Enchanting Leveling Guide 1-600
Enchanting is a standalone profession that acts as its own gathering skill. It is often chosen as a straightforward and convenient second profession, particularly alongside Tailoring which does not require a gathering skill either. The biggest hurdle for leveling Enchanting is getting your hands on the right materials, which will either require a substantial gold investment or acquiring a lot of lower level green items to disenchant. If you’re leveling the skill alongside Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, or Tailoring, you will be able to disenchant the items you craft with your other profession, which will make this a lot easier.
If you reached max skill level in Enchanting during Cataclysm, you can skip most of the level ranges and start at the Zen Master section.
Tips for Leveling Enchanting
- Be sure to keep your Runed Copper Rod in your bags as you will need it for crafting any enchantments.
- In addition to the materials listed, you will need an item of the appropriate type or an Enchanting Vellum to apply each enchantment to. Enchanting Vellum will allow you to sell your enchantments on the Auction House.
- It’s always worth checking the Auction House for cheap materials or items that you can disenchant.
- If you have Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, or Tailoring, you can craft equipment with your other profession and then Disenchant it for Enchanting materials.
- If you are going to Disenchant many of the same item in bulk, you can use a macro to make the process easier.
- Don’t be afraid to craft a different enchantment at any point if you have a surplus of a different material available, or if it’s useful to your character(s)!
- Use the Filter button in the Enchanting window and click “Has skill up” to only show recipes that will give you skill points. This will make it a lot easier to scroll through your options.
- Broadly speaking, Bracer enchants are often the cheapest in terms of materials. That makes them ideal for leveling efficiently. Weapon enchantments are the most expensive and should be skipped unless you will be able to sell them at a good price.
- Don’t forget the Darkmoon Faire quest, Putting Trash to Good Use, which can be completed every time the Darkmoon Faire is active (every two weeks in WoW Classic). This quest requires a minimum skill level of 75 and grants 5 skill points upon completion.
Trainer Locations
You’ll need to visit your Enchanting Trainer frequently to learn new skill tiers and formulas. There’s a complete list of Enchanting Trainers on our Enchanting Trainer Locations page, but here are some especially convenient ones:
- Pandaria: Lai the Spellpaw can be found at Dawn’s Blossom in The Jade Forest.
/way The Jade Forest 46.8, 42.8
- Dalaran: Enchanter Nalthanis is inside the Simply Enchanting shop in the Magus Commerce Exchange of Dalaran
/way Dalaran 39.6, 41.2
- Alliance: Lucan Cordell is located in Cordell’s Enchanting shop in The Mage Quarter of Stormwind City, near the entrance to The Stockade.
/way Stormwind City 53.0, 74.2
- Horde: Goden is located in Godan’s Runeworks, a shop on the lower level of The Drag of Orgrimmar.
/way Orgrimmar 53.4, 49.4
Required Materials
To level enchanting, you will need a few supplies and a lot of enchanting materials.
Formulas
A few of the Enchanting formulas used in this guide can’t be learned from trainers. They must be purchased from vendors or the Auction House.
- Formula: Enchant Cloak – Minor Agility & Formula: Enchant Bracer – Lesser Strength
- Purchase from the Auction House or the following vendors:
- Alliance: Dalria, the Trade Goods vendor in the largest building at Astranaar in Ashenvale
/way Ashenvale 35.0, 52.0
- Horde: Kulwia, the Trade Supplies vendor near the flight master at Sun Rock Retreat in Stonetalon Mountains
/way Stonetalon Mountains 48.6, 61.6
- Formula: Lesser Mana Oil
- Purchase from the Auction House or from the following vendor:
- Kania, the Enchanting Supplies vendor found upstairs inside the inn at Cenarion Hold in Silithus
/way Silithus 55.6, 37.0
- Formula: Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina
- This formula is Bind-on-Pickup! You will not be able to purchase it from the Auction House, trade it, or send it in the mail. You must buy it directly from the following vendors:
- Alliance: Mythrin’dir, the Trade Supplies vendor at Craftsmen’s Terrace in Darnassus
/way Darnassus 58.2, 35.0
- Horde: Daniel Bartlett, the Trade Supplies vendor at the upper floor of Trade Quarter in Undercity, left of the innkeeper
/way Undercity 64.8, 38.2
- Formula: Enchant Shield – Major Stamina & Formula: Superior Wizard Oil
- Purchase from the Auction House or the following vendors:
- Madame Ruby, the Enchanting Supplies vendor at the Lower City in Shattrath City
/way Shattrath City 63.6, 70.0
Enchanting Materials
Most of what you’ll need to level Enchanting are enchanting materials such as dust and essences that can be obtained by Disenchanting gear of the appropriate level range, or purchased from the Auction House. This guide does not use any shards or crystals, only the cheaper materials that can be acquired from Uncommon (green) items.
