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.
Formulas in Classic WoW
A chart.. Let me (Nvts) know if there are any updates, and I'll add them to my sheet or I might not see them when I update.
2H 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 |
Boots
Skill | Type | Effect | Name | Thott | WhereFrom |
235 | Boots | +5 Ag | Enchant Boots - Agility | Trainer | |
295 | Boots | +7Ag | Enchant Boots - Greater Agility | click | world |
260 | Boots | +7 Stam | Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina | click | world |
160 | Boots | +3 Ag | Enchant Boots - Lesser Agility | Trainer | |
190 | Boots | +3 Spirit | Enchant Boots - Lesser Spirit | ||
170 | Boots | +3 Stam | Enchant Boots - Lesser Stamina | Trainer | |
125 | Boots | +1 Ag | Enchant Boots - Minor Agility | ||
225 | Boots | Speed | Enchant Boots - Minor Speed | Trainer | |
125 | Boots | +1 Stam | Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina | Trainer | |
275 | Boots | +5 Spirit | Enchant Boots - Spirit | click | world |
215 | Boots | +5 Stam | Enchant Boots - Stamina | Trainer |
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 |
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.