Level a profession

Steps

1–36Craft ~44× Rough Sharpening Stoneearns 88copperafter selling for 5silver28copper

recipe →each: 1× Rough Stone

36–85Craft ~181× Rough Grinding Stonecosts 23silver53copperafter selling for 12silver67copper

recipe →each: 2× Rough Stone

85–108Craft ~25× Blackfathom Sharpening Stonecosts 71silverafter selling for 31silver25copper

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

108–110Craft ~2× Rough Bronze Bracerscosts 8silver86copperafter selling for 6silver34copper

recipe →each: 4× Bronze Bar

110–129Craft ~22× Iron Bucklecosts 47silver52copperafter selling for 44silver

recipe →each: 1× Iron Bar

129–130Craft ~2× Rough Bronze Leggingscosts 11silver26copperafter selling for 11silver54copper

recipe →each: 6× Bronze Bar

130–131Craft ~1× Golden Rodearns 12silver40copperafter selling for 25silver65copper

recipe →each: 1× Gold Bar, 2× Coarse Grinding Stone

131–139Craft ~16× Rough Bronze Leggingscosts 90silver8copperafter selling for 92silver32copper

recipe →each: 6× Bronze Bar

139–144Craft ~7× Silvered Bronze Bootscosts 81silver62copperafter selling for 73silver15copper

recipe →each: 6× Bronze Bar, 1× Silver Bar, 2× Coarse Grinding Stone

144–150Craft ~6× Green Iron Bootscosts 1gold7silver82copperafter selling for 1gold6silver2copper

recipe →each: 4× Iron Bar, 2× Lesser Moonstone, 2× Coarse Grinding Stone, 1× Green Dye (vendor)buy Plans: Green Iron Boots first: 45silver

150–160Craft ~10× Green Iron Bracerscosts 79silver10copperafter selling for 1gold80silver50copper

recipe →each: 6× Iron Bar, 1× Green Dye (vendor)

160–185Craft ~45× Solid Sharpening Stoneearns 46silver62copperafter selling for 1gold81silver62copper

recipe →each: 1× Solid Stone

185–193Craft ~19× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 4gold8silver31copperafter selling for 6gold34silver3copper

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)

193–201Craft ~8× Heavy Mithril Gauntletcosts 5gold87silver4copperafter selling for 1gold98silver8copper

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

201–210Craft ~10× Mithril Plate Pantscosts 7gold53silver50copperafter selling for 8gold5silver30copper

recipe →each: 12× Mithril Bar

210–215Craft ~5× Mithril Coifcosts 4gold3silver25copperafter selling for 3gold97silver75copper

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

215–235Craft ~27× Dense Sharpening Stonecosts 5gold19silver75copperafter selling for 20silver25copper

recipe →each: 1× Dense Stone

235–260Craft ~45× Baleful Pauldronscosts 0copper

recipe →each:

260–263Craft ~20× Dazzling Mithril Rapiercosts 20gold89silverafter selling for 29gold34silver20copper

recipe →each: 14× Mithril Bar, 1× Aquamarine, 2× Lesser Moonstone, 2× Moss Agate, 1× Solid Grinding Stone, 2× Mageweave Clothneeds Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

263–266Craft ~13× Runed Mithril Hammercosts 44gold5silver70copperafter selling for 18gold79silver80copper

recipe →each: 18× Mithril Bar, 2× Core of Earth, 1× Solid Grinding Stone, 4× Thick Leatherneeds Plans: Runed Mithril Hammer (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

266–277Craft ~21× Truesilver Championcosts 311gold11silver50copperafter selling for 80gold95silver8copper

recipe →each: 30× Mithril Bar, 16× Truesilver Bar, 6× Star Ruby, 4× Breath of Wind, 8× Solid Grinding Stone, 6× Thick Leather

277–280Craft ~4× Thorium Bootscosts 158gold85silver76copperafter selling for 4gold13silver44copper

recipe →each: 20× Thorium Bar, 8× Rugged Leather, 4× Green Power Crystalneeds Plans: Thorium Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

280–300Craft ~21× Thorium Leggingscosts 1059gold71silver4copperafter selling for 36gold48silver96copper

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

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Copy for Auctionator

626× Thorium Bar1252gold

1,362× Mithril Bar176gold92silver38copper

336× Truesilver Bar168gold

126× Star Ruby86gold94silver

201× Solid Grinding Stone50gold25silver

26× Core of Earth26gold15silver8copper

296× Iron Bar12gold31silver36copper

178× Thick Leather10gold46silver64copper

84× Breath of Wind5gold88silver

27× Dense Stone5gold40silver

102× Mageweave Cloth5gold15silver10copper

84× Red Power Crystal4gold20silver

52× Lesser Moonstone3gold12silver

158× Bronze Bar3gold20copper

40× Moss Agate2gold40silver

38× Large Fang2gold34silver84copper

32× Rugged Leather2gold19silver20copper

20× Aquamarine2gold4silver

45× Solid Stone1gold35silver

28× Coarse Grinding Stone84silver

16× Green Power Crystal80silver

25× Lesser Magic Essence74silver75copper

406× Rough Stone40silver60copper

7× Silver Bar32silver97copper

25× Coarse Sharpening Stone27silver50copper

38× Sharp Claw17silver10copper

16× Green Dyevendor16silver

1× Gold Bar7silver25copper

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.