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Checked 21 October 2026

Use this checklist for your character’s two primary professions. Knowledge unlocks specialization bonuses; it is separate from the profession skill bar. Cooking and Fishing do not use this checklist.

Choose a specialization build and follow its point order once you have collected Knowledge.

Weekly knowledge at a glance

These totals add the weekly profession quest, normal weekly drops and one treatise. They exclude patron orders, catch-up, first crafts, one-time treasures and the monthly Darkmoon Faire. They describe available rewards, not guaranteed drops within a fixed playtime.

Inscription exception: a fully developed Calm Hands specialization can increase the scribe’s treatise reward to 2, making the subtotal 10. The Scribe’s Journal item awards 4 knowledge; this table uses the item reward where guide text disagrees.

A practical weekly routine

1. Start in Silvermoon. Pick up your profession’s weekly quest. Complete the profession introduction through Captain Flaresworn if quests are missing, and check your Midnight skill requirement; reaching 25 is a useful first checkpoint. Gathering and Enchanting use material turn-ins. Other crafting professions have an order-completion quest.
2. Check patron orders before buying reagents. An NPC order can contribute to the crafting quest while offering its own reward. Inspect the actual reward, supplied materials, required recipe and quality. An order with no knowledge reward is not extra knowledge simply because it is a patron order.
3. Use the matching Thalassian Treatise. Scribes make profession-specific treatises; Midnight versions are Warbound. Consume one for each relevant profession each week. Buying several does not bypass the weekly use limit.
4. Finish the appropriate drop checklist below. Crafters search repeatable world chests; gatherers gather. Enchanting has both chest and disenchanting sources.
5. Consume the knowledge items in your bags. Collecting an item and spending the resulting specialization points are separate steps. Check the profession journal before leaving the character for the week.

Source: Method’s Midnight knowledge overview. Quest and drop details vary by profession; follow the linked profession source in the table.

Know when your weekly drops are finished

For gathering and disenchanting, the final large-reward item follows five small-reward items. A slow streak is not evidence that the weekly cap is complete.

Crafting chest checklist: find each of your two items once per week. Each awards 2 knowledge. These are random rewards from repeatable Midnight chests, distinct from the eight fixed one-time profession treasures.

Decide which patron orders are worth the cost

There is no single guaranteed patron-order total for every character. Recipe access, available orders, materials and quality requirements affect what you can complete. Use this decision rule:

Gold per knowledge point = (cost of missing materials − gold reward) ÷ knowledge rewarded. Price materials you already own at their replacement cost if you want to compare orders fairly.

Example: an order needs 1,200 gold of materials, pays 200 gold and grants 2 knowledge. Its net cost is 500 gold per point. An order costing 300 gold net for 1 point is the cheaper knowledge purchase. These are illustrative prices, not current Auction House quotes. Skip a recipe you cannot make at the required quality.

Monthly and one-time sources belong on a separate list

The Darkmoon Faire profession quest can add 3 knowledge during its monthly visit. Check the in-game calendar and keep it out of a normal weekly subtotal. First-time crafts or gathers, fixed profession treasures and reputation books are also separate from the repeatable weekly routine. Sources: the profession guides linked above.

Knowledge catch-up: choose the right activity

Catch-up provides extra knowledge when your character is behind the current allowance. It is not an unlimited source after you have caught up, and it does not mean that every missed treatise or Faire visit is individually refunded.

Sources: Wowhead’s profession catch-up overview; Phoenix Ember prerequisites; Mining catch-up; Glimmering Powder and reported prerequisites.

When catch-up drops do not appear

1. Check completion, not just acceptance. Turn in the weekly quest and use its knowledge reward. Confirm that you received the final large weekly gathering or disenchanting item.
2. For Enchanting, check world chests too. Missing Voidstorm Ashes or Lost Thalassian Vellum can leave the normal weekly checklist incomplete.
3. Check your remaining allowance. A character already at its catch-up ceiling will not keep earning extra points. That ceiling changes over time, so an old guide’s fixed number is not a reliable target.
4. Allow for randomness. One empty node or disenchant proves very little. Budget a short test session before buying a large stack of equipment solely for knowledge.

Catch-up and specialization resets solve different problems: catch-up adds eligible missing points; a reset only reallocates points already earned.

