Level a profession

Steps

1–14Craft ~16× Elixir of Minor Forcecosts 4silver96copperafter selling for 4silver

recipe →each: 1× Silverleaf, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

14–20Craft ~6× Mana Wellcosts 6silver42copper

recipe →each: 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

20–25Craft ~12× Elixir of Minor Spiritcosts 31silver44copperafter selling for 3silver

recipe →each: 2× Earthroot, 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Elixir of Minor Spirit (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

25–34Craft ~12× Minor Mageblood Elixircosts 20silver52copperafter selling for 3silver

recipe →each: 2× Mageroyal, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Minor Mageblood Elixir (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

34–35Craft ~1× Minor Mender's Potioncosts 7silver75copperafter selling for 1copper

recipe →each: 2× Mageroyal, 1× Bruiseweed, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Minor Mender's Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

35–40Craft ~5× Sulfuric Acidcosts 6silver75copperafter selling for 6silver25copper

recipe →each: 2× Pyrite, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

40–60Craft ~21× Elixir of Minor Strengthcosts 26silver46copperafter selling for 4silver20copper

recipe →each: 1× Earthroot, 1× Silverleaf, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

60–105Craft ~49× Rage Potioncosts 66silver15copperafter selling for 14silver70copper

recipe →each: 1× Sharp Claw, 1× Briarthorn, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Rage Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

105–123Craft ~19× Elixir of Wisdomcosts 39silver52copperafter selling for 19silver

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 2× Briarthorn, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

123–126Craft ~3× Lesser Arcane Elixircosts 6silver66copperafter selling for 1silver50copper

recipe →each: 4× Kingsblood, 1× Leaded Vial

126–130Craft ~4× Fermentercosts 9silver72copper

recipe →each: 1× Leaded Vial, 1× Kingsblood, 1× Swiftthistle

130–135Craft ~5× Lesser Mana Potionearns 5silver60copperafter selling for 17silver

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 1× Stranglekelp, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

135–160Craft ~29× Fire Oilcosts 27silver84copperafter selling for 6silver96copper

recipe →each: 2× Firefin Snapper, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

160–175Craft ~15× Greater Discolored Healing Potioncosts 17silver70copperafter selling for 18silver75copper

recipe →each: 1× Leaded Vial, 1× Kingsblood, 1× Murloc Eye

175–234Craft ~152× Great Rage Potionearns 54silver72copperafter selling for 3gold87silver60copper

recipe →each: 1× Large Fang, 1× Kingsblood, 1× Leaded Vialneeds Recipe: Great Rage Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

234–235Craft ~2× Draught of Detect Lesser Invisibilitycosts 19silver80copperafter selling for 3silver

recipe →each: 1× Khadgar's Whisker, 1× Fadeleaf, 1× Leaded Vial

235–259Craft ~35× Stonescale Oilcosts 1gold89silverafter selling for 87silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Stonescale Eel, 1× Leaded Vial

259–270Craft ~12× Draught of Detect Demoncosts 3gold36silverafter selling for 60silver

recipe →each: 2× Gromsblood, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)

270–290Craft ~28× Mighty Rage Potioncosts 8gold96silverafter selling for 1gold40silver

recipe →each: 3× Gromsblood, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Mighty Rage Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

290–300Craft ~10× Greater Nature Protection Potioncosts 2gold62silverafter selling for 75silver

recipe →each: 1× Elemental Earth, 1× Dreamfoil, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

50× Crystal Vialvendor12gold50silver

108× Gromsblood4gold32silver

35× Stonescale Eel2gold41silver50copper

211× Leaded Vial2gold11silver

152× Large Fang1gold15silver52copper

87× Briarthorn87silver

183× Kingsblood78silver69copper

10× Elemental Earth67silver

50× Mageroyal44silver

45× Earthroot40silver50copper

175× Empty Vialvendor35silver

58× Firefin Snapper29silver

49× Sharp Claw22silver5copper

10× Dreamfoil20silver

18× Peacebloom15silver66copper

15× Murloc Eye15silver

37× Silverleaf13silver32copper

10× Pyrite12silver

2× Fadeleaf11silver60copper

2× Khadgar's Whisker9silver20copper

5× Stranglekelp6silver

1× Bruiseweed5silver80copper

4× Swiftthistle4silver

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.