Level a profession

Cheapest path with TW · PvP · Horde prices ·

Profession
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Materials501gold91silver70copper
Sell back172gold9silver65copper
Net cost329gold82silver5copper

Steps

1–65Craft ~175× Linen Bagearns 14silverafter selling for 3gold50silver
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor)
65–76Craft ~16× Blue Linen Vestcosts 9silver76copperafter selling for 25silver76copper
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)
76–85Craft ~13× Blue Linen Robecosts 12silver9copperafter selling for 31silver59copper
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)
85–95Craft ~18× Red Linen Bagcosts 18silver18copperafter selling for 47silver70copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Red Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Linen Bag first: 9silver80copper
95–119Craft ~35× Bolt of Silk Clothearns 60silver90copperafter selling for 3gold32silver50copper
recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth
119–125Craft ~8× Red Woolen Bagearns 31silver68copperafter selling for 1gold67silver20copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 1× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Woolen Bag first: 14silver88copper
125–127Craft ~3× Gloves of Meditationcosts 40silver86copperafter selling for 18silver30copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 3× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Elixir of Wisdom
127–131Craft ~4× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 50silverafter selling for 38silver
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)
131–147Craft ~17× Bolt of Mageweavecosts 2gold49silver90copperafter selling for 2gold12silver50copper
recipe →each: 5× Mageweave Cloth
147–157Craft ~11× Earthen Vestcosts 2gold31silver44copperafter selling for 2gold96silver56copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Elemental Earth, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)
157–165Craft ~8× Crimson Silk Vestcosts 1gold79silver84copperafter selling for 1gold64silver16copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Fine Thread (vendor)
165–191Craft ~31× Crimson Silk Pantaloonscosts 6gold41silver70copperafter selling for 7gold53silver30copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 2× Silken Thread
191–193Craft ~3× Earthen Silk Cuffscosts 1gold5silver63copperafter selling for 68silver37copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Elemental Earth, 1× Silken Threadbuy Pattern: Earthen Silk Cuffs first: 1gold15silver
193–195Craft ~2× Crimson Silk Beltcosts 92silver
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Iron Buckle, 2× Red Dye (vendor), 1× Silken Thread
195–214Craft ~22× Bolt of Runeclothcosts 1gold75silver56copperafter selling for 8gold14silver44copper
recipe →each: 5× Runecloth
214–223Craft ~17× Long Silken Cloakcosts 8gold33silver
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread
223–230Craft ~8× Runecloth Beltcosts 9gold50silver32copperafter selling for 4gold8silver96copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Runecloth, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)
230–259Craft ~34× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 44gold98silver88copperafter selling for 33gold3silver44copper
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)
259–270Craft ~12× Runecloth Headbandcosts 29gold55silver36copperafter selling for 13gold62silver96copper
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)
270–288Craft ~27× Wizardweave Robecosts 77gold97silver33copperafter selling for 43gold45silver11copper
recipe →each: 8× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Dream Dust, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Wizardweave Robe (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
288–300Craft ~35× Wizardweave Turbancosts 141gold7silver10copperafter selling for 44gold68silver80copper
recipe →each: 6× Bolt of Runecloth, 4× Dream Dust, 1× Star Ruby, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Wizardweave Turban (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

634× Bolt of Runecloth253gold40silver98copper
194× Dream Dust77gold56silver12copper
116× Rune Threadvendor58gold
285× Bolt of Silk Cloth28gold50silver
35× Star Ruby28gold35silver
24× Ironweb Spider Silk17gold99silver76copper
110× Runecloth9gold90silver
68× Gold Bar6gold66silver40copper
85× Mageweave Cloth4gold62silver40copper
697× Bolt of Linen Cloth3gold76silver38copper
140× Silk Cloth2gold71silver60copper
14× Elemental Earth2gold24silver
44× Bolt of Woolen Cloth1gold69silver84copper
84× Silken Thread1gold68silver
17× Mana Potion1gold19silver
77× Fine Threadvendor77silver
567× Coarse Threadvendor56silver70copper
108× Red Dyevendor54silver
50× Blue Dyevendor25silver
2× Iron Buckle6silver
3× Elixir of Wisdom3silver84copper

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.