Level a profession

Steps

1–45Craft ~63× Bolt of Linen Clothcosts 2silver68copperafter selling for 35silver12copper

recipe →each: 2× Linen Cloth

45–47Craft ~3× Brown Linen Vestcosts 3silver12copperafter selling for 93copper

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

47–74Craft ~43× Linen Beltcosts 48silver59copperafter selling for 9silver46copper

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

74–78Craft ~8× Reinforced Linen Capecosts 17silver4copperafter selling for 5silver36copper

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

78–95Craft ~26× Red Linen Bagcosts 1gold4silverafter 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)

95–118Craft ~30× Bolt of Silk Clothcosts 1gold8silverafter selling for 1gold80silver

recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth

118–134Craft ~17× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 2gold47silver35copperafter selling for 1gold26silver65copper

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

134–150Craft ~17× Small Silk Packcosts 3gold57silverafter selling for 3gold40silver

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

150–155Craft ~5× Black Silk Packcosts 1gold20silverafter selling for 2gold

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)

155–165Craft ~10× Crimson Silk Vestcosts 2gold24silver80copperafter selling for 2gold5silver20copper

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

165–195Craft ~42× Crimson Silk Pantaloonscosts 8gold69silver40copperafter selling for 10gold20silver60copper

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

195–228Craft ~42× Crimson Silk Shoulderscosts 23gold94silver

recipe →each: 5× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Fire Oil, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Silken Thread

228–247Craft ~56× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 58gold24silver

recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread

247–261Craft ~21× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 161gold87silver64copperafter selling for 20gold40silver36copper

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)

261–300Craft ~95× Scarlet Augur's Cuffscosts 1520gold

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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Copy for Auctionator

844× Bolt of Runecloth1688gold

112× Bolt of Mageweave54gold88silver

528× Bolt of Silk Cloth52gold80silver

21× Rune Threadvendor10gold50silver

336× Silken Thread6gold72silver

42× Gold Bar3gold78silver

120× Silk Cloth2gold88silver

166× Bolt of Linen Cloth2gold7silver50copper

34× Heavy Leather1gold36silver

134× Fine Threadvendor1gold34silver

214× Red Dyevendor1gold7silver

84× Fire Oil84silver

5× Black Dyevendor50silver

126× Linen Cloth37silver80copper

34× Blue Dyevendor17silver

70× Coarse Threadvendor7silver

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.