I think one of the best things about the expansion for World of Warcraft is that at level 70, you can do a lot of things alone that you couldn't do at 60. Thankfully, no one bothers to do some of these things, so if you pull it off, you can make some serious cash.
Enter, the Orb of Deception. It's a trinket that transforms a member of one faction to look like a member of the other faction. I know, it's totally useless! But the "cool" factor, or the "I just have everything else" counts a lot here. These things go for 500 gold, easily. It's a rare find on the Auction House these days.
So how do you get it? Head to the Dire Maul Arena. Keep an eye on you chat window and wait for Skarr the Ubreakable or Razza to yell something: that means they are at the arena (takes a few hours to respawn, so go kill time mining or something while you wait, or farm the instance). Soon as one pops, go and kill it! They have about 10% chance to drop the Orb, but will always drop SOMETHING decent. Azeroth blues sell for TONS more than Outland blues, so you are guaranteed some gold!
If you aren't a caster who can kite, or a hunter, you may want to take a friend. Of course, if you have decent enough gear, burn your cooldowns and take some potions, you'll probably be alright.
Showing posts with label Farming Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farming Tips. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Vanity Sells - Blood Elf Bandit Mask
For those of you who have never seen it, this is the Blood Elf Bandit Mask. Bask in its glory. Yes, it takes up your head slot, and has no stats. But it looks as cool as hell, and that has some definite weight when it comes to pricing! And yes, this is somewhat difficult to get, but not too hard if you know how. This, one of the coolest "vanity items" in the game, sells for maybe 50g or more, depending on the server. I have almost never seen them on the auction house, and I know plenty of players, even high level ones, don't even know they exist! So, yeah, this can sell for lots of gold.
You need to head to Azuremyst Isle and kill the Blood Elf Bandit. Now, here is where it gets tricky. Scope out the map (click the link to go to Thottbot), and you'll see that the bandit pops up in a number of places. They will stay in the general zone they spawn in, but they are STEALTHED. Not that a high-level player will have trouble seeing a stealthed level 7 mob, but still, it makes it harder. And if you kill it, there's only a 10% drop chance on the mask! Rough, I know, but that just drives the price up. Also, the mob respawns a short 2 minutes after being killed, which is nice.
So what do you do? Simply run a route that takes you through all the spawn points (pretty much just a big oval, folks, not too hard). Really, unless there is competition, you should be able to find and kill him every 7 or 8 minutes, so you can probably get 1 mask per hour, more if you're rather lucky.
Now, this is an ALLIANCE zone, so it's more likely to be farmed by Alliance toons. So if you get one, it's worth a shot putting it in the neutral Auction House, because however rare it is for an Alliance to have it, a Horde having it is even rarer! Adjust the price accordingly, and let your Horde friends know it's available. Or, if you're on a non-PVP server, put it up for sale with your Alliance toon, buy it with your Horde, and then relist it on the Horde auction house at a higher price. Ooo, sneaky!
So, next time you have nothing to do, give this a shot. It's a bit unconventional, but hey, some players LIVE for having cool looking characters (especially on RP realms). Happy farming!
You need to head to Azuremyst Isle and kill the Blood Elf Bandit. Now, here is where it gets tricky. Scope out the map (click the link to go to Thottbot), and you'll see that the bandit pops up in a number of places. They will stay in the general zone they spawn in, but they are STEALTHED. Not that a high-level player will have trouble seeing a stealthed level 7 mob, but still, it makes it harder. And if you kill it, there's only a 10% drop chance on the mask! Rough, I know, but that just drives the price up. Also, the mob respawns a short 2 minutes after being killed, which is nice.
So what do you do? Simply run a route that takes you through all the spawn points (pretty much just a big oval, folks, not too hard). Really, unless there is competition, you should be able to find and kill him every 7 or 8 minutes, so you can probably get 1 mask per hour, more if you're rather lucky.
Now, this is an ALLIANCE zone, so it's more likely to be farmed by Alliance toons. So if you get one, it's worth a shot putting it in the neutral Auction House, because however rare it is for an Alliance to have it, a Horde having it is even rarer! Adjust the price accordingly, and let your Horde friends know it's available. Or, if you're on a non-PVP server, put it up for sale with your Alliance toon, buy it with your Horde, and then relist it on the Horde auction house at a higher price. Ooo, sneaky!
So, next time you have nothing to do, give this a shot. It's a bit unconventional, but hey, some players LIVE for having cool looking characters (especially on RP realms). Happy farming!
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Mapwow.com
Mapwow is a very, very useful tool. Basically, it's like Google Earth, but for World of Warcraft! Even better, you can set it to show the spawn points of any environmental nodes, like herbs, mining nodes, or treasure chests!
