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[[File:Miner 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Miners must have all the necessary equipment to succeed.]]{{Mining}}
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This is a list of all the {{loot|Legendary|Legendary}} (aka {{Quality|legendary|orange}}) items in the game, and how to obtain them.
 
   
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'''Mining''' allows you to find and mine [[mineral]]s, [[ore]]s, and [[stone]]s from [[resource]] nodes scattered throughout the world. It is one of the primary professions. Materials from mining and the items miners can create from them are reagents needed for recipes within other professions.
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==World of Warcraft==
 
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===Weapons===
 
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===={{loot|Legendary|Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros}}====
 
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A two-handed mace. Not to be confused with the {{loot|Epic|Sulfuron Hammer}}. The materials needed to create this item can all be found in the Molten Core, though they are very rare drops.
 
   
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[[The Burning Crusade]] expansion contains several mobs that are capable of being mined. This method is continued in [[Wrath of the Lich King]]. See [[Ore skinning]] for a general definition, and [[Mineable Mobs]] for a list.
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===={{loot|Legendary|Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker}}====
 
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A one-handed sword. Requires very rare item drops from [[Molten Core]], lots of [[Elementium]] from [[Blackwing Lair]], and then you are able to summon [[Thunderaan]], an outdoor raid boss, who then drops the sword.
 
   
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Mining pointers:
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===={{loot|Legendary|Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian}}====
 
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:[[File:Pointer mine on 32x32.png]] ''in range of deposit/vein that can be mined''
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Added in [[Patch 1.11 (Release Notes)|Patch 1.11]], obtaining it involves going into [[Naxxramas]] and completing a quest line. Since Naxxramas was moved to be floating above [[Dragonblight]] the staff is no longer obtainable since the components dropped in the original instance.
 
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:[[File:Pointer mine off 32x32.png]] ''out of range of deposit/vein''
   
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For other articles related to Mining, see the [[:Category:Mining|Mining category]].
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The staff was used by [[Medivh]] in ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''.
 
   
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==Proficiency==
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===Encounter-Limited Weapons===
 
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===={{loot|Legendary|Andonisus, Reaper of Souls}}====
 
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A conjured sword, Andonisus is dropped by [[Atiesh]], in the midst of the battle to purify the legendary staff [[Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian|Atiesh]], at which point a player would wield it against the demon. It vanishes after 10 minutes, or if the wielder leaves Stratholme.
 
   
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===Items===
 
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===={{loot|Legendary|Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal}}====
 
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! Proficiency !! Level !! Skill
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A crystal that summons a Black Qiraji Battle Tank (fast bug mount). It's exactly like the red, green, yellow, and blue Battle Tanks that can be frequently found in the [[Temple of Ahn'Qiraj]], but it can be used anywhere in the world, not just AQ40 like the others. A player must complete the extremely difficult Scepter of the Shifting Sands raid-based quest line and be the first to ring the Scarab Gong to open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj, or must ring it within 10 hours of the first player's ring (during the Ahn'Qiraj Invasion event). As the gates are now automatically opened on all new servers, this item is no longer obtainable.
 
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Apprentice|Apprentice]] || 5 || 1 - 75
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|- class="alt"
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Journeyman|Journeyman]] || 10 || 50 - 150
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Expert|Expert]] || 20 || 125 - 225
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|- class="alt"
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Artisan|Artisan]] || 35 || 200 - 300
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Master|Master]] || 50 || 300 - 375 {{bc-inline}}
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|- class="alt"
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Grand Master|Grand Master]] || 65 || 375 - 450 {{wotlk-inline}}
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| [[Mining_proficiencies#Illustrious Grand Master|Illustrious Grand Master]] || 75 || 425 - 525 {{Cata-inline}}
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|}
   
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[[Grand Master]] is only available after installing the [[expansion]] [[Wrath of the Lich King]].
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===={{loot|Legendary|Enchanted Elementium Bar}}====
 
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Crafted by [[miner]]s with a skill level of 300 who have learned the [[Smelt Elementium]] ability.
 
