Blacksmithing 1 to 300 Guide by Willhelm on US-Argent Dawn
Full post here: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11873312&sid=1
This is a condensed version, with one or two slight alterations by me (Highlander).
1 - 25
Rough Sharpening Stones (1 x Rough Stone) x 50
25 - 65
Rough Grinding Stones (2 x Rough Stone) x 80
65 - 75
Coarse Sharpening Stones (1 x Coarse Stone) x 30
75 - 100
Coarse Grinding Stones (2 x Coarse Stones) x 100
100 - 105
Silver Rod (1 x Silver Bar, 2 x Rough Grinding Stone) x 5
105 - 125
Rough Bronze Leggings (6 x Bronze Bar) x 20
125 - 150
Heavy Grinding Stone (3 x Heavy Stone) x 60
150 - 155
Golden Rod (1 x Gold Bar, 2 x Coarse Grinding Stone) x 5
155 - 165
Green Iron Leggings (8 x Iron Bar, 1 x Heavy Grinding Stone, 1 x Green Dye) x 10
165 - 185
Green Iron Bracers (6 x Iron Bar, 1 x Green Dye) x 20
185 - 200
Golden Scale Bracers (5 x Steel Bar, 2 x Heavy Grinding Stone) x 15
200 - 210
Solid Grinding Stone (4 x Solid Stone) x 20
Now would be a good time to start the Mithril Order quest chain if your a completist. You'll also get a few skill up points by doing it, but the amount of Mithril needed to complete the chain is annoying.
See http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=13121383&pageNo=1&sid=1#3 for a walk through.
210 - 215
Golden Scale Bracers (5 x Steel Bar, 2 x Heavy Grinding Stone) x 5
215 - 235
Steel Plate Helm (14 x Steel Bar, 1 x Solid Grinding Stone) x 20
Alternatively, you could go and buy the plans for Mithril Scale Bracers from either Gharash in Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows or from Harggan in Aeries Peak, The Hinterlands. It's a limited supply recipe, so you may have to try a few times. It works out cheaper to make these than Steel Plate Helms.
235 - 250
Mithril Coif (10 x Mithril Bar, 6 x Mageweave Cloth) x 15
If your lucky enough to get the Mithril Spurs plans, then make those till they turn grey at 275. It's by far the cheapest way to level. Unfortunately the plans are now selling for anywhere up to 300g since TBC was released.
250 - 260
Dense Sharpening Stones (1 x Dense Stone) x 20
260 - 275
Armoursmiths make the following:
Earthforged Leggings (16 x Mithril Bar, 2 x Core of Earth) x 15
Weaponsmiths make any of the following:
Light Earthforged Blade (12 x Mithril Bar, 4 x Core of Earth) x 15
Light Emberforged Hammer (12 x Mithril Bar, 4 x Heart of Fire) x 15
Light Skyforged Axe (12 x Mithril Bar, 4 x Breath of Wind) x 15
275 - 295
Imperial Plate Bracers (12 x Thorium Bar) x 25
290 - 300
Imperial Plate Boots (18 x Thorium Bar) x 10
Approximate Materials Required
210 x Rough Stone
230 x Coarse Stone
5 x Silver Bar
180 x Bronze Bar
190 x Heavy Stone
5 x Gold Bar
200 x Iron Bar
30 x Green Dye
380 x Steel Bar
80 x Solid Stone
360 x Mithril Bar (300 if your a Weaponsmith)
20 x Dense Stone
480 x Thorium Bar
30 x Core of Earth (if your a Weaponsmith then it will be 60 x Core of Earth or 60 x Heart of Fire or 60 x Breath of Wind or a combination of the three)
90 x Mageweave Cloth
Mithril Order Quests Guide by Highlander on EU-Terenas
Whilst you no longer need to complete the Mithril Order chain to access Imperial Plate, it's still the only way to get the Ornate Mithril plans. So if your a completist like me, then you'll want to do this chain.
You need to be level 40 and level 200 Blacksmithing to start this quest chain.
The chain starts in Orgrimmar for Horde and Stormwind for Alliance.
Horde
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2757
Alliance
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2759
McGavan is outside the Blacksmiths in Booty Bay.
McGavan then sends you to find Galvan the Ancient in Stranglethorn Vale.
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2760 (map for Galvan's location here: http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=7802)
You'll now open up the Mithril Order quest chain.
Quest #1
Smelt On, Smelt Off - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2761
Bring Galvan the following:
40 x Iron Bars
40 x Mithril Bars
You will get Plans: Ornate Mithril Pants as a reward.
Quest #2
The Great Silver Deceiver - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2762
Bring Galvan the following:
40 x Mithril Bars
5 x Truesilver Bars
You will get Plans: Ornate Mithril Gloves as a reward.
Quest #3
The Art of the Imbue - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2763
Bring Galvan the following:
40 x Mithril Bars
4 x Citrine
You will get Plans: Ornate Mithril Shoulder as a reward.
Quest #4
Expert Blacksmith! - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2765
Just talk to Galvan and claim your reward.
Quest #5
Galvan's Finest Pupil - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2764
Galvan now sends you to Gadgetzan to find Trenton Lighthammer. He is on the south side of Gadgetzan by the forge and anvil. He is the Night Elf, you cant miss him.
Trenton will now give you and another series of quests.
