Zen Master

Illustrious (1-75 [450-525]) ⇒ Zen Master (1-75 [526-600]) ⇒ Draenor Master (1-100 [600-700])

Zen Master is the eighth stage of a profession proficiency learned at the appropriate profession trainer. One must be at least level 80^{[citation needed]} to learn Zen Master proficiency of a profession skill.

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 Illustrious skill level of 75 [525] you can learn the Zen Master stage and gain up to a maximum of 75 [600] points.
• This proficiency level is the last to have a 75 point range. All subsequent proficiencies have a 100 or 150 point range.
• Starting with Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, this proficiency range will have its own progress bar of 75 points.