There are a lot of options for
making gold with
Blacksmithing. The challenge is finding the specific things to craft on your realm and find buyers for them. The most lucrative item to craft is the Eternal Belt Buckle and ought to be the staple of every
Blacksmith's income (see table below). With high cost items like Titansteel gear*, try to find a buyer before you craft the items. This isn't necessary but it can save you a lot of hassle. You can find a piece, like a Titansteel Destroyer on the
Auction House for 1500g and try selling it in trade for 1400g and when you find a buyer craft it up right quick and sell it for the discounted price. You can utilize the high price as testimony for why your customer should pay 1400g. To help determine the value of each item accurate to the
Auction House prices, I've included the below tables for all of the best
Blacksmithing items. You can print these off and write in the prices of each material and add them up to calculate how much you'll need to sell the product for to make a profit. Most of the work with these high end items is in finding a buyer.
*Titansteel no longer sells this high. Each patch there is a new set of gear that can be crafted using the epic materials that drop from instances & raids.
- Patch 3.0 iLvl 200 epics crafted from Frozen Orbs (list)
- Patch 3.1 iLvl 226 items crafted from Runed Orbs (list)
- Patch 3.2 iLvl 245 items crafted from Crusader Orbs (list)
- Patch 3.3 iLvl 265 items crafted from Primordial Saronite (list)
Eternal Belt Buckles and Enchanting Rods
Eternal Belt Buckles are a new "mandatory"
enchant used on belt equipment. It adds a new gem slot to the belt, so every
level 80 is going to be buying one of these with each new belt they equip. These are a must for posting in the late afternoon and watching them sell when everyone gets their evening upgrades.
Rods also have the potential to sell very well. Their volume is much lower but some of them support very strong profit margins like the Arcanite and Eternium Rods. Don't flood the market with these, craft 5-10 of each and release them over several weeks for a steady stream of profit.
| Item | Materials |
| Eternal Belt Buckle | Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Eternal Earth 7 |
|
| Eternal Water 8 |
|
| Eternal Shadow 7 |
| Titanium Rod | Saronite Bar x 2 |
|
| Titanium Bar |
| Adamantite Rod | Adamantite Bar x 10 |
| Arcanite Rod | Arcanite Bar x 3 |
|
| Dense Grinding Stone |
| Eternium Rod | Eternium Bar x 4 |
| Fel Iron Rod | Fel Iron Bar x 6 |
| Golden Rod | Gold Bar |
|
| Coarse Grinding Stone x 2 |
| Silver Rod | Silver Bar |
|
| Rough Grinding Stone x 2 |
| Truesilver Rod | Truesilver Bar |
|
| Heavy Grinding Stone |
Ulduar Gear (Patch 3.1)
The following recipes drop from inside Ulduar, and therefore can be valuable if you are lucky enough to get one. They require a combination of 6 Rune Orbs, Saronite Bars, Eternal Fires, Eternal Airs, Eternal Shadows and 10 Titansteel Bars. You can sell this gear straight up in trade chat before you craft it. This is a good idea to do if you're not sure which items are worth and none are on the Auction House for comparison. A lot of players won't know that these items exist since several patches have come out since. For other characters they will have already gotten much better gear from doing the end-game raids so it won't be of much interest.
| Item | Materials |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
| Battlelord's Plate Boots | Eternal Shadow x 8 |
|
| Saronite Bar x 25 |
|
| Runed Orb x 6 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
|
| Eternal Shadow x 8 |
| Belt of the Titans | Saronite Bar x 25 |
|
| Runed Orb x 6 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 12 |
| Indestructable Plate Girdle | Saronite Bar x 30 |
|
| Runed Orb x 6 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
| Plate Girdle of | Eternal Fire x 5 |
| Righteousness | Saronite Bar x 20 |
|
| Runed Orb x 6 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
| Spiked Deathdealers | Eternal Fire x 12 |
|
| Runed Orb x 6 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
| Treads of Destiny | Eternal Air x 12 |
|
| Saronite Bar x 20 |
|
| Runed Orb x 6 |
|
|
|
Crusader's Gear (Patch 3.2)
Crusader's gear is iLvl 245 and during Patch 3.2 was some of the best gear in the game. The recipes drop in Trial of the Crusader, so you will need a little bit of luck to obtain the recipes. Check the prices of the gear before you craft it, and if you can't do that then advertise the gear in trade chat before you craft it. Even after patch 3.2 people still like this gear because the prices of Crusader Orbs dropped accordingly.
