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1–50Craft ~120× Bolt of Linen Clothearns 28silver20copperafter selling for 78silver60copper

recipe →each: 2× Linen Cloth

50–74Craft ~40× Linen Beltcosts 35silver20copperafter selling for 8silver80copper

recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)

74–78Craft ~8× Reinforced Linen Capecosts 13silver4copperafter selling for 5silver36copper

recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor)

78–95Craft ~26× Red Linen Bagcosts 78silverafter selling for 65silver

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Red Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Red Linen Bag (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

95–116Craft ~24× Bolt of Silk Clothcosts 1gold44silverafter selling for 1gold44silver

recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth

116–117Craft ~2× White Woolen Dresscosts 24silver56copperafter selling for 9silver32copper

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 4× Bleach (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)

117–130Craft ~18× Red Woolen Bagcosts 2gold59silver56copperafter selling for 1gold26silver

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 1× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Woolen Bag first: 90silver

130–131Craft ~1× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 24silver51copperafter selling for 7silver45copper

recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)

131–138Craft ~16× Red Woolen Bagcosts 2gold30silver72copperafter selling for 1gold12silver

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 1× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)

138–146Craft ~8× Formal White Shirtcosts 3gold27silver52copperafter selling for 44silver

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Bleach (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)

146–147Craft ~2× Small Silk Packcosts 83silver48copperafter selling for 40silver

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor)

147–152Craft ~6× Red Swashbuckler's Shirtcosts 2gold60silver64copperafter selling for 45silver

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Silken Thread (vendor)

152–155Craft ~3× Black Silk Packcosts 1gold46silver70copperafter selling for 1gold20silver

recipe →each: 5× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Black Dye (vendor), 4× Fine Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Black Silk Pack (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

155–172Craft ~18× Crimson Silk Vestcosts 7gold63silver20copperafter selling for 3gold69silver36copper

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Fine Thread (vendor)

172–200Craft ~80× Crimson Silk Pantaloonscosts 37gold29silver60copperafter selling for 19gold44silver

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Silken Thread (vendor)

200–205Craft ~69× Azure Shoulderscosts 188gold34silver93copperafter selling for 19gold25silver79copper

recipe →each: 6× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Naga Scale, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 2× Silken Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Azure Shoulders (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Skill 205–210: no recipe we can price here (its reagents aren't on this auction house right now, or it needs a pattern you can't buy).

210–235Craft ~27× Runecloth Beltcosts 100gold94silver76copperafter selling for 13gold80silver24copper

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Runecloth, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)

235–259Craft ~29× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 159gold74silver36copperafter selling for 28gold17silver64copper

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Brightcloth Cloak (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

259–300Craft ~97× Scarlet Augur's Cuffscosts 970gold

recipe →each: 8× Bolt of Runeclothneeds Pattern: Scarlet Augur's Cuffs (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

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973× Bolt of Runecloth1216gold25silver

138× Naga Scale138gold

871× Bolt of Silk Cloth130gold47silver58copper

58× Gold Bar28gold42silver

56× Rune Threadvendor28gold

304× Silken Threadvendor15gold20silver

142× Bolt of Woolen Cloth7gold7silver16copper

96× Silk Cloth2gold88silver

160× Bolt of Linen Cloth1gold60silver

268× Red Dyevendor1gold34silver

125× Fine Threadvendor1gold25silver

140× Blue Dyevendor70silver

240× Linen Cloth50silver40copper

3× Black Dyevendor30silver

4× Heavy Leather27silver60copper

64× Coarse Threadvendor6silver40copper

24× Bleachvendor6silver

At every skill point we pick the recipe with the lowest expected cost per skill-up: reagents at today's lowest (or the vendor) minus what the result fetches from a vendor (the safe minimum; the auction house is added for the few the market takes in about two days), divided by the classic skill-up chance (orange always, then falling to zero at grey). Crafts are expected counts, so luck can move them a little. Trainer recipes count as learnable 15 points before they turn yellow (their exact level isn't in the game data). Patterns that bind on pickup are left out; tradeable patterns that aren't listed right now are flagged. Trainer fees and the rank-ups (75, 150, 225) aren't included. Buying hundreds of a reagent will cost more than its lowest price.