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Comment by hatman555

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End game raiding.
The two sockets that blacksmiths are allowed to add to their gear serve for a very practical raiding advantage. The socket type is colorless, meaning that any gem of any color will match the socket. This makes Blacksmith very alluring to any class or player.

Example: Stamina
2 extra sockets means two extra @ +60 stamina. This means that Blacksmithing give +120 stamina to raids that level their skill up.

The true advantage of blacksmithing comes from the ability to recustomize your gear. A paladin tank with blacksmithing gains the same amount of bonus stamina as a paladin tank with Mining's . Yet now our paladin tank wants to re-spec to Retrabution. In his Ret gear he will adds +80 to Strength via two . Now instead of +120 stamina, which is only useful for survivability, our Blacksmithing paladin has an extra DPS boost.

Extra: Meshing well with JC
Blacksmiths mesh very well with Jewelcrafters because a blacksmith has access to 2 additional colorless sockets, for a total of 3 colorless sockets with a belt buckle.Jewelcrafters need to put their 3 J C gems in their gear. While the gems can be put in any socket, always putting these gems in your colorless sockets makes switching gear is never a problem. When you replace gear, you will always be at 3 dragon's eyes and never worry about being over or under the limit.

Comment by 418571

Just thought I'd put up a quick list of Northrend blacksmithing plans that you do not learn straight from the trainers. All need 450 skill to learn. Most, with the exception of the first, are associated with a certain raid (Ulduar, Trial of the Crusader, or Icecrown Citadel) and have an associated crafting item (Runed Orb, Crusader Orb, or Primordial Saronite respectively). All are plate except for the shield enchant. Also, keep in mind that you are probably going to be getting most of these off the Auction House for anywhere between 500g and 1000g a pop.

No associated raid: Shield Enchant

Plans: Titanium Plating (Alliance version): Requires Exalted status with either the Horde Expedition or the Alliance Vanguard. Can be bought for 15g from faction quartermasters in the Howling Fjord (Horde/Alliance) or Borean Tundra (Horde/Alliance). Cannot be bought or sold on the Auction House as they are BOP.

Ulduar (ilvl 226) plans: Waist and Feet slots
Runed Orb used in crafting. (Runed Orb)
(All are rare drops from bosses in Ulduar.)

Belts
Plans: Belt of the Titans (dps)
Plans: Indestructible Plate Girdle (tanking)
Plans: Plate Girdle of Righteousness (healing)
Boots
Plans: Battlelord's Plate Boots (dps)
Plans: Spiked Deathdealers (tanking)
Plans: Treads of Destiny (healing)

Trial of the Crusader (ilvl 245) plans: Wrist and Chest slots
Crusader Orb used in crafting. (Crusader Orb)
(All are rare drops from bosses in Trial of the Crusader. Each has a Horde and Alliance counterpart.)

Wrist
Plans: Titanium Spikeguards (Alliance version) (dps)
Plans: Saronite Swordbreakers (Alliance version) (tanking)
Plans: Sunforged Bracers (Alliance version) (healing)
Chest
Plans: Titanium Razorplate (Alliance version) (dps)
Plans: Breastplate of the White Knight (Alliance version) (tanking)
Plans: Sunforged Breastplate (Alliance version) (healing)

Icecrown Citadel (ilvl 264) plans: Feet and Legs slots
Primordial Saronite used in crafting. (Primordial Saronite)
(All can be bought at the cost of 1 Primordial Saronite from Alchemist Finklestein once you have achieved a certain reputation with The Ashen Verdict.)
(NOTE: These plans are BOP and, as such, cannot be bought or sold on the Auction House.)

Boots: Require Honored with The Ashen Verdict
Plans: Hellfrozen Bonegrinders (dps)
Plans: Boots of Kingly Upheaval (tanking)
Plans: Protectors of Life (healing)
Legs: Require Revered with The Ashen Verdict
Plans: Legplates of Painful Death (dps)
Plans: Pillars of Might (tanking)
Plans: Puresteel Legplates (healing)

I think that covers it. Good luck and happy crafting!

