Mining
Melee Attack Power.
Level your profession
Carry a Mining Pick, enable Find Minerals and keep stone alongside ore. The source tested routes to skill 125; later locations are planning suggestions, not verified beta circuits.
Apprentice · 1–75
Reviewed beta routeFollow the node requirements and choose safe areas. Stages marked Planning have not been tested by the reference in this beta.
- 1–65
Copper
Elwynn Forest · Dun Morogh · Teldrassil · Zephras Isle
- 65–75
Copper, Tin & Silver
Westfall · Wetlands; choose caves only when you can safely handle respawns
Alliance trainers & rank unlocks
Train the next rank before its current cap. Recipe lessons may come from a different trainer.
- ApprenticeNo prior skill required · Cap 75
- Gelman Stonehand · Stormwind; Geofram Bouldertoe · Ironforge; Kurdram Stonehammer · Auberdine
- JourneymanSkill 50 · Character level 10 · Cap 150
- Gelman Stonehand · Stormwind; Geofram Bouldertoe · Ironforge
- ExpertSkill 125 · Character level 20 · Cap 225
- Gelman Stonehand · Stormwind; Geofram Bouldertoe · Ironforge
- ArtisanSkill 200 · Character level 35 · Cap 300
- Gelman Stonehand · Stormwind; Geofram Bouldertoe · Ironforge
Skyborne starting trainersHalavuul Cragwind · Valanaar; Messana Crestwind · Shen’dar
Old Warriors workshop tip: buy for one stage at a time. Ask guildmates about spare materials and useful crafts before committing to an expensive batch.