First Aid is a secondary profession in WoW Classic that lets players heal themselves and others using bandages and Anti-Venom. Unlike primary professions, you can learn First Aid alongside two other main skills, making it useful for every class.
- Quick Leveling Guide to Achieve 300 Skill Points
- Where to Find Trainers to Boost Your Skill
- Best Ways to Gather Cloth Materials Efficiently
WoW Classic First Aid Explained
First Aid is a must-have secondary skill for every class in WoW Classic. It lets players craft bandages to heal themselves and others, as well as Anti-Venom to cure poison effects. Unlike primary professions, you can learn it alongside any other skills, making it useful for leveling, dungeons, and PvP.
Best Professions to Pair with First Aid
First Aid is the perfect companion for any profession in WoW Classic. Since it uses cloth from slain enemies, it works well with Tailoring—you can turn extra linen and wool into bandages while saving higher-tier cloth for armor and bags.
- For Solo Leveling, First Aid is a lifesaver, especially for classes without self-healing like Warriors and Rogues. A quick bandage between fights means less downtime and faster XP gains.
- In Dungeons and Raids, smart players use bandages to take pressure off healers. Even if you’re a Priest or Paladin, saving mana by using First Aid helps your group last longer in tough fights.
- For PvP, bandages can turn the tide of battle. If you break combat for just a few seconds, a well-timed Heavy Runecloth Bandage can restore half your health—often the difference between victory and a graveyard run.
- Unlike other professions, First Aid has no competition—you can learn it alongside any two primary skills. It’s cheap to level, always useful, and can even make you gold by selling extra bandages on the Auction House.
Best Classes for WoW Classic First Aid
First Aid is essential for every class, but especially Warriors, Rogues, and Hunters who lack strong self-healing. The best bandages include:
- Heavy Runecloth Bandage;
- Heavy Silk Bandage;
- Heavy Mageweave Bandage.
For melee classes, First Aid means less downtime between fights. For casters, it saves mana by reducing the need to heal. In PvP, a well-timed bandage can turn the tide of battle.
Shopping List for 1-300 First Aid Leveling
Leveling First Aid from 1 to 300 requires a steady supply of cloth, with higher tiers needing more material per skill-up. Since not every bandage guarantees progress, these quantities account for potential failures, especially when working with yellow and green recipes. Always prioritize orange recipes when possible to minimize waste.
Estimated First Aid Materials Needed (1-300):
Item | Quantity |
Linen Cloth | 180 |
Wool Cloth | 240 |
Silk Cloth | 160 |
Mageweave Cloth | 120 |
Runecloth | 100 |
By stockpiling cloth while leveling, you can power through First Aid with minimal downtime or extra costs.
The Fastest 1-300 Vanilla First Aid
If you want to level First Aid fast without wasting cloth, this method gets you to 300 skill the fastest way possible. It focuses on the most efficient bandage recipes at each skill tier to minimize material waste.
- Always use the highest-level bandage you can make at each tier
- Switch to new bandage types as soon as they turn orange
- Save lower-tier cloth for alts or sell extras
- 1-80: Linen Bandage → Heavy Linen Bandage
- 80-150: Wool Bandage → Heavy Wool Bandage
- 150-225: Silk Bandage → Heavy Silk Bandage
- 225-300: Mageweave Bandage → Heavy Mageweave Bandage → Runecloth Bandage
Pro Tips:
- Buy the Expert First Aid book at 125 skill from Arathi Highlands or Dustwallow Marsh
- Complete the Triage quest at 225 to unlock Artisan First Aid
- Farm humanoid mobs in level-appropriate zones to collect cloth while leveling
Apprentice & Journeyman First Aid Trainers (1-150 Skill)
Alliance Trainers:
- Darnassus – Dannelor /way 51.6, 12.6 (Craftsmen’s Terrace)
- Stormwind City – Shaina Fuller /way 42.8, 26.6 (Cathedral of Light)
- Ironforge – Nissa Firestone /way 54.8, 58.6 (Great Forge)
- Teldrassil – Byancie /way 55.2, 56.8 (Dolanaar)
- Elwynn Forest – Michelle Belle /way 43.4, 65.6 (Goldshire)
- Dun Morogh – Thamner Pol /way 47.2, 52.6 (Kharanos)
- Wetlands – Fremal Doohickey /way 10.8, 61.2 (Menethil Harbor)
Horde Trainers:
- Orgrimmar – Arnok /way 34.0, 84.4 (Valley of Spirits)
