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Steps

1–36Craft ~44× Rough Sharpening Stoneearns 22silver84copperafter selling for 25silver92copper

recipe →each: 1× Rough Stone

36–85Craft ~181× Rough Grinding Stonecosts 7silver24copperafter selling for 18silver10copper

recipe →each: 2× Rough Stone

85–108Craft ~26× Heavy Sharpening Stoneearns 38silver74copperafter selling for 1gold36silver76copper

recipe →each: 1× Heavy Stone

108–110Craft ~4× Blackfathom Sharpening Stonecosts 16silver88copperafter selling for 5silver

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

110–129Craft ~22× Iron Buckleearns 1gold4silver66copperafter selling for 2gold25silver44copper

recipe →each: 1× Iron Bar

129–141Craft ~19× Bronze Shortswordcosts 2gold28silverafter selling for 2gold15silver84copper

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

141–150Craft ~9× Green Iron Shoulderscosts 2gold29silver50copperafter selling for 2gold31silver39copper

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

150–160Craft ~10× Green Iron Bracersearns 60silver10copperafter selling for 3gold99silver50copper

recipe →each: 6× Iron Bar, 1× Green Dye (vendor)

160–185Craft ~45× Solid Sharpening Stoneearns 10gold52silver55copperafter selling for 11gold47silver5copper

recipe →each: 1× Solid Stone

185–194Craft ~22× Barbaric Iron Helmcosts 5gold46silver26copperafter selling for 7gold34silver14copper

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)

194–198Craft ~5× Golden Scale Leggingscosts 5gold7silver40copper

recipe →each: 10× Iron Bar, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Heavy Grinding Stone

198–205Craft ~8× Heavy Mithril Gauntletcosts 8gold90silver40copperafter selling for 1gold98silver8copper

recipe →each: 6× Mithril Bar, 4× Mageweave Cloth

205–215Craft ~10× Mithril Plate Glovescosts 14gold2silver30copperafter selling for 4gold44silver70copper

recipe →each: 8× Mithril Bar, 6× Heavy Leather, 4× Mageweave Cloth

215–234Craft ~22× Dense Sharpening Stonecosts 1gold60silver18copperafter selling for 13gold79silver82copper

recipe →each: 1× Dense Stone

234–235Craft ~2× Mithril Coifcosts 2gold86silver98copperafter selling for 1gold59silver10copper

recipe →each: 10× Mithril Bar, 6× Mageweave Cloth

235–260Craft ~45× Baleful Pauldronscosts 0copper

recipe →each:

260–263Craft ~5× Radiant Beltcosts 50gold70silver15copperafter selling for 3gold79silver75copper

recipe →each: 10× Thorium Bar, 2× Heart of Fireneeds Plans: Radiant Belt (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

263–265Craft ~3× Scarlet Soldier's Protectorscosts 45gold60silver

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

265–290Craft ~26× Radiant Bootscosts 375gold89silver50copperafter selling for 42gold69silver46copper

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

290–292Craft ~3× Radiant Circletcosts 54gold58silver86copperafter 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)

292–300Craft ~8× Radiant Leggingscosts 154gold13silver28copperafter selling for 20gold26silver40copper

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

676× Thorium Bar642gold20silver

158× Heart of Fire110gold58silver42copper

148× Mithril Bar28gold4silver60copper

415× Iron Bar22gold78silver35copper

22× Dense Stone15gold40silver

84× Mageweave Cloth4gold69silver56copper

95× Bronze Bar3gold42silver

10× Gold Bar1gold74silver

14× Heavy Grinding Stone1gold64silver92copper

60× Heavy Leather1gold7silver40copper

26× Heavy Stone98silver2copper

45× Solid Stone94silver50copper

76× Weak Fluxvendor76silver

44× Large Fang44silver

44× Sharp Claw28silver60copper

406× Rough Stone28silver42copper

38× Medium Leather25silver84copper

19× Green Dyevendor19silver

4× Coarse Sharpening Stone12silver

4× Lesser Magic Essence9silver88copper

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.