Tailoring: recipes, levelling and materials
Tailoring in Zarhold: how to level 1–300, all 20 recipes with skill colours, materials and where to get them.
Tailoring is a crafting profession. Skill grows from 1 to 300; learning is free and has no level requirement. Recipes: 20.
Links with other professions
- Materials from Enchanting: Arcane Dust, Greater Magic Essence, Nexus Crystal.
- Materials from Alchemy: Nexus Crystal.
- Materials from no profession (enemies in the world and in dungeons, the merchant): Linen Cloth, Silk Cloth, Arcane Dust, Runecloth, Greater Magic Essence.
Levelling from 1 to 300
At every skill point the table picks the recipe that gives the most skill on average (orange and yellow always give points, green only with a 33% chance, grey never), cheapest first. Crafts are an average estimate.
| Skill | Recipe | Colour at start | Points per craft | Crafts (avg.) | Reagents per craft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–50 | Apprentice Wool Cloth Weaving | orange | 1 | 67 | Linen Cloth ×4 |
| 50–75 | Weave Woolen Cloth | orange | 1 | 25 | Linen Cloth ×3 |
| 75–95 | Woolen Mantle | orange | 2 | 10 | Wool Cloth ×4 |
| 95–135 | Woolen Gloves | orange | 2 | 20 | Wool Cloth ×3 |
| 135–150 | Cloth Kit | orange | 2 | 8 | Wool Cloth ×4, Linen Cloth ×4 |
| 150–160 | Silk Pants | orange | 2 | 5 | Wool Cloth ×4, Arcane Dust ×2 |
| 160–200 | Silk Cloth Kit | orange | 2 | 20 | Bolt of Silk ×2 |
| 200–240 | Weave Magic Cloth | orange | 1 | 40 | Wool Cloth ×2, Arcane Dust ×1 |
| 240–250 | Mageweave Hood | orange | 1 | 10 | Mageweave Cloth ×4, Wool Cloth ×2 |
| 250–290 | Weave Bolt of Runecloth | orange | 1 | 40 | Runecloth ×4 |
| 290–300 | Runecloth Kit | orange | 1 | 10 | Bolt of Runecloth ×2 |
In total about 255 crafts to reach 300. Materials for the whole path (approx.): Linen Cloth — 373, Wool Cloth — 250, Arcane Dust — 50, Bolt of Silk — 40, Mageweave Cloth — 40, Runecloth — 160, Bolt of Runecloth — 20.
Intermediate materials of the same profession (for example cloth you weave yourself) are extra crafts on top of this count — while their recipe is not grey, they raise the skill too.
Gear you can make
| Item | Slot | Type | Level | Power | Health | Hardiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolen Mantle | Chest | Cloth | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Woolen Gloves | Hands | Cloth | 28 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Woolen Cloak | Back (cloak) | — | 35 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Silk Robe | Chest | Cloth | 40 | 11 | 25 | 10 |
| Silk Pants | Legs | Cloth | 40 | 11 | 25 | 10 |
| Mageweave Hood | Head | Cloth | 52 | 19 | 41 | 12 |
| Enchanted Cloak | Back (cloak) | — | 58 | 13 | 28 | 13 |
| Runecloth Cloak | Back (cloak) | — | 58 | 13 | 28 | 13 |
| Mageweave Mantle | Chest | Cloth | 60 | 28 | 59 | 14 |
| Voidcaster Vestments | Chest | Cloth | 60 | 38 | 80 | 18 |
All recipes
Yellow, green and grey: the skill at which the recipe changes colour. Recipe scrolls drop from bosses.
