Enchanting

Enchanting allows a player to increase the bonus that an item gives to the player wearing it, as well as make a few trinkets that will benefit the enchanter only. Enchanters can enchant bound items in the "will not be traded" slot in the trade window, as well as items in their possession. With the addition of the Inscription profession in Wrath of the Lich King, Enchanters can enchant scrolls (created by Inscriptionists) which can be sold on the Auction House, or mailed to a friend, guild member, or alt, rather than requiring the enchanter to be present when the item is enchanted.

Enchanting in Classic WoW

Enchanting is the most advanced tradeskill. This means it will take a lot of time\money and effort to level, considerably more than another tradeskill. Enchanting adds bonuses to armor and weapons; some examples of the higher lvl bonuses are:

+7 stamina for bracers
+3 all stats for chest pieces
+5 resist all for cloaks
+4 damage for 1 handed weapons

Raising enchanting involves applying enchantments to weapon\armor pieces, using the various dusts\essences\shards for ingredients. Often a player will level the skill using their own armor, repeatedly applying enchantments to their own pieces.

The expensive part about enchanting is acquiring the ingredients. There are 3 main ways to do so:

1. Disenchant every green\blue magic item you find
2. Have a second trade that makes magic items for you to disenchant - a good one is tailoring as it does not require an additional collection skill
3. Buying ingredients or items to disenchant from the auction house

As a warning it costs a lot of money to raise enchanting, and due to the fact that you have to participate in applying enchantments, its harder to sell them to try and recoup costs (i.e. you cant sell enchantments like leather patches in the AH, to sell enchantments you have to stand around and advertise which takes time away from playing).

The final trainer to reach artisan enchanting is more difficult to get to than other professions. You will need to travel to Uldaman to find the artisan trainer, an early 40's instance located in The Badlands. Best way to make a trainer run is to go in the back door, and the trainer is in the third scorpid room along the right path at the crossroads.

Enchanting Formulas in Classic WoW

Bracers

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
235	Bracer	+3 Def	Enchant Bracer - Deflection	click	LS - Banalash Swamp of Sorrows
255	Bracer	+7 Int	Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect	click	Vilebranch Shadowcaster The Hinterlands
220	Bracer	+7 Spirit	Enchant Bracer - Greater Spirit
245	Bracer	+7 Stam	Enchant Bracer - Greater Stamina
240	Bracer	+7 Str	Enchant Bracer - Greater Strength		Trainer
300	Bracer	+24 Heal	Enchant Bracer - Healing Power		Revered status with Argent Dawn
210	Bracer	+5 Int	Enchant Bracer - Intellect		Trainer
170	Bracer	+2 Def	Enchant Bracer - Lesser Deflection
150	Bracer	+3 Int	Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect		Trainer
120	Bracer	+3 Spirit	Enchant Bracer - Lesser Spirit	click	World
130	Bracer	+3 Stam	Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina		Trainer
140	Bracer	+3 Str	Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength
80	Bracer	+1 Ag	Enchant Bracer - Minor Agility		Trainer
20	Bracer	+1Def	Enchant Bracer - Minor Deflect		Trainer
?	Bracer		Enchant Bracer - Minor Health
60	Bracer	+1 Spirit	Enchant Bracer - Minor Spirit
50	Bracer	+1 Stam	Enchant Bracer - Minor Stamina		Trainer
80	Bracer	+1 Str	Enchant Bracer - Minor Strength
165	Bracer	+5 Spirit	Enchant Bracer - Spirit		Trainer
170	Bracer	+5 Stam	Enchant Bracer - Stamina		Trainer
180	Bracer	+5 Str	Enchant Bracer - Strength		Trainer
270	Bracer	+9 Spirit	Enchant Bracer - Superior Spirit	click	world
300	Bracer	+9 Stam	Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina	click	world
295	Bracer	+9 Str	Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength	click	Deadwind Warlock - Deadwind Pass

Chest

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
160	Chest	+35 Health	Enchant Chest - Greater Health		Trainer
185	Chest	+50 Mana	Enchant Chest - Greater Mana		Trainer
300	Chest	+4 Stats	Enchant Chest - Greater Stats	click	very rare world?
120	Chest	+25 Health	Enchant Chest - Health		Trainer
140	Chest	5% 25 Dam	Enchant Chest - Lesser Absorption		Trainer
60	Chest	+15 Health	Enchant Chest - Lesser Health		Trainer
80	Chest	+20 Mana	Enchant Chest - Lesser Mana
200	Chest	+2 Stats	Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats		Trainer
275	Chest	+100 Health	Enchant Chest - Major Health	click	Qia 61,37- Winterspring.
290	Chest	+100 Mana	Enchant Chest - Major Mana	click	Scarlet Enchanter Eastern Plaguelands
145	Chest	+30 Mana	Enchant Chest - Mana		Trainer
40	Chest	2% 10 Dam	Enchant Chest - Minor Absorption		Trainer
15	Chest	+5 Health	Enchant Chest - Minor Health		Trainer
20	Chest	+5 Mana	Enchant Chest - Minor Mana
150	Chest	+1 Stats	Enchant Chest - Minor Stats		Trainer
245	Chest	+3 Stats	Enchant Chest - Stats		Trainer
220	Chest	+50 Health	Enchant Chest - Superior Health		Trainer
230	Chest		Enchant Chest - Superior Mana

