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.

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

Installation

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

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

Compatibility

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

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.

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.

Credits

Chehul @ DreamScyther-US

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

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

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

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