Welcome to Exploring World of Warcraft

This site has been setup to provide free guides to enhance your World of Warcraft experience. The guides will be kept up-to-date with each new patch release, and will be constantly improved upon based on visitors comments, as well as my own research and in-game experiences. I will also continue to add new guides on a regular basis, so please come back often to see what is available or get the RSS feed to receive new guides as they are posted.

WoW Midsummer Fire Festival

This guide is about the Midsummer Fire Fesitval, which is a seasonal event that runs from June 21st to July 4th in the World of Warcraft. Bonfires are lit all across Azeroth to celebrate the hottest months of the year. Characters of all levels can join in the celebration by completing quests and visiting the flames around the world, which in turn will reward them with gold and experience, as well as Burning Blossoms. Burning Blossoms are the currency of the festival and can be used to purchase unique rewards during the festival.

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Updates to Profession Guides

I’m in the process of updating all the profession guides to make use of tooltips powered by Wowhead, as well as correcting errors and typos along the way. Some of the links added to the guides provide tooltips that will display when you hover your mouse of them. The rest are normal hyperlinks that will take you directly to pages on Wowhead.

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WoW Inscription Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Inscription levels from 1 to 450 and what to make while leveling Inscription in World of Warcraft. Inscription is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to create a variety of items such as cards, glyphs, scrolls, tomes and vellum. Inscription complements the Herbalism profession very well, as Herbalism can provide many of the raw materials required for Inscription.

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WoW Jewelcrafting Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Jewelcrafting levels from 1 to 450 and what to make while leveling Jewelcrafting in World of Warcraft. Jewelcrafting is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to create a variety of items such as necklaces, rings and trinkets as well as gems for socketed items. Jewelcrafting complements the Mining profession very well, as Mining can provide many of the raw materials required for Jewelcrafting.

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WoW Engineering Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Engineering levels from 1 to 450 and what to make while leveling Engineering in World of Warcraft. Engineering is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to create a variety of items such as guns, bullets, arrows, scopes and more. Engineering complements the Mining profession very well, as Mining can provide many of the raw materials required for Engineering.

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WoW Alchemy Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Alchemy levels from 1 to 450 and what to make while leveling Alchemy in World of Warcraft. Alchemy is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to create elixirs, oils and potions. Alchemy complements the Herbalism profession very well, as Herbalism can provide many of the raw materials required for Alchemy.

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WoW Blacksmithing Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Blacksmithing levels from 1 to 450 and what to make while leveling Blacksmithing in World of Warcraft. Blacksmithing is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to forge a variety of items such as armor (mail and plate) and melee weapons. Blacksmithing complements the Mining profession very well, as Mining can provide many of the raw materials required for Blacksmithing.

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WoW Cooking Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Cooking levels from 1 to 450 and what to cook while leveling Cooking in World of Warcraft. Cooking is a secondary profession, which means learning to cook won’t limit what other professions you train your character in. It complements the Fishing profession very well, as most fish can be cooked. Cooking can also increase the beneficial effects gained from eating food, and can provide a modest gold income.

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WoW Leatherworking Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3.3) will cover training your Leatherworking levels from 1 to 450 and what to do while leveling Leatherworking in World of Warcraft. Leatherworking is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to create a variety of items such as cloaks and armor. Leatherworking complements the Skinning profession very well, as Skinning can provide many of the raw materials required for Leatherworking.

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WoW Enchanting Guide 1-450

This guide (up-to-date for patch 3.3) will cover training your Enchanting levels from 1 to 450 and what to do while leveling Enchanting in World of Warcraft. Enchanting is a primary profession (of which you can only choose two at any point in the game) and allows your character to enchant items and craft wands and oils. Enchanting complements the Tailoring profession very well, as disenchanting certain items that have been crafted with Tailoring can generate useful dusts, essences and shards.

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