Find out how our WoW Profession Guide can benefit you in WoW.
In World of Warcraft, characters can take professions and have to level it up in their WoW career. There are different types of profession and is classified in two: primary and secondary. There are nine primary professions and a player can take two primary professions at a time. The primary professions are further classified in to three types: gathering, productions and services. This WoW profession guide will give a brief introduction into the different professions available for World of Warcraft players to help decide which they want to take most.
WoW Profession Guide – Primary Professions
Gathering
Herbalism – this profession will allow players to collect herbs all across the world. Herbs are usually used for alchemy to create potions although it can also be used for trade skills. As of the Burning Crusade expansion, some monsters can also be harvested for herbs.
Mining – this profession gives you the chance to mine stones, ores and minerals from resource nodes. The raw materials that are gathered by miners are used for crafting jewels, creating armors and explosives. Before a player could mine, they need to have a mining pick in their inventory.
Skinning – this profession is focused on gathering hides, leather and scales from different monsters in the game. Not all mobs can be skinned and some may fail so players need to paly attention on the color code of the monster. Red means the monster cannot be skinned. Orange means skinning may fail while yellow means the chance of failure is less. Green and gray should almost never fail. The materials gathered through skinning are used by Blacksmiths, tailors and engineers.
Production
Alchemy – alchemists are responsible for creating potions, elixirs, flasks, cauldrons and other items that are used to get different effects like healing, elemental resistance and mana regeneration. Alchemists use herbs which only herbalists can gather.
Blacksmithing – blacksmiths can create weapons, armors and keys which are used to unlock items. Blacksmiths use the raw materials gathered by miners in order to create unique armors and weapons. Upon reaching level 200, players can choose a specialization: Weaponsmithing or Armorsmithing.
Engineering – engineers can create various items and explosives that grants different effects when used. Engineers are viewed as a suitable profession for players that like participating in PvP. Upon reaching 200, engineers can either specialize in Gnomish or Goblin engineering.
Leatherworking – this profession makes full use of the raw materials gathered by skinning. Leatherworkers can create cloaks, quivers, leather and mail armors and ammunition pouches. Leatherworking is mainly used to create armors suitable for Druids, Rogues, Hunters and Shamans.
Tailoring – allows players to create bags, shirts and armors by weaving different type of cloth available in World of Warcraft. The atmors created through tailoring are used by Mages, Priests and Warlocks.
Jewelcrafting – this profession was introduced during the Burning Crusade expansion and allows players to create accessories such as rings and necklaces. Jewelcrafters are also responsible for creating gems that can be placed in the sockets of items.
Services
Enchanting – allows players to make enchantments in their equipments. Enchanting improves the quality and the stat bonuses of equipment such as adding strength or elemental resistance. Inscription – this profession is to be introduced in the latest expansion, the Wrath of the Lich King. Inscription will allow player to make changes in their spells. An inscripted spell may have reduced cooldown or increase status effects such as stun or knockback.
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