Comment by Gnub

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Comment by QuickBASIC

If you're looking at the comments on this recipe, plan, or quest you might be a collector or completionist.
This is a compiled list of all of the cross-faction recipes in the game.

Most (not all) Cooking recipes on the Alliance side are sold by Kendor Kabonka. The Horde do not have a corresponding NPC, so if you are an Alliance character wanting to create an alt on the opposite side to obtain the recipes for your main, unfortunately you'll have to have a level appropriate character to do the quests to obtain some of these recipes.

All of the recipes except one (Plans: Orcish War Leggings) can be traded cross-faction on the neutral AH.

Alliance Only Recipes

Recipe: Beer Basted Boar Ribs

Schematic: Blue Firework

Pattern: Black Whelp Cloak

Pattern: Bright Yellow Shirt

Item	Quest / Vendor

Blacksmithing

Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets	The Origins of Smithing
Plans: Ironforge Breastplate	Gearing Redridge

Cooking
Beer Basted Boar Ribs / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Blood Sausage	Thelsamar Blood Sausages / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Clam Chowder	Kriggon Talsone / Heldan Galesong
Recipe: Crocolisk Gumbo	Apprentice's Duties / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Crocolisk Steak	Crocolisk Hunting / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Gooey Spider Cake	Dusky Crab Cakes / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Goretusk Liver Pie	Goretusk Liver Pie / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Loch Frenzy Delight	Khara Deepwater
Recipe: Murloc Fin Soup	Selling Fish / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Redridge Goulash	Redridge Goulash / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Seasoned Wolf Kabob	Seasoned Wolf Kabobs / Kendor Kabonka
Recipe: Tasty Lion Steak	Costly Menace
Recipe: Westfall Stew	Westfall Stew / Kendor Kabonka

Engineering
Gearcutter Cogspinner / Darian Singh

Leatherworking
Clyde Ranthal
Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic	Amy Davenport
Pattern: Herbalist's Gloves	Harlown Darkweave
Pattern: Moonglow Vest	Moonglow Vest
Pattern: Raptor Hide Belt	Androd Fadran
Pattern: Red Whelp Gloves	Wenna Silkbeard

Tailoring
Danielle Zipstitch

Horde Only Recipes

Item	Quest / Vendor

Alchemy
Recipe: Discolored Healing Potion	Wild Hearts

Blacksmithing
Plans: Barbaric Iron Boots	Trampled Under Foot (Blacksmithing 140)
Plans: Barbaric Iron Breastplate	Barbaric Battlements (Blacksmithing 140)
Plans: Barbaric Iron Gloves	Joys of Omosh (Blacksmithing 140)
Plans: Barbaric Iron Helm	Horns of Frenzy (Blacksmithing 140)
Plans: Barbaric Iron Shoulders	On Iron Pauldrons (Blacksmithing 140)
Plans: Orcish War Leggings*	The Old Ways

Cooking
Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing	Abigail Shiel
Recipe: Crispy Lizard Tail	Tari'qa
Recipe: Dig Rat Stew	Dig Rat Stew
Recipe: Heavy Crocolisk Stew	Ogg'marr
Recipe: Roasted Kodo Meat	Wunna Darkmane
Recipe: Scorpid Surprise	Grimtak / Lilly

Enchanting
Formula: Enchant Chest - Lesser Mana	Kithas

Engineering
Schematic: Red Firework	Sovik

Leatherworking
Pattern: Kodo Hide Bag	Kodo Hide Bag (Leatherworking 10)
Pattern: Raptor Hide Harness	Tunkk

* The plan for Orcish War Leggings does not exist in the game, but is instead directly taught by the questgiver.
(Technically this is the only recipe that cannot be learned by the opposite faction because all other recipes/plans can be traded in the neutral AH.)

Comment by Stubbsween

Just wanted to make a quick comment on Blacksmithing. I have found it to be almost completely useless and I highly suggest you choose another profession to pair with a gathering profession.

as of phase 2 you grind out 300 levels of smithing, including one of the most grueling grinds to get to armorsmith specialization, you spend literally all of your gold in doing so for....

1: A CHANCE to craft lionheart helm. You almost certainly will not ever see the plans even drop and even then you may not win them.