Resetting specialization points in Midnight

Patch 12.1 introduced one reset per Midnight profession per character. Visit Theremis in Silvermoon’s Bazaar, near the crafting-order area, at approximately 45.0, 56.1. Speak to him, choose the profession, and confirm only after you have planned the replacement build.

/way #2393 44.95 56.07 Theremis

The reset refunds the knowledge you spent so you can assign it again. It does not award new knowledge and it is not refreshed by the weekly reset. Your other profession has its own reset allowance. Source: Method’s reset guide and NPC location.

Recipes learned through specialization points are unlearned when those points are refunded. Reinvesting in the relevant unlock teaches them again. Check active orders before changing your build: a recipe you can craft now may disappear until you restore its unlock. Source: Patch 12.1 profession changes.

Before using your reset

1. Write down the product or gathering goal you want the new build to serve.
2. Record your current tree and every specialization recipe you still need.
3. Add up the points needed to reach the replacement unlocks; include prerequisite nodes.
4. Finish orders that depend on recipes you are about to lose.
5. Spend refunded points in the planned order, then check the recipe’s skill and quality again before accepting another order.

Do not treat unlearning and relearning the whole profession as another reset. Fixed treasures remain one-time rewards on the character; relearning does not make their knowledge available again. Wowhead’s treasure collection rules.

One-time knowledge treasure directory

There are eight treasures per primary profession, each worth 3 knowledge: 24 points per profession, or 48 for two professions if neither set has been collected. They are one-time pickups on a character, not part of the weekly chest checklist.

Choose your profession below. Coordinates are percentages on the named map. The map number matters: Atal’Aman and Slayer’s Rise use their own maps. A pair of coordinates copied onto the surrounding zone map can send you to the wrong place.

Planning a trip: start with Silvermoon and Eversong, then combine your two professions’ stops in Zul’Aman, Harandar and Voidstorm. This is a suggested travel order, not a measured fastest route. Learn the matching Midnight profession before collecting its rewards. If an Atal’Aman object is missing, campaign phasing may be the reason; advance that area’s story before returning.

Expand “TomTom waypoints” to copy the relevant commands. They require the TomTom addon; without it, use the zone and coordinates in the table. The directory contains all 88 locations. Source links beneath each profession provide location screenshots when terrain or building height is unclear.

/way #2393 47.8 51.8 Pristine Potion
/way #2393 45.1 44.7 Vial of Eversong Oddities
/way #2393 49.1 75.8 Freshly Plucked Peacebloom
/way #2437 40.4 51.1 Vial of Zul'Aman Oddities
/way #2536 49.1 23.6 Measured Ladle
/way #2413 34.8 24.7 Vial of Rootlands Oddities
/way #2444 41.9 40.6 Vial of Voidstorm Oddities
/way #2405 32.8 43.3 Failed Experiment

/way #2393 49.2 61.3 Sin'dorei Master's Forgemace
/way #2393 48.5 74.7 Silvermoon Blacksmith's Hammer
/way #2393 26.9 60.3 Deconstructed Forge Techniques
/way #2395 56.8 40.8 Metalworking Cheat Sheet
/way #2395 48.3 75.8 Silvermoon Smithing Kit
/way #2536 33.2 65.9 Carefully Racked Spear
/way #2413 66.3 50.9 Rutaani Floratender's Sword
/way #2444 30.6 69.0 Voidstorm Defense Spear

/way #2395 63.5 32.6 Sin'dorei Enchanting Rod
/way #2395 60.8 53.0 Everblazing Sunmote
/way #2395 40.2 61.2 Enchanted Sunfire Silk
/way #2437 40.4 51.1 Loa-Blessed Dust
/way #2536 48.4 22.9 Enchanted Amani Mask
/way #2413 65.8 50.2 Primal Essence Orb
/way #2413 37.7 65.3 Entropic Shard
/way #2405 35.5 58.8 Pure Void Crystal

/way #2393 51.2 74.6 One Engineer's Junk
/way #2393 51.3 57.0 What To Do When Nothing Works
/way #2395 39.6 45.8 Manual of Mistakes and Mishaps
/way #2536 65.3 35.0 Offline Helper Bot
/way #2437 34.2 87.8 Handy Wrench
/way #2413 68.0 49.8 Expeditious Pylon
/way #2444 54.1 51.1 Ethereal Stormwrench
/way #2444 28.9 39.1 Miniaturized Transport Skiff