   
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[[Illustrious Grand Master]] is only available after installing the [[expansion]] [[Cataclysm]].
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===={{loot|Legendary|Eye of Sulfuras}}====
 
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This item drops from [[Ragnaros (tactics)|Ragnaros]] in [[Molten Core]].
 
   
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===Quest Items===
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==Uses==
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Mining is a complementary profession to [[blacksmithing]], [[engineering]] and [[jewelcrafting]]. These professions rely specifically on ore and ore-derived materials.
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===={{loot|Legendary|Bindings of the Windseeker (left)}}====
 
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This item drops from [[Baron Geddon]] in [[Molten Core]].
 
   
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Mining can be a profitable gathering profession because of the large sums utilized by the other primary professions. Jewelcrafters require five ore per [[prospect]], [[blacksmiths]] can use dozens of bars for specific items, and engineers use large amounts of ore for the many consumable materials they can create.
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===={{loot|Legendary|Bindings of the Windseeker (right)}}====
 
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This item drops from [[Garr]] in [[Molten Core]].
 
   
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Mining skill also grants the player [[Toughness (Mining)|Toughness]].
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===={{loot|Legendary|Vessel of Rebirth}}====
 
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Created when the Bindings of the Windseeker are fused toghether.
 
   
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==Economical Gain==
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===={{loot|Legendary|Dormant Wind Kissed Blade}}====
 
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As with any gathering professional, low-level characters and characters without economic support may consider using two gathering professions. While this denies the player the ability to directly enhance his or her equipment/abilities, it does allow one to, in theory, make money quickly and easily through the use of the auction house.
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This item drops from [[Prince Thunderaan]] in in [[Silithus]] and is turned in to [[Highlord Demitrian]] to receive the legendary sword [[Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker|Thunderfury]].
 
   
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Regardless of the method chosen, mining can be profitable. With regards to mining, be sure to check the local prices of your ore against the local prices of your smelted bars. Frequently ores will be more valuable because they can be prospected or smelted for skill points. This desirability leads to increased cost per unit.
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===={{loot|Legendary|Splinter of Atiesh}}====
 
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This item was a common drop from all bosses, except [[Sapphiron (original)|Sapphiron]] and [[Kel'Thuzad (original)|Kel'Thuzad]], in the [[Naxxramas (original)|original Naxxramas]].
 
   
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==Tools and Abilities==
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===={{loot|Legendary|Frame of Atiesh}}====
 
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A [[Mining Pick|mining pick]] is required to mine nodes in-game. This item type can be bought from various [[vendor]]s, typically the ones selling "trade goods", "mining supplies", "engineering supplies", and "blacksmithing supplies". The pick must be in the player inventory to be used when mining a node.
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Created by assembling 40 Splinters of Atiesh.
 
   
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A trained apprentice miner will immediately learn the [[Find Minerals]] ability, which highlights nearby nodes on the [[mini-map]]. The miner will also learn the accompanying [[smelting]] skill. This skill is used to convert one or more ore and [[elemental ingredients]] into [[bar]]s, which are used in various professions. This skill can only be used in the vicinity of a [[forge]], and will occasionally grant skill points depending on the player profession level.
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==World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade==
 
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{{bc-section}}
 
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===Weapons===
 
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===={{loot|Legendary|Warglaive of Azzinoth}}====
 
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A main-hand sword that drops from [[Illidan Stormrage (tactics)|Illidan Stormrage]]. It can only be used by warriors, rogues, and death knights. This item is the first part of the [[Twin Blades of Azzinoth]] [[set]].
 
   
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In addition to a miner's pick and their ore-sensing abilities, dedicated ore farming may require a [[Bag#Craft Bag|bag]]. There are a few mining-specialized bags that can be made or bought. These bags typically have [[Mining Sack|20]], [[Reinforced Mining Bag|28]], or [[Mammoth Mining Bag|32]] slots respectively and will automatically store mined ores. Mining-bags can also store rocks and elemental items found by mining, smelted bars, a few items created in [[Jewelcrafting]], a few items used in [[Blacksmithing]], and mining picks. For a list, click [http://www.wowhead.com/item=38347#can-contain here].
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===={{loot|Legendary|Warglaive of Azzinoth (off hand)|Warglaive of Azzinoth}}====
 
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An off-hand sword that drops from [[Illidan Stormrage (tactics)|Illidan Stormrage]]. It can only be used by warriors, rogues, and death knights. This item is the second part of the [[Twin Blades of Azzinoth]] [[set]].
 