Cloak

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
155	Cloak	+30 Armor	Enchant Cloak - Defense		Trainer
175	Cloak	+7 FR	Enchant Cloak - Fire Resistance		Trainer
205	Cloak	+50 Armor	Enchant Cloak - Greater Defense		Trainer
265	Cloak	+5 Res	Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance	click	Atal'ai Witch Doctor (temple)
225	Cloak	+3 Ag	Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility	click	rare world
125	Cloak	+5 FR	Enchant Cloak - Lesser Fire Resistance		Trainer
115	Cloak	+20 Armor	Enchant Cloak - Lesser Protection		Trainer
135	Cloak	+10 SR	Enchant Cloak - Lesser Shadow Resistance	click	world
110	Cloak	+1 Ag	Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility
91	Cloak	+10 Armor	Enchant Cloak - Minor Protection		Trainer
45	Cloak	+1 Res	Enchant Cloak - Minor Resistance		Trainer
205	Cloak	+3 Res	Enchant Cloak - Resistance		Trainer
285	Cloak	+70 Armor	Enchant Cloak - Superior Defense	click	ls - 48,40 in Moonglade Lorlae Wintersong

Gloves

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
225	Gloves	+5 Herb	Enchant Gloves - Advanced Herbalism	click	SoS mobs
215	Gloves	+5 Mining	Enchant Gloves - Advanced Mining
210	Gloves		Enchant Gloves - Agility
145	Gloves	+2 Fishing	Enchant Gloves - Fishing	click	Torn Fin - Hillsbrad Foothills
295	Gloves	+7 Str	Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength	click	Spirestone Mystic Blackrock Spire
145	Gloves	+2 Herb	Enchant Gloves - Herbalism	click	high 20's Ancients
145	Gloves	+2 Mining	Enchant Gloves - Mining	click	Dark Iron Dwarfs
250	Gloves	1% Att spd	Enchant Gloves - Minor Haste		Trainer
250	Gloves	Inc Speed	Enchant Gloves - Riding Skill	click	world
200	Gloves	+5 Skinning	Enchant Gloves - Skinning
225	Gloves	+5 Str	Enchant Gloves - Strength		Trainer
270	Gloves	+7 Ag	Enchant Gloves -Greater Agility	click	Legashi Rogue - Azshara

Shield

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
235	Shield	+8 FR	Enchant Shield - Frost Resistance	click	Rare world
230	Shield	+7 Spirit	Enchant Shield - Greater Spirit		Trainer
265	Shield	+7 Stam	Enchant Shield - Greater Stamina	click	ls- bop - uc-Daniel Bartlett
195	Shield	+2% Block	Enchant Shield - Lesser Block
115	Shield	+30 Armor	Enchant Shield - Lesser Protection	click	world
130	Shield	+3 Spirit	Enchant Shield - Lesser Spirit		Trainer
155	Shield	+3 Stam	Enchant Shield - Lesser Stamina		Trainer
105	Shield		Enchant Shield - Minor Stamina
180	Shield	+5 Spirit	Enchant Shield - Spirit		Trainer
210	Shield	+5 Stam	Enchant Shield - Stamina
280	Shield	+9 Spirit	Enchant Shield - Superior Spirit	click	Scarlet Warder Eastern Plaguelands

