Blacksmithing (Profession)
| Blacksmithing | |
|---|---|
| Type | Primary crafting profession |
| Skill cap | 300 |
| Crafts | Weapons, mail and plate armor, sharpening and weight stones, rods, keys |
| Plans | 441 in the beta client (197 new in Forever) |
| Best paired with | Mining |
| Specializations | Armorsmith, Weaponsmith (Axesmith, Hammersmith, Swordsmith) |
| Camp objects | Sharpening Wheel (20), Anvil (140), Master Forge (300) |
| Legacy Points | 1 each at 150, 225 and 300 |
| Title | "the Blacksmith" |
| Data build | Beta client 1.60.1.70009; recipe data 1.60.1.70124 |
Blacksmithing is a primary crafting profession in World of Warcraft: Forever. Blacksmiths turn metal bars, stone and other reagents into weapons, mail and plate armor, weapon enhancements and metal tools.
Forever adds nearly 200 new plans, most of them mail and plate sets in role-based variants. It also adds the Sharpening Wheel / Anvil / Master Forge camp line, Merchant's Favor plans, Craftsman's Writs, Legacy milestones and an account-wide title.
WoW: Forever is in beta. Everything on this page comes from Forever sources and the beta client, and may change before launch on 4 November 2026.
Use a Forever leveling route. Most plans stop giving skill-ups about 25 points sooner in Forever, so an older route will have you crafting grey plans. The route on this page uses the beta client's own values.
Why choose Blacksmithing?
[edit | edit source]- Plate and mail gear – especially good for Warriors and Paladins, with shields and melee weapons throughout.
- Role-based sets – new mail and plate pieces come in role variants. At skill 45, for example, there are Acolyte's, Crusader's and Guard's Chain Belts.
- Artisan gear – new item level 65 plans at skill 300, such as Azerothium Legplates, Depleted Thorium Sabatons, Evergreen Shield, Forest Defender's Axe, Greenhammer and Heavy Thorium Gauntlets.
- Group utility – the Sharpening Wheel gives everyone at the camp Strength, and the Master Forge lets you craft forge recipes on the move.
Specializations
[edit | edit source]The Forever client still contains the Armorsmith and Weaponsmith specializations, with Weaponsmiths able to go further into Axesmith, Hammersmith or Swordsmith. Their requirements in Forever haven't been confirmed yet. Neither specialization is needed to reach 300: the leveling route below uses no specialization plans.
Training ranks
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Skill range | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 1–75 | Character level 5 |
| Journeyman | 75–150 | Blacksmithing 50, character level 10 |
| Expert | 150–225 | Blacksmithing 125, character level 20 |
| Artisan | 225–300 | Blacksmithing 200, character level 35 |
Beta testers report these rank requirements, but they can't yet be fully checked above the beta level cap.
Trainers
[edit | edit source]| Faction | Trainer | Location | Teaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Smith Argus | Goldshire, Elwynn Forest | Apprentice |
| Alliance | Tognus Flintfire | Kharanos, Dun Morogh | Apprentice |
| Alliance | Delfrum Flintbeard | Auberdine, Darkshore | Apprentice |
| Alliance | Dane Lindgren | Dwarven District, Stormwind City | Apprentice |
| Alliance | Groum Stonebeard | Great Forge, Ironforge | Apprentice |
| Alliance | Alphonse Dumas | Riverglades | Apprentice |
| Alliance | Alard Schmied | Alterac Mountains | Apprentice, Journeyman |
| Alliance | Therum Deepforge | Dwarven District, Stormwind City | Journeyman |
| Alliance | Rotgath Stonebeard | Great Forge, Ironforge | Journeyman |
| Alliance | Clarise Gnarltree | Darkshire, Duskwood | Journeyman |
| Alliance | Bengus Deepforge | Great Forge, Ironforge | Expert |
| Horde | Dwukk | Razor Hill, Durotar | Apprentice |
| Horde | Thrag Stonehoof | Thunder Bluff | Apprentice |
| Horde | Basil Frye | War Quarter, Undercity | Apprentice |
| Horde | Gur'dok | Riverglades | Apprentice |
| Horde | Guillaume Sorouy | The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest | Apprentice |
| Horde | Ug'thok | Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar | Apprentice |
| Horde | Angus Hammerhand | Bandarion Keep, Tirisfal Glades | Apprentice, Journeyman |
| Horde | Traugh | Crossroads, The Barrens | Journeyman |
| Horde | Snarl | Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar | Journeyman |
| Horde | Karn Stonehoof | Thunder Bluff | Journeyman |
| Horde | James Van Brunt | War Quarter, Undercity | Journeyman |
| Horde | Saru Steelfury | Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar | Expert |
| Both | Aedi Thriceforged | Shen'dar Village, Zephras Isle | Apprentice |
| Both | Daeann Steelwind | Valanaar, Zephras Isle | Apprentice, Journeyman |
| Both | Brikk Keencraft | Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale | Artisan |
Recipes
[edit | edit source]Every Blacksmithing plan in the beta client, with its reagents, skill colours, requirements and recipe item, is listed on Blacksmithing recipes. The list is built from the client's own recipe tables (build 1.60.1.70124).
