WoW Forever Gold Farming Guide: How to Make Gold

1. Gathering

   The steadiest gold in the game: pick two gathering professions and sell what you find while you level.

2. 

   Thorium and Arcane Crystals

   The endgame ore, with Arcane Crystals and gems from Rich Thorium.Level 48–60

   MiningAny classClassic

   Loop the walls of Un'Goro Crater for Small Thorium, then Rich Thorium in Winterspring, Silithus and the Eastern Plaguelands. Arcane Crystals and the big gems are worth more than the ore.

   In Forever: The vendor at Powderfuse Port sells Arcane Crystals for 50g too, so nobody pays more for yours.

   Un'Goro CraterSilithusWinterspringBurning Steppes

   Thorium OreArcane CrystalDark Iron Ore

   Watch out: Crowded loops, elites in southern Winterspring.

   In the Farming Atlas: Thorium Ore

3. 

   Endgame herbs

   Black Lotus, Icecap, Plaguebloom and Dreamfoil for raid flasks.Level 50–60

   HerbalismAny classClassic

   Run herb loops in Winterspring, the Plaguelands and Felwood. Raiders need flasks and elixirs every week, so these herbs never stop selling. Check the Black Lotus spots on your way.

   In Forever: A vendor at Powderfuse Port sells Black Lotus for 50g, so its price has a ceiling. Blizzard keeps that cap on purpose.

   WinterspringEastern PlaguelandsFelwoodUn'Goro Crater

   Black LotusIcecapPlaguebloomDreamfoilGromsblood

   Watch out: Busy zones and world PvP on PvP realms.

   In the Farming Atlas: Black Lotus

4. 

   Devilsaur Leather

   Hunt the elite Devilsaurs of Un'Goro for the pre-raid leather set.Level 55–60

   SkinningAny classClassic

   Devilsaurs patrol the crater floor. You need about Skinning 270 and a class that can kill an elite, Hunters and Rogues do it best. Every agility class wants the set, so the leather sells high.

   Un'Goro Crater/way 50 60

   Devilsaur Leather

   Mobs: Devilsaur

   Watch out: Heavy competition and world PvP.

5. 

   Scarce materials on a low gatherer

   Pristine Leather, Frilled Lichen and Pyrite rose to 2 to 4 times their price in the beta.Level 1–30

   Herbalism or Skinning or MiningAny classBeta

   Every herb, vein and skinned beast has a small chance at a Scarce material: Frilled Lichen and Rosecap from herbs, Pyrite, Bauxite and Pitchblende from veins, Pristine Leather, Hide and Scale from skinning. Crafters need them for the new Forever recipes, so in the beta their prices climbed while low materials fell. Testers report that they drop mostly for low characters or low skill, so a gatherer alt in the starter zones may be your best farm. The Legacy perk Bountiful Harvest adds up to 100 percent more.

   Elwynn ForestDurotarWestfall

   Pristine LeatherFrilled LichenPyriteRosecap

   Watch out: Small drop chances, and the low level rule is a player report, not a Blizzard statement.

   In the Farming Atlas: where to farm Pristine Leather, where Frilled Lichen grows, where to mine Pyrite

6. 

   Rugged Leather loops

   Plaguehounds, bats, yetis: the biggest leather market at 60.Level 53–60

   SkinningAny classClassic

   The Eastern Plaguelands have hounds and bats that respawn faster than you can clear them. Bats also drop grey items that sell well to the vendor.

   Eastern PlaguelandsWinterspringUn'Goro Crater

   Rugged LeatherEvil Bat Eye

   Mobs: Frenzied Plaguehound, Monstrous Plaguebat

   Watch out: Moderate competition.

   In the Farming Atlas: Rugged Leather

7. 

   Herbalism while you level

   Pick every herb on your quest route and sell the stacks.Level 1–50

   HerbalismAny classClassic

   Keep Find Herbs on and take every node you pass. Low herbs sell in stacks of 20 to alchemists who level, and in Forever First Aid brews the healing potions, so far more players buy Peacebloom, Briarthorn and Bruiseweed.

   In Forever: Scarce herbs like Frilled Lichen and Rosecap drop on top, and in the beta they sold for far more than the herb itself.

   The BarrensHillsbrad FoothillsStranglethorn Vale

   PeacebloomBriarthornBruiseweedLiferoot

   Watch out: Nodes are shared: the first gatherer takes them.

   In the Farming Atlas: Briarthorn, Goldthorn, where Frilled Lichen grows

8. 

