Cataclysm Classic Enchanting Profession and Leveling Guide

Last updated on Jul 29, 2024 at 00:00 by Abide

Enchanting Icon Enchanting is a very useful profession in Cataclysm Classic. It is used to enhance yours and others' equipment with additional stats. Discover what is new in Cataclysm, how to level Enchanting, and where to get the best enchants from in this guide.

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Cataclysm Enchanting Profession and Leveling Guide

Enchanting Icon Enchanting allows you to Disenchant Icon Disenchant gear, breaking it down into its arcane components. These components can be used to Enchant yours and others' equipment to enhance the stats they grant. You are also able to put enchants on Enchanting Vellum Icon Enchanting Vellums, allowing you to sell your enchants to other players on the auction house.

2.

Training Enchanting in Cataclysm

In Cataclysm, you no longer need to visit different trainers to learn new ranks of Enchanting Icon Enchanting. Every trainer will now be able to each you all ranks in any major city.

Alliance Icon Alliance Horde Icon Horde
Lucan Cordell — Stormwind Godan — Orgrimmar
Gimble Thistlefuzz — Ironforge Teg Dawnstrider — Thunder Bluff
Taladan — Darnassus Lavinia Crowe — Undercity
Nahogg — Exodar Sedana — Silvermoon

Cataclysm also adds profession trainers in each starting zone, allowing you to pick up a profession right away rather than needing to reach a major city first.

Alliance Icon Alliance Horde Icon Horde
Jack All-Trades Derrington — Gilneas KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe — The Lost Isles
Lien Farner — Elwynn Forest Runda — Durotar
Wembil Taskwidget — Dun Morogh Lalum Darkmane — Mulgore
Iranis Shadebloom — Teldrassil Therisa Sallow — Tirisfal Glades
Valn — Azuremyst Isle Saren — Eversong Woods
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Estimated Materials Needed to level Enchanting in Cataclysm

Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Enchanting Icon Enchanting up. This list is just an estimation, not an exact amount. Depending on your luck when crafting you may need more or less materials than there is listed here.

Shopping List

  • Vanilla
    • 125 × Strange Dust Icon Strange Dust
    • 13 × Greater Magic Essence Icon Greater Magic Essence
    • 60 × Soul Dust Icon Soul Dust
    • 11 × Greater Astral Essence Icon Greater Astral Essence
    • 185 × Vision Dust Icon Vision Dust
    • 52 × Greater Mystic Essence Icon Greater Mystic Essence
    • 150 × Dream Dust Icon Dream Dust
    • 7 × Greater Nether Essence Icon Greater Nether Essence
    • 50 × Illusion Dust Icon Illusion Dust
    • 28 × Greater Eternal Essence Icon Greater Eternal Essence
    • 8 × Large Brilliant Shard Icon Large Brilliant Shard
    • 1 × Copper Rod Icon Copper Rod
    • 1 × Silver Rod Icon Silver Rod
    • 1 × Golden Rod Icon Golden Rod
    • 1 × Iridescent Pearl Icon Iridescent Pearl
    • 1 × Truesilver Rod Icon Truesilver Rod
    • 1 × Black Pearl Icon Black Pearl
    • 1 × Arcanite Rod Icon Arcanite Rod
  • TBC
    • 200 × Arcane Dust Icon Arcane Dust
    • 34 × Greater Planar Essence Icon Greater Planar Essence
    • 13 × Large Prismatic Shard Icon Large Prismatic Shard
    • 15 × Nightmare Vine Icon Nightmare Vine
    • 1 × Primal Might Icon Primal Might
    • 1 × Fel Iron Rod Icon Fel Iron Rod
    • 1 × Adamantite Rod Icon Adamantite Rod
    • 1 × Eternium Rod Icon Eternium Rod
  • WotLK
    • 600 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
    • 30 × Greater Cosmic Essence Icon Greater Cosmic Essence
    • 2 × Dream Shard Icon Dream Shard
    • 10 × Crystallized Water Icon Crystallized Water
    • 1 × Titanium Rod Icon Titanium Rod
  • Cataclysm
    • 560 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
    • 100 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
    • 6 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
    • 4 × Maelstrom Crystal Icon Maelstrom Crystal
    • 1 × Elementium Rod Icon Elementium Rod
    • 5 × Elixir of Impossible Accuracy Icon Elixir of Impossible Accuracy
    • 50 × Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
4.

