WoW Wrath of the Lich King Gold Farm — Guides · WoW Wrath of the Lich King
Farming pays in three ways, and each method below shows them apart: the coin enemies drop, the vendor value of the grey and white loot they carry, and the materials other players buy at the auction house. Coin and vendor values come from the game data; auction prices depend on your realm, so materials are rated rather than priced, and no method promises a gold-per-hour figure.
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Elemental materials (7)
Creatures that drop crafting materials other players buy at the auction house.
Glacial Spirits in WintergraspElemental materialsHigh valueWintergrasp · Level 80 · SoloGlacial Spirits at level 80 in Wintergrasp: water elementals with Crystallized Water on a quarter of kills and a three-minute respawn. Wintergrasp is a PvP zone.For: Crystallized Water
Chilled Earth Elementals in WintergraspElemental materialsHigh valueWintergrasp · Level 80 · SoloChilled Earth Elementals at level 80 in Wintergrasp: Crystallized Earth on 28% of kills and a three-minute respawn. Wintergrasp is a PvP zone.For: Crystallized Earth
Raging Flames in western DragonblightElemental materialsHigh valueDragonblight · Level 80 · SoloRaging Flames at level 80 in western Dragonblight: Crystallized Fire on a quarter of kills with a three-minute respawn.For: Crystallized Fire
Stormriders in western Storm PeaksElemental materialsGood valueThe Storm Peaks · Level 80 · SoloStormriders at levels 79–80 in the western Storm Peaks: air elementals with Crystallized Air on a quarter of kills.For: Crystallized Air
Servants of Freya in central SholazarElemental materialsGood valueSholazar Basin · Levels 76–80 · SoloServants of Freya at levels 76–77 in central Sholazar Basin: plant elementals with Crystallized Life on a quarter of kills, and herbs for herbalists.For: Crystallized Life- Frozen Earth in central Zul'DrakElemental materialsGood valueZul'Drak · Levels 76–78 · SoloFrozen Earth elementals at levels 76–77 in central Zul'Drak: melee elementals with Crystallized Water on a fifth of kills and crystals that vendor for nearly 20 silver.For: Crystallized Water
- Steam Ragers in eastern Borean TundraElemental materialsGood valueBorean Tundra · Levels 70–72 · SoloSteam Ragers at levels 70–71 among the geysers of eastern Borean Tundra: melee elementals with Crystallized Air on one kill in seven.For: Crystallized Air
Cloth (2)
Humanoids that drop cloth on most kills, with coin and vendor loot besides.
Bonescythe Ravagers in eastern SholazarClothGood valueSholazar Basin · Levels 76–80 · Solo · 19 silver 14 copper coin per killBonescythe Ravagers at levels 75–76 in eastern Sholazar Basin: undead with Frostweave on more than four kills in ten — the best Frostweave odds of any common creature.For: Frostweave Cloth- Jotunheim Warriors in western IcecrownClothGood valueIcecrown · Levels 79–80 · Solo · 23 silver 16 copper coin per killJotunheim Warriors at levels 79–80 in the vrykul camps of western Icecrown: melee vrykul with Frostweave on a quarter of kills and up to 37 silver of coin each — but casters stand among them.For: Frostweave Cloth
Skinning (2)
Beasts to skin: leather and hides for every kill.
Tallhorn Stags in western Grizzly HillsSkinningGrizzly Hills · Levels 72–74 · SoloTallhorn Stags at levels 72–73 in western Grizzly Hills: over a hundred melee beasts with tail hair that vendors for 15 silver and Borean Leather for skinners.- Mangal Crocolisks in Sholazar BasinSkinningSholazar Basin · Levels 75–77 · SoloMangal Crocolisks at levels 75–76 along Sholazar's rivers: beasts with flippers that vendor for 19 silver and Borean Leather on almost every skin.
AoE farming (1)
Dense packs to kill many at a time for coin, vendor loot and cloth.
Dungeons (1)
Materials that only drop inside dungeons.
Gathering (3)
Herbs, ore and leather from the gathering professions.
Herbalism for goldGatheringGood valueLevels 1–80 · SoloHerbs are the steadiest gathering income: every potion and elixir and every ink starts with them, and the rarest herbs fetch the highest prices. The Herbalism guide walks through the skill step by step: the herbs to gather at each skill, where they grow on the World Map, training and tools.
Mining for goldGatheringGood valueLevels 1–80 · SoloOre, stone and gems feed blacksmiths, engineers, jewelcrafters and other crafters. The Mining guide covers the veins to mine at each skill and where to find them on the World Map, training, tools and a smelting calculator.- Skinning for goldGatheringGood valueLevels 1–80 · SoloSkinning turns the beasts you kill into leather, so it pays most alongside the beast spots on this page. The Skinning guide covers the leather to gather at each skill and where the beasts are, with training and tools.
Builds for farming alone
The leveling build of each class is also its farming build: it is built to kill alone and recover quickly.
MageFrost Leveling · AoE guide
PaladinRetribution Leveling · AoE guide
HunterBeast Mastery Leveling
WarlockAffliction Leveling
RogueCombat Leveling
WarriorArms Leveling
PriestShadow Leveling
DruidFeral Leveling
ShamanEnhancement Leveling
Death KnightUnholy Leveling · AoE guide