| Rank | Plans | New in Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice (1–75) | 43 | 23 |
| Journeyman (75–150) | 103 | 52 |
| Expert (150–225) | 98 | 46 |
| Artisan (225–300) | 196 | 79 |
| Total | 440 | 200 |
Counts are entries in the client's skill table, so they can differ slightly from the figures other sites quote.
New plans in Forever
[edit | edit source]The beta client has 441 Blacksmithing plans, 197 of them new, with 79 of the new ones at Artisan skill (225–300). 61 plans are sold for Merchant's Favor. 30 Blacksmithing items are wanted by Craftsman's Writs. 75 new plans still have no known source. The full plan list will come later through the item pipeline.
New materials in these plans include Pristine Leather, Azerothium Bar, Heavy Thorium Bar, Legionite Bar, Torbernite, Sulfuric Acid and Malleable Essence of Nature. Mining makes Azerothium Bar at 275 and Heavy Thorium Bar at 300. Where the others come from isn't known yet.
Deep Dive plans
[edit | edit source]Blizzard's Deep Dive panel showed three plans in full. The beta client has all three with the same skill and materials, and the Commerce Authority sells them for 30, 60 and 120 Merchant's Favor.
| Plan | Skill | Item | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crusader's Boots |
85 | Mail feet, level 17: 131 Armor, +4 Strength, +5 Stamina, up to +6 spell damage and healing | 12 Bronze Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone, 4 Pristine Leather, 5 Lesser Magic Essence |
 Officer's Pauldrons |
210 | Plate shoulders, level 42: 375 Armor, +13 Strength, +8 Agility, +10 Stamina | 20 Mithril Bar, 2 Solid Grinding Stone, 6 Sandpaper, 4 Sulfuric Acid, 8 Jade, Large Glowing Shard |
 Enriched Thorium Breastplate |
300 | Plate chest, level 57: 647 Armor, +25 Stamina, +9 Defense, up to +14 spell damage and healing | 8 Legionite Bar, 24 Heavy Thorium Bar, 4 Essence of Air, 4 Essence of Fire, 4 Azerothium Bar |
New Artisan plans (skill 300, item level 65)
[edit | edit source]| Plan | Slot |
|---|---|
 Azerothium Legplates |
Legs |
 Depleted Thorium Sabatons |
Feet |
 Evergreen Shield |
Shield |
 Forest Defender's Axe |
Two-hand |
 Greenhammer |
One-hand |
 Heavy Thorium Gauntlets |
Hands |
Camping
[edit | edit source]Blacksmiths build camp objects that sit at a player's campfire. For how camps work (campfire tiers, the shared 1 hour cooldown, and who gets the buff), see Camping. Each craft makes 2 objects. The Anvil and Master Forge can be placed over a Sharpening Wheel to replace it.
| Tier | Object | Skill | Effect | Reagents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sharpening Wheel |
20 | You and others sitting nearby gain Strength (34 at level 60). Does not stack with Strength of Earth Totem. | Rough Stone, Copper Bar | Trainer (Camping 101 quest) |
| 2 |  Anvil |
140 | A usable anvil, plus all Sharpening Wheel benefits. | 5 Bronze Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone, 2 Medium Leather | Blueprint: Anvil |
| 3 |  Master Forge |
300 | Usable for recipes that need a forge, plus all Sharpening Wheel benefits. | Golem Heart, 5 Thorium Bar, 2 Rugged Leather | Blueprint: Master Forge |
Merchant's Favor, writs and title
[edit | edit source]- Merchant's Favor is earned by completing Waylaid Crates. Stondry Darkhammer (Alliance, Azeroth Commerce Authority, Three Corners, Redridge Mountains, 10.2, 74.2) and Gor'mak (Horde, Durotar Supply and Logistics camp outside the Crossroads, The Barrens, 49.8, 29.6) sell 61 plans for 30–120 Favor. The plans need no reputation but bind on pickup, so you have to buy them yourself.
