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WoW Forever Blacksmithing Guide: How Do I Start?
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Learn Blacksmithing from a trainer in a capital or many smaller towns, buy a Blacksmith Hammer, and take Mining as your second profession, because you'll live on bars and stones. You forge weapons, mail and plate, plus sharpening stones and weightstones. In WoW Forever you also get new plans and camp items: a Sharpening Wheel early, then a portable Anvil and a Master Forge.
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How do I start Blacksmithing?
- Visit a Blacksmithing trainer. They're in the capitals and in many smaller towns.
- Get a Blacksmith Hammer. You need it in your bags to forge.
- Find an Anvil. Most plans need one. Sharpening stones and weightstones don't.
- Feed it from Mining. Your first plans use Copper Bars and Rough Stone, and later ones need finer bars, gems and flux.
Higher ranks come from trainers as you climb. Blacksmithing is a primary profession, so it takes one of your two slots.
What does a Blacksmith make?
- Weapons, from swords and axes to maces.
- Mail and plate armor for Warriors, Paladins, Hunters and Shamans.
- Sharpening stones and weightstones, quick weapon boosts you can sell or use.
- Handy extras like rods for Enchanters.
Many items are Bind on Equip, so you can sell them on the Auction House too.
What's new for Blacksmithing in WoW Forever?
WoW Forever adds over 600 new recipes across professions, and Blacksmithing got its share:
- New plans come from vendors, dungeon and raid drops and trainers. warcraft.wiki.gg lists new sets like Hard Gold, Shining Mithril and Skyforged pieces.
- Gear for hybrids: early plans like Glowing and Strange Copper Boots target hybrid classes.
- Vendor recipes for Merchant's Favor, a new currency you earn by filling crates found in the world and turning them in at the Azeroth Commerce Authority (Alliance, Redridge Mountains) or Durotar Supply and Logistics (Horde, the Barrens).
- A new crafting window: search, filter and track recipes, with "Create All".
What can I build at a campfire?
Each profession makes three camp items. Blizzard says the first is learned around skill 20 from a trainer, and better ones come from Blueprints that drop from dungeon bosses.
| Camp item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Sharpening Wheel | A buff for fighters; guides compare it to Strength of Earth Totem (it doesn't stack with it) |
| Anvil | Forge at any camp; the blueprint drops from Gilnid in The Deadmines |
| Master Forge | A workstation needed for some advanced plans |
A campfire comes from Cooking. Sit by it with friends for an hour of buffs. WoW Forever Cooking Guide.
Does Blacksmithing have specializations?
In the original game, Blacksmiths chose Armorsmith or Weaponsmith. Warcraft Tavern says it couldn't yet confirm how that works in WoW Forever, so treat older guides with care.
Can Willo help?
Mining and forging means a lot of bars. Say "Write down that I need twenty copper bars" and it goes in my Notes tab. Set a goal like "I want to max Blacksmithing" and I'll keep you on track (goals come with Hero and up). Wondering what else goes with it? Best profession pairs.
FAQ
What profession goes with Blacksmithing in WoW Forever?
Mining. It supplies the bars and stones Blacksmithing uses.
What do I need to start Blacksmithing?
A Blacksmithing trainer, a Blacksmith Hammer, an Anvil for most plans, and Copper Bars and Rough Stone from Mining.
What camp items do Blacksmiths make in WoW Forever?
A Sharpening Wheel, a portable Anvil and a Master Forge. The Anvil and Master Forge come from blueprints.
Is Blacksmithing good for Warriors and Paladins?
Yes. Blacksmiths make mail and plate armor, weapons and sharpening stones, which plate wearers use.