WoW: Forever profession bonuses

What it means in a raid

The bonuses a raid leader cares about, by role — the rest of each profession is in its card below.

Profession	Bonus	On a raid night
Alchemy	Longer, stronger flasks and elixirsBlizzard	The flask lasts longer and does more — for every raider, the tanks and healers most.
Alchemy	Alchemist's trinketBlizzard	A trinket that scales with the profession.
Alchemy	The Hyjal flasksBeta	The raid flask becomes a choice per role in the two Hyjal raids: hit for anyone not capped, crit for the rest, expertise for melee and tanks, haste for casters. Onyxia's Lair is not on the list, so there a Hyjal flask is Stamina only.
Blacksmithing	Repair AllRumoured	No repair bot needed between wipes.
Enchanting	Ring enchantsBlizzard	Two ring slots only an enchanter can improve — the classic profession edge for casters and melee alike.
Enchanting	Shard transmutesRumoured	More large shards for the guild's weapon enchants.
Engineering	No stat bonusRumoured	As in Classic: the gadgets are the bonus.
Engineering	Repair BotBeta	Repairs at the summoning stone without leaving the raid.
Leatherworking	Bracer armor kitsRumoured	A bracer bonus of the leatherworker's own, on top of the usual enchant — if it stacks; the beta will say.
Tailoring	EmbroideryBlizzard	A cloak enchant only a tailor gets — the caster's pick.
Herbalism	Magic resistanceBlizzard	Free resistance on every fight that deals magic damage — the resist-gear bosses first.
Herbalism	A specialisationBlizzard	Lotus odds for the guild's flask supply.
Herbalism	Death LotusBeta	Whatever Death Lotus goes into, the herbalists with the glove enchant are the ones who will have it.
Mining	5% StaminaBlizzard	The tank's profession: five percent more health on every pull.
Skinning	5% more damage to Beasts and DragonkinRumoured	Onyxia is Dragonkin. If this holds, skinning is a damage bonus on the 40-player raid.
Skinning	Camp ChairBeta	Crit for the whole camp before the pull, beside the Fish Bowl's stats.
Cooking	Food with stats and experienceBlizzard	The Well Fed buff is back on the checklist for every raider — and the cook's campfire is the camp itself.
First Aid	Stronger bandagesRumoured	A bandage that keeps up with a level-60 health pool.
First Aid	CuresBeta	A first-aider clears a disease or a bleed between pulls without a priest or a paladin; poisons too.
Fishing	Fish BowlBeta	Eight percent to all stats for the whole camp before the pull — Kings for a raid without a paladin.

Primary professions

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  Alchemy

  Primary profession
  • Longer, stronger flasks and elixirsBlizzard
    Elixirs and flasks last longer and may be stronger.In a raid: The flask lasts longer and does more — for every raider, the tanks and healers most.
  • Alchemist's trinketBlizzard
    An upgradable trinket that gains power as your Alchemy skill rises.Rumoured to be the Philosopher's Stone, improving the healing of potions.RumouredIn a raid: A trinket that scales with the profession.
  • The Hyjal flasksBeta
    Four new flasks — Natural Accuracy, Natural Aggression, Natural Precision, Natural Swiftness — each increases Stamina and, while in Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps, also gives hit chance, critical strike chance, expertise (a reduced chance to be dodged or parried) or haste. One flask at a time; the effect persists through death.In a raid: The raid flask becomes a choice per role in the two Hyjal raids: hit for anyone not capped, crit for the rest, expertise for melee and tanks, haste for casters. Onyxia's Lair is not on the list, so there a Hyjal flask is Stamina only.
  • Revealing DraughtBeta
    A drink that improves spatial awareness: hidden Mining and Herbalism nodes become visible for its duration, and the effect persists through death.
  Campsite: Mana Well → Fermenter → Alchemy LaboratoryRumoured
  Blizzard named the Alchemy Lab as the field-crafting object.
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  Blacksmithing

