WoW Midnight Blacksmithing Guide 1-100

WoW Midnight Blacksmithing Guide 1–100 | All you need to know

This is a complete WoW Midnight Blacksmithing guide — trainer location, every ore and alloy, every recipe, leveling 1–100 paths, all Knowledge Point sources, full specialization builds, gold-making strategies, and the answers to questions like "why do I have to go fishing to craft a Toolbox." (The answer is Blizzard. The answer is always Blizzard.)

Why does the game expect you to go fishing to craft a Blacksmith's Toolbox — who approved the Majestic Fin requirement?
Is Armorsmithing actually better than Weaponsmithing, or is everyone just picking the one that sounds more important?
Why does leveling from 70–100 require time-gated Fused Vitality — was this specifically designed to make you stare at a cooldown timer?
At what point does farming your own ore stop being "efficient" and start being a second job?
What is The Old Ways specialization and why does it exist when it sounds like the name of an ominous cult?
Why do you need a Leatherworker to make your Apron — is Blacksmithing just a subcontractor at this point?
Is Dark Iron Dwarf genuinely better for Blacksmithing, or is it just that every guide says so and everyone copied each other?
Should you pair Blacksmithing with Mining, and is it the most obvious and most correct decision in WoW profession history?
Why do Patron Orders give you recipes you haven't learned yet — is the game trolling you deliberately?
How many Sterling Alloys is "enough" and why does the answer always feel like more than you have?

Blacksmithing Trainer Location: One NPC, Zero Excuses

There is exactly one primary Blacksmithing trainer in Midnight. His name is Bemarrin. He is a Blood Elf. He is in Silvermoon City. He is on the west side of the Bazaar, slightly south of the Bridge to the Isle of Quel'danas. Talk to him to learn Midnight Blacksmithing 1–100 and return each time you hit a new skill bracket for additional WoW gearing.

NPC	Role	Zone	Location / Waypoint	Teaches
Bemarrin	Blacksmithing Trainer	Silvermoon City	/way Silvermoon City 48.5 62.0	Midnight Blacksmithing 1–100 — primary trainer
Supply Vendor (near Bemarrin)	Supply Vendor	Silvermoon City	Next to Bemarrin	Luminant Flux, Blacksmith Hammer, basic reagents
Eriden / Lyrendal	Recipe Vendor	Silvermoon City	Silvermoon City	Epic weapon plans: Blood Knight's Mercy, Magister's Mana Sword, Magister's Ritual Knife, Magister's Valediction, Bloomforged Claw, Thalassian Skeleton Key
Mirvedon	PvP Recipe Vendor	Silvermoon City	Silvermoon City	All PvP armor and weapon recipes (Thalassian Competitor's set)
Caeris Fairdawn	Housing Decor Vendor	Eversong Woods	Eversong Woods	Gilded Silvermoon Anvil, Gilded Silvermoon Hanger (housing decor)
Void Researcher Anomander	KP Book Vendor	Voidstorm	Voidstorm	Beyond the Event Horizon: Blacksmithing (+10 KP) — requires Renown 9 with The Singularity + 75 Artisan Blacksmith's Moxie; Ren'dorei Anvil (housing)

Alternative Learning: If you had Blacksmithing in The War Within, just use any Blacksmithing recipe in a Midnight zone and you'll auto-learn Midnight Blacksmithing. The trainer is only required if you're picking up the profession fresh.

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All Midnight Ores & Reagents for Blacksmithing: Your Shopping List That Will Break You Financially

Blacksmithing is a crafting profession. Crafting professions require materials. Materials come from Mining, the Auction House, or the life decision of being a dual-gatherer who can never remember which ore goes into WoW leveling.

Base Ores (All Available in All Midnight Zones)

Ore	Quality Tiers	Blacksmithing Use	Node Variants
Refulgent Copper Ore	Silver, Gold	Smelted into Refulgent Copper Ingot — the most-used base alloy. ~5 ore per ingot.	Seam, Rich, Voidbound, Lightfused, Primal, Wild
Umbral Tin Ore	Silver, Gold	Used in Gloaming Alloy (mid-tier). You need 6x to start leveling.	Seam, Rich, Voidbound, Lightfused, Primal
Brilliant Silver Ore	Silver, Gold	Primary ingredient in Sterling Alloy — your 50–70 grind material. Need ~300x total.	Seam, Rich, Voidbound, Lightfused, Wild
Dazzling Thorium	Single quality	Rare proc from mining any ore node. Required for all Blue profession gear crafting — 2x per item. Cannot be farmed directly.	N/A — proc only

