Where can I read the official details about Smithing?
* Professions: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/professions/
* Blacksmithing:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/professions/blacksmithing.html
What about “Unofficial” details?
* Faltigoth’s Mining FAQ: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspxfn=wow-professions&t=5998
* Draznar’s Tradeskill Guide: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspxfn=wow-professions&t=40&p=1&tmp=1#post40
* Alumriel’s Blacksmithing Profession PDF http://www.streamload.com/bollwerk
* Wilhelm’s List of Blacksmith Plans
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-professions&t=3716&tmp=1#post255
* It is also suggested that you take a look at these two sites: http://www.thottbot.com/ and http://wow.allakhazam.com/
* Terial’s Profession Component List http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-professions&t=11736
What’s good about smithing?
* Making your own armor, or armor for your friends.
* Making weapons and weapons for your friends.
* Being able to make sharpening stones and counterweights used to improve damage on swords/axes and maces, respectively.
What kind of things can I make with Blacksmithing?
* You can find the various Items you can make with Blacksmithing at http://www.thottbot.com/?t=Blacksmithing, and in Alumriel’s PDF and Wilhelm’s List.
* Smiths make items used by Enchanters (rods).
* Smiths make keys used to unlock chests.
What ingredients does Blacksmithing use?
* The obvious: Ores – Copper, Tin, Silver, Bronze, Steel, Gold, Mithril, Truesilver, Thorium. Also stone (coarse, rough, solid, etc)
* Purchased stuff like Flux, Thread.
* Leather, linen, Gems like Moss Agates, alchemy potions like Quickness Potions.
* The list goes on and on.
* A Good rule of thumb: If you get an Item, and the name is in white(as opposed to grey) look up that item on thottbot (or the linked component list above) and see if you need it for a future recipe.
Specifically, what Alchemy potions do smiths use?
Thanks to Aldrich’s list of Alchemy Pots for other Profs
* Swiftness Potion – used for Deadly Bronze Poignard (1)
* Elixir of Ogre Strength – used for Mighty Iron Hammer (1)
* Shadow Oil – used for Shadow Crescent Axe (1)
* Lesser Invis Potion – used for Phantom Blade (2)
* Frost Oil – used for Frost Tigers Blade (1)
What Profession type or category is Blacksmithing?
* Primary. It counts against your two Primary professions.
* Manufacturing.
How does Blacksmithing work with the various classes?
* Blacksmithing works best in conjunction with the Mining Profession. More then any class, Warriors and Paladins all benefit from being able to wear the items they make with Blacksmithing and the Smithing/Mining combo is a good match for these classes.
What other professions does Blacksmithing match up with well?
* Mining: This is the most self-supportive and popular combination for
Blacksmithing. Everything you make requires ore. Cutting overhead costs is good.
* Alchemy: Smithing the rarer (and more desirable) items requires some alchemy potions. Keep in mind, that with two manufacturing skills, you will be paying for your materials, or using an alt to farm them.
* Enchanter: You could offer enchantments on top of the items you make, but again, you will be reliant on others to gather your materials.
* Skinning: You use some limited leather in your production, and you could potentially trade the excess for ore or money to purchase ore.
* Leatherworking: The armor kits leatherworkers make can upgrade some armor significant amount. Again, reliant others for materials.
* If you are doing professions to just make money, you may want to read Haze’s Newbie Guide to Making Money. It details some suggestions from which professions fit best together in the money making scheme of things.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-professions&t=2901&p=1&tmp=1#post2901
What are the level requirements for Blacksmithing?
Rank (Min – Max Skills), Min Level.
* Apprentice (1-75) Lvl 5
* Journeyman (50-150) Lvl 10
* Expert (125-225) Lvl 20
* Artisan (200-300) Lvl 35
* Armorsmith or Weaponsmith (200+) Lvl 40
* Axesmith, Hammersmith, or Swordsmith (250+) Lvl 54
How do I make something?
* First you need to buy a blacksmithing hammer from a blacksmith or trade supplier. This just needs to be on your person, not in your hand. For most items, you also need to be near a anvil – almost all cities and many towns have them (elvish towns being a major exception), plus there are some in odd locations. Put your blacksmithing icon from your book onto a hotbar slot and activate it. Then you will see a menu with the available recipes. If you have the ingredients, click the recipe and then click create. You may need to create an ingredient first, such as making grinding stones out of stone.
* A few items, such as grinding stones, sharpening stones, and weightstones can be made away from an anvil.
* You also need to know the plan to make something. You start out with three plans, and more can be purchased from blacksmithing trainers. Some plans are drop only, so you may need to find them, or buy/trade for them Some plans can only be obtained via blacksmith specific quests.
What do the colors of the plans mean?
The color lets you know how hard it is, and if you will gain skill points on it.