- Undercity – Mary Edras /way 73.6, 55.6 (Rogues’ Quarter)
- Thunder Bluff – Pand Stonebinder /way 29.6, 21.4 (Spirit Rise)
- Durotar – Rawrk /way 54.0, 42.0 (Razor Hill)
- Tirisfal Glades – Nurse Neela /way 61.8, 52.8 (Brill)
- Mulgore – Vira Younghoof /way 46.8, 60.8 (Bloodhoof Village)
Expert First Aid Book (150-225 Skill, Level 20 Required)
Purchase Expert First Aid – Under Wraps at 125 skill from:
- Deneb Walker – Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands /way 27.2, 58.8 (NE chapel)
- Balai Lok’Wein – Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow Marsh /way 36.4, 30.4 (north caravans)
Additional books available:
- Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage – 22s
- Manual: Mageweave Bandage – 50s
Artisan First Aid Quest (225-300 Skill, Level 35 Required)
Starting NPCs:
- Alliance: Nissa Firestone, Ironforge /way 54.8, 58.6
- Horde: Arnok, Orgrimmar /way 34.0, 84.4
(These are optional breadcrumb quests)
Main Quest (Triage):
- Alliance: Dr. Gustaf VanHowzen, Theramore /way 67.6, 48.8
- Horde: Dr. Gregory Victor, Hammerfall /way 73.4, 36.8
Quest Tips:
- Must save 15 patients with ≤6 deaths
- Prioritize healing order:
- Critically Injured (fastest dying)
- Badly Injured
- Injured
- Newest spawns
- Preparation:
- Enable NPC nameplates (Ctrl+V)
- Center yourself in room
- Hotkey Triage Bandage
- Can be retried if failed
WoW Classic Cloth Farming Tips
Cloth in WoW Classic primarily drops from Humanoids, making them the best targets for farming. Other sources include Undead, Demons, some elite Giants, and a few high-level dungeon and raid elites.
- Linen Cloth (1-80 First Aid)
- Best Zones:
- Westfall (Alliance) – Defias Bandits (Humanoids)
- The Barrens (Horde) – Kolkar & Razormane mobs
- Silverpine Forest – Rotting Dead & Humanoids
- Dungeon Option: Deadmines (Defias)
- Best Zones:
- Wool Cloth (80-150 First Aid)
- Best Zones:
- Wetlands – Dragonmaw Orcs & Dark Iron Dwarves
- Hillsbrad Foothills – Syndicate & Bears
- Stonetalon Mountains – Centaurs & Harpies
- Dungeon Option: Scarlet Monastery (Graveyard wing)
- Best Zones:
- Silk Cloth (150-210 First Aid)
- Best Zones:
- Arathi Highlands – Syndicate & Ogres
- Desolace – Centaur camps
- Badlands – Dustbelcher Ogres
- Dungeon Option: Scarlet Monastery (Library/Armory)
- Best Zones:
- Mageweave Cloth (210-260 First Aid)
- Best Zones:
- Tanaris – Pirates & Wastewander Bandits
- Feralas – Gordunni Ogres
- Hinterlands – Wildhammer Dwarves
- Dungeon Option: Zul’Farrak (Trolls)
- Best Zones:
- Runecloth (260-300 First Aid)
- Best Zones:
- Eastern Plaguelands – Scarlet Crusade mobs
- Western Plaguelands – Undead & Humanoids
- Burning Steppes – Dark Iron Dwarves
- Dungeon Option: Stratholme (Scarlet/Undead)
- Best Zones:
WoW Classic First Aid Recipes Overview
Recipe | Vendor | Location | Cost |
Expert First Aid – Under Wraps | Deneb Walker | Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands | 1![]() |
Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage | Deneb Walker | Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands | 22![]() |
Manual: Mageweave Bandage | Deneb Walker | Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands | 50![]() |
Formula: Powerful Anti-Venom | Argent Dawn QM | Various Argent Dawn Locations | 10![]() |
Warsong Gulch Silk Bandage | – | Warsong Gulch | 12![]() |
Warsong Gulch Mageweave Bandage | – | Warsong Gulch | 17![]() |
Warsong Gulch Runecloth Bandage | – | Warsong Gulch | 22![]() |
Arathi Basin Silk Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 12![]() |
Defiler’s Silk Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 12![]() |
Highlander’s Silk Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 12![]() |
Arathi Basin Mageweave Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 17![]() |
Defiler’s Mageweave Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 17![]() |
Highlander’s Mageweave Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 17![]() |
Arathi Basin Runecloth Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 22![]() |
Defiler’s Runecloth Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 22![]() |
Highlander’s Runecloth Bandage | – | Arathi Basin | 22![]() |
Alterac Heavy Runecloth Bandage | – | Alterac Valley | – |
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