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Steps

1–23Craft ~23× Light Leathercosts 23copperafter selling for 5silver98copper

recipe →each: 3× Ruined Leather Scraps

23–47Craft ~32× Light Armor Kitcosts 4silver48copperafter selling for 4silver80copper

recipe →each: 1× Light Leather

47–63Craft ~17× Rugged Leather Pantscosts 85copperafter selling for 32silver30copper

recipe →each: 5× Light Leather, 5× Coarse Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Rugged Leather Pants first: 1silver98copper

63–65Craft ~2× Embossed Leather Glovescosts 6copperafter selling for 2silver8copper

recipe →each: 3× Light Leather, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor)

65–110Craft ~51× Fine Leather Bootsearns 6silver63copperafter selling for 1gold20silver36copper

recipe →each: 7× Light Leather, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Fine Leather Boots first: 1silver98copper

110–140Craft ~31× Hillman's Leather Bootsearns 59silver52copperafter selling for 3gold84silver40copper

recipe →each: 1× Cured Medium Hide, 6× Medium Leather, 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Hillman's Leather Boots first: 99silver

140–180Craft ~92× Raptor Hide Harnessearns 7gold39silver68copperafter selling for 28gold48silver32copper

recipe →each: 6× Raptor Hide, 4× Heavy Leather, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Raptor Hide Harness first: 2gold48silver

180–188Craft ~29× Dusky Leather Armorcosts 11silver31copperafter selling for 10gold90silver40copper

recipe →each: 10× Heavy Leather, 1× Shadow Oil, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)

188–194Craft ~9× Barbaric Harnesscosts 13silver50copperafter selling for 2gold56silver50copper

recipe →each: 14× Heavy Leather, 2× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Iron Buckle

194–200Craft ~7× Dusky Bootscosts 32silver90copperafter selling for 2gold96silver59copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Shadowcat Hide, 1× Shadow Oil, 2× Silken Threadbuy Pattern: Dusky Boots first: 2gold80silver

200–205Craft ~5× Skycaller's Leather Shoesearns 6silver20copperafter selling for 1gold84silver20copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Cured Medium Hide, 2× Elemental Waterbuy Pattern: Skycaller's Leather Shoes first: 1gold99silver

205–208Craft ~7× Dusky Bootscosts 32silver90copperafter selling for 2gold96silver59copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Shadowcat Hide, 1× Shadow Oil, 2× Silken Thread

208–210Craft ~2× Big Voodoo Robeearns 28silver32copperafter selling for 1gold99silver14copper

recipe →each: 10× Thick Leather, 4× Flask of Mojo, 1× Heavy Silken Threadneeds Pattern: Big Voodoo Robe (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

210–241Craft ~46× Nightscape Pantscosts 4gold53silver56copperafter selling for 40gold5silver68copper

recipe →each: 14× Thick Leather, 4× Silken Thread

241–255Craft ~14× Blue Suede Shoescosts 90silver30copperafter selling for 18gold48silver70copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Suede Shoes first: 39silver

255–260Craft ~5× Chimeric Leggingscosts 1gold99silver15copperafter selling for 8gold11silver65copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 8× Chimera Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Chimeric Leggings first: 1gold

260–293Craft ~41× Blue Suede Shoulderscosts 8gold70silver2copperafter selling for 57gold30silver98copper

recipe →each: 10× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 2× Blue Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Blue Suede Shoulders (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

293–299Craft ~7× Blue Suede Bracerscosts 4gold16silver92copperafter selling for 7gold6silver58copper

recipe →each: 10× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Suede Bracers first: 3gold

299–300Craft ~1× Blue Suede Hatcosts 72silver31copperafter selling for 1gold55silver69copper

recipe →each: 16× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 4× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Suede Hat first: 19gold99silver

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

648× Rugged Leather71gold28silver

664× Thick Leather36gold58silver64copper

68× Rune Threadvendor34gold

936× Heavy Leather17gold78silver40copper

552× Raptor Hide12gold25silver44copper

212× Silken Thread10gold49silver40copper

43× Shadow Oil7gold30silver57copper

40× Chimera Leather3gold20silver80copper

291× Fine Threadvendor2gold91silver

41× Cured Medium Hide1gold72silver20copper

186× Medium Leather1gold63silver68copper

480× Light Leather1gold39silver20copper

28× Shadowcat Hide69silver72copper

10× Elemental Water60silver

107× Blue Dyevendor53silver50copper

2× Heavy Silken Thread39silver50copper

8× Flask of Mojo21silver12copper

191× Coarse Threadvendor19silver10copper

9× Iron Buckle12silver60copper

69× Ruined Leather Scraps6silver21copper

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.