Guide to Small Garrison Buildings

By Wowhead Updated: 2018/05/24

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Small Plots OverviewUnlocking Blueprints

Level 1 Profession blueprints for your professions can be acquired via a short questline. The starting quest item drops via Draenor mobs, Karnoth during Shadows Awaken for the Alliance, or Dorogg the Ruthless during The Butcher of Bladespire for the Horde.

By upgrading your Garrison to level 2, you unlock the remaining level 1 blueprints except for the Salvage Yard, Level 1.

Level 2 Blueprints for Small buildings require you to reach level 96 or complete the Talador Outpost quests.

Level 3 small blueprints are unlocked with Working More Orders and hitting 100. As this achievement is account-wide, starting Garrisons with Work Orders on alts can speed the process up.

Blueprint Costs and Requirements

Level 1 Small blueprints are free as you upgrade to Garrison Tier 2.

Level 2 Small Blueprints cost from Rezlak or Sparz Boltwist. They are free if you have Outpost Building Assembly Notes, which you get on completing your Outpost quest chains.

Level 3 Small Blueprints cost .

Construction Costs:

Level 1 small buildings cost 0 Garrison Resources and

Level 2 small buildings cost 0 Garrison Resources and .

Level 3 small buildings cost 0 Garrison Resources and .

Alchemy LabWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft potions and flasks faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft some lesser flasks and potions directly from the building.

What does it do?

Alchemy Lab Level 1: Allows the production of Alchemy items and 7 total work orders.

Alchemy Lab Level 2: Allows followers with the Alchemy trait to work here, granting a unique bonus (stack of potions every day). 14 total work orders.

Alchemy Lab Level 3: 21 total work orders. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersFrostweedAlchemical CatalystSorcerous FireSorcerous WaterAlchemyCrafting without AlchemyAlchemy Lab Level 1

The following potions require a Alchemy Lab Level 2: Draenic Agility Potion, Draenic Versatility Potion, Draenic Channeled Mana Potion, Draenic Intellect Potion, Draenic Strength Potion

Flasks require a Alchemy Lab Level 3.

Greater Flasks cannot be crafted, you must actually have Alchemy.

Followers and MissionsAlchemyAlchemy Lab Level 2Alchemy ExperimentAlchemy ExperimentRush Order: Alchemy LabAlchemy

A Rare Flower

Herb Infused

Bruna Swiftoe is acquired from Rangari Rescue.

Mulverick is acquired from Mulverick's Offer of Service.

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Alchemy Lab.

Return to Table of ContentsEnchanter's StudyWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it allows you to generate additional materials for Enchants. If you don't have the profession, you can disenchant items and craft many Draenor enchants.

Crafting - it allows you to disenchant items you find while leveling, raiding and doing other activities

Transmog - when you level up your enchanter's study and assign a follower to it, that follower will offer weapon enchant illusions such as Illusion: Agility. This is like transmog for enchants!

What does it do?

Enchanter's Study Level 1: Allows the production of Enchanting items and allows non-Enchanters to disenchant items. 7 Work Orders.

Enchanter's Study Level 2: Allows followers with the Enchanting trait to work here, granting a unique bonus (ability to transmog weapon glow). Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time..

Enchanter's Study Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersDraenic DustFractured Temporal CrystalSorcerous FireSorcerous AirEnchantingCrafting without EnchantingEnchanter's Study Level 1Enchanter's Study Level 1

With a level 1 building, you can craft Breath enchants for rings, Luminous Shard, Enchanted Dust, Enchant Weapon - Mark of the Shattered Hand.

With a level 2 building, you can craft Breath enchants for cloaks and necks, as well as Gift enchants for rings.

With a level 3 building, you can Gift enchants for cloaks and necks.

You cannot create other weapon enchants or Temporal Crystal.

Followers and MissionsEnchanter's Study Level 2EnchantingEnchanter's Study Level 3Rush Order: Enchanter's StudyEnchanting

Big Hands, Big Swords

Enchanted Weapons

AhmSolidarity in Death

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Enchanter’s Study

Return to Table of ContentsEngineering WorksWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft Engineering gadgets faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft some gadgets and an ilvl 630 gun directly from the building.

Pet Battles - it allows you to create pets

Gold-making - it allows you to make things to sell on the Auction House

Fun - it allows you to make cool gadgets

What does it do?

