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The most consistent way of making
At the western end of Borean Tundra is
money in Wotlk is through Daily Quests. Typically the ones at around level 80 will give more gold than the ones at the very beginning and will be more plentiful. Here are a couple of my favorites.
a group of friendly murlocs. After you do a quest they will open up a shop and sell various items in exchange for Winterfin Clams. One of these is a rare item called a Sirens Tear that always goes for a good bit on the AH. With your AOE skills, you can kill the nearby hostile murlocs for clams, and hunt them on the beach. I can usually get the one hundred necessary in under an hour at level 80.
Pa’Troll- Argent Stand. With an epic
flying mount you can finish this up in ten to fifteen minutes.
Sky Breaker- There are a number of
daily quests on the skybreaker/Ogrims hammer that take you to ymirheim. You can also pick up a quest from a gnome or goblin behind the buildings.
Shadow Vault- There are a number of
quests at the shadowvault that take you to the nearby Vyrkul settlement. You can use your AoE skills to accomplish several at once.
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This one will only work if you have
sided with the Frenzy Heart tribe in Sholozar. If you do, you’ll have access to a daily quest where you have to kill a great number of Oricles in a village to the south. They are all very weak and often die with a couple of instant casts, but also often drop clams. Open enough of these and you’ll get valuable meat, pearls and on rare ocasions a Siren’s Tear.
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is very easily done and gives you 50 to 60 gold. In addition most level 70 mobs drop between 15 to 25 silver as well as vendor trash, and most quests will give you a piece of armor or weapon that can be sold for several gold.
The alternative to Sunfury farming is
legion farming at Forge Camp Anger in the Blades Edge Mountains. Instead of signets they drop Marks of Sargarus and instead of Arcane Tomes they drop Fel Armaments. The best mobs here are the Mo-arg workers, especially the smaller ones.
The best places to do quests at level
seventy are in Netherstorm and Shadowmoon Valley. In Netherstorm the Protectorate Base camp north of Manaforge Ultriss, The Stormspire, and Kirin Var village all have lots of quests that can be completed nearby. You may also want to go back to Area 52 and gather any unfinished quests there. In Shadowmoon Vally your quest hubs depend on if you are with the Scryers or Aldor. If you are Scryer go to the Sanctum of the Stars and if you are Aldor go to the Alter of Shatar. You should also check out Wildhammer Stronghold and Netherwing fields.
Level 70
- Questing of money.
This is actually a very easy way to earn
money with very little effort. At level seventy the experience you would normally get from quests is converted into gold so the cash rewards you receive will increase dramatically. At level seventy most quests have a ten gold reward minimum and are no more difficult then quests at sixty nine. If you get your quests from a large hub like a town or outpost they will usually all be in the same area and you can finish several at once. Five quests in one hour
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Questing for Gold
In addition to daily quests you can finish
up any regular quests you have left in northrend once you’ve reached 80. Not only do you get more gold, but you’ll get armor which you can vendor. Stormpeaks and Icecrown are the two best spots.
- Daily Quests – Questing for Gold – Sirens Tear Farming – Clam Farming

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Level 68
of dropping valuable Netherweave cloth.
- Manaforge Farming – Forge camp Farming.
- Motes of Fire
Between level 68 and 69 you can farm
Sunfury mobs at mana forge B’naar. They have a thirty percent chance of dropping Sunfury Signets which go for about one and a half gold and a two percent chance of dropping an Arcane Tome which usually goes for twenty. They drop between fifteen and twenty five silver per kill in addition to regular loot. The best mobs to farm are the Sunfury Geologists and Warp Engineers because of their low physical attack power.
In the north east corner of Blade Edge
Mountains is a volcanic area called Skald. There are lots of fire elementals here that have a 25% chance of dropping motes of fire. Ten motes can be turned into a Primal fire which can then be sold for twenty to thirty five gold. In addition you will have Elemental Fragments and Primordial Essences which drop nearly every kill and vendor for a good bit of silver. Try to keep Flame ward up as often as possible because most of the mobs here are fire based.
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fifties are the satyr camps in Felwood. I would suggest heading to Jadefire Glen and killing the demons here for Felcloth, regular cloth and cash. You will want to hunt the Jadefire Rouges especially since
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Level 65
away with four stacks of thorium ore and dense stones and sometimes an arcane crystal.
As soon as you reach level sixty five go
to the Auction House and buy thirty six Pairs of Ivory Tusks. Head to Nagrand and follow the western road to Aeris Landing. When you get here turn them all in to Shadrek and you will achieve friendly status with the Consortium. This means that every month you will get a bag of gems as payment which usually contains a blue gem worth up to sixty gold, more then making up for your initial investment. Now you can just forget about them and get free money every month, but don’t go and sell them right away. At the beginning of the month everyone gets their gems and the prices drop. Wait till the middle of the month to clean up.
Level 60-70
- Level 63 – Level 65 – Level 67+ – Level 68 – Level 70
Level 63
- Marks and Signets
In Nagrand the ruined village of
At Level sixty three you can farm
Firespring is overrun with Murkblood Broken. Most of these are just regular mobs, but there are packs of Murkblood Scavengers which are special. They have low attack, unbelievably low HP and can be taken down with one or two instant attacks. Besides dropping a little bit of silver and vendor trash they have a chance
Firewing Blood Elves at 70, 36 for Firewing Signets or Shadow Council Cabalists at 31, 53 for Marks of Kil’jaedin in Terrokkar. They die quickly enough and have a thirty percent drop rate for signets and marks. Stacks of ten often go for fifteen gold and you get cloth, silver and vendor trash as well.

