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Leveling Blacksmithing in TBC Classic Anniversary is one of the more material-heavy grinds in the game — but it’s completely manageable if you follow a bracket plan and don’t panic-buy bars at peak prices. The biggest mistake players make is jumping between recipes too early, hitting green skill-ups, and burning gold on low-proc crafts. This guide keeps things simple: stay in orange and yellow recipes as long as possible, buy materials bracket by bracket, and always train before you craft past a major milestone.
If you haven’t decided whether Blacksmithing is right for your character yet, start with the TBC Classic Blacksmithing Guide for a full overview including specializations and best classes.
Before You Start: Key Tips
- ⚒️ Pair Blacksmithing with Mining if at all possible. The bar consumption from 1-375 is enormous and buying everything off the AH will hurt.
- ⚒️ Buy materials bracket by bracket, not all at once. Bar prices spike around raid nights and phase launches — timing your purchases off-peak saves real gold.
- ⚒️ Always train your next rank before crafting into a new bracket. Missing a train means wasted crafts at cap.
- ⚒️ Don’t buy the Blacksmithing Hammer from the AH — pick it up from any Blacksmithing Supply vendor near your trainer for a few copper.
Full Materials List
Classic Phase (1-300)
| Material | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rough Stone | 150 | Mined from Copper veins |
| Copper Bar | 150 | Smelted from Copper Ore |
| Coarse Stone | 95 | Mined alongside Tin and Copper |
| Bronze Bar | 140 | 1 Copper Bar + 1 Tin Bar = 2 Bronze Bar |
| Heavy Stone | 105 | Mined from Iron and Gold veins |
| Silver Bar | 5 | Smelted from Silver Ore |
| Gold Bar | 5 | Smelted from Gold Ore |
| Green Dye | 35 | Sold by Tailoring/Leatherworking supply vendors |
| Iron Bar | 230 | Also needed to smelt Steel Bars |
| Steel Bar | 190 | 1 Iron Bar + 1 Coal → 1 Steel Bar. Coal sold by Blacksmithing Supply vendor. |
| Solid Stone | 480 | Mined from Mithril and Iron veins |
| Mageweave Cloth | 60 | More needed if you skip Mithril Spurs |
| Mithril Bar | 230 | Smelted from Mithril Ore |
| Dense Stone | 20 | Mined from Thorium veins |
| Thorium Bar | 470 | If prices spike, buy Thorium Ore and smelt it yourself |
Outland Phase (300-375)
| Material | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fel Iron Bar | 170 | If overpriced, buy Fel Iron Ore and smelt |
| Netherweave Cloth | 100 | Drops from humanoids all over Outland |
| Adamantite Bar | 140 | Prices fluctuate — check AH before buying in bulk |
🎯 Note: The 360-375 stretch is intentionally left flexible. What you craft there depends entirely on your realm’s prices and your faction reputation. More on that below.
Blacksmithing Trainers
In TBC Classic, you can learn all ranks from Journeyman through Artisan at your main city trainers — no need to travel to multiple locations for the Classic portion.
Alliance: Bengus Deepforge in Ironforge · Therum Deepforge in Stormwind · Miall in The Exodar
Horde: Saru Steelfury in Orgrimmar · James Van Brunt in Undercity · Karn Stonehoof in Thunder Bluff · Bemarrin in Silvermoon
Master Blacksmithing (300-375) — Outland trainers:
- ⚔️ Alliance: Humphry in Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
- ⚔️ Horde: Rohok in Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
- 🌐 Neutral: Aaron Hollman in Lower City, Shattrath
Train Master Blacksmithing immediately when you arrive in Outland. Do not craft past 300 without it.
