How to Make Gold with Blacksmithing

There are a lot of options for making gold with Blacksmithing. The challenge is finding the specific things to craft on your realm and find buyers for them. The most lucrative item to craft is the Eternal Belt Buckle and ought to be the staple of every Blacksmith's income (see table below). With high cost items like Titansteel gear*, try to find a buyer before you craft the items. This isn't necessary but it can save you a lot of hassle. You can find a piece, like a Titansteel Destroyer on the Auction House for 1500g and try selling it in trade for 1400g and when you find a buyer craft it up right quick and sell it for the discounted price. You can utilize the high price as testimony for why your customer should pay 1400g. To help determine the value of each item accurate to the Auction House prices, I've included the below tables for all of the best Blacksmithing items. You can print these off and write in the prices of each material and add them up to calculate how much you'll need to sell the product for to make a profit. Most of the work with these high end items is in finding a buyer. *Titansteel no longer sells this high. Each patch there is a new set of gear that can be crafted using the epic materials that drop from instances & raids.

• Patch 3.0 iLvl 200 epics crafted from Frozen Orbs (list)
• Patch 3.1 iLvl 226 items crafted from Runed Orbs (list)
• Patch 3.2 iLvl 245 items crafted from Crusader Orbs (list)
• Patch 3.3 iLvl 265 items crafted from Primordial Saronite (list)

Eternal Belt Buckles and Enchanting Rods Eternal Belt Buckles are a new "mandatory" enchant used on belt equipment. It adds a new gem slot to the belt, so every level 80 is going to be buying one of these with each new belt they equip. These are a must for posting in the late afternoon and watching them sell when everyone gets their evening upgrades. Rods also have the potential to sell very well. Their volume is much lower but some of them support very strong profit margins like the Arcanite and Eternium Rods. Don't flood the market with these, craft 5-10 of each and release them over several weeks for a steady stream of profit.

Item	Materials
Eternal Belt Buckle	Saronite Bar x 4
	Eternal Earth 7
	Eternal Water 8
	Eternal Shadow 7
Titanium Rod	Saronite Bar x 2
	Titanium Bar
Adamantite Rod	Adamantite Bar x 10
Arcanite Rod	Arcanite Bar x 3
	Dense Grinding Stone
Eternium Rod	Eternium Bar x 4
Fel Iron Rod	Fel Iron Bar x 6
Golden Rod	Gold Bar
	Coarse Grinding Stone x 2
Silver Rod	Silver Bar
	Rough Grinding Stone x 2
Truesilver Rod	Truesilver Bar
	Heavy Grinding Stone

Ulduar Gear (Patch 3.1) The following recipes drop from inside Ulduar, and therefore can be valuable if you are lucky enough to get one. They require a combination of 6 Rune Orbs, Saronite Bars, Eternal Fires, Eternal Airs, Eternal Shadows and 10 Titansteel Bars. You can sell this gear straight up in trade chat before you craft it. This is a good idea to do if you're not sure which items are worth and none are on the Auction House for comparison. A lot of players won't know that these items exist since several patches have come out since. For other characters they will have already gotten much better gear from doing the end-game raids so it won't be of much interest.

Item	Materials
	Titansteel Bar x 10
Battlelord's Plate Boots	Eternal Shadow x 8
	Saronite Bar x 25
	Runed Orb x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 10
	Eternal Shadow x 8
Belt of the Titans	Saronite Bar x 25
	Runed Orb x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 12
Indestructable Plate Girdle	Saronite Bar x 30
	Runed Orb x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 10
Plate Girdle of	Eternal Fire x 5
Righteousness	Saronite Bar x 20
	Runed Orb x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 10
Spiked Deathdealers	Eternal Fire x 12
	Runed Orb x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 10
Treads of Destiny	Eternal Air x 12
	Saronite Bar x 20
	Runed Orb x 6

Crusader's Gear (Patch 3.2) Crusader's gear is iLvl 245 and during Patch 3.2 was some of the best gear in the game. The recipes drop in Trial of the Crusader, so you will need a little bit of luck to obtain the recipes. Check the prices of the gear before you craft it, and if you can't do that then advertise the gear in trade chat before you craft it. Even after patch 3.2 people still like this gear because the prices of Crusader Orbs dropped accordingly.

