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Steps

1–50Craft ~61× Light Armor Kitcosts 28silver6copperafter selling for 9silver15copper

recipe →each: 1× Light Leather

50–55Craft ~5× Kodo Hide Bagcosts 6silver95copperafter selling for 12silver50copper

recipe →each: 3× Thin Kodo Leather, 4× Light Leather, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Kodo Hide Bag (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

55–76Craft ~22× Embossed Leather Glovescosts 17silver60copperafter selling for 27silver6copper

recipe →each: 3× Light Leather, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor)

76–117Craft ~58× Deviate Scale Cloakcosts 94silver54copperafter selling for 2gold39silver54copper

recipe →each: 8× Deviate Scale, 1× Cured Light Hide, 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Deviate Scale Cloak first: 15silver

117–130Craft ~14× Dark Leather Beltcosts 70silver56copperafter selling for 1gold7silver66copper

recipe →each: 1× Fine Leather Belt, 1× Cured Medium Hide, 2× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Gray Dye (vendor)

130–140Craft ~10× Hillman's Cloakcosts 47silver80copperafter selling for 1gold18silver70copper

recipe →each: 5× Heavy Leather, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)

140–180Craft ~92× Raptor Hide Harnessearns 4gold26silver88copperafter selling for 28gold48silver32copper

recipe →each: 6× Raptor Hide, 4× Heavy Leather, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Raptor Hide Harness (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

180–196Craft ~16× Swift Bootscosts 1gold56silverafter selling for 6gold80silver48copper

recipe →each: 10× Heavy Leather, 2× Swiftness Potion, 2× Thick Spider's Silk, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Swift Boots first: 2gold99silver99copper

196–200Craft ~4× Nightscape Headbandearns 32silver40copperafter selling for 1gold90silver

recipe →each: 5× Thick Leather, 2× Silken Thread (vendor)

200–205Craft ~5× Skulker's Leather Shoescosts 45silver95copperafter selling for 1gold86silver5copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Cured Medium Hide, 2× Spider's Silkneeds Pattern: Skulker's Leather Shoes (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

205–210Craft ~8× Nightscape Headbandearns 64silver80copperafter selling for 3gold80silver

recipe →each: 5× Thick Leather, 2× Silken Thread (vendor)

210–235Craft ~29× Nightscape Pantscosts 4gold41silver96copperafter selling for 25gold25silver32copper

recipe →each: 14× Thick Leather, 4× Silken Thread (vendor)

235–259Craft ~25× Blue Suede Shoescosts 2gold16silver25copperafter selling for 24gold16silver25copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Blue Suede Shoes (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

259–260Craft ~1× Tooled Leather Bootscosts 10silver38copperafter selling for 1gold4silver42copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Orange Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Tooled Leather Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

260–300Craft ~92× Wicked Leather Bootsearns 9gold43silver92copperafter selling for 127gold65silver92copper

recipe →each: 10× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Black Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Wicked Leather Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

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1,128× Rugged Leather77gold26silver80copper

118× Rune Threadvendor59gold

466× Thick Leather27gold40silver8copper

618× Heavy Leather18gold10silver74copper

552× Raptor Hide11gold59silver20copper

92× Black Dyevendor9gold20silver

156× Silken Threadvendor7gold80silver

290× Fine Threadvendor2gold90silver

32× Thick Spider's Silk2gold55silver68copper

464× Deviate Scale1gold48silver48copper

58× Cured Light Hide1gold27silver60copper

24× Cured Medium Hide1gold19silver52copper

147× Light Leather89silver67copper

10× Spider's Silk65silver

14× Gray Dyevendor49silver

32× Swiftness Potion32silver

14× Fine Leather Belt31silver50copper

25× Blue Dyevendor12silver50copper

1× Orange Dyevendor10silver

15× Thin Kodo Leather6silver75copper

49× Coarse Threadvendor4silver90copper

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.