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WoW Cataclysm Tailoring Leveling Guide 1-525
Tailoring is a useful profession to have but between buying your class skills, tailoring skills, and using a lot of cloth for your First Aid you might find yourself trying to farm mats. DON'T! Seriously, don't spend time farming cloth when you don't have to. Learn how to make enough gold so that you never have to farm again and can sell your tailoring items for maximum gold making profit with this guide.
Here is an Apprentice to Illustrious Tailoring leveling guide (levels 1 to 525). Leveling Tailoring requires an amazingly large amount of mats to level up. Below are step by step instructions for leveling Tailoring using only basic recipes and materials. If you need more gold in order to finish leveling your Tailoring then take a look at this guide. Enjoy!
What's in this guide:
- Apprentice Tailoring Guide (Levels 1-75)
- Journeyman Tailoring Guide (Levels 75-125)
- Expert Tailoring Guide (Levels 125-230)
- Artisan Tailoring Guide (Levels 230-300)
- Master Tailoring Guide (Levels 300-350)
- Grand Master Tailoring Guide (Levels 350-425)
- Cataclysm Illustrious Tailoring Guide (Levels 425-525)
Apprentice Tailoring Guide (Levels 1-75)
Leveling up Apprentice Tailoring requires a bunch of Linen Cloth and Coarse Thread. Linen can be easily obtained as you're leveling or you can go back to places like the Deadmines later to farm the linen you need.
Level
Item
Mats
1-45
60 Bolt of Linen Cloth
120 Linen Cloth
Save these for the following steps.
45-60
15 Heavy Linen Glove
30 Bolt of Linen Cloth
60-75
15 Reinforced Linen Cape
30 Bolt of Linen Cloth
Journeyman Tailoring Guide (Levels 75-125)
Journeyman Tailoring is the wool stage of Tailoring. You'll need at least 150 Wool Cloth to craft the 50 Bolts of Woolen Cloth you'll need for leveling from 105-125. For me, wool was cheap enough to just grab on the Auction House, the rest of the materials can be found at a tailoring or trade supplies vendor.Level
Item
Mats
75-105
65 Bolt of Woolen Cloth
195 Wool Cloth
You'll need at least 65 Bolt of Woolen Cloth for leveling using the steps below.
105-110
10 Gray Woolen Shirt
20 Bolt of Woolen Cloth
110-125
15 Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders
45 Bolt of Woolen Cloth
Expert Tailoring Guide (Levels 125-205)
You'll need at most (hopefully) 636 Silk Cloth to craft 159 Bolt of Silk Cloth for leveling off of silk items. The best place to get silk is either Scarlet Monastery or the Auction House, it's one of the most popular cloths so it typically is less expensive than Mageweave. Note that when you get to level 175 you'll stop to craft at least 10 Bolt of Mageweave to reach 185.Level
Item
Mats
125-145
155 Bolt of Silk Cloth
620 Silk Cloth
You'll need between 150 and 154 Bolts of Silk to reach level 205.
145-160
15-17 Azure Silk Hood
30-34 Bolt of Silk Cloth
160-170
10 Silk Headband
30 Bolt of Silk Cloth
170-175
5 Formal White Shirt
15 Bolt of Silk Cloth
175-185
105 Bolt of Mageweave
420 Mageweave Cloth
You'll need between 100 and 108 Bolts of Mageweave to reach level 250.
185-205
20 Crimson Silk Vest
80 Bolt of Silk Cloth
Artisan Tailoring Guide (Levels 205-300)
If you are having a slow time farming cloths buy them on the Auction House, if you don't have the money then take a look at this gold guide so you have the gold to finish off leveling your Tailoring.
Since you have already crafted Bolts of Mageweave, you can continue until 250 making gear with it. At level 250 you will start using Runecloth. You will need about 35-40 stacks of Runecloth to reach level 300.
