In the world of World of Warcraft Classic, Blacksmithing is a profession that turns raw ore into gear, weapons, and armor. This guide covers the essential recipes for the TBC (The Burning Crusade) expansion, focusing on the most useful and commonly sought-after items. Whether you’re leveling the profession or aiming for the best pre-raid gear, these recipes will help you make the most of your smithing.
Ingredients
- Fel Iron Bar x20 (for leveling and basic items)
- Adamantite Bar x30 (for mid-tier gear)
- Khorium Bar x5 (for high-end items)
- Primal Fire x10 (for fire-based weapons)
- Primal Water x10 (for water-based gear)
- Primal Earth x10 (for earth-based items)
- Primal Mana x10 (for mana-infused gear)
- Primal Shadow x5 (for shadow-resistant gear)
- Netherweave Cloth x20 (for hilts and handles)
- Heavy Knothide Leather x10 (for grips and straps)
- Frost Oil x2 (for frost enchants)
- Elemental Flux x5 (for smelting and refining)
Instructions
- Smelt your ores: Visit a forge and smelt Fel Iron Ore into Fel Iron Bars (1 ore = 1 bar). Do the same for Adamantite Ore and Khorium Ore. You’ll need at least 60 Fel Iron Bars and 80 Adamantite Bars to cover all recipes.
- Level to 300 Blacksmithing: If you’re not already at 300, craft Fel Iron Plate and Fel Iron Chain Coifs until you reach 300. This will consume about 40 Fel Iron Bars.
- Craft the Fel Iron Plate Set: At 300, make the Fel Iron Plate Chest and Legs. These are solid questing pieces and will also level you to about 310.
- Move to Adamantite: At 310, start crafting Adamantite Plate and Adamantite Breastplate. These will push you to 340. Use the Adamantite Bars you’ve smelted.
- Create the Adamantite Weapon Smithing items: At 340, you can make the Adamantite Maul and Adamantite Cleaver. These are excellent for leveling and selling. Craft them until you reach 350.
- Specialize: At 350, choose your specialty: Armorsmith, Weaponsmith, or Hammersmith. This determines your end-game recipes. For this guide, we’ll focus on the most popular: the Adamantite Battlegear (Armorsmith) and the Dragonstrike (Hammersmith).
- Craft the Adamantite Battlegear: For Armorsmiths, the Adamantite Battlegear (chest, legs, helm) requires Primal Fire, Earth, and Mana. These pieces are pre-raid best for many plate DPS and tank specs.
- Forge the Dragonstrike: If you chose Hammersmith, the Dragonstrike is a powerful one-hand mace. It requires Khorium Bars, Primal Fire, and Primal Shadow. This weapon is highly sought after for its proc.
- Finish with the Khorium set: At 365, you can craft the Khorium Champion or Khorium Warblade. These are excellent weapons for raiding and require Khorium Bars and Primal Motes.
- Use Elemental Flux: Always keep Elemental Flux on hand; it’s used in many high-level recipes to combine bars and primal elements.
Tips
- Leveling efficiency: Don’t skip the Fel Iron stage. It’s cheaper than Adamantite and gets you to 300 quickly. Use a guide to plan your crafting to avoid wasting bars.
- Specialization choice: Armorsmith is generally easier to fill groups with, but Weaponsmith (especially Hammersmith) can earn more gold from raid weapons. Choose based on your server’s economy.
- Primal farming: Primal elements are best farmed from elemental mobs in Outland, like Fire Elementals in Shadowmoon Valley or Water Elementals in Nagrand. Consider using a gathering profession to supplement.
- Common mistake: Don’t craft the wrong specialty item. If you’re an Armorsmith, you cannot use the Dragonstrike. Double-check your chosen path before spending rare materials.
Serving Suggestions
These crafted items are best used as:
- Pre-raid gear: The Adamantite Battlegear is excellent for entering Karazhan or Gruul’s Lair.
- Leveling gear: The Fel Iron and early Adamantite pieces are great for questing in Outland.
- Trade goods: Sell the weapons and armor on the Auction House for a steady income.
Variations
- Weaponsmith (Swordsmith): Instead of the Dragonstrike, you can craft the Blade of the Unmaker or Khorium Warblade, which are excellent swords.
- Armorsmith (Plate): The Adamantite Plate set is more defensive, with bonus stamina and defense rating, ideal for tanks.
- Hammersmith (Maces): The Dragonstrike is the top mace, but you can also craft the Stormherald for a two-hand option.
- Alternative materials: If Primal Fire is scarce, you can substitute Primal Water for some recipes that require Earth or Shadow, but not all. Check each recipe.
Storage and Reheating
In-game, crafted items are permanent and do not degrade. Store them in your bank or Void Storage if you don’t need them immediately. For materials, keep them in your bags or bank; they don’t expire. If you’re saving for a later recipe, consider using a guild bank or alt character to organize. There’s no ‘reheating’ in the game, but you can always disenchant unwanted gear for enchanting materials, or sell it to a vendor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What’s the fastest way to level Blacksmithing from 300 to 375?
A: The fastest way is to use a guide and craft the most efficient recipes, usually Fel Iron Plate to 310, then Adamantite items to 350, and finally Khorium or high-end recipes to 375. This minimizes wasted materials.
Q: Can I change my Blacksmithing specialty later?
A: Yes, you can. Visit the Blacksmithing trainer in Shattrath City and pay a fee to respec. You’ll lose your old specialty recipes, but you can learn the new ones.
Q: Are the Adamantite Battlegear pieces better than raid drops?
A: For most classes, they are comparable to T4 and T5 gear. They are excellent for pre-raid, but you’ll replace them with T6 or later. However, they are still useful for off-specs.
Q: Do I need to be a Blacksmith to use these items?
A: No, the items are not BoP (bind on pickup) unless specified. Most crafted gear is BoE (bind on equip), so you can sell them on the Auction House. However, some high-end recipes require the Blacksmith to have the skill to equip them.
Q: What is the best ore to farm for Blacksmithing?
A: Fel Iron is the most common and easiest to farm in Hellfire Peninsula. Adamantite is found in Nagrand, Terokkar Forest, and Blade’s Edge Mountains. Khorium is rare and often found in small veins, so it’s best to buy it.
Q: Is it worth taking Blacksmithing in TBC?
A: Yes, for plate wearers, it provides some of the best pre-raid gear and powerful weapons. For other classes, it’s less useful, but you can still make gold selling items.
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