TBC Anniversary Professions Leveling Guide 1-375: All 13 Routes

Quick summary

• The cap is 375. Each character gets two primary professions plus all three secondary ones: Cooking, First Aid and Fishing (Icy Veins).
• Every capital trains to 300. Master (300–375) is in Outland, mostly in Hellfire Peninsula at Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde). Crafting professions need character level 50 for Master; gathering professions are listed at 40 to 55, which you'll have passed by the time you reach Outland at 58.
• Most crafts can push to roughly 310–330 on Classic materials, for example Enchanted Thorium Blades for Blacksmithing or Runecloth crafts for Tailoring. The last 45 points always need Outland materials, and several need reputation.
• Gathering professions have no shortcut. You level them in the right zone: Hellfire Peninsula, then Terokkar, Zangarmarsh or Nagrand, then Netherstorm, Nagrand or Shadowmoon Valley.
• Four races get a head start: Gnome (Engineering +15), Blood Elf (Enchanting +10), Draenei (Jewelcrafting +5) and Tauren (Herbalism +15).

This TBC Anniversary professions leveling guide is the hub for all 13 professions on Anniversary realms. It gives the shape of each 1–375 route, the Master trainer for both factions, the specializations, and the reputation gates that stop people at 360. Each row links to a full profession guide with exact recipes and material counts.

It's current for Phase 3.5, the Zul'Aman update of October 22, 2026. That patch changed no profession trainers or leveling recipes. It did make two finishing materials easier to get: Blizzard's Zul'Aman update notes made Primal Nether and Nether Vortex tradeable, and added new Leatherworking patterns for Greater Drums, the Knothide Quiver and the Knothide Ammo Pouch at Outland faction vendors.

TBC profession rules: slots, ranks and level requirements

Rule	Detail
Primary slots	Two, from Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Herbalism, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Mining, Skinning and Tailoring
Secondary slots	All three: Cooking, First Aid, Fishing
Ranks	Apprentice (to 75), Journeyman (from skill 50), Expert (from 125), Artisan (from 200), Master (from 275)
Character level for ranks	Journeyman 10, Expert 20, Artisan 35, Master 50 for crafting professions. For gathering professions, guides list Master at level 40 to 55, which you'll have passed by the time you reach Outland at 58
Artisan training	Every capital trainer teaches up to 300. You don't need the old Classic trips to Uldaman or Booty Bay

You must visit a trainer at each rank breakpoint. Your skill stops at 75, 150, 225 and 300 until you buy the next rank, so train at 50, 125, 200 and 275 to avoid wasting skill-ups. Cooking, First Aid and Fishing use books and quests instead of trainers for their later ranks, as the route table further down shows.

Find your Master profession trainer in Outland

Profession	Alliance (Honor Hold)	Horde (Thrallmar)	Other options
Alchemy	Alchemist Gribble	Apothecary Antonivich	Transmutation specialist Zarevhi at The Stormspire
Blacksmithing	Humphry	Rohok	—
Enchanting	Johan Barnes, wizard's tower	Felannia, cliff tower	The Stormspire, Netherstorm
Engineering	Lebowski	Zebig	—
Herbalism	Rorelien, wizard's tower	Ruak Stronghorn	—
Jewelcrafting	Tatiana	Kalaen	—
Leatherworking	Brumman	Barim Spilthoof	Darmari, Lower City, Shattrath
Mining	Hurnak Grimmord	Krugosh	—
Skinning	Jelena Nightsky	Moorutu	Seymour, Shattrath
Tailoring	Hama	Dalinna	—
Cooking	Gaston sells the Master Cookbook	Baxter sells it	Naka, Cenarion Refuge (both factions)
First Aid	Master First Aid - Doctor in the House book, Hellfire Peninsula	Same	—
Fishing	Master Fishing - The Art of Angling from Juno Dufrain	Same	Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh

Trainer names come from wow-professions and Icy Veins and are checked in each profession guide. If you can't find one, ask a guard in Honor Hold, Thrallmar or Shattrath to mark it on your map.

Best profession pairs for leveling and gold

Pair	Why	What it feeds
Engineering + Mining	Engineering uses about 270 Fel Iron Bars and 160 Adamantite Bars (wow-professions)	Goggles, bombs, repair bots
Jewelcrafting + Mining	Prospecting at skill 20 turns 5 ore into gems	Raid gems for yourself
Alchemy + Herbalism	The whole route is herbs plus vials	Flasks, potions, transmutes
Leatherworking + Skinning	The 300–375 route uses about 1,500 Knothide Leather (wow-professions' count)	Drums, armor kits
Tailoring + Enchanting	Tailoring crafts can be disenchanted for dust	Cloth sets and enchants
Two gathering professions	Most gold for the least spending	Sell everything

This is a leveling and cost view, not a raid ranking. For which pair is strongest in raids right now, see our best professions for Phase 3.