   
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Worthy of note:
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===={{Loot|Legendary|Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury}}====
 
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* {{ability|Enchant Gloves - Advanced Mining}} adds +5 to mining skill.
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This legendary bow drops from [[Kil'jaeden (tactics)|Kil'jaeden]] in [[Sunwell Plateau]].
 
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* {{ability|Enchant Gloves - Gatherer}} adds +5 to all [[Profession#Gathering|gathering skills]] (mining, [[herbalism]] and [[skinning]]).
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* {{loot|uncommon|Goblin Mining Helmet}} adds +5 to mining skill.
   
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==XP Table==
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====Kael'thas encounter====
 
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XP from mining is subject to rested XP (although it doesn't say how much is from rested in the combat log the way kills do). XP from mining is doubled while rested and will consume your rested XP just like that from kills.
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Advisors around [[Kael'thas Sunstrider (tactics)|Kael'thas Sunstrider]] drop seven legendary items for the battle against him:
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Cosmic Infuser}}
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Devastation (weapon)|Devastation}}
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Infinity Blade}}
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Netherstrand Longbow}} + Ammo {{Loot|Legendary|Nether Spike}} - the only legendary arrows, which can be conjured by the bow.
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Phaseshift Bulwark}}
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Staff of Disintegration}}
 
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*{{Loot|Legendary|Warp Slicer}}
 
   
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These items will disappear if the encounter resets or the player leaves [[Eye (Tempest Keep)|The Eye]].
 
   
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==World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King==
 
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! Level range !! {{item|icon=|Copper Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Tin Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Silver Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Iron Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Gold Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Mithril Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Truesilver Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Thorium Ore}} !! {{item|icon=|Fel Iron Ore}}
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===Weapons===
 
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===={{Loot|Legendary|Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings}}====
 
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| 5 || 45 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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Val'anyr is a one-handed mace wielded by priests, druids, paladins and shaman. Like Atiesh, the hammer is assembled from fragments. The 30 fragments of the weapon drop from bosses in [[Ulduar (instance)|Ulduar]].
 
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| 6 || 55 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 7 || 65 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 8 || 70 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 9 || 80 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 10 || 85 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 11 || 90 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 12 || 90 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 13 || 90 || 90 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 14 || 100 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 15 || 110 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 16 || 110 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 17 || 110 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| ...
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| 27 || ? || 200 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 28 || ? || 200 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 29 || 10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 30 || 10 || 200 || 250 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 31 || 10 || 160 || 250 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 32 || 10 || 120 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 33 || 10 || 80 || 290 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 34 || 10 || 40 || ? || 155 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 35 || 10 || 20 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| ...
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| 40 || 10 || 20 || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| ...
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| 43 || 10 || 20 || ? || 200 || ? || ? || ? || ?
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| 44 || 10 || 20 || ? || ? || ? || 65 || ? || ? || ?
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| ...
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| 47 || 10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || 35 || ? || ? || ?
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| 48 || 10 || ? || ? || ? || ? || 35 || ? || ? || ?
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| 60 || ? || 20 || 35 || 35 || 25 || 35 || 55 || 70 / 825 || 850
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==Mining Skill and its Increase==
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===={{loot|legendary|Shadowmourne}}====
 
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Different veins will require different mining skill levels to loot (e.g. [[mithril]] veins require a skill of 175). The relative difficulty of the mining attempt is colour coded as all other crafting and gathering professions:
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A crafted two-handed axe that requires reagents and quests in [[Icecrown Citadel (instance)|Icecrown Citadel]].
 
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{{Skill Difficulty}}
   
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Although the same colors are used as for other professions, the actual odds of getting a skillup are considerably higher than the color would indicate. For example, at skill 60, a copper vein will appear green but have a ~80% chance of giving a skillup. In general, if a node is of the highest-level type of ore you can mine (not counting rare veins like silver or gold), there is a very high chance you will get a skillup.
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===Quest Items===
 
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===={{loot|Legendary|Fragment of Val'anyr}}====
 
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Drop from bosses inside [[Ulduar (instance)|Ulduar]] in 25-player mode.
 
