World of Warcraft: Forever · Profession

Cooking: 1 to 300 at the lowest cost

Crafts to make 299 Gold cost of reagents : Coming (auction house prices)

The route below goes from 1 to 300 in at least 299 crafts. It is computed from the recipes, reagents and prices of the Wowhead Forever database and the game client tables. The gold cost of the reagents is not shown: it will depend on auction house prices, which we have not collected yet. Every point comes from an orange recipe, so all are guaranteed.

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The route, step by step

10 STEPS · 299 CRAFTS

Make 10 crafts of each recipe, in order. Costs are in in-game money.

Apprentice · 1 → 753 steps · 89 crafts

1 → 45

Brilliant Smallfish×44

1× Raw Brilliant Smallfish

Plan sold by vendors: 40 c

45 → 50

Spiced Wolf Meat×5

1× Stringy Wolf Meat

1× Mild Spices

Trainer: 50 c

50 → 90

Rainbow Fin Albacore×40

1× Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore

Plan sold by vendors: 4 s

Journeyman · 75 → 1502 steps · 75 crafts

90 → 125

Cooked Crab Claw×35

1× Crawler Claw

1× Mild Spices

Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 4 s

125 → 165

Goblin Deviled Clams×40

1× Tangy Clam Meat

1× Hot Spices

Trainer: 3 s

Expert · 150 → 2253 steps · 75 crafts

165 → 175

Hot Lion Chops×10

1× Lion Meat

1× Hot Spices

Plan sold by vendors: 18 s

175 → 215

Barbecued Buzzard Wing×40

1× Buzzard Wing

1× Hot Spices

Trainer: 4 s 50 c

215 → 240

Spider Sausage×25

2× White Spider Meat

Trainer: 40 s

Artisan · 225 → 3002 steps · 60 crafts

240 → 280

Hot Smoked Bass×40

1× Raw Summer Bass

2× Hot Spices

Plan sold by Kelsey Yance: 1 g 60 s

280 → 300

Baked Salmon×20

1× Raw Whitescale Salmon

1× Soothing Spices

Plan sold by vendors: 2 g

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13 REAGENTS

Every reagent of the route, most expensive first.

Reagent	Quantity	Source	Vendor price
Buzzard Wing	40	Gather	—
Hot Spices	170	Vendor	40 c
White Spider Meat	50	Gather	—
Soothing Spices	20	Vendor	1 s 60 c
Tangy Clam Meat	40	Gather	—
Lion Meat	10	Gather	—
Mild Spices	40	Vendor	10 c
Crawler Claw	35	Gather	—
Raw Summer Bass	40	Gather	—
Raw Whitescale Salmon	20	Gather	—
Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore	40	Gather	—
Raw Brilliant Smallfish	44	Gather	—
Stringy Wolf Meat	5	Gather	—

Profession ranks at the trainer

Each rank raises the skill cap. Descriptions come from the game client.

Apprentice1 s Cap 75 · From skill 1 · Level required 1

Journeyman5 s Cap 150 · From skill 50 · Level required 10

ExpertQuest or book (price not listed) Cap 225 · From skill 125 · Level required 20

ArtisanQuest or book (price not listed) Cap 300 · From skill 200 · Level required 35

Method and limits

How this route is computed

Recipes shown in orange at your skill level are preferred: an orange recipe gives a skill point on every craft. Yellow or green recipes are only used to bridge a stretch that no orange recipe covers, and are marked with an asterisk.
A recipe is usable if a trainer teaches it or if its plan is sold by a vendor; the plan's price is added once. A plan that drops or comes from a quest is only kept as a last resort, marked 'plan to find'.
To pick the cheapest sequence, a reagent sold by a vendor is counted at its purchase price, and one you gather, craft or disenchant at its vendor resale value: this is a provisional yardstick, since we do not have auction house prices yet. These amounts are not shown.
Recipes with a reagent that has no reliable price (quest items, items missing from the trade goods list) are left out, and so are transmutes, whose possible cooldown in Forever is not shown in the data.
A shortest-path calculation from 1 to the cap then picks the cheapest sequence, paying for each recipe once.

What the data does not say

We do not have auction house prices yet: the sequence of recipes is chosen with a provisional yardstick and no gold cost is shown. It will be recomputed with real prices.
The number of crafts is a minimum: points from yellow or green recipes are not guaranteed, and the data does not give the chance of a gain.
Tools required by some recipes (hammer, enchanter's rod, etc.) are not counted in the cost.
Starting recipes with no source listed are counted as known from the start, to confirm in game.
Values may change with game patches.