With the ability to zoom out, you can find which zones have inherently more of whatever item(s) you are looking for. If you're a rogue, I suggest you begin farming treasure chests in Outlands as soon as you have the ability. You can gather lots of blues or epics with some persistence and luck (or, lacking luck, just lots of persistence). Or if you're a blacksmith, make some keys and go to it! I do recommend that if you're going to go farming for things like this, have at least your epic ground mount. Of course, a flying mount makes everything in Outlands even easier, ESPECIALLY when you can bypass all the mobs and get to where you want to go without hassle!
Alternatively, look up the Cartographer addon in Google, and you will find that it can be set up to modify your maps ingame to show these same spawn points. I have more info about that particular functionality in my post about Cartographer databases!
With the ability to zoom out, you can find which zones have inherently more of whatever item(s) you are looking for. If you're a rogue, I suggest you begin farming treasure chests in Outlands as soon as you have the ability. You can gather lots of blues or epics with some persistence and luck (or, lacking luck, just lots of persistence). Or if you're a blacksmith, make some keys and go to it! I do recommend that if you're going to go farming for things like this, have at least your epic ground mount. Of course, a flying mount makes everything in Outlands even easier, ESPECIALLY when you can bypass all the mobs and get to where you want to go without hassle!
Alternatively, look up the Cartographer addon in Google, and you will find that it can be set up to modify your maps ingame to show these same spawn points. I have more info about that particular functionality in my post about Cartographer databases!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Get that First Mount!
There are a ton of tactics out there to help people get their mounts as fast as possible, but I prefer a straightforward approach. This technique works best on older, well-established servers, but also works great on new servers, for other reasons.
The Deadmines. I love this instance. You can easily do it as Horde or Alliance. From about 30 on, you can run it yourself fairly easily. In one run, you'll probably get 6 or 7 or 10 green drops. Low level green drops, right? Who cares?
Well, if you're on an old server, the player population is rich. When they roll a new character, they want to buy what they need, not farm for it. On my server, a Seer's Belt goes for 2 gold. 2 gold is nothing to someone funding their character with a level 70 alt. So, those green items, sold at these very high prices, really do add up.
Alternatively, on a new server, the items will be very in demand again as people level their characters. This means they'll move fast, but as the population isn't as rich as on an old server, you won't be able to charge as much. Still, you can make a mint doing this, at least from a low-level, new player point of view!
The Deadmines. I love this instance. You can easily do it as Horde or Alliance. From about 30 on, you can run it yourself fairly easily. In one run, you'll probably get 6 or 7 or 10 green drops. Low level green drops, right? Who cares?
Well, if you're on an old server, the player population is rich. When they roll a new character, they want to buy what they need, not farm for it. On my server, a Seer's Belt goes for 2 gold. 2 gold is nothing to someone funding their character with a level 70 alt. So, those green items, sold at these very high prices, really do add up.
Alternatively, on a new server, the items will be very in demand again as people level their characters. This means they'll move fast, but as the population isn't as rich as on an old server, you won't be able to charge as much. Still, you can make a mint doing this, at least from a low-level, new player point of view!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Rep and Gold From Skyguard Quests
Right now, the Holy Grail of World of Warcraft is getting an epic flying mount. A massive 280% speed increase, and the added bonus of being able to avoid troublesome ground paths and mobs entirely! No wonder everyone wants one.
To get one, you must first be exalted with the Sha'tari Skyguard faction of Shattrath. Now, grinding rep with them is a little different, because it is done mainly through "daily quests", which are quests that can be done every day, but only once each day. They give not only Skyguard rep, but also 12+ gold per quest! Do the 4 daily quests each day, and you're looking at a lot of gold! Of course, this is intentional, because it takes 5000 gold to get the epic flying mount. By the time you get Exalted with Skyguard, you'll have earned a ton of gold.
First thing to do is complete Threat From Above in Terokkar, to join the Skyguard. Then, simply do each quest every day. Here are the 4 main Skyguard quests, linked to Thottbot. There are more quests that can be repeated each day; I will be adding them soon enough.
Skyguard quests: Fires Over Skettis, Escape From Skettis, Bomb Them Again, Wrangle More Rays.
To get one, you must first be exalted with the Sha'tari Skyguard faction of Shattrath. Now, grinding rep with them is a little different, because it is done mainly through "daily quests", which are quests that can be done every day, but only once each day. They give not only Skyguard rep, but also 12+ gold per quest! Do the 4 daily quests each day, and you're looking at a lot of gold! Of course, this is intentional, because it takes 5000 gold to get the epic flying mount. By the time you get Exalted with Skyguard, you'll have earned a ton of gold.
