{"id":42464,"date":"2026-10-12T08:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/?p=42464"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:42:50","slug":"wow-tbc-blacksmithing-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wow-tbc-blacksmithing-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"TBC Blacksmithing Guide: Level 1-375 Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated October 12, 2026 for the TBC Anniversary realms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can level Blacksmithing from <strong>1 to 375<\/strong> in TBC Classic by following a fixed craft path: <a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2862&amp;domain=tbc\">Rough Sharpening Stones<\/a> and grinding stones through the early levels, bronze, iron and mithril pieces in the middle, then Imperial Plate and Fel Iron, Adamantite and Khorium recipes in Outland. The whole run needs a large ore and bar stockpile, so gather or buy your materials before you start.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"materials-shopping-list\">Materials shopping list<\/h2>\n<p>Buy or farm everything up front, because skill-ups are not guaranteed and you may need slightly more or less than the listed amounts.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Material<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2835&amp;domain=tbc\">Rough Stone<\/a><\/td><td>155<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2836&amp;domain=tbc\">Coarse Stone<\/a><\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2840&amp;domain=tbc\">Copper Bar<\/a><\/td><td>200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2841&amp;domain=tbc\">Bronze Bar<\/a><\/td><td>140<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2838&amp;domain=tbc\">Heavy Stone<\/a><\/td><td>105<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=3577&amp;domain=tbc\">Gold Bar<\/a><\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=3575&amp;domain=tbc\">Iron Bar<\/a><\/td><td>230<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2605&amp;domain=tbc\">Green Dye<\/a><\/td><td>35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=3859&amp;domain=tbc\">Steel Bar<\/a><\/td><td>190<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=7912&amp;domain=tbc\">Solid Stone<\/a><\/td><td>120<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=3860&amp;domain=tbc\">Mithril Bar<\/a><\/td><td>338<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=4338&amp;domain=tbc\">Mageweave Cloth<\/a><\/td><td>150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=12365&amp;domain=tbc\">Dense Stone<\/a><\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=4304&amp;domain=tbc\">Thick Leather<\/a><\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=12359&amp;domain=tbc\">Thorium Bar<\/a><\/td><td>504<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=8170&amp;domain=tbc\">Rugged Leather<\/a><\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=23445&amp;domain=tbc\">Fel Iron Bar<\/a><\/td><td>103<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=23446&amp;domain=tbc\">Adamantite Bar<\/a><\/td><td>130<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=21877&amp;domain=tbc\">Netherweave Cloth<\/a><\/td><td>68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=23449&amp;domain=tbc\">Khorium Bar<\/a><\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=21885&amp;domain=tbc\">Primal Water<\/a><\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=22457&amp;domain=tbc\">Primal Mana<\/a><\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p>Gathering your own ore with <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wow-tbc-mining-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mining<\/a> saves a lot of gold, since leveling Blacksmithing is expensive. A second estimate puts the Classic stretch at <strong>150 Rough Stone<\/strong>, 150 Copper Bar, 95 Coarse Stone, 140 Bronze Bar, 105 Heavy Stone, 5 <a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=2842&amp;domain=tbc\">Silver Bar<\/a>, 5 Gold Bar, 35 Green Dye, 230 Iron Bar, 520 Solid Stone, 190 Steel Bar, 250 Mithril Bar, 20 Dense Stone, 60 Mageweave Cloth and 430 Thorium Bar, with 170 Fel Iron Bar, 60 Netherweave Cloth, 80 Adamantite Bar and 102 <a href=\"#\" data-wowhead=\"item=23448&amp;domain=tbc\">Felsteel Bar<\/a> for the Outland stretch.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trainers-and-ranks\">Trainers and ranks<\/h2>\n<p>You can learn Apprentice through Artisan Blacksmithing, covering skill 1-300, from any Blacksmithing trainer in your faction&#39;s capital cities. Ask a city guard for directions and they will mark the trainer on your map.