Updated for Warlords of Draenor
Enchanting is an excellent skill to use to buff up your gear and the gear of your guild and raid members, though it can be rather expensive to level. Some people pair Enchanting with a skill such as Tailoring. Tailored items can often be made cheaply and then disenchanted into useful materials. You might also be able to get your guild to send you items to be disenchanted.
The Enchanting Contents
- Intro to Enchanting
- Warlords Enchanting – and the changes
- Going from 1-600 – if you’re under 90.
Of course, working one of the gathering skills (mining, herbalism, skinning) can generate enough gold to buy enchanting materials. For some tips on earning more gold, go here.
Disenchanting is a skill that you also gain, which allows you to break magical items (green and better) down into dusts, shards, etc. You can then either use or sell these components. Camping the Auction House for very low priced green items, to disenchant, is something that a few enchanters do for cheap materials or to sell the parts off for a profit.
Enchanters have the ability to make scrolls to give to other players or place on the Auction House. You can grab the necessary Vellums from your friendly, neighborhood Scribe or grab them off the Auction House. Simply cast the enchant onto the scroll and then store it, mail it, or sell it.
People ask, “So what do I enchant, when I have to make some enchant over and over again?” Just enchant your gear over and over or make scrolls. You can cast the same enchant on your own gear as many times as you like (each new enchant simply erases the older one.)
Profession Perk: Enchanters can enchant their own rings, and only their own rings, with their best stat (Int., etc.) As of patch 4.3 that is a +40 stat enchant (40 Int, for example.) These perks are dead in Warlords.
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Enchanting in Warlords of Draenor
So What’s Changed?
First off, none of the bits in the charts below this section are obsolete. In fact, if you’re under level 90 and you want to level your Enchanting skills, you’ll pretty much have to follow that list. Once you hit 90 though, and enter Dreanor, you can take your level 1 skill and level it to the max without ever entering the old world, except to buy materials. None of the old recipes will be needed. You can go back and grab them, you just won’t need them.
- Draenor Enchanting has a skill cap of 700.
- You no longer need to talk to your enchanting trainer to buy skill-ups, though the level requirements still apply. If you’re level 90 and in Draenor you will never need to talk with a trainer. You can buy all the Draenor recipes from your Garrison vendor or an Ashran Enchanting vendor.
- Under level 90? You’ll need all the old stuff and will have to visit your trainer to learn new recipes. Most of the materials needed can be bought off the Auction House.
- 90+ (and in Draenor?) You will need none of the old stuff, though you’re welcome to buy the old recipes anyway. You can do all of your enchanting in the comfort of your Garrison.
- Garrisons will help with your Enchanting and in creating materials, as will followers. You will be able to generate more of the high end crafting materials and have access to some new stuff. You don’t need the Garrison hut, not even for recipes, but it’ll be useful.
- With the hut you can change (transmog) your weapon glows with Illusionary enchants.
- You don’t actually need to have the Enchanting skill anymore to make some recipes, but if you go that route you will need an Enchanting hut in your Garrison.
- There used to be a profession bonus for Enchanting, in that you could enchant your own rings. In Warlords, everyone can enchant their rings and no profession offers any special stat bonuses/enchants anymore.
- By the way, only rings, neck items, cloaks, and weapons can be enchanted (as of 6.2.) Nothing else. All of the older enchants still work fine, but only on items under item level 600.
- Warlords of Draenor enchants do not cover primary stats (Str, Int, Ag) only secondary ones (Haste, etc.)
Draenor Enchanter Training
When you’re 90+ and entering Draenor you will quickly find a drop from random mobs. This will start you on an easy series of quests that will end with your receive a scroll that will teach you Draenor Enchanting. Or you can also blow 100 gold and buy the same scroll from then Enchanting vendor in Ashran.
- The drop that you’re looking for is Enchanted Highmaul Bracer. Click it to start a series of quests. When done you will win two items: Enchanter’s Study, Level 1, and Draenor Enchanting
- Also, note that you don’t actually need to have Enchanting to have access to some Draenor recipes. The image is from my character without the skill, but who has a level 2 Enchanter’s hut in the Garrison.
When you use the Draenor Enchanting you will learn several skills:
- Secrets of Draenor Enchanting – This is the currency you will need in order to buy new recipes. You can only make one of these per day. Most recipes cost 1 secret.
- Luminous Shard – Basic enchanting material.
- Temporal Crystal – created by you, daily. You can one each day, though it will shatter into shards at lower levels. Also created by your work orders.