   
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To mine a [[vein]], right-click on it. After a brief animation, a [[loot box]] containing [[ore]], [[stone]] and sometimes rare drops like [[gem]]s or [[mote]]s. Nodes that are orange or yellow in difficulty will likely skill your mining ability, so it is important to focus on these nodes when you are leveling this profession.
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===={{loot|legendary|Shattered Fragments of Val'anyr}}====
 
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Created by assembling 30 Fragments of Val'anyr.
 
   
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Prior to [[Patch 3.0.8]], mining a node completely required multiple attempts, one for each unit of ore. As such, each node could yield a one point of skill increase per miner. This would allow several players in a raid or group to mine the same node for a skill-up. Since the patch,a single mining attempt extracts all available loot from the vein. Alternatively, miners can share a node for a skill-up by not looting the vein. This allows multiple miners to gain a skill point (or ''tap'') a vein, but only one miner will receive all the ore.
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===={{loot|legendary|Unbound Fragments of Val'anyr}}====
 
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Quest item to use during [[Yogg-Saron (tactics)|Yogg-Saron's encounter]] in order to create Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings.
 
   
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Smelting provides an opportunity to level mining at a faster pace. Smelting large stores of collected ore can be smelted ''en masse'' and in large quantities. Since 3.08, it has been possible to level from 1-375 only via smelting, but this will be expensive, since at certain skill ranges there is a very low chance of getting a skill point.
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===={{loot|legendary|Shadowfrost Shard}}====
 
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Drop from bosses inside [[Icecrown Citadel (instance)|Icecrown Citadel]] in 25-player normal and heroic mode.
 
   
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In [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] and [[Outland]], there exist ''rare'' spawns of various ore veins in place or more common metals. Specifically:
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==Unavailable==
 
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: [[Tin]] can spawn [[Silver]].
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==={{loot|Legendary|Ashbringer}}===
 
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: [[Iron]] can spawn [[Gold]].
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Not currently in the game. Blizzard mentioned that they would be adding it eventually, and clues exist in several quest lines, though with the events of [[Wrath of the Lich King]] this seems unlikely to be the case any longer.
 
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: [[Mithril]] can spawn [[Truesilver]].
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: [[Fel Iron]] and [[Adamantite]] can spawn [[Khorium]]
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: [[Saronite]] can spawn [[Titanium]]
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These vein types are visually distinct from normal veins. They typically have a glossier, shinier model, and are described as silver, gold, or truesilver when exposed on the minimap.
   
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==={{loot|legendary|Crafty's Pole}}===
 
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First discovered in the World of Warcraft Official Armory, this appears to be the first, and only legendary fishing pole. It is believed to be a GM tool for testing new fishing system that was introduced in [[patch 3.1]].
 
