WoW Guides For Gold

Spider silk can bring in lots of WoW gold. It is a material for Tailoring, Engineering and Leatherworking. A common mistake players do with their shadow silks is to sell them to NPCs when they can have more gold if they put it on the Auction House.
There are 5 different types of Spider Silks.

#1. Spider’s Silk
Spider’s Silks are used by leatherworkers to produce Toughened Leather Gloves while tailors use them to make Spidersilk Boots. These are sought after item for low level twinks therefore sells well in the Auction House. Spider’s Silks are sold for 1 gold a piece in my server.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Plains Creepers of Arathi Highlands
• Deepmoss Venomspitter of Stonetalon Mountains
• Forest Moss Creeper of Hillsbrad

#2. Thick Spider’s Silk
Thick Spider’s Silks are used by engineers for the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector which is a favorite for players who enjoy the Battlegrounds. They are also used by leatherworkers for Swift Boots. Tailors use them for Icy Cloak. Because there are no notable item that can be made, except for the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector, Thick Spider’s Silks are priced much lower than Spider’s Silk. These can be bought from the AH for 25 silver a piece.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Sand Skitterer of Silithius
• Greater Lava Spider of Searing Gorge
• Glassweb Spider of Searing Gorge

#3. Shadow Silk
Shadow Silks are used by engineers in making the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector while Tailors use it to make the Shadoweave items. Like the Thick Spider’s Silks, Shadow Silks are priced lower than the Spider’s Silks and are priced roughly the same at around 25 silver a piece.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Crypt Stalker of Eastern Plaguelands
• Plague Lurker of Western Plaguelands
• Carrion Lurker of Western Plaguelands

#4. Iron Spider Silk
Before Burning Crusade, Iron Spider Silks are in demand because it is the material for a couple of epic items, 18 to be exact. It is also needed to make the Goblin Jumper Cable XL. Iron Spider Silks are still much in demand these days and are sold for 2 gold a piece.

3 Farming hotspots:

• Plague Lurker of Western Plaguelands
• Sand Skitterer of Silithius
• Carrion Lurker of Western Plaguelands

#5. Netherweb Spider Silk
This is my personal favorite among all the spider silks. Netherweb Spider Silks are used by high level tailors a lot. One of the things it is needed for is the Imbued Netherweave Bag, which could be sold at the Auction House for at least 45 gold on my server. A single Netherweb spider Silk can fetch a minimum of 10 gold per piece.

If you have convinced yourself that grinding is fun, then go to the Arklon Ruins in Netherstorm. It is just Southeast of Area 52. This spot is awesome especially if you’re an Aldor skinner.

There are two mobs in this area that you are looking for: the Felblade Doomguards and the Artifact Seekers. Both of these mobs drop Marks of Sargeras and Fel Armament. Even if you’re not Aldor, you can make quick gold by selling these items in the Auction House. Last time I checked, a Mark of Sargeras is selling for 1 gold a piece and Fel Armaments are pegged at 15 to 25 gold a piece.

Artifact Seekers could be skinned for Fel Hide and Heavy Knothide Leather. This is an added bonus for Aldor leatherworkers farming this spot.

Add in the green items and the netherweave cloths that these mobs drop and I think that it is time well spent grinding in Arklon Ruins. Best of all, I think this farming spot doesn’t have many players grinding there. Last time I did my grind there I was alone in the ruins. So grab your food and drinks and start grinding in the Arklon Ruins.

My main character, Nance, hit level 70 on the 4th of July. By the time I had purchased the entry level flying skill and mount he was basically broke. All I had left was about 800g on my Auction House mule, Daugherty.

So I put my nose to the grindstone and ten days later, on the 14th, I had managed to come up with almost exactly 5,200g between the two characters to buy the Artisan flight skill and the epic flying mount you see in the screen shot above. That means I made about 460g per day using the techniques detailed on this blog and using some new things I noticed in Valkor’s Gold Making Guide.

I thought I’d take some time today and share my routine for the Isle of Quel’Danas daily quests. I’m sure by now everyone has their own way of handling these but this is how I do it. After I’ve run around and accepted all 10 of the quests (I always skip Your Continued Support and the two Outland quests usually) here’s my routine:

#1. The Air Strikes Must Continue
The first two quests I do are the bombing runs. The Air Strikes Must Continue can be finished in one pass with a little skill. The easiest way is to add the bombing item to your toolbar than just spam the button until it becomes available to fire again.

#2. Keeping The Enemy At Bay
This second bomb run is a bit tedious at times because the boats can be full of other players trying to kill the six Dawnblade reservists. This quest isn’t nearly as cool or entertaining as the other bombing one but it’s certainly just as easy.

#3. Further Conversions
After the bombing runs are done, I walk 50 feet away from the dock towards the Erratic Sentries walking along the coast. This quest I group up with the next two and within 10 minutes I’m almost halfway done with the dailies.

#4. Arm The Wards!
While I’m taking out Erratic Sentries I attack any of the nearby Wretched NPCs I can see. There’s usually pretty stiff competition for kills in this area, depending on the time of day, so I don’t hesitate to attack anything around me. The drop rate on the Wretched for Mana Remnants isn’t the best so this one might take a few minutes to complete.

#5. Open For Business
I usually pick up the Bloodyberries for this quest while I’m completing the two above. This is hands down the easiest daily on the island as these things are spread out all over the map. I usually just complete it here to get it out of the way.

#6. Crush The Dawnblade
Once I’ve got the Bloodberry, Mana Remnants and converted Erratic Sentries done it’s a short walk to find and kill the three varieties of Blood Elf for this quest. Again, competition is pretty stiff in this area if you’re hitting this quest during peak hours. While you’re here, don’t forget to survey the Ley Line for the Know Your Ley Lines quest.

#7. The Battle Must Go On
This is far and away my least favorite of the daily quests. The demons are all a stone’s throw away from the Blood Elf camp. Unfortunately, their area is so cramped that it’s really easy to get caught up in 3-on-1 fights. One nice aspect of this quest is that you can plant the flag in the Emissary of Hate without actually having to kill it yourself. My policy is to just get in and get out of this tiny area as fast as possible. Don’t forget to survey the Ley Line first though.

#8. Don’t Stop Now…
I wish the drop rate for the keys was a bit better but the spawn rate is fast enough that this isn’t too frustrating or time consuming. As with most of the dailies, competition for the mobs can be pretty fierce. I notice that if you walk closer down to the shrine it’s easier.

#9. Disrupt The Greengill Coast
The Sirens that drop the item required for this quest don’t spawn as often or as much as the other mob in the area. My tip for this quest is to kill every Siren you see even if you’ve already freed all the slaves. The extra Orbs of Mind Control you’ll pick up can be used the next time you run this quest to save you some time.

#10. Know Your Ley Lines
The last Ley Line is the shrine of the Myrmidon. As long as you didn’t forget to get the other two (Blood Elf Stones and Demon Portal) this should complete this quest. Once this last one is surveyed you can head back and turn in all of the quests.

The Final Tally
You should easily make over 100g running these nine quests. Between the quest rewards, vendor trash and auction-worth items it wouldn’t surprise me if that total was closer to 150g. That’s not too shabby considering you can run all of these in 30-45 minutes depending on your gear.