WoW Forever Blacksmithing Guide: Leveling 1–300, Specs, Gold
WoW Forever blacksmithing guide: a 1–300 leveling route with a shopping list, Armorsmith vs Weaponsmith, camp forges, new bars and gold tips.
In this guide 11 sections
This WoW Forever blacksmithing guide walks through what the profession gained in World of Warcraft: Forever, a full 1–300 leveling route with a shopping list, the Armorsmith and Weaponsmith paths, the three camp objects a Blacksmith can build, and where the gold is. The craft itself is unchanged from Classic: smelted bars, a Blacksmith Hammer and an anvil. What Forever adds is a much bigger recipe book, new endgame bars, plans bought with Merchant's Favor, and a portable forge for your camp.
The route comes from Wowhead's Forever leveling guide (updated November 4, 2026), checked against WoW-Professions and Method. Recipe lists come from Warcraft Wiki and WoW Handbook, and camp data from The Forever Era's read of the client. The game launched on November 4, 2026, and WoW-Professions notes that its own 215–300 steps couldn't be tested in the level 30 beta, so read tooltips before you buy a large batch of bars.
Quick summary
- Blacksmithing has 197 new recipes in Forever. WoW Handbook counted 441 in total on beta build 1.60.1.70338, and other trackers give different totals, so treat that number as a beta snapshot. Method notes that the endgame mail recipes moved to Leatherworking.
- Ranks are the Classic ones: Journeyman needs skill 50 and character level 10, Expert 125 and level 20, Artisan 200 and level 35 (WoW-Professions).
- Wowhead's route reaches 300 with trainer recipes up to 257, then Ebon Shiv, Bold Dirk and Ornate Thorium Handaxe plans from vendors.
- Armorsmith or Weaponsmith opens at skill 200 and character level 40, and Weaponsmiths can go on to Axe, Hammer or Sword mastery (WoW-Professions).
- Camp objects: a Sharpening Wheel from skill 20, then Blueprint upgrades to an Anvil (140) and a Master Forge (300), which 65 recipes require (The Forever Era).
WoW Forever blacksmithing changes
You still mine, smelt and hammer. The difference is in how much there is to make and who you trade with. Warcraft Tavern's overview says Forever brings "hundreds of new plans" and reworked many old ones, including hybrid pieces such as Strange Copper Boots and Glowing Copper Boots that suit mail and plate wearers who also cast. Method adds that low-level gear was upgraded, and that some Rare bind-on-pickup leveling items are now craftable.
| Change | What it means for you | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 197 new recipes (441 in all on one beta build) | Far more gear to craft while leveling and at 60 | WoW Handbook, Warcraft Wiki |
| Endgame mail moved to Leatherworking | Blacksmithing at 60 is about plate and weapons; some leveling mail stays | Method |
| Heavy Thorium, Azerothium and Legionite Bars | New reagents for top-end weapons and plate | Warcraft Wiki |
| 61 plans from Merchant's Favor vendors | Role-based mail and plate sets plus three weapons, all bind on pickup | WoW-Professions |
| Dungeon and raid plans | Some new plans drop in instances rather than coming from a trainer | Warcraft Tavern |
| Skill-up colors shifted | Most Classic recipes go gray about 25 points sooner | WoW-Professions |
| Sharpening Wheel, Anvil, Master Forge | Strength buff in camp, then a forge you carry with you | The Forever Era |
| Arcanite Blacksmith Hammer | A new plan at skill 270; its source isn't listed yet | Warcraft Wiki |
Our read: the skill-color shift matters most for leveling. A Classic Era route will keep you crafting recipes that already stopped giving points, so use a Forever route like the one below.
New endgame bars
Three bars are new for level 60 plans, according to Warcraft Wiki:
- Azerothium Bar: smelted at Mining 275 from 2 Pitchblende and 1 Coal. Blacksmithing uses it in Bold Dirk, Thorium Cestus, Thorium Greatmace, Thorium Poleaxe, Stormcarver, the Legionite Glaive and the Enriched Thorium set.
- Heavy Thorium Bar: one per Heavy Thorium Ore, smelted at Mining 300 at a Molten Foundry (a Mining camp object) or a special forge inside dungeons. Warcraft Wiki lists 37 Blacksmithing recipes that use it, among them the Justice and "of Glory" plate pieces, Heavy Thorium Gauntlets and Azerothium Legplates.
- Legionite Bar: an Alchemy transmute from a Heavy Thorium Bar and a Fel Crystal, with a 47-hour cooldown. 17 Blacksmithing plans need it, all at skill 300, including Stormcarver, Stalwart Helm and Breastplate of Salvation.
