Level a profession

Steps

1–36Craft ~44× Rough Sharpening Stoneearns 25silver52copperafter selling for 27silver72copper

recipe →each: 1× Rough Stone

36–85Craft ~181× Rough Grinding Stoneearns 41silver63copperafter selling for 59silver73copper

recipe →each: 2× Rough Stone

85–105Craft ~21× Heavy Sharpening Stoneearns 19silver74copperafter selling for 78silver54copper

recipe →each: 1× Heavy Stone

105–110Craft ~8× Blackfathom Sharpening Stonecosts 21silver20copperafter selling for 10silver

recipe →each: 1× Coarse Sharpening Stone, 1× Lesser Magic Essence

110–130Craft ~27× Iron Buckleearns 2gold6silver28copperafter selling for 3gold24copper

recipe →each: 1× Iron Bar

130–135Craft ~7× Bronze Shortswordcosts 59silver50copperafter selling for 79silver52copper

recipe →each: 5× Bronze Bar, 4× Weak Flux (vendor), 2× Medium Leather

135–150Craft ~15× Green Iron Shoulderscosts 1gold29silver75copperafter selling for 3gold85silver65copper

recipe →each: 7× Iron Bar, 1× Heavy Grinding Stone, 1× Green Dye (vendor)buy Plans: Green Iron Shoulders first: 80silver

150–160Craft ~10× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 39silver10copperafter selling for 3gold33silver70copper

recipe →each: 10× Iron Bar, 2× Large Fang, 2× Sharp Clawneeds Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

160–182Craft ~26× Solid Sharpening Stoneearns 81silver38copperafter selling for 1gold37silver2copper

recipe →each: 1× Solid Stone

182–199Craft ~63× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 2gold46silver33copperafter selling for 21gold2silver31copper

recipe →each: 10× Iron Bar, 2× Large Fang, 2× Sharp Claw

199–205Craft ~9× Golden Scale Leggingscosts 6gold24silver60copper

recipe →each: 10× Iron Bar, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Heavy Grinding Stone

205–206Craft ~1× Mithril Plate Pantscosts 1gold10silver87copperafter selling for 80silver53copper

recipe →each: 12× Mithril Bar

206–210Craft ~4× Mithril Plate Glovescosts 4gold61silver96copperafter selling for 1gold77silver88copper

recipe →each: 8× Mithril Bar, 6× Heavy Leather, 4× Mageweave Cloth

210–215Craft ~5× Mithril Coifcosts 4gold46silver50copperafter selling for 5gold10silver

recipe →each: 10× Mithril Bar, 6× Mageweave Cloth

215–235Craft ~27× Dense Sharpening Stonecosts 3gold82silver5copperafter selling for 20silver25copper

recipe →each: 1× Dense Stone

235–260Craft ~45× Baleful Pauldronscosts 0copper

recipe →each:

260–271Craft ~13× Scarlet Soldier's Protectorscosts 70gold86silver56copper

recipe →each: 16× Thorium Barneeds Plans: Scarlet Soldier's Protectors (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

271–287Craft ~17× Radiant Bootscosts 119gold81silver9copperafter selling for 27gold91silver57copper

recipe →each: 14× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

287–296Craft ~9× Thorium Leggingscosts 70gold28silver10copperafter selling for 15gold63silver84copper

recipe →each: 26× Thorium Bar, 4× Red Power Crystalneeds Plans: Thorium Leggings (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

296–300Craft ~4× Radiant Leggingscosts 32gold80silver40copperafter selling for 10gold13silver20copper

recipe →each: 20× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Leggings (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

760× Thorium Bar258gold93silver20copper

84× Heart of Fire82gold32silver

952× Iron Bar33gold12silver96copper

94× Mithril Bar14gold99silver30copper

36× Red Power Crystal6gold19silver56copper

27× Dense Stone4gold2silver30copper

46× Mageweave Cloth2gold43silver80copper

18× Gold Bar2gold30silver40copper

24× Heavy Grinding Stone2gold16silver

146× Large Fang1gold15silver34copper

35× Bronze Bar1gold10copper

146× Sharp Claw65silver70copper

21× Heavy Stone58silver80copper

26× Solid Stone55silver64copper

24× Heavy Leather44silver64copper

28× Weak Fluxvendor28silver

406× Rough Stone20silver30copper

8× Coarse Sharpening Stone15silver60copper

8× Lesser Magic Essence15silver60copper

15× Green Dyevendor15silver

14× Medium Leather10silver92copper

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.