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Professions in Midnight
What changed for professions in Midnight and patch 12.1, and where to find the best guides for leveling them and making gold.
What changes in Midnight
- Consumables have 2 quality ranks (down from 3); crafted gear still has 5.
- Artisan's Acuity is replaced by profession-specific Artisan's Moxie, mainly used to buy recipes.
- Revamped specialization trees built around the same approach as The War Within.
- Crafting orders unlock at skill 15; NPC orders reward Knowledge, Moxie, recipes, and reagents.
- A reagent bag for everyone, with stacks of 1,000 (200 for consumables).
- Housing decor is a new market, especially for Jewelcrafting and Inscription.
In patch 12.1
- A one-time Knowledge Point reset for each profession (Theremis NPC in Silvermoon City).
- New recipes (lots of decor) and materials found only in the cursed areas of the Coiled Isle; poison fishing.
- According to Icy Veins, most new recipes are worse than their Season 1 counterparts, except for direct upgrades such as the concentrated healing potion.
The best guides
- Icy Veins: a guide for each profession and a gold-making guide (in English).
- wow-professions.com: leveling routes and Knowledge Points for each profession (in English).
- In Spanish on YouTube: Nokzu (guides for each profession and gold-making), Jusohr, AlterTime, and ElonCS.
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Sources: Icy Veins: Midnight professions · wow-professions.com: Knowledge reset in 12.1. Accessed Oct 17, 2026; subject to change with each patch.