Level a profession

Cheapest path with EU · RP I · Alliance prices ·

Profession
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Materials406gold22silver24copper
Sell back175gold96silver96copper
Net cost230gold25silver28copper

Steps

1–45Craft ~63× Bolt of Linen Clothearns 1silver26copperafter selling for 34silver2copper
recipe →each: 2× Linen Cloth
45–49Craft ~5× Brown Linen Vestearns 30copperafter selling for 4silver75copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)
49–73Craft ~38× Linen Beltcosts 18silver16copperafter selling for 15silver66copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)
73–76Craft ~6× Reinforced Linen Capecosts 3silver90copperafter selling for 7silver38copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor)
76–95Craft ~28× Red Linen Bagcosts 24silver8copperafter selling for 1gold6silver40copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Red Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Linen Bag first: 1silver99copper
95–119Craft ~35× Bolt of Silk Clothearns 4silver20copperafter selling for 2gold80silver
recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth
119–121Craft ~3× Red Woolen Bagearns 17silver88copperafter selling for 67silver62copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 1× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Woolen Bag first: 14silver77copper
121–132Craft ~12× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 1gold92copperafter selling for 1gold25silver40copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)
132–149Craft ~18× Small Silk Packcosts 1gold95silver12copperafter selling for 3gold93silver30copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor)
149–163Craft ~15× Green Silk Packearns 5gold74silver95copperafter selling for 12gold39silver75copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 3× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Green Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Green Silk Pack first: 2gold99silver
163–177Craft ~15× Long Silken Cloakcosts 1gold72silver2copperafter selling for 4gold39silver68copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
177–180Craft ~3× Crimson Silk Pantaloonsearns 43silver95copperafter selling for 1gold78silver11copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Silken Thread (vendor)
180–191Craft ~14× White Bandit Maskearns 7gold7silverafter selling for 13gold96silver50copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Mageweave, 1× Bleach (vendor), 1× Heavy Silken Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: White Bandit Mask first: 80silver
191–197Craft ~9× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 1gold44silverafter selling for 5gold13silver
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
197–208Craft ~12× Long Silken Cloakcosts 4gold89silver36copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
208–211Craft ~3× Bolt of Runeclothcosts 1gold20silver18copperafter selling for 74silver7copper
recipe →each: 5× Runecloth
211–219Craft ~12× Long Silken Cloakcosts 4gold89silver36copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
219–228Craft ~11× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 8gold3silver
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
228–230Craft ~2× Brightcloth Robecosts 1gold96silver12copperafter selling for 2gold41silver78copper
recipe →each: 5× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Brightcloth Robe (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
230–251Craft ~22× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 19gold97silver60copperafter selling for 21gold37silver52copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Brightcloth Cloak first: 1gold77silver
251–286Craft ~49× Runecloth Headbandcosts 54gold8silver62copperafter selling for 55gold65silver42copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Ironweb Spider Silk, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Runecloth Headband (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
286–300Craft ~38× Runecloth Shoulderscosts 87gold39silver62copperafter selling for 47gold76silver60copper
recipe →each: 7× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Ironweb Spider Silk, 4× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Runecloth Shoulders first: 49gold

Shopping list

560× Bolt of Runecloth173gold54silver40copper
111× Rune Threadvendor55gold50silver
174× Ironweb Spider Silk43gold50silver
306× Bolt of Silk Cloth25gold79silver58copper
54× Bolt of Mageweave15gold66silver
152× Rugged Leather14gold72silver88copper
105× Silken Threadvendor5gold25silver
48× Gold Bar3gold36silver
14× Heavy Silken Threadvendor2gold80silver
140× Silk Cloth2gold75silver80copper
15× Runecloth1gold94silver25copper
81× Heavy Leather1gold78silver20copper
142× Fine Threadvendor1gold42silver
167× Bolt of Linen Cloth1gold31silver93copper
39× Mana Potion80silver34copper
12× Bolt of Woolen Cloth45silver24copper
126× Linen Cloth32silver76copper
37× Red Dyevendor18silver50copper
15× Green Dyevendor15silver
24× Blue Dyevendor12silver
61× Coarse Threadvendor6silver10copper
14× Bleachvendor3silver50copper

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.