Engineering Works Level 1: Allows the production of Engineering items and 7 Work Orders at once.

Engineering Works Level 2: Allows followers with the Engineering trait to work here, granting a unique bonus. Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time. at one time.

Engineering Works Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersTrue Iron OreBlackrock OreGearspring PartsSorcerous FireSorcerous AirEngineeringCrafting without Engineering

With a level 1 building, you can craft Goblin Glider Kit, Stealthman 54, Shieldtronic Shield, Mecha-Blast Rocket, Ultimate Gnomish Army Knife.

With a level 2 building, you can craft Hemet's Heartseeker, Megawatt Filament, Findle's Loot-A-Rang, Oglethorpe's Missile Splitter.

With a level 3 building, you can craft pets, Swapblaster, Personal Hologram, and Shrediron's Shredder.

You cannot create items to upgrade your epic armor, Blingtron 5000, goggles, or Wormhole Centrifuge.

Followers and MissionsEngineering Works Level 2Engineering

Walter: A lazy butler who grants you bank access, and terrible food to everyone else like Cheap Beer.

GUMM-E: Portable mailbox non-engineers can use.

Trinkets Gyro-Radiant Reflector, Gnomish Net Launcher, Ultra-Electrified Reflector

Engineering Works Level 3Rush Order: Engineering WorksEngineering

The Wonder Gears

You're Fired

Apprentice Artificer Andren is acquired from Artificer Romuul.

Kimzee Pinchwhistle is acquired from Flame On, when you unlock the Salvage Yard.

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Engineering Works

Return to Table of ContentsGem BoutiqueWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft gems/rings/necks/upgrade items faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft some gems and accessories directly from the building.

Gold-making - it allows you to make things to sell on the Auction House

What does it do?

Gem Boutique Level 1: Allows the production of Jewelcrafting items and work orders. 7 Work Orders

Gem Boutique Level 2: Allows followers with the Jewelcrafting trait to work here, granting a unique bonus (receive a quest to craft an item for lots of gold). Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time..

Gem Boutique Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersBlackrock OreTaladite CrystalSorcerous EarthSorcerous AirJewelcraftingCrafting without JewelcraftingTaladite CrystalLunarfall Excavation / Frostwall Mines Level 3

With a level 1 building, you can craft basic jewelry.

With a level 2 building, you can craft regular gems and the Taladite Recrystallizer.

With a level 3 building, you can craft epic jewelry.

You cannot create Greater gems, upgrade epic jewelry, or the vanity items Prismatic Focusing Lens and Reflecting Prism.

Followers and MissionsGem Boutique Level 2Jewelcrafting

Jewelcrafting Special Order: A Fine Choker, Jewelcrafting Special Order: A Yellow Brighter Than Gold, Jewelcrafting Special Order: Blue the Shade of Sky and Sea, Out of Stock: Blackrock Ore

Gem Boutique Level 3Rush Order: Gem BoutiqueJewelcrafting

Jewels of Denial

Waste Not, Want Not

Artificer Romuul is acquired from Artificer Romuul.

Olin Umberhide is acquired from Winds of Change.

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Gem Boutique

Return to Table of ContentsSalvage YardWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it gives you a chance to loot Crate of Salvage which lets you upgrade your followers' items faster so you can unlock better missions for them which have good gear for players. You also have the chance to get ilvl 665 BoEs from Salvage which are better than normal Highmaul drops.

Goldmaking - you can get low-level BoEs with fashionable models from Salvage, and ilvl 665 BoEs.

Transmog - at level 3 it gives you the change to loot Big Crate of Salvage which can contain gear that has a unique model -- see all the models here.

What does it do?

Salvage Yard Level 1: Allows Salvage to be occasionally recovered from missions (includes ilvl 665 gear).

Salvage Yard Level 2: Increases your chance at recovering Salvage from missions. In addition, you may now discover follower items in Salvage.

Salvage Yard Level 3: Greatly increases your chance at recovering Salvage from missions. In addition, you may now discover player items in Salvage (transmog gear).

