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Places to farm

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This page is designed to help you gather hard-to-find materials that you may need for your chosen professions.

  • Note: this page is JUST for the hard-to-find items. Common items are not listed.

Essences and Reagents

Farming for reagents can be a time consuming affair, and many find it more cost efficient to just buy them off the Auction House. But as profit margins for blacksmiths are already meager at best, some still like to farm for these hard-to-get components. Be aware that many of the mobs suggested are also quest objectives, and are at peak hours hard to get at. All of these are also in contested zones, so keep an eye out for gankers if you are on a PvP server. Remember that an alchemist buddy with transmuting skills can be of great aid when you are looking for essences of different kinds.

Fire Reagents

Earth Reagents

Air Reagents

Water Reagents

Nature Reagents

  • Living Essence. Needed for several plans and enchants, such as those with +healing and Nature Resist attributes. Un'Goro Crater Tar pits, or Dire Maul East / West. Also off Warpwood and Irontree mobs in northern Felwood, or less reliably off the Decaying Horrors and Rotting Behemoths in the Weeping Cave in northeastern Western Plaguelands.
  • Inv elemental mote life01 [Mote of Life]. Drops from Bog Lords and Fungal Giants in Zangarmarsh. They drop more commonly in the Deadmire but also reasonably well just to the east of Spawning Glen

Other Reagents

A good place to get Core of Earth and Breath of Wind is across the southern Abyssal Sands in Tanaris. From The Noxious Lair in the west, head east staying north of the Dunemaul Compound until you are south of Broken Pillar. Then head southeast to the area immediately north of The Gaping Chasm. If you criss-cross a bit in said areas you should run into several Land Ragers and Gusting Vortexes on each round.

Fire Plume Ridge in Un'Goro Crater is a good spot to farm for Spell fire lavaspawn [Heart of Fire] and Spell fire volcano [Essence of Fire], as the elementals there drop both kinds. It's about the only place to get Spell fire volcano [Essence of Fire] outside of Blackrock Mountain, so you should be prepared for some competition.

Professions

Alchemy

Almost everything used here comes from Herbalism. See down this page for things that can be farmed.

Vials of the various kinds are purchased at Alchemy vendors and Trade vendors. There is a vendor for the basic vials in almost every civilized area.


Blacksmithing

You will generally use the Mining profession to gather resources.

Copper and Tin: Loch Modan is a zone abundantly filled with both metals; tin is mainly found in the east half of the zone, with some concentrations to the northeast by the elite Ogre camp. The rather low number of mobs and their predictable behaviour makes this an excellent zone to farm Copper and Tin or level up your mining skill. This is an Alliance zone, but higher level Horde players can conveniently access it via the Badlands.

Gold Coast Quarry in Westfall.

Hilly terrain in Silverpine Forest is a good place to mine copper and tin for Horde characters.

Iron and Mithril: Yeti Cave in Hillsbrad Foothills (be careful not to get ganked while in the Yeti Cave on PvP servers).

The Charred Vale in the Stonetalon Mountains has many Mithril (and other ore) nodes, and is close to the Sun Rock Retreat Flight Path (for Horde) or Stonetalon Peak/Nijel's Point (for Alliance).

Mithril: Arguably one of the best Mithril spots in the game is Lethlor Ravine in the Badlands. This is a valley in the east of the zone with two entrances north and south. As an added bonus, there are many Scalding Whelps there (level 42-43 dragonlings doing moderate fire damage), which can be farmed or grinded for experience and loot drops. The center of the area is patrolled by level 43-45 elite dragons, but usually they aren't interfering with your mining unless your level is lower than 40, making their aggro radius quite large. The occasional gold vein also pops up here.

You'll need a Blacksmith hammer which can be found at any Blacksmith vendor.

Gems are also found from Mining.

Mining

See the Mining proficiencies page for a list by skill level of what to get and where the popular gathering areas are.

