WoW Forever Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1–300

Updated 2 October 2026 · recipe data from the WoW Forever beta client 1.60.1.70170

Blacksmithing runs on metal bars, and a lot of them, which is why it is almost always levelled alongside Mining. Bought from the auction house, the bars are most of the cost of the profession; mined yourself, they cost time. The route below picks the plan with the fewest bars per point at each stage.

Work in progress until launch on 4 November. Built from the beta client's recipe data, so numbers can still change. How this guide is made

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What you'll need

Skill 1–275 · about 282 crafts · yellow steps can take a few more

From a trade supplies vendor · about 3g 25s in all

25Green Dye1s each
15Strong Flux20s each

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Blacksmithing leveling 1–300

Apprentice Blacksmithing1–75

1–25
26×Rough Sharpening Stone–26Rough Stone
Free when you learn the profession · turns yellow at 15, so the count is an average
Known from the start, one Rough Stone each. Yellow from 15.
Or: 26× Rough Weightstone (1 Rough Stone). Forever dropped the Linen Cloth from these, so they cost the same one stone.
25–45
20×Rough Grinding Stone–40Rough Stone
Trainer, at skill 25 · 90c
Two Rough Stone each, orange to 45.
45–70
25×Copper Chain Belt–150Copper Bar
Trainer, at skill 30 (Classic: 35) · 90cChanged in Forever
Six Copper Bars each. Orange to 70.
Train Journeyman Blacksmithing before 75. It needs skill 50 and character level 10, costs 4s 50c in Classic, and raises your cap to 150.
70–85
15×Runed Copper Belt–150Copper Bar
Trainer, at skill 45 (Classic: 70) · 1s 80cChanged in Forever
Train Journeyman (skill 50, level 10) before 75.

Journeyman Blacksmithing75–150

85–125
41×Rough Bronze Leggings–246Bronze Bar
Trainer, at skill 80 (Classic: 105) · 2s 70c · turns yellow at 120, so the count is an averageChanged in Forever
Six Bronze Bars each, the cheapest long step in the profession. Yellow from 120. Train Expert from 125.
125–140
15×Bronze Warhammer–120Bronze Bar,15Strong Flux,15Medium Leather
Trainer, at skill 125 · 2s 25c
Bronze again, orange to 155, but iron is cheaper from 140.
Train Expert Blacksmithing before 150. It needs skill 125 and character level 20, costs 45s in Classic, and raises your cap to 225.
140–165
25×Green Iron Bracers–150Iron Bar,25Green Dye
Trainer, at skill 140 (Classic: 165) · 9sChanged in Forever
Six Iron Bars and a Green Dye each.

Expert Blacksmithing150–225

165–185
20×Golden Scale Bracers–100Steel Bar,40Heavy Grinding Stone
Trainer, at skill 160 (Classic: 185) · 9sChanged in Forever
Five Steel Bars and two Heavy Grinding Stones each.
185–205
21×Heavy Mithril Gauntlet–126Mithril Bar,84Mageweave Cloth
Trainer, at skill 180 (Classic: 205) · 45s · turns yellow at 200, so the count is an averageChanged in Forever
Six Mithril Bars and four Mageweave Cloth each. Yellow from 200.
205–225
20×Mithril Coif–200Mithril Bar,120Mageweave Cloth
Trainer, at skill 205 (Classic: 230) · 1g 50sChanged in Forever
Artisan training needs skill 200 and level 35, from Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay, the one Artisan blacksmithing trainer and open to both factions.

Artisan Blacksmithing225–300

Train Artisan Blacksmithing before 225. It needs skill 200 and character level 35, costs 5g in Classic, and raises your cap to 300.
225–230
5×Dense Grinding Stone–20Dense Stone
Trainer, at skill 225 (Classic: 250) · 1gChanged in Forever
Make extra: the thorium plans at the top take Dense Grinding Stones.
230–240
14×Heavy Mithril Boots–196Mithril Bar,56Thick Leather
Trainer, at skill 210 (Classic: 235) · 2g · turns yellow at 230, so the count is an averageChanged in Forever
Already yellow, but cheaper per point than anything orange here: fourteen Mithril Bars and four Thick Leather each.
240–255
15×Ebon Shiv–180Mithril Bar,90Truesilver Bar,30Star Ruby,15Solid Grinding Stone,30Thick Leather
Plans: Ebon Shiv, skill 230 · sold by Magnus Frostwake (Western Plaguelands)Changed in Forever
Plans from Magnus Frostwake at Caer Darrow, Western Plaguelands, who keeps them in stock. The two Star Rubies a craft are the expensive part.
255–275
20×Ornate Thorium Handaxe–400Thorium Bar,40Large Opal,40Dense Grinding Stone,80Rugged Leather
Plans: Ornate Thorium Handaxe, skill 250 · sold by Magnus Frostwake (Western Plaguelands)Changed in Forever
Magnus Frostwake again. Twenty Thorium Bars each, orange to 275.

