June 17, 2024

Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide 1–525: Fast and effortless leveling

Table of Contents

Why should you choose Enchanting as your Profession in Cataclysm Classic?
What is the best combo with Enchanting in WoW?
Approximate materials required
Enchanting trainers
1. Cataclysm Classic Enchanting trainers: Major cities
  1. Horde trainers
  2. Alliance trainers
2. Cataclysm Classic Enchanting trainers: Starting zones
  1. Horde trainers
  2. Alliance trainers
Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide: leveling
Conclusion for Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide

Welcome, heroes of Azeroth, to your most efficient Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide 1–525. If you want to find a list of in-depth guides for each primary profession in Cataclysm Classic, be sure to check out this article here:

A complete list of all 11 Cataclysm Classic professions

Why should you choose Enchanting as your Profession in Cataclysm Classic?

Enchanting is a profession that holds great allure for the heroes of Azeroth. After all, who wouldn’t want to enhance their equipment with some handy additional perks to maximize their potential? And so, What could be even more advantageous than becoming an Enchanter and imbuing these stats onto your gear by yourself and for yourself?

Other than that, in Cataclysm Classic, each profession offers its owner a unique, significant boost. In this case, you can enchant your rings to increase your stats:

Unfortunately, you can only enchant your own rings and not those belonging to others. However, Enchanting remains highly sought-after because you can enchant plenty of other items for your fellow players, especially since players frequently change their gear. After all, who could resist the allure of additional stats?

Apart from the mentioned advantages, being an Enchanter in Cataclysm Classic also proves to be a lucrative profession in terms of financial gains. The demand for the enchanted gear is always high. And so, Enchanters have the opportunity to earn a hefty amount of gold by selling their crafts in the Auction House.

If you are starting out on your path of becoming a high-level Enchanter, this Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide is your key to unlocking the quickest and most efficient path to leveling up your profession.

In addition, unlike the other professions, Enchanting and Tailoring are the only two that don’t require time-consuming Gathering of materials. And if you keep reading, you will find that by finding the best profession to pair with Enchanting, you can self-sustain your material needs.

What is the best combo with Enchanting in WoW?

The best combo with Enchanting in WoW is Tailoring. This is one of the most potent combinations of all time, especially for cloth wearers. This synergy pairing offers a unique advantage by enabling players to use one profession to level up the other. You can swiftly advance your Enchanting level by applying enchantments to your Tailoring products. Also, Disenchanting your Tailoring creations yields valuable materials essential for Enchanting.

This allows you to simultaneously progress in both professions, saving precious time and effort. Moreover, the formidable impact of embracing Enchanting and Tailoring extends beyond mere convenience. The effects they bring will significantly boost your character’s power.

Approximate materials required

Below, you will find an estimate of the materials required to level up your Enchanting profession from level 1 to 525.

Classic (1-300)

The Burning Crusade (300-350)

WotLK (350-425)

Cataclysm (425-525)

Enchanting trainers

Now that we have covered the materials needed, it’s time to focus on locating reputable trainers who can teach you new enchanting recipes. In Cataclysm, you no longer need to visit multiple trainers to learn different ranks of Enchanting. Each trainer in any major city can teach you all ranks. It’s important to note that trainers for the Horde and Alliance factions differ, so we have categorized them accordingly for your convenience.

Cataclysm Classic Enchanting trainers: Major cities

Horde trainers

Godan in Orgrimmar.
Lavinia Crowe in Undercity.
Teg Dawnstrider in Thunder Bluff.
Vance Undergloom in Tirisfal Glades at Brill.
Sedana in Silvermoon City.

Alliance trainers

Lucan Cordell in Stormwind City.
Gimble Thistlefuzz in Ironforge.
Taladan in Darnassus
Alanna Raveneye in Teldrassil.
Nahogg in The Exodar.

Cataclysm Classic Enchanting trainers: Starting zones

Horde trainers

KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe in The Lost Isles
Runda in Durotar
Lalum Darkmane in Mulgore
Therisa Sallow in Tirisfal Glades
Saren in Eversong Woods

Alliance trainers

Jack All-Trades Derrington in Gilneas
Lien Farner in Elwynn Forest
Wembil Taskwidget in Dun Morogh
Iranis Shadebloom in Teldrassil
Valn in Azuremyst Isle

Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide: leveling

And now, it’s time for the main dish. Below, you will discover a comprehensive Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide that will let you advance through as many levels with the least materials needed as possible. From level:

1–50

Note: Blood Elf characters have +10 Enchanting skills because of their passive Arcane Affinity. An extra 10 Enchanting skills mean recipes stay orange for 10 more points, so you can save a lot of gold by doing lower-level recipes for 10 more points.