First thing to do is complete Threat From Above in Terokkar, to join the Skyguard. Then, simply do each quest every day. Here are the 4 main Skyguard quests, linked to Thottbot. There are more quests that can be repeated each day; I will be adding them soon enough.
Skyguard quests: Fires Over Skettis, Escape From Skettis, Bomb Them Again, Wrangle More Rays.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Netherweb Spider Silk
Netherweb Spider Silk is needed in almost every Tailoring recipe above 350. This stuff is particularly hard to get (unless you read this!), so a lot of players resort to simply buying it.
Now, one good place to get it is in Terokkar Forest. My favorite spot is the little green strip of land on the East side of the Bone Wastes. Look for Allerian Stronghold on your map, and then follow the mountain range south, and you should see it. There are more spiders here than elsewhere in Terokkar. However, the drop rate is rather low, and it is very often farmed. But even a low amount of silk will sell for a pretty penny!
Now, if you happened to be able to go into the Caverns of Time, I suggest the Black Morass. Look for Blackfang Tarantulas. Like most non-elite instance mobs, they give no rep per kill. Worthless, right? Wrong! They have a decent chance of dropping Netherweb Spider Silk! And the best part is, there is no competition if you're farming in an instance. These mobs are only 67-69; very easy for a level 70 rip through. If you kill them all, just reset the instance. When you're bags are full, hit the Auction House. Don't be afraid to undercut the competition to sell! When you sell all of yours, that negligible loss of gold won't even matter. Happy farming!
Now, one good place to get it is in Terokkar Forest. My favorite spot is the little green strip of land on the East side of the Bone Wastes. Look for Allerian Stronghold on your map, and then follow the mountain range south, and you should see it. There are more spiders here than elsewhere in Terokkar. However, the drop rate is rather low, and it is very often farmed. But even a low amount of silk will sell for a pretty penny!
Now, if you happened to be able to go into the Caverns of Time, I suggest the Black Morass. Look for Blackfang Tarantulas. Like most non-elite instance mobs, they give no rep per kill. Worthless, right? Wrong! They have a decent chance of dropping Netherweb Spider Silk! And the best part is, there is no competition if you're farming in an instance. These mobs are only 67-69; very easy for a level 70 rip through. If you kill them all, just reset the instance. When you're bags are full, hit the Auction House. Don't be afraid to undercut the competition to sell! When you sell all of yours, that negligible loss of gold won't even matter. Happy farming!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
May the Grind Be With You - Shadowmoon Valley's Legion Hold
So, I'm currently in the middle of grinding for Aldor rep, and I've discovered my favorite place to grind that, experience, and items: The Legion Hold in Shadowmoon Valley. I mentioned it in an earlier post, but it bears going over in more detail.
If you're melee, you want to go after the Wrathwalkers. They hit me (warri0r) for about 80-100 each hit, without a shield. They attack slowly, and other than they only cast one spell, maybe once per battle, and it can be easily interrupted. They have low armor and low HP, and I have been cutting through them in under 10 seconds, usually. They drop Marks of Sargeras, which is what I was there for. But they also drop Netherweave like candy -- I got 100 pieces in an hour. I also got 3 decent greens.
I only ever saw a few other people here, and even if there are, there are tons of mobs. Casters, you can probably focus on whichever mobs you want. Just be warned, the Terrormasters cast fear sometimes, which can run you into more mobs, even when they're spaced out as they are here. Otherwise, these mobs are unremarkable in their abilities.
Ranging in level from 67 to 68, this is a great place to farm gold (especially if Netherweave sells well on your server, and it does on most!), and simply grind out levels. I was hitting about 110k xp/hour. Plus, there are Horde/Alliance areas nearby, if you need to junk vendor trash, mail stuff to your banker, or buy more food/water.
If you're melee, you want to go after the Wrathwalkers. They hit me (warri0r) for about 80-100 each hit, without a shield. They attack slowly, and other than they only cast one spell, maybe once per battle, and it can be easily interrupted. They have low armor and low HP, and I have been cutting through them in under 10 seconds, usually. They drop Marks of Sargeras, which is what I was there for. But they also drop Netherweave like candy -- I got 100 pieces in an hour. I also got 3 decent greens.
I only ever saw a few other people here, and even if there are, there are tons of mobs. Casters, you can probably focus on whichever mobs you want. Just be warned, the Terrormasters cast fear sometimes, which can run you into more mobs, even when they're spaced out as they are here. Otherwise, these mobs are unremarkable in their abilities.