If you have mining head to Tanaris and
walk around the edge of the zone. If you follow the mountains on the edge of the map you will have a very good chance of finding Mithril and Truesilver deposits. By the time you have made it all the way around most of the points will have respawned and you can mine them again. All of the Mithril bars and stones sell for several gold per stack.
When you reach the high thirties head
to northern Stranglethorn and grind on the Bloodscalp trolls in the Kalia, Zuuldaia and Balal ruins. Theses areas
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At level forty five the Southsea Pirate
they are one of only two mobs that drop the recipe for Elixir of the Mongoose.
base in Tanaris is a great place to load up on cash and Mageweave cloth. This area has lots of mobs close together that drop cash and Mageweave but also occasionally drop a Pirate’s Footlocker. Usually the chest contains junk, but sometimes it has a treasure key that can be used to open a chest in one of the ships. This chest has a high chance of having a BOE blue item inside that can be sold for several gold.
In the northern part of the Western
Plaugelands is a Scarlet Crusade stronghold. The normal mobs here drop Runecloth and cash. But the real reason you’re here is to kill the Scarlet Spellbinders. They have a very low chance of dropping the formula for the Crusader Weapon enchant. Since the Burning Crusade has come out very few people farm it anymore and can go for several hundred gold on the AH. It is VERY dependent on luck though because the drop rate is so very low. So unless you have a lot of patience you may want to try somewhere else.
If you have both skinning and mining
At level 52 a great grinding place is
leveled to three hundred you can make an incredible amount of money in the Ice Thistle Hills in Winterspring. East and south of Everlook you will find a large gathering of Yetis with a giant cave at the top of the hill. Inside the cave are Icethistle Patriarchs and Matriarchs that when skinned have a ninety percent chance of dropping Rugged leather. I have been to many areas with skinable mobs and this would have to be the best because of the close grouping and fast respawns. The other reason this cave is great is that it have lots of thorium spawns, including four rich ones. During the course of an hour and a half I would normally walk
Felstone Field and Dalsons Tears in the western plaguelands. These areas are loaded with undead mobs that spawn quickly and drop Runecloth. The reason this area is special is because you will be able to grind reputation with the Argent Dawn and collect Scourge stones at the same time. And since it is filled with undead you’ll have an easer time fighting.
Another good place to farm in the low

