young crafter's guide to Darkmoon Faire in wow

TheitemsdonotincludeOutlandcraftables,sothisincomeopportunityisprimarilygearedtowardsthepopulationthatisstilllevelingtheircharacters.Whileskillingupyourtrade,youcanhoardcertainitemstobeauctionedoffathigherpricesaroundthetimeofthemonththattheFaireturnsup.

Unfortunately,therearecurrentlyonlyopportunitiesforengineers,blacksmithsandleatherworkers,althoughtherestofthepopulationcanstillmakeaniceprofitfromthevarious"trash"itemsdroppedfromcertainmobs.TheDarkmoonFaireisinfullswing,andinbetweencheckingonthelivebreakingnewsbeingpostedfromourfolksatBlizzCon,levelingcraftsmenarebeinggivenanopportunitytomakesomecheapwow聽gold.

TheFairehasmuchtoofferthecitizensofAzeroth,fromfancyfoodsandfrogpetstoticketsthatcanbehandedinforniftyprizes.Itisthisticketsystemthatoffersyoutheopportunitytomakesomemoney.

Yousee,ticketsareawardedinexchangeforcertainitems.Manyoftheseitemsarecrafted,whileothersarelooted,suchas[VibrantPlume].BecauseplayershandtheseitemsintotheFairebothforreputationandfortickets,theyarehighlymarketableafewdaysbeforetheFairebegins,aswellasthefirstfewdaysafteritarrives.

IfyouareplanningtohandoversomeofyourcreationstotheFaireyourself,itisimportanttonotethattheticketsystemworksintiers.Thecheapestandlowestlevelitemsareonthebottomtier,scalinguptothehighestlevelitemsontier5.Becausereputationclimbsquickly,youmightonlybeabletocompleteahandfulofhand-insforeachtierbeforebeingusheredontothenext.

Inthismanner,donothandinthemostexpensiveitemsfirst,oryouwillneverbeabletohandinthecheapestones.

Itisimportanttonotethatdependingonthepriceoftheitemsfromthesametierintheotherprofessions,youritemmightnotsellforasmuchasyouwouldlike.Forexample,onceontier5,aplayermightpurchase[RuggedArmorKits]fromaleatherworkerbecausetheyarecheaperonthatserverthan[DenseGrindingStones].

Still,youritemsshouldsellfortheirhighestamountjustbeforeandduringthepresenceoftheFaire,andwhenskillingupyourtrade,choosingtheseitemsisagreatwaytoearnbacksomeofthemoneyyouhavespent.

Blacksmiths
Thetieroneblacksmithingitemis[CoarseWeightstone],andconsideringhowabundantcoarsestoneisonceyoubegintomineuptin,youshouldhavenoproblemsconstructingtheseinbulk.PlayerswillhandtheseintotheFaireinsetsoften,toaoneKerriHicks%26lt;TheStrongestWomanAlive!%26gt;.Thisitemisyellowat65,greenat72,andgreyat80.

[HeavyGrindingStone]isthetiertwoitem,andwillbedeliveredtotheFaireinsetsofseven.Becausetheycontainheavystone,whichdropsfromiron,thesecanoftenbesoldforquiteabit,andareanexcellentskilllevelingtool.Grindingupyourstonewilltakeyoufrom125whenitisyellow,throughto137whenitbecomesgreen.Youcankeepgrindingitupfortheoddskillpointuntilitgoesgreyat150.

Thetierthreeitemisabitmorecomplicated.[GreenIronBracers]canbehandedinthreeatatime,butdoconsumesixironbarsperpair.Ofcourse,comparedtomanyoftheotheritems,thisisquitecheaptomanufacture.Becauseitiswhite-quality,youronlychanceofsellingittootherplayersratherthanavendorisgoingtocomeduringtheFaire.Youmightdobesttoadvertisetheiravailabilityovertradechannel.

Thesebracersareorangeat165andbecomeyellowat190.

Thetierfouritemisone[BigBlackMace].Thisisapaintomake,andmightnotbeworththeeffortunlessyouareusingitforskillpointsanyway.Thisitemisorangeat230andbecomesyellowat255.

