More than 600 new recipes, shared camp sites and account-wide legacy perks: crafting becomes an important part of the journey from level 1 to 60 again.
2.457recipes in the database
927of them new in Forever
2primary professions per character
300skill points at launch
Nine primary professions – which one suits you?
You still choose two primary professions. What’s new is mostly that crafting, gathering and camping work together more closely.
Alchemy
Potions, elixirs and flasks
Crafting
New potions and elixirs accompany you from level 1 to the endgame.
Longer durations make alchemy especially valuable for dungeons and raids.
An upgradable trinket grows with your profession skill.
Good for: Consumables, group content, auction house
Blacksmithing
Weapons, mail and plate armor
Crafting
New weapons and armor pieces provide upgrades throughout the leveling phase.
Sharpening stones, anvils and master forges expand camp sites.
New plans range from early mail boots to high-end thorium armor.
Good for: Warriors, paladins, melee gear
Enchanting
Enchantments, wands and staves
Crafting
Rings gain additional enchantments for offensive or defensive stats.
Besides wands, enchanters can now also create staves.
Disenchanting remains a strong source of materials and income.
Good for: Gear improvement, material recycling
Engineering
Gadgets, explosives and guns
Crafting
New technical recipes add bombs, devices and firearms.
The profession stays focused on useful tools and unusual convenience features.
Details on specializations and camp contributions are being added during the beta.
Good for: PvP, gadgets, special tools
Herbalism
Herbs and rare plants
Gathering
Specialize in larger harvests or better chances for rare plants.
Benefits strongly from the account-wide legacy perks (Bountiful Harvest).
A perfect source of raw materials for alchemy and for trading at the auction house.
Good for: Gold farming, supplying an alchemist
Leatherworking
Leather, mail and armor sets
Crafting
New leather and mail gear creates additional upgrade options.
The tanning rack turns camp sites into mobile workshops.
Some advanced recipes require the matching camp upgrade.
Good for: Druids, rogues, hunters, shamans
Mining
Ore, stone and gems
Gathering
Specialize in larger ore yields or rare materials.
The extra stamina makes the gathering profession interesting to play, too.
Supplies blacksmithing and engineering with important raw materials.
Good for: Raw material trade, smiths, engineers
Skinning
Leather and pelts
Gathering
Skinning fits right into the normal leveling path.
Leather and rare pelts supply leatherworking and the market.
Legacy bonuses improve the chance for valuable extra materials.
Good for: Easy gathering while questing
Tailoring
Cloth armor, bags and embroidery
Crafting
More cloth loot makes skilling easier while leveling.
Faction banners make a useful contribution to the shared camp.
Good for: Cloth classes, bags, enchanting
Useful profession combinations
If you want to play as independently as possible, combine a crafting profession with the matching raw material source. Enchanting and tailoring work well together because neither needs a gathering profession.
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Alchemy + HerbalismPotions, elixirs and strong demand for consumables.
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Blacksmithing + MiningYour own ore for weapons plus mail and plate armor.
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Engineering + MiningDirect supply for devices, explosives and firearms.
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Leatherworking + SkinningThe materials drop right while questing and leveling.
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Tailoring + EnchantingCraft cloth gear, disenchant it and reuse the materials.
Gold tip: If you mainly want to earn gold at launch, take two gathering professions. Once market prices stabilize, you can swap one of them for a crafting profession.
Camping: professions make the camp
The cooking fire becomes the Basic Campfire (Cooking, skill 1). It creates a shared campsite where players rest and gain benefits from profession objects – up to three objects, each player can add one. Official Blizzard post ↗
1Place a Basic Campfire with Cooking.
2Nearby players add one camp object each with their profession (from profession skill 20).
3Anyone sitting or crafting for at least 1 minute gains the buffs of all objects.
Cooking: Basic CampfireSkill 1 · Cooking and up to 3 more camp objects
First Aid: First Aid KitSkill 20 · +Stamina (level dependent), exclusive with Power Word: Fortitude
Fishing: Fishing BowlSkill 20 · +8% to all stats, exclusive with Blessing of Kings
Alchemy: Mana WellSkill 20 · Mana regeneration every 5 sec, exclusive with Blessing of Wisdom
Blacksmithing: Sharpening WheelSkill 20 · +Strength, exclusive with Strength of Earth Totem
Enchanting: Enchanted LuteSkill 20 · +Armor, +all stats, +resistances, exclusive with Mark of the Wild
All camping objects need a campfire nearby and share a 1 hour cooldown. The effects are variants of class buffs and are exclusive with them. Objects requiring skill 140 or more come from dungeons and raids. Source: Blizzard, Oct 21 2026.
Account-wide progress: legacy perks for professions
Legacy challenges earn you account-wide points, including maxing out professions. You can distribute the points differently per character – so you can specialize gatherers and crafters. To the legacy calculator →
Working Overtimeup to 5 ranks4% chance per rank for an extra skill point when you use a profession.
Dedicated Study1 rank · 23 hr cooldownGrants your lowest primary or secondary profession one skill point.
Bountiful Harvestup to 5 ranks20% more scarce materials from mining, herbalism and skinning.
Performance Bonusup to 3 ranks5% chance for double merchant’s favor when turning in a supply crate.
Luremasterup to 2 ranksWith an active lure, 25% chance for an extra fish.
Master Chefup to 5 ranksCooking recipes have a 10% chance per rank to create an extra result.
Gourmandup to 3 ranksBeneficial effects from food last 33% longer.
Permanenceup to 2 ranksLong-lasting group buffs and camp benefits last 50% longer.
Rank counts and effects reflect the currently shown state and may still change during the beta.
Three secondary skills: Cooking, First Aid and Fishing
Cooking
Food buffs and camp meals
Many dishes grant stats plus 5% experience from kills.
“Master Chef” gives a 10% chance for an extra result.
With “Gourmand” food effects last 33% longer.
First Aid
Bandages, remedies and camping kits
New aids work against bleeds, diseases and poisons.
A first aid kit can grant the camp a group buff.
Simple healing potions are planned as a new crafting option.
Fishing
Lures, schools and rare catches
With an active lure: 25% chance for an extra fish.
Fish supply cooking and shared camp sites.
Concrete fish lists and rare catches follow with the beta data.
Recipe search
Searches all recipes, items and guides. For a list per profession use the cards above.
Frequently asked questions about professions
How many professions can a character learn?
Two primary professions, plus the secondary skills Cooking, First Aid and Fishing. Gathering professions like Mining count as a primary profession. Ranks are Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert and Artisan. To unlearn one open the professions window (K) and click the “X” next to it.
How high can I skill my professions?
The cap at launch is 300 skill points. Recipes are colored orange, yellow, green and grey: orange always gives a skill point, grey never.
Do I need a profession for camping?
The Basic Campfire is made with Cooking – a secondary skill that does not use a primary profession slot. Camp objects come from your profession (from skill 20); if you do not have a matching profession you still benefit from other players’ objects.
What does the “NEW” tag on recipes mean?
These recipes only exist in WoW Forever – they are new compared to the classic game. The source is the beta data.
How current is the data?
The recipes come from the beta data. Individual values, recipes and specializations may still change before release. We update the database with every major beta patch.