Legionite supply is capped by that cooldown, so a Blacksmith aiming at the top recipes should line up an Alchemist early. Our alchemy guide covers the transmute, and our mining guide covers where Pitchblende and Heavy Thorium Ore come from.
Blacksmithing camp features
| Camp object | Blacksmithing skill | Effect | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpening Wheel | 20 (trainer) | Strength buff: 6 at levels 1–23, 11 at 24–37, 20 at 38–51, 34 from 52; doesn't stack with Strength of Earth Totem | 1 Rough Stone, 1 Copper Bar |
| Anvil | 140 (Blueprint) | Replaces the wheel and keeps its buff | 5 Bronze Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone, 2 Medium Leather |
| Master Forge | 300 (Blueprint) | Keeps the buff; counts as the forge for the 65 recipes that need one, 22 of them from Classic | 1 Golem Heart, 5 Thorium Bar, 2 Rugged Leather |
All values are from The Forever Era's camping data. Its client read doesn't say whether the camp Anvil works as an anvil for crafting, so keep visiting a town anvil until you've tried it. Blizzard says Blueprints drop from specific dungeon bosses, and Warcraft Wiki marks the Anvil Blueprint as a drop. The Master Forge is the real prize: with plans that need a forge, it saves the trip to a city or dungeon. Our camping guide covers campfire rules, cooldowns and which camp buffs overlap with class buffs.
Blacksmithing leveling in WoW Forever 1–300
Level the profession as your character levels instead of saving it for 60. The leveling gear is most useful while you still wear it, and trainers gate each rank by character level anyway. Train each rank before you hit the cap of the one you hold, or every craft at the cap is wasted:
| Rank | Skill cap | Needs | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 75 | Nothing | Capitals and starting towns |
| Journeyman | 150 | Skill 50, level 10 | Capitals, plus Darkshire, the Crossroads, Valanaar on Zephras Isle, Angus Hammerhand at Bandarion Keep (Tirisfal Glades) and Alard Schmied in Dalaran |
| Expert | 225 | Skill 125, level 20 | Bengus Deepforge (Ironforge), Alard Schmied (Dalaran), Saru Steelfury (Orgrimmar) |
| Artisan | 300 | Skill 200, level 35 | Brikk Keencraft, Booty Bay, for both factions |
Requirements and names are WoW-Professions'; Method places Brikk Keencraft at 29.0, 75.6 in Booty Bay. You need a Blacksmith Hammer from the first metal recipes onward. Green Dye is sold by Tamar in Orgrimmar and Bombus Finespindle in Ironforge (WoW-Professions).
Recipe colors still decide your odds: orange always gives a point, yellow usually does, green only now and then, and gray never. The craft counts below are Wowhead's averages for a character starting at 1, so plan on a few extra crafts for the yellow and green stretches.
Levels 1–75
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–30 | Rough Sharpening Stone | 32 | 32 Rough Stone |
| 30–65 | Rough Grinding Stone | 42 | 84 Rough Stone |
| 65–75 | Copper Chain Belt | 10 | 60 Copper Bar |
Keep the Rough Grinding Stones. Five of them go into the next step.
Levels 75–150
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75–80 | Silver Skeleton Key | 5 | 5 Silver Bar, 5 Rough Grinding Stone |
| 80–90 | Rough Bronze Leggings | 10 | 60 Bronze Bar |
| 90–100 | Runed Copper Belt | 13 | 130 Copper Bar |
| 100–105 | Heavy Sharpening Stone | 5 | 5 Heavy Stone |
| 105–110 | Runed Copper Belt | 10 | 100 Copper Bar |
| 110–125 | Rough Bronze Leggings | 15 | 90 Bronze Bar |
| 125–129 | Iron Buckle | 6 | 6 Iron Bar |
| 129–140 | Bronze Warhammer | 11 | 88 Bronze Bar, 11 Strong Flux, 11 Medium Leather |
| 140–147 | Patterned Bronze Bracers | 17 | 85 Bronze Bar, 34 Coarse Grinding Stone |
If copper runs short: WoW-Professions swaps in Heavy Grinding Stones for 100–112 and Bronze Shortswords for 125–140, and Method suggests Golden Rods for 125–130. Every Enchanter needs a Golden Rod, so Method notes the spares can sell.