| Recipe | Kind | Skill | Yellow | Green | Grey | Points | Reagents | Where to learn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Cloth Kit | Temper | 1 | 21 | 41 | 61 | 1 | Wool Cloth ×2 | opens by skill |
| Apprentice Wool Cloth Weaving | Material | 1 | 21 | 41 | 61 | 1 | Linen Cloth ×4 | opens by skill |
| Weave Woolen Cloth | Material | 50 | 70 | 90 | 110 | 1 | Linen Cloth ×3 | opens by skill |
| Woolen Mantle | Gear | 75 | 95 | 115 | 135 | 2 | Wool Cloth ×4 | opens by skill |
| Woolen Gloves | Gear | 95 | 115 | 135 | 155 | 2 | Wool Cloth ×3 | opens by skill |
| Woolen Cloak | Gear | 110 | 130 | 150 | 170 | 2 | Wool Cloth ×3, Linen Cloth ×2 | scroll — The Deadmines, 6% |
| Cloth Kit | Temper | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 2 | Wool Cloth ×4, Linen Cloth ×4 | opens by skill |
| Weave Bolt of Silk | Material | 125 | 145 | 165 | 185 | 1 | Silk Cloth ×4 | opens by skill |
| Silk Robe | Gear | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | 2 | Bolt of Silk ×4 | opens by skill |
| Silk Pants | Gear | 150 | 170 | 190 | 210 | 2 | Wool Cloth ×4, Arcane Dust ×2 | opens by skill |
| Silk Cloth Kit | Temper | 160 | 180 | 200 | 220 | 2 | Bolt of Silk ×2 | opens by skill |
| Weave Magic Cloth | Material | 200 | 220 | 240 | 260 | 1 | Wool Cloth ×2, Arcane Dust ×1 | opens by skill |
| Mageweave Hood | Gear | 235 | 255 | 275 | 295 | 1 | Mageweave Cloth ×4, Wool Cloth ×2 | opens by skill |
| Greater Cloth Kit | Temper | 250 | 270 | 290 | 310 | 1 | Wool Cloth ×6, Linen Cloth ×6 | opens by skill |
| Weave Bolt of Runecloth | Material | 250 | 270 | 290 | 310 | 1 | Runecloth ×4 | opens by skill |
| Enchanted Cloak | Gear | 270 | 290 | 310 | 330 | 1 | Mageweave Cloth ×3, Greater Magic Essence ×1 | opens by skill |
| Runecloth Cloak | Gear | 275 | 295 | 315 | 335 | 1 | Bolt of Runecloth ×3, Bolt of Silk ×2 | opens by skill |
| Runecloth Kit | Temper | 285 | 305 | 325 | 345 | 1 | Bolt of Runecloth ×2 | opens by skill |
| Mageweave Mantle | Gear | 290 | 310 | 330 | 350 | 1 | Mageweave Cloth ×6, Wool Cloth ×4 | opens by skill |
| Voidcaster Vestments | Gear | 300 | 320 | 340 | 360 | 1 | Mageweave Cloth ×8, Nexus Crystal ×1 | scroll — School of Dark Magic, 6% |
Materials and where to get them
| Material | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| Wool Cloth | Tailoring: Apprentice Wool Cloth Weaving (1), Weave Woolen Cloth (50) |
| Linen Cloth | Drops from humanoid enemies, 45% per fight (level: pieces — 1–20: 1; 21–40: 2; 41+: 3) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: The Fiery Maw (10–15) — humanoids, 1–3 per fight; Howling Caverns (15–21) — humanoids, 1–4 per fight; The Deadmines (17–26) — humanoids, 1–4 per fight and 3 more — all places |
| Silk Cloth | Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: The Deadmines (17–26) — humanoids, 2–4 per fight; Duskshadow Keep (18–25) — worgen, humanoids, 2–4 per fight; The Blackwood Depths (20–27) — humanoids, 2–4 per fight and 12 more — all places |
| Bolt of Silk | Tailoring: Weave Bolt of Silk (125) |
| Arcane Dust | Enchanting — disenchanting (uncommon, rare) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: The Fiery Maw (10–15) — demons, 1–2 per fight; Duskshadow Keep (18–25) — undead, 1–2 per fight; Scarlet Monastery — Graveyard and Library (28–38) — undead, 1–2 per fight |
| Mageweave Cloth | Tailoring: Weave Magic Cloth (200) |
| Runecloth | Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: Crimson Sanctuary — Armory and Cathedral (34–45) — humanoids, 3–5 per fight; The Blighted Sanctum (East Wing — Prison of the Ancients) (36–46) — humanoids, 3–4 per fight; Needledell — Barrow of the Dead (37–46) — humanoids, 3–4 per fight and 14 more — all places |
| Greater Magic Essence | Enchanting — disenchanting (rare, epic) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — to everyone after every fight, no rolling: Maraudon — Tomb of the Forest Princess (40–49) — elementals, 1–2 per fight; Zul'Karrak — Sanctum of Sands (42–50) — elementals, 1–2 per fight; Blackforge Depths (52–60) — elementals, 1–2 per fight and 2 more — all places |
| Bolt of Runecloth | Tailoring: Weave Bolt of Runecloth (250) |
| Nexus Crystal | Enchanting — disenchanting (epic) · Alchemy (transmutation): Transmutation: Shards → Nexus Crystal (275) |
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