Cooking

Small Flame Sacs


Enchanting

  • Farm any mob which drops green or better quality items. Named elite mobs are particularly good for this.
  • Run instances that are below your level over and over again. Instances have far more uncommon and rare drops than in the world.
  • The building skills (Tailor, Blacksmith, Leatherworker) can make green and above items.
    • People make lots of these items to raise their skill and then vendor them.
    • Make a deal with one/some of these people to give/sell/trade these items to you to melt down for enchanting raw materials.
      • For example, send cloth to a tailor. They can use it to gain skill and send you the greens they made for you to disenchant.
    • Take up Tailoring and make your own greens to disenchant. Black Mageweave gear commonly drops Dream Dust and uncommonly drops Nether Essences. If you're lucky, you may be able to buy crafted gear from other tailors for a cheap price, since lower-level tailored gear doesn't sell very well.

Engineering

Flasks of Oil

  • The Harvest Reapers of Westfall
  • Various slimes in the Wetlands
  • Venture Co. mobs at the Boulder Lode Mine in northeast Barrens

Fused Wiring

Random parts

After your Target Dummy is destroyed ALWAYS check the remains. You will find random engineering pieces and possibly the Fused Wiring.


First Aid

  • Bandages - See the Tailoring section below for where to get the various cloth types.
  • Antivenom - Venom sacs for lower level antivenom drop off of venomous spiders located throughout the world.


Fishing

Inv misc monsterhead 01 [Deviate Fish]

Nightfin Snapper

This is a nocturnal fish, hence the name.

Inv misc monsterhead 01 [Firefin Snapper]

Alliance Alliance
Horde Horde
Neutral Neutral

Inv misc monsterhead 04 [Oily Blackmouth]

Alliance Alliance
Horde Horde

Inv misc fish 11 [Stonescale Eel]

The Stonescale Eel is Nocturnal.

Herbalism

The Gatherer add-on is particularly useful for recording where you've encountered herbs in the wild.

Bloodvine

Inv misc herb 09 [Bloodvine] is the most rare herb in the game. It drops in Zul'Gurub when herbs are harvested by someone with a Inv weapon shortblade 29 [Blood Scythe] in their bags, and sometimes from mobs.

Black Lotus

Inv misc herb blacklotus [Black Lotus] used to be the most valuable herb in the game found outside of instances, though they are largely supplanted by Inv misc herb fellotus [Fel Lotus] now. Find it in places such as Winterspring and Eastern Plaguelands. It was required to create flask consumables until the advent of the Burning Crusade. They have a long respawn timer and are often heavily farmed.

Stranglekelp

Stranglekelp can be reliably farmed in Baradin Bay, near Menethil Harbor, the coast around Ratchet in The Barrens; and in the waters surrounding the Zoram Strand on the coast between Darkshore and Ashenvale. A few plants have been seen regularly along the coast of Stranglethorn Vale near the Vile Reef.

You can also get Stranglekelp without being an herbalist, by fishing: small quantities of it turn up regularly in schools of fish and pools of floating wreckage.

Swiftthistle

Swiftthistle is a rareish drop found in Briarthorn and Mageroyal and a few drops from plant-type creatures such as Deviate Shambler in Wailing Caverns and Thistleshrub Dew Collectors in the far southwest of Tanaris near the entrance to Un'goro Crater.

Wildvine

Inv misc herb 03 [Wildvine] is a rare drop next to Inv misc herb 17 [Purple Lotus]. It also is a rare-ish random drop from the Trolls in The Hinterlands and Stranglethorn Vale.

Blindweed

Inv misc herb 14 [Blindweed] is a scarce high level herb that can be found in Swamp of Sorrows, Un'Goro Crater, and Zangarmarsh. Swamp of Sorrows is an excellent location for farming Blindweed because it has a very high drop rate and it is relatively out of the way.

Ghost Mushroom

Inv mushroom 08 [Ghost Mushroom] is a scarce mid-level herb (245) that is found in Maraudon and inside Skulk Rock in the Hinterlands. Note that each node only gives 1 mushroom.

Inv misc herb netherbloom [Netherbloom]

Previously used in mana potions and rare enough to present a high AH price, these herbs require a high herbalism level (~360+). You can find these all around Netherstorm. About 10-15 spawn nodes are present there when not being farmed.

Leatherworking

Light Leather can be farmed pretty easily at the Maclure Vineyards and Stonefield Farm in Elwyn Forest for beginning Leatherworkers. It can also be obtained at the Raptor Ground in the Barrens.