Ranging in level from 67 to 68, this is a great place to farm gold (especially if Netherweave sells well on your server, and it does on most!), and simply grind out levels. I was hitting about 110k xp/hour. Plus, there are Horde/Alliance areas nearby, if you need to junk vendor trash, mail stuff to your banker, or buy more food/water.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
May the Grind Be With You - Terokkar's Shadow Tomb
The best grinding spots are places where the mobs are relatively easy for their level, plentiful, but not dangerously so, and somewhere where you'll be safe and left in peace by both factions.
Go to Terokkar and look on your map. In the Bone Wastes, there are 2 icons for buildings of a sort. The one on the left is a Shadow Tomb. It's a 3-wing area, and each wing has 7 to 10 mobs, built of warrior types, mage types, and rogue types. Now, the rogues don't stealth, the mages don't do much damage, and the warriors are rather squishy. They're level 64 and 65, mostly.
This spot is a fantastic place to grind from maybe 65 or 66 on. Not only will you get tons of Aldor rep items (Marks of Kil'Jaeden and Fel Armaments), you'll rarely find other players in here, because most people grind on the mobs above the surface, not in the tomb. The mobs are easy to pull one at a time, and even if you pull two, you can probably handle it. I grinded here for about 1 hour, and I got 3 greens, 1 blue (Boots of Savagery), 50 marks of Kil'Jaeden, 4 stacks of Netherweave, and 1 stack of Runecloth. I was averaging about 120,000xp per hour, because by the time you clear the last wing, the 1st wing is respawned. There is almost no downtime aside from resting.
Grind on!
Go to Terokkar and look on your map. In the Bone Wastes, there are 2 icons for buildings of a sort. The one on the left is a Shadow Tomb. It's a 3-wing area, and each wing has 7 to 10 mobs, built of warrior types, mage types, and rogue types. Now, the rogues don't stealth, the mages don't do much damage, and the warriors are rather squishy. They're level 64 and 65, mostly.
This spot is a fantastic place to grind from maybe 65 or 66 on. Not only will you get tons of Aldor rep items (Marks of Kil'Jaeden and Fel Armaments), you'll rarely find other players in here, because most people grind on the mobs above the surface, not in the tomb. The mobs are easy to pull one at a time, and even if you pull two, you can probably handle it. I grinded here for about 1 hour, and I got 3 greens, 1 blue (Boots of Savagery), 50 marks of Kil'Jaeden, 4 stacks of Netherweave, and 1 stack of Runecloth. I was averaging about 120,000xp per hour, because by the time you clear the last wing, the 1st wing is respawned. There is almost no downtime aside from resting.
Grind on!
Friday, June 29, 2007
May the Grind Be With You - The Legion Hold
Keeping in theory with my guide about farming in Deadwind Pass, here's another tip on a great spot to simply grind mobs for reliable gold. These are good things to know, because selling items to other players is simply too variable of a thing to be relied on ALL the time.
Go to Shadowmoon Valley, to the Legion Hold. Here, you'll find Terrormasters, Wrathwalkers and Mo'Arg Weaponsmiths. They aren't terribly hard to kill, and there are lots of them! They drop silver, Aldor rep items, and Netherweave. They also have a chance of dropping Eternium Lockboxes, and various other greens and blues.
Remember, it isn't always about being smart. Grinding mobs is a reliable way to bring in some quick gold, as long as you've got the patience for it!
Go to Shadowmoon Valley, to the Legion Hold. Here, you'll find Terrormasters, Wrathwalkers and Mo'Arg Weaponsmiths. They aren't terribly hard to kill, and there are lots of them! They drop silver, Aldor rep items, and Netherweave. They also have a chance of dropping Eternium Lockboxes, and various other greens and blues.
Remember, it isn't always about being smart. Grinding mobs is a reliable way to bring in some quick gold, as long as you've got the patience for it!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Nothing Fancy About Deadwind Pass
This one doesn't require and finesse, skill, or luck. It requires a lot of patience, and preferably, something to keep your mind engaged. I like to do this while watching a movie or something. Yses, it is that mindless.
Go to Deadwind pass. Now, run the route shown here. Kill everything you see. Repeat ad nauseum. These mobs don't drop any great blues, recipes, not much of notice. What they do drop is vendor trash, and a lot of it. Since the mobs are only 56-57, a high 60s or level 70 could do this nonstop with little pause.
Don't think this doesn't work because it's boring, everyone. It IS boring, but the vendor loot ads up FAST, especially if you're here alone. You can stand to make 2 or 3 gold per 10 minutes here, just by mindlessly killing the mobs you encounter. Just goes to show, sometimes the best way to do it is also the simplest.
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Go to Deadwind pass. Now, run the route shown here. Kill everything you see. Repeat ad nauseum. These mobs don't drop any great blues, recipes, not much of notice. What they do drop is vendor trash, and a lot of it. Since the mobs are only 56-57, a high 60s or level 70 could do this nonstop with little pause.