<\/p>\n<p>To train past 300 you must visit a Master Blacksmith in Outland:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rohok:<\/strong> Horde trainer in Thrallmar, on the northern side of Hellfire Peninsula.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humphry:<\/strong> Alliance trainer in Honor Hold, on the southern side of Hellfire Peninsula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"required-recipes\">Required recipes<\/h2>\n<p>Vendor recipes are no longer limited in TBC Classic, but they are <strong>Bind-on-Pickup<\/strong>, so you must travel to the vendor yourself instead of buying them from the Auction House. Some are faction-locked and sold by only a few specific NPCs.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Recipe<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Skill<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Vendor<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plans: Adamantite Cleaver<\/strong><\/td><td>330<\/td><td>Arras, Eriden, Aaron Hollman<\/td><td>4 gold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plans: Lesser Ward of Shielding<\/strong><\/td><td>340<\/td><td>Mari Stonehand, Rohok<\/td><td>6 gold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plans: Adamantite Weightstone (Honored with Cenarion Expedition)<\/strong><\/td><td>350<\/td><td>Fedryen Swiftspear<\/td><td>6 gold<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p>Plans: Khorium Belt is the best option for 360-375; it is BoP and drops only for Blacksmiths from <strong>Murkblood Raider<\/strong> in Sunspring Post, Nagrand.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1-300-leveling-path\">1-300 leveling path<\/h2>\n<p>Follow the cheapest craft at each step, and swap in alternatives when a material is scarce or overpriced.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>1-25:<\/strong> Rough Sharpening Stone, 35 crafts, 35 Rough Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>25-65:<\/strong> Rough Grinding Stone, 60 crafts, 120 Rough Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>65-75:<\/strong> Coarse Sharpening Stone, 25 crafts, 25 Coarse Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>75-90:<\/strong> Coarse Grinding Stone, 35 crafts, 70 Coarse Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90-110:<\/strong> Runed Copper Belt, 20 crafts, 200 Copper Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>110-125:<\/strong> Rough Bronze Leggings, 15 crafts, 90 Bronze Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>125-140:<\/strong> Heavy Grinding Stone, 35 crafts, 105 Heavy Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>140-150:<\/strong> Patterned Bronze Bracers, 10 crafts, 50 Bronze Bar and 20 Coarse Grinding Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>150-155:<\/strong> Golden Rod, 5 crafts, 5 Gold Bar and 10 Coarse Grinding Stone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>155-165:<\/strong> Green Iron Leggings, 10 crafts, 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone and 10 Green Dye.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Continue with Green Iron Bracers from 165-190, Golden Scale Bracers from 190-200, Solid Grinding Stone from 200-210 and Heavy Mithril Gauntlet from 210-225. Steel Plate Helm carries you from 225-235, Mithril Coif from 235-250, Dense Sharpening Stone from 250-260 and Heavy Mithril Boots from 260-265.<\/p>\n<p>If you can get Plans: Mithril Spurs, craft Mithril Spurs instead of the mithril pieces; the recipe is a tradeable world drop, so check the Auction House, and it <strong>turns yellow at 255<\/strong> and green at 265. It is likely worth crafting from 235-250 and 260-265 depending on material prices.<\/p>\n<p>At 265 you can exchange Thorium Bars for the Imperial Plate recipes from <strong>Derotain Mudsipper<\/strong> in Tanaris: 10 Thorium Bars for Plans: Imperial Plate Belt, 10 for Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers and 20 for Plans: Imperial Plate Boots. Then craft Imperial Plate Belt from 265-270, Imperial Plate Bracers from 270-295 and Imperial Plate Boots from 295-300.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"300-375-leveling-path\">300-375 leveling path<\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the price of Thorium Bars versus Fel Iron Bars, you may want to keep crafting Imperial Plate Boots up to 325 instead of switching to Fel Iron recipes.