A wide variety of low- to mid-level leather drops can be gotten at Whelgar's Excavation Site in the Wetlands. Go with a group for the quests there and you can easily fill your packs by the time you finish them.

The raptors in Whelgar's Excavation Site drop Light Leather, Medium Leather, Heavy Leather, Light Hides, Medium Hides and Heavy Hides. Most drops are in the medium range but approximately 25-50% will be a combination of light and heavy leather.

Also the crocolisk island (the southernmost island in the Loch Modan) has a pretty fast spawn rate and every mob is skinnable for leather, which is mostly of the light variety.

Inv misc monsterscales 18 [Cobra Scales]

Lvl 70+ - Skinned off Coilskar Cobras in Coilskar Point in shadowmoon valley or Twilight Serpents west of Forge Camp Hate in Nagrand. These are used to craft [Cobrahide Leg Armor] and sell about 20g a pop in the Auction House.

Inv misc monsterscales 07 [Black Dragonscale]

Lvl 50+ - Any of the dragonkin in Burning Steppes & Blackrock Spire have a chance of dropping them. For a better breakdown see Thottbot.

  • Lvl. 45+: Badlands. Elite whelps in Lethlor Ravine can drop Black Scales but the drop rate is abysmally low.
  • Lvl. 58+: Upper Blackrock Spire. The dragonkin here drop scales from skinning at about a 10-15 percent drop rate. Also, scales of any color can be skinned off the chromatic dragonkin. Chromatics are found in the Rend encounter and at the end boss, General Drakkisath.
  • LvL. 57+: Black Dragonkin, drakes and whelps south of Blackrock mountain.

Inv misc monsterscales 09 [Blue Dragonscale]

Inv ammo firetar [Core Leather]

  • Lvl. 62 Elite: Get it by skinning the ancient core hounds in Molten Core, To do so requires you to have a skinning skill of 310, which before The Burning Crusade required you to have [Finkle's Skinner], which is only dropped by The Beast . You can also progress to Zul'Gurub to get the [Zulian Slicer] off High Priest Thekal, which also raises skinning by 10.

Inv misc monsterscales 02 [Deviate Scale]

Inv misc pelt 03 [Devilsaur Leather]

  • Lvl. 54+: The Un'Goro Crater. Huge Devilsaurs stalking around the area. Pathing Map

Inv misc monsterscales 04 [Fel Scales]

Inv misc monsterscales 11 [Green Dragonscale]

  • Lvl. 42+: All around the Pool of Tears in the Swamp of Sorrows The creatures are Lvl. 42-45. These dragons were once elite, but were recently changed to non-elite.
  • Lvl. 50+: Temple of Atal'Hakkar (a.k.a. Sunken Temple). There are many elite Green Dragonkin that can drop scales here.

Inv misc monsterscales 03 [Green Whelp Scale]

  • Lvl. 35-36: The Dreaming and Adolescent Whelplings drop these in Swamp of Sorrows.

Inv misc leatherscrap 07 [Heavy Leather]

  • Lvl. 35+: Dustwallow Marsh along the eastern coastline. Mudrock Tortoise range from 36-38.
  • Lvl. 38-40: Western Badlands near Kargath. Best drop rates from the wolves and cats lvls 38-40.
  • Lvl. 38-40: Dustwallow Marsh, around Bloodfen Burrow in the southwest (coordinates approx. 31, 65). Raptors have very good drop rate. Good farming spot due to quick respawn and many mobs in a confined area.
  • Lvl. 35+: Stranglethorn Vale, raptors around Grom'gol Base Camp. Drop rate is VERY high (depending on skinning level).
  • Lvl. 30-35: The Growless Cave, at the base of Alterac Mountains are teeming with Yeti that drop medium and heavy leather. The place is also a favorite of gold farmers in some servers, so a skinner will sometimes just need to skin, without having to kill anything.
  • Lvl. 32: Hillsbrad Foothills A little bit counter intuitive, but the yeti cave north of Southshore. Mostly drop medium leather, but it's actually faster to just farm medium leather and turn it into heavy leather.

Inv misc monsterscales 03 [Heavy Scorpid Scale]

Inv misc leatherscrap 10 [Knothide Leather]

  • Lvl. 70: The Black Morass. Trash critters around the swamp have a much better drop rate than elsewhere.

