Cooking The War Within

Cooking is always one of the most sought‑after professions in the game. What makes it ideal for beginners and players who want a consistently useful skill that can earn a good amount of gold is its simplicity — both to level up and to use.

In particular, cooks can craft some of the most important consumables in the game: food that boosts various character stats. This includes:

• Feasts for raid groups (e.g. Midnight Masquerade Feast);
• Individual meals that can either boost stats or provide other temporary effects.

Cooking has no specialisations, and there’s no item quality variation in the dishes you craft. All recipes become available at skill level 65. However, after level 75, obtaining new recipes becomes more challenging unless you’re willing to:

• buy them on the Auction House;
• actively farm specific recipes from game content (e.g. by defeating bosses and elite enemies).

You can learn the profession from one of three NPCs:

Atodas — Dornogal

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Trigor — Dorn Island

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Sousier Druk — City of Threads

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We’ve tried to provide the fastest and most cost‑effective way to level the profession. However, you may need slightly more resources due to the inherent randomness in skill gains. Some yellow and orange recipes may not yield the expected progress, so keep a close eye on your remaining resources after attempting each recipe.

You’ll need the following ingredients:

• Common Meat ×170
• Portion Steak ×634
• Spicy Meat Broth ×20
• Fresh Fillet ×1000
• Algari Tomato ×164
• Crushed Spices ×70
• Resonator Dust ×840
• Bunch of Herbs ×364
• Crunchy Peppers ×64

Algari Tomato, Crushed Spices, Resonator Dust, Bunch of Herbs, and Crunchy Peppers can be bought from the cooking vendor near your profession trainer. This is cheaper than using the Auction House.

Once you’ve gathered all the required ingredients, follow these steps to level up:

Levels 1–25

• Portion Steak ×17
• Spicy Meat Broth ×17

Required ingredients:

• Common Meat ×170

Levels 25–40

• Marinated Sirloin ×10

Required ingredients:

• Portion Steak ×50
• Spicy Meat Broth ×20
• Algari Tomato ×100
• Crushed Spices ×30

Levels 40–50

• Tender Twilight Jerky ×8

Required ingredients:

• Portion Steak ×64
• Bunch of Herbs ×64
• Resonator Dust ×40

Levels 50–60

• Stuffed Pepper ×8

Required ingredients:

• Portion Steak ×120
• Crunchy Peppers ×64
• Algari Tomato ×64
• Crushed Spices ×40

Levels 60–70

• Jester’s Dish ×8

Required ingredients:

• Fresh Fillet ×400
• Portion Steak ×160
• Resonator Dust ×320
• Bunch of Herbs ×120

Levels 70–75

• Jester’s Dish ×12

Required ingredients:

• Fresh Fillet ×600
• Portion Steak ×240
• Resonator Dust ×480
• Bunch of Herbs ×180

The fastest way to reach Cooking level 100 is by crafting feasts. However, obtaining the recipes for these feasts isn’t easy.

You can get two feast recipes as rewards from events and weekly quests. We recommend keeping a close eye on these activities so you don’t miss out on the recipes.

Additionally, you can acquire the recipe for All-in-One Stew by spending 1,000 Resonator Crystals after reaching Renown level 4 with the Conclave of the Depths.