/way #2393 47.7 50.4 Songwriter's Pen
/way #2395 40.3 61.2 Songwriter's Quill
/way #2395 48.3 75.6 Spare Ink
/way #2395 39.3 45.4 Half-Baked Techniques
/way #2437 40.5 49.4 Leather-Bound Techniques
/way #2413 52.7 50.0 Leftover Sanguithorn Pigment
/way #2413 52.4 52.6 Intrepid Explorer's Marker
/way #2444 60.7 84.3 Void-Touched Quill

/way #2393 50.6 56.6 Sin'dorei Masterwork Chisel
/way #2393 55.4 48.0 Vintage Soul Gem
/way #2395 56.6 40.9 Poorly Rounded Vial
/way #2395 39.6 38.9 Sin'dorei Gem Faceters
/way #2444 30.5 69.1 Speculative Voidstorm Crystal
/way #2444 54.2 51.2 Ethereal Gem Pliers
/way #2444 62.7 53.4 Shattered Glass
/way #2393 28.6 46.5 Dual-Function Magnifiers

/way #2393 44.8 56.2 Artisan's Considered Order
/way #2536 45.4 45.5 Bundle of Tanner's Trinkets
/way #2437 33.1 78.9 Amani Leatherworker's Tool
/way #2437 30.8 84.0 Prestigiously Racked Hide
/way #2405 34.7 57.0 Ethereal Leatherworking Knife
/way #2413 51.7 51.3 Haranir Leatherworking Mallet
/way #2413 36.1 25.2 Haranir Leatherworking Knife
/way #2444 53.7 51.7 Patterns: Beyond the Void

/way #2393 35.9 61.3 A Really Nice Curtain
/way #2393 31.8 68.2 Particularly Enchanting Tablecloth
/way #2395 46.3 34.8 Sin'dorei Outfitter's Ruler
/way #2437 40.5 49.4 Artisan's Cover Comb
/way #2413 69.8 51.0 Wooden Weaving Sword
/way #2413 70.5 50.9 A Child's Stuffy
/way #2444 62.0 83.6 Book of Sin'dorei Stitches
/way #2444 61.6 85.0 Satin Throw Pillow

/way #2393 49.0 75.9 Simple Leaf Pruners
/way #2395 64.2 30.5 A Spade
/way #2437 41.9 45.9 Sweeping Harvester's Scythe
/way #2413 51.1 55.7 Planting Shovel
/way #2413 38.3 66.9 Bloomed Bud
/way #2413 36.6 25.1 Lightbloom Root
/way #2413 76.1 51.1 Harvester's Sickle
/way #2405 34.7 57.0 Peculiar Lotus

/way #2395 38.0 45.4 Solid Ore Punchers
/way #2536 33.4 65.9 Amani Expert's Chisel
/way #2437 42.0 46.5 Spelunker's Lucky Charm
/way #2413 38.8 65.9 Spare Expedition Torch
/way #2444 34.2 76.0 Star Metal Deposit
/way #2444 30.5 69.1 Miner's Guide to Voidstorm
/way #2444 28.7 38.5 Glimmering Void Pearl
/way #2444 54.2 51.5 Lost Voidstorm Satchel

/way #2393 43.2 55.7 Sin'dorei Tanning Oil
/way #2395 48.4 76.3 Thalassian Skinning Knife
/way #2536 44.9 45.2 Cadre Skinning Knife
/way #2437 33.1 79.1 Amani Skinning Knife
/way #2437 40.4 36.0 Amani Tanning Oil
/way #2413 69.5 49.2 Primal Hide
/way #2413 76.0 51.0 Lightbloom Afflicted Hide
/way #2444 45.5 42.3 Voidstorm Leather Sample

If a treasure is not where you expect

1. Confirm the map name, especially Atal’Aman or Slayer’s Rise.
2. Check above and below your marker: coordinates alone do not indicate height.
3. Check whether this character already collected the one-time treasure.
4. For phased campaign areas, progress the story and return. Repeatedly waiting at a missing object will not resolve a phase difference.

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