Level a profession

Cheapest path with US · RP I · Horde prices ·

Profession
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Materials432gold92silver5copper
Sell back186gold81silver60copper
Net cost246gold10silver45copper

Steps

1–26Craft ~25× Bolt of Linen Clothearns 12silver75copperafter selling for 13silver25copper
recipe →each: 2× Linen Cloth
26–65Craft ~150× Linen Bagearns 3silverafter selling for 3gold
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor)
65–66Craft ~2× Linen Beltcosts 88copperafter selling for 44copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor)
66–76Craft ~15× Blue Linen Vestearns 2silver35copperafter selling for 36silver55copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Linen Vest first: 4silver
76–83Craft ~10× Blue Linen Robeearns 3silver60copperafter selling for 38silver
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor), 2× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Linen Robe first: 5silver70copper
83–95Craft ~21× Red Linen Bagearns 1silver26copperafter selling for 79silver80copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Red Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Linen Bag first: 6silver90copper
95–120Craft ~45× Bolt of Silk Clothearns 1gold79silver10copperafter selling for 3gold59silver10copper
recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth
120–130Craft ~10× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 74silverafter selling for 1gold14silver
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)
130–148Craft ~19× Bolt of Mageweaveearns 60silver42copperafter selling for 4gold40silver42copper
recipe →each: 5× Mageweave Cloth
148–149Craft ~2× Small Silk Packcosts 9silver32copperafter selling for 55silver8copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor)
149–164Craft ~16× Green Silk Packearns 5gold33silver44copperafter selling for 12gold31silver4copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 3× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Green Dye (vendor)needs Pattern: Green Silk Pack (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
164–171Craft ~7× Long Silken Cloakcosts 29silver75copperafter selling for 2gold52silver70copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
171–180Craft ~9× Black Mageweave Leggingsearns 24silver30copperafter selling for 5gold98silver50copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
180–190Craft ~12× White Bandit Maskcosts 1gold16silver76copperafter selling for 4gold19silver4copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Mageweave, 1× Bleach (vendor), 1× Heavy Silken Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: White Bandit Mask first: 2gold
190–204Craft ~24× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 1gold89silver72copperafter selling for 13gold41silver48copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
204–217Craft ~16× Long Silken Cloakcosts 6gold45silver60copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
217–233Craft ~20× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 12gold76silver
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
233–261Craft ~35× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 38gold29silver70copperafter selling for 34gold60copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Brightcloth Cloak (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
261–286Craft ~32× Wizardweave Robecosts 73gold29silver60copperafter selling for 51gold49silver76copper
recipe →each: 8× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Dream Dust, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Wizardweave Robe (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
286–300Craft ~38× Wizardweave Turbancosts 117gold12silver74copperafter selling for 48gold51silver84copper
recipe →each: 6× Bolt of Runecloth, 4× Dream Dust, 1× Star Ruby, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Wizardweave Turban (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)

Shopping list

624× Bolt of Runecloth218gold40silver
216× Dream Dust64gold77silver84copper
105× Rune Threadvendor52gold50silver
118× Bolt of Mageweave28gold79silver20copper
38× Star Ruby21gold26silver10copper
182× Bolt of Silk Cloth15gold28silver80copper
182× Silken Threadvendor9gold10silver
70× Gold Bar5gold80silver30copper
95× Mageweave Cloth3gold80silver
621× Bolt of Linen Cloth3gold47silver76copper
12× Heavy Silken Threadvendor2gold40silver
180× Silk Cloth1gold80silver
52× Heavy Leather1gold4silver
85× Fine Threadvendor85silver
487× Coarse Threadvendor48silver70copper
23× Mana Potion40silver25copper
55× Blue Dyevendor27silver50copper
16× Green Dyevendor16silver
21× Red Dyevendor10silver50copper
12× Bleachvendor3silver
50× Linen Cloth50copper

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.