Enchanting Guide 1-375

Enchanting is the practice of adding buffs to weapons and gear. In WoW Enchanting is vital for endgame PvE and PvP, and as you level, it can give your gear an edge to make the process a bit easier. Enchanters get the materials to create these by using their most important skill: Disenchant. This spell allows players to transform gear of any level — with at least Uncommon quality — into various dusts, essences, and crystals. But, beware! The gear is destroyed in the process. At a high level, Enchanters’ can add buffs like Enchant Gloves – Threat, Enchant Weapon – Executioner, and Enchant Boots – Surefooted.

Enchanting is unique in that there is no explicit gathering profession that players usually pair with it. Instead, most Enchanters opt to train Tailoring alongside Enchanting, so that they’re able to create extra gear to disenchant. Because of this pairing, Enchanting is most highly recommended for Cloth armor wearers of all specs, but all players can become Enchanters, regardless of if they choose that or not.

Training Enchanting

Vanilla

Beginning in Patch 2.3, Blizzard changed most profession trainers — including Enchanting — to streamline the leveling process. As a result, you can learn Enchanting from Apprentice through Artisan from a trainer in any major capital.

Outland

After you cross through the Dark Portal, your Master Enchanting trainer will be in your faction’s first questing area in Hellfire Peninsula. For the Alliance, this is Johan Barnes at Honor Hold, and for the Horde, Felannia in Thrallmar will do the same.

All players also have the opportunity to learn from two neutral trainers: High Enchanter Bardolan of the Scryers in Shattrath and Asarnan of the Consortium at Stormspire in Netherstorm. Neither of these offers any different recipes from the other, so you are free to choose whichever suits your needs.

Required Materials

Vanilla

• 1x Copper Rod
• 180x Strange Dust
• 15x Lesser Magic Essence
• 25x Greater Magic Essence
• 1x Silver Rod
• 15x Lesser Astral Essence
• 90x Soul Dust
• 2x Greater Astral Essence
• 1x Iridescent Pearl
• 1x Golden Rod
• 25x Lesser Mystic Essence
• 170x Vision Dust
• 2x Greater Mystic Essence
• 1x Black Pearl
• 1x Truesilver Rod
• 15x Lesser Nether Essence
• 290 – 320x Dream Dust
• 5 – 25x Greater Nether Essence
• 40x Purple Lotus*
• 1x Golden Pearl
• 1x Arcanite Rod

Vanilla and TBC

• 146x Illusion Dust
• 8x Greater Eternal Essence
• 6x Large Brilliant Shard

TBC

• 1x Fel Iron Rod
• 645x Arcane Dust
• 96x Greater Planar Essence
• 10x Nightmare Vine
• 128x Large Prismatic Shard
• 1x Primal Might
• 1x Adamantite Rod

* = Optional, based on choices

Leveling Enchanting

1-300

1 – 2: Runed Copper Rod

• Strange Dust, Lesser Magic Essence, and Copper Rod

2 – 75: Enchant Bracer – Minor Health

• Strange Dust

OR 

2 – 50: Disenchant any green items you have on hand

• This option is especially useful if you’re training Tailoring concurrent to Enchanting. It will help defray the costs of purchasing materials from an early level.

50 – 75: Enchant Bracer – Minor Health

• Strange Dust

Whichever option you end up choosing, once you reach skill level 75, return to your trainer and learn Journeyman Enchanting.

75 – 85: Enchant Bracer – Minor Deflection

• Strange Dust and Lesser Magic Essence

85 – 100: Enchant Bracer – Minor Stamina

• Strange Dust

100 – 101: Runed Silver Rod

• Strange Dust, Greater Magic Essence, Silver Rod, and Runed Copper Rod

101 – 105: Enchant Bracer – Minor Stamina

• Strange Dust

105 – 120: Enchant Bracer – Minor Agility

• Strange Dust and Greater Magic Essence

120 – 130: Enchant Shield – Minor Stamina

• Strange Dust and Lesser Astral Essence

Any time after you reach skill level 125 while enchanting the shields, you should learn Expert Enchanting.