- Strange Dust x198
- Lesser Magic Essence x1
- Greater Magic Essence x20
- Lesser Astral Essence x15
- Soul Dust x60
- Lesser Mystic Essence x15
- Vision Dust x225
- Dream Dust x194
- Illusion Dust x80
- Arcane Dust x459
- Infinite Dust x269
- Greater Cosmic Essence x5
- Hypnotic Dust x454
- Lesser Celestial Essence x15
- Spirit Dust x168
- Mysterious Essence x21
Supplies
Beyond enchanting materials, you’ll need a few other miscellaneous supplies to follow this guide:
- Copper Rod x1
- Sold by Trade Supplies and Enchanting Supplies vendors
- Purple Lotus x36
- Gathered with Herbalism or purchased from the Auction House
- Nightmare Vine x15
- Gathered with Herbalism or purchased from the Auction House
- Crystal Vial x33
- Sold by Trade Supplies and Alchemy Supplies vendors
You will also need Enchanting Vellum for every enchantment if you are not planning to enchant your own gear. Enchanting Vellum can be purchased from Enchanting Supplies vendors or crafted with Inscription.
Leveling 1-600
Apprentice 1-50
Apprentice Enchanting requires character level 5 to learn.
The first thing to craft is your Runed Copper Rod, which is required for the rest of the enchantments you will be making. Be sure to hold onto it!
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Runed Copper Rod | – Strange Dust x1 – Lesser Magic Essence x1 – Copper Rod x1 |
1 |
| 2-50 | Enchant Bracer – Minor Health | – Strange Dust x1 | 47 |
Materials Summary
- Strange Dust x48
- Lesser Magic Essence x1
- Copper Rod x1
Journeyman 50-135
Journeyman Enchanting requires character level 10 and Enchanting level 50 to learn.
You’ll learn quite a few formulas by the time you reach skill level 90, but remains orange to 70 and yellow to 90, and it uses only one very cheap material.
If you don’t want to go out of your way to get the formula for Enchant Cloak – Minor Agility, you can craft some Enchant Shield – Minor Stamina for a cost of 2 additional Strange Dust each.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50-90 | Enchant Bracer – Minor Health | – Strange Dust x1 | 50 |
| 90-105 | Enchant Bracer – Minor Stamina | – Strange Dust x3 | 20 |
| 105-120 | Enchant Bracer – Minor Agility | – Strange Dust x2 – Greater Magic Essence x1 |
20 |
| 120-135 | Enchant Cloak – Minor Agility | – Lesser Astral Essence x1 | 15 |
Materials Summary
- Formula: Enchant Cloak – Minor Agility
- Strange Dust x150
- Greater Magic Essence x20
- Lesser Astral Essence x15
Expert 135-220
Expert Enchanting requires character level 20 and Enchanting level 125 to learn.
If you don’t want to go out of your way to get the formula for Enchant Bracer – Lesser Strength, you can continue to use Enchant Bracer – Lesser Stamina for the same material cost. It turns yellow at 155, however, so you will likely wind up needing more materials overall.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135-140 | Enchant Bracer – Lesser Stamina | – Soul Dust x2 | 5 |
| 140-165 | Enchant Bracer – Lesser Strength | – Soul Dust x2 | 25 |
| 165-180 | Enchant Bracer – Spirit | – Lesser Mystic Essence x1 | 15 |
| 180-220 | Enchant Bracer – Strength | – Vision Dust x1 | 50 |
Materials Summary
Artisan 220-275
Artisan Enchanting requires character level 35 and Enchanting level 200 to learn.
If you don’t want to go out of your way to get the formula for Lesser Mana Oil, you can continue with Enchant Chest – Superior Health to 265.
Likewise, if Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina is inconvenient (either because you don’t want to go buy the recipe, or because you don’t have a shield to enchant), you can continue to make Lesser Mana Oil and then switch to Enchant Bracer – Greater Intellect.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220-230 | Enchant Cloak – Greater Defense | – Vision Dust x3 | 10 |
| 230-235 | Enchant Boots – Stamina | – Vision Dust x5 | 5 |
| 235-250 | Enchant Chest – Superior Health | – Vision Dust x6 | 20 |
| 250-265 | Lesser Mana Oil | – Dream Dust x3 – Purple Lotus x2 – Crystal Vial x1 |
18 |
| 265-290 | Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina | – Dream Dust x5 | 28 |
Materials Summary
- Formula: Lesser Mana Oil
- Formula: Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina
- Purple Lotus x36
- Crystal Vial x18
- Vision Dust x175
- Dream Dust x194
Master 290-350
Master Enchanting requires character level 50 and Enchanting level 275 to learn.
