Tools of the Trade Profession Items - Patch 8.1.5

PTR Posted 2019/01/09 at 2:53 PM by perculia

Since publication of this post, we've learned much more about Tools of the Trade, previewing each questline and crafting all of the items! Please visit the Tools of the Trade Crafting Overview instead for up-to-date detailed patch information.

Check out our full Patch 8.1.5 PTR Coverage

Allied Races: KT and Zandalari Racial Traits, KT Shaman Totems, KT and Zandalari Heritage Armor, KT Jokes and Flirts, Zandalari Paladin Mount, Recruiting KT and Zandalari, Unlocking KT and Zandalari
Collectibles: New Battle Pets ft Raiding with Leashes, New Holiday Items, Brawler's Guild Transmog, Tools of the Trade
New Models: Druid Incarnation, Stan Lee
Zone Updates: Portal Rooms, New Maps, Darkmoon Rollercoaster
Lore (Spoilers): Fate of Derek Proudmoore, Finding Hati, Old Gods, Recruiting Allied Races, 8.1.5 Audio
Diffs: New Achievements, Preamble and Scenarios, Class Changes

AlchemySilas' Sphere of TransmutationRecipe: Silas' Sphere of Transmutation

Blacksmithing

Khaz'gorian Smithing Hammer: Allows the user to repair a piece of their equipment instantly. (1 Hour Cooldown)

When crafting blacksmithing armor or weapons, there's a chance it will be given the "Indestructible" property.

The related quest appears to involve Therazane:

We did it!
And what a beautiful anvil it is. You've definitely got the technique down, $n.
Now you'll be able to craft some rather durable equipment. But best you be getting on yer...

Ormhun! What is the meaning of this?

Therazane, please. I didn't think it'd be tha big of a problem.
Correct. You didn't think. And now you shall answer for your crimes.
And you, $r. The audacity of you surface dwellers! Thinking you can just come here and take our secrets?!

I'd like to offer you a choice, fleshing.
You may either choose to free your ally, the one who betrayed his people by sharing our coveted knowledge with you and faces a punishment of death...
So, which will it be, fleshling? Make your choice.

Choice 1:
Typical surface dweller. Only thinking of yourself and how to further your own power.
Very well, the anvil is yours. And Ormhun shall face his punishment elsewhere.

Choice 2:
I had a feeling their may be a shred of virtue in you, surface dweller.
You're free to go, Ormhun. But do not think you will go unpunished. We shall discuss the details of that later.
As for you, $r. You have proven to value life over possessions, and I shall reward that honor. You may take the anvil as well.

Enchanting

Iwen's Enchanting Rod: Consume 1 Veiled Crystal to animate an inert golem (Enchant Tide Watcher or Enchant Voodoo Mask) Gain extra resources when disenchanting.

The golems look pretty cool!

Possible related lines:
Despite being physically fine, the enchantments that give it life appear degraded, rendering it inanimate.$b$bA sufficiently equipped enchanter may be able restore it to its former glory.
<Enchant it with Dewinter's Rod of Animation>
Fascinating! The enchantments aren't just layered, they're interwoven! I've never seen anything like this before. Let's see if we can separate them just a bit more.
The complexity behind these enchantments are amazing. There's no way that a single person could have- Whoa. That surge of power. I'm having trouble-

Finally, for me to assume control of the golem.
I'm so excited! Let's get started!
First, you need to arrange the wood in a humanoid form.
Now place the antlers in place of the head.
Pile the leather you collected on the torso.
Now you'll need to bind the limbs together with the webbing.
Lastly, place the runic power core in place of the heart.
I am ready to begin.

If everything was done right, the power core should bind and animate the golem.
Eh? Something is wrong...
The souls in the power core are controlling the golem! You need to destroy it!

Engineering

The Ub3r-Spanner: Summons an Ub3r invention. Enables the engineer to craft Ub3r-Constructs:

Creating this item requires Platinum Ore (20), Storm Silver Ore (50), Insulated Wiring (20), Expulsom (25), Hydrocore (3).

