Cataclysm Classic Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1-525 (2024)

This Cataclysm Classic Blacksmithing leveling guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Blacksmithing skill up from 1 to 525 in Cataclysm Classic.

I recommend trying Zygor's 1-85 Leveling Guide if you are still leveling your character or you just started a new alt. The guide will help you to reach level 85 a lot faster.

Table of contents

• Materials required
• Blacksmithing trainers
• 1-75 #Apprentice
• 75-125 #Journeyman
• 125-225 #Expert
• 225-300 #Artisan
• 300-350 #TBC
• 350-425 #WotLK
• 425-525 #Cataclysm Classic

List of Materials Required

Below, you can find the list of the approximate materials required to level Blacksmithing to 525.

Classic (1-300)

• 150x Rough Stone
• 150x Copper Bar
• 95x Coarse Stone
• 5x Silver Bar
• 140x Bronze Bar
• 105x Heavy Stone
• 5x Gold Bar
• 230x Iron Bar
• 35x Green Dye - Sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors
• 190x Steel Bar - Made from 190 Iron Bar + 190 Coal if you have Mining. The Blacksmithing Supply vendor sells the Coal.
• 10x Citrine
• 315x Solid Stone - If you can't get the Plans: Mithril Spurs from the Auction House, you will only need 120 Solid Stone
• 60x Mageweave Cloth (you will need another 90x if you can't get the Mithril Spurs recipe)
• 150x Mithril Bar (you will need another 90x if you can't get the Mithril Spurs recipe)
• 20x Dense Stone
• 420x Thorium Bar
• 80x Rugged Leather or 10x Star Ruby

TBC (300-350)

• 170x Fel Iron Bar
• 10x Netherweave Cloth
• 90x Adamantite Bar

WotLK (350-425)

• 320x Cobalt Bar
• 168x Saronite Bar
• 22x Crystallized Air
• 5x Titanium Bar

Cataclysm (425-525)

• 166x Obsidium Bar
• 324x Elementium Bar
• 120x Volatile Earth
• 4x Volatile Water
• 8x Volatile Fire
• 140x Volatile Fire or Volatile Water
• 2x Hardened Elementium Bar

Blacksmithing Trainers

Leveling Cataclysm Blacksmithing

1 - 75

• 1 - 30
  40x Rough Sharpening Stone - 40 Rough Stone

• 30 - 65
  55x Rough Grinding Stone - 110 Rough Stone

  Save 10 Rough Grinding Stones.

• 65 - 75
  25x Coarse Sharpening Stone - 25 Coarse Stone

Journeyman Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Blacksmithing. (Requires level 10)

75 - 125

• 75 - 90
  35x Coarse Grinding Stone - 70 Coarse Stone

  Save the Coarse Grinding Stones.

  If you didn't reach 90 by making these, you could continue to the next step, but you will need more Copper Bars or a few more Coarse Grinding Stones.

• 90 - 100
  10x Runed Copper Belt - 100 Copper Bar

• 100 - 105
  5x Silver Rod - 5 Silver Bar, 10 Rough Grinding Stone

  You can skip this part and make Runed Copper Belt if you don't have any Silver Bar.

• 105 - 110
  5x Runed Copper Belt - 50 Copper Bar

• 110 - 125
  15x Rough Bronze Leggings - 90 Bronze Bar

Expert Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Expert Blacksmithing. (Requires level 20)

125 - 225

• 125 - 140
  35x Heavy Grinding Stone - 105 Heavy Stone

  Keep the Heavy Grinding Stones. Make this one up to 150 if Heavy Stone is cheap.

• 140 - 150
  10x Patterned Bronze Bracers - 50 Bronze Bar, 20 Coarse Grinding Stone

• 150 - 155
  5x Golden Rod - 5 Gold Bar, 10 Coarse Grinding Stone

Green Dye is sold by Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.

• 155 - 165
  10x Green Iron Leggings - 80 Iron Bar, 10 Heavy Grinding Stone, 10 Green Dye

• 165 - 190
  25x Green Iron Bracers - 150 Iron Bar, 25 Green Dye

• 190 - 200
  10x Golden Scale Bracers - 50 Steel Bar, 20 Heavy Grinding Stone

• 200 - 210
  30x Solid Grinding Stone - 120 Solid Stone

  Keep at least 10 of these for the 225-235 part.

  Keep all of them if you bought the Plans: Mithril Spurs, and you must make another 40. (you can make them later, too)

  See Also

  Classic WoW Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1-300

• 210 - 225
  15x Heavy Mithril Gauntlet - 90 Mithril Bar, 60 Mageweave Cloth

Artisan Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Blacksmithing. (Requires level 35)

• 225 - 235
  10x Steel Plate Helm - 140 Steel Bar, 10 Citrine, 10 Solid Grinding Stone

• 235 - 250
  Buy Plans: Mithril Spurs from the Auction House.

  15x Mithril Spurs - 60 Mithril Bar, 45 Solid Grinding Stone

  Alternative recipe:

  15x Mithril Coif - 150 Mithril Bar, 90 Mageweave Cloth

• 250 - 260
  20x Dense Sharpening Stone - 20 Dense Stone

• 260 - 270
  10x Thorium Belt - 80 Thorium Bar

• 270 - 275
  5x Thorium Bracers - 40 Thorium Bar

• 275 - 290
  15x Imperial Plate Bracers - 180 Thorium Bar

• 290 - 300
  Go back to your trainer to learn new recipes, then make 10 from one of these two:
  • 10x Thorium Boots - 120 Thorium Bar, 80 Rugged Leather
  • 10x Thorium Helm - 120 Thorium Bar, 10 Star Ruby

Master Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Master Blacksmithing. (Requires level 50)

300 - 350

• 300 - 305
  7x Fel Weightstone - 7 Fel Iron Bar, 7 Netherweave Cloth

  You might need to make more of these because you won't gain a skill point for every craft.

