The War Within
Professions - The War Within
Make equipment, gather materials and prepare for your next adventure. Explore the professions available in your game edition.
Crafting
Alchemy
Turn herbs into potions and elixirs for your next adventure. Alchemists prepare supplies for their party and transmute selected materials into other useful ingredients.
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Blacksmithing
Shape metal into weapons and armor at the anvil. Blacksmiths use bars, stone and other ingredients to equip themselves and fellow adventurers.
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Enchanting
Extract magical ingredients from equipment and use them to enhance other items. Enchanting suits players who enjoy improving the equipment they already own.
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Engineering
Bring metal and mechanical parts to the workshop. Engineers create gadgets, explosives and unusual equipment for travel and combat.
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Leatherworking
Work hides and scales into armor and other useful goods. Leatherworkers rely on materials gathered by skinners.
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Tailoring
Transform cloth into garments, bags and equipment. Tailors do not need a dedicated gathering profession and often pair their craft with Enchanting.
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Jewelcrafting
Cut gemstones and create jewelry. Introduced with The Burning Crusade, this craft uses gems and minerals supplied by Mining.
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Inscription
Turn plant pigments into inks and write magical inscriptions. Introduced in Wrath of the Lich King, the profession has different uses across editions.
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Herbalism
Discover plants along roads, in forests and across the wilderness. Herbs supply alchemists and, in editions featuring Inscription, scribes.
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Mining
Mineral deposits provide ore, stone and gems. Miners supply blacksmiths, engineers and, where available, jewelcrafters.
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Skinning
Collect hides and other materials from suitable defeated beasts. Skinning pairs naturally with Leatherworking and adds materials to your ordinary hunting trips.
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Cooking
Prepare meals from meat, fish and other ingredients. This secondary profession can accompany your chosen primary professions.
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Fishing
Cast your line into lakes, rivers and the sea. Your catch supplies the kitchen and gives you a reason to visit quieter corners of Azeroth.
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Archaeology
Visit dig sites and piece together artifacts from ancient cultures. Introduced in Cataclysm, this secondary profession combines exploration and history.
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