Vanilla Blacksmithing Guide (1-300)

This Vanilla WoW Blacksmithing guide can help you from 1 to 300 Blacksmithing. With a little patience, you should be level 300 Blacksmithing in no time!
Let’s start off with the materials needed for leveling to 300.

Materials

Now that we have all of the materials, these are the things you need to craft to reach 300 Blacksmithing. Some skills turn yellow before hitting the desired level and the numbers may be off by a point or two due to good/bad luck.

Levels

Blacksmithing 1-25

20 x [Rough Sharpening Stone] = 20 x [Rough Stone]

Blacksmithing 25-45

20 x [Rough Sharpening Stone] = 40 x [Rough Stone] – all yellow

Blacksmithing 45-65

20 x [Rough Sharpening Stone] = 40 x [Rough Stone] – all yellow

Learn [Journeyman Blacksmithing] at your trainer

Blacksmithing 65-75

15 x [Coarse Sharpening Stone] = 15 x [Coarse Stone] – all yellow

Blacksmithing 75-85

30 x [Course Grinding Stone] = 60 x [Coarse Stone] – all yellow

Blacksmithing 85-101

5 x [Runed Copper Belt] = 50 x [Copper Bar]

Blacksmithing 101-105

4 x [Silver Rod] = 4 x [Silver Bar]

Blacksmithing 105-111

3 x [Runed Copper Belt] = 30 x [Copper Bar]
OR
10 x [Silver Rod] = 10 x [Silver Bar]

Blacksmithing 111-125

7 x [Rough Bronze Leggings] = 42 x [Bronze Bar]

Learn [Expert Blacksmithing] in Orgrimmar / Ironforge

Blacksmithing 125-141

20 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] = 60 x [Heavy Stone] – all yellow, took me to 147 last time

Blacksmithing 141-151

5 x [Patterned Bronze Bracers] = 25 x [Bronze Bar] + 10 x [Coarse Grinding Stone]

Blacksmithing 151-155

2 x [Golden Rod] = 2 x [Gold Bar] + 4 x [Coarse Grinding Stone]

Blacksmithing 155-161

3 x [Green Iron Leggings] = 24 x [Iron Bar] + 3 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] + 3 x [Green Dye]
OR
3 x [Silvered Bronze Boots] = 18 x [Bronze Bar] + 3 x [Silver Bar] + 6 x [Coarse Grinding Stone]

Blacksmithing 161-165

2 x [Green Iron Leggings] = 16 x [Iron Bar] + 2 x [Heavy Grinding Stone] + 2 x [Green Dye]

Blacksmithing 165-191

13 x [Green Iron Bracers] = 78 x [Iron Bar] + 13 x [Green Dye]

Blacksmithing 191-201

5 x [Golden Scale Bracers] = 25 x [Steel Bar] + 10 x [Heavy Grinding Stone]

Blacksmithing 201-211

20 x [Solid Grinding Stone] = 80 x [Solid Grinding Stone]

Blacksmithing 211-225

7 x [Heavy Mithril Gauntlet] = 42 x [Mithril Bar] + 28 x [Mageweave Cloth]

Go to Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale and talk with Brikk Keencraft in order to learn [Artisan Blacksmithing]

Blacksmithing 225-235

5 x [Heavy Mithril Pants] = 50 x [Mithril Bar] + 10 x [Lesser Moonstone]
OR
5 x [Mithril Scale Bracers] = 40 x [Mithril Bar] + 10 x [Citrine] – you have to buy [Plans: Mithril Scale Bracers] though

Blacksmithing 235-251

8 x [Mithril Coif] = 80 x [Mithril Bar] + 48 x [Mageweave Cloth]

Blacksmithing 251-261

30 x [Dense Grinding Stone] = 120 x [Dense Stone] – all yellow last time I had to create only 13 of them

Blacksmithing 261-271

5 x [Thorium Bracers] = 60 x [Thorium Bar] + 20 x [Blue Power Crystal]
OR
5 x [Thorium Belt] = 60 x [Thorium Bar] + 20 x [Red Power Crystal]

Blacksmithing 271-275

2 x [Thorium Bracers] = 24 x [Thorium Bar] + 8 x [Blue Power Crystal]
OR
4 x [Thorium Belt] = 48 x [Thorium Bar] + 16 x [Red Power Crystal] – all yellow

Go to Gadgetzan, Tanaris, and take the quest:
– [60] A Blue Light Bargain (requires 10 x [Thorium Bar])
requires 10 x [Thorium Bar]
and then
– [60] Imperial Plate Bracer (requires 20 x [Thorium Bar])
so you can get [Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers]

Blacksmithing 275-291

8 x [Imperial Plate Bracers] = 160 x [Thorium Bar] + 8 x [Star Ruby]

Blacksmithing 291-300

5 x [Thorium Helm] = 120 x [Thorium Bar] + 5 x [Star Ruby] + 20 x [Yellow Power Crystal]
OR
5 x [Thorium Boots] = 100 x [Thorium Bar] + 40 x [Rugged Leather] + 20 x [Green Power Crystal]

Recipies

Notes: Trainers teach you the following recipies

Recipe vendors

(Alliance)
– Brienna Starglow in Thousand Needles

(Horde)
– Gharash in Swamp of Sorrows

Reputation-based recipes

Recipes you have to buy