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! rowspan=2 | Mineral Vein !! colspan=4| Skill Color
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! <font color=#CC7A00>Orange !! <font color=#B2B200>Yellow !! <font color="green">Green !! <font color="grey">Gray</font>
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| [[Copper Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>1</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>25</font>
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| <font color="green">50</font>
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| <font color="grey">100</font>
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|-
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| [[Tin Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>65</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>90</font>
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| <font color="green">115</font>
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| <font color="grey">165</font>
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|-
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| [[Silver Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>75</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>100</font>
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| <font color="green">125</font>
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| <font color="grey">175</font>
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|-
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| [[Iron Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>125</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>150</font>
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| <font color="green">175</font>
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| <font color="grey">225</font>
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|-
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| [[Gold Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>155</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>175</font>
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| <font color="green">205</font>
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| <font color="grey">255</font>
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| [[Mithril Deposit]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>175</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>200</font>
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| <font color="green">225</font>
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| <font color="grey">275</font>
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|-
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| [[Truesilver Deposit]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>205</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>255</font>
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| <font color="green">280</font>
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| <font color="grey">330</font>
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|-
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| [[Dark Iron Ore|Dark Iron Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>230</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>255</font>
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| <font color="green">280</font>
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| <font color="grey">330</font>
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|-
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| [[Small Thorium Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>230</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>270</font>
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| <font color="green">280</font>
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| <font color="grey">345</font>
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|-
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| [[Rich Thorium Vein]]
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| <font color=#CC7A00>255</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>300</font>
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| <font color="green">325</font>
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| <font color="grey">350</font>
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|-
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| [[Fel Iron Vein]]{{bc-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>275</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>325</font>
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| <font color="green">350</font>
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| <font color="grey">400</font>
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|-
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| [[Adamantite Vein]]{{bc-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>325</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>350</font>
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| <font color="green">375</font>
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| <font color="grey">425</font>
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|-
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| [[Rich Adamantite Vein]]{{bc-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>350</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>375</font>
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| <font color="green">400</font>
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| <font color="grey">450</font>
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|-
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| [[Nethercite Deposit]]{{bc-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>350</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>375</font>
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| <font color="green">390</font>
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| <font color="grey">400</font>
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|-
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| [[Cobalt Deposit]]{{wotlk-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>350</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>375</font>
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| <font color="green">400</font>
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| <font color="grey">425</font>
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|-
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| [[Khorium Vein]]{{bc-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>375</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>400</font>
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| <font color="green">425</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Rich Cobalt Deposit]]{{wotlk-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>375</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>400</font>
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| <font color="green">425</font>
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| <font color="grey">450</font>
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|-
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| [[Saronite Deposit]]{{wotlk-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>400</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>425</font>
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| <font color="green">450</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Rich Saronite Deposit]]{{wotlk-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>425</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>450</font>
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| <font color="green">-</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Obsidium Deposit]]{{C-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>425</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>450</font>
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| <font color="green">475</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Rich Obsidium Deposit]]{{C-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>450</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>475</font>
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| <font color="green">500</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Pure Saronite Deposit]]{{wotlk-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>450</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>-</font>
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| <font color="green">-</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Titanium Deposit]]{{wotlk-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>450</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>-</font>
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| <font color="green">-</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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|-
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| [[Elementium Vein]]{{C-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>475</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>500</font>
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| <font color="green">525</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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| [[Rich Elementium Vein]]{{C-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>500</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>525</font>
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| <font color="green">-</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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| [[Pyrite Deposit]]{{C-inline}}
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| <font color=#CC7A00>525</font>
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| <font color=#B2B200>-</font>
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| <font color="green">-</font>
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| <font color="grey">-</font>
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== Mining Products ==
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Shortly after this pole was publicly known it was removed from the Official Armory.
 
   
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=== By Skill Level ===
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==={{loot|legendary|Peep's Whistle}}===
 
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A flying mount item that summons Peep the Outland Phoenix. This mount increases flight speed by 310%.
 
   
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=== Quest Items ===
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==={{loot|Legendary|Talisman of Binding Shard}}===
 
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* {{item|icon=|Incendicite Ore}} (objective of {{questlong|Alliance|22|Search for Incendicite}})
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This item was added to the game by mistake, dropped only once and is no longer obtainable.
 
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* {{item|icon=|Lesser Bloodstone Ore}} (objective of {{questlong|Alliance|37|Favor for Krazek}})
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* {{item|icon=|Indurium Ore}} (objective of {{questlong|Neutral|42|Indurium Ore}})
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* {{item|icon=|Rethban Ore}} (objective of {{questlong|Alliance|24|Rethban Ore}})
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* {{item|icon=|Nethercite Ore}} (objective of {{Questlong|Neutral|70 Daily|Nethercite Ore}})
   
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Quest ore is usually mined off special nodes, but can also drop off certain mobs in the same area. The ores cannot be smelted and are not "quest items" ''per se'', so they can be traded or purchased off the AH.
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{{Legendary items}}
 
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[[Category:World of Warcraft legendary items]]
 