   Mining while you level

   Copper, Tin, Iron and Mithril for the smiths and engineers.Level 1–45

   MiningAny classClassic

   Mine every vein on your route. Copper and Tin are some of the best sellers of launch week because Forever adds many Bronze recipes. Sell ore, or smelt it when bars go for more.

   In Forever: Ore stacks to 20 now, Pyrite, Bauxite and Pitchblende come as rare extras, and the starter zones have fewer poor Copper Veins than in the first beta weeks.

   The BarrensWetlandsArathi HighlandsBadlands

   Copper OreTin OreIron OreMithril Ore

   Watch out: Veins take a few hits, another miner can steal them.

   In the Farming Atlas: Tin Ore, Iron Ore, Mithril Ore, Silver Ore, where to mine Pyrite

9. 

   Skinning while you level

   Skin every beast you kill anyway, leather goes into hundreds of recipes.Level 5–50

   SkinningAny classClassic

   Skinning costs you no extra route: every beast quest turns into leather. Leatherworking got more new recipes in Forever than any other profession, so Light, Medium and Heavy Leather keep selling.

   In Forever: Pristine Leather, a new Scarce material, sold for far more than normal leather in the beta.

   Loch ModanStonetalon MountainsArathi HighlandsStranglethorn Vale

   Light LeatherMedium LeatherHeavy LeatherPristine Leather

   Watch out: Each beast can be skinned once only, and many players vendor low leather, so check the auction house before you sell.

   In the Farming Atlas: where to farm Pristine Leather

10. 

    Fishing

    Fish for cooks and alchemists, no competition for the water.Level 5–60

    FishingAny classClassic

    Deviate Fish early, Oily Blackmouth and Firefin Snapper for oils, Stonescale Eel at 60. Food gives a little bonus experience in Forever, so cooks buy more fish than in Classic.

    In Forever: Find Fish shows pools on the minimap, Luremaster gives extra fish, and the rare pound fish now sell to the vendor for their weight in silver: a 103 Pound Mightfish brings 1g 3s.

    The BarrensStranglethorn ValeDustwallow Marsh

    Deviate FishOily BlackmouthFirefin SnapperStonescale Eel103 Pound Mightfish

    Watch out: Low, but slow.

11. Open world farms

    Cloth, elementals, rare drops and vendor trash from mobs. No profession needed, just the right camp for your level.

12. 

    Elemental essences

    Essences of Fire, Water and Earth for Thorium gear and enchants.Level 50–60

    Any classClassic

    Fire elementals at Fire Plume Ridge in Un'Goro, water and fire horrors in Felwood. Essences go into dozens of endgame recipes and stack to 20 now.

    Un'Goro Crater/way 50 50FelwoodWestern Plaguelands

    Essence of FireEssence of WaterLiving Essence

    Mobs: Living Blaze

    Watch out: Popular spots.

13. 

    Rare BoE drops

    One blue Bind on Equip drop can pay more than a day of farming.Level 20–60

    Any classBeta

    Rare blue items that bind when equipped drop from mobs and dungeon bosses at every level. At the beta cap of 30 they were the biggest single sales on the auction house, 70g to 250g for the best ones. Never vendor a blue BoE, check its price first, and run the dungeons where your level sits near the top of the range.

    Mantle of ThievesTigerstrike MantleZealot Blade

    Watch out: Pure luck, and prices fall once many players reach the level.

14. 

    Runecloth and Felcloth

    The biggest cloth market at 60, with Felcloth as the jackpot.Level 48–60

    Any classClassic

    Ogres in Deadwind Pass and trolls in the Eastern Plaguelands drop Runecloth on most kills. Satyrs in Felwood and Azshara add Felcloth and Demonic Runes.

    Deadwind PassEastern PlaguelandsFelwoodAzshara

    RuneclothFelclothDemonic Rune

    Watch out: Do not kill the furbolgs of the Timbermaw, you lose reputation.

    In the Farming Atlas: Runecloth, Felcloth

15. 

    Plaguelands vendor farm

    Bats with grey items worth real gold, no auction house needed.Level 53–60

    Any classClassic

    The plaguebats of the Eastern Plaguelands drop eyes, fangs and pelts that vendors pay well for. In Classic a stack of 10 Evil Bat Eyes sold to the vendor for about 2g. Add Skinning and you get Rugged Leather too.

    Eastern Plaguelands

    Evil Bat EyeLarge Bat Fang

    Mobs: Plaguebat

    Watch out: Low, great for bad market days.

16. 

    Silk and Mageweave

    The cloth that tailors need for their bags.Level 28–50

    Any classClassic

    The Lost Ones in the Swamp of Sorrows drop Silk on most kills, the satyrs of Felwood and Azshara drop Mageweave. Pull two or three at a time. In the beta Silk lost more than half its price once the first tailors had leveled, so do not wait with it.