Crafted Alloys (You Make These)

Alloy	Recipe Source	Materials (per craft)	Skill Range / Use
Refulgent Copper Ingot	Trainer (1)	5x Refulgent Copper Ore	Grey at 15. Used in virtually everything early on.
Gloaming Alloy	Trainer (15)	Refulgent Copper Ingot + Umbral Tin Ore + Luminant Flux	Mid-tier alloy. First craft gives big skill-up. Used in mid-level armor and weapons.
Sterling Alloy	Trainer (25)	4x Brilliant Silver Ore + 3x Refulgent Copper Ingot + 4x Luminant Flux	Primary 50–70 grind alloy. Craft ~50x. Key ingredient in all Blue profession gear. Do not discard.

Special & Drop Reagents

Item	Source	Use in Blacksmithing	Notes
Luminant Flux	Supply Vendor near Bemarrin	Required in Gloaming Alloy and Sterling Alloy	Buy in bulk before leveling. Do not forget this.
Dazzling Thorium	Rare proc from any ore node (Mining)	2x per Blue profession gear craft	Cannot be farmed directly. Stack Perception (Mining) or buy from AH. Will be expensive at launch.
Duskshrouded Stone	Jewelcrafting (prospecting), Mining procs	Required in early leveling recipes	You only need 1x early. Buy from AH if you lack a JC alt.
Fused Vitality	Time-gated (Patron Orders, weekly sources)	20x required per Epic profession gear recipe	This is why you cannot sprint to skill 100 in a weekend. The time-gate knows where you live.
Majestic Claw	Skinning (rare drop)	1x per Blue tool craft (Hammer, Pickaxe, Sickle, Skinning Knife, LW Knife, Needle Set)	Required for most Blue crafting tools.
Majestic Fin	Fishing (rare drop)	1x per Blue Toolbox craft	You are a Blacksmith. You have to go fishing. Take a moment with that.
Majestic Hide	Skinning (rare drop)	1x per Blue Leatherworker's Toolset craft	Leatherworking item crafted by a Blacksmith. The economy is functioning correctly.

Leveling Blacksmithing 1–100: Phase by Phase, With Running Commentary

Midnight Blacksmithing levels to a max skill of 100. The first 50 points are easy — spam every first-craft bonus. Skill 50–70 is an alloy grind. Skill 70–100 depends on your specialization and WoW Character supply.

Full Shopping List for 1–70

Item	Quantity	Source	Phase
Refulgent Copper Ore	125x (+ 500x extra if smelting instead of buying ingots)	Mining / AH	1–50
Refulgent Copper Ingot	100x (skip if smelting from ore)	AH / self-smelt	1–50
Umbral Tin Ore	6x	Mining / AH	1–50 (Gloaming Alloy first craft)
Duskshrouded Stone	1x	AH / JC	1–50 (early trainer recipe)
Luminant Flux	~200x total	Supply vendor near Bemarrin	1–70 (multiple alloy recipes)
Brilliant Silver Ore	~300x (for 50–70)	Mining / AH	50–70 (Sterling Alloy grind)

Phase 1: Skill 1–50 — First Craft Bonus Paradise

Skill Range	What to Craft	Strategy
1–15	Refulgent Copper Ingot — 25x	Recipe goes yellow at 5, green at 10, grey at 15. Stop at 15. Smelt all your ore now if you bought extra.
15–50	All 28 trainer recipes, crafted once each for first-craft bonus	Open Profession window, filter by First Craft Bonus. Open Bemarrin's trainer window side by side. Craft each recipe once, return to trainer for new ones, repeat. You'll land between 47 and 50 skill. Equip your Thalassian Blacksmith's Hammer and Toolbox when done.

Specialization unlock at skill 25: You unlock your first specialization slot. Read the specialization section below before spending any points — the first 25 KP you earn can either accelerate leveling dramatically or disappear into a tree you'll regret.

Phase 2: Skill 50–70 — The Sterling Alloy Grind

Clear your First Craft Bonus filter. Craft approximately 50x Sterling Alloy. Each gives 1 skill point. The recipe goes green around 68, so budget a few extra crafts. Sterling Alloy is a core ingredient in nearly every high-end recipe and sells on the AH. You are not wasting materials; you are pre-stocking your inventory. Tell yourself that.

