More than one in three characters in a community WoW Forever crafting census had LeatherworkingLeatherworking604 recipes. Of the 1,223 crafters counted, 437 had it, while AlchemyAlchemy195 recipes came last at 114. Linked Inn’s creator collected the figuresreddit.com on October 5–6 from
Alliance characters on the PvP realm.
Leatherworking leads
BlacksmithingBlacksmithing512 recipes and TailoringTailoring477 recipes follow at 251 and 241 crafters. Leatherworking is nearly four times as common as Alchemy in this scan.
| Profession | Crafters | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 437 | 31% | |
| 251 | 18% | |
| 241 | 17% | |
| 222 | 16% | |
| 167 | 12% | |
| 114 | 8% |
Shares count 1,432 profession entries; a character can appear twice. The scan covers crafting professions only, with gathering and secondary professions left out.
Engineering’s median skill was 150, compared with around 100 for Blacksmithing.
Who crafts what
Paladins make up 55% of Blacksmiths and Warriors 40%. Mages, Warlocks and Priests account for about 95% of Tailors. Hunters lead Leatherworking, Rogues lead Engineering, and Druids lead Alchemy.
Each profession shows its class sample, which is smaller than the overall count above. Only the census’s labeled, rounded shares are shown; some smaller class shares are omitted.
Tailoring has the most blues
Tailors knew 58 recipes that make rare-quality items, ahead of Leatherworkers at 52 and Blacksmiths at 41. The three professions are close on proportion: blues make up roughly 28–29% of each recipe list.
| Profession | Blue / total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 58 / 200 | 29.0% | |
| 52 / 184 | 28.3% | |
| 41 / 144 | 28.5% | |
| 5 / 99 | 5.1% | |
| 0 / 69 | 0% | |
| 0 / 100 | 0% |
Across all six professions, 156 of the 796 recipes produce blue items. The creator identified 248 recipes as additions to Forever, almost a third of the total.
One crafter found
Ten recipes had just one known maker in the scan, including
Dreamweave Circlet and
Icy Cloak. They span item levels 17 to 50, so the list reaches well beyond high-level gear.
Tailoring
Dreamweave CircletDreamweave CircletItem Level 50Binds when equippedHeadCloth58 Armor+12 Spirit+10 Intellect+21 Spell PowerRequires Level 45Sell Price: 85 silver 93 copperItem level 50
Icy CloakIcy CloakItem Level 40Binds when equippedBackCloth29 Armor+6 Spirit+8 Frost Resistance+7 Spell PowerRequires Level 35Sell Price: 37 silver 88 copperItem level 40
Shining CircletShining CircletItem Level 25Binds when picked upHeadCloth35 Armor+10 StaminaRequires Level 20Sell Price: 9 silver 84 copperItem level 25
Flame CircletFlame CircletItem Level 25Binds when picked upHeadCloth35 Armor+10 StaminaRequires Level 20Sell Price: 9 silver 62 copperItem level 25
Leatherworking
Skycaller's Mail ShoulderSkycaller's Mail ShoulderItem Level 47Binds when picked upShoulderMail213 Armor+9 Intellect+6 Spirit+7 Stamina+13 Spell PowerRequires Level 42Item level 47
Gem-studded Leather BeltGem-studded Leather BeltItem Level 37Binds when equippedWaistLeather65 Armor+8 Stamina+6 Attack PowerRequires Level 32Use: Heal yourself for 225 to 375.Sell Price: 26 silver 52 copperItem level 37
Barbaric BracersBarbaric BracersItem Level 32Binds when equippedWristLeather47 Armor+6 Stamina+4 Strength+4 AgilityRequires Level 27Sell Price: 15 silver 89 copperItem level 32
Totemic Leather BootsTotemic Leather BootsItem Level 22Binds when picked upFeetLeather61 Armor+4 Stamina+5 Strength+6 Spell PowerRequires Level 17Item level 22
Stormrider's Leather BeltStormrider's Leather BeltItem Level 17Binds when picked upWaistLeather45 Armor+4 Intellect+3 Stamina+4 Spell PowerRequires Level 12Item level 17
Blacksmithing
Guard's Chain ShirtGuard's Chain ShirtItem Level 20Binds when picked upChestMail184 Armor+7 Stamina+4 Strength+5 DefenseRequires Level 15Sell Price: 9 silver 78 copperItem level 20
Other players may know these recipes. These are the makers found during the October 5–6 scan; the live census has since grown.