1–2: 1x Runed Copper Rod – 1 Copper Rod, 1 Strange Dust, 1 Lesser Magic Essence Copper Rod is sold by Trade Good, Trade Supply, and Enchanting Supply vendors. Don’t buy the rod from the Auction House. The vendors are usually near your trainer somewhere
2–50: Disenchant green quality items or make the following: 48x Enchant Bracer: Minor Health – 48 Strange Dust

Journeyman Enchanting

Once you have reached level 10, visit your Enchanting trainer and learn Journeyman Enchanting.

50–135

50–90: 40x Enchant Bracer: Minor Health — 40 Strange Dust If Strange Dust is cheap and Greater Magic Essence is expensive in your realm, you can make this Enchant up to 120
90–100: 10x Enchant Bracer: Minor Stamina — 30 Strange Dust
100–101: 1x Runed Silver Rod — 1 Silver Rod, 6 Strange Dust, 3 Greater Magic Essence
101–110: 9x Greater Magic Wand — 9 Simple Wood, 9 Greater Magic Essence
110–135: Buy these two recipes Formula: Enchant Bracer – Lesser Strength, Formula: Enchant Cloak – Minor Agility from Kulwia (Horde) in Stonetalon Mountains, or from Dalria (Alliance) in Ashenvale. These are limited-supply recipes. If someone bought them before you, then you have to wait for them to respawn. The exact respawn timer is unknown, but it’s between 30-50 minutes. Alternatively, you can always try to find them at the Auction House) 25x Enchant Cloak: Minor Agility — 25 Lesser Astral Essence Alternative Make the recipe below if Astral essence is expensive in your realm and you can find cheap Small Glimmering Shards. 28x Enchant 2H Weapon – Minor Impact — 112 Strange Dust, 28 Small Glimmering Shard

Expert Enchanting

Once you have reached level 20, visit your Enchanting trainer and learn Expert Enchanting.

135–225

135–155: 20x Enchant Bracer – Lesser Stamina — 40 Soul Dust
155–156: 1x Runed Golden Rod — 1 Golden Rod, 1 Iridescent Pearl, 2 Greater Astral Essence, 2 Soul Dust
156–185: 40x Enchant Bracer – Lesser Strength — 80 Soul Dust Check the “110-135” step for recipe location. If 2 Soul Dust is a lot more expensive than 1 Lesser Mystic Essence then from 165 switch to this recipe:
165–185: 20x Enchant Bracer: Spirit — 20 Lesser Mystic Essence
185–200: 15x Enchant Bracer: Strength — 15 Vision Dust
200–201: 1x Runed Truesilver Rod — 1 Truesilver Rod, 1 Black Pearl, 2 Greater Mystic Essence, 2 Vision Dust
201–220: 25x Enchant Bracer: Strength — 25 Vision Dust The enchant will be yellow, so you should buy enough dust to make it around 25 times.
220–225: 5x Enchant Cloak: Greater Defense — 15 Vision Dust

Artisan Enchanting

Once you have reached level 35, visit your Enchanting trainer and learn Artisan Enchanting.

225–300

225–230: 5x Enchant Gloves: Agility — 5 Lesser Nether Essence, 5 Vision Dust Make Enchant Cloak: Greater Defense, if you don’t have Lesser Nether Essence
230–235: 5x Enchant Boots – Stamina — 25 Vision Dust
235–250: 25x Enchant Chest: Superior Health — 150 Vision Dust

Try to hunt for Formula: Enchant Bracer – Greater Stamina at the Auction House. It’s a random world drop, but this recipe is the best to level Enchanting from 245 to 265 or even 285.