• 305 - 316
  11x Fel Iron Plate Belt - 44 Fel Iron Bar

  Make 16x Thorium Leggings up to 321 if 190x Thorium Bar is cheaper than 69x Fel Iron Bar.

• 316 - 321
  5x Fel Iron Chain Gloves - 25 Fel Iron Bar

• 321 - 325
  4x Fel Iron Plate Boots - 24 Fel Iron Bar

• 325 - 335
  45x Lesser Rune of Warding - 45 Adamantite Bar

  It's green for the last 5 points, so 45 is an approximate number. You might need to make more.

• 335 - 340
  7x Fel Iron Chain Tunic - 63 Fel Iron Bar

  You might need to make more because the recipe is yellow.

• 340 - 350
  45x Lesser Ward of Shielding - 45 Adamantite Bar

  The recipe is sold by Rohok (Horde) at Hellfire Peninsula and by Mari Stonehand (Alliance) at Shadowmoon Valley. It's a limited supply item, so you must wait if someone bought it before you. (15-60min respawn time).

  It's green for the last 5 points, so 45 is an approximate number. You might need to make more or fewer.

Grand Master Blacksmithing

Visit your trainer and learn Grand Master Blacksmithing. (Requires level 65)

350 - 425

• 350-360
  10x Cobalt Boots - 40 Cobalt Bar

• 360-370
  10x Cobalt Triangle Shield - 40 Cobalt Bar

• 370-375
  5x Cobalt Legplates - 25 Cobalt Bar

• 375-380
  5x Cobalt Gauntlets - 25 Cobalt Bar

• 380-385
  5x Spiked Cobalt Boots - 35 Cobalt Bar

• 385-390
  5x Spiked Cobalt Shoulders - 35 Cobalt Bar

• 390-395
  5x Notched Cobalt War Axe - 50 Cobalt Bar

• 395-400
  5x Brilliant Saronite Belt - 30 Cobalt Bar, 25 Saronite Bar

• 400-405
  5x Horned Cobalt Helm - 40 Cobalt Bar

• 405-416
  11x Deadly Saronite Dirk - 77 Saronite Bar, 22 Crystallized Air

• 416-420
  4x Tempered Saronite Gauntlets - 56 Saronite Bar

• 420-425
  5x Titanium Rod - 10 Saronite Bar, 5 Titanium Bar

Cataclysm Classic Blacksmithing (425-525)

Visit your trainer and learn the new Cataclysm Classic Blacksmithing skill. (Requires level 75)

425 - 500

• 425 - 455
  83x Folded Obsidium - 166 Obsidium Bar

  Stop making these when you reach 455. Make more only if you need them. If you choose different recipes, you may need fewer than 80.

• 455 - 459
  Make 4 from any recipe that requires 3 Folded Obsidium.

• 459 - 462
  1x Stormforged Gauntlets - 6 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

• 462 - 470
  Make 8 from one of these:

  Redsteel Belt - 32 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth
  Stormforged Belt - 32 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth
  Hardened Obsidium Belt - 32 Folded Obsidium, 8 Volatile Earth

• 470 - 475
  1x Obsidium Bladespear - 12 Folded Obsidium, 10 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

• 475 - 480
  1x Cold-Forged Shank - 15 Folded Obsidium, 6 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Water

  Make Obsidium Skeleton Key up to 480 if you do not plan to sell the dagger at the Auction House.

• 480 - 489
  3x Stormforged Legguards - 6 Folded Obsidium, 24 Elementium Bar

• 489 - 494
  1x Fire-Etched Dagger - 20 Elementium Bar, 12 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Fire

• 494 - 500
  Make 2 from one of these:

  2x Stormforged Helm - 40 Elementium Bar, 16 Volatile Earth
  2x Hardened Obsidium Helm - 8 Folded Obsidium, 30 Elementium, 12 Volatile Earth

500 - 525

• 500 - 512
  4x Redsteel Breastplate - 60 Elementium Bar, 60 Volatile Earth

  You can also buy the Plans: Pyrium Weapon Chain recipe for 20 Elementium Bar and make Weapon Chains up to 510 if Pyrium is cheap.

• 512 - 515
  You can buy these recipes in all major cities near your Blacksmithing Trainer. The NPC is labeled as "Blacksmithing Supplies". This does not include Dalaran and Shattrath.

  You will need 40 Elementium Bars and 2 Hardened Elementium Bar to buy the next recipes.

  Make three from one of these two:

  3x Ornate Pyrium Gauntlets - 30 Elementium Bar, 30 Volatile Water
  3x Bloodied Pyrium Gauntlets - 30 Elementium Bar, 30 Volatile Fire

• 515 - 520
  Make five from one of these two:

  5x Ornate Pyrium Belt - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water
  5x Bloodied Pyrium Belt - 50 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

Darkmoon Faire Free +5 Profession Skill

Check your Calendar in-game to see if the Darkmoon Faire is open. The event is available every two weeks. It starts on Sunday and lasts for a week.

During the event, you can complete quests for each profession and gain +5 skill points for each. Click here to read more about the quests.

• 520 - 525
  Make five from one of these two:

  5x Ornate Pyrium Shoulders - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Water
  5x Bloodied Pyrium Shoulders - 60 Elementium Bar, 50 Volatile Fire

Congratulations on reaching 525! Please send feedback about the guide if you think there are parts I could improve or if you found typos, errors, or wrong material numbers!