Thetierfiveitemis[DenseGrindingStone]tobehandedin8atatime.Again,becausethisonlyinvolvesstoneyou'llbeminingupanyway,thisisbothakeenlevelingtoolandanexcellentopportunitytomakesomemoneyfromthem.Thisitemisorangeat255butquicklygoesyellowat255,andgreenat257.

Leatherworkers
Forthefirsttier,planonmaking[EmbossedLeatherBoots].Playerscanhandinsixatatime,andbecausetheyareawhitequalityitem,youhaveachancetofetchabove-vendorpriceswhentheFaireisopen.Theseareorangeat55anddonotbecomeyellowuntil85!At100theybecomegreen.

Thesecondtieritemis[ToughenedLeatherArmor],another"junk"piecethatcanbehandedintoChronos%26lt;HeWhoNeverForgets%26gt;inthrees.Hisquestsaremorecreativelynamedthantheothers.Forexample,thisoneiscalledCarnivalJerkins.Orangeat120,thisspellgrowsyellowat145andgreenat157.

[BarbaricHarness]isthetierthreehand-in,insetsofthree.Yetanotherjunkpiece,whileitmayonlysellwellduringtheFairetootherplayers,itisstillavaluablelevelingtool.Thisitemisorangeat190andyellowat210,greenat220.

Thetierfouritemisone[TurtleScaleLeggings]whichisactuallyofgreenquality,andwillrequirethedemiseofmanyturtlestocraft.Orangeat235,thisdoesnotbecomeyellowuntil255orgreenuntil265.TryhuntingtheturtlesalongthecoastinDustwallowMarsh,theHinterlands,andTanaris.

Engineers
Asalowlevelengineer,youwillfindyourselfmakinganawfullotofparts,ratherthanactualitems.Whilethesepartsdocomeinhandylater,mostplayersfindthattheyhavequitethesurplusofun-usedpartsthatusuallyareunloadedonthepoorvendors.

The[CopperModulator]canbecraftedfromskilllevel65rightupuntillevel125,whenitgoesgreyandnolongerofferspoints.Becausecopperisanabundantmetal,andlineniscommonintheearlystagesofaplayer'scareer,thisisafairlycheapitemtocraftforskillpoints.

PlayerswhotalktoRinlingcanacquirethequestCopperModulator,andwillhandthemoverinstacksoffive.Theseareatieroneitem,andcannotbehandedinmanytimes.

Thetiertwoitemisthe[WhirringBronzeGizmo].Myyoungengineerstillhasabankfullofthese!Infact,theyarethedirectupgradefromthemodulatorswherematerialsareconcerned.Insteadofcopper,youwillbeusingbronze,whichisafusionofcopperandthenextmetal,tin,andwoolinsteadoflinen.

Again,allofthesematerialsshouldnaturallyturnupinthecourseoflevelingyourcharacter.TheseitemsarehandedintoRinlinginstacksofseven,forthequestWhirringBronzeGizmo.

Thetierthreeitemisabitmorefuntoconstruct,butyouwon'tlearnhowtodosofromyourtrainer.[Schematic:GreenFirework]canbepurchasedfromGagsprocketinRatchet.Thisengineeringvendorcanbefoundinanodd-lookinghutnorth-eastofthebank,orCrazkSparksinBootyBay.

Playerswillhandtheseoveringroupsof36.Fortunately,thepiecesofheavyblastingpowderandheavyleatheractuallymakethreefireworks.Thisitemwillbeginasyellowat150andbecomegreenat162.Still,forthematerialsgiven,thisisnotanexpensiveskill-up.

Thefourthtierwillseeyoumaking[MechanicalRepairKits].Yourtrainerwillteachyouhowtoconstructthem,andplanonsellingtheminmultiplesofsix,becausethatiswhatthequestMechanicalRepairKitsdemands.Thisitemalsobeginsasyellowat200,becominggreenat220.

Finally,forthefifthtier,youwillbeabletosell[ThoriumWidgets]tobegiventoRinlingsixatatime.Thesearenotgoingtobecheaptomanufactureatall.Whiletheruneclothisabundant,youwillprobablyfeelhard-pressedtopartwithyourthorium.Nonetheless,theitemisorangeat260anddoesnotbecomeyellowuntil280,almostguaranteeingyouacool20engineeringpointsfor20widgets.