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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.

For Alliance low level Miners, Elwynn Forest is their favorite place. The mobs around the region might not drop wondrous items that could be worth a lot in the Auction House, the place is full of copper veins and herbs that could be worth your time going around it.

Farming for at least an hour around Elwynn Forest can be profitable for a miner. You could easily amass 200 copper ores in that time frame alone. I do suggest that you have to have a mount before farming around to cut down on your travel time.

Your 200 copper ores could translate into a minimum of 20goldfor you. For low levels, 20gold is a big amount already. The respawn rate for the mining nodes is fast enough and there seem to be little competition for copper ores in the area.

You will encounter occasional mobs that would attack you while mining a vein. Be sure to loot them as well. That would bring in additional gold for your bank. But when you’re goal is to mine for copper ores then you must not be distracted by the mobs.

But if you want to level your cooking skill and want to farm for linen cloth as well then kill everything you see. Although when you do so, you would be eating up the time for mining for copper ores. The good thing is that you’ll have linen cloth and food that you can sell on the Auction House as well. You have to look at it at all sides and find out if it is profitable to just mine or farm for other things as well.

The math is simple. You just have to farm for copper ores for at least an hour every day. In just a week you can get a minimum of 140gold. And that’s just an hour. What if you farm for 2 to 3 hours a day? Then your gold would surely be coming in faster. But then again, your profit will depend on the price of copper in the Auction House. If the price is too low then don’t sell your copper ores yet. Wait for a while for the market to improve and then sell your stock.

Farming for copper ores in the Elwynn Forest is a good way to build up your gold using a low level Alliance toon. With everyone switching to herbalism, this would be the right time to mine uncontested.

If you’re a Level 60 Mage, you can start saving for your epic flying mount by following this guide. Your Mage can either be Frost spec with Ice Barrier and Improved Arcane Explosion; or Fire spec with Combustion and Blast Wave.

If your Mage has the qualities mentioned above then head to the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard. Kill all the mobs in the hallway and room. If you feel that you’re in danger, pop Mana Shield. For the groups of four, the fight would depend on your spec.

For Fire Spec:

Enable Combustion > Blast Wave > Arcane Explosion (until the mobs are around 15% health) > Frost Nova (then fall back) > Flame Strike > Cone of Cold.

For Frost Spec:

Ice Barrier > Arcane Explosion (until the mobs are around 15% health) > Frost Nova (then fall back) > Blizzard > Cone of Cold.

Now that you’ve cleared the room, go to the next hallway. Once you’ve reached the Graveyard, stop for a while. This would be the spot where you’ll be earning your WoW gold. Be sure to have full mana and health because you’ll be pulling lots of Forsaken Spirit once you start. Again the fight would be dependent on your spec.

For Fire Spec:

Mana Shield > Combustion

Then run around the Graveyard and pull around 25 Forsaken Spirits. Avoid pulling the Elites. Stop the pull when your health is around 50%. Drink mana potion if needed and then,

Blast Wave > Frost Nova

Fall back so that the Forsaken Spirits can’t reach you before they die.

For Frost Spec:

Pop Ice Barrier and then pull around 25 Forsaken Spirits while avoiding the Elites. Once the Ice Barrier is wearing off, you might want to cast Mana Shield. Once your health drops to 50%, stop pulling. Drink Mana potion if needed and then, use Arcane Explosion until the mobs are dead. It would usually take around 4 Arcane Explosions to kill the Forsaken Spirits.

Now all you need to do is to loot the dead mobs. You’ll be getting around 7 to 11gold and green items as well that you can sell at the Auction House. You might want to go clear the building and kill the boss at the end. Then you go and reset the instance. If you still have slot in your bags then you can go straight back to the instance. Otherwise, you can go back to the Graveyard at once.