Weapon

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
290	Weapon	+15 Ag	Enchant Weapon - Agility	click	Honored with the Timbermaw
300	Weapon	Health + Str	Enchant Weapon - Crusader	click	Scarlet Spellbinder Western Plaguelands
230	Weapon	+dam	Enchant Weapon - Demonslaying	click	world
265	Weapon	chance +40 dam	Enchant Weapon - Fiery Weapon	click	Pyromancer Loregrain Blackrock Depths
245	Weapon	+4 Dam	Enchant Weapon - Greater Striking
300	Weapon		Enchant Weapon - Healing Power	click	BOP - MC
285	Weapon	Chill	Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill	click	Anguished Highborne Winterspring
175	Weapon	+6 to Beasts	Enchant Weapon - Lesser Beastslayer
175	Weapon	+6 to Elem	Enchant Weapon - Lesser Elemental Slayer
140	Weapon	+2 dam	Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking
300	Weapon	Steal Life	Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing	click	Spectral Researcher Scholomance
300	Weapon	+22 Int	Enchant Weapon - Mighty Intellect		revered thorium brotherhood
90	Weapon	+2 to Beasts	Enchant Weapon - Minor Beastslayer
90	Weapon	+1 Dam	Enchant Weapon - Minor Striking
300	Weapon		Enchant Weapon - Spell Power	click	BOP - Very Rare Molten Core
290	Weapon	+15 Str	Enchant Weapon - Strength	click	Honored thorium brotherhood
195	Weapon		Enchant Weapon - Striking
300	Weapon	+5 Dam	Enchant Weapon - Superior Striking	click	Spirestone Warlord Blackrock Spire
295	Weapon	Curse	Enchant Weapon - Unholy Weapon	click	Thuzadin Shadowcaster - Stratholme
190	Weapon	+7 Frost dam	Enchant Weapon - Winter's Might	click	Holiday 2004 season special quest

Two Handed Weaspons

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
240	2H Weapon	+7 dam	Enchant 2H Weapon - Greater Impact		Trainer
200	2H Weapon	+5 Dam	Enchant 2H Weapon - Impact		Trainer
145	2H Weapon	+3 Dam	Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Impact		Trainer
100	2H Weapon	+3 Int	Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect
110	2H Weapon	+3 Spirit	Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Spirit	click	world
300	2H Weapon	+9 Int	Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Intellect	click	Crimson Sorcerer - Stratholme
300	2H Weapon	+9 Spirit	Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Spirit	click	Scholomance Adept - Scholomance
100	2H Weapon	+2 Dam	Enchant 2H Weapon - Minor Impact		Trainer
295	2H Weapon	+9 Dam	Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Impact	click	UBRS

Misc

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
250	Misc		Enchanted Leather
250	Misc		Enchanted Thorium

Wand

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
91	Wand	11.9 DPS	Greater Magic Wand
175	Wand	27.2 DPS	Greater Mystic Wand
155	Wand	5.7 DPS	Lesser Mystic Wand

Trinket

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Thott	WhereFrom
265	Trinket	+7 Res	Smoking Heart of the Mountain	click	Lord Roccor Blackrock Depths

Enchanting in The Burning Crusade

A player can become a Master Enchanter and begin enchanting items with enchantments from the Burning Crusades expansion at Level 50. Enchanting trainers are found at Honor Hold (Alliance) and Thrallmar (Horde) in Hellfire Peninsula, the Stormspire in Netherstorm, Scryer's and Aldor's Tiers in Shattrath City. Master Enchanters can learn enchantments up to 375 skill.

Formulas in The Burning Crusade

(currently only dropped patterns listed)

Boots

305	Boots	+4 mana per 5s and +4 health per 5s	Enchant Boots - Vitality		World drop
320	Boots	+12 Sta	Enchant Boots - Fortitude		Drop: Ethereal Priest (Mana Tombs, Auchindoun)
340	Boots	+12 Agi	Enchant Boots - Dexterity		Drop: Raging Skeleton (Auchenai Crypts, Auchindoun)
360	Boots	+9 Sta and increase to move speed	Enchant Boots - Boar's Speed		World drop
360	Boots	+9 Agi and increase to move speed	Enchant Boots - Cat's Swiftness		World drop
370	Boots	5% snare and root resistance, +10 hit rating	Enchant Boots - Surefooted		Unknown

Bracers

320	Bracers	+12 defense rating	Enchant Bracers - Major Defense		Drop: Ethereum Researcher (Netherstorm)
325	Bracers	+30 healing	Enchant Bracers - Superior Healing		Faction: Honor Hold/Thrallmar (Friendly)
335	Bracers	+6 mana per 5s	Enchant Bracers - Restore Mana Prime		World drop
350	Bracers	+12 Sta	Enchant Bracers - Fortitude		Drop: Coilfang Oracle (The Steamvaults, Coilfang Reservoir)
360	Bracers	+15 spell damage	Enchant Bracers - Spellpower		Drop: Bloodmaul Geomancer (Blade's Edge Mountains)

Chest

345	Chest	+6 to all stats	Enchant Chest - Exceptional Stats		Faction: Honor Hold/Thrallmar (Revered)
345	Chest	+15 resilience	Enchant Chest - Major Resilience		World drop

