Level a profession

Steps

1–5Craft ~9× Basic Campfireearns 26silver1copperafter selling for 29silver43copper

recipe →each: 1× Simple Wood (vendor)

Skill 5–10: 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).

10–85Craft ~120× Kaldorei Spider Kabobearns 2silver40copperafter selling for 12silver

recipe →each: 1× Small Spider Legneeds Recipe: Kaldorei Spider Kabob (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

85–100Craft ~15× Cooked Crab Clawcosts 90copperafter selling for 3silver75copper

recipe →each: 1× Crawler Claw, 1× Mild Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Cooked Crab Claw (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

100–141Craft ~41× Seasoned Wolf Kabobearns 45silver10copperafter selling for 1gold23silver

recipe →each: 2× Lean Wolf Flank, 1× Mild Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Seasoned Wolf Kabob (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

141–151Craft ~10× Gooey Spider Cakeearns 3silver60copperafter selling for 10silver

recipe →each: 2× Gooey Spider Leg, 1× Hot Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Gooey Spider Cake (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

151–205Craft ~186× Goblin Deviled Clamsearns 9silver30copperafter selling for 1gold76silver70copper

recipe →each: 1× Tangy Clam Meat, 1× Hot Spices (vendor)

205–225Craft ~22× Mithril Headed Troutearns 2silver86copperafter selling for 13silver42copper

recipe →each: 1× Raw Mithril Head Troutbuy Recipe: Mithril Head Trout first: 25silver

225–300Craft ~120× Spotted Yellowtailearns 1gold93silver20copperafter selling for 2gold28silver

recipe →each: 1× Raw Spotted Yellowtailneeds Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

186× Tangy Clam Meat93silver

196× Hot Spicesvendor78silver40copper

82× Lean Wolf Flank73silver80copper

120× Raw Spotted Yellowtail34silver80copper

22× Raw Mithril Head Trout10silver56copper

120× Small Spider Leg9silver60copper

56× Mild Spicesvendor5silver60copper

9× Simple Woodvendor3silver42copper

15× Crawler Claw3silver15copper

20× Gooey Spider Leg2silver40copper

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.