- Craftsman's Writs come from Sealed Writs that drop from enemies. Each asks for a specific item and rewards reputation with the Azeroth Commerce Authority or Durotar Supply and Logistics: 75 (Journeyman), 125 (Expert) or 200 (Artisan). Writs are tradable. Blacksmithing writs range from Pearl-Handled Dagger and Rough Bronze Leggings up to Huge Thorium Battleaxe, Arcanite Skeleton Key and Ebon Shiv.
- Blacksmithing Certification costs 1,000 Merchant's Favor at 300 skill. It unlocks "the Blacksmith" title for the whole account, but only characters with 300 Blacksmithing can display it.
Leveling 1–300
[edit | edit source]This route is calculated from the beta client's recipe tables. It has 14 steps and needs about 6,411 materials, 90% of them metal and stone. The only vendor trip is Western Plaguelands. Some trainer learn levels in Forever are still estimates, so check your trainer.
| Skill | Craft | Qty | Materials (each) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–25 |  Rough Sharpening Stone |
26 | Rough Stone |
| 25–74 | Rough Grinding Stone |
71 | 2 Rough Stone |
| 74–100 |  Runed Copper Belt |
30 | 10 Copper Bar |
| 100–119 |  Heavy Grinding Stone |
35 | 3 Heavy Stone |
| 119–140 |  Patterned Bronze Bracers |
27 | 5 Bronze Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone |
| 140–175 |  Green Iron Bracers |
38 | 6 Iron Bar, Green Dye |
| 175–183 |  Solid Grinding Stone |
18 | 4 Solid Stone |
| 183–195 |  Golden Scale Bracers |
15 | 5 Steel Bar, 2 Heavy Grinding Stone |
| 195–208 |  Heavy Mithril Gauntlet |
15 | 6 Mithril Bar, 4 Mageweave Cloth |
| 208–225 |  Mithril Coif |
17 | 10 Mithril Bar, 6 Mageweave Cloth |
| 225–234 |  Dense Grinding Stone |
348 | 4 Dense Stone |
| 234–244 |  Heavy Mithril Boots |
19 | 14 Mithril Bar, 4 Thick Leather |
| 244–261 |  Ebon Shiv |
18 | 12 Mithril Bar, 6 Truesilver Bar, 2 Star Ruby, Solid Grinding Stone, 2 Thick Leather |
| 261–300 |  Huge Thorium Battleaxe |
58 | 40 Thorium Bar, 6 Dense Grinding Stone, 6 Rugged Leather |
Checkpoints: train Journeyman at 50, Expert at 125 and Artisan at 200 (Brikk Keencraft, Booty Bay).
Shopping list: 168 Rough Stone, 300 Copper Bar, 105 Heavy Stone, 135 Bronze Bar, 54 Coarse Grinding Stone, 228 Iron Bar, 38 Green Dye, 72 Solid Stone, 75 Steel Bar, 742 Mithril Bar, 162 Mageweave Cloth, 1,392 Dense Stone, 112 Thick Leather, 108 Truesilver Bar, 36 Star Ruby, 2,320 Thorium Bar, 348 Rugged Leather. Quantities are for the whole route, after subtracting what earlier steps make for later ones. You'll also need Plans: Ebon Shiv (binds on pickup), Plans: Huge Thorium Battleaxe (binds on pickup).
Legacy
[edit | edit source]Reaching 150 (Journeyman Blacksmith), 225 (Expert Blacksmith) and 300 (Artisan Blacksmith) each awards 1 Legacy Point the first time. Useful account-wide perks (first-rank values):
- Working Overtime (Professions): 4% higher skill-up chance for any tradeskill (10% at rank 5).
- Dedicated Study (Professions): Raises your lowest primary or secondary tradeskill by 1. 25 sec cast, 23 hr cooldown.
- Performance Bonus (Professions): 5% chance for double Merchant's Favor when you turn in a crate.
- Reagent Economy (Resourcefulness): Tier 1 camp objects, including the Sharpening Wheel, cost no reagents.
Pairing and classes
[edit | edit source]- Mining is the natural partner, since most plans need bars and stone. With another source of ore, Blacksmithing works with any primary profession.
- Warriors and Paladins benefit most, from the plate armor, shields and melee weapons.
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Zockify – WoW Forever Blacksmithing Overview & Changes
- Zockify – WoW Forever Blacksmithing Trainers
- classicwowforever.com – WoW Forever Blacksmithing guide (beta client 1.60.1.70009, reviewed 25 Sep 2026)
- ForeverChanges – Blacksmithing Leveling Guide (Merchant's Favor vendor locations)
- Wowhead – Camping Overview in Forever
- Recipe data: beta client 1.60.1.70124 recipe tables, extracted 1 October 2026