130 – 150: Enchant Bracer – Lesser Stamina

• Soul Dust

150 – 151: Runed Golden Rod

• Soul Dust, Greater Astral Essence, Iridescent Pearl, Golden Rod, and Runed Silver Rod

151 – 160: Enchant Bracer – Lesser Stamina

• Soul Dust

160 – 165: Enchant Shield – Lesser Stamina

• Soul Dust and Lesser Mystic Essence

165 – 180: Enchant Bracer – Spirit

•  Lesser Mystic Essence

180 – 200: Enchant Bracer – Strength

• Vision Dust

After you’ve finished enchanting the bracers, it’s time to learn Artisan Enchanting.

200 – 201: Runed Truesilver Rod

• Vision Dust, Greater Mystic Essence, Black Pearl, Truesilver Rod, and Runed Golden Rod

201 – 205: Enchant Bracer – Strength

• Vision Dust

205 – 225: Enchant Cloak – Greater Defense

• Vision Dust

225 – 235: Enchant Gloves – Agility

• Vision Dust and Lesser Nether Essence

235 – 245: Enchant Chest – Superior Health

• Vision Dust

Between 250 and 270, you have the choice between making two different things: a bracer enchant or Lesser Mana Oil. If you are leveling naturally in Silithus, or are otherwise near it, it is advantageous to pick up Formula: Lesser Mana Oil from Kania in Cenarion Hold, as it will save you a solid number of Dream Dust. If not, then making Enchant Bracer – Greater Strength is perfectly acceptable as well.

245 – 265: Enchant Bracer – Greater Strength

• Dream Dust and Greater Nether Essence

OR

250 – 270: Lesser Mana Oil

• Dream Dust and Purple Lotus

Before continuing on, you’ll need to purchase Formula: Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina. Luckily, this recipe is sold by trade supplies vendors in major capitals, so finding it is relatively painless. It’s sold to the Alliance by Mythrin’dir in Darnassus, and the Horde can purchase it from Daniel Bartlett in Undercity.

This is also a great time to pause and purchase Formula: Runed Arcanite Rod and Formula: Enchant Cloak – Superior Defense from Lorelae Wintersong at Nighthaven in Moonglade.

265/270 – 290: Enchant Shield – Greater Stamina

• Dream Dust

290 – 291: Runed Arcanite Rod

• Illusion Dust, Greater Eternal Essence, Large Brilliant Shard, Golden Pearl, Arcanite Rod, and Runed Truesilver Rod

291 – 300: Enchant Cloak – Superior Defense

• Illusion Dust

After completing the cloak enchants, it’s time to head through the Dark Portal and become a Master Enchanter!

300-375

300 – 301: Runed Fel Iron Rod

• Greater Eternal Essence, Large Brilliant Shard, Fel Iron Rod, and Runed Arcanite Rod

301 – 305: Enchant Cloak – Superior Defense

• Illusion Dust

306 – 315: Enchant Bracer – Assault or Enchant Bracer – Brawn

• Arcane Dust

315 – 325: Enchant Cloak – Major Armor or Enchant Gloves – Assault

• Arcane Dust

326 – 335: Enchant Chest – Major Spirit

• Greater Planar Essence

To continue, you’ll need to find Madame Ruby in Shattrath’s Lower City and purchase Formula: Enchant Shield – Major Stamina and Formula: Superior Wizard Oil.

This is also a good time to go find Formula: Runed Adamantite Rod, which is sold by faction specific vendors. The Alliance will need to head back to Hellfire Peninsula and find Vodesiin at the Temple of Telhamat, and the Horde can stay in Terokkar Forest and head over to Stonebreaker Hold to speak with Rungor.

