Enchanting materials progression
See also WoWhead's Classic guide from 1 to 300, Burning Crusade guide from 300 to 375, WotLK overview from 350 to 450, and the Enchanting trade goods item finder.
Strange Dust < Soul Dust < Vision Dust < Dream Dust < Illusion Dust < Arcane Dust (TBC) < Infinite Dust (WotLK).
- Strange Dust
- First dust used,
from Runed Copper Rod (1-10)
and Chest Minor Health (15-70-90-110) (both needing 1)
to Boots Minor Stamina (125-150-170-190, needing 8)
and Chest Lesser Absorption (140-165-185-205, needing 2 + 1 Greater Astral Essence + 1 Large Glimmering Shard).
- Lesser Magic Essence
- Skills learned at 20, 40, 45, 60, 80 (plus 1-10 for Runed Copper Rod), going green at 100, 110, 115, 125, 135 and finally the last one going grey at 155.
- Greater Magic Essence
- Skills learned at 70, 80, 90, 100, going green at 130, 135, 140, 150 and going grey at 150, 155, 160, 170.
- Small Glimmering Shard
- Four recipes, learned at 90, 110, 115, 115, going green at 140, 150, 160, 160 and going grey at 160, 170, 180, 180.
- Large Glimmering Shard
- Four recipes, learned at 140, 140, 145, 150, going green at 185, 185, 190, 195 and going grey at 205, 205, 210, 215.
- Lesser Astral Essence
- Ten recipes, learned from 105 to 145, going green at 150 to 170, and going grey at 170 to 190.
- Greater Astral Essence
- Five recipes, learned from 135 to 150, going green at 180 to 195, and going grey at 200 to 215.
- Soul Dust
- 18 Enchanting recipes plus one Jewelcrafting recipe. Enchanting recipes learned from 130 to 170, going green at 175 to 210, and going grey at 195 to 230. (The recipes for Boots Lesser Stamina and Bracer Stamina are particularly valuable, needing only dust.)
- Lesser Mystic Essence
- 9 recipes, learned at 155–190, going green at 195–230, going grey at 215–250.
- Greater Mystic Essence
- 8 recipes, learned at 175–200, going green at 215–240, going grey at 235–260. Also needed for Runed Truesilver Rod.
- Lesser Mystic Essence
- 9 recipes, learned at 155–190, going green at 195–230, going grey at 215–250.
- Small Glowing Shard
- Three recipes, learned at 155 & 175, going green at 195 & 215, going grey at 215 & 235.
- Large Glowing Shard
- Five recipes, learned at 190–200, going green at 230–240, going grey at 250–260.
- Vision Dust
- Twenty recipes (21 in TBC, 22 in WotLK), learned at 175–225, going green at 215–265, going grey at 235–285. Boots Stamina and Chest Superior Health are a vital part of leveling enchanting, since they need only dust, which can be easily obtained from tailored Mageweave items.
- Lesser Nether Essence
- Nine recipes, learned at 205–230, going green at 245–270, going grey at 265–290.
- Greater Nether Essence
- Six recipes, learned at 230–245, going green at 270–285, going grey at 290–305.
- Small Radiant Shard
- Three recipes, learned at 225/230/265, going green at 265/270/305, going grey at 285/290/325.
- Large Radiant Shard
- Six recipes, learned at 235–250, going green at 275–290, going grey at 295–310. (Plus one Jewelcrafting recipe added in TBC.)
- Dream Dust
- 13 enchanting recipes, learned at 230–270, going green at 270–310, going grey at 290–330. Also used in 1 Alchemy recipe and 3 Tailoring recipes, and additionally 1 Mining recipe in WotLK. Boots Greater Stamina and Shield Greater Stamina are an excellent way to power through the last 40 levels of Classic Enchanting, using only dust.
- Lesser Eternal Essence
- 6 recipes (8 in WotLK), learned at 255–300, going green at 295–325, going grey at 315–340. Additionally there's Enchanted Leather, 250-250-255-260.