Phase 3: Skill 70–100 — Choose Your Own Suffering

Trainer recipes go grey around 70. You now need a plan. You have three main paths. Combine all three.

Method	Skill Points per Craft	Materials Needed	Time Gate?	Verdict
Blue (Rare) Profession Gear — Sun-Blessed Hammer, Toolbox, etc.	1 skill per craft (yellow to 90, green to 95)	5x Sterling Alloy + 2x Dazzling Thorium + 1x Majestic reagent per craft	No — but BoP, cannot be sold on AH	Steady and reliable. Requires Craftsmithing sub-spec. Best for players who hate surprises.
Epic Profession Gear — Sunforged Hammer, Toolbox, etc.	3 skill per craft (orange to 100 — need only ~10 crafts from 70)	Sterling Alloy + Majestic materials + 20x Fused Vitality per craft. Recipes cost 150 Artisan Blacksmith's Moxie each.	Yes — Fused Vitality is time-gated	Most efficient per craft but hardest to spam. Plan Moxie and Fused Vitality accumulation in advance.
Patron Crafting Orders — Epic armor/weapons for NPCs	3 skill per completed order	Depends on which recipe the Patron requests	RNG — orders randomly generated, may not match your recipes	Free skill-ups that come to you. Accept everything that fits your recipe book. Don't count on them exclusively.

Public Crafting Orders warning: Hit "Search" in the Public Orders section — it does not auto-load. Also, public orders are not cross-realm. If you're on a low-pop server, the tab may be functionally empty. Patron Orders (NPC orders) are player-specific and always show up, but the recipe requests are random.

Blacksmithing Specializations: Four Trees, One Correct Answer Per Situation

There are four specialization trees in Midnight Blacksmithing. You unlock them at skill levels 25, 50, 60, and 75. KP spent here permanently upgrades your capabilities. Blacksmithing specializations directly gate high-skill recipes — if you don't spec into Armorsmithing, you cannot craft Spellbreaker's Epic plate armor. Choose WoW PvP.

Specialization	Unlocks at Skill	What It Does	Best For
Armorsmithing	25	Epic plate armor recipes — one per slot (9 armor pieces + 2 shields). Leaf nodes each teach a specific recipe. Each sub-spec covers 3 slots.	Raid gear suppliers, Crafting Order players, anyone who wants to sell the most Patron Order types
Weaponsmithing	50	Epic weapon recipes. Splits into Hafted Weapons (Maces, Axes, Polearms) and Blades (Swords, Daggers, Warglaives). 25 points in a branch unlocks sub-specs and optional reagents. Also includes Weaponstones — steady weekly consumable income.	Melee classes crafting personal weapons, consumable AH sellers
Craftsmithing	60	Profession tools and accessories for every gathering/crafting profession. Also includes Tool Stones (consumable buffs for other crafters). Profitable on Crafting Order markets all expansion.	AH players, profession tool suppliers, players who don't want to deal with gear crafting complexity
The Old Ways	75	Alloys and permanent stat bonuses. Replaces the Everburning Forge from War Within. Grants passive Ingenuity, Multicraft, and Resourcefulness. Boosts Alloy crafting efficiency. Key for sustainable AH margins.	AH gold-makers, Alloy sellers, anyone who wants passive stat improvements without clicking anything

Recommended Specialization Builds

Build Goal	First 25–30 KP	Next 25–30 KP	60+ KP	Best For
Gear for Yourself	Weaponsmithing root → 25 pts into Hafted or Blades (your weapon type)	Push chosen weapon sub-spec to use optional reagents; or Armorsmithing root if you also want armor	The Old Ways for passive stat bonuses to reduce Concentration dependency	DPS/Tank mains who want crafted BiS without relying on others
Crafting Orders / Raid Supply	Armorsmithing root (30 pts) — unlocks all sub-specs	Pick 3 armor slots (non-set items first: Wrist, Belt, Boots). Fill one branch to 30 pts.	Add Weaponsmithing for weapon orders. The Old Ways for Resourcefulness / Ingenuity	Players who want to profit from other people's BiS desperation via Crafting Orders
Auction House / Consumables	The Old Ways root → 30 pts	Craftsmithing root → 25–30 pts into Tool Stones (Weaponstones, Razorstone)	Resourcefulness sub-nodes for material efficiency; branch into Alloys for gold quality output	Players who want AH gold on consumables without caring about gear crafting
Profession Tools	Craftsmithing root → 30 pts (unlocks all tool types)	10–20 pts into Trade Tools sub-spec for Blue gear; then Trade Accessories	The Old Ways for stat bonuses; eventually Weaponsmithing root for recipe diversity	Players supplying gearing tools to every gathering profession on the server

KP planning: On launch day you can earn approximately 50–60 KP from first crafts and one-time treasures. After that, expect roughly 20–25 KP per week from Patron Orders, weekly quests, treasure drops, and treatises. Plan your specialization path around that timeline.