Get on with it you Hobgoblins! I want that shredder up and running yesterday!
I can't believe those snake-heads attacked us. Hurry up, Mr. Razdunk won't accept failure!
We must not let the recipe be found. The Ub3r-Spanner will be ours!
I thought my men took care of you thieves on the beach. I guess I will take care of you myself!
Read the note.
< As you approach the beach, you find Dataguru Gryzix has been slain. A note has been left on his corpse. >
"To Whom It May Concern:
I hope this serves as a good enough warning. The Ub3r-Spanner recipe is and will remain property of the Venture Co.
Oh, and don't even think about looking for us in the ruins south-east of here. Because you won't find anything there but some rocks.
- Chief Expedition Officer McCormick"

Come for your precious tech have you? I will destroy you with your own creations!
Thanks, $n. Let me get this bad boy decrypted!
There we go! Damn, Gryzix does good work.
No...the Ub3r-Spanner belongs to the Venture...Co.
I'll hold to the recipe for safekeeping. Don't worry, I got my sentries to keep it safe!
AUTOPILOT MODE: ENGAGED. KILL ALL HOSTILES.
Whoa, $n! Look how cool that place is!
I don't care if it's not finished, get that shredder into Kill-Mode NOW!

Inscription

Sanguine Feather Quill of Lana'thel: Siphons the blood of the dead around you, restoring your own health in the process.

Allows for the creation of Blood Contracts:

The The Prison of Ink zone is likely related to this item.

"In your many years of adventuring, you've stumbled upon an uncountable number of shadowy scrolls, but never anything like this.
It is written in a language you don't understand, and the very parchment is permeated with a shadowy energy. This scroll must belong to |cFF0000FFsomeone who works with dark, malevolent magic|r."

These sludges were the key to the riddle. And so far, I was finding what I needed.
The viscous ones were beginning to be quite the nuisance.
Once I had collected enough ink, I felt a strange pull towards the back of the prison.
As I stepped into the room, I saw four runes spread out on the floor. This must be what the ink was for.
My trial complete, I finished the last stroke of my story and returned to the material realm."

Jewelcrafting

Jewelhammer's Focus: Using the focus, carefully extract an embedded gem from one of your socketed items.

Allows the holder to interact with shrines around Kul Tiras and Zandalar, focusing the light from the zone through the lens in order to create a geode of gems.

LeatherworkingRE-USE MECurved Diamond Awl Blade

Tailoring

Synchronous Thread: Allows Synchronous Tailors to mend tears in the fabric of time.

The threads of time sew cloth from past, present and future. Cloth displaced in time can be found more often in the world (increased cloth drop rates).

The related quest giver is Timeweaver Delormi, a Nightborne tailor. Based on the broadcast text, you must help her through different timeways, in which she becomes corrupted Shade of Delormi, Magistrix Delormi royalty, withered Delormi, demon hunter Chronomancer Delormi, and Seamstress Delormi. All of her related NPCs have different models.

Hello? Can you see me? When in Azeroth am I...?
Pardon me, but has the Well of Eternity been destroyed yet? ... or MADE yet?
Oh, when am I?!
Can you hear me? Or see me? Oh, goodness...
Oh, Delitha...you've really lost yourself!!
Do you happen to know how many continents there are?
Does the word "orc" mean anything to you?

'This is beginning to paint a frightening picture. Meet me at that time rift up ahead - perhaps that will lead us to when we need to be.

That corpse. It looks like it's...me.
This doesn't make sense. I shouldn't be out of time...and I certainly shouldn't be dead.
Maybe there are more clues ahead.
Another me. If her wounds are any indication, she was brought here unwillingly.
Aran'ethil, Delitha. Withering away... I would not wish such a fate on anyone.
I've only seen this variant of me in the farthest reaches of time. Whoever's done this must be very powerful, indeed.
And to slay a demon huntress...I fear the strength they possess.

All threads must be severed. Delitha must die.
The fabric of time will be torn apart. Every seam will be split.

