BLACKSMITHS- Making Money...Follow

Like a per-mineral ratio for money? Ooo, if someone had the time to make something like that, that'd be awesome.


Oh, I've noticed though, selling coarse and rough stones before you make them into something is more profitable.

I just passed skill level 210 in blacksmithing. At every step along the way, I found that the materials were worth more than the finished goods. As the other poster indicated, Copper and Rough Stone sell well in the AH. If I remember right, stacks of copper ars were going for about 40s and rough stone for 25-30s. 4 bars for a return of 67c on a pair of pants is less than 3.5s for the 20 bars you need to make 5 pairs. To make money, I'd sell the bars. I kept trying to level-up to make bigger and better stuff. I found that it was almost always cheaper to buy armor at the AH than to make it myself. As you progress, the products you make require gems, rare earths and leather. Some even require leather armor as an ingredient. I chose the "Weaponsmith" specialty at level 200. Now I'm trying to come up with (I think the numbers are right) the following in addition to what the supply vendor sells:

88 Iron
56 Mithril
16 Gold
12 Moonstones
8 Shadowgems
8 Citrines
2 Black Pearls
28 Heavy Leather
4 Thick Leather
20 Heavy Grinding Stones
4 Solid Grinding Stones

The weapons I make out of this stuff (I think) get given away for free to earn the specialization. You have to buy the plans to make the stuff too. This stuff is probably worth about 30 or so gold. I sure hope it pays off in the end!

I don't think stacks of Rough Stones normally go for 25-30s a stack when 2 stacks came in my mailbox yesterday for 1 silver/stack. Then again, your server may vary.

As a 300 armorsmith I have to say the comment about making money from late smithing is quite false.

To get the weaponsmith quest you MUST be level 40 and have 200 skill in Blacksmithing. You talk to the trainer in IF and select weaponsmithing, then he sends you to the guy standing next to the great anvil. there the guy will ask you to make a crap load of weapons. I think the materials for this quest are listed up higher in this post.

the highend smithing profit comes under 2 conditions:

1) 1 you have a desirable item you can make (whitesoul helm, black iron shoulders, thorium shield spike)

2) you have a monopoly on that item and willing to farm what it needs.

I'm at 212 and the only time I was some money is posting quest items up in the AH..Some of the stuff is very cheap to make and everyone is always looking for them...also try to pick up plan as cheap as possible. For an example I've seen the iron counterweight plans go up to 15g for it..I was very lucky to only get it for 1.5...I normally sell them for a gold-50s.. If you want to rip pple off then go ahead.. When I sell the counterweights for 1g(which isn't a bad price) I always tell them I'll do it cheaper next time. I have had alot of repeated costumers that way and even sold one to someone for 25s.

The items I sell alot are green iron helm and pants(BS quest)cause sometimes pple need one cause they don't have all the mats. Solid Iron mauls I can sell for 1-3g cause it's a dropped plan..

If you are looking to make a quick buck it's hard to do with any profession but I the long run you can make some go cash. Also get in good with a leatherworker and an Alchemist...you'll need some stuff from them when you get higher.My char is only 38 but I'm not going to have a problem getting my mount, Luckly I have a guild that is small and helps out with plans and patterns.. We always look out for each other