
Cataclysm Classic Professions
There are 15 different professions in Cataclysm Classic. The professions are divided into 11 primary professions and 4 secondary professions. All professions can be leveled from 1 to 525.
In our WoW Classic profession guides you will find the optimal way to reach the maximum level of 525 in all professions. You will also find out which profession is the best in Cata Classic and how many professions you can choose.
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Cataclysm Classic Profession Guides
Here you will find our profession guides for the 15 professions that are available in Cataclysm Classic. All profession guides are optimized so that you can quickly level the respective profession from 1 to 525.
Primary Professions in Cataclysm Classic
There are 11 primary professions in Cataclysm Classic, which can be divided into crafting professions and gathering professions. The crafting professions include Alchemy, Engineering, Inscription, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Tailoring, and Enchanting. The gathering professions include Mining, Herbalism, and Skinning.
Crafting Professions
Crafting professions are professions that produce items. These can be, for example, potions, gadgets, armor, or weapons.
Gathering Professions
A gathering profession allows you to collect materials in the world. Herbalism lets you pick flowers, Mining allows you to get ores, and Skinning lets you collect leather from dead animals.

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Mining Guide
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Herbalism Guide
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Skinning Guide
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Secondary Professions in Cataclysm Classic
Every character can learn all secondary occupations. First Aid is usually a profession that is learned by all classes. Fishing and Cooking are optional.

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Fishing Guide
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Cooking Guide
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What Is the Best Profession in Cataclysm Classic?
The best profession in Cataclysm Classic is Engineering. Thanks to the glove enchant
Synapse Springs every Engineer receives a powerful cooldown to increase the main stat by 480 points for 10 seconds. Additionally, Engineers can craft very powerful pre-Raid BiS helmets like
Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades or
Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades with special gems to increase their secondary stats by 208, like
Rigid Cogwheel. On top of that, Engineering provides multiple Gadgets to increase your performance in Arena, Battlegrounds, and raids.
The second best profession in later phases of Cataclysm Classic will be Blacksmithing. Blacksmithing allows you to add two more gem sockets to your gear. Phase 3 will introduce the new gem
Delicate Blazejewel. With these +50 stat gems, Blacksmithing increases your main stat by 100, instead of just 80 like the other professions.
The rest of the professions are on a relatively equal playing field. Nearly every profession increases your main stat by 80 on average. These are the advantages of the other professions:
Jewelcrafting increases any main stat by +81. With Jewelcrafting you can use up to 3 +67 stat gems (like
Delicate Chimera's Eye) instead of the usual +40 stat gems (like
Delicate Inferno Ruby). After the introduction of epic gems in Phase 3, the benefit of Jewelcrafting will decrease to 61 main stat.
Tailoring increases your attack power by 1,000 for 15 seconds, but is proc-based. With Tailoring you can craft
Swordguard Embroidery to enchant your cloak. With its proc chance and duration, it will yield attack power with a value of around 80 Agility. For Casters, Tailoring offers very good epic pre-Raid BiS items.
Alchemy increases the effect of your flask by 80 main stat and doubles the duration of each flask. If you don’t use a flask in e.g. dungeons, you can still use
Flask of Enhancement to get 80 main stat. Since you need to craft
Flask of Enhancement only once and it isn’t consumed on use, it acts close to a permanent +80 main stat increase to be on par with the other professions. Additionally, you can craft a trinket like
Quicksilver Alchemist Stone which is a very strong trinket during the beginning of Cata Classic.
Leatherworking increases your Intellect, Strength, or Agility by 80. With this profession, you can enchant your bracers with spells like
Draconic Embossment - Agility for an additional 130 main stat over the default enchant like
Enchant Bracer - Agility, which grants only 50 main stat.
Inscription increases your Strength, Agility, or Intellect by 80. This profession allows you to enchant your shoulders with spells like
Swiftsteel Inscription instead of
Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal.
Enchanting increases your main stat by 80. The profession allows you to enchant both of your rings with +40 main stat each with spells like
Enchant Ring - Agility.
Overall, all professions are very close to each other in terms of raid performance. This allows you to pick a profession based on your preferences instead of being locked into one profession for raid performance.
How Many Professions Can You Choose in Cataclysm Classic?
In Cataclysm Classic you can choose up to 6 professions for your character. You can learn all 4 secondary professions (Fishing, First Aid, Cooking, and Archaeology). You can also choose a maximum of 2 primary professions. A gathering profession and the corresponding crafting profession are often recommended (e.g. Herbalism and Alchemy) for newer players. If you want to maximize your performance in raids, 2 crafting professions are often superior.