2: one best in slot fire resist gear piece that only matters for a few bosses in MC, BWL, and Ony.

As of phase 2, with a level 60 plate wearing warrior, I have actually used a total of two pieces I have crafted, and only for a week or two. I do not have lionheart plans and now that I have the mats I am paying someone else to make it, and this person was kicked from their guild because they ninja looted it and it makes it all the worse because they are currently 1 of three people on the alliance side on my server who even have the skill AFAIK

With the exception of that one piece, and maybe the axe specialization piece, NO ONE buys what you make. You may occasionally fit a shield spike or spurs, but even if you charged for this, it will make next to no difference in your ability to generate gold.

Pass on smithing, If you need something from it, you're way better off to pay for someone else to make it

Comment by Rothia

List of Nature Resist Pieces NOT Coming with Phase 5
Posted by Anshlun | Wowhead | 2020-06-29

Blizzard has released a list of Nature Resist pieces that ARE NOT coming with Phase 5 and the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort.
These pieces were introduced in Naxx to help guilds clear AQ40, so they don't have a place in P5 at the start.
Blizzard is evaluating when to add them.
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SERIOUSLY THOUGH, SOME CLARITY ABOUT CC NR CRAFTABLES
Posted by Kaivax | Community Manager | Blizzard Forums | 2020-06-30
"Khlause: Some of the gear was intended for AQ, while other items may have been back burner or may have been a form of catch up gear."

"Overall, the nature-resist gear that was released in original WoW in patch 1.11 was catch-up gear.
It was released along with Naxxramas to help close the gap for guilds who were still dealing with trying to get certain pieces from Green Dragons and Maraudon because they were stuck on Princess Huhuran.

To be specific, here’s a list of pieces that are not in WoW Classic 1.13.5:

Blacksmithing
Ironvine Breastplate
Ironvine Gloves
Ironvine Belt

Leatherworking
Bramblewood Helm
Bramblewood Belt
Bramblewood Boots

Tailoring
Sylvan Crown
Sylvan Shoulders
Sylvan Vest
Gaea's Embrace

Quest reward: Band of Cenarius
A Humble Offering

Quest reward: Savage Guard
The Savage Guard - Arcanum of Focus
The Savage Guard - Arcanum of Rapidity
The Savage Guard - Arcanum of Protection

We’re still considering precisely when to release this gear, given their usefulness and purpose. As with original WoW, that time will come later, after AQ is opened and being raided."

BLIZZARD POST: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/seriously-though-some-clarity-about-cc-nr-craftables/569232/3
WOWHEAD POST: https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/news=316652/list-of-nature-resist-pieces-not-coming-with-phase-5

Comment by Rothia

The following quests can be picked up from Craftsman Wilhelm at the Light's Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands by completing Omarion's Handbook which you get from Master Craftsman Omarion.
He's trapped in a cage in the first room of trash in the Deathknight Wing inside Naxxramas.
With a skill of 300 and high enough reputation, you will be able to choose from a total of 13 different patterns depending on your professions: Tailoring (4), Leatherworking (6) or Blacksmithing (3).

Patterns / Plans doesn't exists, all of them are taught by Master Craftsman Omarion in Naxxramas

FROST RESISTANCE CLOTH ARMOR: →

----- cloak

--- vest

--- wrists

--- gloves

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--- cloak tailoring

Item / Tailoring	Quest / Pattern	Frozen Rune	Bolt of Runecloth	Essence of Water	Ironweb Spider Silk	Gold	Argent Dawn
Glacial Vest	Glacial Vest	8	8	6	4	300	Exalted
Glacial Wrists	Glacial Wrists	4	2	2	2	200	Neutral
Glacial Gloves	Glacial Gloves	5	4	4	2	200	Neutral
Glacial Cloak	Glacial Cloak	5	4	2	4	200	Exalted
Glacial Vest	Pattern: Glacial Vest	7	8	6	8	Free	Revered
Glacial Wrists	Pattern: Glacial Wrists	4	2	2	4	Free	Revered
Glacial Gloves	Pattern: Glacial Gloves	5	4	4	4	Free	Revered
Glacial Cloak	Pattern: Glacial Cloak	5	4	2	4	Free	Revered