In the southern western part of
Ashenvale is Silverwind Refuge with a vendor named Harklan Moongrove. He sells a recipe for Shadow Protection Potions that cost ten silver each, but can be sold on the AH for up to two gold. Since it is a rather isolated area it is rarely ever sold out and respawns every thirty minuets.
At this point there aren’t that many
good farming areas but at level eighteen you can go into the area before the Deadmines and farm the stripminers there. They have a high drop rate of wool cloth and there are lots of copper veins and a few tin veins.
At post level twenty five you can go to
the Wetlands and mine lots of tin in the cave west of Mosshide Fen. There is also a special type of ore here called Incendicite that sells for a little, but is very plentiful. And finally there is a silver elite spider in the way back of the cave that drops a special shield and ring. This area is full of
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level twenty to twenty two spiders so poison can be an issue, but if you bring enough antidotes you should finish them off quickly.
are packed with mobs that die quickly and have a high drop rate of silk cloth. An hours worth of grinding here will bring in several stacks that can be sold for nearly one gold a piece as well as money drops, green items and vender trash. When grinding here though try to work your way around the edges instead of rushing inside since if you die and have to rez inside you will be attacked by multiple mobs.
In your early thirties you can go to the
If you have Herbalism you can make
south western corner of the Swamp of Sorrows and hunt Dreaming Whelps. Each one has a low chance of dropping a Tiny Emrald Whelping pet. These often go for over one hundred gold on the Auction house because they are so rare.
loads of money in the Stonetalon mountains. Because the zone is mostly narrow canyons you can run through the middle and avoid missing any spawns. Steelbloom and Kingsblood are the best moneymakers here, especially in the southern part.
If you have the mining tradeskill go to
the Arathi highlands to mine iron. Start at the Boulderfist Ogre mound in the south and follow the edge of the zone east and north. When you have passed Witherbark village stop and head back. All along this area there are lots of Iron deposits and several Mithril ones as well. By doing this mining run I was able to get nearly a full stack of bars and stones each trip. When I was trying to get the money for my epic mount quest I mostly came here because it was so easy.

You will blow through these levels so
fast that there is no real way to make any serious money. Fortunately you don’t really need a great deal at this point anyway. All of your gear will come from quests or cost a few copper from a vendor so farming for money is not necessary. It’s always nice to have a bulging purse though so here are some tips for making some quick cash to pay your trainer.
In general there are two types of items
people will buy, the first and foremost are crafting materials. Ore, herbs, leather, cloth and enchanting supplies are the most consumed items in the game so they are in constant demand. Because resource gathering is the most profitable source of income in game it is recommended that early on you take two gathering skills like mining and skinning. This means that you won’t be able to take a crafting skill like blacksmithing or alchemy, but prior to the high levels those skills are really not worth the money they cost. Crafting skills only really shine in the very high levels with rare patterns and recipes so it is much
Nearly all humanoids past level five will
drop linen cloth which sells well in stacks at the Auction house. At level five you can gain a gathering skill like mining or skinning and then sell the stacks of resources on the auction house.
Invest in getting an extra bag or two
early on, even if it only has four slots.
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Level 20-30
Nearly everything you kill will drop grey quality items that can be sold to a vendor. The investment will pay for itself quicker then you think.
In Westfall the abandoned town of
Moonbrook is a great farming location. The Defias mobs here are plentiful and respawn very fast and all drop linen cloth nearly every other kill as well as lots of grey items. There are also three chest spawn locations inside each of the three major buildings. The best reason for farming in this place though is that upstairs in the abandoned inn is a merchant that you can sell all your grey items and junk to. This way you don’t have to throw away things to make space or waste time running back to sentinel hill.
You’ll still be leveling up to fast for
any real cash gathering, but at this point you will have more opportunity to sell items on the auction house. Save every piece of cloth and crafting material you can and save them in your bank. When you have a full stack sell them on the auction house. Also be sure to save all the grey junk drops and sell them to a vendor.

complete as a mage. Archmage Xylem has conducted new research and has a new version of polymorph for you to try out.
To start, Xylem will ask you to bring
him a prismatic shell that he discovered recently. This shells is currently being held by Warlord Krelian inside the temple of Zin-Malor. Krelian is a male naga and be found either on the first floor near the pool, or the second floor near the entrance. Return to Xylem once you have the shell for the next step.
Now that he has the shell, Xylem wants
you to test out his new spell. Head back to the temple area and use your polymorph spell on as many spitelash naga as you can. Once they have been polymorhped, they will break apart into clones. Kill the clones quickly because they won’t last long, but they are very weak and can be brought down with AOE attacks. Once you have killed fifty return to Xylem for your new polymorph spell. It isn’t any different from your regular polymorph, but instead of a sheep the target turns into a cute little piggy!
In my personal opinion the necklace is
the best of the three. It will last you until you head to Outlands and the only good necklaces prior to this are found deep inside unpopular dungeons. The dagger is another good choice, but only if you are a frost mage. Otherwise the lack of solid stats makes it weak. The trinket is rather weak in my opinion and is more suited to burst damage. This is the first real trinket you can gain at this level and it is handy in PVP, but when grinding up to sixty it won’t have many uses.
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Mage Money
better to spend this time gathering materials and selling them.
Making
The second category are specialty items
like recipes and patterns, specialty crafting supplies like elemental items and special armor drops. All of these require you to research which items drop where or sell from what vendor. Usually these are not from a steady source and your profit at the end of the day will vary tremendously.
There are two sources of money in
WOW. You can either get it from NPCs, or you can get it from other players. NPCs will give you money when you defeat them or sell them items or services like completing quests. The amount of money you can make this way is static and reliable, but very very low. If you really want to make money you need to sell game items to other players. The rarer or harder to get the item is the more valuable it is and the more you’ll make from it.