The last 25 points275–300

Forever's compression leaves blacksmithing with no cheap plan for its last 25 points. The only vendor plan that reaches 300 is Magnus Frostwake's Huge Thorium Battleaxe, at 40 Thorium Bars a craft and mostly yellow by now, which comes to well over a thousand bars. The drop plans below are far cheaper per point if you have one.

Huge Thorium Battleaxelearn at 255 · yellow at 280 · grey at 305
40 Thorium Bar, 6 Dense Grinding Stone, 6 Rugged Leather · Plans: Huge Thorium Battleaxe, skill 255 · sold by Magnus Frostwake (Western Plaguelands)
Magnus Frostwake, always in stock. Orange to 280, then slow: the known route, and the dearest.
Radiant Bootslearn at 265 · yellow at 285 · grey at 305
14 Thorium Bar, 4 Heart of Fire · Plans: Radiant Boots, skill 265 · a drop, not sold by vendors
A Classic drop plan: 14 Thorium Bars and 4 Heart of Fire, orange to 285.
Imperial Plate Helmlearn at 270 · yellow at 290 · grey at 310
34 Thorium Bar, 2 Star Ruby · Plans: Imperial Plate Helm, skill 270 · a drop, not sold by vendors
Imperial Plate plans drop across the level 50s; orange to 290.
Dark Iron Bracerslearn at 270 · yellow at 290 · grey at 310
4 Dark Iron Bar, 2 Fiery Core, 2 Lava Core · Plans: Dark Iron Bracers, skill 270 · sold by Lokhtos Darkbargainer (Blackrock Depths), limited supply
Lokhtos Darkbargainer in Blackrock Depths, at Friendly with the Thorium Brotherhood. Cheap in bars, but Fiery and Lava Cores come from Molten Core.
Blessed Plate Helmlearn at 275 · yellow at 295 · grey at 315
30 Thorium Bar, 2 Blue Sapphire · Plans: Blessed Plate Helm, skill 275 · new in Forever; where it comes from is not confirmed
New in Forever, orange to 295. Where the plan comes from is not known yet.

About this guide

Forever moved blacksmithing down the skill curve. Most plans turn yellow 25 points earlier than in Classic, and the trainers moved with them, so a Classic guide is wrong at almost every step. This route uses the colours in the beta client.

WoW Forever launches on 4 November 2026, so this guide is a work in progress. Skill colours, reagents and craft counts come from the beta client, so they are what Forever ships today but can still change, and the beta stops short of Artisan, so the top of the route is computed rather than played. Craft counts include the extra crafts a recipe needs once it turns yellow. Trainer locations and learn levels are Classic's, adjusted where Forever moved a recipe. We rebuild the guide whenever the client changes.

Blacksmithing trainers

Any trainer starts you off and most teach Journeyman. Expert and Artisan are taught by fewer, marked in your faction's colour. Hover a coordinate for its TomTom command.

Rank	Skill range	Train at skill	Character level	Cost
Apprentice Blacksmithing	1–75	—	5	9c
Journeyman Blacksmithing	76–150	50	10	4s 50c
Expert Blacksmithing	151–225	125	20	45s
Artisan Blacksmithing	226–300	200	35	5g

Alliance trainers

Bengus Deepforge
Ironforge(52.5, 41.5)
Up to 225
Rotgath Stonebeard
Ironforge(52.4, 42.6)
Up to 150
Therum Deepforge
Stormwind City(63.7, 37)
Up to 150
Groum Stonebeard
Ironforge(52.3, 41.9)
Up to 75
Dane Lindgren
Stormwind City(64.1, 37)
Up to 75

4 more in starting zones and towns

Clarise Gnarltree
Duskwood(74, 48.5)
Up to 150
Delfrum Flintbeard
Darkshore(38.2, 40.9)
Up to 75
Tognus Flintfire
Dun Morogh(45.3, 51.9)
Up to 75
Smith Argus
Elwynn Forest(41.7, 65.5)
Up to 75

Horde trainers

Saru Steelfury
Orgrimmar(82.3, 23)
Up to 225
Snarl
Orgrimmar(79.6, 23.3)
Up to 150
Karn Stonehoof
Thunder Bluff(39.4, 55.1)
Up to 150
James Van Brunt
Undercity(61.3, 30.6)
Up to 150
Ug'thok
Orgrimmar(80.8, 23.7)
Up to 75
Thrag Stonehoof
Thunder Bluff(39.4, 56.7)
Up to 75
Basil Frye
Undercity(60.2, 29.1)
Up to 75

3 more in starting zones and towns

Traugh
The Barrens(51.3, 28.9)
Up to 150
Dwukk
Durotar(52, 40.7)
Up to 75
Guillaume Sorouy
Silverpine Forest(43.2, 41.1)
Up to 75

Both factions: Brikk Keencraft in Stranglethorn Vale (up to 300).

