In World of Warcraft, the Blacksmithing profession enables players to forge various weapons, armor, and other items using metals, minerals, and other materials.

Given that Blacksmithing uses a lot of minerals and metals, it’s recommended that aspiring Blacksmiths take up Mining as a secondary profession. This makes it easier to obtain metals and minerals on your own as opposed to having to purchase them for WoW Gold from other players.

Proficiency

As with all professions, Blacksmithing has six proficiency levels, which are listed in the table below. As you increase your character’s level and your Blacksmithing skill level, you can increase your Blacksmithing Proficiency by visiting a Blacksmithing Trainer. While any Blacksmithing Trainer in Azeroth can teach you Apprentice to Artisan Blacksmithing, you can only learn Master Blacksmithing in Outland or Northrend, and Grand Master Blacksmithing in Northrend.

Training costs WoW Gold, and the prices differ depending on whether you chose Blacksmithing as your Primary or Secondary profession.

Leveling Blacksmithing

The first thing you need to do is to visit a BlacksmithingTrainer in one of Azeroth’s main cities to learn Apprentice Blacksmithing. This section contains a table that shows you which items to create to level up your Proficiency in the fastest, most efficient manner.

Most of the plans for the items listed below can be learned from Blacksmithing Trainers, but a few have to be obtained elsewhere. Additionally, most of the plans listed will require you stand near a blacksmith anvil (usually located close to Blacksmithing NPCs in towns and camps), and use a blacksmith hammer, which can be purchased at a Blacksmithing Supplies vendor.

If you haven’t opted to take up Mining as a secondary profession or if you’re just not feeling up to looking for metals and minerals, you may want to buy WoW Gold so that you can purchase them from other players.

Blacksmithing Specialization

Blacksmiths may choose to take up a Specialization upon reaching character level 40 and Blacksmithing skill level 200. Taking a Specialization in Blacksmithing will grant you access to higher level plans for armor or weapons that are normally not accessible to non-specialized Blacksmiths.

 There are two available specializations to choose from: Armorsmithing and Weaponsmithing. To choose your first specialization, you will have to complete a number of quests, starting with acquiring the plans needed to become a specialized blacksmith. Some of the plans are acquired as quest rewards or through buying them from NPCs. Some of the plans NPCs sell are only sold in limited supply and can be hard to come across because of their respawn times, so you might want to buy WoW Gold to purchase them from the Auction House instead.

Armorsmithing

• The first thing you need to do is acquire the plans you need to become an Armorsmith through the Mithril Order quest chain. You will need to visit one of the blacksmith trainers listed below to start.
  • Hank the Hammer in Stormwind (Alliance) – Accept the “The Origins of Smithing” quest, which will require you to turn in 6 Golden Scale Bracers. Once you’ve done that, he’ll reward you with the plans for Golden Scale Gauntlets. Accept the new quest he gives you (In Search of Galvan) and go to Booty Bay.
  • Aturk the Anvil (Orgrimmar) – Accept the “The Old Ways” quest, which will require you to create 4 Steel Breastplates and 4 Steel Plate Helms. Find Ox (also in Orgrimmar) and turn in the items. When you’ve done that, accept the new quest from Ox (“Booty Bay or Bust!”) and go to Booty Bay.
• Learn Artisan Blacksmithing from Brikk Keencraft at Booty Bay and get your Blacksmithing up to skill level 235. Once you’ve done that, get the patterns for Mithril Coif, Heavy Mithril Breastplate, and Heavy Mithril Boots; you’ll need those later on.
• Talk to McGavan and get the “The Mithril Order” quest. This will require you to pay a visit to Galvan the Ancient at Stranglethorn Vale (near coords. 50,20).
• Complete the following quests that Galvan will give you:
  • Smelt On, Smelt Off – requires you to give him 40 Mithril Bars and 40 Iron Bars; you will acquire the Ornate Mithril Pants plan as a reward.
  • The Art of the Imbue - requires you to give him 40 Mithril Bars and 4 Citrine; you will acquire the Ornate Mithril Shoulder plan as a reward.
  • The Great Silver Deceiver - requires you to give him 40 Mithril Bars and 5 Truesilver Bars; you will acquire the Ornate Mithril Gloves plan as a reward.
• After you’ve completed the above quests, accept the “Expert Blacksmith” quest from Galvan. Galvan will give you a Signet of Expertise, which you can use to acquire a Hammer of Expertise.
• Take the quest “Galvan’s Finest Pupil” from Galvan and head to Gadgetzan.
• Look for Trenton Lighthammer at Gadgetzan and complete the following quests:

• After completing the above quests, accept the “Did You Lose This?” quest from Trenton, and you will receive a Glimmering Mithril Insignia.
• Now you have all the plans that you need to actually complete the Armorsmithing specialization quest. Go to Ironforge and speak to Bengus Deepforge (Alliance) or to Orgrimmar to speak with Krathok Molterfist (Horde), and choose to specialize in Armorsmithing.
• Talk to Grumnus Steelshaper (Alliance) or Okothos Ironrager (Horde) and accept the “The Art of Armorsmithing” quest. The quest will require you to craft 4 Ornate Mithril Helms, 2 Ornate Mithril Boots, and 1 Ornate Mithril Breastplate. To craft these you’ll need the following materials:
  • 108 Mitrhil Bars
  • 18 Truesilver Bars
  • 7 Solid Grinding Stone
  • 8 Thick Leather
  • 2 Aquamarine
  • 1 Heart of Fire
• You’ll finally become an Armorsmith after turning the quest in.

Weaponsmithing

• As with Armorsmithing, the first thing you should do is acquire the plans required for the Weaponsmithing quest. Follow the steps listed below to do this.
• Learn Artisan Blacksmithing from Brikk Keencraft at Booty Bay and get your Blacksmithing up to at least skill level 230. Once you’ve gotten up to 230, talk to Brikk again to learn how to craft Big Black Mace and buy the plans for Heavy Mithril Axe.
• Buy the plans for Moonsteel Broadsword from Zarena Cromwind in Booty Bay.
• Go to Stranglethorn Vale and purchase the plans for Massive Iron Axe from either Jaquilina Dramet at Nesingwary’s Camp (Neutral) or Vharr at Grom’gol Base Camp (Horde).
• Go to Ironforge and speak to Bengus Deepforge (Alliance) or to Orgrimmar to speak with Krathok Molterfist (Horde), and choose to specialize in Weaponsmithing.
• Go to Ironus Coldsteel at Ironforge (Alliance) or Borgosh Corebender in Orgrimmar (Horde) to get the “The Way of the Weaponsmith” quest. The quest will require you to craft 4 Moonsteel Broadsword, 2 Heavy Mithril Axe, 2 Big Black Mace, and 4 Massive Iron Axe. To craft these, you’ll need the following:
  • 56 Iron Bar
  • 32 Steel Bar
  • 56 Mithril Bar
  • 16 Strong Flux
  • 16 Heavy Grinding Stone
  • 4 Solid Grinding Stone
  • 16 Gold Bar
  • 28 Heavy Leather
  • 4 Thick Leather
  • 12 Lesser Moonstone
  • 4 Citrine
  • 2 Black Pearl
  • 8 Shadowgem
• You’ll become a Weaponsmith once you turn the quest in.

Further Weaponsmithing Specialization

At skill level 250 and character level 50, weaponsmiths may also choose to specialize further in Axesmithing (trained by Kilram), Hammersmithing (Lilith the Lithe), or Swordsmithing (Seril Scourgebane). All the trainers for these sub-specializations can be found in Everlook, Winterspring, and chooseing a sub-specialization does not require you to pay a fee or do a quest.

Switching Specializations

If you want to change your specialization, you’ll have to unlearn your current specialization for a certain cost depending on your specialization and your character’s level.

Now that you know the most efficient way to level up your Blacksmithing skill, you’ll get up to 450 in no time. The entire process might seem tedious, but it’ll be worth it when you start crafting high level equipment!

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