Illustrious

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Grand Master (1-75 [376-450]) ⇒ Illustrious (1-75 [451-525]) ⇒ Zen Master (1-75 [526-600])

Illustrious (also known as "Illustrious Grand Master") is the seventh stage of a profession learned at the appropriate profession trainer. One must be at least level 75 to learn an Illustrious profession skill. One exception is where you can become Illustrious as soon as you can catch enough fish to level up to it.

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 ) 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

• Not counting any racial or other bonuses, at a Grand Master skill level of 75 [450] you can learn the Illustrious stage and gain up to a maximum of 75 [525] points.
• Starting with Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, this proficiency range will have its own progress bar of 75 points.