Trades & Gold by Level
Pepper crafts. Thot gathers and feeds her. Full Tailoring and Enchanting skill routes stay in the Guide §VII and library file 09; this page is the by-bracket plan. Library write-up: research/18-professions-and-gold-by-level.md. Anything marked R or called unverified is not invented—it is simply unknown.
Keep / sell / send
| Item | Who | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Peacebloom, Briarthorn, Bruiseweed | Send Pepper (+ keep a stack) | First Aid healing potions for both |
| Sungrass, Golden Sansam | Keep for First Aid; surplus AH | Every class crafts potions now |
| Frilled Lichen, Rosecap, Stranglevine | AH | Become dyes; neither of you is Alchemy |
| Pristine Leather / Hide / Scale | AH (or hold if Pepper’s next craft needs them) | 126 / 46 / 16 recipes; LW demand high |
| Cloth + empty crates | Pepper | Favor is per character—she turns in |
| Dust / shards | Pepper keeps route needs; surplus AH or Curiosities crates | Enchanting money is mats, not oils |
1–10 · Elwynn
Thot: Peacebloom / Silverleaf / Earthroot; skin every beast (Light Leather). Train Journeyman Herb and Skin at 50 (juniors stop at 75). Camp: Incense Candle (Herb 20), Camp Chair (Skin 20, +2% crit).
Pepper: Train Tailoring + Enchanting. First Aid 1–75 via Minor Healing Potion (Peacebloom + Mild Spices + Empty Vial) or Linen bandages. Start the Tailoring / Enchanting routes in Guide §VII. Faction Banner at Tailoring 20.
Buy: Skinning Knife, vials, Mild Spices, Copper Rod + Motes as Enchanting asks. Don’t farm Linen for AH pennies—crate or bandage it.
↑ Top10–20 · Westfall → Redridge
Thot: Mageroyal, Briarthorn, Stranglekelp (coasts), Bruiseweed from 100. Skin Loch Modan / Westfall → Light then Medium. Mail Briarthorn for First Aid; Frilled Lichen → AH.
Pepper: Shadow patterns at 30 Favor each from Mivin Shadowweave (Three Corners)—BoP, Pepper only. Linen/Woolen reagent bags. Lesser/Greater Magic Wand. Disenchant spare greens.
Crates: Apprentice Herbs / Textiles / Fabrics / Curiosities (level 10+). Favor 5 raw / 10 crafted. First crate → Shipping Label → 50 Favor. Turn-in Marcy Baker (9.7, 70.9) on the Redridge pass. No mailbox at camp.
↑ Top20–30 · Wetlands / Duskwood / Hillsbrad
Thot: Bruiseweed, Wild Steelbloom, Kingsblood, Liferoot; Grave Moss in Duskwood yards. Wetlands skinning 105–170 (crocs/raptors); Hillsbrad to ~195. Rosecap (from Kingsblood/Fadeleaf/Goldthorn) → AH. Expert Herb/Skin at 125. Greenhouse blueprint: Shadetooth, Excavation Site.
Pepper: Silk Reagent Bag (needs Cerulean Dye—buy). Expert trainers at char 20. Under Wraps from Deneb Walker (Stromgarde) at FA 125. Orb of Souls is BoP—Pepper only.
Crates: Journeyman Favor 10/20. Expert crates unlock at character level 20 (Favor 15/30). Compare Auctionator price vs Favor need before crating Goldthorn/Stranglekelp.
↑ Top30–40 · STV / Arathi / Felsteed
Thot: Fadeleaf, Goldthorn, Khadgar’s Whisker (STV north). Riverglades (35–45) has mid herbs in GatherMate2 pre-launch counts—expect more. Heavy → Thick leather.