Levels 150–225
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147–155 | Green Iron Bracers | 8 | 48 Iron Bar, 8 Green Dye |
| 155–165 | Green Iron Leggings | 12 | 96 Iron Bar, 12 Heavy Grinding Stone, 12 Green Dye |
| 165–183 | Green Iron Bracers | 31 | 186 Iron Bar, 31 Green Dye |
| 183–190 | Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 7 | 42 Mithril Bar, 28 Mageweave Cloth |
| 190–200 | Golden Scale Bracers | 16 | 80 Steel Bar, 32 Heavy Grinding Stone |
| 200–205 | Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 5 | 30 Mithril Bar, 20 Mageweave Cloth |
| 205–210 | Mithril Plate Pants | 5 | 60 Mithril Bar |
| 210–215 | Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 12 | 72 Mithril Bar, 48 Mageweave Cloth |
| 215–225 | Heavy Mithril Breastplate | 10 | 160 Mithril Bar |
Train Artisan at 200. Steel Bars need Mining 165 to smelt yourself (WoW-Professions). If Mithril is cheap and Steel isn't, Method's line runs Heavy Mithril Gauntlets from 185 to 200 instead.
Levels 225–300
| Skill | Recipe | Crafts | Materials | Plans from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225–235 | Dense Weightstone | 15 | 15 Dense Stone | Trainer |
| 235–240 | Mithril Coif | 12 | 120 Mithril Bar, 72 Mageweave Cloth | Trainer |
| 240–246 | Heavy Mithril Boots | 17 | 238 Mithril Bar, 68 Thick Leather | Trainer |
| 246–250 | Big Black Mace | 12 | 192 Mithril Bar, 12 Black Pearl, 48 Shadowgem, 12 Solid Grinding Stone, 24 Thick Leather | Trainer |
| 250–257 | Arcanite Skeleton Key | 10 | 10 Arcanite Bar, 10 Dense Grinding Stone | Trainer |
| 257–270 | Ebon Shiv | 20 | 240 Mithril Bar, 120 Truesilver Bar, 40 Star Ruby, 20 Solid Grinding Stone, 40 Thick Leather | Magnus Frostwake |
| 270–275 | Bold Dirk | 5 | 150 Thorium Bar, 20 Essence of Air, 50 Azerothium Bar, 20 Rugged Leather | Pexmit |
| 275–279 | Ornate Thorium Handaxe | 4 | 80 Thorium Bar, 8 Large Opal, 8 Dense Grinding Stone, 16 Rugged Leather | Magnus Frostwake |
| 279–300 | Bold Dirk | 24 | 720 Thorium Bar, 96 Essence of Air, 240 Azerothium Bar, 96 Rugged Leather | Pexmit |
Warcraft Wiki's Forever plan list puts Dense Grinding Stone at skill 225 from the trainer, and each one takes 4 Dense Stone, so you can make the ten for the Arcanite Key well ahead of time. Arcanite Bars come from an Alchemy transmute, so most Blacksmiths buy them.
Other ways through 270–300. The last stretch is the expensive one, mostly because of Azerothium. Some routes finish with Goregasher Grips and Support from about 285 to 299 and a Girdle of the Dawn for the final point. These plans appear in current sources, but we found no tested craft count for them on Wowhead, so treat them as options:
- Goregasher plans from Vargus at Cenarion Hold in Silithus: Grips at 285 (Friendly with the Cenarion Circle), Support at 290 and Stompers at 295 (both Honored) (WoW-Professions). MetaForge's Forever database lists Enchanted Thorium Bars among the reagents and a Master Forge as the crafting station, so you need your camp forge or a city one. Neither Warcraft Wiki nor WoW-Professions showed the full reagent list when we checked, so read the plan's tooltip before you buy bars.
- Girdle of the Dawn at 290. Warcraft Wiki's Forever list keeps it as a vendor plan, sold by Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock at Light's Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands (75.8, 54) to Argent Dawn members at Honored (Warcraft Wiki). Each craft takes 8 Thorium Bars, 6 Truesilver Bars and a Righteous Orb at an anvil.
- Imperial Plate quests. WoW-Professions believes these plans were lowered to 240, while Warcraft Wiki's Forever list still shows the belt at 265. Check the quest before you plan around it.
