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Professions — Wiki · WoW WotLK

Every recipe each profession can learn in WoW WotLK, as the game's profession window lists it: reagents, skill-up colors, where to learn it and what changed since Classic.

Primary professions

  • AlchemyPrimary profession

    Higher alchemy skill allows you to learn higher level alchemy recipes. Alchemy recipes can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 249 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 69 new recipesNew
  • BlacksmithingPrimary profession

    Higher smithing skill allows you to learn higher level smithing plans. Blacksmithing plans can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 496 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 127 new recipesNew
  • EnchantingPrimary profession

    Higher enchanting skill allows you to learn more powerful formulae. Formulae can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 294 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 74 new recipesNew
  • EngineeringPrimary profession

    Higher engineering skill allows you to learn higher level engineering schematics. Schematics can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 293 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 56 new recipesNew
  • HerbalismPrimary profession

    Higher herbalism skill allows you to harvest more difficult herbs around the world. If you cannot harvest a specific herb, then increase your skill by harvesting easier to gather herbs in lower level areas.

    • Herbs
    • Skill 1–450
  • InscriptionNewPrimary profession

    Higher inscription skill allows you to learn more advanced inscriptions. Inscriptions are acquired from learned scribes throughout the world.

    • 430 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 430 new recipesNew
  • JewelcraftingPrimary profession

    Higher jewelcrafting skill allows you to learn higher level jewelcrafting plans. Jewelcrafting plans can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 478 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 224 new recipesNew
  • LeatherworkingPrimary profession

    Higher leatherworking skill allows you to learn higher level leatherworking patterns. Leatherworking patterns can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 529 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 163 new recipesNew
  • MiningPrimary profession

    Higher mining skill allows you to harvest more difficult minerals nodes around the world. If you cannot harvest a specific mineral, then increase your skill by mining easier to mine minerals in lower level areas.

    • 26 recipes
    • Ore veins
    • Skill 1–450
    • 6 new recipesNew
  • SkinningPrimary profession

    Higher skinning skill allows you to skin hides from higher level monsters around the world. Once your skill is above 100, you can divide your skill by 5 to determine the highest level of monster you can skin.

    • Leather and hides
    • Skill 1–450
  • TailoringPrimary profession

    Higher tailoring skill allows you to learn higher level tailoring patterns. Tailoring patterns can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and monsters.

    • 407 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 98 new recipesNew

Secondary professions

  • CookingSecondary profession

    Higher cooking skill allows you to learn higher level cooking recipes. Recipes can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and as drops from monsters.

    • 173 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 58 new recipesNew
  • First AidSecondary profession

    Higher first aid skill allows you to learn higher level first aid abilities. First aid abilities can be found on trainers around the world as well as from quests and as drops from monsters.

    • 17 recipes
    • Skill 1–450
    • 2 new recipesNew
  • FishingSecondary profession

    Higher fishing skill increases your chance of catching fish in bodies of water around the world. If you are having trouble catching fish in a given area, move to a lower level area or purchase a fishing lure and try again.

    • Fishing waters
    • Skill 1–450

Class professions

Class skills: they don't take one of your two primary profession slots.