TBC profession leveling routes 1-375 at a glance

Each row is the short version. Follow the linked guide for the exact recipes and counts.

Profession	1–300 shape	300–375 shape	Gate to plan for	Full guide
Alchemy	Classic herbs and vials	Felweed, Dreaming Glory and Outland potions	Super Mana and Major Dreamless Sleep recipes come from vendors. About 85 Empty, 105 Leaded, 120 Crystal and 105 Imbued Vials	Alchemy 1–375
Blacksmithing	Stones, then Copper to Thorium bars. Imperial Plate quests from Derotain Mudsipper in Gadgetzan	Fel Iron and Adamantite	Three cheap 360–375 finishes: the Scryers' belt, Felsteel Gloves, or the Aldor's Flamebane Gloves	Blacksmithing 1–375
Enchanting	Strange to Illusion Dust and seven runed rods	Arcane Dust and Greater Planar Essence	Each rod needs the previous one. Enchant Ring – Spellpower needs Keepers of Time Honored	Enchanting 1–375
Engineering	Parts banked early: powders, bolts, casings, frames	Fel Iron and Adamantite bombs, rifles, repair bots	Four schematics come from vendors or drops, including the Field Repair Bot 110G	Engineering 1–375
Jewelcrafting	Wire, bands, settings, then Classic gem rings	Outland gem cuts, Mercurial Adamantite, Heavy Adamantite Ring	The last 15–25 points need rare or reputation designs	Jewelcrafting 1–375
Leatherworking	Light to Rugged Leather	Knothide kits, Thick Draenic Vests, drums	Drums of Battle need The Sha'tar Honored, Drums of Panic need Keepers of Time Honored	Leatherworking 1–375
Tailoring	Linen, Wool, Silk, Mageweave, Runecloth	Netherweave bolts, Imbued bolts at the Shattrath Mana Loom, Netherweave Boots and Tunics	Bank bolts early, because later steps use them	Tailoring 1–375
Herbalism	Orange and yellow herbs by zone	Hellfire 300–325, Terokkar 325–350, Netherstorm 350–375 (Icy Veins)	None. Felweed and Dreaming Glory give points to 375	Herbalism 1–375
Mining	Nodes, smelting where cheaper	Hellfire 300–325, Zangarmarsh or Terokkar 325–350, Nagrand, Netherstorm or Shadowmoon 350–375	Smelting can't cover three brackets: 290–300, then 315–325, then 340–350 (Wowhead)	Mining 1–375
Skinning	Beasts by level: skill/10 + 10 up to 100, then skill/5 (wow-professions)	Helboars and Ravagers in Hellfire 300–330, Talbuks and Clefthoofs in Nagrand 330–375	None	Skinning 1–375
Cooking	Expert Cookbook past 150, Clamlette Surprise quest past 225	Ravager Dog or Buzzard Bites, then Talbuk Steak or Warp Burger, then Mok'Nathal Shortribs or Crunchy Serpent	Master Cookbook past 300	Cooking 1–375
First Aid	Expert book at 150, Triage quest at 225 (level 35)	Heavy Runecloth to 330, Netherweave to 360, Heavy Netherweave to 375	Master book at 300	First Aid 1–375
Fishing	Expert book from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay, Nat Pagle quest at 225	Zangarmarsh 300–350, Terokkar 350–375	About 1,700 catches in total (Warcraft Tavern). Effective skill of 400 for Zangarmarsh lakes	Fishing 1–375

Reputation gates for the last profession points

Several crafting routes end on recipes sold by faction quartermasters. Start these reputations as soon as you reach 70, because they take longer than the skill points.

Profession	Recipe	Reputation
Leatherworking	Drums of Battle (365–375)	The Sha'tar, Honored. See our Sha'tar reputation guide
Leatherworking	Drums of Panic (370–375)	Keepers of Time, Honored
Enchanting	Enchant Ring – Spellpower	Keepers of Time, Honored. See our Keepers of Time guide
Blacksmithing	Enchanted Adamantite Belt or Flamebane Gloves	Scryers or Aldor, depending on your choice in our Aldor vs Scryers guide
Jewelcrafting	Late gem designs	Several Outland factions; the Jewelcrafting guide lists each one

This table is a planning aid. Each profession guide names the exact quartermaster and the cheaper fallback when you don't have the reputation yet.

TBC profession specializations: when and which

Profession	Unlocks at	Options
Engineering	Skill 200, level 30	Gnomish (utility, PvP) or Goblin (explosives). Switching means relearning Engineering (wow-professions)
Blacksmithing	Skill 200, level 40	Armorsmith or Weaponsmith, then a weapon type (Warcraft Tavern)
Leatherworking	Skill 225, level 40	Elemental (physical DPS), Tribal (caster Druids), Dragonscale (Shamans) (Warcraft Tavern)
Alchemy	Skill 325, level 68	Potion, Elixir or Transmutation Master. You can switch later for 150 gold (wow-professions)
Tailoring	Skill 350, level 60	Mooncloth (healers), Shadoweave (Shadow, Frost), Spellfire (Fire, Arcane), learned in Lower City (Warcraft Tavern)

Pick the specialization that matches the gear you want, not the leveling route. None of them changes how you reach 375.

