Trainer

Overview

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A trainer is a special type of NPC that gives out Class abilities or spells or Profession skills or recipes. As expected, most of these improvements cost money (increasing with level) and only become available at certain levels. Ask a guard if you need to find one.

If you are looking to increase your skill in a profession you need to find a skilled trainer to help you out. To train in expert and artisan professions you need to find an Artisan and Master Trainer. Below are listed a large number of artisan and master profession trainers. Good luck.

A weapon master is also a type of trainer.

Sometimes they also give out quests.

Note

In Patch 2.3, profession trainers were changed to train up to Artisan level (skill level 300), and any redundant trainers in capitals were changed into simple apprentices without practical function. Also, special pointers were added when moving the pointer over trainers.

Trainer Examples

• Class Trainers
  • Einris Brightspear <Hunter Trainer>
  • Father Cobb <Priest Trainer>

• Profession Skill Trainers
  • Firodren Mooncaller <Herbalism Trainer>
  • Doctor Martin Felben <Journeyman Alchemist Trainer>
  • Harold Riggs <Fishing Trainer>

• Weapon Trainers
  • Woo Ping <Weapon Master>

• Other
  • Grokor <Pet Trainer>
  • Kildar <Wolf Riding Instructor>
  • Hraug <Demon Trainer>
  • Milstaff Stormeye <Portal Trainer>
  • Rivern Frostwind <Wintersaber Trainers>

Types of Trainers

Class Trainers

• Druid trainer
• Hunter trainer (with pet trainers)
• Mage trainer (with portal trainers)
• Paladin trainer
• Priest trainer
• Rogue trainer
• Shaman trainer
• Warrior trainer
• Warlock trainer (with demon trainers)

Primary Profession Trainers

• Alchemy trainer
• Blacksmithing trainer
• Enchanting trainer
• Engineering trainer
• Herbalism trainer
• Jewelcrafting trainer
• Leatherworking trainer
• Tailoring trainer
• Mining trainer
• Skinning trainer

Secondary Profession Trainers

• Cooking trainer
• First aid trainer
• Fishing trainer

Other Trainers

• Riding trainer
• Weapon master

Trainer Titles

Grand Master

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Grand Master is a title given to a trainer who can train a character to Grand master stage of a profession (requires ).

Grand master trainers can be found in various far-flung locations for each faction in Northrend, but most are found in the faction starting towns ( Valgarde and Valiance Keep; Vengeance Landing and Warsong Hold) and Dalaran.

Master

Before Patch 2.3, Master was a title given to a trainer who could train a character to Artisan stage of a profession. After Patch 2.3, most master titles were removed from trainers and all capital city trainers could train up to Artisan.

In the past, master trainers would be found in various far-flung locations for each faction. Some were even found inside dungeon instances!

Other titles

Previous to Patch 2.3, profession trainers used to also have various levels of trainer titles from Journeyman, Expert, to Artisan such that they could only train to below the level of their title. Now in Azeroth (except Northrend), there is a main trainer and an occasional apprentice trainer (mostly in Silvermoon City and Undercity for some reason).

Patch Changes

As of Patch 2.3:

• All primary profession trainers outside of capitals (Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Leatherworking, Tailoring) have been changed to train up to Artisan level (skill level 300) in their respective professions.
• The capital cities now possess Artisan level trainers for the primary professions they support, and are surrounded by their newly-dubbed Apprentices where applicable. Please visit your local Master trainer when you wish to train.

Pre-Release Weapon Trainers

See Trainer/Pre-Release Weapon Trainers for info on historical separate weapon skill trainers.