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1–28Craft ~29× Light Leatherearns 1silver16copperafter selling for 8silver12copper

recipe →each: 3× Ruined Leather Scraps

28–47Craft ~27× Light Armor Kitcosts 4silver5copperafter selling for 4silver5copper

recipe →each: 1× Light Leather

47–53Craft ~7× Cured Light Hideearns 3silver85copperafter selling for 13silver93copper

recipe →each: 1× Light Hide, 1× Salt (vendor)

53–61Craft ~8× Rugged Leather Pantscosts 3silver4copperafter selling for 12silver96copper

recipe →each: 5× Light Leather, 5× Coarse Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Rugged Leather Pants first: 2silver40copper

61–65Craft ~4× Embossed Leather Glovescosts 44copperafter selling for 3silver96copper

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

65–75Craft ~10× Fine Leather Bootsearns 5silver50copperafter selling for 28silver50copper

recipe →each: 7× Light Leather, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Fine Leather Boots first: 1gold40silver

75–80Craft ~5× Medium Armor Kitcosts 50copperafter selling for 10silver

recipe →each: 4× Medium Leather, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)

80–95Craft ~15× Fine Leather Pantsearns 1silver50copperafter selling for 1gold24silver35copper

recipe →each: 8× Medium Leather, 1× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Fine Leather Pants first: 15silver

95–126Craft ~31× Hillman's Beltearns 1silver55copperafter selling for 2gold18silver55copper

recipe →each: 8× Medium Leather, 1× Elixir of Wisdom, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Hillman's Belt first: 4silver

126–160Craft ~105× Herbalist's Glovesearns 59silver85copperafter selling for 9gold4silver5copper

recipe →each: 8× Medium Leather, 4× Kingsblood, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Herbalist's Gloves (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

160–167Craft ~28× Hillman's Leather Glovescosts 14silver28copperafter selling for 2gold93silver72copper

recipe →each: 14× Medium Leather, 4× Fine Thread (vendor)

167–175Craft ~8× Cured Thick Hidecosts 26silver40copperafter selling for 40silver

recipe →each: 1× Thick Hide, 1× Deeprock Salt

175–176Craft ~2× Barbaric Shoulderscosts 17silver76copperafter selling for 53silver20copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 1× Cured Heavy Hide, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)

176–185Craft ~9× Guardian Glovescosts 75silver87copperafter selling for 1gold62silver45copper

recipe →each: 4× Heavy Leather, 1× Cured Heavy Hide, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)

185–200Craft ~15× Nightscape Headbandcosts 47silver25copperafter selling for 4gold98silver75copper

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

200–205Craft ~5× Skycaller's Mail Bootsearns 17silver45copperafter selling for 2gold19silver35copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Cured Medium Hide, 2× Elemental Waterbuy Pattern: Skycaller's Mail Boots first: 15silver

205–210Craft ~8× Nightscape Headbandcosts 25silver20copperafter selling for 2gold66silver

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

210–238Craft ~36× Nightscape Pantsearns 38silver88copperafter selling for 34gold20silver

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

238–240Craft ~2× Tough Scorpid Leggingscosts 37silver76copperafter selling for 2gold54silver8copper

recipe →each: 14× Thick Leather, 8× Scorpid Scale, 2× Heavy Silken Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Tough Scorpid Leggings first: 15silver

240–261Craft ~21× Heavy Scorpid Vestearns 3gold71silver70copperafter selling for 34gold86silver84copper

recipe →each: 6× Rugged Leather, 6× Heavy Scorpid Scale, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Vest first: 3gold46silver

261–300Craft ~91× Heavy Scorpid Leggingsearns 4gold7silver68copperafter selling for 198gold1silver60copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 12× Heavy Scorpid Scale, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Leggings first: 76silver

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1,218× Heavy Scorpid Scale97gold44silver

854× Rugged Leather71gold65silver6copper

112× Rune Threadvendor56gold

647× Thick Leather34gold16silver16copper

199× Silken Threadvendor9gold95silver

1,620× Medium Leather8gold10silver

403× Fine Threadvendor4gold3silver

92× Heavy Leather2gold76silver

420× Kingsblood2gold14silver20copper

11× Cured Heavy Hide1gold4silver28copper

4× Heavy Silken Threadvendor80silver

16× Scorpid Scale64silver

15× Bolt of Woolen Cloth47silver85copper

149× Light Leather44silver70copper

8× Thick Hide42silver40copper

10× Cured Medium Hide41silver90copper

10× Elemental Water40silver

31× Elixir of Wisdom31silver

8× Deeprock Salt24silver

73× Coarse Threadvendor7silver30copper

87× Ruined Leather Scraps6silver96copper

7× Light Hide6silver58copper

7× Saltvendor3silver50copper

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.