Every recipe

127

All Cooking recipes with their colour thresholds (orange, yellow, green, grey), reagents and origin. Plans that drop, come from quests or fishing are not in the route because there is no reliable way to get them.

Every recipe (127)

Recipe	Colours	Reagents (per craft)	Origin
Charred Wolf Meat	–456585	1× Stringy Wolf Meat	Known from the start (to confirm in game)
Roasted Boar Meat	–456585	1× Chunk of Boar Meat	Known from the start (to confirm in game)
Brilliant Smallfish	1456585	1× Raw Brilliant Smallfish	Plan sold by vendors: 40 c
Crispy Bat Wing	1456585	1× Meaty Bat Wing1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Abigail Shiel: 25 c
Gingerbread Cookie	1456585	1× Small Egg1× Holiday Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 25 c
Herb Baked Egg	1456585	1× Small Egg1× Mild Spices	Known from the start (to confirm in game)
Slitherskin Mackerel	1456585	1× Raw Slitherskin Mackerel	Plan sold by vendors: 40 c
Venomous Smoothie	–51015	1× Refreshing Spring Water1× Mild Spices1× Small Venom Sac	Plan sold by vendors: 6 s 25 c
Kaldorei Spider Kabob	10507090	1× Small Spider Leg	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Spiced Wolf Meat	10507090	1× Stringy Wolf Meat1× Mild Spices	Trainer: 50 c
Scorpid Surprise	206080100	1× Scorpid Stinger	Plan sold by vendors: 1 s 40 c
Skywall Souffle	–203245	2× Small Egg1× Simple Flour	Drop, quest or other
Basic Campfire	–255075	1× Simple Wood	Drop, quest or other
Beer Basted Boar Ribs	256080100	1× Crag Boar Rib1× Rhapsody Malt	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 2 s 40 c
Peace Tea	–254565	1× Refreshing Spring Water2× Peacebloom	Drop, quest or other
Pincer Bites	–304255	1× Crawler Claw1× Simple Flour	Drop, quest or other
Egg Nog	357595115	1× Small Egg1× Ice Cold Milk1× Holiday Spirits1× Holiday Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 2 s 40 c
Roasted Kodo Meat	357595115	1× Kodo Meat1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Wunna Darkmane: 2 s 40 c
Tasty Raptor Bites	–355575	1× Raptor Egg4× Mild Spices	Drop, quest or other
Smoked Bear Meat	4080100120	1× Bear Meat	Plan sold by vendors: 2 s 50 c
Boiled Clams	5090110130	1× Clam Meat1× Refreshing Spring Water	Trainer: 1 s
Coyote Steak	5090110130	1× Coyote Meat	Trainer: 1 s
Fillet of Frenzy	5090110130	1× Soft Frenzy Flesh1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Laird: 4 s
Goretusk Liver Pie	5090110130	1× Goretusk Liver1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 4 s
Loch Frenzy Delight	5090110130	1× Raw Loch Frenzy1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Khara Deepwater: 4 s
Longjaw Mud Snapper	5090110130	1× Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper	Plan sold by vendors: 4 s
Rainbow Fin Albacore	5090110130	1× Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore	Plan sold by vendors: 4 s
Strider Stew	5090110130	1× Strider Meat1× Shiny Red Apple	Plan sold by Tari'qa: 4 s 40 c
Blood Sausage	60100120140	1× Bear Meat1× Boar Intestines1× Spider Ichor	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 4 s
Thistle Tea	60100120140	1× Swiftthistle1× Refreshing Spring Water	Plan sold by Smudge Thunderwood: 2 s
Breakfast Omelette	–7592110	1× Small Egg4× Mild Spices	Drop, quest or other
Crab Cake	75115135155	1× Crawler Meat1× Mild Spices	Trainer: 2 s
Westfall Stew	75115135155	1× Stringy Vulture Meat1× Murloc Eye1× Goretusk Snout	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 2 s
Critter Cookie	–808285	5× Simple Flour	Drop, quest or other
Crocolisk Steak	80120140160	1× Crocolisk Meat1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 4 s
Dry Pork Ribs	80120140160	1× Boar Ribs1× Mild Spices	Trainer: 1 s 50 c
Smoked Sagefish	80120140160	1× Raw Sagefish1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 5 s
Cooked Crab Claw	85125145165	1× Crawler Claw1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 4 s
Royal Tea	–85105125	1× Ice Cold Milk2× Mageroyal	Drop, quest or other
Savory Deviate Delight	85125145165	1× Deviate Fish1× Mild Spices	Drop, quest or other (drop)
Slimy Smoothie	–859095	1× Ice Cold Milk2× Mild Spices1× Spider Ichor	Plan sold by vendors: 25 s
Clam Chowder	90130150170	1× Clam Meat1× Ice Cold Milk1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 8 s