Leveling Enchanting in Cataclysm

Below you'll find our recommended crafting options while leveling Enchanting Icon Enchanting. Since you will frequently be crafting items when they are yellow and green, it is possible you may need to buy more than the recommended materials shown above.

4.1.

Leveling Enchanting 1–300

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
1-2 1 × Runed Copper Rod Icon Runed Copper Rod
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1 × Copper Rod Icon Copper Rod
1 × Strange Dust Icon Strange Dust
1 × Lesser Magic Essence Icon Lesser Magic Essence
2-90 88 × Enchant Bracer - Minor Health Icon Enchant Bracer - Minor Health 88 × Strange Dust Icon Strange Dust
90-100 30 × Enchant Bracer - Minor Stamina Icon Enchant Bracer - Minor Stamina 30 × Strange Dust Icon Strange Dust
100-101 1 × Runed Silver Rod Icon Runed Silver Rod
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1 × Silver Rod Icon Silver Rod
6 × Strange Dust Icon Strange Dust
3 × Greater Magic Essence Icon Greater Magic Essence
1 × Runed Copper Rod Icon Runed Copper Rod
101-110 9 × Greater Magic Wand Icon Greater Magic Wand 9 × Greater Magic Essence Icon Greater Magic Essence
9 × Simple Wood Icon Simple Wood
110-135 25 × Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility Icon Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility 25 × Lesser Astral Essence Icon Lesser Astral Essence
135-155 20 × Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina Icon Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina 40 × Soul Dust Icon Soul Dust
155-156 1 × Runed Golden Rod Icon Runed Golden Rod
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1 × Golden Rod Icon Golden Rod
1 × Iridescent Pearl Icon Iridescent Pearl
2 × Greater Astral Essence Icon Greater Astral Essence
2 × Soul Dust Icon Soul Dust
156-165 9 × Enchant Shield - Lesser Stamina Icon Enchant Shield - Lesser Stamina 9 × Soul Dust Icon Soul Dust
9 × Lesser Mystic Essence Icon Lesser Mystic Essence
165-185 10 × Enchant Bracer - Spirit Icon Enchant Bracer - Spirit 20 × Lesser Mystic Essence Icon Lesser Mystic Essence
185-219 40 × Enchant Chest - Greater Mana Icon Enchant Chest - Greater Mana 40 × Greater Mystic Essence Icon Greater Mystic Essence
219-220 1 × Runed Truesilver Rod Icon Runed Truesilver Rod
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1 × Truesilver Rod Icon Truesilver Rod
1 × Black Pearl Icon Black Pearl
2 × Greater Mystic Essence Icon Greater Mystic Essence
2 × Vision Dust Icon Vision Dust
1 × Runed Silver Rod Icon Runed Silver Rod
220-225 5 × Enchant Cloak - Resistance Icon Enchant Cloak - Resistance 5 × Lesser Nether Essence Icon Lesser Nether Essence
225-230 5 × Enchant Gloves - Agility Icon Enchant Gloves - Agility 5 × Lesser Nether Essence Icon Lesser Nether Essence
5 × Vision Dust Icon Vision Dust
230-235 5 × Enchant Boots - Stamina Icon Enchant Boots - Stamina 25 × Vision Dust Icon Vision Dust
235-250 25 × Enchant Chest - Superior Health Icon Enchant Chest - Superior Health 150 × Vision Dust Icon Vision Dust
250-255 5 × Enchant Bracer - Greater Strength Icon Enchant Bracer - Greater Strength 10 × Dream Dust Icon Dream Dust
5 × Greater Nether Essence Icon Greater Nether Essence
255-265 10 × Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect Icon Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect 30 × Lesser Eternal Essence Icon Lesser Eternal Essence
265-290 28 × Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina Icon Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina
Formula: Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina Icon Formula: Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina is bind-on-pickup and sold in Darnassus and Undercity.
140 × Dream Dust Icon Dream Dust
290-299 9 × Enchant Shield - Vitality Icon Enchant Shield - Vitality 36 × Illusion Dust Icon Illusion Dust
9 × Greater Eternal Essence Icon Greater Eternal Essence
299-300 1 × Runed Arcanite Rod Icon Runed Arcanite Rod
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1 × Arcanite Rod Icon Arcanite Rod
10 × Illusion Dust Icon Illusion Dust
4 × Greater Eternal Essence Icon Greater Eternal Essence
2 × Large Brilliant Shard Icon Large Brilliant Shard
1 × Runed Truesilver Rod Icon Runed Truesilver Rod
4.2.