Quest #1
The World At Your Feet - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2772
You need to make the following:
Heavy Mithril Boots (14 x Mithril Bars, 4 x Thick Leather) x 2
Ornate Mithril Pants (12 x Mithril Bars, 1 x Truesilver Bar, 1 Solid Grinding Stone) x 1
Total materials needed:
40 x Mithril Bars
8 x Thick Leather
1 x Truesilver Bar
4 x Solid Stone
Trenton will now teach you how to make Ornate Mithril Boots.
Quest #2
The Mithril Kid - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2773
You need to make the following:
Heavy Mithril Breastplate (16 x Mithril Bars) x 2
Ornate Mithril Gloves (10 x Mithril Bars, 6 x Mageweave Cloth, 1 x Truesilver Bar, 1 x Solid Grinding Stone) x 1
Total materials needed:
42 x Mithril Bars
6 x Mageweave Cloth
1 x Truesilver Bar
4 x Solid Stone
Trenton will now teach you how to make Ornate Mithril Breastplate.
Quest #3
A Good Head On Your Shoulders - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2771
You need to make the following:
Mithril Coif (10 x Mithril Bars, 6 x Mageweave Cloth) x 2
Ornate Mithril Shoulder (12 x Mithril Bars, 1 x Truesilver Bar, 6 x Thick Leather) x 1
Total materials needed:
32 x Mithril Bars
12 x Mageweave Cloth
1 x Truesilver Bar
6 x Thick Leather
Trenton will now teach you how to make Ornate Mithril Helm.
Quest #4
Did You Lose This? - http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=3321
Just talk to him to get your reward.
Your now done with the Mithril Order quest chain.
So in total you'll need the following materials for the entire quest chain:
234 x Mithril Bars
40 x Iron Bars
8 x Truesilver Bars
4 x Citrine
14 x Thick Leather
8 x Solid Stone
18 x Mageweave Cloth
Blacksmithing 300 to 375 by Highlander on EU-Terenas
300 - 315
Imperial Plate Boots (18 x Thorium Bar) x 15 (Thank you to Tobius on EU-Aggramar for suggesting this)
315 - 320
Imperial Plate Chest (20 x Thorium Bar) x 5 (Thank you to Stahlkinn on EU-Baelgun for suggesting this)
Alternatively you could do the following as suggested by Peavy on EU-Al'Akir:
300 - 320
Enchanted Thorium Blades (2 x Enchanted Thorium Bars, 6 x Thorium Bars, 1 x Rugged Leather) x 20
This really depends on how easy and/or cheap it is to get Enchanted Thorium Bars on your server.
320 - 325
Fel Iron Chain Tunic (9 x Fel Iron Bar) x 5
325 - 330
Lesser Rune of Warding (1 x Adamantite Bar) x 10
330 - 340
Adamantite Cleaver (8 x Adamantite Bar) x 10
N.B. This is a limited supply recipe sold by either of the following:
Aaron Hollman - Shattrath City
Arras - The Exodar
Eriden - Silvermoon City
340 - 350
Lesser Rune of Shielding (1 x Adamantite Bar) x 20
N.B. This is a limited supply recipe sold by either of the following:
Mari Stonehand - Wildhammer Stronghold (Shadowmoon Valley)
Rohok - Thrallmar (Hellfire Peninsula)
350 - 360
Adamantite Weightstone (1 x Adamantite Bar, 2 x Netherweave Cloth) x 20
Requires Honoured rep with Cenarion Expedition, which is fairly easy to get
N.B. from 360 onwards it gets tough to get recipes that will skill you up, as trainers won't teach you anything worthwhile. Everything that will skill you up past 360, is either a random drop pattern or a rep reward. The two best and cheapest ways are to get Scryers or Aldors rep.
Aldors Rep Path
360 - 370
Flamebane Gloves (8 x Fel Iron Bars, 4 x Primal Water, 4 x Primal fire) x 10
Requires Aldors honoured rep to buy pattern and it's BoP
370 - 375
Flamebane Breastplate (16 x Fel Iron Bars, 6 x Primal Water, 4 x Primal Fire) x 5
Requires Aldors revered rep to buy pattern and it's BoP
Scryers Rep Path
360 - 375
Enchanted Adamantite Belt (2 x Hardened Adamantite Bars, 8 x Arcane Dust, 2 x Large Prismatic Shards) x 20
Requires Scryers friendly rep to buy pattern and it's BoP
Alternatively, you could keep running Auchenai Crypts for the Felsteel Gloves plans as follows:
361 - 375
Felsteel Gloves (6 x Felsteel Bars) x 15
Approximate Materials Required
Aldors Rep Path
370 X Thorium Bars (or 120 if you made Blades)
199 x Fel Iron Bar
130 x Adamantite Bar
40 x Netherweave Cloth
70 x Primal Water
60 x Primal Fire
If you made Enchanted Thorium Blades instead Imperial Plate Chest, add the following:
40 x Enchanted Thorium Bars
20 x Rugged Leather
Scryers Rep Path
370 X Thorium Bars (or 120 if you made Blades)
39 x Fel Iron Bar
130 x Adamantite Bar
40 x Netherweave Cloth
40 x Hardened Adamantite Bars (That's 400 x Adamantite Bars)
160 x Arcane Dust
40 x Large Prismatic Shards
If you made Enchanted Thorium Blades instead Imperial Plate Chest, add the following:
40 x Enchanted Thorium Bars
20 x Rugged Leather