Blacksmithing Stats

Stat	What It Does	Priority	Best Source
Skill	Determines crafted item rank — higher skill = higher rank without using Concentration	Critical — always maximize for your primary craft type	Specialization nodes, profession tools, racial bonus (Dark Iron Dwarf/Lightforged Draenei)
Resourcefulness	Chance to save materials on a craft — direct cost reduction	Very High — primary profit multiplier for alloy/consumable production	Specialization (The Old Ways, Alchemical Mastery sub-nodes), profession gear
Multicraft	Chance to produce additional items — great for alloys and consumables	High for consumables / alloy sellers. Low for gear-only crafters.	Specialization (The Old Ways), profession tools
Ingenuity	Bonus Concentration on a craft — more free rank-5 opportunities	Medium — valuable when Concentration is your daily rank guarantee	Specialization (The Old Ways), profession gear secondary

Profession Gear for Blacksmiths: The Blessed Irony of Crafting Your Own Tools

Blacksmiths can craft their own Hammer and Toolbox. The Apron comes from a Leatherworker — meaning you need at least one friend, one alt, or one Crafting Order. Three tiers of profession gear are available in Midnight. Green is BoE and tradeable. Blue and Epic are BoP, must be ordered through Crafting Orders.

Knowledge Points & Treasures: Every Free KP Source, Including the Ones You Will Inevitably Miss

Knowledge Points are the long-term progression currency of Midnight Blacksmithing. On launch day, grabbing every available KP is the single most valuable 30 minutes you can spend — more valuable than any farm session, more valuable than your first Crafting Order, arguably more valuable than WoW delves.

One-Time KP Sources

Source	KP	Requirement	Notes
All 8 Zone Treasures	3 KP each = 24 KP total	See waypoints below	Highest single-day KP source available. Collect these before anything else.
Beyond the Event Horizon: Blacksmithing	+10 KP	Renown 9 with The Singularity + 75 Artisan Blacksmith's Moxie	Sold by Void Researcher Anomander in Voidstorm. Massive single-item KP gain.
First Crafts (new recipes)	~25–35 KP on Day 1	Craft each recipe once for the first-craft bonus	This is also how you level 1–50. Efficient overlap.

Weekly KP Sources (~20–31 KP/Week)

Source	KP/Week	Details
Patron Crafting Orders	~24 KP (estimate)	Primary weekly source. Complete NPC crafting orders — not all give KP. Rewards Glimmer of Midnight Blacksmithing Knowledge Actual yield varies by recipe availability.
Weekly Quest (Trainer)	2 KP	Bemarrin offers a weekly quest: complete 3 Crafting Orders. Rewards Thalassian Blacksmith's Journal worth 2 KP. Resets weekly.
Weekly Treasure Drops	4 KP	Loot Thalassian Whetstone and Infused Quenching Oilfrom zone treasures — 1 each per week, 2 KP each.
Inscription Treatise	1 KP	Thalassian Treatise on Blacksmithing— BoP, so submit a public crafting order or have an Inscription alt craft it. Warbound — can be sent to your main from an alt.
Darkmoon Faire	3 KP (monthly)	Quick profession quest for +3 KP and +2 Skill. Only available during Faire week (first week of each month). Do not miss this.
Catch-Up System	Variable	If you fall behind, Flicker of Midnight Blacksmithing Knowledge drops from orders until you're caught up.

All 8 Blacksmithing Treasure Locations (24 Free KP — Collect on Launch Day)

Collect all 8 on your first play session. 24 free KP that never respawns. Copy all waypoints below, then type /ttpaste in-game.

