WoW Classic Tailoring - Alternate Cheap Leveling 1-300 Methods

Classic Geposted 02.10.2019 um 02:13 von RenataKane

IntroductionThe Economical Guide to Smithing, or, Making mail without losing your shirt.Concepts Behind Cheapskate Tailoring

vendor materials

acquiring other farmed materials

acquiring recipes

selling the finished products

Materials Cost

Cost of Vendor Purchased Mats + Opportunity Cost of Farmed/Crafted Materials = Final Cost

Opportunity CostNever sell an item on the Auction House below the Opportunity Cost.

Example 1: A Leinenstoffballen sells to a vendor for . Tailoring vendors sell Grober Faden for and Bleiche for . A White Linen Shirt that takes 1 Leinenstoffballen, 1 Grober Faden and 1 Bleiche has an opportunity cost of . The same White Linen Shirt sells to a vendor for , so the Profit/Loss on a White Linen Shirt is 0. It's a break-even recipe.

Example 2: Tailoring vendors sell Feiner Faden for , and Grüner Farbstoff for . A Green Linen Shirt takes 3 Leinenstoffballen, 1 Feiner Faden and 1 Grüner Farbstoff, so its opportunity cost is . The Green Linen Shirt sells to a vendor for , so selling it to a vendor will result in a loss.

Vendor Components Deconstructed

Grober Faden:

Feiner Faden:

Seidenfaden:

Schwerer Seidenfaden:

Runenfaden:

Bleiche:

Blauer Farbstoff & Roter Farbstoff:

Grüner Farbstoff:

Grauer Farbstoff:

Gelber Farbstoff:

Schwarzer Farbstoff & Oranger Farbstoff:

Rosa Farbstoff & Lila Farbstoff:

BleicheBlauer FarbstoffRoter FarbstoffSeven Rules of the Cheapskate Tailor

Farm, don't buy.
Unless by some miracle you can find cloth or other components on sale for below vendor price, do your own farming.

Avoid recipes that use items you can't farm yourself.
For example, if you aren't an herbalist (and don't have one in your stable of alts), don't use recipes that need herbs. You'll end up paying a lot more for them on the AH. (There are a couple exceptions to this with two high-profit items where you will need components from Skinning. See if you can work out a deal; it's worth it in this case)

Avoid recipes that use items crafted by other professions.
Profession-created items include Alchemy components such as potions or Ghost Dye, Iron Buckles from Blacksmithing. It's highly likely you'd pay far more for these items than the end product is worth. Even in cases where you can make these on other characters or can get a deal from a friend, these are almost always money losers.

Never using dyes higher than Bleiche, Blauer Farbstoff, and Roter Farbstoff.
As it turns out, higher level dyes are nearly always used in the most expensive (money-losing) recipes.

Never make shirts or other cosmetic items for skill.
They are the #1 money losers of any single category. Out of the 34 cosmetic items, 25 had a rate of return of 50% or less and 15 rated at 25% or less. Because of the dyes, they are more expensive to make, and they sell for a pittance at vendors. They also don't auction well on less developed servers because they are 100% cosmetic. Players still struggling to pay for skills every two levels aren't spending hard earned cash on shirts and dresses.

If you're really short on cash, you don't even need to learn all the tailoring recipes right away.
Follow this method and you'll only need to pick the 11-12 trainer recipes required to skill up, as well as 2-3 vendor-purchased recipes.

Understand what items generally lose more or less money than others. You can figure this out by adding up the prices of the raw materials, and then determine what they sell for, either to the vendor or to the Auction House. Selling below Vendor Cost is only part of your problem; don't sell below Opportunity Cost.

Categories of Money Makers and Money Losers

Bolts: 109%

Bags (except Specialty Bags)*: 80%

Pants: 70%

Helms: 62%

Cloak: 61%

Chest: 60%

Shoulders: 57%

Boots: 48%

Belts: 47%

Gloves: 41%

Specialty Bags*: 37%

Cosmetic Items: 35%

The Cheapskate Tailoring Method: "Bolts & Bags"

making Bolts of Cloth until they grey out (you'll usually need all of these and more to complete your tasks)

making the most profitable Bags from an opportunity/vendor cost standpoint

filling in as necessary with some of the most cost-effective tailored items.

