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Hi, I'm going to be starting WoW soon ... (well as soon as it will accept my credit card). I was wondering what the ideal profession choices are for a warlock. What will benefit me the most, with this being my starting character. ....are there any that make no sense at all to choose?... Thanks in advance for your replies :)
Welcome to the World of Warcrack, theblackcasper.
Please take a minute to peruse the post on this forum titled "Trade Skills Sticky" -- there's some good information there on what professions are available.
Starting out, you'll probably want lots of gold. The most straightforward way is to take two "gathering" type tradeskills and sell your items on the Auction House.
The other option is take a "production" tradeskill and craft your own armor/weapons. Warlocks are cloth wearers so tailoring most directly benefits that class vs. leatherworking and blacksmithing. However, you won't make as much gold as the items you make won't always sell, and you have to use up resources you'd otherwise sell to make the goods.
Just keep that in mind but do what you think is fun in the end.
Please take a minute to peruse the post on this forum titled "Trade Skills Sticky" -- there's some good information there on what professions are available.
Starting out, you'll probably want lots of gold. The most straightforward way is to take two "gathering" type tradeskills and sell your items on the Auction House.
The other option is take a "production" tradeskill and craft your own armor/weapons. Warlocks are cloth wearers so tailoring most directly benefits that class vs. leatherworking and blacksmithing. However, you won't make as much gold as the items you make won't always sell, and you have to use up resources you'd otherwise sell to make the goods.
Just keep that in mind but do what you think is fun in the end.
Common profession choices would be alchemy/herbalism and tailoring/enchanting. Always learn the three secondary professions fishing, cooking and first aid.
There are no stupid choices, though. I have a priest alt with mining (for cash) and engineering (for explosives). Pick what ya want.
There are no stupid choices, though. I have a priest alt with mining (for cash) and engineering (for explosives). Pick what ya want.
Tailrioring and enchanting, both are REALLY nice money makers at end levels so I suggest getting them now and once you reach higher level you will be able to make easy of them. Taliroing allows you to make any kind of cloth armour and bags (lots of people use them, so you can always make invnetory bags and sell them to AH for good cash), encahnting is hard to raise but at the same time is good money maker at end levels, since high level encahnts cost around 100g each, depending on your server. If you want to find more info about other professions I suggest reading the sticky that's what I did when I started playing WoW.
Wolferinealex wrote:
Tailrioring and enchanting, both are REALLY nice money makers at end levels so I suggest getting them now and once you reach higher level you will be able to make easy of them. Taliroing allows you to make any kind of cloth armour and bags (lots of people use them, so you can always make invnetory bags and sell them to AH for good cash), encahnting is hard to raise but at the same time is good money maker at end levels, since high level encahnts cost around 100g each, depending on your server.
I have to disagree.
I have a Tailor300/Enchanter300. The only good money to be had out of tailoring is making 1 piece of mooncloth every 4 days. Almost everything else that you make is outclassed by drops. You can make some money on specialist bags, soul bags and the likne, but it is not that great.
Enchanting is a skill you should leave the hell alone until you are already 60 or close. At that point you can solo lower instances to get the mats to increase your skill.
As a first character go skinning+mining. Create a second character who lives near the bank of a capital city. Mail him all of your skins and smelted metals. Get him to sell them on the AH. Buy yourself the best bags you can afford. Good luck.
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For levels 1-20 I skilled up in Skinning and Herbalism; it's literally like picking money up off of the ground. Cooking and First Aid are terrific money makers as well, and you can take all four at once.
I would recommend holding off on the manufacturing professions until you've reached a higher level and positive cash flow becomes less of a problem.
I would recommend holding off on the manufacturing professions until you've reached a higher level and positive cash flow becomes less of a problem.
As a warlock though, you might care to end up doing tailoring, at least once you get up in level. It is the only way you can get a robe of the void which is an extremely good chest piece for a warlock at level 60. It is a warlock only item and it is created with tailoring and it is Bind on Pickup which means you have to be the one to create it, thus why many warlocks, at some point in time, are tailors.
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It is the only way you can get a robe of the void which is an extremely good chest piece for a warlock at level 60.
Not to mention the Bloodrobes at, what, level 30ish?
OgreKarl wrote:
As a warlock though, you might care to end up doing tailoring, at least once you get up in level. It is the only way you can get a robe of the void which is an extremely good chest piece for a warlock at level 60. It is a warlock only item and it is created with tailoring and it is Bind on Pickup which means you have to be the one to create it, thus why many warlocks, at some point in time, are tailors.
Many 'locks get tailoring at 60 just for the robe, then drop tailoring for a profession that make gold. They don't tend to remain tailors after they get the recipe, the mats, and the creation of the robe. In order to do this, though, you are dependent on the availability of lots of gold, becaus you will need to power-level tailoring, and purchase the mats for the robe.
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Always learn the three secondary professions fishing, cooking and first aid.
When i first started set about 10 hours on researching WoW and its races/classes/professions/instances/gear/party/raid/all that stuff.
not ONCE did anyone ever say that. So here i am a level 35 hunter, almost 36.
I have no secondarys and have leatherworking/skinning. Leatherworking at 181.
I have FIVE pieces of gold, FIVE. If i remember right i cant buy a little toy horse for FIVE gold. For some reason farming for me doesnt exactly work very well. Plus i mainly kill beasts, which that i know contributes to not farming well :(
Heres my suggestion, use your fishing/first aid/cooking a lot.
Then the herbalism OR mining-WITH skinning.
Sell all herbs and all bars of stuff you mine at the AH(Auction House)
Dont worry about having gear your level between level 1-30, its ok if its 5 levels behind you or so. Also join a big strong guild that can benefit you in both financial AND quests. My guild im attached to but im one of the few in level 25-40 range so i cant group with guildies much.
Well those are my words of advice i hope they help!
Let me tell you why one should grab all three secondary professions.
Fishing = gold (and materials for some professions)
Cooking = buffs
First Aid = healing (esp. important in raids)
The first two were obvious to me. First Aid, though, I didn't pick up until later and it was a good thing I did. When you get to the endgame, raid encounters can last a long time. As a warlock, I can tap my health for mana...but the priests have more important targets that me. You're expected to be able to self-heal. Once my bars both get to nubbins, I bandage, tap, and get back at it saving the healthstone and potions for emergencies.
Fishing = gold (and materials for some professions)
Cooking = buffs
First Aid = healing (esp. important in raids)
The first two were obvious to me. First Aid, though, I didn't pick up until later and it was a good thing I did. When you get to the endgame, raid encounters can last a long time. As a warlock, I can tap my health for mana...but the priests have more important targets that me. You're expected to be able to self-heal. Once my bars both get to nubbins, I bandage, tap, and get back at it saving the healthstone and potions for emergencies.
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