| Item | Materials |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 12 |
| Breastplate of the White Knight | Eternal Life x 8 |
|
| Majestic Zircon x 2 |
|
| Crusader Orb x 8 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
| Saronite Swordbreakers | Saronite Bar x 20 |
|
| Crusader Orb x 4 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
| Sunforged Bracers | Eternal Life x 12 |
|
| Crusader Orb x 4 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
| Sunforged Breastplate | Eternal Life x 20 |
|
| Crusader Orb x 8 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 10 |
|
| Crusader Orb x 8 |
| Titanium Razorplate | Deadly Saronite Dirk x 4 |
|
| - Saronite Bar x 28 |
|
| - Crystallized Air x 8 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
| Titanium Spikeguards | Crusader Orb x 4 |
|
| Vengeance Bindings |
|
| - Saronite Bar x 12 |
|
| - Eternal Fire |
Primordial Saronite Gear (Patch 3.3)
Primordial Saronite drops inside Icecrown Citadel Raids and can be purchased from Emblem of Frost vendors for 23 emblems. The recipes for the gear also drop in Icecrown Raid.. The more mature your realm and the longer it's been since Patch 3.3 was released will determine the prices. Just like with any other high level item it might not be a good idea to craft these without a buyer. Instead look for a buyer first via trade channel.
| Item | Materials |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
| Boots of Kingly Upheaval | Eternal Earth x 12 |
|
| Primordial Saronite x 5 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
| Hellfrozen Bonegrinders | Eternal Water x 6 |
|
| Eternal Fire x 6 |
|
| Primordial Saronite x 5 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 12 |
| Legplates of Painful Death | Eternal Shadow x 12 |
|
| Primordial Saronite x 8 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 12 |
| Pillars of Might | Eternal Earth x 20 |
|
| Primordial Saronite x 8 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
| Protectors of Life | Eternal Earth x 12 |
|
| Primordial Saronite x 5 |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 12 |
| Puresteel Legplates | Eternal Air x 20 |
|
| Primordial Saronite x 8 |
Cobalt Tanking Gear
The Cobalt tanking gear is an amazing way to make
gold with
Blacksmithing. Some realm
Auction Houses don't have any of this stuff posted, and I guarantee you every level 68-72 wanna-be plate-wearing tank will load up the AH and search for this type of stuff. It is extremely useful for entry level Northrend dungeons. Advertise this stuff as a set in /2, it's total cost is 37 Cobalt so you can sell it for, say, 100-150 or even 300g to a customer! Imagine, the best level 70 tanking 7 piece set right at level 70 for only a few hundred gold!
| Item | Materials |
| Cobalt Belt | Cobalt Bar x 4 |
| Cobalt Boots | Cobalt Bar x 4 |
| Cobalt Bracers | Cobalt Bar x 4 |
| Cobalt Chestpiece | Cobalt Bar x 6 |
| Cobalt Gauntlets | Cobalt Bar x 5 |
| Cobalt Helm | Cobalt Bar x 5 |
| Cobalt Legplates | Cobalt Bar x 5 |
| Cobalt Shoulders | Cobalt Bar x 4 |
Titansteel Weapons
A lot of new level 80s want to get the appropriate Titansteel weapon for their class. I've found several buyers while flying through Storm Peak and Icecrown mining, I've even found a buyer while helping them with Icecrown dailies. Some level 79s don't realize that they can get such awesome items right at level 80 for such a low price.
If scouting for buyers while mining isn't your style, trade channel can work as well. Even if an existing item is selling on the Auction House you can undercut it without actually making it yet (just make sure you have the mats). You can advertise the uncut price in trade and when people claim the price isn't fair, refer to the Auction House price (you can also use an alt to post items at inflated prices to help sell items on other characters)
| Item | Materials |
|
| Saronite Bar x 6 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 6 |
|
| - 18 Titanium Bar |
| Titansteel Bonecrusher | - 6 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 6 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 6 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb x 2 |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 8 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 8 |
|
| - 24 Titanium Bar |
| Titansteel Destroyer | - 8 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 8 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 8 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb x 2 |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 6 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 6 |
|
| - 18 Titanium Bar |
| Titansteel Guardian | - 6 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 6 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 6 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb x 2 |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 6 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 6 |
|
| - 18 Titanium Bar |
| Titansteel Shanker | - 6 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 6 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 6 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb x 2 |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 3 |
|
| - 9 Titanium Bar |
| Titansteel Shield Wall | - 3 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 3 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 3 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
|
|
|
|
| Titansteel Bar x 6 |
|
| - 18 Titanium Bar |
|
| - 6 Eternal Fire |
| Titansteel Spellblade | - 6 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 6 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Infinite Dust x 2 |
|
| Frozen Orb x 2 |
Spiked Titansteel (hit and crit)
The Spiked Titansteel set is geared for Death Knights, Warriors, etc. Notice the average prices for these items are much higher than other products which require the same materials. This is because there is much higher demand so it's been easier to make a profit on these items.