335 – 340: Enchant Shield – Major Stamina

• Arcane Dust

340 – 345: Superior Wizard Oil

• Arcane Dust and Nightmare Vine

345 – 350: Enchant Gloves – Major Strength

• Arcane Dust and Greater Planar Essence

350 – 351: Runed Adamantite Rod

• Greater Planar Essence, Large Prismatic Shard, Primal Might, Adamantite Rod, and Runed Fel Iron Rod

352 – 360: Enchant Gloves – Major Strength

• Arcane Dust and Greater Planar Essence

Before going on, you’ll need to reach Revered rep with The Consortium and with the Sha’tar. If you’ve already done so, go ahead and find Ythyar in Karazhan first; they’ll sell you Formula: Enchant Ring – Striking. Next, Almaador in the Terrace of Light in Shattrath. He’ll sell you Formula: Enchant Ring – Healing Power.

360 – 370: Enchant Ring – Striking

• Arcane Dust and Large Prismatic Shard

370 – 375: Enchant Ring – Healing Power

• Arcane Dust, Greater Planar Essence, and Large Prismatic Shard

Congratulations! After you’ve finished with the ring enchants, you’ve capped. Keep reading to find out about the myriad Reputation based and BoP recipes available to you.

Endgame Enchanting

Beginning at skill level 350, there are a number of powerful Enchanting recipes that you’re able to learn. While most require a complete 375, all are still valuable and highly sought after additions to your spellbook. These recipes break down into two categories: Reputation Rewards and BoP drops from mobs. The reputation rewards are broken down by faction and necessary reputation level below.

The BoP recipes are a bit trickier. Some are dropped from specific bosses in raids and dungeons, and others are dropped by mobs in those some raids and dungeons. A third set are world drops and come from mobs in certain zones. Each is explained, but click through to find out which areas the mobs are in and where to farm them.

Reputation Rewards

• Sha’tar
• • • Formula: Enchant Gloves – Major Healing (+35 Healing Spells, + 12 Damage Spells)
      • Sold by Almaador in the Terrace of Light at Honored
    • Formula: Enchant Weapon – Major Healing (+81 Healing, +27 Spell Damage)
      • Revered
    • Formula: Enchant Ring – Healing Power (+20 Healing Spells, +7 Damage Spells)
      • Revered
    • Formula: Enchant Gloves – Threat (+2% Threat Generation)
      • Exalted

• Hellfire Peninsula Faction
• • • Formula: Enchant Bracer – Superior Healing (+30 Healing Spells, + 10 Damage Spells)
      • Sold by either Quartermaster Urgronn or Logistics Officer Ulrike at Friendly
    • Formula: Enchant Chest – Exceptional Stats (+6 All Stats)
      • Revered
    • Formula: Enchant Cloak – Subtlety (-2% Threat Generation)
      • Exalted

• The Consortium
• • • Formula: Enchant Cloak – Spell Penetration (+20 Spell Penetration)
      • Sold by either Paulsta’ats in Terokkar Forest, just south of the lake by Sunspring Post or by Karaaz at the Stormspire in the Netherstorm at Friendly
    • Formula: Enchant Weapon – Major Striking (+7 Weapon Damage)
      • Honored
    • Formula: Enchant Ring – Striking
      • Sold by Ythyar in Karazhan at Revered

• Keepers of Time
• • • Formula: Enchant Ring – Spellpower (+12 Spell Damage and Healing)
      • Sold by Alurmi in the Caverns of Time in Tanaris at Honored
    • Formula: Enchant Gloves – Major Spellpower (+20 Spell Damage and Healing)
      • Honored
    • Formula: Enchant Gloves – Superior Agility (+15 Agility)
      • Exalted

• Shattered Sun Offensive
• • • Formula: Enchant Chest – Defense (+15 Defense)
      • Sold by Eldara Dawnrunner on the Isle of Quel’Danas at Honored
    • Formula: Void Shatter (Shatters a Void Crystal into 2x Large Prismatic Shard)
      • Honored