Everyone needs bagsTraumzwirnreifdozens Shopping ListFarmed

150-180 Leinenstoff

300 Wollstoff

600 or 800 Seidenstoff (depends on path)

800 Magiestoff

900 to 1080 Runenstoff (depends on path)

Farmed from Other Profession

50 Schweres Leder (optional)

70 Unverwüstliches Leder (optional)

Vendor Items

75 Grober Faden

155 Feiner Faden

120 Seidenfaden

70 or 80 Runenfaden (depends on path)

18 Roter Farbstoff

150 Blauer Farbstoff (100 optional)

Vendor-Purchased Recipes

Muster: Rote Wolltasche

Muster: Azurblauer Seidenumhang

Muster: Runenstofftasche (optional)

Levels and Recipes1-50: Leinenstoffballen - about 90 bolts

Each = 2 Leinenstoff. Opportunity Cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 154%

Needed: 180 Leinenstoff

This is actually more than you will use -- you only need 75 -- but this recipe is stubborn about giving up its last points. If you're ever in a position where you need to vendor linen, always always ALWAYS combine it into bolts before selling. Feel free to stop any time after 75.

50-75: Leinentasche - 25 bags

Each = 3 Leinenstoffballen + 3 Coarse Thread. Opportunity Cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 133%.

Needed: 75 Leinenstoffballen, 75 Grober Faden

75-107: Wollstoffballen - 50 bolts (will need 100 bolts to complete all projects)

Each = 3 Wollstoff. Opportunity Cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 101%.

Needed: 150 Wollstoff

107-115: Wolltasche - 12 bags

Each = 3 Wollstoffballen, 1 Fine Thread. Opportunity Cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 75%.

Needed: 36 Wollstoffballen, 12 Feiner Faden

This is the first item where you'll lose some money if you choose to vendor the bags. However, you should be able to sell these at more than on the Auction House; just be sure to account for AH fees and deposits when you do.

115-125: Rote Wolltasche, Part 1 - 10 bags

Each = 4 Wollstoffballen + 1 Roter Farbstoff + 1 Feiner Faden. Opportunity cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 127%.

Needed: 40 Wollstoffballen, 10 Roter Farbstoff, 10 Feiner Faden

Muster: Rote Wolltasche is sold by several vendors, so you can easily acquire a copy. The pattern costs . It's a recipe that the vendor will not always have in stock, so it may take a couple tries to get it. It's very much worth the effort, since this recipe has one of the higher rates of return, even if you are forced to vendor some of your bags. You will use this again after greying out Bolts of Silk.

125-145: Seidenstoffballen - 40 bolts (will need 150 bolts to complete all projects)

Each = 4 Seidenstoff. Opportunity cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 100%.

Needed: 160 Seidenstoff. (Will need 600 total for 150 Seidenstoffballen to complete all projects)

145-150: Rote Wolltasche, Part 2 - 8 Bags

Needed: 24 Wollstoffballen, 8 Roter Farbstoff, 8 Feiner Faden

150-175 Kleines Seidenpack - 25 bags (see below for Non-Leather Alternate Path)

Each = 3 Seidenstoffballen , 3 Feiner Faden, 2 Schweres Leder. Opportunity cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 90%.

Needed: 75 Seidenstoffballen , 75 Feiner Faden, 50 Schweres Leder

This is one of two recipes that breaks the no-farming rule, but in this case, it's likely you'll be able to sell Small Silk Packs on the Auction House for more than the opportunity cost. Be sure to calculate in the additional opportunity cost of Medium Leather if you're forced to buy it on the Auction House (it only accounts for a total in the original OC calculation).