| Item | Materials |
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 4 |
|
| - 12 Titanium Bar |
| Spiked Titansteel Helm | - 4 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 4 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 4 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 3 |
|
| - 9 Titanium Bar |
| Spiked Titansteel Treads | - 3 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 3 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 3 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
Tempered Titansteel (defense)
Tempered Titansteel is amazing for new tanks reaching level 80. It's somewhat mandatory gear to enter heroics or entry level raids. Some may argue the Treads aren't worth their epic status (and this is why the average price is so low).
| Item | Materials |
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 4 |
|
| - 12 Titanium Bar |
| Tempered Titansteel | - 4 Eternal Fire |
| Helm | - 4 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 4 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 3 |
|
| - 9 Titanium Bar |
| Tempered Titansteel | - 3 Eternal Fire |
| Treads | - 3 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 3 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
Brilliant Titansteel (crit, mp5 & spellpower)
The Brilliant Titansteel set is geared for Paladins. As you can tell by the average price these items don't sell for a whole lot compared to the other Titansteel gear. I would definitely try to line up a buyer before trying to make a profit on this gear.
| Item | Materials |
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 4 |
|
| - 12 Titanium Bar |
| Brilliant Titansteel Helm | - 4 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 4 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 4 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
|
|
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
|
| Titansteel Bar x 3 |
|
| - 9 Titanium Bar |
| Brilliant Titansteel Treads | - 3 Eternal Fire |
|
| - 3 Eternal Earth |
|
| - 3 Eternal Shadow |
|
| Frozen Orb |
Tempered Saronite Tanking Gear
The Tempered Saronite tanking set is a mid 70s set for tanking, it can be used into the 80s and provides solid stats to your customer.
| Item | Materials |
| Tempered Saronite Belt | Cobalt Bar x 6 |
|
| Saronite Bar x 5 |
|
|
|
| Tempered Saronite Boots | Cobalt Bar x 3 |
|
| Saronite Bar x 8 |
|
|
|
| Tempered Saronite | Saronite Bar x 13 |
| Bracers |
|
|
| Cobalt Bar x 6 |
| Tempered Saronite | Saronite Bar x 5 |
| Breastplate | Crystallized Earth |
|
|
|
| Tempered Saronite | Saronite Bar x 14 |
| Gauntlets |
|
|
| Saronite Bar x 12 |
| Tempered Saronite Helm | Crystallized Earth |
|
|
|
| Tempered Saronite | Cobalt Bar x 5 |
| Legplates | Saronite Bar x 5 |
|
| Crystallized Earth |
|
|
|
| Tempered Saronite | Saronite Bar x 12 |
| Shoulders |
|
| Saronite Defender | Cobalt Bar x 6 |
|
| Saronite Bar x 4 |
There are a lot of options for making gold with Blacksmithing. The challenge is finding the specific things to craft on your realm and find buyers for them. The most lucrative item to craft is the Eternal Belt Buckle and ought to be the staple of every Blacksmith's income (see table below). With high cost items like Titansteel gear*, try to find a buyer before you craft the items. This isn't necessary but it can save you a lot of hassle. You can find a piece, like a Titansteel Destroyer on the Auction House for 1500g and try selling it in trade for 1400g and when you find a buyer craft it up right quick and sell it for the discounted price. You can utilize the high price as testimony for why your customer should pay 1400g. To help determine the value of each item accurate to the Auction House prices, I've included the below tables for all of the best Blacksmithing items. You can print these off and write in the prices of each material and add them up to calculate how much you'll need to sell the product for to make a profit. Most of the work with these high end items is in finding a buyer.
*Titansteel no longer sells this high. Each patch there is a new set of gear that can be crafted using the epic materials that drop from instances & raids.
If scouting for buyers while mining isn't your style, trade channel can work as well. Even if an existing item is selling on the Auction House you can undercut it without actually making it yet (just make sure you have the mats). You can advertise the uncut price in trade and when people claim the price isn't fair, refer to the Auction House price (you can also use an alt to post items at inflated prices to help sell items on other characters)
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