Don't think this doesn't work because it's boring, everyone. It IS boring, but the vendor loot ads up FAST, especially if you're here alone. You can stand to make 2 or 3 gold per 10 minutes here, just by mindlessly killing the mobs you encounter. Just goes to show, sometimes the best way to do it is also the simplest.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
The Complete Primal Farming Guide
"Primals" are needed by most high level professions and crafting recipes. They are created by collecting 10 motes of the same element, and combining them.
The demand for Primals is high, and what is more, unless Blizzard makes some very unexpected and dramatic (and silly) changes, demand is not going to go down. In fact, as more and more players achieve level 70, demand is only likely to go UP. This all means that farming Primals can be very lucrative, IF you know what you’re doing, and willing to put in some time.
Before I get into the best ways to farm for these items, there are a couple ways to get them without the need to farm. Check the Auction House for motes. They aren’t frequently for sale, given their value, and when they are, most players are good about calculating value according to current Primal prices. But still, keep an eye out. With some patience and luck, you’ll sometimes find you can buy 10 motes for less than a Primal is going for, and make a profit!
Dealer Najeeb and Dealer Tariq, in Netherstorm and Terokkar respectively, sell various motes, under limited supply (3 of each kind). IF you’re around either of them, give them a check and see if they have any. At 16 silver each, they’re a bargain, but don’t expect to find them in stock much. (Hint: Keep a character by them at all times, and check them as soon as the server comes back up!) Don’t try to farm motes from these dealers, it is too unreliable!
Understand first that Primals are a huge deal right now. You aren’t the only player looking for them, and so you’ll often find your spot of choice is inhabited. If that happens, just move on to a different spot, or wait a few hours and try again. Expect to be semi-frequently attacked by the opposing faction, as well. However, often the other faction’s farmers will leave you alone, as it’s in both of your best interests to make as much profit as peacefully as you can.
Farming Primal Earth
Anything that looks like a big, floaty-swirling pile of rocks is a likely candidate for Motes of Earth. Far and away, I prefer Nagrand for the large amount of likely mobs to kill, and their relatively low level (mid 60s) There are plenty of Shattered Rumblers south of Osh’gun, near the edge of the world. You can also find various earth-based creatures wandering Nagrand proper (Tortured Earth Spirits and Enraged Crushers), so be sure to kill them when you see them! You can make runs along the mountain’s edge between the Throne of the Elements and Laughing Skull Keep to find Enraged Crushers.
As a bonus, Nagrand contains a lot of mining nodes, especially if you’re running the mountains I mentioned above. You can often get 3 or 4 motes from node, so if you’re a miner, this place is perfect.
In Shadowmoon Valley, you can go to the center of the zone to the Hand of Gul’Dan and kill Enraged Earth Spirits. They won’t drop as easily as the mobs in Nagrand, but when they drop additional loot, it will be better!
Primal Earths fetch the lowest price in the Auction House, probably owing that there aren’t a huge amount of good, popular items that especially need them. They’re also the easiest to get, thanks to them being found during mining. HOWEVER, if you are an alchemist, or know one, they can Transmute your Primal Earths into Primal Water!
Farming Primal Air
All those high-level tornado-looking mobs drop Motes of Air. Again, Nagrand is a great place to farm these, because of the Throne of the Elements. If you have a flying mount, head to the northeastern corner to get there. You’ll find plenty of Storming Wind-Rippers here. Be advised though, this place is constantly and heavily farmed by both factions.
Again, you can find more in Shadowmoon Valley, in the southeastern area. Look for mobs called Enraged Air Spirits. There is another group of them north of the Altar of Shatar.
Farming Primal Water
According to Thottbot, Shimmerscale Eels seem to be the best combination of low-level and decent % drops. They can be found in Terokkar Forest, at Slimyr Lake, north of Shattrath. These mobs drop fast, and have a decent drop rate. However, I found them to be always heavily farmed. Still, it’s a decent area to spend some time at, and there is also a lot of good mining in the mountain area.
You can also go to the Elemental Plateau in Nagrand and kill Crashing Wave Spirits for these. Previous warnings about this area still apply, especially to Motes of Water, as Primal Water is a particularly huge seller on most servers. Still, the elementals respawn quickly, and drop high-level greens sometimes, so this is a very good place to farm.
Another favorite spot of mine are Lake Spirits, found in Nagrand, in the lake just south of the Throne of the Elements. The lake is huge, so even if others are farming, you can probably go about your business steadily and in relative peace. I usually get about 20 motes per hour or so. If you’re not Undead or a Druid, and you have some Nagrand Cherrys left over from A Rare Bean, they let you breath underwater for 30 minutes per cherry. Otherwise, get a Deepdive Helmet, which lets you breath under water.