Item	Materials
	Titansteel Bar x 12
Breastplate of the White Knight	Eternal Life x 8
	Majestic Zircon x 2
	Crusader Orb x 8
	Titansteel Bar x 8
Saronite Swordbreakers	Saronite Bar x 20
	Crusader Orb x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 8
Sunforged Bracers	Eternal Life x 12
	Crusader Orb x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 10
Sunforged Breastplate	Eternal Life x 20
	Crusader Orb x 8
	Titansteel Bar x 10
	Crusader Orb x 8
Titanium Razorplate	Deadly Saronite Dirk x 4
	- Saronite Bar x 28
	- Crystallized Air x 8
	Titansteel Bar x 8
Titanium Spikeguards	Crusader Orb x 4
	Vengeance Bindings
	- Saronite Bar x 12
	- Eternal Fire

Primordial Saronite Gear (Patch 3.3) Primordial Saronite drops inside Icecrown Citadel Raids and can be purchased from Emblem of Frost vendors for 23 emblems. The recipes for the gear also drop in Icecrown Raid.. The more mature your realm and the longer it's been since Patch 3.3 was released will determine the prices. Just like with any other high level item it might not be a good idea to craft these without a buyer. Instead look for a buyer first via trade channel.

Item	Materials
	Titansteel Bar x 8
Boots of Kingly Upheaval	Eternal Earth x 12
	Primordial Saronite x 5
	Titansteel Bar x 8
Hellfrozen Bonegrinders	Eternal Water x 6
	Eternal Fire x 6
	Primordial Saronite x 5
	Titansteel Bar x 12
Legplates of Painful Death	Eternal Shadow x 12
	Primordial Saronite x 8
	Titansteel Bar x 12
Pillars of Might	Eternal Earth x 20
	Primordial Saronite x 8
	Titansteel Bar x 8
Protectors of Life	Eternal Earth x 12
	Primordial Saronite x 5
	Titansteel Bar x 12
Puresteel Legplates	Eternal Air x 20
	Primordial Saronite x 8

Cobalt Tanking Gear The Cobalt tanking gear is an amazing way to make gold with Blacksmithing. Some realm Auction Houses don't have any of this stuff posted, and I guarantee you every level 68-72 wanna-be plate-wearing tank will load up the AH and search for this type of stuff. It is extremely useful for entry level Northrend dungeons. Advertise this stuff as a set in /2, it's total cost is 37 Cobalt so you can sell it for, say, 100-150 or even 300g to a customer! Imagine, the best level 70 tanking 7 piece set right at level 70 for only a few hundred gold!

Item	Materials
Cobalt Belt	Cobalt Bar x 4
Cobalt Boots	Cobalt Bar x 4
Cobalt Bracers	Cobalt Bar x 4
Cobalt Chestpiece	Cobalt Bar x 6
Cobalt Gauntlets	Cobalt Bar x 5
Cobalt Helm	Cobalt Bar x 5
Cobalt Legplates	Cobalt Bar x 5
Cobalt Shoulders	Cobalt Bar x 4

Titansteel Weapons A lot of new level 80s want to get the appropriate Titansteel weapon for their class. I've found several buyers while flying through Storm Peak and Icecrown mining, I've even found a buyer while helping them with Icecrown dailies. Some level 79s don't realize that they can get such awesome items right at level 80 for such a low price. If scouting for buyers while mining isn't your style, trade channel can work as well. Even if an existing item is selling on the Auction House you can undercut it without actually making it yet (just make sure you have the mats). You can advertise the uncut price in trade and when people claim the price isn't fair, refer to the Auction House price (you can also use an alt to post items at inflated prices to help sell items on other characters)

