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.