Delitha...the Infinite... she was too powerful...
Hush, Grand Magistrix...it will all be over soon.
You must stop her... save our selves... save yourself...
I'll stop her. For all of us. Rest well, Grand Magistrix.

Delitha, stop this! It is our purpose to preserve the fabric of time!
But it is our destiny to destroy it. Fabric is feeble - mending it is futile.
The shears of death so easily destroy that which is so flimsy. We must cut away our weakness.
Our selves are not weakness...and you are not our destiny!
The fabric of time is saved for now... but you can mend it no longer, Weaver Delitha...
I'm ready, Delitha. Return me to my time.

Comment by orionaegis7This could legit be something cool for crafters.Comment by RundinOAt lease it adds something interesting AND unique to professions.Comment by WepstarLOL NightBorne demon hunter =)Comment by stymI'm pretty sure the golems are a reference to the "Big Daddy" mutants that protect the little sisters in Bioshock.Comment by 1831114Nightborne Demon Hunters would be qiute a great addition :)Comment by ThmarI can't wait to see what the leatherworker's mount will look like, because it will either be an awesome addition or a total let down for me. I wish it to be a thunderous raptor, but I'm afraid it will be some kind of huge beast like a thunder lizard. Fingers crossed, though.Comment by ZygosNightborne Demon Hunters would be qiute a great addition :)Comment by MaXiiczekI'm really curious what those blood contracts will do, I'm expecting same functionality as normal contracts, but different reward instead of rep, like gold or resourcesComment by thebl4ckd0gSo... I'm still confused as to what it does... at least for Alchemy...Comment by royalecheeseSo... I'm still confused as to what it does... at least for Alchemy...Comment by cgilm2526Any idea what the engineering things do?Comment by LahgtahKind of lame do-nothings that don't really have any tangible benefit. The Blacksmithing one is quite laughable: 1 piece of gear per hour? That will see next to no use. I need not even mention its secondary effect to maybe proc indestructible on crafted weapons.

First of all, none of the weapons a Blacksmith can craft are actually worth using. They're junk, RNG stats, and a meager ilvl of 340. Garbage. All they are, just like everything Blacksmiths can craft nowadays, is nothing more than food for enchanters to DE and maybe transmog. Rolling indestructible on something that isn't even going to be used may as well be a proc that doesn't exist.

I may have been interested if it was repair all your gear once per hour, like Blacksmiths have been asking for years. At this point it's like asking someone to go to the store and pick up a gallon of milk, and they return with water and white food coloring.

I just want gear crafting professions to be worth learning for something that actually improves the character having them.Comment by TrailsI'm pretty sure the golems are a reference to the "Big Daddy" mutants that protect the little sisters in Bioshock.Comment by epponSeriously? Being able to repair stuff for free, recycling gems from your own gear, being able to gain free extra supplies, free self-healing, summoned guardians... All of those have a significant purpose to a max-level player. What does LW get? Unknown temporary buffs as well as a mount that DOESN'T count toward collections and is not usable outside 2 outdoor zones. Zones you have already levelled through and will only visit while doing world quests if those interest you as a player at all.

This will be a massive letdown for me as a leatherworker. Everyone else seems able to use their items outside of Zandalar and Kul Tiras, and one hour buffs seem rather useless to me unless those buffs cause ACTUAL VALUEABLE SUPPLIES to drop, or the mount gives LW mounted, flying combat.Comment by KuripuGaoThe Blacksmithing one is quite laughable: 1 piece of gear per hour? That will see next to no use.Comment by lankybritBlizzard trying to resurrect Professions that are dead as a dodo in BFA.Comment by randommerrymanI can't wait to see what the leatherworker's mount will look likespecialComment by OridanIXI'm pretty sure the golems are a reference to the "Big Daddy" mutants that protect the little sisters in Bioshock.Comment by hotaru251I need not even mention its secondary effect to maybe proc indestructible on crafted weapons.
Comment by DelliWowYAY LW GET CRAP.... like always sigh