Season of Discovery (SoD) Blacksmithing Guide

Author: Luxrah
Date: November 18, 2023
Updated: December 2, 2023
Expansion: WoW Classic

Season of Discovery changes up the Classic WoW meta with lower level caps, which also limits what items you can craft and use. For the Blacksmithing profession, that means you’ll be crafting a lot of lower level recipes that are normally only useful when leveling.

Blacksmithing Leveling & Trainers

Check out our Classic Blacksmithing Guide for trainer locations, a leveling guide, and more.

Phase 1 Blacksmithing Plans

Phase 1 of Season of Discovery comes with a level cap of 25, and a level 26 requirement for Expert skills. That means the maximum skill you can reach with professions is Journeyman, or skill level 150.

You won’t be able to complete the Armorsmithing or Weaponsmithing specialization quests until Phase 3, so those plans are off the table for the time being.

The crafted gear from Blacksmithing at this level isn’t great, but you can make some other useful items, including some that are needed for other professions. Here are some of the best items you can craft in Phase 1:

Item	Recipe	Materials
Golden Rod	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Coarse Grinding Stone x1 Gold Bar x1
Silver Rod	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Rough Grinding Stone x2 Silver Bar x1
Heavy Weightstone	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Wool Cloth x1 Heavy Stone x1
Heavy Sharpening Stone	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Heavy Stone x1
Iron Shield Spike	Plans: Iron Shield Spike World Drop	Coarse Grinding Stone x4 Iron Bar x6
Green Iron Gauntlets	Plans: Green Iron Gauntlets World Drop	Green Dye x1 Coarse Grinding Stone x2 Iron Bar x4 Small Lustrous Pearl x2
Green Iron Boots	Plans: Green Iron Boots World Drop	Lesser Moonstone x1 Green Dye x1 Coarse Grinding Stone x2 Iron Bar x4
Shining Silver Breastplate	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Moss Agate x2 Lesser Moonstone x2 Bronze Bar x20 Silver Bar x4 Iridescent Pearl x2
Gemmed Copper Gauntlets	Plans: Gemmed Copper Gauntlets World Drop	Malachite x1 Tigerseye x1 Copper Bar x8
Golden Skeleton Key	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Gold Bar x1 Heavy Grinding Stone x1
Silver Skeleton Key	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Silver Bar x1 Rough Grinding Stone x1
Coarse Sharpening Stone	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Coarse Stone x1
Heavy Grinding Stone	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Heavy Stone x3
Coarse Grinding Stone	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Coarse Stone x2
Rough Grinding Stone	Taught by most Blacksmithing trainers	Rough Stone x2

New Datamined Blacksmithing Plans

We’ve seen two new Blacksmithing plans in the game files. There’s no telling if these or other new recipes will make it into Season of Discovery.

Blackfathom Sharpening Stone: While applied to the target weapon increases Hit Chance by 2% for 30 minutes. This has no effect outside of Blackfathom Deeps.
(Coarse Sharpening Stone x1, Lesser Magic Essence x1)

Shifting Silver Breastplate: (Mail Chest, 275 Armor, +14 Strength, +6 Stamina) This item is infused with the raw power of the Void. When the bearer is attacked this item has a high chance of inflicting a terrible curse, causing the attacker to take additional damage from all sources for 15 seconds. (Proc chance: 25%) Improves your chance to hit by 1%.
(Shining Silver Breastplate x1, Shard of the Void x1)

Phase 2 Blacksmithing Plans

Item	Recipe	Materials
Truesilver Rod	Taught by: Bengus Deepforge in Ironforge Saru Steelfury in Orgrimmar Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay	Heavy Grinding Stone x1 Truesilver Bar x1
Solid Weightstone	Taught by: Bengus Deepforge in Ironforge Saru Steelfury in Orgrimmar Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay	Silk Cloth x1 Solid Stone x1
Solid Sharpening Stone	Taught by: Bengus Deepforge in Ironforge Saru Steelfury in Orgrimmar Brikk Keencraft in Booty Bay	Solid Stone x1
Steel Weapon Chain	Plans: Steel Weapon Chain World Drop	Heavy Grinding Stone x2 Steel Bar x8 Heavy Leather x4
Iron Counterweight	Plans: Iron Counterweight World Drop	Lesser Moonstone x1 Coarse Grinding Stone x1 Iron Bar x4
Mithril Shield Spike	Plans: Mithril Shield Spike World Drop	Mithril Bar x4 Truesilver Bar x2 Solid Grinding Stone x4

About the Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.