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 WintergraspCrystallized WaterHigh valueZoneWintergraspLevelsLevel 80PartySoloKindElemental materialsGlacial 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.
Chilled Earth Elementals in WintergraspCrystallized EarthHigh valueZoneWintergraspLevelsLevel 80PartySoloKindElemental materialsChilled Earth Elementals at level 80 in Wintergrasp: Crystallized Earth on 28% of kills and a three-minute respawn. Wintergrasp is a PvP zone.
Raging Flames in western DragonblightCrystallized FireHigh valueZoneDragonblightLevelsLevel 80PartySoloKindElemental materialsRaging Flames at level 80 in western Dragonblight: Crystallized Fire on a quarter of kills with a three-minute respawn.
Stormriders in western Storm PeaksCrystallized AirGood valueZoneThe Storm PeaksLevelsLevel 80PartySoloKindElemental materialsStormriders at levels 79–80 in the western Storm Peaks: air elementals with Crystallized Air on a quarter of kills.
Servants of Freya in central SholazarCrystallized LifeGood valueZoneSholazar BasinLevelsLevels 76–80PartySoloKindElemental materialsServants of Freya at levels 76–77 in central Sholazar Basin: plant elementals with Crystallized Life on a quarter of kills, and herbs for herbalists.- Frozen Earth in central Zul'DrakCrystallized WaterGood valueZoneZul'DrakLevelsLevels 76–78PartySoloKindElemental materialsFrozen 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.
- Steam Ragers in eastern Borean TundraCrystallized AirGood valueZoneBorean TundraLevelsLevels 70–72PartySoloKindElemental materialsSteam Ragers at levels 70–71 among the geysers of eastern Borean Tundra: melee elementals with Crystallized Air on one kill in seven.
Cloth (2)
Humanoids that drop cloth on most kills, with coin and vendor loot besides.
Bonescythe Ravagers in eastern SholazarFrostweave ClothGood valueZoneSholazar BasinLevelsLevels 76–80PartySoloCoin per kill19 silver 14 copperBonescythe 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.- Jotunheim Warriors in western IcecrownFrostweave ClothGood valueZoneIcecrownLevelsLevels 79–80PartySoloCoin per kill23 silver 16 copperJotunheim 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.
Skinning (2)
Beasts to skin: leather and hides for every kill.
Tallhorn Stags in western Grizzly HillsZoneGrizzly HillsLevelsLevels 72–74PartySoloKindSkinningTallhorn 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 BasinZoneSholazar BasinLevelsLevels 75–77PartySoloKindSkinningMangal 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 goldGood valueZoneGatheringLevelsLevels 1–80PartySoloKindGatheringHerbs 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 goldGood valueZoneGatheringLevelsLevels 1–80PartySoloKindGatheringOre, 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 goldGood valueZoneGatheringLevelsLevels 1–80PartySoloKindGatheringSkinning 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.
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