Transmog

Cloth: Mountainsage Regalia, Communal Regalia, Felsoul Regalia

Leather: Springrain Armor, Mistdancer Armor, Lightdrinker Armor

Mail: Trailseeker Set, Streamtalker Set

Plate: Heart Lesion Battleplate, Sunsoul Battleplate, Oathsworn Battleplate

Unlocking the Salvage Yard

This starts at your Garrison Outpost in Spires of Arak with Pinchwhistle Gearworks/Pinchwhistle Gearworks, asking you to fly to the Pinchwhistle Gearworks in Spires of Arak. This requires level 96 to pick up.

Once there, the following three quests are available, which deal with the spore threats: Defungination, Unwanted Pests, Spore-be-Gone.

You are then sent to investigate a crash in The Mother Lode, which has the followup quests Getting the Crew Back Together and Clearing Out Before Cleaning Up.

You're then sent to find her uncle at Pinchwhistle Point in Follow that Hotrod!.

Once there, you'll get The Right Parts for the Job, Skimming Off the Top, and Field Trial dealing with the infected goblins and damaged flying machine.

There is a followup round of quests: Sporicide, Preventing the Worst, and Curing With Force.

It's now time to return to your base in Flame On. Kimzee also offers to become your Garrison follower, now that her uncle is watching the gearworks.

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Salvage Yard

Return to Table of ContentsScribe's QuartersWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft glyphs/weapons/cards/upgrade items faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft cards and some weapons directly from the building.

Gold-making - it allows you to make things to sell on the Auction House

What does it do?

Scribe's Quarters Level 1: Allows the production of Inscription items. 7 Work Orders.

Scribe's Quarters Level 2: Allows followers with the Inscription trait to work here, granting a unique bonus (create forged goods to get gold from vendors). Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time.

Scribe's Quarters Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time.

Work OrdersCerulean PigmentWar PaintsSorcerous WaterSorcerous EarthInscriptionCrafting without Inscription

With a level 1 building, you can craft Cracked Draenic Mortar, Card of Omens, Savage Tarot, Laughing Tarot, Ocean Tarot.

With a level 2 building, you can craft Shadowtome and Darkmoon Card of Draenor.

With a level 3 building, you can craft Etched-Blade Warstaff, Crystalfire Spellstaff and Warmaster's Firestick.

You cannot create items to upgrade your weapons or new glyphs.

Followers and MissionsScribe's Quarters Level 2InscriptionDraenor Merchant OrderMerchant OrderLarge Merchant OrderScribe's Quarters Level 3Rush Order: Scribe's QuartersInscription

Spy Games

The Quill is Mighty

Admiral Taylor / Benjamin Gibb from For Old Times' Sake

Admiral Taylor / Benjamin Gibb from Three Feet Under

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Scribe’s Quarters

Return to Table of ContentsStorehouseWhat is it good for?

Utility - allows you to easily access banks and go longer without having to queue more Work Orders. Good for alts you forget to frequently play.

What does it do?

Storehouse Level 1: Enables access to your personal bank and increases the total number of active work orders for all buildings by 5.

Storehouse Level 2: Enables access to your guild bank.

Storehouse Level 3: Enables access to an Ethereal Trader for Void Storage and Transmogrification and increases the total number of active work orders for all buildings by 15.

Return to Table of ContentsTailoring EmporiumWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft armor/cloaks/upgrade items faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft ilvl 640 cloth armor and capes directly from the building.

Gold-making - it allows you to make things to sell on the Auction House

Pet Battles - it allows you to create pets

Fun - it allows you to make tailoring mounts

What does it do?

Tailoring Emporium Level 1: Allows the production of Tailoring items and 7 Work Orders at once.

Tailoring Emporium Level 2: Allows followers with the Tailoring trait to work here, granting a unique bonus. Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time.

Tailoring Emporium Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersSumptuous FurHexweave ClothSorcerous WaterSorcerous AirTailoringCrafting without Tailoring

With a Level 1 building, you can craft rare armor.

With a Level 2 building you can craft epic capes and Hexweave Embroidery to reroll stats.

With a Level 3 building you can craft epic armor.

You cannot create items to upgrade your epic armor, or the Creeping Carpet, Elekk Plushie, and Hexweave Bag.

Followers and MissionsTailoring

Inspiring Battle Standards (Inspiring Battle Standard/Inspiring Battle Standard) increase the maximum health of friends within 8 yards by 30%. Lasts 1 min or until destroyed, only works outdoors in Draenor.