Muck Spawns around Halaa also drop motes of water, with the added benefit that you don’t need to be under water all the time. Blackwind Lake in Skettis in Terokkar Forest has Skettis Surgers, and they can also drop them. This place is somewhat less-often farmed, in my experience. Watch out for the 72 elite! He is deceptively sneaky.
Most high-level fishing spots will also fetch you Motes of Water. Look for Pure Water and fish! That also means you can combine killing at the lakes with fishing. But be warned! Other people want to farm these, too, and there are only so many viable farming spots in the world. Any popular primal farming spot is a good place to get PK’ed.
Farming Primal Fire
Motes of Fire can also be farmed at the Elemental Plateau in Nagrand. See why that place is so popular and dangerous? Kill Raging Fire-Souls there, they drop them often.
You can also go to Forge Camp Terror in the Bladefist Mountains to kill Vile Fire-Souls. This place is nicely out of the way, and you'll have a better chance to farm in peace here. Also in the Bladefist Mountains (northeastern part) you can go to Skald and kill Searing Elementals.
The Hand of Gul'Dan in Shadowmoon valley is another good source of Motes of Fire. Kill Enraged Fire Spirits here.
Wherever you go, if you've got fire resist gear, use it. It will greatly decrease your time between mobs, which will increase your gold per hour! Just watch your back -- if you had an easy time getting to the spot, opposing players will be able to as well, and they'd probably love to kill you.
Primal Fire sells very well in the Auction House!
Farming Primal Mana
Netherstorm is just about the only place where you can farm for Motes of Mana. I recommend Wizard’s Row in Kirin’Var village. Look for Mana Seekers and Mageslayers. You can drop these guys pretty quickly, and make great gold here.
Head south of Area 52 and you’ll find Nether Rays and Mana Wraiths. You can also kill Mana Snappers along the edges of the islands (check Thottbot for a map), which are less frequently farmed.
Primal Mana is probably one of the most expensive Primals on the Auction House, so don’t be afraid to sell high.
Farming Primal Life
The Bone Wastes in Terokkar are a great place to farm lower-level mobs. Look for Infested Root Walkers and Rotting Forest Ragers, which both have decent drop rates, and are only around level 64.
The Dead Mire in Zangamarsh is another good spot, with even lower level enemies. Remember how many Withered Bog Lords you killed here when you were questing? They’ll go down even more easily if you’re around 70, and they drop Motes of Life regularly.
Primal Life, like Primal Earth, is fairly easy to come by, and so doesn’t fetch a huge price in the Auction House, unfortunately.
Farming Primal Shadow
Motes of Shadow are the most easy to come by, out of all of them. Go to Hellfire Peninsula’s Pools of Aggonar and kill Terrorfiends for them. They are only level 61 ish, and you’ll go through them like butter. Chances are this was the first place you saw a Mote of anything drop, and you said to yourself “What the heck is this thing?” There’s also less of a chance of any higher-level PK’ers wandering around.
Also in Hellfire Peninsula is The Warp Fields, in the south. Kill the Uncontrolled Voidwalkers to quickly build up your Mote of Shadow supply. There seems to be an endless supply of these mobs, and I’ve never seen them farmed.
That’s all I’ve got for information on Primals. I hope this guide is helpful to some people! You can send me questions via e-mail or private message on the TenTonHammer forums (wave1345) if you need more information.
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The demand for Primals is high, and what is more, unless Blizzard makes some very unexpected and dramatic (and silly) changes, demand is not going to go down. In fact, as more and more players achieve level 70, demand is only likely to go UP. This all means that farming Primals can be very lucrative, IF you know what you’re doing, and willing to put in some time.
Before I get into the best ways to farm for these items, there are a couple ways to get them without the need to farm. Check the Auction House for motes. They aren’t frequently for sale, given their value, and when they are, most players are good about calculating value according to current Primal prices. But still, keep an eye out. With some patience and luck, you’ll sometimes find you can buy 10 motes for less than a Primal is going for, and make a profit!
Dealer Najeeb and Dealer Tariq, in Netherstorm and Terokkar respectively, sell various motes, under limited supply (3 of each kind). IF you’re around either of them, give them a check and see if they have any. At 16 silver each, they’re a bargain, but don’t expect to find them in stock much. (Hint: Keep a character by them at all times, and check them as soon as the server comes back up!) Don’t try to farm motes from these dealers, it is too unreliable!