Item	Materials
	Saronite Bar x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 6
	- 18 Titanium Bar
Titansteel Bonecrusher	- 6 Eternal Fire
	- 6 Eternal Earth
	- 6 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb x 2
	Saronite Bar x 8
	Titansteel Bar x 8
	- 24 Titanium Bar
Titansteel Destroyer	- 8 Eternal Fire
	- 8 Eternal Earth
	- 8 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb x 2
	Saronite Bar x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 6
	- 18 Titanium Bar
Titansteel Guardian	- 6 Eternal Fire
	- 6 Eternal Earth
	- 6 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb x 2
	Saronite Bar x 6
	Titansteel Bar x 6
	- 18 Titanium Bar
Titansteel Shanker	- 6 Eternal Fire
	- 6 Eternal Earth
	- 6 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb x 2
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 3
	- 9 Titanium Bar
Titansteel Shield Wall	- 3 Eternal Fire
	- 3 Eternal Earth
	- 3 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb
	Titansteel Bar x 6
	- 18 Titanium Bar
	- 6 Eternal Fire
Titansteel Spellblade	- 6 Eternal Earth
	- 6 Eternal Shadow
	Infinite Dust x 2
	Frozen Orb x 2

Spiked Titansteel (hit and crit) The Spiked Titansteel set is geared for Death Knights, Warriors, etc. Notice the average prices for these items are much higher than other products which require the same materials. This is because there is much higher demand so it's been easier to make a profit on these items.

Item	Materials
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 4
	- 12 Titanium Bar
Spiked Titansteel Helm	- 4 Eternal Fire
	- 4 Eternal Earth
	- 4 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 3
	- 9 Titanium Bar
Spiked Titansteel Treads	- 3 Eternal Fire
	- 3 Eternal Earth
	- 3 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb

Tempered Titansteel (defense) Tempered Titansteel is amazing for new tanks reaching level 80. It's somewhat mandatory gear to enter heroics or entry level raids. Some may argue the Treads aren't worth their epic status (and this is why the average price is so low).

Item	Materials
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 4
	- 12 Titanium Bar
Tempered Titansteel	- 4 Eternal Fire
Helm	- 4 Eternal Earth
	- 4 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 3
	- 9 Titanium Bar
Tempered Titansteel	- 3 Eternal Fire
Treads	- 3 Eternal Earth
	- 3 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb

Brilliant Titansteel (crit, mp5 & spellpower) The Brilliant Titansteel set is geared for Paladins. As you can tell by the average price these items don't sell for a whole lot compared to the other Titansteel gear. I would definitely try to line up a buyer before trying to make a profit on this gear.

Item	Materials
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 4
	- 12 Titanium Bar
Brilliant Titansteel Helm	- 4 Eternal Fire
	- 4 Eternal Earth
	- 4 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb
	Saronite Bar x 4
	Titansteel Bar x 3
	- 9 Titanium Bar
Brilliant Titansteel Treads	- 3 Eternal Fire
	- 3 Eternal Earth
	- 3 Eternal Shadow
	Frozen Orb

Tempered Saronite Tanking Gear The Tempered Saronite tanking set is a mid 70s set for tanking, it can be used into the 80s and provides solid stats to your customer.

Item	Materials
Tempered Saronite Belt	Cobalt Bar x 6
	Saronite Bar x 5
Tempered Saronite Boots	Cobalt Bar x 3
	Saronite Bar x 8
Tempered Saronite	Saronite Bar x 13
Bracers
	Cobalt Bar x 6
Tempered Saronite	Saronite Bar x 5
Breastplate	Crystallized Earth
Tempered Saronite	Saronite Bar x 14
Gauntlets
	Saronite Bar x 12
Tempered Saronite Helm	Crystallized Earth
Tempered Saronite	Cobalt Bar x 5
Legplates	Saronite Bar x 5
	Crystallized Earth
Tempered Saronite	Saronite Bar x 12
Shoulders
Saronite Defender	Cobalt Bar x 6
	Saronite Bar x 4