Level
Item
Mats
205-215
10 Black Mageweave Leggings
20 Bolt of Mageweave
215-225
10-12 Orange Mageweave Shirt
10-12 Bolt of Mageweave
225-230
5 Black Mageweave Gloves
10 Bolt of Mageweave
230-250
20-22 Black Mageweave Headband
60-66 Bolt of Mageweave
250-260
180 Bolt of Runecloth
720 Runecloth
You will need between 175-196 Bolts of Runecloth to reach level 300.
260-275
15-17 Runecloth Belt
45-51 Bolt of Runecloth
275-295
20-23 Runecloth Gloves
100-115 Bolt of Runecloth,
295-300
5 Runecloth Headband
30 Bolt of Runecloth
Master Tailoring Guide (Levels 300-350)
This part of the leveling guide will take you through 300-350. You will need between 35-40 stacks of Netherweave to reach level 350.
Level
Item
Mats
300-325
152 Bolt of Netherweave
760 Netherweave Cloth
You will need between 150 and 156 Bolts of Netherweave to level to 350
325-335
10 Netherweave Pants
60 Bolt of Netherweave
You can save a little bit of gold crafting 10-15 Bolts of Imbued Netherweave. But you will need to visit one of these trainers.
335-350
15-17 Netherweave Boots
90-96 Bolt of Netherweave, 30-32 Knothide Leather
You can save a little bit of gold crafting Netherweave Tunic at 345, but you will need to visit one of these trainers.
Grand Master Tailoring Guide (Levels 350-425)
Now it's time to craft items with Frostweave Cloth. It should be available on the auction house pretty cheap but you will need about 56 stacks so it might break your bank. If you're short on gold take a look at this gold guide to help you finish leveling up your Tailoring.
Level
Item
Mats
350-375
232 Bolt of Frostweave
1160 Frostweave Cloth
You'll need between 225 and 239 Bolts of Frostweave to reach 425.
375-380
5 Frostwoven Belt
15 Bolt of Frostweave
380-385
5 Frostwoven Boots
20 Bolt of Frostweave
385-395
10-12 Frostwoven Leggings
50-60 Bolt of Frostweave
395-400
5 Duskweave Belt
35 Bolt of Frostweave
400-405
10-12 Bolt of Imbued Frostweave
20-24 Bolt of Frostweave, 20-24 Infinite Dust
405-410
5 Duskweave Wristwraps
40 Bolt of Frostweave
410-415
5 Duskweave Gloves
45 Bolt of Frostweave
415-425
10 Ebonweave
10 Bolts of Imbued Frostweave, 20 Eternal Shadow
You can also make Moonshroud and Spellweave, check the prices of Eternals.
Illustrious Tailoring Guide (Levels 425-525)
Here is what you'll have to go through when leveling up your Illustrious Tailoring skills in Cataclysm. Expect to use almost 2,000 Embersilk Cloth before you get to 525.
Level
Item
Mats
425-450
367 Bolt of Embersilk Cloth
1835 Embersilk Cloth per attempt
If you do not have enough Embersilk to start, you can craft enough bolts to get to 450 and continue.
450-455
5 Deathsilk Bracers
10 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
455-460
5 Deathsilk Boots
15 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
460-465
5 Deathsilk Leggings
15 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
465-470
5 Deathsilk Cowl
15 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
470-475
5 Spiritmend Belts
20 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
475-480
5 Spiritmend Boots
20 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
480-485
5 Spiritmend Leggings
20 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
485-500
15 Spiritmend Robe
90 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth
500-501
1 Dreamcloth
8 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth, 30 Volatile Water
This is more expensive than the next step, but you will be able to make a very nice profit off Dreamcloth once used to craft Spellthread or other gear.
501-505
4 Emberfire Bracers
24 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth, 16 Volatile Fire, 16 Volatile Water
505-510
5 Emberfire Shoulders
30 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth, 15 Volatile Fire, 15 Volatile Water
510-516
3 Emberfire Belts
30 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth, 12 Volatile Water, 12 Volatile Fire
516-520
2 Emberfire Gloves
20 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth, 8 Volatile Water, 8 Volatile Fire
520-525
5 Emberfire Boots
50 Bolts of Embersilk Cloth, 20 Volatile Water, 20 Volatile Fire
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