Understand first that Primals are a huge deal right now. You aren’t the only player looking for them, and so you’ll often find your spot of choice is inhabited. If that happens, just move on to a different spot, or wait a few hours and try again. Expect to be semi-frequently attacked by the opposing faction, as well. However, often the other faction’s farmers will leave you alone, as it’s in both of your best interests to make as much profit as peacefully as you can.
Farming Primal Earth
Anything that looks like a big, floaty-swirling pile of rocks is a likely candidate for Motes of Earth. Far and away, I prefer Nagrand for the large amount of likely mobs to kill, and their relatively low level (mid 60s) There are plenty of Shattered Rumblers south of Osh’gun, near the edge of the world. You can also find various earth-based creatures wandering Nagrand proper (Tortured Earth Spirits and Enraged Crushers), so be sure to kill them when you see them! You can make runs along the mountain’s edge between the Throne of the Elements and Laughing Skull Keep to find Enraged Crushers.
As a bonus, Nagrand contains a lot of mining nodes, especially if you’re running the mountains I mentioned above. You can often get 3 or 4 motes from node, so if you’re a miner, this place is perfect.
In Shadowmoon Valley, you can go to the center of the zone to the Hand of Gul’Dan and kill Enraged Earth Spirits. They won’t drop as easily as the mobs in Nagrand, but when they drop additional loot, it will be better!
Primal Earths fetch the lowest price in the Auction House, probably owing that there aren’t a huge amount of good, popular items that especially need them. They’re also the easiest to get, thanks to them being found during mining. HOWEVER, if you are an alchemist, or know one, they can Transmute your Primal Earths into Primal Water!
Farming Primal Air
All those high-level tornado-looking mobs drop Motes of Air. Again, Nagrand is a great place to farm these, because of the Throne of the Elements. If you have a flying mount, head to the northeastern corner to get there. You’ll find plenty of Storming Wind-Rippers here. Be advised though, this place is constantly and heavily farmed by both factions.
Again, you can find more in Shadowmoon Valley, in the southeastern area. Look for mobs called Enraged Air Spirits. There is another group of them north of the Altar of Shatar.
Farming Primal Water
According to Thottbot, Shimmerscale Eels seem to be the best combination of low-level and decent % drops. They can be found in Terokkar Forest, at Slimyr Lake, north of Shattrath. These mobs drop fast, and have a decent drop rate. However, I found them to be always heavily farmed. Still, it’s a decent area to spend some time at, and there is also a lot of good mining in the mountain area.
You can also go to the Elemental Plateau in Nagrand and kill Crashing Wave Spirits for these. Previous warnings about this area still apply, especially to Motes of Water, as Primal Water is a particularly huge seller on most servers. Still, the elementals respawn quickly, and drop high-level greens sometimes, so this is a very good place to farm.
Another favorite spot of mine are Lake Spirits, found in Nagrand, in the lake just south of the Throne of the Elements. The lake is huge, so even if others are farming, you can probably go about your business steadily and in relative peace. I usually get about 20 motes per hour or so. If you’re not Undead or a Druid, and you have some Nagrand Cherrys left over from A Rare Bean, they let you breath underwater for 30 minutes per cherry. Otherwise, get a Deepdive Helmet, which lets you breath under water.
Muck Spawns around Halaa also drop motes of water, with the added benefit that you don’t need to be under water all the time. Blackwind Lake in Skettis in Terokkar Forest has Skettis Surgers, and they can also drop them. This place is somewhat less-often farmed, in my experience. Watch out for the 72 elite! He is deceptively sneaky.
Most high-level fishing spots will also fetch you Motes of Water. Look for Pure Water and fish! That also means you can combine killing at the lakes with fishing. But be warned! Other people want to farm these, too, and there are only so many viable farming spots in the world. Any popular primal farming spot is a good place to get PK’ed.
Farming Primal Fire
Motes of Fire can also be farmed at the Elemental Plateau in Nagrand. See why that place is so popular and dangerous? Kill Raging Fire-Souls there, they drop them often.
You can also go to Forge Camp Terror in the Bladefist Mountains to kill Vile Fire-Souls. This place is nicely out of the way, and you'll have a better chance to farm in peace here. Also in the Bladefist Mountains (northeastern part) you can go to Skald and kill Searing Elementals.
The Hand of Gul'Dan in Shadowmoon valley is another good source of Motes of Fire. Kill Enraged Fire Spirits here.
Wherever you go, if you've got fire resist gear, use it. It will greatly decrease your time between mobs, which will increase your gold per hour! Just watch your back -- if you had an easy time getting to the spot, opposing players will be able to as well, and they'd probably love to kill you.
Primal Fire sells very well in the Auction House!
