmith Chance on hit: Stuns target for 4 sec.

See also

• The Complete Blacksmith - a guide to obtaining all known blacksmithing plans.

External links and guides

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