Profession Helper — TBC Classic / Anniversary

The complete profession toolkit for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic.

Profession Helper gives you optimized step-by-step leveling guides, automatic shopping lists, farming locations, a gold-making guide, and a real-time farm tracker — all in one clean in-game interface.

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Features

Step-by-Step Leveling Guides

• Optimized routes for all professions from 1 to 375
• Visual step cards with current / next / done status
• Color-coded difficulty (Orange → Yellow → Green → Grey)
• Automatic progression tracking based on your current skill level

Smart Shopping Lists

• Exact material quantities calculated for your skill range
• Bag and bank scanning — items you already carry are deducted automatically
• TSM and Auctionator price integration for real-time cost estimates
• Vendor vs. farmable material categorization
• One-click TSM string copy for quick AH searches

Farm & Gathering Locations

• Zone-by-zone farming spots for Herbalism, Mining, and Skinning
• Floating gathering guide widget with minimap waypoint indicator
• Step-by-step route navigation with progress tracker

Gold Farming Guide

• Gold-making tips for every profession at max skill (375)
• Covers transmutes, cooldowns, crafted items, consumables, and more
• Priority-ranked methods per profession

Farm Tracker

• Real-time gold/hour calculation during farming sessions
• Tracks items looted, mob gold, and TSM estimated value
• Start / stop / reset via /ph farm or minimap right-click
• Floating HUD with session summary

Cooldown Tracker

• Tracks profession cooldowns (Transmutation 24h, cloth cooldowns 84h, etc.)
• Shows time remaining until each cooldown is available again

Recipe Tracker

• Shows which recipes you have and which ones are still missing
• Displays source info (vendor, trainer, drop, reputation) for missing recipes

Alt Manager

• Tracks profession skill levels across all characters on the realm
• Quick overview of which alt has which profession maxed

Disenchant & Prospecting Calculator

• Expected output calculator for Disenchanting and Prospecting
• Helps you decide if a DE or prospect is worth it at current AH prices

Profession Coverage

• Crafting: Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring
• Gathering: Mining, Herbalism, Skinning
• Secondary: Cooking, First Aid, Fishing
• Combo guides: Herbalism + Alchemy, Skinning + Leatherworking, Fishing + Cooking

Multi-Language Support

• Português (ptBR) — Portuguese (Brazil)
• English (enUS) — Full English support
• Español (esES / esMX) — Spanish (EU / Latin America)
• Auto-detected from your WoW client language

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Installation

1. Download the latest release
2. Extract the ProfessionHelper folder
3. Place it in World of Warcraft\_classic_\Interface\AddOns\
4. Restart World of Warcraft or type /reload in-game

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Usage

Command	Action
/ph	Open the main window
/ph show / /ph hide	Show or hide the window
/ph farm	Start a farm session
/ph farm stop	Stop the current session
/ph farm reset	Reset session data
/ph help	List all commands

• Left-click the minimap icon to open the main window
• Right-click the minimap icon to start / stop the Farm Tracker

Tips

• Orange steps always give a skill point — prioritize these
• Yellow steps have a ~75% chance — use them to fill gaps
• Green steps are inefficient — avoid unless materials are free
• Check the Shopping tab before logging off so you can buy mats in advance

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Compatibility

• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic (2.5.x)
• WoW Classic Anniversary (Season of Discovery / Anniversary realms)
• Optional: TradeSkillMaster (TSM), Auctionator

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FAQ

Do I need TSM? No. The addon works standalone. TSM and Auctionator add live price data to the shopping list.

Does it work on Anniversary / Season of Discovery realms? Yes.

Does it work on Retail WoW? No — it is designed specifically for TBC Classic API.

Is it free? Yes, completely free and open source.

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Support the Project

If Profession Helper saves you time and gold, consider buying me a coffee! All donations go toward keeping the addon maintained and updated.

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Credits

Chehul @ DreamScyther-US

• GitHub: https://github.com/danielcosta42/ProfessionHelper

Special thanks to the TBC Classic community for testing and feedback.

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Changelog

1.11.0

• Bag and bank scanner: materials you already own are automatically deducted from the shopping list

1.10.0

• Cooldown tracker: tracks Transmutation (24h) and cloth fabric cooldowns (84h)

1.9.0

• Recipe tracker: shows learned recipes and missing ones with their source

1.8.0

• Alt manager: track profession levels across all characters on the realm

1.7.0

• Disenchant & Prospecting calculator: expected output based on current AH prices

1.6.0

• Auctionator price support and improved price fallback logic (vendor sell price)

1.5.0 – 1.5.1

• Full multilingual support — all UI strings now auto-translate per client locale
• Fixed Portuguese text hardcoded in the Gold Farming guide and several UI elements

1.4.0

• Complete localization system: step cards, material labels, shopping list, TSM messages, gathering guide all translated
• Added 38 new localization keys across ptBR, enUS, and esES

1.0.0

• Initial release: all TBC profession guides (1–375), shopping list, farming locations, TSM integration, Gold Farming guide, Farm Tracker, dark UI, multi-language support

CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/profession-helper-your-companion-leveling