Fearsome Battle Standards (Fearsome Battle Standard/Fearsome Battle Standard) make enemies within 8 yards take 5000 damage every 3 seconds. Lasts 1 min or until destroyed, only works outdoors in Draenor.

Tailoring Emporium Level 3Rush Order: Tailoring EmporiumTailoring

Hunting the Hunters

Nest Raid

TailoringInnPleasure-Bot 8000New Owner

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Tailoring Emporium

Return to Table of ContentsThe ForgeWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft armor/weapons/upgrade items faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft ilvl 640 plate armor and ilvl 630 weapons directly from the building.

Gold-making - it allows you to make things to sell on the Auction House

What does it do?

The Forge Level 1: Allows the production of Blacksmithing items and work orders. 7 Work Orders.

The Forge Level 2: Allows followers with the Blacksmithing trait to work here, granting a unique bonus. Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time..

The Forge Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersTrue Iron OreTruesteel IngotSorcerous FireSorcerous EarthBlacksmithingCrafting without BlacksmithingTruesteel IngotLunarfall Excavation / Frostwall Mines Level 3

With a level 1 building, you can craft rare armor.

With a level 2 building, you can craft rare weapons, Truesteel Grinder, and Truesteel Reshaper.

With a level 3 building, you can craft epic armor.

You cannot create items to upgrade your epic armor or Soul of the Forge.

Followers and MissionsThe Forge Level 2Blacksmithing

Song of the Anvil: Your armor and weapons do not lose durability from use for 4 hrs.

Solace of the Forge: While outdoors in Draenor, the Guardians of the Forge watch over you and may come to your aid.

The Forge Level 3Rush Order: The ForgeBlacksmithing

Battlefield Scavengers

Flux to Give

Rulkan from Rulkan

Weaponsmith Na'Shra from Blood Oath of Na'Shra

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Forge

Return to Table of ContentsThe TanneryWhat is it good for?

Raiding - it generates reagents so you can craft armor/cloaks/upgrade items faster with a profession. If you don't have the profession, you can craft ilvl 640 leather armor, mail armor, and capes directly from the building.

Gold-making - it allows you to make things to sell on the Auction House

What does it do?

The Tannery Level 1: Allows the production of Leatherworking items and work orders.

The Tannery Level 2: Allows followers with the Leatherworking trait to work here, granting a unique bonus (follower can craft decorative tents that provide a rest bonus). Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time..

The Tannery Level 3: Allows up to 21 work orders at one time. In 6.1, also unlocks profession missions.

Work OrdersRaw Beast HideBurnished LeatherSorcerous EarthSorcerous WaterLeatherworkingCrafting without Leatherworking

The Tannery Level 1: rare armor and Drums of Fury.

The Tannery Level 2: epic capes and Leather Refurbishing Kit.

The Tannery Level 3: craft epic armor.

Followers and MissionsRaw Beast HideLeatherworkingGem Boutique Level 3Rush Order: The TanneryLeatherworking

Kill and Cut

That's Some Bull

Shelly Hamby from Shelly Hamby

Ka'la from Gronnlings Abound

Learn more with our Guide to the Garrison Tannery.

Return to Table of ContentsSmall Building Achievements

Got My Mind On My Draenor Money: Loot 10,000 gold in Draenor to get Storehouse, Level 3.

Working More Orders: Complete 250 Work Orders to unlock all of the level 3 blueprints for professions.

Salvaging Pays Off: Open 100 pieces of Salvage from Missions to unlock Salvage Yard, Level 3.

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Comments

Comment by Spexlianok

i know i will get downvoted for this,but i like enchant glows and i would personally like to have cool dk transmog enchants on my lock

Comment by Jaydenkor

Ok.. the MAIN thing I'm confused on with this whole garrison small building stuff is...

If Im a druid, skinner/LW, WHAT buildings do I pick and why?
eg; is it worthwhile for me to pick the LW building? Why?

or would I be better served taking the enchanter/alchemy buildings, so that I can disenchant spare greens, and make my own flasks/pots?

Halp.

Comment by Derren

Personally, I would just like to know if you have like Jewelcrafting/Engineering: Do I have to pick these 2small buildings to level it up or I can pick whatever I want.

TLDR: Is buildings are like "required" with for some professions...?

