First Aid

Route from skill 1 to 300 for Classic Era. First Aid is the cheapest profession chain, only cloth is used up.

Trainers and requirements

Apprentice: at any first aid trainer.
Journeyman at skill 75: at the trainer.
Expert (from skill 150): book Expert First Aid – Under Wraps from Deneb Walker (Alliance, Arathi) or Balai Lok’Wein (Horde, Dustwallow Marsh).
Buy the manuals Heavy Silk Bandage (180) and Mageweave Bandage (210) there as well.
Artisan: level 35 and skill 225. Triage quest from Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen (Theramore) or Doctor Gregory Victor (Hammerfall). Bring about 100 Mageweave Cloth and 70 Runecloth.
Recipes Heavy Mageweave (240), Runecloth (260) and Heavy Runecloth Bandage (290) are sold by the doctors.

Route Classic Era (1-300)

Skill	Recipe	Amount	Materials per craft	Notes
1-40	Linen Bandage	50	1 Linen Cloth
40-80	Heavy Linen Bandage	60	2 Linen Cloth
80-115	Wool Bandage	60	1 Wool Cloth
115-150	Heavy Wool Bandage	60	2 Wool Cloth
150-180	Silk Bandage	50	1 Silk Cloth
180-210	Heavy Silk Bandage	50	2 Silk Cloth	Manual required
210-240	Mageweave Bandage	60	1 Mageweave Cloth	Manual required
240-260	Heavy Mageweave Bandage	30	2 Mageweave Cloth	Recipe required
260-290	Runecloth Bandage	50	1 Runecloth	Recipe required
290-300	Heavy Runecloth Bandage	15	2 Runecloth	Recipe required

Route from skill 300 to 375 for TBC Classic. The route for 1-300 is in the Classic Era tab.

Trainers and requirements

There are no first aid trainers in TBC. You need the book „Master First Aid – Doctor in the House“. Horde: Aresella (Falcon Watch). Alliance: Burko (Temple of Telhamat).
The same vendors sell the manuals for Netherweave Bandage and Heavy Netherweave Bandage.
Skill 290 must be reached first.

Route TBC Classic (300-375)

Skill	Recipe	Amount	Materials per craft	Notes
300-330	Heavy Runecloth Bandage	70	2 Runecloth	140 Runecloth in total.
330-360	Netherweave Bandage	45	1 Netherweave Cloth
360-375	Heavy Netherweave Bandage	20	2 Netherweave Cloth

Source: Compiled from the MoP Classic guide on wow-professions.com (skill 1-600). Quantities are totals for the whole step.

Trainers and requirements

Trainers of the old capitals teach all ranks, including the MoP recipes (no trip to Pandaria needed, optional trainers in the Jade Forest: Soraka for the Alliance, Elder Muur for the Horde).
Journeyman and Expert have no level requirement. Artisan from level 35, Master 50, Grand Master 65, Illustrious Grand Master 75.

MoP Classic route (1-600)

Skill	Recipe	Count	Materials (total)	Note
1-40	Linen Bandage	50	50 Linen Cloth
40-75	Heavy Linen Bandage	35	70 Linen Cloth
75-80	Heavy Linen Bandage	5	10 Linen Cloth	Learn Journeyman at the trainer.
80-115	Wool Bandage	35	35 Wool Cloth
115-145	Heavy Wool Bandage	15	30 Wool Cloth
145-151	Heavy Wool Bandage	3	6 Wool Cloth	Learn Expert at the trainer.
151-180	Silk Bandage	29	29 Silk Cloth
180-210	Heavy Silk Bandage	30	60 Silk Cloth
210-240	Mageweave Bandage	30	30 Mageweave Cloth	Artisan from level 35.
240-260	Heavy Mageweave Bandage	10	20 Mageweave Cloth
260-290	Runecloth Bandage	30	30 Runecloth
290-300	Heavy Runecloth Bandage	10	20 Runecloth
300-330	Netherweave Bandage	30	30 Netherweave Cloth	Master from level 50.
330-350	Heavy Netherweave Bandage	10	20 Netherweave Cloth
350-390	Frostweave Bandage	40	40 Frostweave Cloth	Grand Master from level 65.
390-426	Heavy Frostweave Bandage	18	36 Frostweave Cloth
426-475	Embersilk Bandage	49	49 Embersilk Cloth	Illustrious Grand Master from level 75.
475-501	Heavy Embersilk Bandage	13	26 Embersilk Cloth
501-550	Windwool Bandage	49	49 Windwool Cloth	MoP recipes, no Pandaria needed.
550-600	Heavy Windwool Bandage	25	75 Windwool Cloth

Beta data. WoW Forever has not been released yet. This route is based on the beta data from wow-professions.com and may change before launch. Quantities are totals for the whole step.

Trainers and requirements

Journeyman: First Aid 50, from any trainer. Expert: First Aid 125, book ‚Expert First Aid – Under Wraps‘ from Deneb Walker (Arathi Highlands, Alliance) or Balai Lok’Wein (Dustwallow Marsh, Horde). The Heavy Silk and Mageweave Bandage manuals are sold there too.
Artisan (First Aid 225, level 35): triage quest from Doctor Gregory Victor (Hammerfall, Horde) or Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen (Theramore, Alliance).
Heavy Mageweave Bandage is taught at 240, Runecloth Bandage at 260. Manuals for Superior and Major Healing Potion have no vendor, they are drops.
Mild Spices: cooking supply vendor. Empty Vial: alchemy supply vendor.

WoW Forever route (1-300)

Skill	Recipe	Count	Materials (total)	Note
1-40	Linen Bandage	50	50 Linen Cloth	Alternative up to 75: Minor Healing Potion (81x: 81 Peacebloom, 81 Mild Spices, 81 Empty Vial), yellow from 55.
40-75	Heavy Linen Bandage	40	80 Linen Cloth	Yellow from 50, plan a few extra.
75-80	Heavy Linen Bandage	12	24 Linen Cloth	Green, about every second craft gives a point.
80-115	Wool Bandage	50	50 Wool Cloth	Yellow throughout.
115-150	Heavy Wool Bandage	50	100 Wool Cloth	Yellow throughout.
150-180	Silk Bandage	42	42 Silk Cloth	Yellow throughout.
180-210	Heavy Silk Bandage	46	92 Silk Cloth	Learn the manual first.
210-225	Heavy Silk Bandage	42	84 Silk Cloth	Beta recommendation, since Mageweave is hardly available. Alternative: Mageweave Bandage (17x: 17 Mageweave Cloth).
225-240	Superior Healing Potion	16	16 Sungrass, 16 Soothing Spices, 16 Crystal Vial	Manual required. Yellow from 230. Untested.
240-260	Heavy Mageweave Bandage	30	60 Mageweave Cloth	From the trainer at 240.
260-275	Runecloth Bandage	20	20 Runecloth	From the trainer at 260.
275-300	Major Healing Potion	30	30 Golden Sansam, 90 Soothing Spices, 30 Crystal Vial	Manual required.