• Cenarion Expedition 
• • • Formula: Enchant Gloves – Spell Strike (+15 Spell Hit Rating)
      • Sold by Fedryen Swiftspear at Cenarion Refuge in Zangarmarsh at Revered
    • Formula: Enchant Cloak – Stealth (+ Stealth)
      • Exalted

• Lower City
• • • Formula: Enchant Ring – Stats (+6 All Stats)
      • Sold by Nakodu in Lower City at Honored
    • Formula: Enchant Cloak – Dodge (+12 Dodge Rating)
      • Exalted

• Violet Eye
• • Formula: Enchant Weapon – Greater Agility (+20 Agility)
    • Sold by Apprentice Darius near Karazhan at Exalted

BoP Drops

• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Executioner (Melee weapon has chance to ignore 840 of target’s armor)
  • Rare drop (~5%) from bosses in Zul’Aman
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Mongoose (Weapon has chance to increase Agility by 120)
  • Rare drop (~5%) from Moroes in Karazhan
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Soufrost (+54 Damage for Frost and Shadow Spells)
  • Rare drop (~5%) from Terestian Illhoof in Karazhan
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Sunfire (+50 Damage for Fire and Arcane Spells)
  • Rare drop (~5%) from Shade of Aran in Karazhan
• Formula: Enchant Boots – Surefooted (+5% Snare and Root resist, +10 Hit Rating)
  • Rare drop (~8%) from Phantom Stagehand in Karazhan
• Formula: Enchant Cloak – Steelweave
  • Moderate drop (~20%) from Priestess Delrissa in Magister’s Terrace
• Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon – Major Agility (+35 Agility)
  • Moderate drop (~20%) from mobs in Tempest Keep
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Deathfrost (Melee and Damage Spells have a chance to do additional 150 Frost Damage, Slows targets melee, ranged, and casting speed by 15% for 8 seconds)
  • Rare drop (~5%) from Lord Ahune in The Slave Pens
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Battlemaster (Chance on strike to heal party for 180 – 300)
  • Very rare drop (<1%) from mobs in TBC Raids
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Spellsurge (Chance on strike to restore 600 mana to party)
  • Very rare drop (<1%) from mobs in TBC Raids
• Formula: Enchant Shield – Resistance (+5 Spell Resistance)
  • Very rare drop (<1%) from mobs in TBC Raids
• Formula: Enchant Boots – Boar’s Speed (+9 Stamina, Minor Movement Speed increase)
  • Very rare drop (<1%) from mobs in TBC Raids
• Formula: Enchant Boots – Cat’s Swiftness (+6 Agility, Minor Movement Speed increase)
  • Very rare drop (<1%) from mobs in TBC Raids
• Formula: Enchant Weapon – Potency
  • Very rare drop (<1%) from mobs in TBC Raids
• Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon – Savagery (+70 AP)
  • Rare drop (~2%) from Shattered Hand Centurion in Hellfire Citadel
• Formula: Enchant Bracer – Fortitude (+12 Stamina)
  • Rare drop (~2%) from Coilfang Oracle in Steamvault
• Formula: Enchant Cloak – Greater Arcane Resistance (+15 Arcane Resist)
  • Rare drop (~2%) from Epsilon Archmage in Shadowmoon Valley
• Formula: Enchant Cloak – Greater Shadow Resistance (+15 Shadow Resist)
  • Rare drop (~2%) from Voidshrieker in Netherstorm
• Formula: Enchant Bracer – Spellpower (+15 Damage and Healing Spells)
  • Rare drop (~2%) from Bloodmaul Geomancer in Blade’s Edge Mountains
• Formula: Enchant Weapon Major Spellpower (+40 Spell Damage and Healing)
  • Rare drop (~2%) from Razaani Spell-Theif in Blade’s Edge Mountains