Level a profession

Steps

1–36Craft ~44× Rough Sharpening Stoneearns 16silver28copperafter selling for 19silver80copper

recipe →each: 1× Rough Stone

36–85Craft ~181× Rough Grinding Stonecosts 19silver91copperafter selling for 9silver5copper

recipe →each: 2× Rough Stone

85–110Craft ~29× Blackfathom Sharpening Stonecosts 91silver6copperafter selling for 36silver25copper

recipe →each: 1× Coarse Sharpening Stone, 1× Lesser Magic Essence

110–130Craft ~27× Iron Buckleearns 2gold52silver45copperafter selling for 3gold59silver10copper

recipe →each: 1× Iron Bar

130–135Craft ~7× Bronze Shortswordcosts 56silverafter selling for 93silver10copper

recipe →each: 5× Bronze Bar, 4× Weak Flux (vendor), 2× Medium Leather

135–160Craft ~25× Green Iron Shouldersearns 1gold93silver95copperafter selling for 10gold39silver95copper

recipe →each: 7× Iron Bar, 1× Heavy Grinding Stone, 1× Green Dye (vendor)buy Plans: Green Iron Shoulders first: 90silver

160–185Craft ~45× Solid Sharpening Stoneearns 3gold73silver50copperafter selling for 4gold61silver70copper

recipe →each: 1× Solid Stone

185–190Craft ~10× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 1gold20silver30copperafter selling for 3gold33silver70copper

recipe →each: 10× Iron Bar, 2× Large Fang, 2× Sharp Clawneeds Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

190–219Craft ~38× Mithril Plate Pantscosts 1gold22silver74copperafter selling for 30gold60silver14copper

recipe →each: 12× Mithril Bar

219–235Craft ~17× Big Black Macecosts 1gold78silver33copperafter selling for 29gold39silver47copper

recipe →each: 16× Mithril Bar, 1× Black Pearl, 4× Shadowgem, 1× Solid Grinding Stone, 2× Thick Leather

235–260Craft ~45× Baleful Pauldronscosts 0copper

recipe →each:

260–270Craft ~74× Runed Mithril Hammercosts 29gold27silver44copperafter selling for 107gold40copper

recipe →each: 18× Mithril Bar, 2× Core of Earth, 1× Solid Grinding Stone, 4× Thick Leatherneeds Plans: Runed Mithril Hammer (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

270–275Craft ~7× Scarlet Soldier's Protectorscosts 56gold

recipe →each: 16× Thorium Barneeds Plans: Scarlet Soldier's Protectors (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

275–276Craft ~1× Thorium Helmcosts 11gold91silver28copperafter selling for 1gold3silver72copper

recipe →each: 24× Thorium Bar, 1× Star Ruby, 4× Yellow Power Crystalneeds Plans: Thorium Helm (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

276–278Craft ~4× Scarlet Soldier's Protectorscosts 32gold

recipe →each: 16× Thorium Bar

278–288Craft ~11× Radiant Bootscosts 146gold5silver69copperafter selling for 18gold6silver31copper

recipe →each: 14× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

288–291Craft ~3× Radiant Circletcosts 45gold64silver98copperafter selling for 5gold11silver2copper

recipe →each: 18× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Circlet (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

291–300Craft ~9× Radiant Leggingscosts 138gold48silver30copperafter selling for 22gold79silver70copper

recipe →each: 20× Thorium Bar, 4× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Leggings (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

588× Thorium Bar294gold

92× Heart of Fire182gold16silver

2,060× Mithril Bar143gold78silver80copper

330× Thick Leather18gold74silver40copper

91× Solid Grinding Stone18gold20silver

302× Iron Bar11gold92silver90copper

148× Core of Earth11gold69silver20copper

17× Black Pearl5gold10silver

68× Shadowgem1gold76silver12copper

25× Heavy Grinding Stone1gold29silver75copper

35× Bronze Bar1gold12silver

45× Solid Stone88silver20copper

29× Lesser Magic Essence83silver81copper

1× Star Ruby55silver

20× Large Fang50silver

29× Coarse Sharpening Stone43silver50copper

4× Yellow Power Crystal40silver

406× Rough Stone32silver48copper

28× Weak Fluxvendor28silver

25× Green Dyevendor25silver

14× Medium Leather9silver10copper

20× Sharp Claw9silver

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.