WoW Forever Tailoring Guide

WoW Forever Tailoring Guide Quick Overview:

• Tailoring has a lot of new specialized crafting options that enable you to craft gear for any magic playstyle.
• Tailoring is at its best when it comes to creating leveling gear for Priests, Mages, and Warlocks, which are also the best classes for this profession.
• Tailoring is best paired with Enchanting since it doesn’t require a gathering profession and its crafted gear can be disenchanted for extra Enchanting materials.

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WoW Forever Tailoring Changes

In WoW Forever, Tailoring’s baseline remains the same: it is a crafting profession that enables you to turn cloth into various gear and bags. The main difference comes from all the new item recipes that come with Forever, expanding your crafting capabilities by a lot, especially when it comes to leveling gear.

Another major change is the introduction of the Camping system. Tailors get to craft a Faction Banner, which increases Spirit and can be further upgraded into a Spinning Wheel and a Loom, serving as crafting stations.

Leveling Tailoring in Forever

When it comes to leveling, Tailoring works pretty much like any other crafting profession: creating gear provides you with skill ups, which enables you to make better gear, which also gets more costly.

Overall, there are four different tiers of items based on how they affect your Tailoring progression:

• Orange recipes guarantee a skill up every time you craft them.
• Yellow recipes offer a decent chance of providing a skill point, which slowly decreases as you get closer to the green tier.
• Green recipes provide a low chance of getting a skill point, which gets even lower as you get closer to the grey tier.
• Gray recipes with no arrow indicators provide no skill points, no matter how many items you craft.

Unlike many other crafting professions, Tailoring is self-sufficient and doesn’t require pairing itself with a gathering profession. All sorts of cloth you need will drop from (mostly) humanoid enemies, so you don’t need to juggle two professions to ensure that you can sustain your demand for higher-end materials. However, you’ll still need to buy some stuff for your crafts, since they can involve Alchemical and other types of ingredients.

Here’s a variant of an effective progression path to get you from 1 to 300 in Tailoring while not wasting too many resources.

Skill	Recipe	Crafts	Materials	Learned From
1–43	Bolt of Linen Cloth	54	108x Linen Cloth	Known
43–45	Brown Linen Vest	2	2x Bolt of Linen Cloth 2x Coarse Thread	Trainer
45–70	Linen Belt	33	33x Bolt of Linen Cloth 33x Coarse Thread	Trainer
70–75	Reinforced Linen Cape	7	14x Bolt of Linen Cloth 21x Coarse Thread	Trainer
75–81	Bolt of Woolen Cloth	12	36x Wool Cloth	Trainer
81–100	Woolen Cape	27	27x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 27x Fine Thread	Trainer
100–110	Bolt of Silk Cloth	10	40x Silk Cloth	Trainer
110–125	Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders	19	57x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 38x Fine Thread	Trainer
125–132	Azure Silk Hood	7	14x Bolt of Silk Cloth 14x Blue Dye 7x Fine Thread	Trainer
132–139	Lesser Wizard's Robe	8	16x Bolt of Silk Cloth 16x Fine Thread 16x Spider's Silk	Trainer
139–140	Formal White Shirt	1	3x Bolt of Silk Cloth 2x Bleach 1x Fine Thread	Trainer
140–149	Bolt of Mageweave	11	55x Mageweave Cloth	Trainer
149–160	Earthen Vest	11	33x Bolt of Silk Cloth 11x Elemental Earth 22x Fine Thread	Trainer
160–170	Robe of Power	10	20x Bolt of Mageweave 20x Elemental Earth 20x Elemental Water 20x Elemental Fire 20x Elemental Air 20x Silken Thread	Trainer
170–180	Black Mageweave Vest	10	20x Bolt of Mageweave 30x Silken Thread	Trainer
180–190	Orange Mageweave Shirt	11	11x Bolt of Mageweave 11x Orange Dye 11Heavy Silken Thread	Trainer
190–205	Black Mageweave Gloves	17	34x Bolt of Mageweave 34x Heavy Silken Thread	Trainer
205–214	Bolt of Runecloth	11	55x Runecloth	Trainer
214–234	Runecloth Belt	21	63x Bolt of Runecloth 21x Rune Thread	Trainer
234–250	Runecloth Cloak	18	72x Bolt of Runecloth 18x Ironweb Spider Silk 18x Rune Thread	Vendor: Darnall, Moonglade
250–260	Runecloth Boots	12	48x Bolt of Runecloth 24x Ironweb Spider Silk 48x Rugged Leather 12x Rune Thread	Vendor: Darnall, Moonglade
260–280	Runecloth Cuffs	25	125x Bolt of Runecloth 25x Ironweb Spider Silk 25x Rune Thread	Vendor: Pexmit, Mount Hyjal
280–285	Wisdom of the Timbermaw	8	64x Bolt of Runecloth 24x Essence of Earth 24x Living Essence 16x Ironweb Spider Silk	Vendor: Meilosh, Felwood
285–292	Venomspew Gloves	7	28x Bolt of Runecloth 7x Small Brilliant Shard 21x Essence of Air 42x Rune Thread	Vendor: Mishta, Silithus
292–299	Venomspew Cord	9	54x Bolt of Runecloth 9x Small Brilliant Shard 27x Essence of Air 54x Rune Thread	Vendor: Mishta, Silithus
299–300	Venomspew Footpads	4	20x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Small Brilliant Shard 12x Essence of Air 24x Rune Thread	Vendor: Mishta, Silithus

