Level a profession

Steps

1–15Craft ~21× Elixir of Minor Forcecosts 1silver68copperafter selling for 5silver25copper

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

15–20Craft ~5× Mana Wellcosts 1silver10copperafter selling for 1silver90copper

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

20–25Craft ~12× Elixir of Minor Spiritearns 5silver4copperafter selling for 19silver92copper

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)

25–33Craft ~9× Minor Mageblood Elixirearns 23silver58copperafter selling for 34silver20copper

recipe →each: 2× Mageroyal, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)buy Recipe: Minor Mageblood Elixir first: 20silver

33–35Craft ~2× Minor Mender's Potioncosts 3silver82copperafter selling for 2copper

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 10copperafter selling for 3silver55copper

recipe →each: 1× Silverleaf, 1× Peacebloom, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)buy Recipe: Minor Spellblasting Potion first: 30silver

40–71Craft ~36× Elixir of Minor Strengthearns 10silver8copperafter selling for 33silver48copper

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

71–85Craft ~15× Blackmouth Oilearns 3silverafter selling for 15silver60copper

recipe →each: 2× Oily Blackmouth, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

85–92Craft ~8× Lesser Spellblasting Potioncosts 5silver60copperafter selling for 2silver

recipe →each: 1× Mageroyal, 2× Silverleaf, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)buy Recipe: Lesser Spellblasting Potion first: 66silver99copper

92–135Craft ~47× Elixir of Giant Growthearns 3gold49silver21copperafter selling for 4gold37silver10copper

recipe →each: 1× Deviate Fish, 1× Earthroot, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)buy Recipe: Elixir of Giant Growth first: 1gold97silver

135–160Craft ~29× Fire Oilearns 30silver74copperafter selling for 56silver84copper

recipe →each: 2× Firefin Snapper, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

160–202Craft ~59× Greater Discolored Healing Potionearns 3gold37silver57copperafter selling for 4gold86silver25copper

recipe →each: 1× Leaded Vial, 1× Kingsblood, 1× Murloc Eye

202–209Craft ~9× Troll's Blood Elixirearns 12silver24copperafter selling for 54silver27copper

recipe →each: 1× Liferoot, 1× Bruiseweed, 1× Leaded Vialbuy Recipe: Troll's Blood Elixir first: 58silver99copper

209–235Craft ~34× Elixir of Defensecosts 14silver62copperafter selling for 2gold9silver78copper

recipe →each: 1× Wild Steelbloom, 1× Goldthorn, 1× Leaded Vial

235–260Craft ~45× Stonescale Oilearns 5gold67silverafter selling for 8gold28silver

recipe →each: 1× Stonescale Eel, 1× Leaded Vial

260–261Craft ~4× Lesser Stoneshield Potioncosts 21silver60copperafter selling for 36silver80copper

recipe →each: 1× Mithril Ore, 1× Goldthorn, 1× Leaded Vialbuy Recipe: Lesser Stoneshield Potion first: 38silver95copper

261–270Craft ~13× Draught of Dream Visioncosts 4gold96silver60copperafter selling for 78silver

recipe →each: 3× Purple Lotus, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)buy Recipe: Draught of Dream Vision first: 4gold38silver

270–285Craft ~15× Elixir of the Sagescosts 9gold7silver50copperafter selling for 1gold87silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Dreamfoil, 2× Plaguebloom, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Elixir of the Sages (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

285–290Craft ~5× Greater Arcane Elixircosts 2gold67silver50copperafter selling for 37silver50copper

recipe →each: 3× Dreamfoil, 1× Mountain Silversage, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Greater Arcane Elixir (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

290–300Craft ~10× Greater Frost Protection Potioncosts 3gold19silverafter selling for 75silver

recipe →each: 1× Elemental Water, 1× Dreamfoil, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Greater Frost Protection Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

Copy for Auctionator

43× Crystal Vialvendor10gold75silver

30× Plaguebloom6gold

40× Dreamfoil3gold20silver

39× Purple Lotus2gold49silver60copper

151× Leaded Vial2gold41silver60copper

45× Stonescale Eel1gold89silver

38× Goldthorn1gold52silver

10× Elemental Water64silver

47× Deviate Fish63silver45copper

5× Mountain Silversage60silver

59× Kingsblood44silver25copper

189× Empty Vialvendor37silver80copper

4× Mithril Ore36silver

107× Earthroot34silver24copper

34× Wild Steelbloom34silver

9× Liferoot20silver97copper

58× Firefin Snapper20silver30copper

30× Mageroyal14silver70copper

78× Silverleaf10silver14copper

59× Murloc Eye10silver3copper

30× Oily Blackmouth9silver60copper

22× Peacebloom8silver80copper

11× Bruiseweed8silver14copper

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.