- Mark of the Shattered Hand
- Breath of Versatility
- Breath of Multistrike
- Breath of Mastery
- Breath of Haste
- Breath of Critical Strike
- Breath of Versatility
- Enchanted Dust
Step by Step Enchanting Guide to 600
This section of the guide is for those under level 90 who want to level enchanting before they hit 90+. Once you’re 90+and in Draenor then you can do it all with Draenor Enchanting, even if your skill level is 1.
Skill |
Item to be Created |
Materials to create one item |
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1-75, Apprentice Enchanter, Requires level 5 |
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| 1-2: | Runed Coppper Rod | Lesser Magic Essence Strange Dust Copper Rod |
| 2-90: | Minor Health (train up at 50+) | Strange Dust |
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76-150, Journeyman Enchanter, Requires level 10 |
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| 90-100: | Minor Stamina | 3x Strange Dust |
| 100-101: | Silver Rod | 6x Strange Dust 3x Greater Magic Essence Runed Copper Rod |
| 101-110: | Greater Magic Wand | Simple Wood Greater Magic Essence |
| 110-135: | Enchant Cloak Minor Agility | Lesser Astral Essence |
| 135-155: | Enchant Bracer Lesser Stamina (Train up at 150+) |
2x Soul Dust |
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151-225, Expert Enchanter, Requires level 20 |
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| 155-156: | Runed Golden Rod | Golden Rod Iridescent Pearl 2x Greater Astral Essence 2x Soul Dust Runed Silver Rod |
| 156-185: | Enchant Bracer: Lesser Strength | 2x Soul Dust |
| 165-185: | Enchant Bracer: Spirit | Lesser Mystic Essence |
| 185-219: | Enchant Bracer: Strength (train up at 200+) |
Vision Dust |
| 219-220: | Runed Truesilver Rod | Truesilver Rod Black Pearl 2x Greater Mystic Essence 2x Vision Dust Runed Golden Rod |
| 220-230: | Enchant Cloak: Greater Defense | 3x Vision Dust |
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226-300, Artisan Enchanter, Requires level 35 |
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| 225-230: | Enchant Gloves: Agility | Lesser Nether Essence Vision Dust |
| 230-235: | Enchant Boots: Stamina | 5x Vision Dust |
| 235-240: | Enchant Chest: Superior Health | 6x Vision Dust |
| 240-250: | Enchant Boots: Lesser Accuracy | 4x Vision Dust Lesser Nether Essence |
| 245-265: | Enchant Bracer: Greater Stamina | 5x Dream Dust |
| 250-260: | Lesser Mana Oil | 3x Dream Dust 2x Purple Lotus Crystal Vial |
| 260-265: | Enchant Bracer: Greater Intellect | 3x Lesser Eternal Essence |
| 265-299: | Enchant Shield Greater Stamina (Train up at 275+) |
5x Dream Dust |
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301-375, Master Enchanter, Requires level 50 |
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| 299-300: | Runed Arcanite Rod | Arcanite Rod 10x Illusion Dust 4x Greater Eternal Essence Runed Truesilver Rod 2x Large Brilliant Shard |
| 300-301: | Runed Fel Iron Rod | Fel Iron Rod 4x Greater Eternal Essence 6x Large Brilliant Shard Runed Arcanite Rod |
| 301-310: | Enchant Bracer: Lesser Assault | 6x Arcane Dust |
| 310-320: | Enchant Bracer: Brawn | 6x Arcane Dust |
| Pick one (or both) of the following pair. | ||
| 320-330: | Enchant Gloves Assault | 8x Arcane Dust |
| 320-330: | Enchant Chest: Major Spirit | 2x Greater Planar Essence |
| 330-335: | Enchant Shield: Major Stamina | 15x Arcane Dust |
| 335-340: | Enchant Shield: Resilience | Large Prismatic Shard 4x Lesser Planar Essence |
| 340-350: | Superior Wizard Oil (train up at 350+) |
3x Arcane Dust Nightmare Vine Crystal Vial |
| 350 | Runed Adamantite Rod | Adamantite Rod 8x Greater Planar Essence 8x Large Prismatic Shard Primal Might Runed Fel Iron Rod |
| 350-360: | Enchant Cloak Speed | 6x Infinite Dust |
| 360-380: | Enchant Bracers: Assault | 6x Infinite Dust |
| 375 | Runed Eternium Rod | Eternium Rod 6x Greater Planar Essence 6x Arcane Dust Runed Adamantite Rod |
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376-450, GrandMaster Enchanter, Requires level 65 |