Tailoring Shopping List

Here’s everything you’ll need to get in order to follow this Tailoring progression route. Note that while you can gather many of the listed materials yourself, some of them have to be purchased.

Material	Amount needed
Coarse Thread	58
Fine Thread	113
Blue Dye	14
Bleach	2
Silken Thread	50
Orange Dye	11
Heavy Silken Thread	45
Rune Thread	200
Linen Cloth	112
Wool Cloth	252
Silk Cloth	272
Spider's Silk	16
Mageweave Cloth	425
Elemental Earth	31
Elemental Water	20
Elemental Fire	20
Elemental Air	20
Runecloth	2410
Ironweb Spider Silk	82
Rugged Leather	48
Essence of Earth	24
Living Essence	24
Small Brilliant Shard	21
Essence of Air	63

Tailoring Pattern Sets in Forever

As I’ve mentioned earlier, in Forever, you don’t get Tailoring Specializations. Instead, Tailors are provided with a whole bunch of Pattern Sets they can craft throughout their leveling journey to become stronger. These are designed to be extremely versatile, so that they fit any build from full-on Healers to DPS.

Unfortunately, you aren’t able to sell any of these since they are all Bind-on-pickup. That limits your Tailoring Class choice significantly, since non-magic users won’t need any of these items, while basically all magic users would want to get their hands on these strong leveling tools.

Some of the recipes for these items can drop in the world, while others require interacting with the Azeroth Commerce Authority/Durotar Supply and Logistics. From what I’ve seen so far, Merchant’s Favor is very important for Tailoring in particular due to how many of these recipes are locked behind these factions, so make sure to dedicate enough time and attention to these.

Finally, there are also Filigreed versions of recipes that are only obtainable from Dungeon Bosses, like Filigreed Pearly Gown, or Filigreed Silky Leggings. These are probably going to be very valuable, so going for them at every opportunity makes a lot of sense.

Tailoring Pattern Sets: 60 to 125

Pattern Set	Items	Materials for the base set
Pristine	Pristine Boots, Pristine Gloves, Pristine Sash, Pristine Circlet, Pristine Gown, Pristine Leggings	14x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 44x Bolt of Silk Cloth 13x Fine Thread 4x Silken Thread 26x Cerulean Dye 26x Pristine Leather 5x Silver Bar 7x Greater Astral Essence
Silky	Silky Boots, Silky Gloves, Silky Sash, Silky Circlet, Silky Gown, Silky Leggings	14x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 44x Bolt of Silk Cloth 13x Fine Thread 4x Silken Thread 26x Cerulean Dye 26x Spider’s Silk 5x Silver Bar 7x Greater Astral Essence
Flame	Flame Boots, Flame Gloves, Flame Sash, Flame Circlet, Flame Gown, Flame Leggings	14x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 44x Bolt of Silk Cloth 13x Fine Thread 4x Silken Thread 26x Cerulean Dye 26x Fire Oil 5x Silver Bar 7x Greater Astral Essence
Shadow	Shadow Boots, Shadow Gloves, Shadow Sash, Shadow Circlet, Shadow Gown, Shadow Leggings	14x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 44x Bolt of Silk Cloth 13x Fine Thread 4x Silken Thread 26x Cerulean Dye 26x Shadowgem 5x Silver Bar 7x Greater Astral Essence
Pearly	Pearly Boots, Pearly Gloves, Pearly Sash, Pearly Circlet, Pearly Gown, Pearly Leggings	14x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 44x Bolt of Silk Cloth 13x Fine Thread 4x Silken Thread 26x Cerulean Dye 26x Small Lustrous Pearl 5x Silver Bar 7x Greater Astral Essence
Shining	Shining Boots, Shining Gloves, Shining Sash, Shining Circlet, Shining Gown, Shining Leggings	14x Bolt of Woolen Cloth 44x Bolt of Silk Cloth 13x Fine Thread 4x Silken Thread 26x Cerulean Dye 26x Pyrite 5x Silver Bar 7x Greater Astral Essence

