Secondary profession
WoW Forever Cooking Guide
Cooking turns meat and fish into food that restores health and grants buffs. In WoW Forever it becomes the heart of the new Camping system: the old Cooking Fire is now a Basic Campfire that other players can build around.
WoW Forever facts and Classic reference are kept apart below; every line links to its source.
All 125 Cooking recipes, reagents and skill-up colours →
Cooking 1-300 leveling guide: recipe path and total materials →
What we know for WoW Forever
- Official The Cooking Fire becomes a Basic Campfire that creates a campsite with rest, vendors, repairs, profession workspaces and one-hour buffs. Blizzard Entertainment
- Official A Basic Campfire holds up to three crafted objects from nearby players; cooks can learn upgraded Campfires that hold five or 10 objects. Blizzard Entertainment
- Official Crafted food is adjusted and can grant a small experience bonus alongside stat boosts. Blizzard Entertainment
- Unconfirmed The live client lists the Basic Campfire at skill 1, the Journeyman and Expert Campfire blueprints, the Cookie's Feast and the Iron Oven. A new campfire cannot be placed within 100 yards of another. Daybreak Forever datamine
Still open: No food tooltip in the client mentions the experience bonus yet, so its size is unknown.
Shared by all professions: 600+ new recipes and three campsite objects each. See the professions overview.
Legacy Tree perks for Cooking
- Master Chef UnconfirmedRank 1: Your cooking recipes have a 10% chance to create an extra result.
Cooking in Classic: reference
UnconfirmedClassic 1.12 reference — may change in WoW Forever.
Skill brackets and trainer requirements
| Stage | Skill range | Character level | Skill to train |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 1–75 | 5 | — |
| Journeyman | 75–150 | 10 | 50 |
| Expert | 150–225 | 20 | 125 |
| Artisan | 225–300 | 35 | 200 |
Expert Cooking came from the Expert Cookbook, a vendor book (Shandrina in Ashenvale for Alliance, Wulan in Desolace for Horde) usable at 125 skill. Warcraft Wiki
Key milestones
- Artisan Cooking required the quest Clamlette Surprise from Dirge Quikcleave in Tanaris: 10 Giant Eggs, 10 Zesty Clam Meat and 20 Fine Aged Cheddar. Warcraft Wiki
Leveling outline
- Cook the meat you loot while leveling so skill-ups come for free.
- Buy the Expert Cookbook at 125 skill.
- Collect Giant Eggs and Zesty Clam Meat before heading to Tanaris for Artisan.
Best pairing
Fishing. Fishing supplies many of the best buff-food recipes, so the two secondary professions are leveled together.
Who benefits from Cooking
- Every class: Secondary professions do not use one of your two primary slots.
- Tanks and raiders: Stat food is a cheap buff you can make yourself.
Other profession guides
Alchemy · Blacksmithing · Enchanting · Engineering · Herbalism · Leatherworking · Mining · Skinning · Tailoring · Fishing · First Aid · All WoW Forever professions · Professions Legacy Tree