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==Tips and Tricks==
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* [http://www.mapwow.com MapWoW] is a great Google Earth-like web application for finding node locations.
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* Gatherer is an add-on that can keep track of historical mining data. It can keep track of when and where you last mined a node. Additionally, it can be partnered with GathererDB. This addon is a communal database of mined ore.
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* GatherMate is a replacement for the now defunct Cartographer_Mining. It aims to be map addon independent. It can be combined with Routes to produce a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem traveling salesman route] to all nodes in a given zone.
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* Weapons can also serve as a [[Mining Pick|mining pick]]:
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: {{item|icon=|Kobold Excavation Pick}}
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: {{item|icon=|Gouging Pick}}
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: {{item|icon=|Brann's Trusty Pick}}
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: {{item|icon=|Cold Iron Pick}}
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: {{item|icon=|Miner's Revenge}}
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: {{item|icon=|Tunnel Pick}}
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: {{item|icon=|Digmaster 5000}}
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*A {{item|Gnomish Army Knife}} cannot be used as a weapon but does function as:
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: {{item|icon=|Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor}}
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: {{item|icon=|Arclight Spanner}}
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: {{item|icon=|Blacksmithing Hammer}}
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: {{item|icon=|Mining Pick}}
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: {{item|icon=|Skinning Knife}}
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*[[Paladin]]s, Frost [[Death Knights]], [[Druids]] and [[Engineering|Engineers]] have a slight advantage in mining because of speed increasing talents.
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== Mining Bugs ==
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* Nodes have been known to respawn in rapid succession immediately after mining. This is much more common with nodes in [[Eastern Kingdoms]] and [[Kalimdor]] than in [[Outland]] or [[Northrend]].
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* Occasionally, a node will appear on the minimap but be inaccessible.
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: If the node is a gray-yellow in the minimap, it is underground.
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: If the node is solid yellow, but not visible, it is bugged and cannot be mined.
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* Rarely, certain nodes will not appear in the minimap but be harvestable in-game. [[Dark Iron Ore]] is a good example of this.
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* Players standing on top of ore nodes will remain where they stand after the node is mined.
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==Patch changes==
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*{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=The [[XP]] from Mining has been increased.}}
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*{{Patch 4.0.1|note=Mining gives XP. The higher level the character is, the less XP it will get.}}
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*{{Patch 3.3.3|note={{loot|uncommon|Titansteel Bar}}: Creating this item no longer results in a 24h cooldown.}}
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*{{Patch 3.2.0|note=In addition to the normal requirements, mining deposits in Northrend now require a minimum character level of 65 to mine.}}
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*{{Patch 3.1.0|note=You can no longer fail when Mining, Herbing, and Skinning.}}
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*{{Patch 3.0.8|note=Mining veins and deposits no longer require multiple hits to receive all the ore. Players will receive around the same amount of ore, stone, and gems they would have received from multiple hits.}}
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== References ==
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Miner 2

Miners must have all the necessary equipment to succeed.

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Mining allows you to find and mine minerals, ores, and stones from resource nodes scattered throughout the world. It is one of the primary professions. Materials from mining and the items miners can create from them are reagents needed for recipes within other professions.

The Burning Crusade expansion contains several mobs that are capable of being mined. This method is continued in Wrath of the Lich King. See Ore skinning for a general definition, and Mineable Mobs for a list.

Mining pointers:

Pointer mine on 32x32 in range of deposit/vein that can be mined
Pointer mine off 32x32 out of range of deposit/vein

For other articles related to Mining, see the Mining category.

Proficiency

Proficiency Level Skill
Apprentice 5 1 - 75
Journeyman 10 50 - 150
Expert 20 125 - 225
Artisan 35 200 - 300
Master 50 300 - 375 Bc icon
Grand Master 65 375 - 450 Wrath-Logo-Small
Illustrious Grand Master 75 425 - 525 Cataclysm

Grand Master is only available after installing the expansion Wrath of the Lich King.

Illustrious Grand Master is only available after installing the expansion Cataclysm.

Uses

Mining is a complementary profession to blacksmithing, engineering and jewelcrafting. These professions rely specifically on ore and ore-derived materials.

Mining can be a profitable gathering profession because of the large sums utilized by the other primary professions. Jewelcrafters require five ore per prospect, blacksmiths can use dozens of bars for specific items, and engineers use large amounts of ore for the many consumable materials they can create.

Mining skill also grants the player Toughness.

Economical Gain

As with any gathering professional, low-level characters and characters without economic support may consider using two gathering professions. While this denies the player the ability to directly enhance his or her equipment/abilities, it does allow one to, in theory, make money quickly and easily through the use of the auction house.

