Level a profession

Steps

1–36Craft ~44× Rough Sharpening Stonecosts 0copperafter selling for 5silver72copper

recipe →each: 1× Rough Stone

36–83Craft ~121× Rough Grinding Stonecosts 25silver41copperafter selling for 6silver5copper

recipe →each: 2× Rough Stone

83–85Craft ~3× Runed Copper Pantsearns 51copperafter selling for 19silver95copper

recipe →each: 8× Copper Bar, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor), 3× Rough Grinding Stone

85–108Craft ~25× Blackfathom Sharpening Stonecosts 81silver25copperafter selling for 31silver25copper

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

108–110Craft ~2× Heavy Copper Broadswordcosts 10silver66copperafter selling for 22silver70copper

recipe →each: 14× Copper Bar, 2× Weak Flux (vendor), 2× Tigerseye, 2× Medium Leather

110–129Craft ~22× Iron Buckleearns 4silver18copperafter selling for 95silver92copper

recipe →each: 1× Iron Bar

129–144Craft ~26× Bronze Shortswordcosts 1gold59silver64copperafter selling for 2gold95silver36copper

recipe →each: 5× Bronze Bar, 4× Weak Flux (vendor), 2× Medium Leather

144–150Craft ~6× Green Iron Shoulderscosts 43silver38copperafter selling for 2gold5silver20copper

recipe →each: 7× Iron Bar, 1× Heavy Grinding Stone, 1× Green Dye (vendor)buy Plans: Green Iron Shoulders first: 22silver

150–160Craft ~10× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 1gold17silver30copperafter selling for 3gold33silver70copper

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)

160–184Craft ~35× Solid Sharpening Stoneearns 1gold53silver65copperafter selling for 2gold52silver35copper

recipe →each: 1× Solid Stone

184–192Craft ~17× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 1gold99silver41copperafter selling for 5gold67silver29copper

recipe →each: 10× Iron Bar, 2× Large Fang, 2× Sharp Claw

192–207Craft ~16× Mithril Plate Pantscosts 5gold64silver32copperafter selling for 12gold88silver48copper

recipe →each: 12× Mithril Bar

207–215Craft ~9× Heavy Mithril Axecosts 3gold45silver60copperafter selling for 11gold26silver80copper

recipe →each: 12× Mithril Bar, 2× Citrine, 1× Solid Grinding Stone, 4× Heavy Leather

215–235Craft ~27× Dense Sharpening Stonecosts 3gold75silver84copperafter selling for 20silver25copper

recipe →each: 1× Dense Stone

235–260Craft ~45× Baleful Pauldronscosts 0copper

recipe →each:

260–264Craft ~12× Runed Mithril Hammercosts 9gold55silver44copperafter selling for 17gold35silver20copper

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)

264–265Craft ~2× Radiant Beltcosts 3gold64silver86copperafter selling for 1gold51silver90copper

recipe →each: 10× Thorium Bar, 2× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Belt (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

265–288Craft ~24× Radiant Bootscosts 55gold81silver20copperafter selling for 39gold41silver4copper

recipe →each: 14× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

288–300Craft ~12× Radiant Leggingscosts 31gold61silver52copperafter selling for 30gold39silver60copper

recipe →each: 20× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Leggings (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

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Copy for Auctionator

596× Thorium Bar119gold20silver

516× Mithril Bar49gold79silver40copper

148× Heart of Fire43gold20silver12copper

334× Iron Bar13gold92silver78copper

21× Solid Grinding Stone4gold11silver60copper

27× Dense Stone3gold96silver9copper

130× Bronze Bar3gold25silver

48× Thick Leather2gold53silver44copper

18× Citrine1gold45silver80copper

24× Core of Earth1gold17silver60copper

108× Weak Fluxvendor1gold8silver

36× Heavy Leather1gold8silver

35× Solid Stone98silver70copper

6× Heavy Grinding Stone67silver44copper

54× Large Fang64silver80copper

25× Lesser Magic Essence62silver50copper

25× Coarse Sharpening Stone50silver

52× Copper Bar39silver

286× Rough Stone37silver18copper

56× Medium Leather28silver

54× Sharp Claw27silver

4× Tigerseye6silver36copper

6× Green Dyevendor6silver

9× Coarse Threadvendor90copper

9× Rough Grinding Stone54copper

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.