Inv potion 22 [Larval Acid]

Inv misc monsterscales 15 [Pristine Hide of the Beast]

Inv misc monsterscales 01 [Raptor Hide]

Note: Inv misc monsterscales 01 [Raptor Hide] is a drop, and not skinned

  • Lvl. 30-38: Arathi Highlands. Raptors. Highland Strider, Highland Thrasher, and Highland Fleshstalkers. Most roam the zone, the fleshstalkers are found west of Boulderfist Hall.
  • Lvl. 40+: The Stranglethorn Vale Raptors. There are a large number of Raptors north of and around Grom'Gol Base Camp.
  • Lvl. 38-40: Dustwallow Marsh, around Bloodfen Burrow in the southwest (coordinates approx. 31, 65.) Probably safer than STV if on a PvP server.

Inv misc leatherscrap 02 [Rugged Leather]

  • Lvl. 55+: The Winterspring Yetis. The Yeti cave South-East of Everlook with the Ice Thistle Yetis give a high percentage of Rugged Leather.
  • Lvl. 55+: Angerclaw Maulers, Felwood (37, 44) High chance of Rugged and Thick drop. Beware of Gold Farmers.

Inv misc monsterscales 02 [Scorpid Scale]

  • Lvl. 38+: All of Tanaris. The lowest-level scorpids are closest to Gadgetzan, and range from Lvl 40-47.
  • Lvl. 50+: The Blasted Lands. The Scorpok there range from Lvl. 50-51, and generally have better drop rates than Tanaris.

Inv misc monsterscales 13 [Silithid Chitin]

  • Lvl 57+ Elite silithids in Silithus. It can also be farmed by killing the Tortured Druids and Sentinels around Southwind Village, who will summon up to three Hive'Ashi Drones upon death. This can be risky and/or lethal, but easier than the slow farming of Elites. (Note: Since patch (1.12?), these undead Elves only summon one drone upon death - which have a fairly high droprate of the Chitins.)

Inv misc leatherscrap 08 [Thick Leather]

  • Lvl. 40+: Stranglethorn Vale along the southern coast line. Jungle Stalker raptors range from 40-43. Great place too, due to the large number of people killing them for quests.
  • Lvl. 40+: Wolves near Aerie Peak in The Hinterlands provide thick leather or heavy/thick hides pretty reliably when skinned.
  • Lvl. 48+: Southeast to east of Un'Goro Crater. The raptors range from levels 48-51.
  • Lvl. 49-50: Along the eastern shore in The Hinterlands are turtles from level 49-50. They drop thick leather roughly 70% of the time and rugged leather roughly 25% of the time. Be wary of Gammerita, however, an aggressive turtle who will attack on sight. Read a full writeup on the hinterland turtles here.

Inv misc leatherscrap 14 [Thick Clefthoof Leather]

Inv misc monsterscales 11 [Turtle Scale]

  • Lvl. 35+: Northeast coast of Dustwallow Marsh, extending Northwest from Theramore Isle. The turtles range from Lvl. 36-38.
  • Lvl. 40+: East coast of Tanaris. The turtles along the northern part of the coast are levels 40-43 and usually drop 1 scale at a time. Turtles along the southern coast are levels 48-49 and often drop 1-2 scales. Be mindful of level 50-51 elite giants mixed among the turtles on the southern coast.
  • Lvl. 50+: East coast of The Hinterlands. The turtles are level 49-51. These Turtles normally drop 1-3 scales. There is one elite named turtle Gammerita that wanders among them who will attack you on sight, so be vigilant when hunting here. Read a full writeup on the hinterland turtles here.

Inv misc monsterscales 17 [Worn Dragonscale]

  • Lvl. 40+: Lethlor Ravine in the eastern Badlands. The whelps there are Lvl. 41-43, and the dragons are 41-50 Elites. The whelps and dragons are separate, so you don't need to worry about getting roasted if you're farming solo.
  • Lvl. 40+: Sprite Darter in a ravine west of Camp Mojache. The darters here are 42-45 and only killable by members of the Horde.
  • Lvl. 55+: Blackrock Spire. Worn Scales can drop off any dragonkin here.

Tailoring

For details on places to farm cloth, please visit the items' pages:

Farming Tips & Additional Resources


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