Which professions are most helpful in WotLK? See what pro players think

I'm not a huge fan of raids, although I did defeat Kel* and Anub** before nerfs. They weren't much of a challenge for seasoned raiders but that's absolutely not how you'd describe me. So I was very happy about that. Back in the Lich days I mostly ran Heroic dungeons and did some arenas and BGs. And here's what I can tell you about my choice of professions: they were balanced pretty well in WotLK and there was no trash options. You could go with any of them and make enough money to keep up with the guild or something.

The most popular profs were jewelcrafting and engineering. Everybody needed stuff they could craft. Engineering was pretty handy in PvP too thanks to lots of gizmos they were able to create. Jewelcrafting made you a very sought-after player, especially if you had learnt some rare recipes for it. Yet you could make the biggest buck with another profession: inscription. It was the new one for WotLK and, naturally, Blizzard made sure to make it very important. And it was. Everybody needed glyphs. Inscriptors were swimming in gold. If you want to become rich at least in WoW, here's my best advice to you – inscription.

There are many opinions on what you should choose for your 2 professions slot. In PvP it was usually easier than that: you almost had no choice but to take engineering. Naturally, many players picked up mining too. Thus they got the needed materials themselves. But if you could afford buying those materials or if you had already capped engineering, you could look for more options for a second prof. I personally loved jewelcrafting because gems were so damn valuable. Both to me and to those who were ready to pay for them at the auction house. I had to invest lots of gold too, since I had two slots occupied by crafting profs which wasn't exactly convenient but in the end it paid off.

Basically, there are 3 top choices. You should just pick any and have fun with them. I've already mentioned two: engineering and jewelcrafting. But blacksmithing should be considered too, since it was so great back in the Northrend days. Perhaps you wouldn't really pick up engineering and jewelcrafting during leveling since they are of little use to you before you reach 80 lvl. Blacksmithing can help you fill weak slots with better gear, earn some money and good reputation on your realm – all that before you even finish leveling up. I'd recommend picking blacksmithing alongside mining: thus you won't have to spend money on mats. And who knows, perhaps you'll enjoy BS so much that you won't want to drop it later. It won't be hard to add engineering or jewelcrafting to it when you're ready.