by Allison Robert
Once WoW’s most disparaged profession, Fishing has experienced a resurgence in Wrath — and it may get even better in Cataclysm, with developers studying fishing from other games like Animal Crossing in order to make it more fun. As far as I’m concerned, as long as they cook up another distraction like the Dalaran fountain in Cataclysm, I’ll be happy.
Accomplished Angler is a very work- and time-intensive meta-achievement, so I’ve taken the liberty of splitting this guide up. The first set of achievements you’ll need:
Grand Master Fisherman
Sorry, folks, there’s no real way to shorten this one; you’ve just got to keep fishing. One of the nice things about the profession is that you can level it anywhere — the only penalty to leveling it in an area with higher “fishing skill” than you currently have is the amount of junk you’ll catch versus actual fish. But on your way to Grand Master, you’ll have put a lot of work in towards:
1000 Fish
No way to cheese this one either, but fortunately it counts objects as fish too. If you’re starting from scratch, the best way to do it might be to combine 1000 Fish with the following achievement, angling for a fish from a low-level area:
One That Didn’t Get Away
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by Zuggy
One of the fastest ways to multiply how much WoW gold you make is to “profession” your items. Basically this means to put items through certain professions to make them worth more gold. It’s always a good idea to set up some profession guide tactics when you decide which professions you’ll keep for end game play. Profession guide tactics are important for anyone setting up a WoW gold strategy.
Profession Guide Tactics: Enchanting
One of the simplest professions to do this with is enchanting. If you disenchant every magical item you pick up and don’t need, you’ll create various enchanting materials. The enchanting materials are always worth more than the junk you get them from, so you’ll make a lot of gold in the process.
Another way to use professions to make WoW gold is to enchant valuable items you pick up. If you’re planning on listing an item on the auction house anyway, enchant it before you list it, and that item will be worth even more.
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by Zuggy
I’m not sure how I let this one slip by me, but a new feature for jewelcrafters is going to be added to the profession in WotLK. It’s called gem perfection. Essentially, here is how it works:
Gem Perfection Step 1: If you are a jewelcrafter you can complete one of the respective gem perfection quests for your faction. You only need to complete one of these quests.
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?by Amanda Miller
Today, I’m going to talk to you about a way to make money skinning in Felwood, although similarly leveled zones work as well. This can be done with higher level characters or those who are at-level (50-60), although it moves more quickly if you have a character capable of chain pulling without having to stop to eat or drink or run back to your corpse all the time.
If you don’t have a skinner that is a high enough level, you really should get one. Leather sells consistently well, and is very easily gathered. In fact, you could get one today! Create a Death Knight, train skinning, and go on a rampage, starting with a low level starter zone and working your way up.
Now that we’ve settled that, let’s get down to the particulars.
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by Zuggy
Leveling first aid is easy and can be done in under an hour if all the cloths you need are available on the auction house. You’ve just got to know exactly when to move on to the next type of bandage to get your levels quickly.
Here’s a quick 1-450 first aid leveling guide to get you there efficiently.
First Aid Leveling Guide: Levels 1-50
- Go to the first aid trainer and learn Apprentice First Aid.
- Levels 1-50: Linen Bandage (Linen Cloth)
- Go back to the trainer and learn Journeyman First Aid.
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by Zuggy
Leveling fishing is one of the simplest things to do on World of Warcraft. All you need is any pool of water in the game, and leveling fishing is as simple as having a fishing pole. I suggest you start leveling fishing in any of the capital cities that have bodies of water. This is because all bodies of water have a minimum “no junk” fishing level. This means in order to get progress in leveling fishing in a given body of water, you have to be at least a certain level of fishing in order to not catch any junk. A guide to the “no-junk” fishing levels is included further down in this fishing leveling guide.
Here’s my quick 1-450 fishing leveling guide to take you there in no time.
Fishing Leveling Guide: Levels 1-50
- Visit the fishing trainer to learn Apprentice fishing.
- You get one level for every fish you land, so just equip your fishing pole, stand near a body of water, and start fishing. Right click your bobber when you see a splash to reel your fish in.
- When you reach fishing level 50, go back to the trainer and learn Journeyman Fishing.
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by Basil Berntsen
As we all read, miners will be able to smelt Titansteel after patch 3.3.3 with no cooldown. What will this mean for you, and how can you make money from this change? Let’s start by quickly evaluating the Titansteel production chain.
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?by Basil Berntsen
Pets from almost any source are a lucrative market to be in, and this will provide another way engineers can make a bit of cash from their horrible gold sink of a profession. Hunter ammo was a step in the right direction, and this is too.
First up, you need the schematics
Unless you happened to have them already, you will probably need to go farm the schematics. These were formerly unfarmable and tied to one of the two branches of engineering, but now both goblin and gnomish engineers can get them as a random drop.
- Schematic: Lil’ Smokey is dropped by the Arcane Nullifier X-21, among other mobs. The drop rate in Wowhead says 2%, however that includes all the non-engineers who kill these and don’t see the schematic. In reality, it should be much much higher.
- Schematic: Pet Bombling is dropped by Mekgineer Thermaplugg, and again, while it shows a low drop rate, that includes all the non-engineers who kill him and can’t see the drop. I read comments saying that it’s a very high drop rate for engineers. If you kill him, are eligible to get the schematic, and don’t see this, let me know in the comments.
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by Zuggy
Leveling cooking is simple to do if you haven’t already done so while you were leveling your character. Cooking is a secondary profession, which means you won’t have to give up one of your other professions to learn it. There are plenty of reasons to power-level cooking later on. Of course it means you’ll always have access to food if you’ve got the supplies to make it, but the more important reason to level cooking is the buffs you get from it, like increased stamina, agility, mana regeneration, or a whole host of other helpful ones.
Check out this simple 1-450 cooking leveling guide to find out how to get there quickly.
Cooking Leveling Guide: Levels 1-50
- Learn Apprentice Cooking from your trainer
- Levels 1 – 50: Spice Bread— This recipe is made with supplies from the cooking vendor right next to the trainer. All you need are 50 Simple Flour and 50 Mild Spices
- Go back to the trainer and learn Journeyman Cooking
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by Zuggy
Tailoring is the cheapest crafting profession to level, and you can do it easily in just a couple of hours. There are always cloths for sale in the auction house, so now all you need is a tailoring guide to get you there quickly.
Here’s a quick 1-450 tailoring leveling guide to help you.
Tailoring Leveling Guide: Levels 1-50
- Go to the trainer and learn Apprentice Tailoring.
- Levels 1-50: Bolts of Linen Cloth (2 Linen Cloth each), Linen Belts (Bolt of Linen Cloth and Coarse Thread)
- Go back to the trainer and learn Journeyman Tailoring.
Tailoring Leveling Guide: Levels 50-125
- Levels 50-70: Heavy Linen Gloves (2 Bolts of Linen Cloth and Coarse Thread), Linen Bag (3 Bolts of Linen Cloth and 3 Coarse Threads)
- Levels 70 – 125: Reinforced Linen Capes (2 Bolts of Linen Cloth and Coarse Thread), Bolts of Woolen Cloth (3 Wool Cloths each), Woolen Capes (Bolt of Woolen Cloth and Fine Thread), Gray Woolen Shirts (2 Bolts of Linen Cloth, Fine Thread, Gray Dye), Double-Stitched Woolen Shoulders (3 Bolts of Woolen Cloth and Fine Thread)
- Go back to the trainer and learn Expert Tailoring.
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