Apprentice

Apprentice (1-75) ⇒ Journeyman (76-150)

Apprentice is the beginning stage of a profession learned at the appropriate profession trainer when your character has reached at least level 5.

Profession skill levels fall into eleven stages of increasing ability to learn and execute recipes: Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Artisan, Master ( ), Grand Master ( ), Illustrious ( ), Zen Master ( ), Draenor Master ( ), Legion Master ( ), and Kul Tiran / Zandalari Master ( ).

Change in Battle for Azeroth

The progression bars (except for  Archaeology) have changed so that after the base game each expansion has a separate progression bar for points unlike before which had a single bar:

• Non-expansion goes up to 300.
  • Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and Artisan are all included in this bar.
• Outland, Northrend, Cataclysm, and Pandaria progression bars each go up to 75.
  • So each range for Master, Grand Master, Illustrious, and Zen Master have their own bar.
• Draenor and Broken Isles go up to 100.
  • So each range for Draenor Master and Legion Master have their own bar.
• Kul Tiras and Zandalar go up to 150.
  • So the range for Kul Tiran / Zandalari Master have their own bar.

In the Beta, Secondary Professions still had the old full bar, but only Archaeology remained the same as of pre-expansion patch and expansion release.

Notes

• At the beginning, you can gain up to 75 skill points (not counting racial or other bonuses) before they must learn the Journeyman stage.
• You must be level 5 to become an Apprentice in a primary profession. Secondary professions may be started any time.
• You can learn the Journeyman stage at 50 points before you reach 75 points.
• Starting with Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, this proficiency range will be the first 75 points range of a 300 point progress bar.

See also

• Ranking system section at Magisters article