World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic
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TBC Professions

Choose Your Professions

The right profession pairing is a massive PvE advantage. Find the optimal picks for your spec.

PvE Meta
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1Updated for Phase 1Karazhan & Gruul

Tailoring

Crafting S Tier
Best For
Shadow Priest Disc Priest Holy Priest Affliction Lock Demo Lock Destro Lock Arcane Mage Fire Mage Frost Mage Balance Druid Ele Shaman
Key Crafts
Frozen Shadoweave Set BiS for Shadow/Frost casters through T5
Spellfire Set BiS for Arcane/Fire casters through T5
Spellstrike Set Universal caster hit gear

Cloth casters get BiS sets that last through T5+. Non-negotiable for any serious caster DPS.

Pairs with: Enchanting

Jewelcrafting

Crafting S Tier
Best For
Holy Paladin Prot Paladin Prot Warrior Sub Rogue Ele Shaman Resto Shaman Resto Druid
Key Crafts
Crimson Sun Unique JC-only +24 spell damage gem
Falling Star Unique JC-only +24 healing gem
Figurine - Living Ruby Serpent Solid healer/caster trinket

Universal value. JC-only gems provide exclusive stat boosts for every role, plus exceptional gold-making.

Pairs with: Mining

Engineering

Crafting S Tier
Best For
BM Hunter MM Hunter Surv Hunter Fury Warrior Arms Warrior Prot Warrior Combat Rogue Assassin Rogue Enh Shaman Ret Paladin Prot Paladin Feral Druid
Key Crafts
Surestrike Goggles v3.0 BiS head for Hunters and physical DPS
Tankatronic Goggles BiS head for tanks
Deathblow X11 Goggles BiS head for melee leather DPS

BiS goggles for nearly every physical DPS and tank spec, plus unmatched utility with sappers, repair bots, and teleports.

Pairs with: Mining

Leatherworking

Crafting A Tier
Best For
Enh Shaman Feral Druid Resto Druid Combat Rogue Assassin Rogue
Key Crafts
Drums of Battle Raid-wide haste buff — mandatory in serious guilds
Ebon Netherscale Set BiS for Enhancement Shaman / Hunters
Windhawk Set BiS for Resto Druid through T5

Drums of Battle alone make this A-tier for any melee group. BiS armor sets for leather and mail wearers.

Pairs with: Skinning

Blacksmithing

Crafting A Tier
Best For
Ret Paladin Fury Warrior Arms Warrior Enh Shaman
Key Crafts
Lionheart Executioner Top-tier 2H sword for Arms/Ret
Dragonstrike BiS mainhand for dual-wield melee
Blazefury Strong 1H sword option for Fury

Crafted weapons that rival raid drops. Essential for plate melee DPS who want early power spikes.

Pairs with: Mining

Alchemy

Crafting A Tier
Best For
All Specs
Key Crafts
Alchemist Stone Strong early trinket with potion boost
Flask of Blinding Light Mastery procs save huge gold over time
Mad Alchemist's Potion Alchemist-only combat potion

Long-term gold savings through Flask Mastery procs. Alchemist Stone is a solid early trinket for healers and casters.

Pairs with: Herbalism

Enchanting

Crafting B Tier
Best For
All Specs
Key Crafts
Enchant Ring - Spellpower +12 spell damage to each ring
Enchant Ring - Healing Power +12 healing to each ring
Enchant Ring - Stats +4 all stats to each ring

Ring enchants are a permanent stat boost no other profession offers. Solid but not build-defining.

Pairs with: Tailoring

Herbalism

Gathering B Tier
Best For
Gold Makers

Top-tier gold earner feeding the always-in-demand Alchemy market. No direct combat benefit.

Pairs with: Alchemy

Mining

Gathering C Tier
Best For
Leveling Alts

Pure feeder profession. Necessary to level BS, JC, or Engineering, but swap it out at max level.

Pairs with: Jewelcrafting or Engineering

Skinning

Gathering C Tier
Best For
Leveling Gold

Easy gold while leveling, but no endgame PvE benefit. Drop it once you can afford a crafting profession.

Pairs with: Leatherworking