WoW Forever: How to Level Enchanting

To level Enchanting in World of Warcraft: Forever, disenchant every uncommon (green) item you find and spend the dust and essences on the cheapest enchant that still gives skill, training Journeyman at 50 skill, Expert at 125 and Artisan at 200. The hard step is the last one: Artisan Enchanting is taught by a single trainer, Annora, inside the Uldaman dungeon, so plan that trip before you hit 225.

Below are the trainers for every rank, a route through each skill band, the materials to save, and the Forever additions that make the early levels cheaper. Blizzard has not published Forever’s skill-up colors, so the switch points below are approximate: the Professions window (K) shows whether a craft will still raise your skill, and it is the final word.

How Enchanting Leveling Works in WoW Forever

Enchanting runs from 1 to 300 through four ranks, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert and Artisan, and each rank caps your skill until you train the next. Blizzard’s Legacy system overview pays a Legacy Point for reaching 150, 225 and 300 in each crafting profession, so Enchanting is worth three points the first time any character on your account levels it.

Almost every material comes from Disenchanting, which you get with Apprentice Enchanting. It breaks green or better weapons and armor into dust, essences and shards; our disenchanting guide covers how it works. The dust you get follows the item’s level, and so does the route:

Forever adds a new low-level reagent, Mote of Magic, sold by Enchanting Supplies vendors next to the trainers. It feeds the first rod and the first enchants, so you no longer need to disenchant anything to get started.

Enchanting Trainers for Every Rank

The capital trainers teach Journeyman, so head to a city at 50 skill. If you cannot find a trainer, Blizzard’s new player’s starter guide says to ask a city guard and follow the map marker.

Enchanting Leveling Route

The route below uses the original game’s enchants that are in Forever, plus the new Mote of Magic recipes at the start. Blizzard has not published Forever’s full recipe list, and it adds more than 600 recipes across professions, so if a cheaper enchant shows orange in your window, use it.

Apprentice: 1 to 75

1. Runed Copper Rod (1 to 2). A Copper Rod and a Mote of Magic, both from the Enchanting Supplies vendor. Every enchant from here on needs the rod in your bags.
2. Enchant Bracer – Inferior Stamina (2 to about 20). One Mote of Magic per craft.
3. Enchant Bracer – Minor Deflect or a Strange Dust enchant (about 20 to 70). Use whichever of Lesser Magic Essence or Strange Dust you have more of. Greater Magic Essence splits into three Lesser Magic Essence with a right-click.
4. Train Journeyman at 50 so your skill keeps climbing past 75.

Journeyman: 75 to 150

1. Enchant Chest – Minor Absorption or Enchant Bracer – Minor Stamina (about 70 to 110). Essence or dust, again whichever you have.
2. Runed Silver Rod (about 110). A Silver Rod from a blacksmith, plus Strange Dust, Lesser Magic Essence and a Shadowgem. You need it for the next rank’s enchants.
3. Enchant 2H Weapon – Lesser Intellect or Enchant Cloak – Minor Protection (about 110 to 130). The 2H Weapon formula is sold by Enchanting Supplies vendors such as Kithas in Orgrimmar, Nata Dawnstrider in Thunder Bluff and Tilli Thistlefuzz in Ironforge. Buy Formula: Minor Mana Oil and Formula: Lesser Wizard Oil on the same visit.
4. Keep going with Lesser Intellect, or Enchant Boots – Minor Stamina, to 150.
5. Train Expert at 125 before you hit the 150 cap.

Expert: 150 to 225

1. Runed Golden Rod (about 150). A Golden Rod, an Iridescent Pearl, Greater Astral Essence and Soul Dust.
2. Minor Mana Oil (about 150 to 165). Soul Dust, Maple Seed and a Leaded Vial.
3. Enchant Boots – Lesser Agility (about 165 to 185). Mostly Soul Dust.
4. Enchant Bracer – Strength (about 185 to 200). One Vision Dust each.
5. Runed Truesilver Rod (about 200). A Truesilver Rod, a Black Pearl, Greater Mystic Essence and Vision Dust.
6. Lesser Wizard Oil, then Enchant Cloak – Greater Defense (about 200 to 225). Vision Dust, Stranglethorn Seed and Leaded Vials for the oil.

Artisan: 225 to 300

From here the route is the original game’s Artisan path. Blizzard has not announced changes to it.

1. Learn Artisan from Annora (200 skill, level 35). Uldaman is a dungeon, so bring a group or a higher-level friend. Learn every recipe you can afford while you are there, because her higher recipes are not taught anywhere else.
2. Enchant Gloves – Agility, then Enchant Boots – Stamina (about 225 to 235). Vision Dust.
3. Enchant Chest – Superior Stamina (about 235 to 250). Vision Dust.
4. Lesser Mana Oil or Enchant Bracer – Greater Strength (about 250 to 265). The oil’s formula is sold by Kania at Cenarion Hold in Silithus and takes Dream Dust, Purple Lotus and a Crystal Vial.
5. Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina (about 265 to 295). Dream Dust. The formula is sold by Daniel Bartlett in the Undercity and Mythrin’dir in Darnassus.
6. Runed Arcanite Rod (about 295). The formula comes from Lorelae Wintersong in Nighthaven, Moonglade.
7. Enchant Cloak – Superior Defense to 300. Lorelae Wintersong sells this formula too, and the enchant takes Illusion Dust. If Illusion Dust is pricey, keep making shield enchants.

Tips That Save Dust

• Enchant something cheap. Every enchant is cast on an item of the right slot. Keep a cheap bracer, chest, cloak and pair of boots in your bags, or offer free enchants in trade chat when the customer brings the materials.
• Pair it with Tailoring. Tailors turn cloth into green gear you can disenchant, which keeps both professions fed. Our best professions for each class guide covers the pairing.
• Take Working Overtime. Blizzard’s Legacy perk raises your chance of a skill-up in every tradeskill, and Dedicated Study speeds up your tradeskills, then hands out free Elemental Essences once they all reach 300. Our Legacy Points guide covers how to earn the points for them.
• Fill crates with spare essences. Waylaid Crates take enchanting materials for Merchant’s Favor, which buys new recipes; see our Merchant’s Favor guide.
• Set up camp at 20. Enchanting’s first camp feature, the Enchanted Lute, buffs armor, stats and resistances for everyone nearby, per Blizzard’s camping post. It does not stack with Mark of the Wild. Our camping guide explains the system.

Enchanters also make wands for Mages, Priests and Warlocks, including Forever additions such as the Novice’s Practice Wand, Twisted Nether Wand and Dreambough Wand, which Blizzard’s development notes list beside the original Magic, Mystic and Eternal wands. Our wand guide covers the other ways to get one. Every Forever guide we have is on our World of Warcraft hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do you learn Artisan Enchanting in WoW Forever? From Annora, inside the Uldaman dungeon in the Badlands. You need 200 Enchanting and level 35, and she is the only Artisan Enchanting trainer for both factions.

What is the fastest way to level Enchanting? Disenchant every green you loot, buy Mote of Magic for the first 20 points, and always craft the cheapest enchant that still shows orange or yellow in the Professions window.

Where do you buy Mote of Magic? From Enchanting Supplies vendors, usually standing next to the Enchanting trainers.

Do you need Tailoring to level Enchanting? No, but it helps. Tailoring makes green gear to disenchant, and the two professions share no materials.

What is the max Enchanting skill in WoW Forever? 300, at Artisan rank.

Does leveling Enchanting give Legacy Points? Yes. Blizzard pays a Legacy Point at 150, 225 and 300 skill, once per account.