- Greater Eternal Essence
- 20 recipes (12 in WotLK), Classic endgame material, with some (deleted) recipes using 12 of these. Learned at 275–300, going green at 305–325, going grey at 320–340. Required for both Runed Arcanite Rod and Runed Fel Iron Rod. Additionally used by Tailors, two at a time, for Enchanted Runecloth Bag, 275-290-305-320.
- Small Brilliant Shard
- 5 recipes, learned at 265–290, going green at 305–330, going grey at 325–350. Required for Runed Arcanite Rod.
- Large Brilliant Shard
- 33 recipes (Classic, 29 in WotLK), learned at 290–300, going green at 322–325, going grey at 340–340. Required for Runed Arcanite Rod. One recipe is 315-315. Also used in three Tailoring recipes, included in those counts of 33 and 29.
- Illusion Dust
- 19 recipes (15 in WotLK), learned at 270–300, going green at 310–340, going grey at 330–360. Required for both Runed Arcanite Rod and Runed Fel Iron Rod; both need 10. Can be mainly skipped except for the rods, it's hard to get and expensive.
- Nexus Crystal
- In Classic, and end-game material, 300, 11 enchants. In TBC and after, only four glove enchants (300-340) and a transformation spell into a Small Prismatic Shard. Also used to Blacksmith Sageblade.
- Arcane Dust (TBC)
- Over 30 recipes, used in basically all TBC enchanting. Earliest use at 300-340, needed all the way to 375 – unless one skips to Wrath enchanting.
- Lesser Planar Essence (TBC)
- Earliest use at 305-315-330-345, last at 330-340-355-370.
- Greater Planar Essence (TBC)
- Earliest use at 300-310-325-340, used all the way up to 375, in the TBC endgame.
- Small Prismatic Shard (TBC)
- Earliest use at 300-310-325-340, last at 350-360-370-380.
- Large Prismatic Shard (TBC)
- Earliest use at 325-335-350-365, last at 375, in the TBC endgame.
- Void Crystal (TBC)
- Burning Crusade end-game material, used not only in Enchanting (360–375) but Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Tailoring.
- Infinite Dust (WotLK)
- Like 60 recipes, used throughout WotLK. Earliest use at 350.
- Lesser Cosmic Essence (WotLK)
- Earliest Enchanting use at 360.
- Greater Cosmic Essence (WotLK)
- Earliest Enchanting use at 385.
- Small Dream Shard (WotLK)
- Turned into normal-size Dream Shards.
- Dream Shard (WotLK)
- Earliest Enchanting use at 410.
- Abyss Crystal (WotLK)
- Earliest Enchanting use at 430.
Tailoring: Azure Silk Pants: requires 4 Bolts of Silk Cloth (=16 ordinary Silk Cloth), 2 Blue Dye (about 1 silver total), and 3 Fine Thread (for about 3 silver total), for a vendor cost of at most 4 silver, plus the cost of the silk. The created item is a good source of Soul Dust when disenchanted, requires Enchanting level 50 to disenchant.
Wowhead search: common & is reagent for ability/profession & sourced from a drop (found 300)
Suggested First Aid progression:
- Linen Bandage from 1 to 40
- Heavy Linen Bandage from 41 to 80
- Train Journeyman First Aid some time between 50 and 75
- Wool Bandage from 81 to 115
- Heavy Wool Bandage from 116 to 150
- Learn Expert First Aid from the book, and train Silk Bandage from a trainer
- Silk Bandage from 151 to 180
- Learn Heavy Silk Bandage from the book
- Heavy Silk Bandage from 181 to 210
- Learn Mageweave Bandage from the book
- Mageweave Bandage from 226 to 240
- Go to the First Aid Quest Givers (Alliance/Horde)
- Heavy Mageweave Bandage from 241 to 260
- Learn Runecloth Bandage from the same quest givers
- Runecloth Bandage from 261 to 290
- Learn Heavy Runecloth Bandage from the same quest givers
- Heavy Runecloth Bandage from 290 to 330
- (Or alternatively Heavy Mageweave Bandages to 300, if you have extra mageweave)
- Learn Master First Aid from the book, and the recipes are also learned from books, except in WotLK where they're learned from the trainers directly
- Netherweave Bandage from 330 to 360
- Heavy Netherweave Bandage from 360 to 375