Level a profession

Steps

1–37Craft ~37× Light Armor Kitcosts 3silver70copperafter selling for 5silver55copper

recipe →each: 1× Light Leather

37–65Craft ~29× Rugged Leather Pantscosts 3silver77copperafter selling for 46silver98copper

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

65–124Craft ~120× Fine Leather Bootscosts 0copperafter selling for 2gold34silver

recipe →each: 7× Light Leather, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Fine Leather Boots first: 16silver99copper

124–140Craft ~17× Hillman's Leather Bootscosts 2silver89copperafter selling for 2gold10silver80copper

recipe →each: 1× Cured Medium Hide, 6× Medium Leather, 1× Fine Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Hillman's Leather Boots first: 1gold8silver

140–180Craft ~92× Raptor Hide Harnessearns 9gold1silver60copperafter selling for 28gold48silver32copper

recipe →each: 6× Raptor Hide, 4× Heavy Leather, 2× Fine Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Raptor Hide Harness (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

180–187Craft ~8× Barbaric Harnesscosts 67silver84copperafter selling for 2gold19silver4copper

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

187–200Craft ~13× Nightscape Headbandcosts 1gold18silver4copperafter selling for 3gold79silver86copper

recipe →each: 5× Thick Leather, 2× Silken Thread (vendor)

200–205Craft ~5× Skycaller's Mail Bootscosts 37silver15copperafter selling for 2gold19silver35copper

recipe →each: 8× Heavy Leather, 2× Cured Medium Hide, 2× Elemental Waterneeds Pattern: Skycaller's Mail Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

205–208Craft ~5× Nightscape Headbandcosts 45silver40copperafter selling for 1gold46silver10copper

recipe →each: 5× Thick Leather, 2× Silken Thread (vendor)

208–210Craft ~2× Big Voodoo Robecosts 28silver98copperafter selling for 1gold45silver50copper

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

210–242Craft ~51× Nightscape Pantscosts 6gold20silver16copperafter selling for 44gold41silver8copper

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

242–256Craft ~14× Blue Suede Shoescosts 9gold77silver90copperafter selling for 13gold53silver10copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Blue Suede Shoes (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

256–260Craft ~4× Tooled Leather Bootscosts 2gold86silver32copperafter selling for 4gold17silver68copper

recipe →each: 8× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor), 1× Orange Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Tooled Leather Boots (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

260–289Craft ~32× Blue Suede Shoulderscosts 17gold99silver4copperafter selling for 44gold72silver96copper

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)

289–300Craft ~12× Blue Suede Bracerscosts 11gold34silver72copperafter selling for 12gold11silver28copper

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

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Copy for Auctionator

584× Rugged Leather84gold68silver

824× Thick Leather46gold63silver84copper

62× Rune Threadvendor31gold

240× Silken Threadvendor12gold

552× Raptor Hide11gold4silver

520× Heavy Leather9gold30silver80copper

1,022× Light Leather2gold55silver50copper

217× Fine Threadvendor2gold17silver

27× Cured Medium Hide2gold2silver23copper

10× Elemental Water1gold10silver

8× Iron Buckle70silver40copper

102× Medium Leather69silver36copper

90× Blue Dyevendor45silver

2× Heavy Silken Threadvendor40silver

4× Orange Dyevendor40silver

385× Coarse Threadvendor38silver50copper

8× Flask of Mojo21silver28copper

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.