WoW Profession Cap Comparison (Skill Points)
Compare WoW per-expansion profession skill caps from 75 bars to Classic 300 max. Uses Blizzard 8.0 bar system tables. Includes full tables with sources and FAQ.
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All values
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outland Burning Crusade Lowest tie here. | 75 skill | Max Outland bar | Blizzard Retail 8.0 forums plus wow-professions guides: Outland 1-75 |
| Northrend Wrath Ties 75 tier. | 75 skill | Max Northrend bar, old linear 375-450 era | Blizzard forums plus guides Northrend 1-75, Wowhead WotLK 450 era note |
| Cataclysm Ties 75 tier. | 75 skill | Max Cataclysm bar | Blizzard forums plus wow-professions guides Cataclysm 1-75 |
| Pandaria Mists Ties 75 tier. | 75 skill | Max Pandaria bar | Blizzard forums plus guides Pandaria 1-75 |
| Draenor Warlords Beats 75 tier. | 100 skill | Max Draenor bar | Blizzard forums Draenor increase to 100 plus guides Draenor 1-100 |
| Legion Ties Draenor. | 100 skill | Max Legion bar | Blizzard forums plus guides Legion 1-100 |
| Dragonflight Isles Ties 100 tier. | 100 skill | Max DF bar | wow-professions guides Dragonflight 1-100 plus Wowhead DF 100 |
| War Within Khaz Algar Ties 100 tier. | 100 skill | Max TWW bar | wow-professions guides War Within 1-100 plus Wowhead 70 of 100 to 100 of 100 |
| Shadowlands Beats 100 tier. | 150 skill | Max Shadowlands bar, Cooking Fishing 75 variants left out | Wowpedia Shadowlands proficiency maximum 150 points |
| Battle for Azeroth Beats Shadowlands. | 175 skill | Max BFA Kul Tiran Zandalari bar, launched 150 raised 8.2.0 | Blizzard forums BFA up to 175 plus ConsoleWiki Battle proficiency maximum 175, Patch 8.2.0 raised 150 to 175 |
| Classic Vanilla Largest here. Pre-8.0 linear differs. | 300 skill | Max Classic bar Apprentice to Artisan combined | Blizzard forums Classic was levels 1-60 goes to 300 plus guides Vanilla 1-300 |
About this converter
Patch 8.0.1 split professions into one bar per expansion from July 2018 onward. Outland, Northrend, Cataclysm and Pandaria cap at 75 each. Draenor, Legion, Dragonflight and War Within cap at 100 each. Shadowlands caps at 150. Battle for Azeroth caps at 175 after launching at 150 and raising in 8.2.0. Classic Vanilla caps at 300 across Apprentice to Artisan combined. Pre-8.0 linear totals like 800 and 950 and Archaeology 950 stay out as old system. Cooking and Fishing 75 variants in Shadowlands stay out as noted exceptions.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try Classic against Outland to see the 300 to 75 bar gap. The result line prints the equality plus the per unit ratio. Click a table row to load that entry as Entry A with amount 1.
TWW rows show 70 of 100 to 100 of 100 progress in sources with 100 sorting. BFA 150 launch value is superseded by 175 current. WotLK old 450 linear equals the 375 to 450 era before bars, noted apart. Trainer UI shows Expansion plus current over max like Dragon Isles Alchemy 1 over max. Omitted: mount and riding skill rows, which use a separate riding table.
FAQ
What is Classic cap?
300 across Apprentice to Artisan combined. Pre-8.0 linear system.
What is BFA cap?
175 current after 8.2.0 raised launch 150. Kul Tiran and Zandalari bars.
What caps at 75?
Outland, Northrend, Cataclysm and Pandaria bars each cap 75.
What caps at 100?
Draenor, Legion, Dragonflight and War Within bars each cap 100.
Sources
- Blizzard US Forums professions past 75 thread: vanilla 300, Outland Northrend Cataclysm Pandaria 75, Draenor Legion 100, BFA 175 rows
- wow-professions guides Vanilla 1-300 through War Within 1-100 bar list
- ConsoleWiki Battle for Azeroth proficiency maximum 175 Patch 8.2.0 rows
- Wowpedia Shadowlands proficiency maximum 150 rows
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 11 entries
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