Level a profession

Steps

1–12Craft ~12× Elixir of Minor Forcecosts 11silver28copperafter selling for 3silver

recipe →each: 1× Silverleaf, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

12–20Craft ~8× Mana Wellcosts 9silver60copper

recipe →each: 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

20–25Craft ~12× Elixir of Minor Spiritcosts 39silver72copperafter selling for 3silver

recipe →each: 2× Earthroot, 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Elixir of Minor Spirit (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

25–32Craft ~8× Minor Mageblood Elixircosts 15silver44copperafter selling for 2silver

recipe →each: 2× Mageroyal, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Minor Mageblood Elixir (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

32–35Craft ~3× Minor Mender's Potioncosts 9silver51copperafter selling for 3copper

recipe →each: 2× Mageroyal, 1× Bruiseweed, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Minor Mender's Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

35–40Craft ~5× Minor Spellblasting Potioncosts 10silver90copperafter selling for 5copper

recipe →each: 1× Silverleaf, 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Minor Spellblasting Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

40–50Craft ~10× Elixir of Minor Defensecosts 21silver40copperafter selling for 50copper

recipe →each: 1× Silverleaf, 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

50–80Craft ~34× Minor Mana Potioncosts 63silver56copperafter selling for 10silver90copper

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

80–85Craft ~5× Rage Potioncosts 16silver35copperafter selling for 1silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Sharp Claw, 1× Briarthorn, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Rage Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

85–91Craft ~6× Lesser Spellblasting Potioncosts 17silver52copperafter selling for 1silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 2× Silverleaf, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Lesser Spellblasting Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

91–105Craft ~18× Rage Potioncosts 58silver86copperafter selling for 5silver40copper

recipe →each: 1× Sharp Claw, 1× Briarthorn, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

105–123Craft ~19× Elixir of Wisdomcosts 80silver37copperafter selling for 32silver30copper

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 2× Briarthorn, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

123–126Craft ~3× Lesser Arcane Elixircosts 15silver90copperafter selling for 1silver50copper

recipe →each: 4× Kingsblood, 1× Leaded Vial (vendor)

126–130Craft ~5× Elixir of Wisdomcosts 21silver15copperafter selling for 8silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 2× Briarthorn, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

130–160Craft ~34× Lesser Mana Potioncosts 94silver86copperafter selling for 10silver20copper

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 1× Stranglekelp, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

160–165Craft ~5× Elixir of Ogre Strengthcosts 19silver65copperafter selling for 1silver

recipe →each: 1× Earthroot, 1× Kingsblood, 1× Leaded Vial (vendor)

165–220Craft ~187× Mana Potioncosts 6gold6silver55copperafter selling for 3gold40copper

recipe →each: 1× Stranglekelp, 1× Kingsblood, 1× Leaded Vial (vendor)

Skill 220–235: 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).

235–260Craft ~45× Stonescale Oilcosts 67silver50copperafter selling for 1gold12silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Stonescale Eel, 1× Leaded Vial (vendor)

Skill 260–300: 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).

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

240× Leaded Vialvendor4gold80silver

221× Stranglekelp4gold19silver90copper

204× Kingsblood1gold93silver80copper

71× Briarthorn1gold68silver27copper

120× Mageroyal1gold18silver80copper

45× Stonescale Eel90silver

69× Peacebloom69silver

39× Silverleaf38silver61copper

179× Empty Vialvendor35silver80copper

29× Earthroot34silver22copper

23× Sharp Claw23silver

3× Bruiseweed3silver

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.