Dig Rat Stew	90130150170	1× Dig Rat	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Murloc Fin Soup	90130150170	2× Murloc Fin1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 16 s
Bristle Whisker Catfish	100140160180	1× Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish	Plan sold by vendors: 12 s
Crispy Lizard Tail	100140160180	1× Thunder Lizard Tail1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Tari'qa: 4 s
Redridge Goulash	100135155175	1× Crisp Spider Meat1× Tough Condor Meat	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 8 s
Seasoned Wolf Kabob	100140160180	2× Lean Wolf Flank1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 16 s
Big Bear Steak	110150170190	1× Big Bear Meat1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 16 s
Gooey Spider Cake	110150170190	2× Gooey Spider Leg1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 16 s
Lean Venison	110150170190	1× Stag Meat4× Mild Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 12 s
Succulent Pork Ribs	110130150170	2× Boar Ribs1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 4 s
Twice-Spiced Raptor Slice	–115132150	1× Raptor Flesh2× Mild Spices	Drop, quest or other
Crocolisk Gumbo	120160180200	1× Tender Crocolisk Meat1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Kendor Kabonka: 16 s
Goblin Deviled Clams	125165185205	1× Tangy Clam Meat1× Hot Spices	Trainer: 3 s
Hot Lion Chops	125175195215	1× Lion Meat1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 18 s
Lean Wolf Steak	125165185205	1× Lean Wolf Flank1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Super-Seller 680: 16 s
Savory Whimsyfin Delight	–125145165	1× Whimsyfin1× Mild Spices	Drop, quest or other
Curiously Tasty Omelet	130170190210	1× Raptor Egg1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 16 s
Mrrggl Smrrthle	–135140145	1× Melon Juice2× Hot Spices1× Murloc Fin	Plan sold by vendors: 31 s 25 c
Heavy Crocolisk Stew	150160180200	2× Tender Crocolisk Meat1× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by Ogg'marr: 20 s
Tasty Lion Steak	150190210230	2× Lion Meat1× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Root Tea	–155170185	1× Melon Juice2× Liferoot	Drop, quest or other
Barbecued Buzzard Wing	175215235255	1× Buzzard Wing1× Hot Spices	Trainer: 4 s 50 c
Carrion Surprise	175215235255	1× Mystery Meat1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 50 s
Giant Clam Scorcho	175215235255	1× Giant Clam Meat1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Kelsey Yance: 50 s
Goldthorn Tea	175215235255	1× Goldthorn1× Refreshing Spring Water	Drop, quest or other
Hot Wolf Ribs	175215235255	1× Red Wolf Meat1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 50 s
Jungle Stew	175215235255	1× Tiger Meat1× Refreshing Spring Water2× Shiny Red Apple	Plan sold by vendors: 30 s
Mithril Headed Trout	175215235255	1× Raw Mithril Head Trout	Drop, quest or other (vendor)
Mystery Stew	175215235255	1× Mystery Meat1× Skin of Dwarven Stout	Plan sold by vendors: 30 s
Roast Raptor	175215235255	1× Raptor Flesh1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 50 s
Rockscale Cod	175190210230	1× Raw Rockscale Cod	Plan sold by vendors: 22 s
Sagefish Delight	175215235255	1× Raw Greater Sagefish1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 50 s
Soothing Turtle Bisque	175215235255	1× Turtle Meat1× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Swiftstrike Steak	–175190205	3× Tiger Meat2× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Calcified Smoothie	–185190195	1× Sweet Nectar3× Hot Spices1× Large Fang	Plan sold by vendors: 45 s
Raging Raptor Ribs	–185200215	2× Raptor Flesh3× Hot Spices	Drop, quest or other
Giant Scrambled Eggs	–195207220	2× Giant Egg4× Hot Spices	Drop, quest or other
Triage Tea	–195215235	1× Sweet Nectar2× Fadeleaf	Drop, quest or other
Bear Brisket	–200210220	2× Big Bear Meat3× Hot Spices	Drop, quest or other
Clam Linguine	–200220240	3× Zesty Clam Meat4× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Dragonbreath Chili	200240260280	1× Mystery Meat1× Small Flame Sac1× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 70 s
Heavy Kodo Stew	200240260280	2× Heavy Kodo Meat1× Soothing Spices1× Refreshing Spring Water	Plan sold by vendors: 70 s
Plain Ol' Paletusk	–200215230	2× Chunk of Boar Meat1× Mild Spices	Plan sold by Martha Wellsworth: 20 s
