Enchanting Leveling Guide
Disenchant, craft, and enchant from 1-600. Full shopping lists, recommended DE targets, and the cheapest trainer-first routes.
Updated 2026
Supports Classic / TBC / WotLK / Cata / MoP
Best paired with Tailoring
Classic
TBC
WotLK
Cata
MoP
Classic Shopping List (1-300)
Material Qty (approx.) Notes
Strange Dust 220 1-110. Greater Magic Essence 20 1-60. Lesser Astral Essence 20 60-100. Soul Dust 150 110-170. Greater Astral Essence 15 Optional 90-120. Vision Dust 160 170-240. Lesser Nether Essence 25 185-210 optional. Dream Dust 140 230-275. Greater Nether Essence 20 240-260. Illusion Dust 180 275-300. Greater Eternal Essence 20 285-300. Simple/Stronger Mana Oil Mats 20 For mid-level steps.
Farm low-level cloth greens (Tailoring) to generate Strange Dust/Soul Dust cheaply. Avoid buying essences; craft/disenchant wands/cloaks instead.
Classic Route (1-300)
Skill Craft Notes
1-50 Runed Copper Rod 1 time; then Minor Magic Resistance / Bracer Minor Health. 50-90 Lesser Magic Wand Great resale. 90-110 Greater Magic Wand Trainer recipe. 110-135 Enchant Bracer - Minor Stamina Strange Dust. 135-150 Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength Soul Dust. 150-170 Enchant Boots - Minor Agility / Weapon - Lesser Beastslayer Soul Dust/Essence. 170-200 Enchant Cloak - Greater Defense / Enchant Shield - Stamina Vision Dust. 200-225 Enchant Bracer - Greater Stamina Vision Dust. 225-235 Enchant Gloves - Agility Vision Dust + Essence. 235-250 Enchant Boots - Stamina / Weapon - Demonslaying Vision Dust/Dream Dust. 250-265 Enchant Chest - Greater Stats Dream Dust. 265-285 Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina Dream Dust + Greater Nether. 285-300 Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina / Enchant Gloves - Riding Illusion Dust + Greater Eternal.
TBC Shopping List (300-375)
Material Qty Notes
Arcane Dust 700 Most crafts. Lesser Planar Essence 40 300-320. Greater Planar Essence 30 320-350. Small Prismatic Shard 30 350+. Large Prismatic Shard 20 360+. Nethershards/Coilfang Greens Varies To DE if cheap.
Disenchant Outland quest rewards/dungeon blues. Tailoring greens (Netherweave Belts) are the cheapest dust farm.
TBC Route (300-375)
Skill Craft Notes
300-310 Runed Fel Iron Rod 1 time. 310-320 Bracer - Assault Arcane Dust. 320-335 Cloak - Major Armor Arcane Dust. 335-350 Shield - Major Stamina / Gloves - Assault Arcane Dust + Planar Essence. 350-360 Boots - Fortitude / Cat's Swiftness (if cheap) / Large Prismatic Shard enchants Use cheapest shard recipe available. 360-370 Bracer - Brawn / Spellpower Prismatic Shards + Dust. 370-375 Weapon - Major Striking / Major Intellect Prismatics + Planar.
WotLK Shopping List (375-450)
Material Qty Notes
Infinite Dust 900 Primary mat. Lesser Cosmic Essence 80 400-430. Greater Cosmic Essence 50 430+. Dream Shard 60 400-440. Abyss Crystal 10 440-450 (or shatter). Crystallized Water/Life 20 For some rods.
Disenchant Northrend greens from dungeons/quests; shatter Abyss Crystals if dust/essences are expensive.
WotLK Route (375-450)
Skill Craft Notes
375-385 Runed Titanium Rod 1 time. 385-400 Cloak - Speed / Boots - Greater Assault Infinite Dust + Lesser Cosmic. 400-415 Bracer - Greater Stats / Striking Infinite Dust; good for selling. 415-425 Gloves - Precision / Armsman Infinite Dust + Greater Cosmic. 425-435 Chest - Super Stats / Weapon - Exceptional Spellpower Dream Shards; some Cosmic. 435-445 Boots - Greater Vitality / Gloves - Angler Still Dust/Cosmic; swap if one mat cheaper. 445-450 Weapon - Mighty Spellpower / Berserking scrolls (if recipe) / Abyss Crystal shatter Use cheapest high-skill recipe available.
Cata Shopping List (450-525)
Material Qty (approx.) Notes
Hypnotic Dust 120 From disenchanting Cata greens. Lesser / Greater Celestial Essence 40 Mid-tier enchants. Heavenly Shard 20 Weapon and top-end enchants. Maelstrom Crystal 4-6 Only for the final crafts / sellable enchants.
Run Cata leveling dungeons and disenchant everything — Hypnotic Dust demand is enormous. The Enchanter perk (ring enchants: +Int/+Str/+Agi on your own rings) stays best-in-slot all expansion.
Cata Route (450-525)
Skill Craft Notes
450-475 Enchant Boots - Earthen Vitality Hypnotic Dust; make scrolls and sell. 475-495 Enchant Bracer - Critical Strike / Cloak - Intellect Dust + Lesser Celestial Essence. 495-515 Enchant Chest - Mighty Stats / Bracer - Speed Greater Celestial Essence. 515-525 Weapon enchants (Hurricane / Landslide) Heavenly Shards + Maelstrom Crystals; sell as scrolls.
MoP Shopping List (525-600)
Material Qty (approx.) Notes
Spirit Dust 200 From disenchanting MoP greens. Mysterious Essence 60 Mid-tier enchants; 5 Dust = 1 Essence. Ethereal Shard 30 Top-tier enchants; 5 Essence = 1 Shard. Sha Crystal 4-6 From disenchanting epics or 5 Ethereal Shards.
MoP Enchanting is fully convertible — Dust rolls up into Essences, Shards, and Sha Crystals, so you can level off Spirit Dust alone. Dancing Steel and Jade Spirit weapon scrolls are the best gold in the Siege of Orgrimmar phase.
MoP Route (525-600)
Skill Craft Notes
525-550 Enchant Bracer - Mastery / Boots - Greater Haste Spirit Dust. 550-575 Enchant Chest - Superior Stamina / Cloak - Accuracy Dust + Mysterious Essence. 575-590 Enchant Gloves / Off-Hand enchants Ethereal Shards. 590-600 Weapon enchants (Dancing Steel / Jade Spirit / River's Song) Sha Crystals; premium raid scrolls.
Gold & Tips
Pairing Tailoring for cheap greens to disenchant. Gather cloth routes (Farming humanoids). Profit Weapon/Boot enchants early in expansions sell fast. Sell wands (Classic) and rods; every enchanter needs them. Scrolls (WotLK - MoP) let you AH enchants—use Inks from friends or AH. Stockpiling Buy cheap greens/blues to DE during off-hours. Watch for shard/dust price swaps; shatter Abyss Crystals if profitable. Use vellum to bank enchants and sell later.
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