WoW Guides For Gold

The Hunter class is made for hunting. That’s why they’re probably the best farmers in the World of Warcraft. Even in greens, their DPS is probably higher than any other class in the game. Hunters can give you a lot more gold per minute than any other class in game. Here are the top four reasons why I think hunters have the advantage farming for gold.

Hunters have pets.
Not a lot of classes in the World of Warcraft have pets. Hunters can have combatant companions to help in their farming. The Hunter can sit back while he sends his pet in towards the mobs. The pet can tank the mobs while the Hunter can attack at a safe distance. You’ll experience less time dying. Plus pets can be healed at a safe distance as well. If a Hunter knows what his doing, his pet would not die at all. Not only will this save you lots of downtime but you’ll save gold from repair bills as well.

Be a Skinner.
Hunters naturally hunt beasts. Be sure to hunt down the skinnable ones. In Wrath of the Lich King, Chilled Meat, Rhino Meat, and Worm Meat can bring in lots of WoW gold. And the mobs where they come from are skinnable as well. That’s maximizing your farming time. With lots of Leatherworkers leveling up their profession, leathers would be in demand. Also be sure to pick up another gathering skill such as herbalism or mining. That way you can track down nearby nodes in your minimap and maximizing your time out on the field by picking up other resources as well.

Beast Mastery is a Must.
Hunters who would want to spend their time farming with less downtime should put most of their Talent Points into Beast Mastery. When done right, the pet could handle most of the mobs that he would be aggroing.

Have Full Ammo When Going Out.
This should be remembered all the time. Make sure that your ammo bag is full before going out on your farming. That way you don’t need to go back just to buy some bullets or quivers. It’s a common mistake for hunters not to check their ammo before leaving their camp.

These are just some ways in which the Hunter has the advantage over other classes. These are the reasons why you’ll see a lot of Hunters riding on their epic Mammoth mounts.

Once you’ve reached level 40, there are a couple of spots in the World of Warcraft that you can farm for gold. There are two spots in which you can solo while there’s one that you might need a help from a high level friend. Here are the places that you can go to farm for gold.

Badlands’ Rock Elementals

Level 37 to 40 Rock Elementals could be found at the North West or East of the Badlands. Once you’ve reached their camp, start grinding them. Kill each and every Rock elemental you find and loot everything they drop.

They drop considerable amount of vendor trash plus items such as Solid Stone, Deeprock Salt, and Elemental Earth that you can sell at the Auction House for more gold. Rock Elementals are good grind mobs that can give you lots of WoW gold.

Scarlet Monastery

You can get lots of WoW gold in this instance. Even if you got to share some with a level 70 friend, it would still enough for both of you. All you need to do is to run the Library, Armory and Cathedral again and again.

You might be able to run the instance with a normal group but your share of the gold and loot would diminish. To maximize your gold potential, it is best to just run it with a friend who would be willing to give you all the gold and loot.

The best grind spot in the Scarlet Monastery would be the Graveyard. The Forsaken Spirits in that area would drop around 1 to 8silver per kill. Plus they also drop vendor trash and green items. Best of all, you can solo these mobs because they are level 30 to 32 non-elites. They might come in groups of threes but a level 40 Hunter had no trouble grinding these mobs.

Stranglethorn Vale’s Adventure Co. Geologists and Murlocs

If you’re in a PVP realm, you’ll know that Stranglethorn Vale is gank city. If you’re in a PVE realm then you can grind any mob in STV. But if you belong in a PVP server, the best farming spot would be at the North East of STV. There you’ll find Adventure Co. Geologists. The Geologists are a great source of Silk and they have a good drop rate for green items. They can be easily killed.

But if there are players from the other side farming the Geologists and you simply can’t kill them, then head to the Murlocs. Chests usually spawn at this spot and the Murlocs go down fast. They drop around 1 to 3 silver with each kill.

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.

Mining for Thorium can yield some good profit. With this route in the Eastern Plaquelands, you can average around 20 ores a round. Each stack can sell for nearly 40G depending on your server. Start at Caer Darrow (labeled “START”)

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The start box is obviously where you start

The circled areas are where you can find big Thorium spawns

The route is a preferred route where you may find a few extra Thorium spawns on the way

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