Where to Find Blacksmithing Plans

Plans are the wow item name prefix given to items that teach Recipes for the blacksmithing profession.

Blacksmithing Plans are also static wow items found within Blackrock Depths and Stratholme, that teach particular blacksmithing recipes. If a blacksmith with 300 skill opens them, he can learn that recipe. If someone else opens them, they gain nothing and the plans disappear.

Aside from trainers, Blacksmithing Plans are found as random drops, through the very rare vendor and through Faction Vendors. Note that most of the Plans found through Faction Vendors are highly specialized. Cenarion Expedition specializes in Nature-Resist armor, Thorium Brotherhood specializes in old-world Fire-Resist gear, etc. If this is not important to you, it will save you time and money to simply skip many of the Reputation-related Plans.

Vendoring vs Auctioning
Many of the wow items you will create to level your Blacksmithing will invariably be useless in the Auction House. A good rule to follow is the “Rule of Thrice.” Place an item you craft in the Auction House three times. If it doesn’t sell any of the three times, vendor it. If it sells one out of three times, drop your price. If it sells two out of three times, things are just right. If it sells all three times, raise the price.

Skill Levels
Apprentice: 1-75
Journeyman: 76-125
Expert: 126-210
Artisan: 210-285
Master: 286-350
Grand Master: 351-450

Note: all Blacksmithing items can be made at skill level 440.

Notice
The world of warcraft items presented here are not the only items you can make to level; they are merely the easiest and cheapest to make that will get you the skill points you need. Feel free to make any items you need for yourself along the way.

Read For The WOW Horde for more.