Comment by Soulskulptor

So will there be a significant difference between what the profession buildings do for those with the profession? I know the Forge will let non-blacksmithing characters make Blacksmithing items but will there be some things that they can't make that characters with Blacksmithing can?

Comment by Tigershark62

Ok, so how is this not going to crash world economy?
I mean why would I buy gems, enchts, flasks, etc. when I can just build the shop and buy it from the vendor in my garrison instead of paying a player X amount of gold on the AH. Whats to stop that from happening?

They other guys have brought up a good point, is it required to have the shop of your profession in garrison to lvl your profession or can you still do it the old school way of getting it from the trainers/experience of doing it yourself?

Comment by babbles2102

I realise others have asked but I figure the more who ask the better chance the question will get answered...

Do you Need to have your profession building? (eg. My priest is a Tailor/Enchanter - Does she NEED to choose the Tailoring Emporium & Enchanter's Study)
If Not, why would you choose your profession over having access to something different? (Why would my priest choose the Enchanter's Study when she could have Alchemy Lab)
If you have a different professional building, does it give access to all recipes or just some? (If my priest has an Alchemy lab, does she have access to all Flask/Potions/Transmute recipes?)

The quest Shadows Awaken, seems to reward one profession building plan, do you choose the plan?
If you don't choose how is it determined? I assume it is based on your own professions, but what if you don't have professions or (like my priest) have two crafting professions?

Hopefully some clarification comes soon. Great guide, Thanks!

Comment by conisialf

I Had the same question as some others. To decide if I need to use up a small plot building for my primary profession or not I needed extra info. This info you can find beneath so you can judge for yourself.

Edit 1 : adjusted facts for build 18912

Recipes

You can get them As well from the Garrison building as from a vendor in Ashrand. To get them from the vendor you first need to use the scroll that increases your profession skill to 700.

Items made by NPC's

For tailoring, Jewel crafting, I could learn the recipe for everything the npc could make. For Alchemy I could not find the recipe for the primary stat boost potions.

Special Profession reagent (ex. Alchemy : Alchemical Catalyst)

From the Garrison Building:

~~No followers assigned : 4 reagent / work order~~
~~Low Level follower assigned (lvl 90 - 94) : 8 reagent / work order~~
~~High Level follower assigned (lvl 97) : 9 reagent / work order~~
~~Max Level follower assigned (lvl 100) : 10 reagent / work order~~

~~So max 10 x (5 Profession Building Lvl 3 + 2 Storehouse Building lvl 3) Work orders = 70 reagents / day.~~

As of build 18912 blizzard changed the garrison yield system.
Now the garrison building has more work orders :

level 1 : 7 (+2 from storehouse lvl 1)
level 2 : 14 (+5 from storehouse lvl 2)
level 3 : 20 (+6 from storehouse lvl 3)

But each work order takes 4 hours and your building processes 1 work order at the time.
So even if you can put in 20 work orders (lvl 3 building) they only procces 6 (24 h / 4h à WO) a day.

A Work order cost also less but yield less results. Cost went down from 20 raw materials to 5. Yield went down from 10 to 2 with follower and from 4 to 1 without follower.

So the max level reagents a day from your garrison building is now : 2 x 6 = 12 / day (down from 70)

From your primary profession:

Profession level 600 - : 5 , 1 work order /day
Profession level 627 - : 6 , 1 work order /day
Profession level 651 - : 7 , 1 work order /day
Profession level 700 : 10 , 3 work orders, each order has a CD of 24 hours

So max 10 x 3 = 30 reagents / day

This stay the same in build 18912 but for some proffesions the cooldown of the secret and the reagent trigger each other. So its the secret a day or the reagents a day before skill lvl 700.

Comment by Tritox

Here are the needed reagents for each Small building work order:

Placing an Alchemy work order in Alchemy Lab requires 5x Frostweed.
Placing a Blacksmithing work order in The Forge requires 5x True Iron Ore.
Placing an Enchanting work order in Enchanter's Study requires 5x Draenic Dust.
Placing an Engineering work order in Engineering Works requires 2x Blackrock Ore and 2x True Iron Ore.
Placing an Inscription work order in Scribe's Quarters requires 2x Cerulean Pigment.
Placing a Jewelcrafting work order in Gem Boutique requires 5x Blackrock Ore.
Placing a Leatherworking work order in The Tannery requires 5x Raw Beast Hide.
Placing a Tailoring work order in Tailoring Emporium: requires 5x Sumptuous Fur.