  Primary profession
  • Repair AllRumoured
    Repair all your items without a vendor, on a cooldown.In a raid: No repair bot needed between wipes.
  Campsite: Sharpening Wheel → Anvil → Master ForgeBlizzard
  The Sharpening Wheel buffs Attack Power in Blizzard's recap (Strength in Wowhead's table); the Anvil and the Master Forge keep the buff and add smelting.
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  Enchanting

  Primary profession
  • Ring enchantsBlizzard
    Enchant both your rings with enchanter-unique enchants.Spell Power, Attack Power or Stamina, in five tiers.RumouredIn a raid: Two ring slots only an enchanter can improve — the classic profession edge for casters and melee alike.
  • StavesBlizzard
    Enchanters can craft staves.
  • Shard transmutesRumoured
    Small enchanting shards can be transmuted into a large shard of the same type, on a shared 20-hour cooldown.In a raid: More large shards for the guild's weapon enchants.
  • Enchanted LuteBeta
    The enchanter's campsite object: a lute that gives everyone sitting nearby a bonus that grows with level. Also a glove enchant for +10 Skinning.
  Campsite: Enchanted Lute → Arcane Salvager → Arcane ForgeRumoured
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  Engineering

  Primary profession
  • No stat bonusRumoured
    Unlike the other professions, Engineering gets no passive stat bonus — its edge stays in what it makes. Gnomish and Goblin Engineering remain, with new recipes.In a raid: As in Classic: the gadgets are the bonus.
  • Repair BotBeta
    Engineers craft a Repair Bot for the campsite; a Field Repair Bot repairs damaged items and buys unwanted goods for ten minutes before its motor fails.In a raid: Repairs at the summoning stone without leaving the raid.
  Campsite: Reagent Bot → Repair Bot → Anarchist's WorkbenchRumoured
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  Leatherworking

  Primary profession
  • Bracer armor kitsRumoured
    Temporary armor kits for bracers that grant Spell Power, Attack Power or Stamina.In a raid: A bracer bonus of the leatherworker's own, on top of the usual enchant — if it stacks; the beta will say.
  • Custom saddleRumoured
    A crafted saddle that increases mounted speed by up to 5% at max skill.
  Campsite: Camp Tent → Tanning Rack → Sewing MachineBlizzard
  The Tanning Rack is needed for the more advanced Leatherworking recipes (Blizzard).
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  Tailoring

  Primary profession
  • EmbroideryBlizzard
    Embroider cloth gear for bonuses.Cloak embroideries in five tiers — Spell Power, Attack Power or Stamina.RumouredIn a raid: A cloak enchant only a tailor gets — the caster's pick.
  • Cloth scavengingBlizzard
    Tailors find additional cloth on humanoid enemies throughout the world.
  Campsite: Faction Banner → Spinning Wheel → LoomBlizzard
  The Faction Banner buffs Spirit (Blizzard).
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  Herbalism

  Primary profession
  • Magic resistanceBlizzard
    More resistance to the schools of magic.Rumoured to be resistance to all schools, rising with your Herbalism skill.RumouredIn a raid: Free resistance on every fight that deals magic damage — the resist-gear bosses first.
  • A specialisationBlizzard
    Choose better odds at the rare lotus herbs, or more herbs from every node.In a raid: Lotus odds for the guild's flask supply.
  • Seed of RenewalBeta
    A chance to embed a seed into enemy humanoids, beasts or dragonkin hit by your abilities or spells; a creature slain within 30 seconds of the seed can be harvested.
  • GardeningBeta
    Allows the herbalist to add features to a wilderness camp.
  • Death LotusBeta
    A new herb in Hyjal: an enchanters' glove enchant, Lotus Claw, gives a small chance to find Death Lotus when gathering any herb there.In a raid: Whatever Death Lotus goes into, the herbalists with the glove enchant are the ones who will have it.
  Campsite: Incense Candle → Greenhouse → Seed HybridizerBlizzard
  The Incense Candle buffs Intellect (Blizzard).
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  Mining

