World of Warcraft Professions Guide

Crafting Professions:

Alchemy – Mixology increases the stat bonus of elixirs by up to 25% and the duration by 100% (to 2 hours) and the stat bonus of flasks by up to 50% and the duration by 100% (to 4 hours) for alchemists. It has no effect on potions.

Blacksmithing – Blacksmiths can add sockets to their bracers (Socket Bracer) and gloves (Socket Gloves).

Engineering – Engineers may attach Hyperspeed Accelerators to a pair of gloves, increasing their haste rating by 340 for 10 seconds. 2 minute cooldown. UPDATE: duration was increased from 8 to 10 seconds in 3.0.8.

Inscription – Scribes may inscribe their shoulder armor to grant:

104 Attack Power and 15 Crit (Master’s Inscription of the Axe) (vs. Greater Inscription of the Axe)
61 Spell Power and 15 Crit (Master’s Inscription of the Storm) (vs. Greater Inscription of the Storm )
61 Spell Power and 6 MP5 (Master’s Inscription of the Crag) (vs. Greater Inscription of the Crag)
52 Dodge and 15 Defence (Master’s Inscription of the Pinnacle) (vs. Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle)

Jewelcrafting – Jewelcrafters can equip up to three of the following BoP gems:

Bright Dragon’s Eye (54 Attack Power)
Solid Dragon’s Eye (41 Stamina)
Stormy Dragon’s Eye (35 Spell Penetration)
Thick Dragon’s Eye (27 Defense)
Sparkling Dragon’s Eye (27 Spirit)
Smooth Dragon’s Eye (27 Crit)
Quick Dragon’s Eye (27 Haste)
Precise Dragon’s Eye (27 Expertise)
Bold Dragon’s Eye (27 Strength)
Mystic Dragon’s Eye (27 Resilience)
Lustrous Dragon’s Eye (11 MP5)
Fractured Dragon’s Eye (27 Armor Penetration)
Brilliant Dragon’s Eye (27 Intellect)
Flashing Dragon’s Eye (27 Parry)
Subtle Dragon’s Eye (27 Dodge)
Runed Dragon’s Eye (32 Spell Power)
Delicate Dragon’s Eye (27 Agility)
Rigid Dragon’s Eye (27 Hit)

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Leatherworking – Leather workers may attach a fur lining to their bracers to grant:

114 Attack Power (Fur Lining – Attack Power) (vs. Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault)
67 Spell Power (Fur Lining – Spell Power) (vs. Enchant Bracers – Greater Spellpower)
50 Stamina (Fur Lining – Stamina) (vs. Enchant Bracers – Major Stamina) UPDATE: 40 Stamina bracers enchant added in 3.0.8.

Tailoring – Tailors may embroider their cloaks to give a chance:

to restore 300 mana when they cast a spell (Darkglow Embroidery)
to cause an additional 800 to 1000 Holy damage when they damage an enemy with a spell (Lightweave Embroidery)
to cause their damaging melee attacks to sometimes increase their Attack Power by 300 for 15 seconds (Swordguard Embroidery)

Gathering Professions:

Herbalism – Using Lifeblood, herbalists may heal themselves for 2000 over 5 seconds at level 80. They may also use Fire Leaf (400 Attack Power for 10 seconds) and Fire Seed (200 Spell Power for 10 seconds).

Mining – Toughness grants Miners 50 extra Stamina at level 80. UPDATE: changed from 500 extra health in 3.0.8.

Skinning – Master of Anatomy grants Skinners 32 extra Crit at level 80. UPDATE: changed from 25 extra Crit in 3.0.8.

Service Professions:

Enchanting – In World of Warcraft the only “service” profession is enchanting. It a service profession because the enchantments you create are applied to already existing objects. Therefore, because there are no tangible objects that can be bought or sold, this can pose a difficult challenge at times; While other wow professions allow you to buy or sell things on the auction house, a profession in enchanting only allows you to give out your enchantments through the trade window.

Enchanters can enchant their rings to grant:

WoW Profession Tips:

The crafting professions can all create BoP armor/weapons that are not summarized here

Blacksmithing and Jewelcrafting make it much easier to achieve socket bonuses (Blacksmithing allows gem color freedom on gloves and bracers and Jewelcrafting allows gem color freedom in up to three sockets)

Jewelcrafting allows you to gain stats that the other professions do not (e.g. Armor Penetration, Hit, Expertise, etc.)

Jewelcrafting makes meta gem requirements much easier, if not trivial, and as such allows you to avoid using suboptimal gems