First Aid 1–300 Guide: Bandages, Cloth and the Triage Quest

First Aid is the cheapest survival tool in the game. It does not use a profession slot, it costs almost nothing to learn, and a stack of bandages saves more deaths than any trinket you will see before level 40. It also gives every piece of cloth you loot a second use. The only tricky parts are two milestones: a book you buy halfway through and a timed quest that unlocks the last seventy-five points. This first aid 1-300 guide lists which bandage to make at every skill range, how much cloth to keep, and where to go for the book and the quest, for a character on a vanilla-era realm such as WoW Forever.

Where and what you need

Levels. Apprentice First Aid has no level requirement. Journeyman needs level 10, the Expert book needs 125 skill, and the Artisan quest needs level 35 and 225 skill.

Trainers. Every capital city and most large towns have a First Aid trainer, usually inside or next to the inn or a healer's house.

Cloth. First Aid uses only cloth: Linen, Wool, Silk, Mageweave and Runecloth. If you are not a tailor, keep every piece you loot; it is enough for most of the climb.

Money. The Expert book and the bandage manuals cost a few gold altogether. Everything else is cloth you already have.

The route

The numbers follow the bandages in the order you make them.

1. Linen Bandage, 1–40. Train First Aid and make Linen Bandages from one Linen Cloth each.
2. Heavy Linen Bandage, 40–80. Two Linen Cloth each. Train Journeyman at 50 if you have not already.
3. Wool Bandage, 80–115. One Wool Cloth each.
4. Heavy Wool Bandage, 115–150. Two Wool Cloth each. At 125, buy the Expert book: Deneb Walker in Stromgarde Keep in Arathi Highlands sells it to the Alliance, and Balai Lok'Wein in Brackenwall Village in Dustwallow Marsh sells it to the Horde. The same vendors sell the manuals for the Silk and Mageweave bandages.
5. Silk Bandage, 150–180. One Silk Cloth each.
6. Heavy Silk Bandage, 180–210. Two Silk Cloth each.
7. Mageweave Bandages, 210–260. One or two Mageweave Cloth each. Stop at 225 and do the Triage quest.
8. Triage and Runecloth, 225–300. At level 35 and 225 skill, take the Triage quest from Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen in Theramore for the Alliance or Doctor Gregory Victor in Hammerfall for the Horde. Save the right number of wounded soldiers in the time limit to earn Artisan First Aid, then learn the Runecloth bandages and finish at 300.

What you get

Bandage	Cloth	Skill range
Linen and Heavy Linen	Linen Cloth	1–80
Wool and Heavy Wool	Wool Cloth	80–150
Silk and Heavy Silk	Silk Cloth	150–210
Mageweave and Heavy Mageweave	Mageweave Cloth	210–260
Runecloth and Heavy Runecloth	Runecloth	260–300
Triage quest	None	Unlocks Artisan, 225–300

Time it takes

The crafting itself is fast: each bandage takes a few seconds, so 300 points of crafting is roughly an hour of standing still. What takes time is gathering the cloth. A character who keeps every piece while leveling usually has enough for each tier by the time they reach it.

Roughly, plan on about two stacks of each cloth for its tier. The Triage quest takes ten to fifteen minutes once you are there, and it can be repeated if you fail.

Tips

• Keep every piece of cloth while leveling, unless you are a tailor; First Aid will use it.
• Make bandages while you rest; they cost no time if you do it while eating and drinking.
• Buy the Expert book as soon as you reach 125; it is the only way past 150.
• Read the Triage quest's instructions carefully; the wounded soldiers' order matters.
• Keep a stack of your best bandage on your action bar; they heal more than food at every level.
• Sell extra bandages at the auction house; leveling players buy them.

Running it with ForeverBot

ForeverBot does not craft, but it helps with the cloth. In the Farming section, pick a humanoid camp from the Route list or walk one with Record loop, keep Auto loot on, and let the bot collect cloth while you work on other things. The linen and wool farming spots and mageweave cloth farming spots list the best camps for each tier.

In the Leveling section, set Eat below HP to a value your class likes; with bandages on your bars, you can use them between fights instead. Navigation to Stromgarde, Brackenwall, Theramore or Hammerfall uses the Settings navigator's arrow. Every section comes with every plan; see plans and pricing.

FAQ

Where do I buy the Expert First Aid book?

Alliance players buy it from Deneb Walker in Stromgarde Keep in Arathi Highlands. Horde players buy it from Balai Lok'Wein in Brackenwall Village in Dustwallow Marsh. You need 125 First Aid skill. The book raises your maximum skill from 150 to 225, and the same vendors sell the Silk and Mageweave bandage manuals.

How do I complete the Triage quest?

Reach level 35 and 225 First Aid, then talk to Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen in Theramore or Doctor Gregory Victor in Hammerfall. You will be asked to bandage wounded soldiers in a time limit, treating the most critical ones first. Save enough of them and you earn Artisan First Aid. If you fail, you can try again.

Is First Aid worth leveling?

Yes, for every class. It costs almost nothing, uses cloth you loot anyway, and bandages heal more than food at every level. Healers save mana, and classes without healing save a death in every difficult fight. It also does not take one of your two main profession slots.