    Swamp of SorrowsDesolaceTanarisFelwood

    Silk ClothMageweave Cloth

    Watch out: Low.

    In the Farming Atlas: Silk Cloth, Mageweave Cloth

17. 

    Quests at level 60

    At the cap quests pay gold instead of experience.Level 60

    Any classClassic

    Save a few quest chains for level 60. In Classic every point of quest experience turned into money at the cap. The new zones Riverglades and Mount Hyjal are full of fresh quests.

    RivergladesMount Hyjal

    Watch out: Not confirmed for Forever yet.

18. 

    Linen and Wool Cloth

    Humanoid camps at your level, worth it in the first days and for crate bundles.Level 8–28

    Any classClassic

    Clear packs of Defias, pirates or troggs and keep the cloth. New tailors and first-aiders buy Linen and Wool first, but in the beta both fell close to their vendor price within two weeks, so sell early or fill a Waylaid Crate with them.

    WestfallThe BarrensLoch Modan

    Linen ClothWool Cloth

    Watch out: Launch week crowds, prices fall fast.

    In the Farming Atlas: Linen Cloth, Wool Cloth

19. Dungeon farms

    Solo runs at 60 and group runs that pay in drops, cloth and chests.

20. 

    Zul'Farrak graveyard AoE

    Dozens of zombies at once for cloth and vendor trash.Level 50–60

    Mage, PaladinClassic

    The graveyard event spawns wave after wave of zombies. A Paladin with Consecration or a Mage kills them in big pulls. Blizzard weakened the slows Mages used for this in Forever, so test it before you plan your gold on it.

    Zul'Farrak

    Mageweave Cloth

    Watch out: Needs good AoE gear, and Mage kiting is weaker in Forever.

    In the Farming Atlas: Mageweave Cloth

21. 

    Dire Maul East and North

    Felcloth, Thorium, herbs and the tribute chest.Level 55–60

    Any classClassic

    East has satyrs with Felcloth, elementals with Living Essence and nodes inside. North pays a tribute chest if the king falls with his guards alive. Great for a gatherer with a group of friends.

    Dire Maul: East/way 42.8 69.7Dire Maul: North

    FelclothLiving Essence

    Watch out: Low.

    In the Farming Atlas: Felcloth

22. 

    Maraudon Princess solo

    Straight to the last boss through the purple side portal.Level 58–60

    Any classClassic

    With the Scepter of Celebras you port close to Princess Theradras. Her weapons and the bosses on the way sell to the vendor. Hunters and Warlocks do it easiest. In Classic this paid about 9g a run from vendor loot alone.

    Maraudon/way 28 62

    Scepter of Celebras

    Mobs: Princess Theradras

    Watch out: No competition, only the instance limit.

23. 

    Stratholme and Scholomance

    Righteous Orbs, Runecloth, supply crates and BoE drops.Level 58–60

    Any classGroupClassic

    The living side of Stratholme drops Righteous Orbs that crafters need, the undead side has supply crates with sellable goods. Every run also gives Runecloth.

    Stratholme: Main GateScholomance

    Righteous OrbEssence of UndeathRunecloth

    Watch out: Needs a group.

24. 

    Scarlet Monastery runs

    Silk, greens and chests in a group at 30 to 45, solo at 60.Level 30–60

    Any classClassic

    Graveyard and Library are packed with humanoids that drop Silk and greens you can sell or disenchant. At 60 you clear them alone, in smaller pulls than in Classic since the Forever Mage changes.

    Scarlet Monastery: GraveyardScarlet Monastery: Library

    Silk ClothSmall Radiant Shard

    Watch out: Low.

    In the Farming Atlas: Silk Cloth

25. 

    Blackrock Depths

    Dark Iron Ore inside, Runecloth from the trash, BoEs.Level 52–60

    Any classClassic

    The only Dark Iron Deposits outside Molten Core sit here and in the Searing Gorge. The trash drops Runecloth at 40 to 50 percent.

    Blackrock Depths

    Dark Iron OreRunecloth

    Watch out: Long dungeon, bring a group or the Shadowforge Key.

26. Crafting for profit

    Crafted goods sell when you craft what levelers and raiders use up: potions, bags, armor kits, gadgets.

27. 

    Alchemy

    Leveling potions, raid flasks and the new dyes.Level 10–60

    AlchemyAny classClassic

    Pair it with Herbalism. Brew what the market uses up: mana and healing potions for dungeons, elixirs and flasks for raid night. Forever adds dyes like Cerulean Dye, made from Frilled Lichen.

