WoW Guides For Gold

Instance soloing is always fun. This is what I do if I got nothing better to do. If you’re lucky, you could net at least a couple of gold in a day. Today we’re going in Dire Maul West and going to kill all the mobs in the first room. It would be best if you’re a ranged class with a decent mana pool. Mages, priests and warlocks would be ideal for this grind. Just be sure that you have decent DOT for this grind.

The farming spot would be the ramp going towards Tendris Warpwood. You can find a ledge on each side of the ramp. The target mobs would be the trees and the blue casters. The patrolling big trees can punt you back so be careful not to be knocked back towards the edge or worst fall down the bottom.

What you need to do is to pull a group back to the top of the ramp. Then you must jump onto a ledge of either side of the ramp. The mobs would then run back to the bottom of the ramp and go up the ledge. You must then hop to the middle again. They would be going up to you and when they get near, jump to the other ledge. Once on the other ledge, start casting. Keep doing this until all the mobs are dead.

The group of trees would have a healer. Don’t focus on it first. Attack another tree and let the healer heal him. After the first heal, switch to the healer. Burst on him until he is dead. Then switch back on your previous target. DOTs would play a large part in this grind. Be sure to equip for damage to help you with this grind.

This grind would need lots of patience and concentration but the result is rewarding. Each mob would drop decent silver, green and gray items. But you’ll hit the jackpot if the mobs drop the Libram of Focus. Prices vary from server to server but it in mine it is worth around 5 to 15 gold in the Auction House.

You can clear the room in about 30 to 45 minutes. Then you can go out and reset the instance then go back in. Practice does make perfect and after a couple of runs, you can cut back on the total time spent clearing the room.

Your level 45 toon could make a lot of World of Warcraft gold even before he reaches the maximum level. Best of all, you don’t need to spend all your time farming. 1 to 2 hours of farming a day would be enough time. You’ll have time to spend outside Azeroth and do normal human stuff like eating perhaps.

If you want to farm at this level then head to the Hinterlands and find the Vilebranch Trolls. Their levels range from 43 to 50. There are some elites mixed with the crowd so be careful of what you pull. They drop a lot of stuff but what you’ll be looking for is the Wildvine. This herb sells for 1gold each. The Wildvine drops 1 in every 10 Trolls killed.

You might be asking why it costs that high. It is used to make Wildvine Potion that restores up to 1,500 HP and Mana. It is also by Blacksmiths, Tailors, Engineers, Leatherworkers, and Enchanters to craft items. Wildvines are required for two Leatherworking quests. It is such a useful herd that’s why it’s in demand even at present.

The Vilebranch Trolls have other valuable drops. Alliance players can turn in Troll necklaces for a repeatable quest. They also drop money, Mageweave and Silk cloths. The cloths could fetch a couple of gold in the Auction House. Plus they would drop the occasional green and blue items. You can have them disenchanted or sold at the Auction House.

They would also drop Flask of Mojo. Since The Burning Crusade, Flask of Mojo value has risen. These days it could be sold in the Auction House for at least 1gold each. Jewelers need Flask of Mojo to craft Aquamarine Signet. Leatherworkers and Engineers use these as well. Just like the Wildvines, the Flask of Mojo is another money maker from the Vilebranch Trolls although the drop rate is a bit down.

The Wildvines from the Vilebranch Trolls could be worth the grind you spend here. Plus if you’re Alliance, you can turn in the necklace from the Trolls at the entrance of Aerie Park. 5 necklaces give you 390 XP. As always, this is gank territory. For those in PVP servers, be sure to watch your back. If gankers are in the area, it is best to look for other farming spots. It would be not worth the effort if you are always in ghost form.

The Outlands might be the best place to farm for runecloth but what if you don’t have the Burning Crusade expansion yet. No worries because there are several areas in Azeroth that are good runecloth farming spots. Who said that TBC’ers are the only ones having a good time in the World of Warcraft.

Eastern Plaguelands is such region that runecloth farmers should go to, whether they need it for rep or to sell them for gold. The spots to go to are Brownman Mill (77,53), Tyr’s Hand (77,81) and Zul Mashar (68,20). These are just a stone’s throw away from the Lights Hope Chapel.

Of the three spots, Brownman Mill holds the least number of mobs but has the fastest respawn rate. Most mobs have as little as 3,000 HP therefore they could be killed easily. That gives you the chance to kill as many mobs as possible in a given time. Zul’Mashar has the most mobs available to be farmed. When you get to the middle of it, you’ll find zombies that have little health. As for Tyr’s Hand, I find this place to frequently drop blue items, which is a bonus when out farming for runecloth. Look out for the rare high General that spawns inside one of the building in the area.

You might also want to try going to the Noxious Glade, which is just north of the Lights Hope chapel. There you can find undead mobs that drop 1 to 4 runecloths at a time. Though the respawn rate might be a little slower than the first three spots mentioned, you should still check this spot out.

In an hour you might be able to get around 200 runecloths, not to mention the greens and vendor trash that you’ll pick p along the way. The gold you’ll get here might not be as high compared to grinding in the Outlands but it is a good alternative for those who can’t go in the portal yet.

If you’re grinding runecloths for major city reps, keep in mind that you need at least 520 stacks of runecloths to go from Friendly to Exalted. It would be costly to buy that many runecloths in the Auction House. Plus if you’re targeting the Diplomat achievement, you need to multiply that amount to 5. So it is best to farm for the runecloths yourself. You can keep the runecloths for yourself and sell the other loots in the AH.

Runecloth farming is made easy when The Burning Crusade arrived. In the Classic World of Warcraft days, runcloth is farmed inside instances. But today, the Outlands is a good source for runecloth. If you’re with the Alliance, one such spot is the Expedition Armory. It is located south of Honor Hold in the Hellfire Peninsula.

In the Expedition Armory you can find three mobs, which are Unyielding Footman, Unyielding Knight and Unyielding Sorcerer. Runecloth drop rate from these mobs are around 34%. But the best mobs to look for are the Unyielding Sorcerers. These ghosts would usually drop more than one runecloth more often than the Unyielding Knight and Unyielding Footman.

One way to do this grind is by starting on the line of Footmen on the east. Start from the top going down. Then go to the west and start circling the tower. Once you finished the mobs around the tower, the Footmen would be respawning. Then restart your grind at the beginning.

One hour of farming this spot yields an average of 120 runecloths and at least 20 netherweave cloths. Not to mention the gold, vendor trash, and green items that could be looted from the mobs as well. Runecloths are in demand these days because a lot of players are building their reps for the Diplomat achievement. While others might find the netherweave cloth to be a nuisance, any loot you gather would mean more gold for you. Plus, netherweave cloth costs more than a runecloth.

What’s best about the Expedition Armory is the respawn rate of the mobs in the area. This is a quest area so expect some competition while farming. And once the secret is out, you might encounter some farmers as well. I suggest farming during the off-peak of our server but then again if the farmers are of the professional kind then I suggest that you find another spot to do your own farming.

Overall, farming for runecloth in the Expedition Armory is a profitable endeavor. You’ll be looting gold that could cover your repair bill. The runecloths and other items would be compensation enough for your time and effort. Farming in the Outlands is far better and profitable than in Azeroth. You’ll be getting more gold per mob and the items looted would sell higher than the loot in the old world. Even the vendor trash costs around 1gold each. Not bad for something that’s only discarded.