Level a profession

Cheapest path with US · RP II · Horde prices ·

Profession
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Materials357gold23silver35copper
Sell back167gold93silver72copper
Net cost189gold29silver63copper

Steps

1–65Craft ~175× Linen Bagearns 8silver75copperafter selling for 3gold50silver
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3× Coarse Thread (vendor)
65–76Craft ~16× Blue Linen Vestcosts 10silver24copperafter selling for 25silver76copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Coarse Thread (vendor), 1× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Linen Vest first: 35silver
76–84Craft ~12× Blue Linen Robeearns 21silver6copperafter selling for 61silver86copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 2× Coarse Thread (vendor), 2× Blue Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Blue Linen Robe first: 23silver
84–95Craft ~19× Red Linen Bagearns 6silver27copperafter selling for 76silver57copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Linen Cloth, 1× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Red Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Red Linen Bag first: 3silver50copper
95–119Craft ~35× Bolt of Silk Clothearns 25silver90copperafter selling for 2gold98silver90copper
recipe →each: 4× Silk Cloth
119–130Craft ~11× Azure Silk Hoodcosts 1gold5silver5copperafter selling for 1gold14silver95copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Blue Dye (vendor), 1× Fine Thread (vendor)
130–147Craft ~18× Bolt of Mageweavecosts 13silver50copperafter selling for 4gold27silver50copper
recipe →each: 5× Mageweave Cloth
147–150Craft ~4× Small Silk Packcosts 47silver20copperafter selling for 91silver20copper
recipe →each: 3× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor)
150–163Craft ~14× Green Silk Packearns 2gold74silver40copperafter selling for 9gold31silver
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 3× Heavy Leather, 3× Fine Thread (vendor), 1× Green Dye (vendor)buy Pattern: Green Silk Pack first: 2gold99silver
163–170Craft ~7× Long Silken Cloakcosts 1gold28silver3copperafter selling for 1gold74silver72copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
170–180Craft ~10× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 1gold66silver80copperafter selling for 4gold83silver20copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
180–190Craft ~12× White Bandit Maskcosts 1gold23silver96copperafter selling for 4gold19silver4copper
recipe →each: 1× Bolt of Mageweave, 1× Bleach (vendor), 1× Heavy Silken Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: White Bandit Mask first: 1gold25silver
190–195Craft ~7× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 1gold16silver76copperafter selling for 3gold38silver24copper
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
195–214Craft ~22× Bolt of Runeclothcosts 88silverafter selling for 6gold27silver
recipe →each: 5× Runecloth
214–216Craft ~3× Long Silken Cloakcosts 1gold29silver75copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Silk Cloth, 1× Mana Potion, 1× Silken Thread (vendor)
216–230Craft ~16× Black Mageweave Leggingscosts 10gold40silver
recipe →each: 2× Bolt of Mageweave, 3× Silken Thread (vendor)
230–252Craft ~23× Brightcloth Cloakcosts 21gold10silver2copperafter selling for 22gold34silver68copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Gold Bar, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Brightcloth Cloak first: 61silver
252–285Craft ~45× Runecloth Headbandcosts 52gold38silverafter selling for 51gold11silver10copper
recipe →each: 4× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Ironweb Spider Silk, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)needs Pattern: Runecloth Headband (not on the AH right now: from a vendor or drop)
285–300Craft ~40× Runecloth Shoulderscosts 90gold51silver20copperafter selling for 50gold28silver
recipe →each: 7× Bolt of Runecloth, 2× Ironweb Spider Silk, 4× Rugged Leather, 1× Rune Thread (vendor)buy Pattern: Runecloth Shoulders first: 3gold51silver

Shopping list

552× Bolt of Runecloth165gold60silver
108× Rune Threadvendor54gold
170× Ironweb Spider Silk50gold98silver30copper
78× Bolt of Mageweave19gold50silver
160× Rugged Leather12gold80silver
130× Bolt of Silk Cloth11gold70silver
110× Runecloth7gold15silver
109× Silken Threadvendor5gold45silver
90× Mageweave Cloth4gold41silver
46× Gold Bar4gold34silver70copper
697× Bolt of Linen Cloth3gold83silver35copper
140× Silk Cloth2gold73silver
12× Heavy Silken Threadvendor2gold40silver
50× Heavy Leather1gold15silver
84× Fine Threadvendor84silver
565× Coarse Threadvendor56silver50copper
62× Blue Dyevendor31silver
10× Mana Potion22silver50copper
14× Green Dyevendor14silver
19× Red Dyevendor9silver50copper
12× Bleachvendor3silver

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.