What Forever changed in blacksmithing

Forever's beta client compared with Classic Era's.

441

Blacksmithing recipes in the beta client

197

new in Forever

186

changed from Classic

sold for Merchant's Favor

185 blacksmithing recipes turn yellow earlier in Forever than they did in Classic, most of them 25 points earlier. A Classic route is therefore wrong for Forever even where the recipes are the same: it keeps you on a recipe after it has stopped giving points. 6 recipes also take different reagents.

Changed recipes on this route
Recipe	Classic	Forever
Copper Chain Belt	yellow 75, grey 115	yellow 70, grey 110
Runed Copper Belt	yellow 110, grey 150	yellow 85, grey 125
Rough Bronze Leggings	yellow 145, grey 175	yellow 120, grey 150
Green Iron Bracers	yellow 190, grey 215	yellow 165, grey 190
Golden Scale Bracers	yellow 210, grey 235	yellow 185, grey 210
Heavy Mithril Gauntlet	yellow 225, grey 245	yellow 200, grey 220
Mithril Coif	yellow 250, grey 270	yellow 225, grey 245
Dense Grinding Stone	yellow 255, grey 260	yellow 230, grey 235
Heavy Mithril Boots	yellow 255, grey 275	yellow 230, grey 250
Ebon Shiv	yellow 280, grey 305	yellow 255, grey 280
Ornate Thorium Handaxe	yellow 300, grey 325	yellow 275, grey 300

Every recipe new in Forever (197)

The number is the skill at which each recipe turns yellow.

Recipes Forever renamed (4)

Mithril Scale Pants → Mithril Plate Pants
Mithril Scale Bracers → Mithril Plate Bracers
Mithril Scale Gloves → Mithril Plate Gloves
Mithril Scale Shoulders → Mithril Plate Shoulders

Blacksmithing camp objects

Camping is new in Forever: a campfire built by a cook, with room for objects each profession makes. Anyone resting at the camp gets their effects.

Sharpening Wheel from skill 20
34 Strength
Anvil from skill 140
An anvil at camp
Master Forge from skill 300
Needed for the most advanced Blacksmithing recipes

What Forever changed in blacksmithing

Almost every Classic plan is in Forever's client, but more than 180 of them turn yellow and grey earlier, nearly all by 25 points. The weightstones also lost their cloth: Rough, Coarse and Heavy Weightstones now take nothing but stone. Nearly 200 plans are new, among them the Blessed Plate set, the Justicar's, Officer's, Prefect's, Sentinel's and Warder's sets sold for Merchant's Favor, and weapons made with Azerothium Bars, a new metal.

Blacksmiths build the Sharpening Wheel at camp from skill 20, which gives everyone resting there Strength in the slot Strength of Earth Totem uses, then an Anvil at 140, a real anvil in the field, and a Master Forge at 300 for the most advanced plans.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you level blacksmithing 1–300 in WoW Forever?

Rough Sharpening and Grinding Stones to 45, Copper Chain Belts to 70, Runed Copper Belts to 85, Rough Bronze Leggings to 125, Bronze Warhammers and Green Iron Bracers to 165, Golden Scale Bracers to 185, Heavy Mithril Gauntlets and Mithril Coifs to 225, then Heavy Mithril Boots and Magnus Frostwake's Ebon Shiv and Ornate Thorium Handaxe to 275. The last 25 points need a costly vendor plan or a drop.

Should I level mining with blacksmithing?

Almost always. Blacksmithing uses bars at every step, and buying them is most of the cost of the profession.

Is the Classic blacksmithing guide right for WoW Forever?

No. Forever moved more than 180 plans 25 points earlier, so Classic's numbers keep you on plans that have stopped giving points.

Where do you learn Artisan blacksmithing?

From Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay, at skill 200 and level 35. He teaches both factions.

What does the blacksmithing camp object do?

The Sharpening Wheel, from skill 20, gives everyone resting at the camp Strength, 34 at level 60. At 140 blacksmiths can build an Anvil and at 300 a Master Forge.

Armorsmith or weaponsmith in WoW Forever?

The specialisation trainers are in Forever's world data, but the beta does not reach the level where you choose. Pick before you reach the split, because it decides which plans you can ever learn.

How many bars does blacksmithing take?

On this route, roughly 300 copper, 370 bronze, 150 iron, 100 steel, 700 mithril and 400 thorium bars. The shopping list above has exact figures.

WoW Forever Blacksmithing Leveling Guide 1–300

What you'll need