Tailoring Pattern Sets: 140 to 235

Pattern Set	Items	Materials for the base set
Gilded	Gilded Slippers, Gilded Handwraps, Gilded Cord, Gilded Waistcord, Gilded Gloves, Gilded Sandals	48x Bolt of Mageweave 26x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Pristine Leather 24x Heavy Silken Thread 32x Magenta Dye 22x Cerulean Dye 48x Gold Bar
Frothing	Frothing Slippers, Frothing Handwraps, Frothing Cord, Frothing Waistcord, Frothing Gloves, Frothing Sandals	48x Bolt of Mageweave 26x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Pristine Leather 24x Heavy Silken Thread 32x Magenta Dye 22x Cerulean Dye 48x Globe of Water
Fiery	Fiery Slippers, Fiery Handwraps, Fiery Cord, Fiery Waistcord, Fiery Gloves, Fiery Sandals	48x Bolt of Mageweave 26x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Pristine Leather 24x Heavy Silken Thread 32x Magenta Dye 22x Cerulean Dye 48x Heart of Fire
Black	Black Slippers, Black Handwraps, Black Cord, Black Waistcord, Black Gloves, Black Sandals	48x Bolt of Mageweave 26x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Pristine Leather 24x Heavy Silken Thread 32x Magenta Dye 22x Cerulean Dye 48x Black Pearl
Golden	Golden Slippers, Golden Handwraps, Golden Cord, Golden Waistcord, Golden Gloves, Golden Sandals	48x Bolt of Mageweave 26x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Pristine Leather 24x Heavy Silken Thread 32x Magenta Dye 22x Cerulean Dye 48x Golden Pearl
Radiant	Radiant Slippers, Radiant Handwraps, Radiant Cord, Radiant Waistcord, Radiant Gloves, Radiant Sandals	48x Bolt of Mageweave 26x Bolt of Runecloth 4x Pristine Leather 24x Heavy Silken Thread 32x Magenta Dye 22x Cerulean Dye 48x Large Radiant Shard

Tailoring Pattern Sets: 195 to 205

Pattern Set	Items	Materials for the base set
Nethergeld	Nethergeld Shoulders, Nethergeld Cuffs	34x Bolt of Mageweave 6x Heavy Silken Thread 10x Magenta Dye 7x Cerulean Dye 18x Gold Bar 6x Greater Nether Essence
Netherfroth	Netherfroth Shoulders, Netherfroth Cuffs	34x Bolt of Mageweave 6x Heavy Silken Thread 10x Magenta Dye 7x Cerulean Dye 18x Globe of Water 6x Greater Nether Essence
Netherflame	Netherflame Shoulders, Netherflame Cuffs	34x Bolt of Mageweave 6x Heavy Silken Thread 10x Magenta Dye 7x Cerulean Dye 18x Heart of Fire 6x Greater Nether Essence
Netherpearl	Netherpearl Shoulders, Netherpearl Cuffs	34x Bolt of Mageweave 6x Heavy Silken Thread 10x Magenta Dye 7x Cerulean Dye 18x Black Pearl 6x Greater Nether Essence
Nethershine	Nethershine Shoulders, Nethershine Cuffs	34x Bolt of Mageweave 6x Heavy Silken Thread 10x Magenta Dye 7x Cerulean Dye 18x Golden Pearl 6x Greater Nether Essence
Netherlight	Netherlight Shoulders, Netherlight Cuffs	34x Bolt of Mageweave 6x Heavy Silken Thread 10x Magenta Dye 7x Cerulean Dye 18x Large Radiant Shard 6x Greater Nether Essence

​Note that this isn’t the full list — there are plenty of other options yet to discover in WoW Forever.