Leveling Path: 1-300 (Classic)
| Skill Range | What to Craft | Key Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1-30 | Rough Grinding Stone | Rough Stone (2 per craft) |
| 30-75 | Rough Bronze Leggings / Rough Bronze Cuirass | Copper Bars + Coarse Stone |
| 75-105 | Coarse Grinding Stone | Coarse Stone (2 per craft) |
| 105-150 | Bronze Tube or Patterned Bronze Bracers | Bronze Bars + Green Dye |
| 150-165 | Heavy Grinding Stone | Heavy Stone (3 per craft) |
| 165-200 | Golden Scale Bracers | Iron Bars + Gold Bar |
| 200-210 | Solid Grinding Stone | Solid Stone (4 per craft) |
| 210-225 | Steel Plate Helm | Steel Bars + Heavy Stone |
| 225-235 | Steel Plate Helm (continue) | Steel Bars |
| 235-250 | Mithril Coif | Mithril Bars + Mageweave Cloth |
| 250-260 | Dense Sharpening Stone | Dense Stone (1 per craft) |
| 260-295 | Thorium Bracers | Thorium Bars (8 per craft) |
| 295-300 | Thorium Belt | Thorium Bars (12 per craft) |
🎯 Tip at 200: This is when you can choose your specialization — Armorsmithing or Weaponsmithing. You don’t have to pick immediately, and it won’t make leveling cheaper or faster. But if you know what you want, now is the time. See the Armorsmith Guide and Weaponsmith Guide for details.
Leveling Path: 300-375 (Outland)
Once you hit 300, head to Outland immediately and train Master Blacksmithing before crafting a single thing. Outland leveling is much more cost-controlled than the Classic stretch — Fel Iron is usually stable, Adamantite fluctuates, and Khorium can spike hard if you’re not careful.
| Skill Range | What to Craft | Key Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 300-305 | Fel Weightstone | 1x Fel Iron Bar + 1x Netherweave Cloth |
| 305-315 | Fel Iron Plate Belt | 4x Fel Iron Bar per craft |
| 315-320 | Fel Iron Chain Gloves | 5x Fel Iron Bar per craft |
| 320-325 | Fel Iron Plate Boots | 6x Fel Iron Bar per craft |
| 325-335 | Lesser Rune of Warding | 1x Adamantite Bar per craft — very efficient |
| 335-350 | Adamantite Cleaver | Recipe sold by Aaron Hollman in Shattrath (BoP — travel there yourself) |
| 350-360 | Adamantite Weightstone | Requires Honored with Cenarion Expedition. Recipe from Fedryen Swiftspear in Zangarmarsh. |
| 360-375 | See below — market dependent | Choose based on your server’s prices |
How to Finish 360-375
This is the stretch where most players overpay because they’re desperate to finish and just grab whatever recipe they can find. Don’t do that. Price-check your options first and pick the cheapest one you can actually execute today.
Here are the four main options:
- ⚒️ Khorium Belt — Recipe drops from Murkblood Raiders in Nagrand (low drop rate, may take many kills). Materials: Khorium Bars + Primal Water. Use if Khorium is cheap on your realm.
- ⚒️ Felsteel Gloves — Recipe drops from Auchenai Monks in Auchenai Crypts (normal mode works). Only drops if someone with Blacksmithing is in the group. Materials: Felsteel Bars. Use if Felsteel is cheap.
- ⚒️ Enchanted Adamantite Belt — Recipe sold by Quartermaster Enuril (requires Friendly with The Scryers). Cheap to get but the belt itself doesn’t sell well — you’re just crafting for skill points.
- ⚒️ Flamebane Gloves — Recipe sold by Quartermaster Endarin (requires Honored with The Aldor). Uses Primals — can be expensive early in a phase when Primal demand is high for raid crafts. Better as a later-phase option.
⚡ Quick tip: Buy enough materials for your chosen 360-375 path before you start. If you run out mid-bracket and the AH prices have spiked since you started, you’ll end up overpaying for the last few points. Pre-buying the whole finish is insurance against that.
What to Do at 375
Once you hit max skill, focus shifts to endgame crafting — BoP specialization epics, utility consumables, and enchanter rods for steady gold. For everything past the leveling grind, the TBC Classic Blacksmithing Guide covers which items to craft, what sells, and how to make consistent gold throughout every phase of TBC Classic Anniversary 2026.
For profession comparisons and which classes benefit most, visit the Best Professions for Each Class in TBC Classic.
