If your WoW Forever professions stop at 75, it is because you need to rank them up first

Some ranks require a trainer, and others need a book or a special quest.

Jaymo

Editor

Published Nov 11, 20263 min read

WoW Forever Professions can go up to 300. But the problem is that the game does not really make the requirements very clear.

Each profession has 300 Levels spread through four "Ranks", Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and Artisan. And you need to learn the next Rank before you can continue progressing.

Each rank comes with a few unlock requirements:

For the minimum skills required, it basically means the minimum profession skill you need before you can learn the next rank.

For example:

• At 50 Fishing, you can learn Journeyman Fishing

• At 125 Fishing, you can learn Expert Fishing

• At 225 Fishing, you can learn Artisan Fishing

There are only 3 Secondary professions, and you can learn all three: Cooking, Fishing, First Aid. The rest are all considered Primary professions, and you can learn 2 of those.

How to Rank Up Primary Professions

For your primary professions, such as Mining, Herbalism, Alchemy, or Blacksmithing, you need to visit a profession trainer to learn the next rank.

You do not have to wait until you are Level 75. If you wait until you reach the max level each time, you might waste experience if you keep crafting when it is capped out.

Crafting professions require character levels 10, 20, and 35, and gathering professions have lower requirements. Once you have the minimum skill required that we mentioned in the previous table, you can go directly to your trainer.

Some advanced trainers are in less obvious locations as well, so you might need to travel outside your starting zone to learn the higher ranks.

How to Rank Up Secondary Professions

Cooking, Fishing, and First Aid work differently. Trainers teach you Apprentice and Journeyman, but you need other methods for the final two ranks.

Once you reach 125 skill, you have to purchase the appropriate training book:

• Fishing

  • Expert Fishing - The Bass and You, sold by Old Man Heming in Booty Bay

• Cooking

  • Expert Cookbook, sold by Shandrina in Ashenvale for Alliance players

  • Wulan in Desolace for Horde players

• First Aid

  • Expert First Aid - Under Wraps, sold by Deneb Walker in Arathi Highlands for Alliance players

  • Balai Lok'Wein in Dustwallow Marsh for Horde players

Artisan (225-300): This final rank requires a quest and character level 35:

• Fishing

  • Complete Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme in Dustwallow Marsh

• Cooking

  • Complete Clamlette Surprise, given by Dirge Quikcleave in Tanaris

• First Aid

  • Complete Triage with Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen in Dustwallow Marsh (Alliance)

  • Doctor Gregory Victor in Arathi Highlands (Horde)

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