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Steps

1–49Craft ~95× Bolt of Linen Clothearns 1gold52silverafter selling for 2gold1silver40copper

recipe →each: 2× Linen Cloth

49–55Craft ~7× Linen Beltcosts 16silver66copperafter selling for 1silver54copper

recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)

55–84Craft ~50× Bolt of Woolen Clothearns 2gold97silver88copperafter selling for 3gold96silver88copper

recipe →each: 3× Wool Cloth

84–95Craft ~19× Red Linen Bagcosts 1gold53silver90copperafter selling for 64silver60copper

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Red Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Red Linen Bag (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

95–115Craft ~22× Bolt of Silk Clothcosts 3gold43silver86copperafter selling for 1gold40silver14copper

recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth

115–130Craft ~15× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 1gold43silver25copperafter selling for 1gold11silver75copper

recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)

130–140Craft ~10× Small Silk Packearns 18silver10copperafter selling for 3gold5silver10copper

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor)

140–176Craft ~50× Earthen Vestcosts 2gold27silverafter selling for 13gold48silver

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Elemental Earth, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)

176–180Craft ~6× Black Silk Packcosts 69silverafter selling for 2gold40silver

recipe →each: 5× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Black Dye (vendor), 4× Fine Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Black Silk Pack (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

180–183Craft ~4× Crimson Silk Pantaloonscosts 66silver80copperafter selling for 97silver20copper

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Silken Thread (vendor)

183–195Craft ~14× Earthen Silk Cuffscosts 2gold68silver94copperafter selling for 3gold19silver6copper

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Elemental Earth, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Earthen Silk Cuffs (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

195–214Craft ~22× Bolt of Runeclothcosts 3gold30silverafter selling for 4gold40silver

recipe →each: 5× Runecloth

214–223Craft ~17× Long Silken Cloakcosts 6gold29silver

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)

223–231Craft ~9× Runecloth Beltcosts 8gold26silver92copperafter selling for 4gold60silver8copper

recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Runecloth, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)

231–263Craft ~41× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 45gold40silver34copperafter selling for 39gold83silver56copper

recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Brightcloth Cloak (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

263–300Craft ~92× Scarlet Augur's Cuffscosts 228gold16silver

recipe →each: 8× Bolt of Runeclothneeds Pattern: Scarlet Augur's Cuffs (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

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927× Bolt of Runecloth287gold37silver

380× Bolt of Silk Cloth28gold50silver

50× Rune Threadvendor25gold

82× Gold Bar13gold89silver90copper

110× Runecloth7gold70silver

88× Silk Cloth4gold84silver

64× Elemental Earth4gold48silver

83× Bolt of Linen Cloth2gold7silver50copper

39× Silken Threadvendor1gold95silver

188× Fine Threadvendor1gold88silver

150× Wool Cloth99silver

6× Black Dyevendor60silver

190× Linen Cloth49silver40copper

17× Mana Potion34silver

20× Heavy Leather32silver

30× Blue Dyevendor15silver

27× Red Dyevendor13silver50copper

7× Coarse Threadvendor70copper

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.