MoP Classic Gold Farming Guide for the Siege of Orgrimmar Phase
MoP Classic has been in Phase 5 since in North America and in Europe. Siege of Orgrimmar is the current raid and the Timeless Isle is open. At level 90, steady gold comes from gathering in Pandaria, from crafting for raiders and from your farm at Sunsong Ranch, with daily quests and tradeable battle pets on top. Prices and demand differ from realm to realm, so look at your own auction house before you put hours into one method.
Mining and herbalism in Pandaria
Ghost Iron is the ore you will mine most in Pandaria. Trillium is rarer and comes in a Black and a White version. For herbalists, Green Tea Leaf is the common herb, while Golden Lotus is the herb that Alchemy uses. The herb has nothing to do with the Golden Lotus faction, which shares its name.
Both professions sell raw materials to crafters, so they work well on a character that doesn’t craft at all. When you are already flying around for dailies or the Timeless Isle, gathering on the way costs you almost nothing.
Motes and Spirits of Harmony
Ten Motes of Harmony make one Spirit of Harmony. Spirits are soulbound, and you can’t sell them or the motes on the auction house. They go into crafting recipes, or you trade them in for materials. The gold comes from what you craft with them or from the materials you get in exchange, so plan what you will turn them into before you collect a stack.
Sunsong Ranch and the Tillers
Sunsong Ranch is the farm you run with the Tillers. You can start it at level 85, but you need level 90 to move on after the quest Gina’s Vote. Once you reach Revered with the Tillers, you unlock seeds that grow crafting materials.
| Seed | What it grows |
|---|---|
| Songbell | Mote of Harmony |
| Magebulb | Enchanting materials |
| Enigma | Herbs, including Golden Lotus |
| Raptorleaf | Leather |
| Windshear Cactus | Cloth |
| Snakeroot | Ore |
Which seed pays best depends on what sells on your realm, so check the price of each material before you fill the whole farm with one seed. Songbell is the obvious pick when you craft with Spirits of Harmony yourself.
Daily quests
The Tillers have daily quests, and those also move your farm forward. The factions that came with Landfall have dailies as well, and the Isle of Thunder has PvE and PvP dailies. They give gold together with reputation, and they are a good fit for days when you only have a short session.
Crafting professions for the raid phase
Raiders in Siege of Orgrimmar use food, potions, gems and enchants, and crafters sell to them. Each crafting profession has its own products for that market.
| Profession | What it makes |
|---|---|
| Alchemy | Living Steel transmutes and consumables |
| Jewelcrafting | Gems and Panther mounts |
| Enchanting | Enchants |
| Tailoring | Royal Satchel bags |
| Engineering | Mounts and pets |
| Inscription | Glyphs and shoulder inscriptions |
| Cooking | Raid food |
No profession is the best on every realm. Compare what the materials cost with what the finished item sells for, and check how many other crafters already sell it. A gathering profession next to a crafting one saves you from buying the materials.
Timeless Isle
The Timeless Isle came with Phase 5. Its treasures, rare enemies and events give Timeless Coins along with pets, mounts and cosmetic rewards. Timeless Coins are a currency of their own, so don’t count them as gold. The gold value of the island is in rewards you can sell, such as the Ominous Flame battle pet, which you can put in a cage and trade. The rest of what Phase 5 added is in our MoP Classic phase overview.
Battle pets you can sell
A Pet Cage lets you trade a battle pet you own, and caged pets can go on the auction house. This works only for pets that can be caged, and many can’t. Catching a wild pet doesn’t guarantee that you can sell it either, so check the pet before you farm it for gold.
Where your gold goes
The Black Market Auction House is a way to spend gold on rare offers, and it is one source of the Blood-Soaked Invitation for the Brawler’s Guild. Transmog got cheaper on , when a Blizzard hotfix cut its gold costs by 90 percent. A level 90 character also needs gold for flying and gear, and the route there is in our MoP Classic leveling guide.
If you need gold for a big purchase and don’t have time to farm it, you can also buy MoP Classic gold from us.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on your realm. Alchemy, Jewelcrafting, Enchanting and Cooking all make things raiders use in Siege of Orgrimmar, so compare material costs with sale prices on your own auction house before you choose.
No. Spirits of Harmony and Motes of Harmony are soulbound. You use them in crafting recipes or trade them in for materials, and you sell what comes out of that.
Timeless Coins are a separate currency from the Timeless Isle, so don’t count them as gold. The gold from the island comes from rewards you can trade, such as cageable battle pets.
At Revered with the Tillers. You can start the farm at level 85, but you need level 90 to continue after the quest Gina’s Vote.
No. A Blizzard post from July 2025 on the US forums confirmed that the WoW Token in Classic can only be redeemed for game time.
Soulbound raid drops can’t be traded, so you can’t sell their appearances. What you get is vendor gold and the occasional Bind on Equip drop, and there are no reliable numbers for MoP Classic yet.
Change Log
- June 3, 2026: rewritten for MoP Classic Phase 5, with gathering, Spirits of Harmony, Sunsong Ranch, daily quests, crafting, the Timeless Isle and battle pets.
- April 26, 2024: first published as a Cataclysm Classic gold farming guide.