Cloak

325	Cloak	+20 spell penetration	Enchant Cloak - Spell Penetration		Faction: The Consortium (Friendly)
330	Cloak	+7 to all resistances	Enchant Cloak - Major Resistance		World drop
350	Cloak	+15 arcane resistance	Enchant Cloak - Greater Arcane Resistance		Drop: Eclipsion Archmage (Shadowmoon Valley)
350	Cloak	+15 shadow resistance	Enchant Cloak - Greater Shadow Resistance		Drop: Voidshrieker (Netherstorm)

Component

335

Component

creates a Large Prismatic Shard

Large Prismatic Shard

Vendor: Madame Ruby (Lower City) enchanting vendors in Exodar and Silvermoon

Gloves

350	Gloves	+35 healing	Enchant Gloves - Major Healing		Faction: The Sha'tar (Honored)
360	Gloves	+20 spell damage	Enchant Gloves - Major Spellpower		Faction: Keepers of Time (Honored)
360	Gloves	+15 spell hit rating	Enchant Gloves - Spell Strike		Faction: Cenarion Expedition (Revered)

Oil

310	Oil	+14 mana per 5 seconds for 30 minutes, 5 charges	Superior Mana Oil		Vendor: Madame Ruby (Lower City) enchanting vendors in Exodar and Silvermoon
340	Oil	+42 spell damge for 30 minutes, 5 charges	Superior Wizard Oil		Vendor: Madame Ruby (Lower City) enchanting vendors in Exodar and Silvermoon

Ring

360	Ring	+12 spell damage (self only)	Enchant Ring - Spellpower		Faction: Keepers of Time (Honored)
360	Ring	+2 weapon damage (self only)	Enchant Ring - Weapon Might		Faction: The Consortium (Revered)
370	Ring	+20 healing (self only)	Enchant Ring - Healing Power		Faction: The Sha'tar (Revered)
375	Ring	+4 to all stats	Enchant Ring - Stats		Faction: The Scale of the Sands (Revered)

Rod

350	Rod	Create Runed Adamantite Rod	Runed Adamantite Rod		Vendor: Vodesiin (Temple of Telhamat) Rungor (Stonebreaker Hold)
375	Rod	Create Runed Eternium Rod	Runed Eternium Rod		Vendor: Madame Ruby (Lower City)

Shield

325	Shield	+12 Int	Enchant Shield - Intellect		Vendor: Aged Dalaran Wizard (Old Hillsbrad)
325	Shield	+12 Sta	Enchant Shield - Major Stamina		Vendor: Madame Ruby (Lower City)
340	Shield	+15 shield block	Enchant Shield - Shield Block		World drop
360	Shield	+5 to all resistances	Enchant Shield - Resistance		World drop

Weapon

340	Weapon	+30 Int	Enchant Weapon - Major Intellect		Drop: Sunfury Researcher (Netherstorm)
350	Weapon	+81 healing	Enchant Weapon - Major Healing		Faction: The Sha'tar (Revered)
350	Weapon	+40 spell damage	Enchant Weapon - Spell Damage		Drop: Razaani Spell-Thief (Blade's Edge Mountains)
350	Weapon	+20 Str	Enchant Weapon - Potency		World drop
360	Weapon	chance to heal party of 50 damage over 10 seconds	Enchant Weapon - Battlemaster		World drop
360	Weapon	3% chance on spell cast to restore 100 mana over 10 seconds to party	Enchant Weapon - Spellsurge		World drop
375	Weapon	occasionally increase Agi by 120 and attack speed slightly	Enchant Weapon - Mongoose		Drop: Moroes (Karazhan)
375	Weapon	+54 frost and shadow spell damage	Enchant Weapon - Soulfrost		Drop: Terestrian Illhoof (Karazhan)
375	Weapon	+50 fire and arcane spell damage	Enchant Weapon - Sunfire		Drop: Shade of Aran (Karazhan)

Two Handed Weapons

Skill	Type	Effect	Name	Outside Link	WhereFrom
350	2h Weapon	+70 AP	Enchant 2H Weapon - Savagery		Drop: Shattered Hand Centurion (Shattered Halls, Hellfire Citadel)
360	2h Weapon	+35 Agi	Enchant 2H Weapon - Major Agility		Drop: Eredar Deathbringer (The Arcatraz, Tempest Keep)

Please note that all non-world drop patterns are BoP. Non-enchanters will not see the formula if it drops.

Enchanting in Wrath of the Lich King

A player can become a Grand Master Enchanter and begin enchanting items with enchantments from the Wrath of the Lich King expansion at Level 65, with an enchanting skill of 350. Enchanting trainers are found in the Borean Tundra at Valliance Keep (Alliance) and Warsong Hold (Horde), in Howling Fjord at Valgarde (Alliance) and Vengeance Landing (Horde), in Dalaran at the Magus Commerce Exchange, and in Icecrown at the Argent Tournament. Grand Master Enchanters can learn enchantments up to 450 skill.