Level a profession

Steps

1–35Craft ~35× Light Armor Kitcosts 16silver45copperafter selling for 5silver25copper

recipe →each: 1× Light Leather

35–67Craft ~51× Cured Light Hideearns 32silver64copperafter selling for 98silver94copper

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

67–75Craft ~9× Embossed Leather Glovescosts 12silver15copperafter selling for 6silver39copper

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

75–100Craft ~31× Medium Armor Kitcosts 1silver86copperafter selling for 62silver

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

100–116Craft ~16× Dark Leather Pantsearns 8silver16copperafter selling for 1gold74silver24copper

recipe →each: 12× Medium Leather, 1× Gray Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)

116–140Craft ~25× Herbalist's Glovesearns 25silver25copperafter selling for 2gold15silver25copper

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)

140–180Craft ~92× Dusky Leather Leggingsearns 1gold81silver24copperafter selling for 28gold49silver24copper

recipe →each: 10× Heavy Leather, 1× Black Dye (vendor), 2× Fine Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Dusky Leather Leggings (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

180–185Craft ~5× Thick Armor Kitcosts 65silverafter selling for 85silver

recipe →each: 5× Thick Leather, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)

185–200Craft ~15× Nightscape Headbandcosts 86silver70copperafter selling for 4gold38silver30copper

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

200–205Craft ~5× Stalker's Mail Bootsearns 13silver50copperafter selling for 2gold21silver50copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Cured Medium Hide, 2× Elemental Airneeds Pattern: Stalker's Mail Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

205–206Craft ~2× Nightscape Headbandcosts 11silver56copperafter selling for 58silver44copper

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

206–210Craft ~4× Big Voodoo Robecosts 31silver40copperafter selling for 2gold91silver

recipe →each: 10× Thick Leather, 4× Flask of Mojo, 1× Heavy Silken Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Big Voodoo Robe (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

210–240Craft ~42× Nightscape Pantscosts 1gold22silver64copperafter selling for 36gold57silver36copper

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

240–261Craft ~21× Heavy Scorpid Vestearns 4gold83silver84copperafter selling for 34gold86silver84copper

recipe →each: 6× Rugged Leather, 6× Heavy Scorpid Scale, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Vest (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

261–300Craft ~91× Heavy Scorpid Leggingsearns 10gold55silver60copperafter selling for 198gold1silver60copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 12× Heavy Scorpid Scale, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Leggings (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

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1,218× Heavy Scorpid Scale97gold44silver

854× Rugged Leather64gold5silver

112× Rune Threadvendor56gold

738× Thick Leather36gold90silver

960× Heavy Leather16gold32silver

207× Silken Threadvendor10gold35silver

92× Black Dyevendor9gold20silver

516× Medium Leather2gold52silver84copper

250× Fine Threadvendor2gold50silver

10× Elemental Air80silver

4× Heavy Silken Threadvendor80silver

10× Cured Medium Hide60silver

16× Gray Dyevendor56silver

16× Flask of Mojo42silver40copper

100× Kingsblood42silver

51× Light Hide40silver80copper

62× Light Leather38silver44copper

51× Saltvendor25silver50copper

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.