Level a profession

Steps

1–5Craft ~9× Basic Campfirecosts 3silver42copper

recipe →each: 1× Simple Wood (vendor)

Skill 5–10: no recipe we can price here (its reagents aren't on this auction house right now, or it needs a pattern you can't buy).

10–84Craft ~114× Kaldorei Spider Kabobearns 6silver84copperafter selling for 11silver40copper

recipe →each: 1× Small Spider Legneeds Recipe: Kaldorei Spider Kabob (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

84–100Craft ~16× Crocolisk Steakcosts 80copperafter selling for 4silver

recipe →each: 1× Crocolisk Meat, 1× Mild Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Crocolisk Steak (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

100–141Craft ~41× Seasoned Wolf Kabobearns 53silver30copperafter selling for 1gold23silver

recipe →each: 2× Lean Wolf Flank, 1× Mild Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Seasoned Wolf Kabob (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

141–175Craft ~35× Curiously Tasty Omeletearns 7silver35copperafter selling for 52silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Raptor Egg, 1× Hot Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Curiously Tasty Omelet (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

175–255Craft ~212× Giant Clam Scorchoearns 1gold52silver64copperafter selling for 6gold61silver44copper

recipe →each: 1× Giant Clam Meat, 1× Hot Spices (vendor)needs Recipe: Giant Clam Scorcho (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

255–290Craft ~49× Spotted Yellowtailcosts 34silver30copperafter selling for 2silver45copper

recipe →each: 1× Raw Spotted Yellowtailneeds Recipe: Spotted Yellowtail (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

290–300Craft ~12× Poached Sunscale Salmoncosts 22silver56copperafter selling for 1silver44copper

recipe →each: 1× Raw Sunscale Salmonneeds Recipe: Poached Sunscale Salmon (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

212× Giant Clam Meat4gold24silver

247× Hot Spicesvendor98silver80copper

82× Lean Wolf Flank65silver60copper

49× Raw Spotted Yellowtail36silver75copper

35× Raptor Egg31silver15copper

12× Raw Sunscale Salmon24silver

57× Mild Spicesvendor5silver70copper

114× Small Spider Leg4silver56copper

9× Simple Woodvendor3silver42copper

16× Crocolisk Meat3silver20copper

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.