/way #2393 49.2, 61.3 Sin'dorei Master's Forgemace (Silvermoon City)

/way #2393 48.5, 74.7 Silvermoon Blacksmith's Hammer (Silvermoon City)

/way #2393 26.9, 60.3 Deconstructed Forge Techniques (Silvermoon City)

/way #2395 56.8, 40.8 Metalworking Cheat Sheet (Eversong Woods)

/way #2395 48.3, 75.8 Silvermoon Smithing Kit (Eversong Woods)

/way #2536 33.2, 65.9 Carefully Racked Spear (Zul'Aman — Atal'Aman, may be phased)

/way #2413 66.3, 50.9 Rutaani Floratender's Sword (Harandar — on top of a mushroom)

/way #2444 30.6, 69.0 Voidstorm Defense Spear (Voidstorm — Slayer's Rise)

Treasure check macro — paste in chat, true = already collected:

/run local f,p=C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted,print p("Sin'dorei:",f(89183)) p("Blacksmith:",f(89184)) p("Deconstr:",f(89177)) p("Metalwork:",f(89180)) p("Smithing:",f(89178)) p("Carefully:",f(89179)) p("Rutaani:",f(89182)) p("Voidstorm:",f(89181))

Best Race for Blacksmithing in Midnight: A Rigidly Honest Racial Tier List

Race choice has a direct, measurable impact on Blacksmithing. Some races get free Skill and free crafting speed. These are not cosmetic WoW achievements.

Race	Racial Bonus	Practical Value	Best For
Dark Iron Dwarf (Alliance)	+5 Blacksmithing skill; 10% faster Blacksmithing speed; can summon a forge anywhere (Mole Machine)	Very High — +5 skill is significant for hitting rank thresholds without spec investment. No-anvil summoning is extremely convenient.	Pure BiS Blacksmithing optimization, especially for raiders who craft gear often
Lightforged Draenei (Alliance)	+5 Blacksmithing skill; can summon an anvil anywhere via passive	High — same +5 skill as Dark Iron. Anvil-anywhere convenience is similarly practical.	Alliance players who want BiS crafting skill without committing to Dwarf

Horde reality check: If you are a Horde player, none of your race options provide Blacksmithing bonuses. You'll need to compensate through specialization investment and profession gear. The gap is real but not enormous — roughly an extra 10–15 KP spent on Skill nodes versus a Dark Iron Dwarf who gets it free. Annoying, not catastrophic. Welcome to being the other faction.

Gold Making with Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing is not a passive gold-making profession. It requires active Crafting Order management, daily Concentration decisions, material cost tracking, and a grasp of your server economy.

Gold-Making Phases Across the Expansion

Timeframe	Best Items to Sell	Why	Strategy
Launch Week	Sterling Alloy (bulk), Rare armor sets, Weaponstones/Whetstones, profession tools	Crafters buying alloys before they can smelt their own. Casuals need gear. Raiders want weapon consumables immediately.	Front-load crafting time. List alloys in stacks of 5, 10, and 20. Fill every public Crafting Order that appears. Your Concentration is worth maximum value in Week 1.
First Month	Epic plate armor (Spellbreaker's set), Epic weapons, Weaponstones	Raid demand stabilizes. M+ players want reliable upgrades. Crafting Order market for epic gear matures.	Identify which armor/weapon slots have the highest Crafting Order demand on your server. Spec into those first.
Mid-Expansion	Embellished gear (world drop recipes), Epic with top optional reagents, Profession tools (Blue/Epic)	Base armor prices drop as supply catches up. Embellished pieces retain premium due to 2-slot limit. Profession tools always have demand as new alts level.	Chase embellishment plans. Sun-Blessed and Sunforged profession tools sell throughout the expansion.
Late Expansion	Consumables (Weaponstones, Razorstone), Housing Decor, Skeleton Keys	Gear crafting margins collapse as recipe knowledge spreads. Consumables maintain steady weekly demand from active players.	Weaponstone production is your late-game floor if you're Weaponsmithing specced. Small margins, consistent volume.

Concentration rule: Never use Concentration on alloys. Use it only on epic gear crafts where the difference between Rank 4 and Rank 5 represents a meaningful Crafting Order premium. Creating alts with Blacksmithing significantly increases your Concentration-based production capacity.

Artisan Blacksmith's Moxie rule: Do not vendor Artisan Blacksmith's Moxie. Use it to buy the +10 KP book from Void Researcher Anomander once you hit Renown 9 with The Singularity (75 Moxie), or to buy Epic profession gear recipes at 150 Moxie each. Every Moxie vendored is a knowledge point donated to the void.