250–265: 20x Lesser Mana Oil — 60 Dream Dust, 40 Purple Lotus, 20 Crystal Vial You can make this one up to 270 if you can get cheap purple lotus. Kania sells the Formula: Lesser Mana Oil in Silithus. She is upstairs in the Inn.
265–290: 27x Enchant Shield: Greater Stamina — 135 Dream Dust The recipe is sold by Daniel Bartlett at Undercity, and by Mythrin’dir at Darnassus. It’s important to note that the recipe binds when picked up. So don’t make the mistake of trying to buy it with an alt and mail it. It’s also limited in supply, meaning you have to wait if someone bought it before you.
290–299: 9x Enchant Chest – Major Mana — 72 Illusion Dust You can continue to make Enchant Shield: Greater Stamina if you have a lot of dream dust, or if Illusion Dust is really expensive.
299–300: 1x Runed Arcanite Rod — 1 Arcanite Rod, 1 Golden Pearl, 10 Illusion Dust, 4 Greater Eternal Essence, 2 Large Brilliant Shard Formula: Runed Arcanite Rod is sold by Lorelae Wintersong in Moonglade at Nighthaven.

The Burning Crusade Enchanting

Master Enchanting

300–350

Once you have reached level 50, visit your Enchanting trainers and learn Master Enchanting.

Shattrath City: Enchantress Andiala (The Scryers) or Zurii (The Aldor)
Hellfire Peninsula: Felannia (Horde) and Johan Barnes (Alliance)

300–310:

1x Runed Fel Iron Rod — 1 Fel Iron Rod, 4 Greater Eternal Essence, 6 Large Brilliant Shard
9x Bracer – Assault — 54 Arcane Dust

310–316:

6x Bracer – Brawn — 36 Arcane Dust

316–330:

16x Gloves – Assault — 128 Arcane Dust

This recipe will be yellow between 20-30, so you might need to make more.

Alternative recipe:

If 100x Arcane Dust is more expensive than 20x Greater Planar Essence then you should make Chest – Major Spirit between 320-330.

10x Chest – Major Spirit — 20 Greater Planar Essence

330–335:

5x Shield – Major Stamina — 75 Arcane Dust

The recipe is sold by Madame Ruby at Shattrath City. You should also buy Formula: Superior Wizard Oil while you are there. Both of them are limited supply items, so if someone bought them before you, you have to wait for them to respawn. (5-10minutes)

Alternative recipe:

6x Chest – Major Spirit — 12 Greater Planar Essence

You might have to make a few more to reach 335.

Blood Elf only 335–345:

There is an alternative cheap method for the 335-345 part, but only Blood Elves can benefit from it.

Their racial passive skill Arcane Affinity allows them to gain ten free skill-ups by converting a Large Prismatic Shard into three Small Prismatic Shard and back again.

Only the conversion from one Large Prismatic Shard to three Small Prismatic Shards is affected by this. Therefore, you will only have the chance to gain skill-ups half of the time (since the other half of the time, you’ll be converting back to three Small Prismatic Shards). The recipe will be grey, and you won’t gain skill points for every craft. The chance of gaining skill points is very low. It will probably take 10-15 minutes to gain the 10 free skill points.

The Formula: Large Prismatic Shard is sold by these NPCs, and the Small Prismatic Shard recipe is taught by your trainer.

335–340:

5x Shield – Resilience — 5 Large Prismatic Shard, 20 Lesser Planar Essence
You can keep making Shield – Major Stamina if Large Prismatic Shard is too expensive.

340–350:

15x Superior Wizard Oil — 45 Arcane Dust, 15 Nightmare Vine, 15 Imbued Vial

The recipe is sold by Madame Ruby at Shattrath City. It’s yellow already when you learn it, so you might need to make a few more.

You can buy Imbued Vials from trade supply or alchemy supply vendors.

Alternative recipe:

Make more Shield – Resilience or switch to the next recipe if you don’t have Nightmare Vine.

350–351:

1x Runed Adamantite Rod — 1 Adamantite Rod, 1 Primal Might, 8 Greater Planar Essence, 8 Large Prismatic Shard

The Formula: Runed Adamantite Rod is sold by Rungor in Terrokar Forest at Stonebreaker Hold and Vodesiin in Hellfire Penninsula at the Temple of Telhamat.

WotLK Enchanting

Once you have reached level 65, visit your Enchanting trainers to continue your journey:

351–450

351–360: 9x Enchant Cloak – Speed — 54 Infinite Dust
360–375: 18x Enchant Bracers – Striking — 108 Infinite Dust
375–376: 1x Runed Eternium Rod — 1 Eternium Rod, 6 Greater Planar Essence, 6 Arcane Dust, 1 Runed Adamantite Rod
376–380: 6x Enchant Bracers – Striking — 36 Infinite Dust
380–385: 5x Enchant Bracers – Exceptional Intellect — 50 Infinite Dust
385–395: 10x Enchant Boots – Icewalker — 80 Infinite Dust, 10 Crystallized Water
395–410: 15x Enchant Cloak – Superior Agility — 135 Infinite Dust
410–415: 5x Enchant Gloves – Expertise — 60 Infinite Dust
415–420: 5x Enchant Boots – Greater Spirit — 50 Infinite Dust, 5 Greater Cosmic Essence
420–425: 5x Enchant Shield – Defense — 30 Infinite Dust, 30 Eternal Earth
425–426: 1x Runed Titanium Rod — 1 Titanium Rod, 40 Infinite Dust, 12 Greater Cosmic Essence, 8 Dream Shard, 1 Runed Eternium Rod
426–430: 4x Enchant Shield – Defense — 24 Infinite Dust, 24 Eternal Earth
430–435: 5x Enchant Cloak – Mighty Armor — 75 Infinite Dust, 10 Greater Cosmic Essence The recipe is sold by Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran. It costs 4 Dream Shard
435–445: 10x Enchant Gloves – Armsman — 20 Dream Shard, 80 Eternal Earth The recipe is sold by Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran. It costs 4 Dream Shard
445–450: 5x Enchant Boots – Greater Assault — 20 Dream Shard, 20 Greater Cosmic Essence The recipe is sold by Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran. It costs 4 Dream Shard

Cataclysm Enchanting

Reaching level 75, seek out your trainers and follow this guide to reach the maximum Cataclysm Classic Enchanting level:

426–525

426-440: 14x Enchant Boots – Earthen Vitality – 28x Hypnotic DustMake Enchant Chest – Mighty Stats if Lesser Celestial Essence is cheaper than Hypnotic Dust. Make a few Enchant Gloves – Mastery just to mix up the number of enchants you make, so it will be easier to sell them.
440-455: 15x Enchant Cloak – Greater Spell Piercing – 45 Hypnotic DustBetween 445-450 you can also make the following recipe:Abyssal Shatter – Abyss CrystalIt’s basically free skill-ups since you’re going to sell the Dusts/Essences for more than you got the Crystals for.
455-465: 10x Enchant Gloves – Haste – 40 Hypnotic Dust, 10 Lesser Celestial Essence
465-475: 10x Enchant Cloak – Intellect – 60 Hypnotic DustMake a few Enchant Chest – Stamina if you are selling the enchants.
475-480: 5x Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Strength – 15 Hypnotic Dust, 10 Greater Celestial EssenceYou can also make Enchant Chest – Mighty Resilience up to 485.
480-485: 5x Enchant Boots – Major Agility – 20 Hypnotic Dust, 10 Greater Celestial Essence
485-490: 5x Enchant Gloves – Greater Expertise – 25 Hypnotic Dust, 10 Greater Celestial EssenceYou can also start making the next recipe in the guide if you want to, and skip this part. It depends on the price of Greater Celestial Essence.
490-495: 5x Enchant Shield – Mastery – 60 Hypnotic Dust
495-505: 10x Enchant Bracer – Precision – 120 Hypnotic Dust, 10 Greater Celestial Essence
505-510: 5x Enchant Boots Precision – 5 Elixir’s of Impossible Accuracy, 10 Hypnotic Dust, 10 Greater Celestial Essence
510-515: 5x Enchant Bracer – Exceptional Spirit – 45 Hypnotic Dust, 15 Greater Celestial Essence

Darkmoon Faire: free +5 Profession skill

Check your Calendar in-game to see if the Darkmoon Faire is open. The event is available every two weeks. It starts on Sunday and lasts for a week. During the event, you can complete quests for each profession and gain +5 skill points for each. Complete the quest at 515 because you will need to make one Runed Elementium Rod anyway.

515-520: 5x Enchant Boots – Mastery – 50 Hypnotic Dust, 15 Greater Celestial Essence
520-525: 1x Runed Elementium Rod – 1x Runed Titanium Rod, 10x Hypnotic Dust, 6x Greater Celestial Essence, 6x Heavenly Shard, 1x Elementium Rod

Conclusion for Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide

And so, congratulations on successfully reaching the pinnacle of Cataclysm Enchanting! We hope that this guide has been able to aid you. Special thanks to WoW-professions for providing such a valuable resource. May your Enchanting adventures continue to bring you great joy in your WoW journey!

Cataclysm Classic Enchanting guide 1–525: Fast and effortless leveling

Why should you choose Enchanting as your Profession in Cataclysm Classic?

What is the best combo with Enchanting in WoW?