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>300-305:<\/strong> Fel Weightstone, 8 crafts, 8 Fel Iron Bar and 8 Netherweave Cloth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>305-315:<\/strong> Fel Iron Plate Belt, 10 crafts, 40 Fel Iron Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>315-320:<\/strong> Fel Iron Chain Gloves, 5 crafts, 25 Fel Iron Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>320-325:<\/strong> Fel Iron Plate Boots, 5 crafts, 30 Fel Iron Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>325-335:<\/strong> Lesser Rune of Warding, 30 crafts, 30 Adamantite Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>335-340:<\/strong> Adamantite Cleaver, 5 crafts, 40 Adamantite Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>340-350:<\/strong> Lesser Ward of Shielding, 30 crafts, 30 Adamantite Bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>350-360:<\/strong> Adamantite Weightstone, 30 crafts, 30 Adamantite Bar and 60 Netherweave Cloth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Adamantite Weightstone is recommended because it uses <strong>lighter materials<\/strong>. Alternatives for the 350-360 stretch are Enchanted Adamantite Boots if Honored, and Felsteel Shield Spike if Exalted.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"360-375-options\">360-375 options<\/h2>\n<p>Khorium Belt is the standard finish: 17 crafts using <strong>51 Khorium Bar<\/strong>, 34 Primal Water and 34 Primal Mana. A second route uses Felsteel Gloves from 360-375, at 6 Felsteel Bar per craft.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"specializations\">Specializations<\/h2>\n<p>Blacksmithing has two specializations, Armorsmithing and Weaponsmithing, and Weaponsmithing splits further into Macesmithing, Swordsmithing and Axesmithing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Armorsmithing:<\/strong> speak to Krathok Moltenfist in Orgrimmar as Horde or Myolor Sunderfury in Ironforge as Alliance and select &quot;I wish to become an Armorsmith&quot;. Alliance take The Art of the Armorsmith from Grumnus Steelshaper in Ironforge, Horde take it from Okothos Ironrager in Orgrimmar, and you only need the required items in hand, not crafted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weaponsmithing:<\/strong> speak to the same two NPCs and select &quot;I wish to become an Weaponsmith&quot;. Alliance take The Way of the Weaponsmith from Ironus Coldsteel in Ironforge, Horde take it from Borgosh Corebender in Orgrimmar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-specializations:<\/strong> after The Way of the Weaponsmith, once at <strong>character level 50<\/strong> and a Blacksmithing level of 250, talk to Seril Scourgebane for Swordsmithing, Lilith the Lithe for Hammersmithing or Kilram for Axesmithing, all in the same building in Everlook, Winterspring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Armorsmithing notable crafts include Breastplate of Kings in Phase 1, Bulwark of Kings in Phase 2 and Bulwark of the Ancient Kings in Phase 2, plus Nether Chain Shirt, Twisting Nether Chain Shirt and Embrace of the Twisting Nether across the same phases. Axesmithing builds toward Lunar Crescent, Mooncleaver and Bloodmoon, and The Planar Edge, Black Planar Edge and Wicked Edge of the Planes. Hammersmithing covers Thunder, Deep Thunder and <strong>Stormherald<\/strong>, and Drakefist Hammer, Dragonmaw and Dragonstrike. Swordsmithing covers Lionheart Blade, Lionheart Champion and Lionheart Executioner, and Fireguard, Blazeguard and Blazefury.<\/p>\n<p>If you want the profession finished without farming the ore yourself, an <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/wow-anniversary\/boost\/blacksmithing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TBC Anniversary Blacksmithing Boost<\/a> levels the profession to 375 with the materials handled for you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Level 1-375 with the fastest craft path in this TBC Blacksmithing guide, plus a full materials shopping list, trainer ranks and specialization choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33680,"featured_media":42465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[712,3],"tags":[1536,713],"post_kind":[97],"ppma_author":[127],"class_list":["post-42464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wow-anniversary","category-all","tag-tbc-blacksmithing-guide","tag-wow-anniversary","author-dina"],"acf":{"faq_header":"","faq_items":[{"question":"<h3>Do I need Mining to level Blacksmithing?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">No, but Mining lets you farm most of the bars you need and greatly reduces the cost, which matters because the bar-heavy recipes near max skill get expensive quickly.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Which specialization should I pick?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Armorsmithing focuses on armor and Weaponsmithing on weaponry, with Macesmithing, Swordsmithing and Axesmithing as the weapon sub-specializations. 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