    In Forever: Cerulean Dye was one of the most valuable crafts of the beta, so brew it from your own Frilled Lichen.

    Cerulean Dye

    Watch out: Compare herb prices with potion prices before you brew, and do not buy the Lichen for your dye.

28. 

    Leatherworking crafts that sell

    Armor kits for levelers and the new Forever patterns.Level 15–60

    LeatherworkingAny classBeta

    Pair it with Skinning and keep your own leather. In the beta Barbaric Bracers were among the most profitable crafts at the cap, and armor kits sell to every leveler. Many new Forever patterns need Pristine Leather, so keep the Scarce leather you skin.

    Barbaric Bracers

    Watch out: Most recipes barely beat the price of their leather, so check before you craft.

29. 

    Blacksmithing and Engineering

    Gadgets that sell every day, raid gear if you have the rare plans.Level 20–60

    Blacksmithing or EngineeringAny classClassic

    The money is in what players use up and in rare plans. Bombs, sapper charges and armor kits for raids at 60, rare weapon and armor plans for smiths. Forever adds hundreds of new recipes.

    In Forever: In the beta Engineering crafts like Fire Goggles, the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector and Goblin Jumper Cables sold every day.

    Fire GogglesGnomish Net-o-Matic ProjectorThorium Bar

    Watch out: Expensive to level.

30. 

    Enchanting

    Disenchant greens, sell shards and enchants at 60.Level 35–60

    EnchantingAny classClassic

    Early on it costs you gold because you disenchant instead of selling. From your forties enchants for levelers start to pay, and at 60 shards and rare formulas like Crusader pay it all back.

    Western Plaguelands

    Small Radiant ShardLarge Brilliant ShardLarge Radiant Shard

    Mobs: Scarlet Spellbinder

    Watch out: Slow start, and low dust fell hard in the beta after vendors stopped paying for crafted wands.

31. 

    Tailoring bags

    Every new character needs bags.Level 10–60

    TailoringAny classClassic

    Sell bags a step above what vendors offer, and Mooncloth at 60. Keep your own cloth and you save the auction house on both sides.

    In Forever: Forever makes many profession bags bigger and adds reagent bags for tailors, from 6 slots of Linen to 20 slots of Bottomless. Journeyman's Backpacks and Mageweave Reagent Bags sold well in the beta.

    Journeyman's BackpackMageweave Reagent BagRunecloth Bag

    Watch out: Many cloth wearers take Tailoring, bag prices get undercut.

    In the Farming Atlas: Runecloth, Felcloth

32. Auction house

    Know what launch week pays for and buy only what you can sell again.

33. 

    Launch week materials

    Sell Linen, Copper, Peacebloom and Light Leather while everyone levels professions.Level 1–30

    Any classClassic

    In the first days thousands of players level professions at the same time and buy low materials at prices that never come back. Sell everything raw in week one, and craft later when prices fall.

    In Forever: The beta showed the curve: low materials lost 40 to 70 percent within two weeks of the first wave. Waylaid Crates ask for these same bundles, which keeps some demand.

    Elwynn ForestDurotarZephras Isle

    Linen ClothCopper OrePeacebloomLight Leather

    Watch out: Prices drop once the gatherers catch up.

    In the Farming Atlas: Linen Cloth, Tin Ore

34. 

    Auction house flipping

    Buy under the market, post at the market.Level 20–60

    Any classClassic

    Watch a few items you know well, buy the listings far under the usual price and post them again. Sell when players are online, in the evening and before raid nights. In the beta bots bought cheap stacks within seconds, so leave a real gap to the last price instead of a single copper.

    Watch out: You lose the deposit on anything that does not sell, and bots chase the same deals.

35. 

    Greys and quest rewards

    Loot everything, sell every grey and take the reward that sells best.Level 1–60

    Any classClassic

    Early gold is mostly vendor gold. Loot every mob, sell the greys when your bags are full, and when a quest reward is no upgrade, pick the one with the highest vendor price.

    Watch out: Small amounts, but they add up to your first mount.

36. Class farms

    What your class does better than the others: AoE pulls, Rogue junkboxes, Warlock summons.

37. 

    Mage AoE farming

    Pull a camp, Frost Nova, Blizzard, loot everything.Level 22–60

    MageClassic

    Mages kill many mobs at once, so humanoid camps become cloth and silver farms. Pair it with Tailoring and Enchanting.

    In Forever: Blizzard weakened this on purpose against gold farmers: Improved Blizzard slows by 40 percent instead of 65, Cone of Cold lasts shorter and low rank spells proc less.

