Professions

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Gathering Professions 2.1 Herbalism 2.1.1 Items and Enchants that Increase Herbalism Skill 2.2 Mining 2.2.1 Items and Enchants that Increase Mining Skill 2.3 Skinning 2.3.1 Items and Enchants that Increase Skinning Skill 3 Production Professions 3.1 Alchemy 3.2 Blacksmithing 3.3 Enchanting 3.4 Engineering 3.5 Jewelcrafting 3.6 Leatherworking 3.7 Tailoring 4 Secondary Professions 4.1 Cooking 4.2 First Aid 4.3 Fishing 5 Profession Guides 5.1 Herbalism 5.2 Mining 5.3 Skinning 5.4 Alchemy 5.5 Blacksmithing 5.6 Enchanting 5.7 Engineering 5.8 Jewelcrafting 5.9 Leatherworking 5.10 Tailoring 5.11 Cooking 5.12 First Aid 5.13 Fishing

Introduction

Choosing the [professions for multi-boxed characters is a tricky business, the gathering skills can generate useful income in the lower levels but can be time consuming and a pain to collect on clones, while the crafting professions have some desirable BoP items.

There are certain classes that benefit more from certain professions, for example Mages will really benefit from the Spell Fire Tailoring

Gathering Professions

Herbalism

• Generally a recommended profession to have to generate extra income while leveling
• Some low-level and mid-level items gathered fetch a nice price due to level 70s leveling a new profession and spending more gold that is readily available to them (varies from server to server).
• Source for Alchemy items, which are always being consumed by the masses.

Items and Enchants that Increase Herbalism Skill

• Formula: Enchant Gloves - Herbalism - Enchants Gloves that adds +2 Herbalism
• Formula: Enchant Gloves - Advanced Herbalism - Enchants Gloves that adds +5 Herbalism
• Herbalist's Gloves - Item that adds +5 Herbalism (Requires ability to wear Leather Armor)
• The Tauren Racial Trait gives a 15 point bonus to herbalism

Mining

• Generally a recommended profession to have to generate extra income while leveling
• Some low-level and mid-level items gathered fetch a nice price due to level 70s leveling a new profession and spending more gold that is readily available to them (varies from server to server).
• Source for Blacksmithing, Engineering and Jewelcrafting

Items and Enchants that Increase Mining Skill

• Formula: Enchant Gloves - Mining - Enchants Gloves that adds +2 Mining
• Formula: Enchant Gloves - Advanced Mining - Enchants Gloves that adds +5 Mining
• Goblin Mining Helmet - Item that adds +5 Mining (Requires ability to wear Mail Armor and Engineer)

Skinning

• Generally a recommended profession to have to generate extra income while leveling
• Some low-level and mid-level items gathered fetch a nice price due to level 70s leveling a new profession and spending more gold that is readily available to them (varies from server to server).
• Source for Leatherworking. There are a few recipes that call for leather within Tailoring, Engineering and Blacksmithing
• A valuable profession to have on an alt, as it can be triggered from a macro
  • Example: /cast [target=focustarget] Skinning

Items and Enchants that Increase Skinning Skill

• Formula: Enchant Gloves - Skinning - Enchants Gloves that adds +5 Skinning
• Zulian Slicer - Item that adds +10 Skinning (Requires ability to weld a 1-Handed Sword
• Finkle's Skinner - Item that adds +10 Skinning (Requires ability to weld a Dagger

Production Professions

Alchemy

Blacksmithing

Enchanting

Engineering

Jewelcrafting

Leatherworking

Tailoring

Secondary Professions

Cooking

• Not a necessary secondary profession for all of your toons to have due to the lack of BOP item
• BUT does give you access to 1 additional fairly easy daily quest.

First Aid

• Highly suggested to level First Aid due to some encounters in Outland instances that require self healing to conserve the healer's mana.
• Forum Thread on First-Aid

Fishing

• Not an easy secondary profession to level for all of your toons
• In 2.4, there will be daily fishing quests
• Forum Thread on Multi-fishing

Profession Guides

Herbalism

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_herbalism_guide.html

Mining

http://wow.thenoobschool.com/power-level-mining-guide-1-375

Skinning

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_skinning_guide.html

Alchemy

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_alchemy_guide.html

Blacksmithing

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_blacksmithing_guide.html

Enchanting

http://www.blizzardguides.com/Enchanting_guide.html

Engineering

http://www.blizzardguides.com/Enchanting_guide.html

Jewelcrafting

http://wow.thenoobschool.com/wow-jewelcrafting-guide-1-375

Leatherworking

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_leatherworking_guide.html

Tailoring

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_tailoring_guide.html

Cooking

http://www.blizzardguides.com/wow_cooking_guide.html

First Aid

http://wow.thenoobschool.com/wow-first-aid-guide-1-375

Fishing

http://www.elsanglin.com/