Pepper: Warlock crafts from the Guide list: Earthen Silk Slippers, Stormcloth Vest, Netherflame Shoulders, Nethergeld Cuffs, Waistcord. Soul Pouch ×2 at 215 (BoE, 24-slot). Train Artisan Tailoring (Theramore) and Enchanting (Annora, Uldaman) at skill 200 + level 35. Felsteed at 40 skips the 100g riding fee.
Crates: Artisan tier at character 35. Artisan Favor payout still unverified. Start saving Runecloth.
↑ Top40–50 · Riverglades / Feralas / Tanaris
Thot: Firebloom (Tanaris), Purple Lotus (Feralas), Sungrass, Ghost Mushroom (Hinterlands caves), Golden Sansam from 260. Feralas skinning 200–275 → Thick + early Rugged. Mail Rugged to Pepper for Runecloth Gloves.
Pepper: Felcloth Pants (BoE—make two), Black Sandals (BoP; 4 Pristine Leather + Black Pearls), Robe of Winter Night (BoE—two). Runecloth Belt → Gloves (Qia, Everlook) on the 09 route. ~670 Runecloth bolts for 210–300.
↑ Top50–60 · Felwood / Un’Goro / Plaguelands / Hyjal
Thot: Dreamfoil (Azshara), Mountain Silversage / Icecap (Winterspring), Plaguebloom (EPL), Black Lotus. Un’Goro skinning to 300. Hyjal herbs (Marefoil, Demonsage, Death Lotus) and Fel Leather/Hide locations are unverified.
Pepper: Felcloth Hood/Shoulders/Gloves (BoE—two each as needed). Runecloth Cuffs 265–293 from Pexmit, Mount Hyjal (59.2, 45.5). Robe of the Void (BoP) + Belt of the Archmage. Finish Enchanting on Cloak Superior Defense. Hold top dust/shards into the Dec 9 raid window.
↑ TopMerchant’s Favor routing
- Pepper only turns in—Favor does not move between characters.
- Thot mails mats or filled crates; Pepper fills Curiosities from disenchants.
- Payouts: App 5/10 · Journ 10/20 · Expert 15/30 · Artisan unknown.
- Shadow patterns: 30 Favor each @ Mivin Shadowweave (10.0, 73.0).
- Legacy Performance Bonus: 5/10/15% chance of double Favor.
Shopping list by bracket
| Bracket | Buy / arrange |
|---|---|
| 1–20 | Vials, Mild Spices, Copper Rod, Motes, Linen as the route needs—not the full 1–225 list yet |
| 20–35 | Elixir of Wisdom (×29 across Gloves of Meditation), Silk/Mageweave, Cerulean Dye when bags/Shadow pieces ask |
| 35–50 | Artisan training, Blacksmith rods, Qia gloves pattern, Rugged from Thot, Black Pearls, Runecloth stockpile |
| 50–60 | Hyjal trip for Pexmit cuffs; Felcloth, Demonic Runes, Ironweb Spider Silk |
Mat counts for the leveling routes: library 09 (Tailoring 1–225 shopping list ~60 Linen, 459 Wool, 216+520 Silk, ~955 Mageweave, 29 Elixir of Wisdom).
Forever gold tips (Nov 9)
- Scarce mats beat common cloth—list Frilled Lichen / Rosecap / Stranglevine and Pristine Leather.
- First Aid created herb buyers: Peacebloom, Briarthorn, Bruiseweed, Golden Sansam.
- Crates are Favor, not profit; fill with the cheapest listed mat unless you need Favor now.
- Enchanting: sell dust/shards; service enchants in trade; oils/wands vendor poorly.
- Auctionator: post scarce + Thick/Rugged; skip copper-tier cloth.
- 271 new LW recipes keep leather demand structural.
- No RMT—Temporary Economy Holds and illicit-gold bans are live.
- Level-60 quests give no XP-gold; plan mats + Favor crafts for gold.
Still open: Artisan crate Favor payout; exact scarce drop rates; Riverglades full herb/beast tables; Hyjal herb nodes; Fel Leather sources; Expert Campfire drop.
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