WoW Blacksmithing Guide

Adam last updated this WoW Blacksmithing Guide on: Friday, Jul 23rd 2010

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Hi, good . You will see in this second part of the WoW Blacksmithing Guide that it takes all kinds of people and professions to make the world go round, and that philosophy is no different in World of Warcraft. Among the many primary professions in Azeroth, Blacksmithing is one of the most valuable. You will see in this WoW Blacksmithing Guide why it is such an important skill.

Hopefully it isn’t news to you that Azeroth is a violent place. With all of the creatures and other players running around looking for blood, you are bound to get in fights. In fact, you can’t level up without it. There’s nothing like quality weapons and armor to help you in battle, and that is where Blacksmithing can come in handy.

Blacksmithing enables a character class to forge weapons and armor out of the metals obtained by Mining. Classes skilled in Blacksmithing can also create sharpening and weight stones to improve the damage delivered by weapons. Paladins and Warriors especially benefit from skills in Blacksmithing, due to their ability to use many weapons and wear a variety of armor. Some weapons and armor are singular to the Blacksmithing process; you will not find them from monster drops or at a vendor. Other professions, such as Enchanting, depend on Blacksmiths to create items required for recipes. Best of all, since a Blacksmith is able to create items found nowhere else, additional income can be had at the Auction House.

As previously mentioned in this WoW Blacksmithing Guide, miners provide Blacksmiths with the metals needed to smelt into weapons and armor. It is therefore recommended to be skilled in Mining as well. Though not required in becoming a Blacksmith, you can in essence eliminate the middle man by extracting your metals from the ore.

Just as you would in any skill, you need to be trained in Blacksmithing. They are located all over Azeroth, usually by an anvil or forge. If finding one on your own isn’t working, simply ask one of the knowledgeable guards in a major city.

Blacksmithing trainers are busy and do not wish to waste their time on everybody who comes around, so you must be at Level 5 to begin training. The initial cost is 10 copper, which leads to Apprentice level proficiency. From here, you will improve all the way to Grand Master at Level 60.

Practice makes perfect, so they say, and this holds true with Blacksmithing. To progress through the stages, you must continue to forge and craft items. The plans you learn will change from orange, to yellow, to green, and finally to grey. It is necessary to continue to find and complete higher skill plans in order to progress. New plans become available about every 5-10 points. Plans are taught by trainers, snatched from corpses, received as quest rewards, or purchased at the Auction House.

And just like many professions, Blacksmiths can specialize. The five available specialties are:

Armorsmithing

Weaponsmithing

Axesmithing

Hammersmithing

Swordsmithing

With the information in this WoW Blacksmithing Guide and some practice, your character will possess the skills to go forth into battle successfully.

I hope you found this WoW Blacksmithing Guide helpful.