Fastest and cheapest way to level professions in TBC

The fastest way is to buy all the materials and craft at a capital. The cheapest way is to gather your own. Most players mix the two:

1. Train gathering at the start of Outland. Herbs, ore and beasts in Hellfire Peninsula give skill points while you quest. Train Master as soon as your level allows.
2. Pick up the secondary books early. The Master Cookbook, Master First Aid and Master Fishing books are all in Hellfire or Zangarmarsh, along the path in our TBC leveling guide.
3. Use Classic materials only where they're cheap. Thorium, Runecloth and Illusion Dust carry most crafts past 300, but a busy realm can price them above Fel Iron and Netherweave. Compare before you buy a whole bracket.
4. Bank Outland materials. Fel Iron Bars, Knothide Leather and Netherweave bolts all come back later in each route.
5. Buy the last epic materials. Primal Nether and Nether Vortex are tradeable since October 22, so crafters can buy them instead of running heroics or raids.

A flying mount speeds up every gathering route in the 350–375 zones. Our flying mount guide covers the cost and the trainers.

Example. A boosted level 58 Draenei Paladin wants Jewelcrafting and Mining for raid gems. She trains Mining in Hellfire Peninsula, mines Fel Iron while questing to 62, prospects as she goes, and trains Master Jewelcrafting with Tatiana at Honor Hold. Her racial +5 keeps each design orange 5 points longer.

Example. A level 70 Mage with no professions wants a gold maker and a raid perk. He picks Tailoring and Enchanting, buys Runecloth for the late Classic brackets because it's cheap on his realm, and disenchants the Netherweave pieces he crafts for the dust Enchanting needs.

TBC profession racial bonuses

Race	Bonus	Effect
Gnome	Engineering +15	Recipes stay orange 15 points longer
Blood Elf	Enchanting +10 (Arcane Affinity)	Recipes stay orange 10 points longer
Draenei	Jewelcrafting +5 (Gemcutting)	Recipes stay orange 5 points longer
Tauren	Herbalism +15 (Cultivation)	Herbs become gatherable 15 skill points sooner

wow-professions notes that no race has an Alchemy bonus in TBC.

Avoid these profession leveling mistakes

• Vendoring Engineering parts. The route spends them later.
• Smelting every bracket. Wowhead's Mining guide says you'll still need to mine three gaps.
• Leaving reputation for the end. The last 10 Leatherworking points need The Sha'tar and Keepers of Time at Honored.
• Specializing Engineering on a whim. Switching means dropping the profession and starting over.
• Training late. Skill-ups past a rank cap are lost, so visit the trainer at 50, 125, 200 and 275.

Boosted, returning and alt players

• Boosted characters start at skill 0. The leveling path from 58 passes every Master trainer in Hellfire Peninsula, so start gathering immediately.
• Alts can carry the gathering professions to fund a main's crafts. Our gold farming guide covers which materials sell.
• Raiders need the right professions for gems and enchants. Our gems and enchants guide lists the profession-only bonuses.

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FAQ

What is the max profession skill in TBC Anniversary? 375. Every profession, including Cooking, First Aid and Fishing, goes from 300 to 375 at the Master rank in Outland.

How many professions can you have in TBC Anniversary? Two primary professions plus all three secondary ones: Cooking, First Aid and Fishing (Icy Veins).

What level do you need for Master professions in TBC? Skill 275 plus character level 50 for crafting professions. Gathering professions are listed at level 40 to 55. Either way, Outland starts at 58, so the level never blocks you once you're there.

Where do I learn Master professions? In Hellfire Peninsula for most of them: Honor Hold for Alliance and Thrallmar for Horde. Leatherworking and Skinning also have Shattrath trainers, and Enchanting and Alchemy have options at The Stormspire.

What's the fastest way to level professions in TBC? Buy the materials and craft. Gathering professions are the fastest to level for free, because they go up as you quest through Hellfire Peninsula and Nagrand.

What's the cheapest way to level professions in TBC? Pair a crafting profession with its gathering profession, such as Alchemy with Herbalism, and use Classic materials only where your realm sells them cheaply.

Related guides

• TBC Anniversary best professions for Phase 3
• TBC Anniversary Skinning leveling guide 1-375
• TBC Anniversary Tailoring leveling guide 1-375
• TBC Anniversary Sha'tar reputation guide
• TBC Anniversary gems and enchants
• TBC Anniversary gold farming guide
• TBC Anniversary leveling guide 1-70