* Grey – Easy: No skill gain
* Green: Small Challenge: Chance of skill gain
* Yellow: Challenge: Good chance of skill gain
* Orange: Difficult: 100% Chance of gain on success.
* Red: Impossible: Cannot create or gain.
What do the numbers in brackets next to the recipe mean?
* This shows you how many of that item can me made with the resources you have available on your person (not in the bank).
Where do I train Journeyman?
* All major cities have journeyman Trainers, ask a guard and they will tell you. Many towns also have them.
* You need 50 points in Blacksmithing.
* You must be level 10.
Where can I train Expert?
* Bengus Deepforge in Iron Forge (A) or Saru Steelfury in Orgrimmar (H).
* You must have 125 points in Blacksmithing.
* You must be level 20.
Where can I train Artisan?
* Brikk Keencraft in Stranglethorn Vale (Booty Bay) (A/H).
* You must have 200 skill points in Blacksmithing.
* You must be level 35
What’s this I hear about weapon and armor specialization?
* When you reach 200 (and level 40) in Blacksmithing, you can ‘specialize’ via quest in either Armorsmith, or Weaponsmith..
“What do these do?” You ask?
* Armorsmith: Makes available extra armoring plans.
* Weaponsmith:: Makes available extra weapon plans. Further specializes (at 250 and level 45) into Axesmith, Hammersmith, or Swordsmith.
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* See http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wowprofessions&t=2359&tmp=1#post2359 for some examples from Stalkerr, and
clarifications from Willhelm, and see Willhelm’s plans (linked earler).
Where can I find the Trainers for smithing specialization?
* For the Alliance, the Armor Crafter and Weapon Crafter are Grumnus Steelshaper and Ironus Coldsteel, near the great forge in Ironforge. Ironus also reportedly appears in Stormwind in the weapon shop in the Dwarf District. Brikk Keencraft, the Master Blacksmith in Booty Bay, trains the Artisan Blacksmith plans that do not require a specialty.
* First, talk to the Artisan Trainer, Bengus Deepforge, (the one furthest North) in the Great Forge. He will give the two Dialogue choices listed before (I want to make Weapons/Armor).
MAKE YOUR CHOICE CAREFULLY. He next tells you to talk to Myolor Sunderfury.
the Keeper of Great Forge. Anyway, he’s standing RIGHT behind you at this point.
Look for the dwarf that gives you a Word Balloon when you hover over him.
Myolor will commend your skill and suggest you talk to the Weapon/Armorsmith standing over by the Great Anvil.
Voila! Your Exclamation Point will now appear (assuming Level 40/215+ Skill).
* For the Horde, the Armor Crafter and Weapon Crafter are Shayis Steelfury and Kelgruk Bloodaxe. However Borgosh Corebender hands out the Weaponsmith quest, and Okothos Ironrager the Armorsmith quest. They are all in Ogrimmar in the Valley of Honor.
OK, but what about the weapon specialties?
* A Weaponsmith can choose a specialty in Axe, Hammer or Sword at level 54 with skill 250. You go to Winterspring (a tough place to get to) and there is a tent there with the three trainers. Like for Weaponsmith, you make a permanent choice of weapon specialty and are given a quest by that specialist trainer that gives you the specialty and a specialty weapon plan. (See Willhelm’s List of Blacksmith Plans for the list of specialty weapons.)
* The Axesmith quest giver in beta was Kilram.
* The Hammersmith quest giver in beta was Lilith the Lithe.
* The Swordsmith quest giver in beta was Seril Scourgebane.
Where does one get the Ornate Mithril Plans for the Armorsmith Quests?
* See Willhelms excellent summary here:
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http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wowprofessions&t=18869&tmp=1#post18869
How does one smith with dark iron? – Technically, a Mining question.
Sayith Willhelm:
* The quest to smelt dark iron is from Gloom’rel in the “Summoners’ Tomb” in Blackrock Depths (BRD). It’s near the end of the instance right before the kings chamber and has 7 ghosts standing around. You give Gloom’rel 20 gold bars, 2 Star Rubies, and 10 Truesilver bars to learn how to smelt 8 dark iron ore into one dark iron bar, which can only be done at the Dark Iron Forge in the rear of BRD. Make sure to do the quest before you start the chain to open the door where you have to kill them all (from Doom’rel).
* Dark Iron items can only be made at the Dark anvil in the middle of BRD. There are about 4 Dark iron Nodes in BRD: 1-2 on the highway, another 1 in that circular cave area near the entrance, with the dwarves and dogs. Another 1 near the back, by the Dark Iron Forge. Mining Dark Iron Ore requires 230 Mining skill.
How do I ‘unlearn’ Blacksmithing?
* Go to your skills panel (“K”) and highlight the skill you want to lose. It’ll show up in the lower panel and next to it you’ll have one of those circle with a slash “No” symbols. Click on that symbol to forget the skill. If you ever want to learn this profession again you will just start out as a novice.
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