If you don’t want to get the formula for Enchant Shield – Major Stamina, you can continue making Enchant Cloak – Major Armor.
Likewise, if Superior Wizard Oil is inconvenient to make, you can do Enchant Gloves – Major Strength instead.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 290-300 | Enchant Chest – Major Mana | – Illusion Dust x8 | 10 |
| 300-305 | Enchant Bracer – Lesser Assault | – Arcane Dust x6 | 5 |
| 305-315 | Enchant Bracer – Brawn | – Arcane Dust x6 | 10 |
| 315-330 | Enchant Cloak – Major Armor or Enchant Gloves – Assault |
– Arcane Dust x8 | 18 |
| 330-340 | Enchant Shield – Major Stamina | – Arcane Dust x15 | 12 |
| 340-350 | Superior Wizard Oil | – Arcane Dust x3 – Nightmare Vine x1 – Crystal Vial x1 |
15 |
Materials Summary
- Formula: Enchant Shield – Major Stamina
- Formula: Superior Wizard Oil
- Nightmare Vine x15
- Crystal Vial x15
- Illusion Dust x80
- Arcane Dust x459
Grand Master 350-425
Grand Master Enchanting requires character level 65 and Enchanting level 350 to learn.
Enchant Bracer – Exceptional Intellect is worth 2 skill points as long as it is orange, Enchant Staff – Spellpower is worth 4, Enchant Shield – Greater Intellect and Enchant Gloves – Expertise are worth 3, and Enchant Bracer – Expertise is worth 4, which balances out their higher materials costs of these formulas.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350-375 | Enchant Chest – Exceptional Mana or Enchant Cloak – Speed |
– Infinite Dust x3 | 25 |
| 375-385 | Enchant Bracer – Exceptional Intellect | – Infinite Dust x10 | 5 |
| 385-397 | Enchant Staff – Spellpower | – Infinite Dust x12 – Greater Cosmic Essence x1 |
3 |
| 397-405 | Enchant Shield – Greater Intellect | – Infinite Dust x12 | 3 |
| 405-417 | Enchant Gloves – Expertise | – Infinite Dust x12 | 4 |
| 417-425 | Enchant Bracer – Expertise | – Infinite Dust x12 – Greater Cosmic Essence x1 |
2 |
Materials Summary
- Infinite Dust x269
- Greater Cosmic Essence x5
Illustrious Grand Master 425-500
Illustrious Grand Master Enchanting requires character level 75 and Enchanting level 425 to learn.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 425-440 | Enchant Boots – Earthen Vitality | – Hypnotic Dust x2 | 15 |
| 440-455 | Enchant Cloak – Lesser Power | – Hypnotic Dust x3 | 18 |
| 455-465 | Enchant Gloves – Haste | – Hypnotic Dust x4 – Lesser Celestial Essence x1 |
10 |
| 465-475 | Enchant Cloak – Intellect | – Hypnotic Dust x6 | 10 |
| 475-485 | Enchant Chest – Mighty Resilience | – Hypnotic Dust x9 | 10 |
| 485-495 | Enchant Shield – Mastery | – Hypnotic Dust x12 | 10 |
| 495-500 | Enchant Bracer – Precision | – Hypnotic Dust x12 – Lesser Celestial Essence x1 |
5 |
Materials Summary
- Hypnotic Dust x454
- Lesser Celestial Essence x15
Zen Master 500-600
Zen Master Enchanting requires character level 80 and Enchanting level 500 to learn.
Enchant Bracer – Mastery, Enchant Chest – Superior Stamina, and the ring enchants each give 3 skill points as long as they remain orange. Enchant Chest – Glorious Stats gives 5 skill points.
| Skill Level | Recipe | Materials | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500-527 | Enchant Bracer – Mastery | – Spirit Dust x4 | 9 |
| 527-550 | Enchant Gloves – Greater Haste or Enchant Chest – Mighty Spirit |
– Spirit Dust x4 | 23 |
| 550-557 | Enchant Ring – Greater Agility or Enchant Ring – Greater Intellect or Enchant Ring – Greater Stamina or Enchant Ring – Greater Strength |
– Spirit Dust x2 | 3 |
| 557-575 | Enchant Chest – Superior Stamina | – Spirit Dust x4 – Mysterious Essence x1 |
6 |
| 575-600 | Enchant Chest – Glorious Stats | – Spirit Dust x2 – Mysterious Essence x3 |
5 |
Materials Summary
- Spirit Dust x168
- Mysterious Essence x21
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