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WoW Forever First Aid Leveling Guide 1-300: Bandages by Skill
To level First Aid in WoW Forever from 1 to 300, you craft one bandage after another from cloth: Linen Bandage from skill 1, Heavy Linen near 40, Wool at about 80, Heavy Wool at 115, Silk at 150, Heavy Silk at 180 and Mageweave at 210, then you need the Triage quest for the last stretch, according to Wowhead and WoW Professions (as of November 9, 2026).
Quick answer: Learn First Aid from any trainer (no profession slot), craft the bandage for your skill range, buy the Expert book at skill 125 and finish Triage at level 35 and skill 225. Wowhead's tested plan is about 390 crafts.
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Key facts
- Apprentice: no level requirement, so a fresh character can learn it (WoW Professions)
- Journeyman: needs First Aid 50 and character level 10 (Wowhead); every trainer teaches it (WoW Professions)
- Expert: the book Expert First Aid - Under Wraps, needs skill 125, sold by Deneb Walker or Balai Lok'Wein (Wowhead, WoW Professions)
- Artisan: the Triage quest, needs skill 225 and level 35 (WoW Professions)
What do you craft at each skill range?
Wowhead's tested plan: skill 1 to 40 Linen Bandage, 40 to 80 Heavy Linen Bandage, 80 to 115 Wool Bandage, 115 to 150 Heavy Wool Bandage, 150 to 180 Silk Bandage, 180 to 210 Heavy Silk Bandage, 210 to 240 Mageweave Bandage, 240 to 260 Heavy Mageweave Bandage, 260 to 290 Runecloth Bandage and 290 to 300 Heavy Runecloth Bandage.
WoW Professions agrees up to 225 (Heavy Linen to 80, Mageweave from 210). Past that it crafts Mageweave Bandage to 240, Heavy Mageweave to 260 and Runecloth Bandage to 275, then 30 Major Healing Potions to 300, a recipe no vendor sells and that it thinks is a drop. Recipes turn yellow, so expect a few extra crafts per range.
How many materials will you need?
WoW Professions estimates 130 Linen, 150 Wool, 134 Silk and 19 Mageweave Cloth for skill 1 to 225, and 89 Mageweave Cloth, 20 Runecloth and 30 Golden Sansam for 225 to 300 (not final). Wowhead's biggest buys are Linen Cloth x150, Wool Cloth x143 and Silk Cloth x122.
Warcraft Tavern says humanoid mobs drop the cloth, Linen at mob levels 1 to 19 up to Runecloth at 51 to 60.
Where do you learn Journeyman, Expert and Artisan?
WoW Professions lists a trainer in every capital and starting zone, most inside the inn, such as Arnok in Orgrimmar. For Expert, buy the book from Deneb Walker in Arathi Highlands or Balai Lok'Wein in Dustwallow Marsh, who also sell the Heavy Silk and Mageweave manuals.
The Triage quest comes from Doctor Gregory Victor at Hammerfall (Horde) or Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen at Theramore (Alliance). You get triage bandages and must save 15 patients. WoW Professions advises Ctrl+V for health bars, using only the triage bandages and handing the quest in the moment 15 are saved, since its author says waiting turned a completed quest into a failed one.
Do healing potions change the plan?
Yes. In Forever, First Aid also crafts Minor, Lesser and plain Healing Potions, using vials, spices and a herb: Peacebloom, Briarthorn or Bruiseweed, says Warcraft Tavern. Wowhead's experimental "Easiest" planner builds potions in (about 366 crafts) but is not yet played in Forever. See the Alchemy guide for the other potion route.
What is not confirmed yet
- Skill 225 to 300: WoW Professions says it could not test Artisan on the beta; Wowhead says the Artisan trainers are "as in Classic; unconfirmed until checked on a live realm".
- The top of the ladder: WoW Professions ends with potions from 275; Wowhead ends with Runecloth and Heavy Runecloth bandages from 260 to 300. Neither is proven.
How can Lore Forever and Willo help?
The free Lore Forever add-on tells the stories of the zones where you will farm cloth. Willo can answer "what bandage do I make at skill 120" out loud while you play, but she can be wrong and is not official, so check Wowhead or the in-game recipe colors. Willo is free to start (50 answers a day) and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page; her FAQ and the Lore Forever FAQ say Windows and Mac, though CurseForge still calls her a Windows app. The add-on has no internet access and uses generated voices; both are fan-made and not affiliated with Blizzard.
Frequently asked questions
Does First Aid take a profession slot in WoW Forever?
No. WoW Professions says every character can learn it.
Which bandage should I craft at skill 100?
Wool Bandage from 80 to 115, according to both Wowhead and WoW Professions.
How do I get past skill 150 in First Aid?
Buy Expert First Aid - Under Wraps, which needs skill 125.
How do I get past skill 225?
Complete the Triage quest, which needs skill 225 and level 35.
Can First Aid make healing potions in WoW Forever?
Yes. Warcraft Tavern lists Minor, Lesser and Healing Potion among its recipes.
Sources
Reviewed November 9, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.