 

 

Making Gold with Tailoring in Forever

That said, how exactly can you make money with your Tailoring profession? Well, there are actually multiple ways to do that.

​First off, Tailoring opens you up to a great Bag market. Every character in the game needs Bags and Reagent Bags, and you can absolutely dedicate yourself to crafting and selling these for profit, especially if you get your hands on the better recipes earlier than most other players. The market is going to be very stable and consistent, but also very competitive — the demand is high, and so is the supply.

​If you want something a bit less crowded, selling good crafted gear is the way to go. In WoW Forever, Tailoring offers lots of options suited to many different playstyles, so you’ll probably be able to find buyers for many different types of gear. If you can quickly identify the meta leveling gear, selling it can become a goldmine. If you miss out on this, endgame gear is always going to be important, although you probably know that already.

Always take a good look at rare Patterns that you get — considering how many of them are available in the game, there is a good chance that you’re one of the few lucky Tailors who have obtained this particular one, meaning that you can now act as somewhat of a monopolist, selling gear that almost no one else can craft.

​Finally, just a bit of common sense: only sell items that will turn in some profit. There are some cases where crafted items cost less than the sum of their materials, and even if you got said materials for free, it would make more sense to sell them separately.

Best Professions to Pair with Tailoring

Your primary source of cloth is killing humanoid enemies, which is arguably one of Tailoring’s biggest strengths — you don’t have to invest in a separate gathering profession to get your materials, like Leatherworking specialists have to do with Skinning. That means that you are able to freely invest in a second crafting profession, and Enchanting is by far your best choice.

​The reason is simple: you can disenchant some of the gear you craft with Tailoring to get Enchanting materials, saving money and time in the process. And since Tailoring doesn’t require you to go out of your way to get materials in the first place — unlike Herbalism and Mining — you get a very consistent stream of materials for both professions without much effort. While you probably won’t end up with an abundance of stuff for your Enchanting, it’s still nice to get something.  

​However, you don’t absolutely have to choose Enchanting. Tailoring can work fine with any gathering profession like Skinning, Mining, and Herbalism if your goal is to simply make money by selling materials. You can also consider Alchemy or Engineering if your goal is to have a non-Enchanting profession to pair with Tailoring.

Best Class to Learn Tailoring in Forever

While Tailoring might seem like a very cool profession that feels far less strict and limited than some other options at hand in WoW Forever, some of its mechanics — particularly bind-on-pickup — limit its usefulness quite severely.

The best part of Tailoring currently is the ability to create great leveling gear for Classes that wear Cloth, as long as the Tailor also belongs to said Class. That leaves you with Mages, Priests, and Warlocks.

On the bright side, all three classes get a lot from Tailoring, since the variety of options it provides is huge. All three classes rely on several forms of magic:

• Mages work with Arcane, Fire, and Frost.
• Priests interact with Healing, Holy, and Shadow.
• Warlocks rely on Fire and Shadow.

As you’ve already noticed, all of these are fully covered by Forever’s Tailoring. You can craft gear based on the demands of your specific build, fine-tuning it to empower your playstyle specifically, and that isn’t something that everyone can boast.

Tailoring Legacy Bonuses in WoW Forever

Just like most other professions, Tailoring benefits from the Forever’s Legacy system in a general way, with no talents dedicated to it specifically. However, it probably benefits way more from additional Merchant’s Favor provided by one of the talents, since Tailors will need recipes provided by the Azeroth Commerce Authority and Durotar Supply and Logistics.  

• Working Overtime increases your chance to gain a skill increase from any tradeskill.
• Dedicated Study increases your skill level in your lowest tradeskill by a small amount or provides random Elemental Essences if you have already reached 300 in all 5 skills.
• Performance Bonus grants a chance to receive 100% additional Merchant's Favor when turning in a supply crate to the Azeroth Commerce Authority or Durotar Supply and Logistics.
• Field Guide reduces the cooldown on adding Camp features.
• Reagent Economy makes it so your class abilities no longer require reagents purchasable from vendors, and your Tier 1 camping features cost no reagents to craft.

 

 

Read our other WoW Forever Guides:

• Blacksmithing
• Best Addons
• Leveling

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