    Hillsbrad FoothillsWestern PlaguelandsScarlet Monastery: Graveyard

    RuneclothMageweave Cloth

    Watch out: Needs quiet spots, an AoE build and smaller pulls than in Classic.

38. 

    Rogue pickpocketing

    Pickpocket humanoids for coins and junkboxes before you kill them.Level 20–60

    RogueClassic

    Pick Pocket every humanoid in dungeons and camps. You get coins, greys and junkboxes with potions and rare drops, and you open them with your own Lockpicking.

    Battered JunkboxHeavy Junkbox

    Watch out: Low.

39. 

    Stealth runs for nodes and chests

    Sneak past the trash to the herbs, ore and chests inside dungeons.Level 30–60

    Herbalism or MiningRogue, DruidClassic

    Maraudon and Dire Maul have herbs and veins inside. Rogues and Druids slip past the packs, gather everything and leave.

    MaraudonDire Maul: East

    GromsbloodThorium Ore

    Watch out: Low.

40. 

    Paladin Consecration farms

    Protection Paladins tank and AoE whole packs.Level 40–60

    PaladinClassic

    Gather a pack, stand in Consecration and let the damage do the work. Scarlet Monastery and Zul'Farrak work well. Test it after the Paladin changes of Forever.

    Scarlet Monastery: GraveyardZul'Farrak

    Mageweave Cloth

    Watch out: Forever reworked Paladin talents.

41. 

    Summons at dungeon entrances

    Meeting stones do not summon in Forever, Warlocks do.Level 20–60

    WarlockGroupConfirmed

    Forever has no summoning meeting stones, and Blizzard keeps it that way so the world stays big. Every group needs a Warlock to pull players to the entrance, and many groups tip for it.

    Watch out: Small but steady.

42. New in Forever

    Systems Classic never had: Waylaid Crates, the Black Market, blueprints and XP food.

43. 

    XP food

    Most cooked food gives bonus experience in Forever.Level 1–60

    CookingAny classBeta data

    Most cooked food now adds about 5 percent experience from kills while its buff lasts. Levelers buy it from day one, and it uses meat you get anyway.

    Tender Wolf MeatSavory Deviate Delight

    Watch out: Easy to learn, many sellers.

44. 

    Waylaid Crates and Merchant's Favor

    Fill crates with material bundles for Favor, or sell the empty ones.Level 10–60

    Any classBeta

    From level 10 you find empty Waylaid Crates that ask for one bundle, like 20 Copper Ore or 40 Linen Cloth. Filled, a crate turns into a soulbound sealed crate you turn in at Three Corners in the west of Redridge or west of the Crossroads. The first one pays 50 Merchant's Favor and 2,000 reputation, after that a raw material crate pays 5, 10 or 15 Favor and a crafted goods crate 10, 20 or 30 by tier. Expert crates need level 20, Artisan crates level 35. Favor buys over 300 recipes for 30 to 360, tabards, profession certifications for 1,000 and the Pack Kodo for 6,000. Empty crates can be traded, and in the beta they sold for 30s to 1g 43s.

    Redridge Mountains/way 9.6 70.9The Barrens/way 42 34

    Waylaid Crate: Apprentice OreWaylaid Crate: Apprentice Textiles

    Watch out: Crates pay Favor and reputation, not gold, so sell the ones you do not need.

45. 

    Blueprints from dungeon bosses

    Bosses in five dungeons drop tradeable blueprints for camp objects.Level 15–60

    Any classGroupBeta data

    Camp object blueprints like the Rock Garden, the Fishing Rack and the Repair Bot drop from bosses in the dungeons below. Every blueprint can be traded: vendors pay 3s 75c to 12g for them, and the first ones on the beta auction house went for far more, a Fishing Rack for about 15g.

    Excavation Site: WetlandsBlackfathom DeepsThe DeadminesRuins of LordaeronCity of Dalaran

    Blueprint: Rock GardenBlueprint: Fishing Rack

    Watch out: Under 10 percent per kill in the beta data.

46. 

    Selling under the Black Market cap

    A vendor at Powderfuse Port caps Black Lotus and Arcane Crystals at 50g.Level 50–60

    Any classBeta

    Mister Graphed next to the Black Market Auction House in the Riverglades sells Black Lotus and Arcane Crystals for 50g, Pristine Hide for 20g and Pristine Scale for 50g, without a stock limit. Nobody pays more than that on the auction house, so your own Lotus and Crystals always sell under it.

    Riverglades/way 78.1 51.9

    Black LotusArcane CrystalPristine HidePristine Scale

    Vendor: Mister Graphed

    Watch out: In the beta both traded far under the cap with few sales: 50g is a ceiling, not a price.

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