Regardless of the method chosen, mining can be profitable. With regards to mining, be sure to check the local prices of your ore against the local prices of your smelted bars. Frequently ores will be more valuable because they can be prospected or smelted for skill points. This desirability leads to increased cost per unit.

Tools and Abilities

A mining pick is required to mine nodes in-game. This item type can be bought from various vendors, typically the ones selling "trade goods", "mining supplies", "engineering supplies", and "blacksmithing supplies". The pick must be in the player inventory to be used when mining a node.

A trained apprentice miner will immediately learn the Spell nature earthquake [Find Minerals] ability, which highlights nearby nodes on the mini-map. The miner will also learn the accompanying smelting skill. This skill is used to convert one or more ore and elemental ingredients into bars, which are used in various professions. This skill can only be used in the vicinity of a forge, and will occasionally grant skill points depending on the player profession level.

In addition to a miner's pick and their ore-sensing abilities, dedicated ore farming may require a bag. There are a few mining-specialized bags that can be made or bought. These bags typically have 20, 28, or 32 slots respectively and will automatically store mined ores. Mining-bags can also store rocks and elemental items found by mining, smelted bars, a few items created in Jewelcrafting, a few items used in Blacksmithing, and mining picks. For a list, click here.

Worthy of note:

XP Table

XP from mining is subject to rested XP (although it doesn't say how much is from rested in the combat log the way kills do). XP from mining is doubled while rested and will consume your rested XP just like that from kills.


Level range [Copper Ore] [Tin Ore] [Silver Ore] [Iron Ore] [Gold Ore] [Mithril Ore] [Truesilver Ore] [Thorium Ore] [Fel Iron Ore]
5 45 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
6 55 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7 65 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
8 70 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
9 80 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
10 85 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
11 90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12 90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
13 90 90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
14 100 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
15 110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
16 110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
17 110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
...
27 ? 200 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
28 ? 200 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
29 10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
30 10 200 250 ? ? ? ? ? ?
31 10 160 250 ? ? ? ? ? ?
32 10 120 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
33 10 80 290 ? ? ? ? ? ?
34 10 40 ? 155 ? ? ? ? ?
35 10 20 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
...
40 10 20 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
...
43 10 20 ? 200 ? ? ? ?
44 10 20 ? ? ? 65 ? ? ?
...
47 10 ? ? ? ? 35 ? ? ?
48 10 ? ? ? ? 35 ? ? ?
60 ? 20 35 35 25 35 55 70 / 825 850

Mining Skill and its Increase

Different veins will require different mining skill levels to loot (e.g. mithril veins require a skill of 175). The relative difficulty of the mining attempt is colour coded as all other crafting and gathering professions: Template:Skill Difficulty

Although the same colors are used as for other professions, the actual odds of getting a skillup are considerably higher than the color would indicate. For example, at skill 60, a copper vein will appear green but have a ~80% chance of giving a skillup. In general, if a node is of the highest-level type of ore you can mine (not counting rare veins like silver or gold), there is a very high chance you will get a skillup.

To mine a vein, right-click on it. After a brief animation, a loot box containing ore, stone and sometimes rare drops like gems or motes. Nodes that are orange or yellow in difficulty will likely skill your mining ability, so it is important to focus on these nodes when you are leveling this profession.

Prior to Patch 3.0.8, mining a node completely required multiple attempts, one for each unit of ore. As such, each node could yield a one point of skill increase per miner. This would allow several players in a raid or group to mine the same node for a skill-up. Since the patch,a single mining attempt extracts all available loot from the vein. Alternatively, miners can share a node for a skill-up by not looting the vein. This allows multiple miners to gain a skill point (or tap) a vein, but only one miner will receive all the ore.

Smelting provides an opportunity to level mining at a faster pace. Smelting large stores of collected ore can be smelted en masse and in large quantities. Since 3.08, it has been possible to level from 1-375 only via smelting, but this will be expensive, since at certain skill ranges there is a very low chance of getting a skill point.