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| 380-385: | Enchant Bracers: Exceptional Intellect | 10x Infinite Dust |
| 385-395: | Enchant Boots: Icewalker | 8x Infinite Dust Crystallized Water |
| 395-410: | Enchant Cloak: Superior Agility | 9x Infinite Dust |
| 410-415: | Enchant Gloves: Expertise | 12x Infinite Dust |
| 415-435: | Enchant Chest: Exceptional Resilience | 2x Greater Cosmic Essence 2x Dream Shard |
| 415-420: | Enchant Boots: Greater Spirit | 10x Infinite Dust Greater Cosmic Essence |
| 420-425: | Enchant Chest: Greater Mana Restoration (Train up at 425+) |
4x Infinite Dust 4x Greater Cosmic Essence |
| 425 | Runed Titanium Rod | Titanium Rod 12x Infinite Dust 4x Greater Cosmic Essence 2x Dream Shard Runed Eternium Rod |
| Pick any of the following three, depending on availability of materials. | ||
| 425-440: | Enchant Boots: Earthen Vitality | 2x Hypnotic Dust |
| 425-440: | Enchant Chest: Mighty Stats | 2x Lesser Celestial Essence |
| 425-440: | Enchant Gloves: Mastery | Hypnotic Dust Lesser Celestial Essence |
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451-525, Illustrious GrandMaster Enchanter, Requires level 75 |
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| Pick one (or both) of the following pair. | ||
| 440-455: | Enchant Cloak: Greater Spell Piercing | 3x Hypnotic Dust |
| 440-455: | Enchant Bracer: Speed | 2x Hypnotic Dust Lesser Celestial Essence |
| Pick one (or both) of the following pair. | ||
| 455-465: | Enchant Gloves: Haste | 4x Hypnotic Dust Lesser Celestial Essence |
| 455-465: | Enchant Boots: Haste | 2x Hypnotic Dust Greater Celestial Essence |
| 465-470: | Enchant Chest: Stamina | 5x Hypnotic Dust Lesser Celestial Essence |
| 465-475: | Enchant Cloak: Intellect | 6x Hypnotic Dust |
| 475-480: | Enchant Gloves: Exceptional Strength | 3x Hypnotic Dust 2x Greater Celestial Essence |
| 480-485: | Enchant Chest: Mighty Resilience | 9x Hypnotic Dust |
| 485-490: | Enchant Gloves: Greater Expertise | 5x Hypnotic Dust 2x Greater Celestial Essence |
| 490-495: | Enchant Shield: Mastery | 12x Hypnotic Dust |
| 495-505: | Enchant Bracer: Precision | 12x Hypnotic Dust Greater Celestial Essence |
| 505-510: | Enchant Boots: Precision | 2x Hypnotic Dust 2x Greater Celestial Essence Elixir of Impossible Accuracy |
| 510-515: | Enchant Bracer: Exceptional Spirit | 9x Hypnotic Dust 3x Greater Celestial Essence |
| 515-520: | Runed Elementium Rod | Runed Titanium Rod Elementium Rod 10x Hypnotic Dust 6x Heavenly Shard 6x Greater Celestial Essence |
| Note: The above recipe will give you 5 skill points for creating it a single time. | ||
| 520-525: | Maelstrom Shatter | Maelstrom Crystal |
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525-600, Zen Master Enchanter, Requires level 80 |
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| 525-550 | This one, Enchant Cloak – Superior Intellect, gives 5 skill points. Since the recipe goes green at 547 and since you need to hit 550 you will be making a few of these. An alternate, requiring fewer materials, is Enchant Boots – Greater Precision, but this one gives only 1 skill point per creation. | Cloak: 3x Spirit Dust, 1x Greater Mysterious EssenceBoots: 1x Spirit Dust, 1x Lesser Mysterious Essence |
| 550-557: | Enchant Ring – Greater Agility (there’s also one for each of Str, Int, and Stam) has the smallest materials requirement. It goes green at 557. | 2x Spirit Dust |
| 558–575: | Cast Enchant Chest – Superior Stamina until you hit 575. It awards 3 pts per cast, at least while orange, and goes green at 572. | 2x Lesser Mysterious Essence |
| 576-600 | Several recipes in this tier. Enchant Gloves – Superior Mastery looks to be easiest on the material requirements. If Spirit Dust turns out to be much easier to get than Mysterious Essence, then consider Enchant Chest – Glorious Stats for this tier. | Gloves: 1x Greater Mysterious Essence.Chest: 12x Spirit Dust, 1x Lesser Mysterious Essence. |
Congratulations on mastering Enchanting!
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