  Primary profession
  • 5% StaminaBlizzard
    A 5% Stamina bonus.Rumoured to be 5% more total health.RumouredIn a raid: The tank's profession: five percent more health on every pull.
  • A specialisationBlizzard
    Choose extra ore from every node, or better odds at rare materials.
  • Arcanite lodes and creature miningRumoured
    Special Arcanite nodes that take more effort to harvest, and certain creatures that can be mined after death.
  Campsite: Lodestone → Rock Garden → Molten FoundryRumoured
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  Skinning

  Primary profession
  • 5% more damage to Beasts and DragonkinRumoured
    Deal 5% increased damage to Beasts and Dragonkin.In a raid: Onyxia is Dragonkin. If this holds, skinning is a damage bonus on the 40-player raid.
  • Rare hidesRumoured
    New recipes make use of the rare hides that were worth little before.
  • Camp ChairBeta
    The skinner's campsite object: a chair that gives everyone sitting nearby increased critical strike chance with spells and attacks.In a raid: Crit for the whole camp before the pull, beside the Fish Bowl's stats.
  • TanningBeta
    Tanning allows the skinner to add features to a wilderness camp: a Tanning Rack that allows the creation of certain reagents and gives the benefits of a Camp Tent.
  Campsite: Camp Chair → Field Guide → Trapper's WorkbenchRumoured

Secondary skills

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  Cooking

  Secondary skill
  • Food with stats and experienceBlizzard
    Almost all crafted food gives a stat boost, and a small experience bonus while levelling.In a raid: The Well Fed buff is back on the checklist for every raider — and the cook's campfire is the camp itself.
  • Bigger campfiresBlizzard
    Upgraded campfires hold five or ten campsite objects instead of three.
  • Journeyman and Expert CampfiresBeta
    Cooks craft the upgraded campfires — Journeyman and Expert — the tiers behind a campfire that holds five or ten objects.
  Campsite: Basic Campfire Kit → Journeyman Campfire Kit → Expert Campfire KitRumoured
  The campfire is the camp: cooking is where camping starts.
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  First Aid

  Secondary skill
  • Stronger bandagesRumoured
    Bandage healing is raised to match the larger health pools; First Aid returns in its 1.12 form, Triage quest included.In a raid: A bandage that keeps up with a level-60 health pool.
  • CuresBeta
    Poultices cure diseases (Simple to level 25, Clever 35, Superior 45, Powerful 65), Tourniquets cure bleeds (Woolen 30, Leather 45, Surgical 65), a Potent Anti-Venom cures poisons to 45 — none usable in combat. Bandage numbers and the Triage quest are still hearsay.In a raid: A first-aider clears a disease or a bleed between pulls without a priest or a paladin; poisons too.
  Campsite: First Aid Kit → Toxin Study → Plague Doctor's LaboratoryRumoured
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  Fishing

  Secondary skill
  • Fish BowlBeta
    A campsite object at Fishing 20: everyone sitting nearby gains 8% increased stats, exclusive with Blessing of Kings.In a raid: Eight percent to all stats for the whole camp before the pull — Kings for a raid without a paladin.
  • Lures and tackleBeta
    Bait and Tackle allows the fisher to add features to a wilderness camp; a Fishing Hat Lure attaches to the pole for +25 Fishing for 10 minutes; Luremaster gives a chance to catch an extra fish while a lure is active. Lava fishing and the Blackmaw dailies are still hearsay.
  Campsite: Fish Bowl → Fishing Rack → Fishing HutRumoured

Camping, and the Legacy tree

A cook's campfire opens a campsite anyone can visit; every profession adds an object to it — a Sharpening Wheel for Attack Power, a Faction Banner for Spirit, an Incense Candle for Intellect, a Fish Bowl for 8% to all stats — and the buffs are shared by everyone resting there. The first object comes at skill 20, the advanced ones from Blueprints that dungeon bosses drop, and all camping features share a one-hour cooldown. The Legacy system's Professions tree — extra skill points, more from every node, longer food buffs — is account-wide and has its own planner.