WoW Forever blacksmithing shopping list
Our math, from Wowhead's average craft counts, with every grinding stone broken down to raw stone. The ratios are 2 stones for Rough and Coarse, 3 for Heavy (WoW-Professions) and 4 for Solid and Dense (WoW-Professions; Warcraft Wiki):
| Material | Total |
|---|---|
| Mithril Bar | 1,154 |
| Thorium Bar | 950 |
| Iron Bar | 336 |
| Bronze Bar | 323 |
| Copper Bar | 290 |
| Azerothium Bar | 290 |
| Mageweave Cloth | 168 |
| Heavy Stone | 137 (5 raw, 132 for 44 Heavy Grinding Stones) |
| Thick Leather | 132 |
| Rugged Leather | 132 |
| Solid Stone | 128 (32 Solid Grinding Stones) |
| Truesilver Bar | 120 |
| Rough Stone | 116 |
| Essence of Air | 116 |
| Dense Stone | 87 (15 raw, 72 for 18 Dense Grinding Stones) |
| Steel Bar | 80 |
| Coarse Stone | 68 (34 Coarse Grinding Stones) |
| Green Dye | 51 |
| Shadowgem | 48 |
| Star Ruby | 40 |
| Black Pearl | 12 |
| Strong Flux and Medium Leather | 11 each |
| Arcanite Bar | 10 |
| Large Opal | 8 |
| Silver Bar | 5 |
The Mithril line really does pass a thousand bars, because nine of the steps between 183 and 270 use it. Averages also mean some players will need more, so keep a small buffer of the bars used in each bracket's last step instead of buying everything up front. Most of the cost sits above 250, where Truesilver, Thorium, Azerothium and Essence of Air replace cheaper metals.
Recipe vendors for the last stretch
- Ebon Shiv and Ornate Thorium Handaxe: Magnus Frostwake in Caer Darrow, Western Plaguelands (Warcraft Wiki). He's a ghost, and in Classic you needed a Spectral Essence to see him; Warcraft Wiki says that requirement was only removed in patch 4.2.0, and Method notes the Scholomance quests are needed. Finish that chain before you reach 257.
- Bold Dirk: Pexmit, the vendor Wowhead's route names. Warcraft Wiki's Forever list confirms Bold Dirk as a new vendor plan at 270. Other guides place Pexmit in Mount Hyjal, around 61.8, 52.6, but neither Wowhead nor Warcraft Wiki confirmed that when we checked, so verify the NPC in game before you travel.
- Goregasher plans: Vargus, outside the inn at Cenarion Hold, Silithus (WoW-Professions).
- Girdle of the Dawn: Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock, Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands (Warcraft Wiki).
Blacksmithing specializations in WoW Forever
At skill 200 and character level 40 you can pick Armorsmith or Weaponsmith (WoW-Professions). It's optional, and none of Wowhead's leveling steps need it, so you can reach 300 first and decide later. To start, speak to Myolor Sunderfury in Ironforge or Krathok Moltenfist in Orgrimmar.
| Specialization | Quest | Hand in | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armorsmith | The Art of the Armorsmith (Grumnus Steelshaper or Okothos Ironrager) | 4 Ornate Mithril Helm, 2 Ornate Mithril Boots, 1 Ornate Mithril Breastplate | Plate armor |
| Weaponsmith | The Way of the Weaponsmith (Ironus Coldsteel or Borgosh Corebender) | 4 Moonsteel Broadsword, 4 Massive Iron Axe, 2 Heavy Mithril Axe, 2 Big Black Mace | Weapons |
| Master Axesmith | Snakestone of the Shadow Huntress (Kilram, Everlook) | Kill Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire | Axes |
| Master Hammersmith | Sweet Serenity (Lilith the Lithe, Everlook) | Kill the Crimson Hammersmith in Stratholme | Maces and hammers |
| Master Swordsmith | Corruption (Seril Scourgebane, Everlook) | Kill the Black Guard Swordsmith in Stratholme | Swords |
Quest details are from WoW-Professions. You don't have to craft the hand-in items yourself, so buying them is allowed. A Weaponsmith picks only one of the three masteries.
How to choose: plate wearers, especially Warriors and Paladins, get the most from Armorsmith, because it feeds their own slots. A weapon fills one or two slots, while armor covers most of the paper doll, so Armorsmith plans touch more of your gear and more of your buyers' gear. Weaponsmith suits a player who wants a specific weapon line or sells top-end weapons to others. Neither source gives a final recipe count per specialization yet, so this is a decision aid, not a ranking. Our Warrior guide and Paladin guide cover the gear each class wants.
Example: a Paladin tank reaches 200 at level 38. They keep leveling with Wowhead's route, buy the three Ornate Mithril pieces from the Auction House at 40, take Armorsmith, and spend Merchant's Favor on the tank set from Stondry Darkhammer. They never have to make a weapon they can't use.