Leveling Enchanting 300–351

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
300-301 1 × Runed Fel Iron Rod Icon Runed Fel Iron Rod
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1 × Fel Iron Rod Icon Fel Iron Rod
4 × Greater Eternal Essence Icon Greater Eternal Essence
6 × Large Brilliant Shard Icon Large Brilliant Shard
1 × Runed Arcanite Rod Icon Runed Arcanite Rod
301-305 4 × Enchant Bracer - Lesser Assault Icon Enchant Bracer - Lesser Assault 24 × Arcane Dust Icon Arcane Dust
305-315 10 × Enchant Bracer - Major Intellect Icon Enchant Bracer - Major Intellect 30 × Lesser Planar Essence Icon Lesser Planar Essence
315-320 5 × Enchant Cloak - Major Armor Icon Enchant Cloak - Major Armor 40 × Arcane Dust Icon Arcane Dust
320-330 10 × Enchant Chest - Major Spirit Icon Enchant Chest - Major Spirit 20 × Greater Planar Essence Icon Greater Planar Essence
330-335 5 × Enchant Shield - Major Stamina Icon Enchant Shield - Major Stamina
Buy Formula: Enchant Shield - Major Stamina Icon Formula: Enchant Shield - Major Stamina in Shattrath.
75 × Arcane Dust Icon Arcane Dust
335-340 5 × Enchant Shield - Resilience Icon Enchant Shield - Resilience 20 × Lesser Planar Essence Icon Lesser Planar Essence
5 × Large Prismatic Shard Icon Large Prismatic Shard
340-350 15 × Superior Wizard Oil Icon Superior Wizard Oil 45 × Arcane Dust Icon Arcane Dust
15 × Nightmare Vine Icon Nightmare Vine
15 × Crystal Vial Icon Crystal Vial
350-351 1 × Runed Adamantite Rod Icon Runed Adamantite Rod
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1 × Adamantite Rod Icon Adamantite Rod
8 × Greater Planar Essence Icon Greater Planar Essence
8 × Large Prismatic Shard Icon Large Prismatic Shard
1 × Primal Might Icon Primal Might
1 × Runed Fel Iron Rod Icon Runed Fel Iron Rod
4.3.

Leveling Enchanting 351–426

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
351-360 9 × Enchant Cloak - Speed Icon Enchant Cloak - Speed 54 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
360-375 18 × Enchant Bracer - Assault Icon Enchant Bracer - Assault 108 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
375-376 1 × Runed Eternium Rod Icon Runed Eternium Rod
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1 × Eternium Rod Icon Eternium Rod
6 × Greater Planar Essence Icon Greater Planar Essence
6 × Arcane Dust Icon Arcane Dust
1 × Runed Adamantite Rod Icon Runed Adamantite Rod
376-380 6 × Enchant Bracer - Assault Icon Enchant Bracer - Assault 36 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
380-385 5 × Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Intellect Icon Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Intellect 50 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
385-395 10 × Enchant Boots - Icewalker Icon Enchant Boots - Icewalker 80 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
10 × Crystallized Water Icon Crystallized Water
395-410 15 × Enchant Cloak - Superior Agility Icon Enchant Cloak - Superior Agility 135 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
410-415 5 × Enchant Gloves - Expertise Icon Enchant Gloves - Expertise 60 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
415-420 5 × Enchant Boots - Greater Spirit Icon Enchant Boots - Greater Spirit
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50 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
5 × Greater Cosmic Essence Icon Greater Cosmic Essence
420-425 5 × Enchant Chest - Greater Mana Restoration Icon Enchant Chest - Greater Mana Restoration 20 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
20 × Greater Cosmic Essence Icon Greater Cosmic Essence
425-426 1 × Runed Titanium Rod Icon Runed Titanium Rod
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1 × Titanium Rod Icon Titanium Rod
12 × Infinite Dust Icon Infinite Dust
4 × Greater Cosmic Essence Icon Greater Cosmic Essence
2 × Dream Shard Icon Dream Shard
1 × Runed Eternium Rod Icon Runed Eternium Rod
4.4.

