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Reference tables and field notes

Skill requirements, color ranges, trainers, and event notes for the professions ForeverArtisan covers. The tables use Classic values; where the Forever beta differs, the note says so.

Skill-up colors

Every node, corpse, and recipe has a color that depends on your skill. The gathering professions use the same bands, counted from the skill the node needs.

ColorYour skillSkill-up chance
OrangeRequirement to requirement + 24Every gather
Yellow+25 to +49Most gathers
Green+50 to +99Some gathers
Gray+100 and upNone

Herbalism

Mageroyal and Briarthorn sometimes drop Swiftthistle as a bonus herb; the Herbalism module logs it with the node it came from.

HerbSkillOrangeYellowGreenGray
Peacebloom11–2526–5051–100101+
Silverleaf11–2526–5051–100101+
Earthroot1515–3940–6465–114115+
Mageroyal5050–7475–99100–149150+
Briarthorn7070–9495–119120–169170+
Stranglekelp8585–109110–134135–184185+
Bruiseweed100100–124125–149150–199200+
Wild Steelbloom115115–139140–164165–214215+
Grave Moss120120–144145–169170–219220+
Kingsblood125125–149150–174175–224225+
Liferoot150150–174175–199200–249250+
Fadeleaf160160–184185–209210–259260+
Goldthorn170170–194195–219220–269270+
Khadgar's Whisker185185–209210–234235–284285+
Wintersbite195195–219220–244245–294295+
Firebloom205205–229230–254255–304305+
Purple Lotus210210–234235–259260–309310+
Arthas' Tears220220–244245–269270–319320+
Sungrass230230–254255–279280–329330+
Blindweed235235–259260–284285–334335+
Ghost Mushroom245245–269270–294295–344345+
Gromsblood250250–274275–299300–349350+
Golden Sansam260260–284285–309310–359360+
Dreamfoil270270–294295–319320–369370+
Mountain Silversage280280–304305–329330–379380+
Plaguebloom285285–309310–334335–384385+
Icecap290290–314315–339340–389390+
Black Lotus300300–324325–349350–399400+

Mining

Ooze Covered versions of these nodes need the same skill as the normal node.

NodeOreSkillOrangeYellowGreenGray
Copper VeinCopper Ore11–2526–5051–100101+
Tin VeinTin Ore6565–8990–114115–164165+
Incendicite Mineral VeinIncendicite Ore6565–8990–114115–164165+
Silver VeinSilver Ore7575–99100–124125–174175+
Lesser Bloodstone DepositLesser Bloodstone Ore7575–99100–124125–174175+
Iron DepositIron Ore125125–149150–174175–224225+
Indurium Mineral VeinIndurium Ore150150–174175–199200–249250+
Gold VeinGold Ore155155–179180–204205–254255+
Mithril DepositMithril Ore175175–199200–224225–274275+
Truesilver DepositTruesilver Ore230230–254255–279280–329330+
Dark Iron DepositDark Iron Ore230230–254255–279280–329330+
Small Thorium VeinThorium Ore245245–269270–294295–344345+
Rich Thorium VeinThorium Ore275275–299300–324325–374375+

Skinning

The skill a corpse needs comes from the mob's level: 1 for levels 1 to 10, (level − 10) × 10 for levels 11 to 20, and level × 5 above 20. Color bands then work the same as the table at the top.

Mob levelSkill neededUsual leather
101Light Leather, Light Hide
1550Light Leather, Light Hide
20100Light Leather, Light Hide, Medium Leather, Medium Hide
25125Light Leather, Light Hide, Medium Leather, Medium Hide
30150Medium Leather, Medium Hide, Heavy Leather, Heavy Hide
35175Medium Leather, Medium Hide, Heavy Leather, Heavy Hide
40200Heavy Leather, Heavy Hide, Thick Leather, Thick Hide
45225Heavy Leather, Heavy Hide, Thick Leather, Thick Hide
50250Thick Leather, Thick Hide, Rugged Leather, Rugged Hide
55275Thick Leather, Thick Hide, Rugged Leather, Rugged Hide
60300Rugged Leather, Rugged Hide

Cooking

The Forever client reports the skill at which each recipe turns gray. In the recipes we logged during the beta, green started 20 points below gray and yellow 40 points below gray. The Cooking module uses that pattern for its color estimates.

RecipeOrangeYellowGreenGray
Rockscale Codup to 189190–209210–229230
Goblin Deviled Clamsup to 164165–184185–204205

Fishing ranks

RankSkill capHow to train
Apprentice75Any Fishing trainer
Journeyman150Any Fishing trainer, at skill 50
Expert225Expert Fishing book from Old Man Heming in Booty Bay, 1 gold, at skill 125. Confirmed in the Forever beta.
Artisan300In Classic, Nat Pagle's quest in Dustwallow Marsh at skill 225. Not yet confirmed in Forever.

A fishing pole at 0 durability still looks equipped, but the game refuses to cast with "Must have a Fishing Pole equipped." Repair it at any vendor with a Repair option.

Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza

The in-game calendar in the Forever beta lists the event on Sundays at 2:00 PM server time. Catch Speckled Tastyfish from the Tastyfish schools along the Stranglethorn coast and turn in 40 to Riggle Bassbait on the Booty Bay docks (27.4, 76.9). The Forever quest text names the first 50 players as Master Anglers; Classic had one winner per server. Jang, next to Riggle, pays coin for extra Tastyfish.

Notes from a level 20 attempt in the beta

  • The coast mobs are levels 30 to 45; at the beta's level 20 cap, crossing Stranglethorn on foot means repeated deaths
  • The boat from Ratchet docks inside Booty Bay, so you reach the event without touching the jungle
  • Pick up the Booty Bay flight point and set your hearthstone with Innkeeper Skindle before the event
  • Druids can swim the coast in Aquatic Form; you still need solid ground at the water's edge to cast
  • Each death costs your fishing pole durability; swap to your weapons before a risky run

Tool checklist

ProfessionKeep in your bagsAlso check
MiningMining Pick (sold for 10 copper by Gagsprocket in Ratchet and several Booty Bay vendors)Find Minerals is on after a death
HerbalismNothingFind Herbs is on after a death
SkinningSkinning KnifeHover the beast before you pull it
FishingPole equipped, lures in bagsPole durability
CookingFlint and Tinder and Simple Wood for a Basic CampfireOpen the Cooking window once per character