In Azeroth and Outland, there exist rare spawns of various ore veins in place or more common metals. Specifically:

Tin can spawn Silver.
Iron can spawn Gold.
Mithril can spawn Truesilver.
Fel Iron and Adamantite can spawn Khorium
Saronite can spawn Titanium

These vein types are visually distinct from normal veins. They typically have a glossier, shinier model, and are described as silver, gold, or truesilver when exposed on the minimap.

Mineral Vein Skill Color
Orange Yellow Green Gray
Copper Vein 1 25 50 100
Tin Vein 65 90 115 165
Silver Vein 75 100 125 175
Iron Vein 125 150 175 225
Gold Vein 155 175 205 255
Mithril Deposit 175 200 225 275
Truesilver Deposit 205 255 280 330
Dark Iron Vein 230 255 280 330
Small Thorium Vein 230 270 280 345
Rich Thorium Vein 255 300 325 350
Fel Iron VeinBc icon 275 325 350 400
Adamantite VeinBc icon 325 350 375 425
Rich Adamantite VeinBc icon 350 375 400 450
Nethercite DepositBc icon 350 375 390 400
Cobalt DepositWrath-Logo-Small 350 375 400 425
Khorium VeinBc icon 375 400 425 -
Rich Cobalt DepositWrath-Logo-Small 375 400 425 450
Saronite DepositWrath-Logo-Small 400 425 450 -
Rich Saronite DepositWrath-Logo-Small 425 450 - -
Obsidium DepositIcon Cataclysm 18x18 425 450 475 -
Rich Obsidium DepositIcon Cataclysm 18x18 450 475 500 -
Pure Saronite DepositWrath-Logo-Small 450 - - -
Titanium DepositWrath-Logo-Small 450 - - -
Elementium VeinIcon Cataclysm 18x18 475 500 525 -
Rich Elementium VeinIcon Cataclysm 18x18 500 525 - -
Pyrite DepositIcon Cataclysm 18x18 525 - - -
Rich Pyrite DepositIcon Cataclysm 18x18 525 - - -

Mining Products

By Skill Level

See Mining proficiencies and Smelt proficiencies.

Quest Items

Quest ore is usually mined off special nodes, but can also drop off certain mobs in the same area. The ores cannot be smelted and are not "quest items" per se, so they can be traded or purchased off the AH.

Tips and Tricks

  • MapWoW is a great Google Earth-like web application for finding node locations.
  • Gatherer is an add-on that can keep track of historical mining data. It can keep track of when and where you last mined a node. Additionally, it can be partnered with GathererDB. This addon is a communal database of mined ore.
  • GatherMate is a replacement for the now defunct Cartographer_Mining. It aims to be map addon independent. It can be combined with Routes to produce a traveling salesman route to all nodes in a given zone.
[Kobold Excavation Pick]
[Gouging Pick]
[Brann's Trusty Pick]
[Cold Iron Pick]
[Miner's Revenge]
[Tunnel Pick]
[Digmaster 5000]
[Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor]
[Arclight Spanner]
[Blacksmith Hammer]
[Mining Pick]
[Skinning Knife]

Mining Bugs

  • Nodes have been known to respawn in rapid succession immediately after mining. This is much more common with nodes in Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor than in Outland or Northrend.
  • Occasionally, a node will appear on the minimap but be inaccessible.
If the node is a gray-yellow in the minimap, it is underground.
If the node is solid yellow, but not visible, it is bugged and cannot be mined.
  • Rarely, certain nodes will not appear in the minimap but be harvestable in-game. Inv ore mithril 01 [Dark Iron Ore] is a good example of this.
  • Players standing on top of ore nodes will remain where they stand after the node is mined.

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): The XP from Mining has been increased.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Mining gives XP. The higher level the character is, the less XP it will get.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): [Titansteel Bar]: Creating this item no longer results in a 24h cooldown.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): In addition to the normal requirements, mining deposits in Northrend now require a minimum character level of 65 to mine.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): You can no longer fail when Mining, Herbing, and Skinning.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Mining veins and deposits no longer require multiple hits to receive all the ore. Players will receive around the same amount of ore, stone, and gems they would have received from multiple hits.

References

 

External links

For leveling guides please visit Tradeskill leveling guides