Level a profession

Steps

1–13Craft ~13× Elixir of Minor Forcecosts 9silver10copperafter selling for 3silver25copper

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

13–20Craft ~7× Mana Wellcosts 8silver40copper

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

20–25Craft ~12× Elixir of Minor Spiritcosts 35silver40copperafter selling for 3silver

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 Elixircosts 17silver37copperafter selling for 2silver25copper

recipe →each: 2× Mageroyal, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Minor Mageblood Elixir (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

33–35Craft ~2× Minor Mender's Potioncosts 9silver44copperafter 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)

35–58Craft ~24× Cerulean Dyecosts 34silver80copperafter selling for 18silver

recipe →each: 2× Frilled Lichen, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)

58–65Craft ~7× Elixir of Minor Agilitycosts 12silver60copperafter selling for 1silver5copper

recipe →each: 1× Swiftthistle, 1× Silverleaf, 1× Empty Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

65–91Craft ~31× Blackmouth Oilcosts 14silver30copperafter selling for 13silver60copper

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

91–135Craft ~48× Elixir of Giant Growthcosts 84silverafter selling for 45silver60copper

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

135–168Craft ~57× Fire Oilcosts 88silver92copperafter selling for 13silver68copper

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

168–180Craft ~13× Greater Discolored Healing Potioncosts 1gold44silver95copperafter selling for 16silver25copper

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

180–231Craft ~78× Troll's Blood Elixircosts 8gold97silverafter selling for 81silver90copper

recipe →each: 1× Liferoot, 1× Bruiseweed, 1× Leaded Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Troll's Blood Elixir (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

231–235Craft ~5× Superior Discolored Healing Potioncosts 2gold45silverafter selling for 12silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Crystal Vial (vendor), 1× Sungrass, 1× Murloc Eye

235–260Craft ~45× Stonescale Oilcosts 18silverafter selling for 1gold12silver50copper

recipe →each: 1× Stonescale Eel, 1× Leaded Vial (vendor)

260–269Craft ~14× Elixir of Greater Intellectcosts 12gold60silverafter selling for 1gold40silver

recipe →each: 1× Blindweed, 1× Khadgar's Whisker, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)

269–300Craft ~45× Superior Mana Potioncosts 76gold95silverafter selling for 1gold80silver

recipe →each: 2× Sungrass, 2× Blindweed, 1× Crystal Vial (vendor)needs Recipe: Superior Mana Potion (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

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104× Blindweed52gold

95× Sungrass23gold75silver

64× Crystal Vialvendor16gold

78× Liferoot6gold24silver

14× Khadgar's Whisker3gold50silver

136× Leaded Vialvendor2gold72silver

80× Bruiseweed2gold4silver

13× Kingsblood1gold15silver70copper

114× Firefin Snapper91silver20copper

72× Earthroot72silver

48× Deviate Fish72silver

48× Frilled Lichen48silver

210× Empty Vialvendor42silver

45× Stonescale Eel40silver50copper

18× Murloc Eye27silver

22× Mageroyal21silver78copper

62× Oily Blackmouth21silver70copper

19× Peacebloom19silver

20× Silverleaf15silver

7× Swiftthistle7silver

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.