slightly better if you happen to have a main hand weapon with at least nine spell damage.
Level 52 Quest
At level 52 you will get another class
specific quest. Head to northwestern Azshara to Archmage Xylem for the first step of the quest. To get to the archmage you need to teleport to his tower with the help of his assistant Sanath lim-yo. You can find him directly north of the first fork in the road. Xylem’s first task is to gather some samples of glittering dust. The dust is being held by a group of blood elf surveyors to the west along the sea side cliffs. Kill as many as it takes and try to keep flame ward up since they use mostly fire attacks. After you have enough head back to Xylem for the next step.
Your next step is to gather a power
source for your orb. This can be found inside the Uldaman instance from the Obsidian sentinel. He is rather deep inside by the back door and will often use Reflect, making your magic somewhat useless. You’ll need to definitely get some help with this part, but you can easily do it during a regular Uldaman run. Once you have the power source return to Tabitha for the final step.
In order to charge your orb you need to
gather mana from several mana rift beasts. Tabitha will summon them outside in her garden and you will have a set time limit of ten minuets to kill enough. While she begins the summoning ritual stand on the dock and buff yourself with dampen magic. Pull each mana surge one at a time and always keep yourself high with health and mana. Once you have killed twelve
Now Xylem wants you to bring some
pieces of enchanted coral. This is held by the spitelash naga around the ruined temples. Hunt down the sirens specifically until you have six pieces before returning to Xylem. Most of the naga in this area specialize in frost attacks so try to keep frost ward up when you can. And if you
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Polymorph Quest
have a hard time finding some be sure to check inside the temples for more.
The final step is to retrieve an arcane
shard that Xylem lost long ago. Unfortunately it is in the stomach of a dragon. Gather a full group of level fifty and up players and head to the sunken temple in the swamp of sorrows. The dragon Morphaz is in the lowest part of the temple, but before you reach him you must fight through a host of trolls and kill six channelers that have locked off the lowest level. Inside the lowest level and off in one of the side rooms Morphaz and his friend Hazza will be flapping around. The fight is pretty simple and once you have defeated him return with the shard to get your reward.
There is one final quest for you to

Dustwallow Marsh and find a woman named Tabetha. She will give you two different quests that ultimately lead to one final quest. First you must gather the materials to make your wand. The first item is a piece of jade, which you can buy from the AH. The second item is several bolt charged brambles which are a little more difficult to obtain. Head to the Arathi Highlands and the Witherbark troll village in the south east. Start killing the trolls to gather Witherbark Totem sticks until you have ten. After you have ten combine them into a bundle and head to the Stones of outer binding just south and east of Refuge Point. Be careful of the wind elementals nearby and head into the center. Click the stone inside and wait for your bundle to fully charge.
Talk to Tabitha one more time and she
will begin the ritual to make your wand. Try to pick the one that will match your play style. If you use mostly fire damage take the ragefire wand. But if you use mostly ice take the icefurry.
After getting your wand you can move
up to a new weapon. Just like the wand, Tabitha will make it for you if you manage to bring her the items she needs.
The first item is an Infernal Orb. This is
The second task is simpler, but takes a
a drop from Burning Blade Summoners in Desolace. The best place to find these is at the southern end of Manaroc Coven near some night elf ruins. They are found all over the coven, but the ones further north
while longer. You need to find a book for Tabitha and the only known copy belongs to the original author. Hop a boat to Kalimdor and head to the shimmering flats in Thousand Needles. Once you are
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are surrounded by lots of demons.
Tabitha will give you your new weapon.
Once you have returned with the orb
Both weapons are good, but the orb is
you must exorcise it. Tabitha will take it out to her garden and release the demon inside. While she is doing this make sure to be far away on the dock so you have lots of distance. When the demon is summoned hit it fireballs until it gets into range. Freeze it with frost nova, blink/run away and fireball it again. By this point it should be almost dead so start to kite it with frost attacks.