Leveling Enchanting 426–525

Skill Level Item to Craft Materials
426-440 14 × Enchant Boots - Earthen Vitality Icon Enchant Boots - Earthen Vitality 28 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
440-455 15 × Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing Icon Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing 45 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
455-465 10 × Enchant Gloves - Haste Icon Enchant Gloves - Haste 40 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
10 × Lesser Celestial Essence Icon Lesser Celestial Essence
465-475 10 × Enchant Cloak - Intellect Icon Enchant Cloak - Intellect 60 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
475-480 5 × Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Strength Icon Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Strength 15 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
10 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
480-485 5 × Enchant Boots - Major Agility Icon Enchant Boots - Major Agility 20 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
10 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
485-495 10 × Enchant Shield - Mastery Icon Enchant Shield - Mastery 120 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
495-505 10 × Enchant Bracer - Precision Icon Enchant Bracer - Precision 120 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
10 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
505-510 5 × Enchant Boots - Precision Icon Enchant Boots - Precision 5 × Elixir of Impossible Accuracy Icon Elixir of Impossible Accuracy
10 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
10 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
510-515 5 × Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Spirit Icon Enchant Bracer - Exceptional Spirit 45 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
15 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
515-520 6 × Enchant Boots - Mastery Icon Enchant Boots - Mastery 60 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
18 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
520-521 1 × Runed Elementium Rod Icon Runed Elementium Rod
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1 × Elementium Rod Icon Elementium Rod
10 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
6 × Greater Celestial Essence Icon Greater Celestial Essence
6 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
1 × Runed Titanium Rod Icon Runed Titanium Rod
521-525 2 × Enchant Bracer - Major Strength Icon Enchant Bracer - Major Strength 12 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
4 × Maelstrom Crystal Icon Maelstrom Crystal
50 × Volatile Earth Icon Volatile Earth
5.

Rare Recipes and Most Sought-After Enchants in Cataclysm Classic

Most of the important end-game enchanting formulas are sold by an enchanting supplier in every major city. You will need to purchase these formulas with mostly Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard and Maelstrom Crystal Icon Maelstrom Crystal, so be sure to buy the ones you absolutely need first.

Formula Materials
Formula: Runed Elementium Rod Icon Formula: Runed Elementium Rod 1 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Magic Lamp Icon Formula: Magic Lamp 20 × Hypnotic Dust Icon Hypnotic Dust
Formula: Enchant Gloves - Mighty Strength Icon Formula: Enchant Gloves - Mighty Strength 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery Icon Formula: Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Speed Icon Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Speed 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Boots - Lavawalker Icon Formula: Enchant Boots - Lavawalker 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Boots - Assassin's Step Icon Formula: Enchant Boots - Assassin's Step 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stamina Icon Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stamina 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats Icon Formula: Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Critical Strike Icon Formula: Enchant Bracer - Greater Critical Strike 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike Icon Formula: Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike 5 × Heavenly Shard Icon Heavenly Shard
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Landslide Icon Formula: Enchant Weapon - Landslide 5 × Maelstrom Crystal Icon Maelstrom Crystal
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Windwalk Icon Formula: Enchant Weapon - Windwalk 5 × Maelstrom Crystal Icon Maelstrom Crystal
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent Icon Formula: Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent 5 × Maelstrom Crystal Icon Maelstrom Crystal
6.

Enchanting Profession Bonus in Cataclysm

If you take Enchanting Icon Enchanting, you can enchant your own rings in Cataclysm, but not others.

  • Enchant Ring - Agility Icon Enchant Ring - Agility
  • Enchant Ring - Intellect Icon Enchant Ring - Intellect
  • Enchant Ring - Greater Stamina Icon Enchant Ring - Greater Stamina
  • Enchant Ring - Strength Icon Enchant Ring - Strength
7.

Other Professions

Enchanting Icon Enchanting is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Cataclysm Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.

8.

Changelog

  • 30 Jul. 2024: Page reviewed for phase two.
  • 15 May 2024: Added page.
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