Level a profession

Cheapest path with TW · Normal · Horde prices ·

Profession
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Materials555gold35silver62copper
Sell back151gold73silver93copper
Net cost403gold61silver69copper

Steps

1–65Craft ~175× Linen Bagearns 3silver50copperafter selling for 3gold50silver
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor)
65–66Craft ~2× Linen Beltcosts 88copperafter selling for 44copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)
66–76Craft ~15× Blue Linen Vestcosts 10silver5copperafter selling for 24silver15copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Blue Linen Vest (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
76–83Craft ~10× Blue Linen Robecosts 10silver10copperafter selling for 24silver30copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor), 2× Blue Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Blue Linen Robe (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
83–95Craft ~21× Red Linen Bagcosts 14silver70copperafter selling for 63silver84copper
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)
95–119Craft ~35× Bolt of Silk Clothearns 80silver50copperafter selling for 3gold32silver50copper
recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth
119–125Craft ~8× Red Woolen Bagearns 88silverafter selling for 2gold28silver
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 1× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Woolen Bag first: 50silver
125–130Craft ~6× Gloves of Meditationcosts 86silver40copperafter selling for 36silver60copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 3× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Elixir of Wisdom
130–146Craft ~16× Bolt of Mageweaveearns 10silver24copperafter selling for 4gold86silver24copper
recipe →each: 5× Mageweave Cloth
146–165Craft ~21× Earthen Vestcosts 4gold41silver84copperafter selling for 5gold66silver16copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Elemental Earth, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)
165–171Craft ~6× Crimson Silk Vestcosts 1gold82silver88copperafter selling for 1gold23silver12copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Fine Thread (vendor)
171–180Craft ~9× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 2gold75silver94copperafter selling for 4gold34silver88copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
180–191Craft ~14× White Bandit Maskcosts 2gold42silver48copperafter selling for 4gold88silver88copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Mageweave, 1× Bleach (vendor), 1× Heavy Silken Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: White Bandit Mask (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
191–195Craft ~6× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 1gold83silver96copperafter selling for 2gold89silver92copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
195–214Craft ~22× Bolt of Runeclothcosts 6gold60silverafter selling for 4gold40silver
recipe →each: 5× Runecloth
214–237Craft ~31× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 24gold48silver38copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
237–260Craft ~29× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 49gold45silver66copperafter selling for 28gold17silver64copper
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)
260–275Craft ~17× Runecloth Headbandcosts 55gold49silver14copperafter selling for 19gold30silver86copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Ironweb Spider Silk, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Runecloth Headband (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
275–300Craft ~52× Runecloth Shoulderscosts 254gold41silver52copperafter selling for 65gold36silver40copper
recipe →each: 7× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Ironweb Spider Silk, 4× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Runecloth Shoulders (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

548× Bolt of Runecloth246gold60silver
138× Ironweb Spider Silk144gold90silver
98× Rune Threadvendor49gold
106× Bolt of Mageweave33gold90silver94copper
208× Rugged Leather20gold77silver92copper
110× Runecloth11gold
58× Gold Bar10gold93silver30copper
87× Bolt of Silk Cloth10gold44silver
138× Silken Threadvendor6gold90silver
80× Mageweave Cloth4gold76silver
696× Bolt of Linen Cloth3gold89silver76copper
14× Heavy Silken Threadvendor2gold80silver
140× Silk Cloth2gold52silver
56× Bolt of Woolen Cloth2gold24silver
21× Elemental Earth2gold10silver
101× Fine Threadvendor1gold1silver
562× Coarse Threadvendor56silver20copper
41× Red Dyevendor20silver50copper
35× Blue Dyevendor17silver50copper
6× Elixir of Wisdom9silver
14× Bleachvendor3silver50copper

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.