In The Burning Crusade, Tailoring caps at 375 (Master Tailoring) and its headline feature is choosing one of three specializations at skill 350 — Spellfire, Mooncloth, or Shadoweave. Each unlocks a class-defining cloth set for casters. Along the way you craft 16-slot Netherweave Bags, gear for leveling, and the special cloths (Spellcloth, Primal Mooncloth, Shadowcloth) used to build those epic sets.

Quick facts

  • Max skill: 375 (Master Tailoring), trained in Outland.
  • Main material: Netherweave Cloth, dropped by humanoids across Outland; higher recipes also use Netherweb Spider Silk and primals.
  • Signature bags: Netherweave Bag (16 slots) and Imbued Netherweave Bag (18 slots).
  • Specializations (at skill 350): Spellfire (fire/spell damage), Mooncloth (healing/spirit), Shadoweave (shadow/frost spell damage).
  • Best for: pure cloth casters — Mage, Warlock, Priest — since the epic sets are Bind-on-Pickup and tailor-only.

How to level TBC Tailoring fast

  1. Cap your old-world Tailoring, then train Master Tailoring from an Outland trainer.
  2. Farm or buy stacks of Netherweave Cloth early — you'll burn through a lot.
  3. Spam Bolt of Netherweave, then Netherweave Bags, which double as sellable inventory.
  4. Push into Netherweave gear and Silk-based recipes to reach 350.
  5. Travel to Shattrath's Lower City, pick your specialization, and start crafting your epic set.

What are the three Tailoring specializations?

At 350 skill you accept a quest in Shattrath and lock in one path. Spellfire suits fire mages and destro warlocks, Mooncloth is built for healing priests, and Shadoweave favors shadow priests, affliction warlocks, and frost mages. Each specialization also lets you craft its special cloth more efficiently, which is the gate to the matching three-piece set.

Is Tailoring worth it in TBC?

For cloth casters, yes — the crafted epic sets rival early raid drops and give you a strong pre-raid and mid-raid gear spike without waiting on loot rolls. If you're not a caster, the free 16–18 slot bags and steady gold from selling them are the main draw, but you'll get less mileage from the specialization sets.

Which professions pair best with Tailoring?

Tailoring has no gathering profession attached, so cloth just drops as you kill things. Many players pair it with Enchanting to disenchant crafted greens for materials, keeping the leveling loop cheap and self-sustaining.

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