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BlacksmithinginWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightis one of the classic professions. Wielding the power to craft heavy plate armor and weapons suitable for Warriors, Paladins, and Death Knights, it’s usually held in high regard by a majority of the player population.
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In Dragonflight, this effect is exacerbated tenfold. With the addition of quality of gear and new specializations that completely overhaul the trade, Blacksmithing is more relevant than it’s been in a long time. If you want to pick up the hammer for yourself, here’s everything you need to know about Blacksmithing in Dragonflight.
Overview
Blacksmithing is thekeystone refining profession for ores and minerals, taking these raw resources and turning them into potent gear. While forging ingots from the ore used to be a tedious process, this has been streamlined in Dragonflight, requiring only aBlacksmith Hammerand a workstation like anAnvilto get right to work.
In order to gather these raw ores, it’s recommended that youpair Blacksmithing with Miningto acquire the goods yourself and avoid spending gold on the Auction House.
Alternatively, if you already have a gathering character in place, you can also pick upJewelcraftingas a second profession, as that also uses the same ores.
When you’re ready to pick up Dragon Isles Blacksmithing, head to the main city ofValdrakkenand seek outMetalshaper Kuroko, the main trainer for the profession. Not only will this NPC teach you several recipes to start you off, butyou can occasionally pick up queststo further your knowledge.
Finally, before you begin swinging away at an Anvil, you’ll want to pick up someBlacksmithing equipmentto boost your stats. you’re able to eithermake these yourselfwhen you become more advanced, or you can start off bybuying them from the Auction House.
Leatherworking
Blacksmithing Reagents
A Blacksmith has a few differentreagentsafforded to them. Most of them are required to crafthigher tier armor and weapons, but there are a couple of optional recipes to improve your current recipe.
Obsidian Seared Alloy
A crucial material in the construction of Obsidian Seared gear.
Obtained from “A Head For Metal” quest in The Waking Shores.
Victories in arenas, battlegrounds, or War Mode.
Optional
Armor Spikes
Added to a recipe to give the finished product Unique-Equipped: Embellished (2).
Finishing
Illustrious Insight
Added to a recipe to increase the quality of a finished product.
Various specializations
Gear From Blacksmithing
Blacksmiths arerenowned for the gear that they can create, specifically theirweapons and armorthat’s often meant for the more melee-oriented classes. These recipes make up the bulk of a Blacksmith’s crafting UI.
Weapons
There arethree weapon categoriesthat a Blacksmith can create:shieldsthat are meant for Warriors, Paladins, and Shamans;one-handed weaponsthat can be used by almost any class in the game; and bulkiertwo-handed weaponsthat can deliver some serious damage.
Shield of the Hearth
Weaponsmithing - Maces and Hammers
Weaponsmithing - Axes, Picks and Polearms
Armor
While a Blacksmith’s weapon choices can be far-reaching, they’re also well-known for supplyingWarriors, Paladins, and Death Knightswith heavy plate armor to keep them alive.
Victories in arenas, battlegrounds, or War Mode
Vault of the Incarnates bosses
Profession Equipment
With the introduction of profession equipment in Dragonflight, Blacksmithing isessential for providing profession gearto allow crafters the chance for higher quality gear.
Weaponsmithing - Axes, Picks and Polearms (10)
Weaponsmithing - Maces and Hammers (10)
Rohzor Forgesmash
Blacksmithing Consumables, Cosmetics, And More
Although the focus of Blacksmithing is often centered around the gear that it can provide, it also harbors a few miscellaneous recipes, includingtemporary buffs, consumables, and even a pet!
Consumable Tools And Stonework
There are a handful of consumable recipes to allow you torepair gear or unlock pieces of world content. In addition, Stonework affords you temporary buffs to hit your enemies harder or be more efficient at gathering.
Stonework
Primal Weightstone
Increases attack power for blunt weapons by 95 for two hours.
Profession Trainer
Primal Whetstone
Increases attack power for bladed weapons by 95 for two hours.
Primal Razorstone
Enhances gathering profession tools to increase Finesse by 15 for two hours.
Artisan’s Consortium - Valued
Dragonriding Cosmetics
Also a recent addition with Dragonflight, several professions offer Dragonriding rewards. Blacksmithing is no exception, and it provides twoFrameworksneeded by Scribes to turn them intocompleted Dragonriding cosmetics.
Draconic Recipe in a Bottle (Fishing)
Maruuk Centaur - Renown 22
Alvin the Anvil
Last but not least, Blacksmiths are able tocombine their Alloysinto a faithful companion!Alvin the Anvilis a sentient, lovable smithy to join you on your adventures, and Blacksmiths have a small chance to pick up its recipe fromRohzor Forgesmash.
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How To Rank Up In Blacksmithing
If you’re looking to level through Blacksmithing quickly, then you’re in luck. This isone of the easier professions to level, provided that you have enough gold to continue tobuy new recipes from your trainer and a good stock of ores.
At this point, you should pick up theFrostfire AlloyandPrimal Molten Alloyrecipes for later.
Once you’ve earned the Explorer’s Expert Helm recipe, you’ll find thatKuroko no longer has recipes to sell to you. If you want to keep going and reach the highest rank in Blacksmithing, you’ll need to find your own recipes throughworld drops or specializations.
Blacksmithing Specializations
Once you hitlevel 25in Blacksmithing, you’ll gain the ability to specialize into one of several different talent trees usingDragon Isles Blacksmithing Knowledge. Depending on what you like or need, you’re able to choose to hold dominion over one of several aspects of the profession.
Know that while you will encounter many points by crafting new recipes for the first time, you’ll quickly taper out.You will not be able to specialize within every tree at first, so concentrate on one or two fields that interest you.
Armorsmithing
Armorsmithingis the first choice in specializations, and as the name implies, it deals with all things relating to armor. Not only will your armor becrafted at a higher quality, but you’ll unlockunique new recipesthat rewards even higher Item Level.
Weaponsmithing
The second specialization,Weaponsmithing, is the counterpart of the first. If you want to focus on offense and be able to craft unique recipes that offermore stats and higher damage, this is the path for you.
Specialty Smithing
Specialty Smithingisn’t as straightforward as the others, but masters in this tree are able to crafthigher quality profession equipment and consumables, cornering a specific market on the Auction House to earn gold very quickly.
Hammer Control
The fourth and last specialization,Hammer Control, is the jack of all trades talent tree. If none of the other choices appeal to you, these perks give youoverall efficiencywhile you’re crafting, and even offer a bonus chance tosalvage back some of your materialsfrom a recipe.