Comment by serangel

with garrisons. Can we remove a building. If i build a tailoring building to get the best pattern can i later remove the building to build something else once I have all the recipes or if mid expansion I change professions and want to get it's higher recipes.

Comment by solitha

I have a question I haven't yet figured out. I know your first small building generally comes with the Gift of the Draenei. What happens if a character's primary professions are both gathering, such as herbalism/mining? Do they get a random small building blueprint from the quest, or do they have to get one from somewhere else?

Since filling this plot is necessary to level the garrison, I'm very curious what will happen.

Comment by Monnezza

Quick and dirty:
Garrison profession buildings are supposed to give you a way to either:
- gain access to professions you don't have
- hasten the production of rare materials for professions you already have
This decision will have to be made for every character since the rare materials are BOP and you cannot for example speed up your main's blacksmithing by producing ingots with all of your alts.

If you already have every profession available from alts, you will probably be ok if you go with chosing for each of them the buildings matching their professions.

If you have free spots for small buildings (meaning you don't want/need salvage yard and storehouse as an alternative) consider the additional perks provided by tents (tannery) and gadgets (engeneering works) or check the auction house to see what are the most profitable items you might be able to produce.

Comment by dyaeblca

What exactly can you get from Salvage?

Comment by Rogark

Why does only the Horde get the unique vanity items (Blazing Diamond Pendant, Prestige Card: The Turn, Heavy Frostwolf Shroud)? Is this just simple favoritism or does the Alliance get something else elsewhere?

Also, any idea if more enchants will be added to the illusions? Currently there's no Deathfrost, Avalanche, Soulfrost or Sunfire for example. Probably missing some others as well.

Comment by GreySage

So... LWers get screwed again? The Tannery seems to offer basically no benefit beyond learning the recipes, once you have them you can scrap it and build something better. Yay for devs punishing rogues more, as if they needed it after the 6.0 nerfs.

Comment by Adabiel

I would have personally put the storehouse as part of the garrison's main building to be able to use that -1 plot for either the enchanting that my characters don't have or the salvage for my followers. The main work orders give BoP materials which can't be traded at all unless the next expansion turns them.

Comment by 1391070

Alright so after doing a lot of garrison research I sort of understand the role of small buildings in professions whether you have the profession or not, but what buildings are useful if you have a toon with two gathering profs? I understand there are also the mine and herb garden, but those aren't prof specific anyway.

Just not totally sure of the benefits of having a small building for alch or eng for example if that particular toon has mining and herb.

Comment by 1024994

Finally a way to change enchant color still not as good as just being able to use natural weapon glow but you can come close for most weapons now.

Comment by bluehawk98

Absolutely love the small buildings they put into the game. They advance the professions so well and just make the whole garrison experience so much better!

Comment by solitha

The Tannery is missing its section about what you get if you're not a leatherworker.

Comment by cinnabar

Since I have enchanting and herbalism as professions, I'm going to build the salvage yard and storehouse. I still can't decide which medium building to make.

Comment by perculia

Based on feedback and the addition of guides to each specific building, I’ve cleaned up and reformatted this guide a bit. It’s more of an overview to Small Buildings if you’re not sure what to choose and don’t want to be overwhelmed by information. I’ve kept some of the details, but the fullest in-depth summary can be found on the guides to each individual building, which are linked to this guide.

I’ve also made the basics more obvious in the Overview section at the top as well.

Comment by Briandris

Ok I feel like Leatherworker's keep getting the short end of the stick, AGAIN. In MoP we needed 20 pieces of leather of leather to make the daily CD, Magnificent Hide. Engineers and Blacksmith's needed 10 Ghost Iron bars to make their daily CD.

Then came the second tier daily cd, Hardened Magnificent Hide.This required TWO Magnificent Hides to make while Engineer's and Blacksmith's still only required 10 Ghost Iron bars to make their new CD. Their first tier daily CD items were not consumed to make it either. So essentially, Leatherworkers consumed their first tier cd's AND needed two of them to make ONE second tier item. This meant it took two days vs one for other professions and twice the mats as the other professions to craft the second tier item AND we lost the first tier item still required to make useful things like Shadowleather Leg Armor which was still a valuable and required item.