Spider Sausage	200240260280	2× White Spider Meat	Trainer: 40 s
Spinefin Halibut	–210215220	1× Raw Spinefin Halibut	Drop, quest or other
Spicy Smoothie	–215220225	1× Moonberry Juice3× Soothing Spices1× Small Flame Sac	Plan sold by vendors: 50 s
Briny Seafood Stew	–220230240	2× Murloc Eye1× Tender Crab Meat1× Hot Spices	Drop, quest or other
Sunny Tea	–220235250	1× Moonberry Juice2× Sungrass	Drop, quest or other
Cooked Glossy Mightfish	225265285305	1× Raw Glossy Mightfish1× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by Kelsey Yance: 1 g 60 s
Filet of Redgill	225265285305	1× Raw Redgill	Plan sold by Kelsey Yance: 1 g 60 s
Monster Omelet	225265285305	1× Giant Egg2× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 1 g 20 s
Raptor Rouladen	–225237250	2× Raptor Flesh4× Hot Spices	Drop, quest or other
Savory Stag Sliders	–225240255	2× Stag Meat3× Hot Spices	Drop, quest or other
Spiced Chili Crab	225265285305	1× Tender Crab Meat2× Hot Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 1 g 20 s
Spotted Yellowtail	225265285305	1× Raw Spotted Yellowtail	Plan sold by Gikkix: 1 g 60 s
Tender Wolf Steak	225265285305	1× Tender Wolf Meat1× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 1 g 20 s
Undermine Clam Chowder	225265285305	2× Zesty Clam Meat1× Hot Spices1× Ice Cold Milk	Plan sold by vendors: 30 s
Grilled Squid	240280300320	1× Raw Winter Squid1× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by Gikkix: 1 g 60 s
Hot Smoked Bass	240280300320	1× Raw Summer Bass2× Hot Spices	Plan sold by Kelsey Yance: 1 g 60 s
Wicked Smoothie	–240245250	1× Morning Glory Dew4× Soothing Spices1× Wicked Claw	Plan sold by vendors: 62 s 50 c
Plated Armorfish	–245250255	1× Raw Plated Armorfish1× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Nightfin Soup	250290310330	1× Raw Nightfin Snapper1× Refreshing Spring Water	Plan sold by Gikkix: 2 g
Poached Sunscale Salmon	250290310330	1× Raw Sunscale Salmon	Plan sold by Gikkix: 2 g
Filet o' Flank	–260270280	2× Red Wolf Meat1× Holy Salts	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Prehistoric Pulled Raptor	–260280300	3× Raptor Flesh4× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Prowler Steak	–260270280	2× Tiger Meat1× Holy Salts	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Sage's Tea	–260275290	1× Morning Glory Dew2× Mountain Silversage	Drop, quest or other
Savory Turtle Stew	–260280300	3× Turtle Meat3× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Steaming Stag Steak	–260280300	3× Stag Meat4× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Sunrise Omelette	–260270280	2× Giant Egg1× Holy Salts	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Baked Salmon	275315335355	1× Raw Whitescale Salmon1× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 2 g
Bear Bruscitti	–275290305	3× Big Bear Meat3× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Lobster Stew	275315335355	1× Darkclaw Lobster1× Refreshing Spring Water	Plan sold by vendors: 2 g
Mightfish Steak	275315335355	1× Large Raw Mightfish1× Hot Spices1× Soothing Spices	Plan sold by vendors: 2 g
Runn Tum Tuber Surprise	275315335355	1× Runn Tum Tuber1× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other (drop)
Soaring Pamplona	–275292310	3× Buzzard Wing3× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Bat Hachee	–280295310	3× Meaty Bat Wing2× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Sweetpaw Jam	–280282285	3× Hyjal Berries1× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Flank au Poivre	–285300315	3× Red Wolf Meat3× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Smoked Desert Dumplings	285325345365	1× Sandworm Meat1× Soothing Spices	Drop, quest or other
Grand Lobster Banquet	–290300310	12× Darkclaw Lobster4× Turtle Meat3× Buzzard Wing1× Exquisite Spices	Drop, quest or other
Specklefin Feast	–290300310	12× Raw Spotted Yellowtail4× Raptor Flesh3× Raw Rockscale Cod1× Exquisite Spices	Drop, quest or other
Dirge's Kickin' Chimaerok Chops	300325345365	1× Hot Spices1× Goblin Rocket Fuel1× Deeprock Salt1× Chimaerok Tenderloin	Drop, quest or other (quest)
Darkclaw Bisque	–325345365	1× Darkclaw Lobster1× Item #227813	Plan sold by vendors: 2 g
Smoked Redgill	–325345365	1× Raw Redgill	Plan sold by vendors: 1 g 60 s

Sources

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