Best professions for every class and race
The best two primary professions for each class in WoW Forever, and why. Pick your class or race for the reasons, the best pick for each spec and a runner-up.
By class
- Warrior: Blacksmithing + Mining
- Paladin: Blacksmithing + Mining
- Hunter: Leatherworking + Skinning
- Rogue: Leatherworking + Skinning
- Priest: Tailoring + Enchanting
- Shaman: Leatherworking + Skinning
- Mage: Tailoring + Enchanting
- Warlock: Tailoring + Enchanting
- Druid: Leatherworking + Skinning
By race
- Human: no profession racial
- Orc: no profession racial
- Dwarf: no profession racial
- Night Elf: no profession racial
- Undead: no profession racial
- Tauren: Herbalism racial bonus
- Gnome: Engineering racial bonus
- Troll: no profession racial
- High Order Skyborne: no profession racial
- Windshaper Skyborne: no profession racial
At the level 30 cap you can train up to Expert (skill 225); Artisan needs level 35, so recipes above skill 225 aren't counted.
Speculation How we pick: each crafting profession gets 3 points for every item on ForeverDB's best-in-slot lists for the class at level 30 that binds when picked up, 2 for one you could buy, 1 for every 4 items that are the best on the way (at most 3), 1 for each of the best enchants, armor kits or weapon stones it makes (at most 4) and 1 for every 4 consumables that suit the class (at most 3). The best crafter comes first, with the gatherer that supplies at least 25% of its recipes, or else the next best crafter. The points and which consumables suit a role are ForeverDB's judgement, and the best-in-slot lists are ForeverDB's own ranking. The items, recipes, skills, bind types, camp features and racials are the WoW Forever beta client's.
Want a pick for how you play? Take the profession quiz.
Data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70658, extracted .