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FROST RESISTANCE LEATHER ARMOR: →

--- vest

---bracers

--- vest

--- wrists

--- gloves

Item / Leatherworking	Quest / Pattern	Frozen Rune	Enchanted Leather	Essence of Water	Cured Rugged Hide	Ironweb Spider Silk	Gold	Argent Dawn
Polar Tunic	Polar Tunic	8	16	5	5	❌	300	Exalted
Polar Bracers	Polar Bracers	4	12	3	3	❌	200	Neutral
Polar Gloves	Polar Gloves	5	12	3	3	❌	200	Neutral
Polar Tunic	Pattern: Polar Tunic	7	16	2	4	4	Free	Exalted
Polar Bracers	Pattern: Polar Bracers	4	12	2	2	4	Free	Revered
Polar Gloves	Pattern: Polar Gloves	5	12	2	3	4	Free	Revered

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FROST RESISTANCE MAIL ARMOR: →

----- vest

----- wrist

----- gloves

--- vest

--- wrists

--- gloves

Item / Leatherworking	Quest / Pattern	Frozen Rune	Heavy Scorpid Scale	Essence of Water	Cured Rugged Hide	Ironweb Spider Silk	Gold	Argent Dawn
Icy Scale Breastplate	Icy Scale Breastplate	8	24	7	5	❌	300	Exalted
Icy Scale Bracers	Icy Scale Bracers	4	16	5	3	❌	200	Neutral
Icy Scale Gauntlets	Icy Scale Gauntlets	5	16	5	3	❌	200	Neutral
Icy Scale Breastplate	Pattern: Icy Scale Breastplate	7	24	2	4	4	Free	Exalted
Icy Scale Bracers	Pattern: Icy Scale Bracers	4	16	2	2	4	Free	Revered
Icy Scale Gauntlets	Pattern: Icy Scale Gauntlets	5	16	2	3	4	Free	Revered

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FROST RESISTANCE PLATE ARMOR: →

--- vest

---bracers

gauntles

--- chest

--- bracers

--- gloves

Item / Blacksmithing	Quest / Plans	Frozen Rune	Thorium Bar	Arcanite Bar	Essence of Water	Gold	Argent Dawn
Icebane Breastplate	Icebane Breastplate	8	16	2	4	300	Exalted
Icebane Bracers	Icebane Bracers	4	12	2	2	200	Neutral
Icebane Gauntlets	Icebane Gauntlets	5	12	2	2	200	Neutral
Icebane Breastplate	Plans: Icebane Breastplate	7	16	2	4	Free	Exalted
Icebane Bracers	Plans: Icebane Bracers	4	12	2	2	Free	Revered
Icebane Gauntlets	Plans: Icebane Gauntlets	5	12	2	2	Free	Revered

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ALL CLASSES

----- glacial legs

----- polar legs

----- icy scale legs

----- icebane legs

Reward	Quest	Frozen Rune	Essence of Water	Blue Sapphire	Gold	Argent Dawn
Glacial Leggings	The Only Song I Know...	2	2	2	30	Neutral
Polar Leggings	The Only Song I Know...	2	2	2	30	Neutral
Icy Scale Leggings	The Only Song I Know...	2	2	2	30	Neutral
Icebane Leggings	The Only Song I Know...	2	2	2	30	Neutral

--- head

--- shoulders

--- head

--- head

--- head

--- shoulders

--- head

--- head

DROP	BOSS	WOWHEAD DROP RATE: 2021-01-29

Glacial Headdress	Gothik the Harvester	22,44 %
Glacial Mantle	Grobbulus	19,35 %

Polar Helmet	Gothik the Harvester	20,51 %
Polar Shoulder Pads	Grand Widow Faerlina	20,26 %

Icy Scale Coif	Heigan the Unclean	22,59 %
Icy Scale Spaulders	Grobbulus	21,51 %

Icebane Helmet	Heigan the Unclean	17,47 %
Icebane Pauldrons	Grand Widow Faerlina	19,83 %

Comment by lightblademc

Season of Discovery worthwhile items to craft and sell:
Tier 1 (Friendly)

Tier 2 (Honored)

Tier 3 (Revered)

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