Now comes WoD with Raw Beast Hide. Each profession has it's own "Small profession building" such as Gem Boutique and The Forge and of course, the Tannery.

The Garrison provides a Herb Garden and a Mine as default buildings (meaning everyone gets one without using one of their Medium building plots). These buildings provide enough mats each day to complete work orders for the profession buildings. Leatherworkers and Tailors are somewhat forced to put up a barn in order to get materials to place work orders at the Tannery. If you have Leatherworking but not skinning, you're kinda hooped for materials and forced to buy them from the AH or use one of your 2 medium plots to put up the barn, a choice that Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Alchemy and Inscription are not required to make.

Not nice Blizzard. My main's Tannery is just sitting in my garrison taking up space because by the time I discovered this dilemma it was too late. So I guess I spend resources to rebuild, or let it sit there doing nothing until I can level an alt with Skinning.

EDIT: Tailor's get to use Sumptuous Fur (a drop from mobs) so it's only LW's who are hooped.

Comment by Shubi

Improve your work orders in Forge (for use by blacksmiths)

--> Blacksmithing Can reduce your durability damage and increase work order output when assigned to the Forge.
A follower with this trait can be assigned to work in the level 2 or higher Forge.

When working in the building, the building's work order yield is increased (affected by the follower level) and you are allowed the use of two special buffs which are gained by talking to the working follower:

Song of the Anvil- No weapon or armor durability loss from use for four hours
Solace of the Forge - A chance to summon Guardian of the Forge to help you in combat while Draenor outdoor zones for four hours

(Rulkan = only follower with Blacksmithing)

Before you can take Rulkan's quest to get her as a follower, you must go through the quest chain starting with Into Twilight, and eventually get Chasing Shadows which sends you up to Exile's Rise to meet Rulkan.
She will then give you the quest, Ancestor's Memory, which just has you hop down the cliff, go into the cave, and click the totem in back. She'll join you in the cave and show you a vision.
At the end, turn in the quest, and when you take the quest Rulkan, you get her as a follower.

(Na'Shra = only follower with Blacksmithing):

In Frostfire Ridge, Initiate Na'Shra (65,0; 39,5) in Gate of the Breakers offers Smeltcraft for you and after completing it, Weaponsmith Na'Shral joins your garrison.

I hope this will help you! :D

Comment by Aerynsun8449

When I completed the quest line for the Talador outpost it gave me a Comprehensive Outpost Construction Guide which allowed me to purchase the blueprints for the level 2 large buildings, not the small buildings. Is there a way to get the blueprints for the small buildings without paying 750 G?

Comment by derby31

Can anyone help me with a question please? If my character has a profession and builds the relevant profession building what is the benefit of the level 3 building over the level 2 one apart from the extra 7 work orders I can place?

My character has Engineering and the Engineering Works. But it is interesting to know for other professions.

If your character doesn't have the profession but has the level 3 building it looks like you can craft a few extra recipes.

But if you have the profession it seems like a lot of gold and garrison resources to spend to allow you to place a few extra work orders. I can see this being of some benefit to people who don't play often or if you have alts. I was hoping for something extra, maybe increased yields from work orders or reduced time per work order.

Comment by 275058

What quests exactly do I need to finish in Talador to upgrade my profession building to lvl 2 - does anybody know? Is there a chance not to be 96 by that point? Obviously I'm looking for the quickest way.

Comment by Schnoodledorfer

There is a mistake in the Engineering Works section. ATM the guide has:

Apprentice Artificer Andren / Kal'gor the Honorable is acquired from Artificer Romuul

Apprentice Artificer Andren / Kal'gor the Honorable has the Engineering trait, but he's one of three choices from Friend of the Exarchs. Artificer Romuul rewards Artificer Romuul / Weaponsmith Na'Shra (surprise!), who doesn't have the Engineering trait. The Alliance icon is correct.

Added: Someone commented three months ago about an identical mistake in the individual Engineering Works guide.

Comment by yzq85

Why doesn't Level 2 Storehouse give you + 10 work order slots?

Comment by Bogdanov89

Leatherworking (tannery) section is missing the "you can NOT craft X without leatherworking" like the others have.

Guide to Small Garrison Buildings

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