Making gold with blacksmithing in Forever
The profession turns cheap bars into gear other players will pay more for, and that takes slower work than gathering. There are no reliable profit figures yet, and this guide gives none. Work out what sells on your realm first. Our gold farming guide explains Auction House fees and how to check margins.
- Sharpening Stones and Weightstones. Warcraft Tavern notes they now stack with Poisons and Windfury, so Rogues and melee grouped with Shamans can use both. They're cheap to make and used up every session.
- Bind-on-equip weapons and armor. Fresh characters need upgrades the whole way to 60, and Forever has more leveling gear to sell. Method calls Blight, a bind-on-equip weapon learned around 250, highly desirable.
- Rods and keys. Warcraft Tavern lists them as a market of their own, and Method points out that every Enchanter needs a Golden Rod.
- Rare plans. Instance-drop and reputation plans have fewer crafters, so margins tend to hold longer than on trainer recipes.
- Not Merchant's Favor gear. The Azeroth Commerce Authority (Alliance) and Durotar Supply and Logistics (Horde) trade plans for Merchant's Favor (Warcraft Wiki), but WoW-Professions notes the gear from those 61 plans binds on pickup, so you make it for yourself. Our Merchant's Favor guide covers the vendors, Stondry Darkhammer for the Alliance and Gor'mak for the Horde, and how to raise those reputations.
Don't count on vendoring crafts to pay for your leveling. Check each item's vendor price in game before you craft in bulk, instead of relying on a Classic price list.
Best profession to pair with blacksmithing in WoW Forever
Take Mining. The shopping list above is mostly bars and stone, and Azerothium and Heavy Thorium can only be smelted by Miners at 275 and 300. Gathering your own ore also keeps you away from launch-week Auction House prices, when every Blacksmith and Engineer is buying the same Mithril. Our professions guide pairs Mining with Blacksmithing for Warriors and Paladins.
Engineering is the other option, but it eats the same bars. Running Blacksmithing and Engineering on one character with no Miner to supply them gets expensive fast, so do it only if a Mining alt or your guild can cover the metal. The WoW Forever hub lists our other profession and class guides.
Legacy perks for blacksmiths
Taking Blacksmithing to 150, 225 and 300 counts toward Legacy points, and two Tradeskill perks help on this route (our Legacy guide):
- Working Overtime (5 ranks): raises your chance of a skill-up on any tradeskill. Guides disagree on the size of the bonus: beta data put it at 4% per rank, other sources report 10%, and Warcraft Wiki gives no figure, so check the tooltip in game. Either way, every yellow and green step in the route gets cheaper.
- Dedicated Study (1 rank): +1 to your lowest tradeskill once a day.
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FAQ
Is Blacksmithing good in WoW Forever? For plate wearers, clearly. It has 197 new recipes (441 in all on one beta build, per WoW Handbook), plus new level 60 plate and weapons on Azerothium, Heavy Thorium and Legionite, a Strength buff in camp and a portable Master Forge. Endgame mail moved to Leatherworking, so mail users gain less (Method).
What is the best profession to pair with Blacksmithing in WoW Forever? Mining. The route uses over a thousand Mithril Bars and nearly a thousand Thorium Bars, and only Miners can smelt Azerothium and Heavy Thorium.
What is the best Blacksmithing specialization in WoW Forever? It depends on what you need. Armorsmith suits Warriors and Paladins who want plate for themselves, and Weaponsmith suits players chasing a weapon line or selling weapons. Both open at skill 200 and level 40 (WoW-Professions).
How do you level Blacksmithing to 300 in WoW Forever? Follow Wowhead's route: stones, copper and bronze to 147, iron to 183, Mithril and Steel to 250, an Arcanite key to 257, then Ebon Shiv, Bold Dirk and Ornate Thorium Handaxe plans to 300. Train Artisan at 200, which needs level 35.
Where are the Blacksmithing trainers in WoW Forever? Capitals and starting towns teach the first ranks. Expert is in Ironforge, Dalaran or Orgrimmar, and Artisan comes only from Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay (WoW-Professions).
What does Blacksmithing add to camps in WoW Forever? Three objects: the Sharpening Wheel (skill 20) for a Strength buff, then the Anvil (140) and the Master Forge (300). The two Blueprint objects keep the buff, and the forge counts for the 65 recipes that need one (The Forever Era).
Can Blacksmiths make Legionite gear in WoW Forever? Yes, at skill 300, but each Legionite Bar comes from an Alchemy transmute with a 47-hour cooldown (Warcraft Wiki). Plan your supply with an Alchemist before you buy the plans.