Best Profession Combinations

Combo	Synergy	Complexity	Best For
Blacksmithing + Mining	Self-sufficient material supply. Farm your own Refulgent Copper, Umbral Tin, Brilliant Silver, and Dazzling Thorium (Perception procs). Zero dependency on AH for core mats.	Low — just mine and smelt	New players, budget-limited players, or anyone who wants a self-contained crafting loop
Blacksmithing + Engineering	Both professions use the same ore types. Engineering provides personal gadgets and utility.	Medium	Players who want Engineering QoL (tinkers, gadgets) without sacrificing ore self-sufficiency
Blacksmithing + Jewelcrafting	JC prospects ore into gems. Both use shared Mining supply. Tight supply chain for two profitable professions.	Medium-High	Players who want maximum vertical integration from the ore economy
Blacksmithing only (AH Crafting Orders)	Focus entirely on Patron Orders and public Crafting Orders. Buy all mats from AH.	Low execution, high economics	Players on high-pop realms with active Crafting Order markets and willingness to track AH prices

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WoW Midnight Blacksmithing Guide 1–100 | All you need to know FAQ

Where is the Blacksmithing trainer in WoW Midnight?

Bemarrin is in Silvermoon City on the west side of the Bazaar, slightly south of the Bridge to the Isle of Quel'danas. Waypoint: /way Silvermoon City 48.5 62.0. Ask a guard in Silvermoon for "Blacksmithing" and he'll mark the map. Or use the waypoint and never ask a guard for anything ever again.

Which Blacksmithing specialization is best in Midnight?

Depends entirely on your goal. For personal gear: Weaponsmithing first. For Crafting Order gold: Armorsmithing (more slots = more orders). For consumable/AH play: The Old Ways for stat efficiency, then Craftsmithing for Tool Stones. For profession tool supply: Craftsmithing. The honest answer is: decide between Armorsmithing and Weaponsmithing first, because picking the wrong one and regretting it for six weeks is a WoW tradition.

Why do Blacksmithing skill-ups stop at 70 from normal recipes?

Trainer recipes go grey around skill 70. This is intentional — the game is telling you to specialize. Your options past 70 are: unlock Craftsmithing to spam Blue profession gear (1 skill each), save Fused Vitality for Epic gear crafts (3 skill each), or complete Patron/Player Crafting Orders for epic gear (3 skill each). There is no "just keep crafting the same thing" option past 70.

What ore do I need for Blacksmithing in Midnight?

Primarily: Refulgent Copper Ore (everything), Brilliant Silver Ore (Sterling Alloy — your 50–70 grind), and Umbral Tin Ore (Gloaming Alloy — small amounts early). Dazzling Thorium is a rare bonus proc from any ore mining and is required for Blue profession gear crafting. All four ore types can be found in every Midnight zone — unlike previous expansions, you are not zone-locked for specific ore.

Where are all the Blacksmithing treasure locations in Midnight?

There are 8 treasures giving 24 total Knowledge Points. Three in Silvermoon City, two in Eversong Woods, one each in Zul'Aman, Harandar, and Voidstorm. Full waypoints are in the KP section above. The Zul'Aman treasure (Carefully Racked Spear) may be phased — advance further in the campaign before looking if it doesn't appear. The Harandar one is on top of a mushroom, because of course it is.

Is Armorsmithing or Weaponsmithing better in Midnight?

Armorsmithing unlocks 9 item slots (more total Crafting Orders possible). Weaponsmithing covers a broader range of item types across fewer slots but has Weaponstones — a consistent weekly consumable income stream. Armorsmithing is better if your server has active raiders using Crafting Orders. Weaponsmithing is better if you're a melee class who wants personal weapons, or if you want consumable income. If you can't decide, start Armorsmithing — more slots means more passive Patron Order opportunities.

How do I make gold with Blacksmithing in Midnight?

Short version: Crafting Orders in Week 1, consumables long-term. Full answer: use Concentration only for epic gear Crafting Orders with premium reagents. Supply Sterling Alloy in bulk during launch week when crafters can't make it themselves yet. Get your Weaponstones recipe through Weaponsmithing spec and sell them weekly. Craft profession tools (Craftsmithing spec) all expansion because new alts need gear constantly. Do not vendor Artisan Blacksmith's Moxie.

What is the best race for Blacksmithing in WoW Midnight?

Dark Iron Dwarf or Lightforged Draenei (both Alliance) get +5 Blacksmithing skill and the ability to summon a forge/anvil anywhere. Dark Iron Dwarf additionally gets 10% faster Blacksmithing speed. No Horde race has Blacksmithing-specific racials. If you're Horde and want to play Blacksmithing optimally, compensate through specialization, profession tools, and accepting that the Alliance occasionally wins something.

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