(Non-Leather Alternate Path Instead of Small Silk Pack)

150-175 Azurblaue Seidenweste (25 vests)

Each = 5 Seidenstoffballen , 4 Blauer Farbstoff. Opportunity cost: . Sell to Vendor: . Score: 59%.
Needed: 125 Seidenstoffballen , 100 Blauer Farbstoff
If you don't want to deal with acquiring Schweres Leder, you can use this as an alternate route between 150-175. Believe it or not, this is the least money-losing item that requires no farmed ingredients in this level range. It does use considerably more silk. Not a great alternative, but it does avoid the leather.

175-185 Magiestoffballen - 30 bolts (will need 160 bolts to complete all projects)

Each = 5 Magiestoff. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 100%.

Needed: 150 Magiestoff

185-205 Azurblauer Seidenumhang - 25 Cloaks

Each: 3 Seidenstoffballen + 2 . Sell to vendor: . Score: 107%.

Needed: 75 Seidenstoffballen, 50 Feiner Faden, 50 Blauer Farbstoff

Muster: Azurblauer Seidenumhang is sold by two vendors: Brienna Starglow in Feralas and Jun'ha in Arathi Highlands. The recipe costs , but you'll make that up in fewer than 10 combines, even if you can't sell even one of these on the Auction House for above the OC.

205-225 Schwarze Magiestoffgamaschen - 20 Pants

Each = 2 Magiestoffballen, 3 Seidenfaden. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 121%.

Needed: 40 Magiestoffballen, 60 Seidenfaden

These pants are favorites of those wishing to make certain bold style statements, so these are popular Auction House offerings. Even if you have to vendor them, though, you won't lose above vendoring the components.

225-250 Magiestofftasche - 30 Bags

Each = 4 Magiestoffballen, 2 Seidenfaden. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 42%.

Needed: 120 Magiestoffballen, 60 Seidenfaden

Magiestofftasche is one of two bags that has a poor vendoring outcome. However, these are in high-enough demand that as long as you can sell for better than the OC, you'll do just fine for profit. There are also no other recipes in this level range that will get you through this same bridge which will do much better, so go with what you can easily sell on the Auction House.

250-260 Runenstoffballen - 20 Bolts (will need either 225 or 270 bolts to complete all projects)

Each: 5 Runenstoff. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 100%

Needed: 80 Runenstoff

Runenstoffballen has a very short skillup window. It won't take you many to finish the ten points, even as quickly as it turns green.

260-290 Runenstofftasche - 35 bags (see below for Non-Leather Alternate Path)

Each: 5 Runenstoffballen, 2 Unverwüstliches Leder, 1 Runenfaden. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 31%.

Needed: 150 Runenstoffballen, 70 Unverwüstliches Leder, 35 Runenfaden

Muster: Runenstofftascheis sold for from Qia in Winterspring

This actually isn't the most cost-effective method, but it's the most lucrative. It uses a lot more Runecloth (you'll use another 40 Runecloth getting to 300 for closing the gap between 290 and 300, for a total of 190 Runecloth), but the Runecloth Bags WILL sell. Just be sure you can sell them for above the OC if at all possible.

Non-Leather Alternate Path Instead of Runecloth Bag

260-285: Runenstoffgürtel - 30 Belts

Each: 3 Runenstoffballen, Runenfaden. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 86%.
Needed: 90 Runenstoffballen, 30 Runenfaden
This method doesn't require the Rugged Leather to make, so use this if you can't get Rugged Leather at a good enough price to justify making them for profit (the Rugged Leather counts for in Opportunity Cost).

285 or 290-300: Runenstoffgürtel - Up to 45 Belts

Each: 3 Runenstoffballen, Runenfaden. Opportunity cost: . Sell to vendor: . Score: 86%.

Needed: Up to 145 Runenstoffballen, 45Runenfaden

It's the last recipe you can get from a trainer; nearly all the recipes after this are rare drops and difficult to obtain.

It remains the highest rate of return for materials of any item after 255.

It is one of only a couple recipes that has no farmed materials (the other recipes are all Mooncloth recipes, which have their own challenges).

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