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The Unofficial World of Warcraft Mage Guide-chapter007
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.