Farming Primal Mana
Netherstorm is just about the only place where you can farm for Motes of Mana. I recommend Wizard’s Row in Kirin’Var village. Look for Mana Seekers and Mageslayers. You can drop these guys pretty quickly, and make great gold here.
Head south of Area 52 and you’ll find Nether Rays and Mana Wraiths. You can also kill Mana Snappers along the edges of the islands (check Thottbot for a map), which are less frequently farmed.
Primal Mana is probably one of the most expensive Primals on the Auction House, so don’t be afraid to sell high.
Farming Primal Life
The Bone Wastes in Terokkar are a great place to farm lower-level mobs. Look for Infested Root Walkers and Rotting Forest Ragers, which both have decent drop rates, and are only around level 64.
The Dead Mire in Zangamarsh is another good spot, with even lower level enemies. Remember how many Withered Bog Lords you killed here when you were questing? They’ll go down even more easily if you’re around 70, and they drop Motes of Life regularly.
Primal Life, like Primal Earth, is fairly easy to come by, and so doesn’t fetch a huge price in the Auction House, unfortunately.
Farming Primal Shadow
Motes of Shadow are the most easy to come by, out of all of them. Go to Hellfire Peninsula’s Pools of Aggonar and kill Terrorfiends for them. They are only level 61 ish, and you’ll go through them like butter. Chances are this was the first place you saw a Mote of anything drop, and you said to yourself “What the heck is this thing?” There’s also less of a chance of any higher-level PK’ers wandering around.
Also in Hellfire Peninsula is The Warp Fields, in the south. Kill the Uncontrolled Voidwalkers to quickly build up your Mote of Shadow supply. There seems to be an endless supply of these mobs, and I’ve never seen them farmed.
That’s all I’ve got for information on Primals. I hope this guide is helpful to some people! You can send me questions via e-mail or private message on the TenTonHammer forums (wave1345) if you need more information.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Aldor/Scryers Rep Items For Gold
People take rep very seriously in World of Warcraft. Higher rep with factions means more quests, nifty vendor rewards, etc.
Thankfully, people also take being lazy very seriously! Because of this, there is a good market for getting rep items yourself, and selling them to other people. A lazy, rich player would much rather BUY the rep items than farm it themselves. They have more important things to do!
Aldor
Go to Osh'Gun in Nagrand, and kill Terrorguards and Ritualists. Not only do they have even odds of dropping Marks of Kil'jaeden (needed to raise Aldor to Honored), but as humanoids they reglularly drop netherweave cloth. On my server, Kil'jaeden, Netherweave is going for between 3.5 and 4 gold a stack! It's like bathing 2 orcs with 1 bar of soap! Or killing 2 birds with one stone.
You can also farm in the Northwestern Bone Wastes in Terokkar. Cabal-anythings drop these marks often, also Netherweave and Runecloth.
To get to Revered and Exalted, you need Marks of Sargeras and Fel Armaments. Legion Hold in Shadowmoon Valley is a good place to farm for the former, because they drop other sellable loot on top of the marks. Also in Shadowmoon Valley, hit up The Deathforge. Lots of marks, lots of other good loot! And while you're farming at either of these spots, be on the lookout for Fel Armanents. They have maybe a 5% chance of being dropped by these mobs too, so really you're farming for 2 things at the same time, AND making money/getting loot.
In Netherstorm, check out Forge Camps Oblivion and Gehenna. All these mobs drop Aldor rep items and other loot, and they aren't even particularly tough to kill!
Scryers
To get to Honored with the Scryers, you need to turn in Firewing Signets, to head over to Terokkar's Firewing Point. These mobs, especially the casters, are very squishy. And again, they drop tons of cloth, so you're working double here.
For getting to Revered and Exalted, you need Sunfury Signets and Arcane Tomes. The various manaforges in Netherstorm have mobs for the signets (Blood Knights, Bloodwarders, and Researchers). There are lots of forges to choose from, so finding one for yourself shouldn't be too hard.
As with the Fel Armaments for the Aldor, these same mobs you're farming will also drop Arcane Tomes! Insert clever 2-birds-with-one-stone phrase here!
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Thankfully, people also take being lazy very seriously! Because of this, there is a good market for getting rep items yourself, and selling them to other people. A lazy, rich player would much rather BUY the rep items than farm it themselves. They have more important things to do!
Aldor
Go to Osh'Gun in Nagrand, and kill Terrorguards and Ritualists. Not only do they have even odds of dropping Marks of Kil'jaeden (needed to raise Aldor to Honored), but as humanoids they reglularly drop netherweave cloth. On my server, Kil'jaeden, Netherweave is going for between 3.5 and 4 gold a stack! It's like bathing 2 orcs with 1 bar of soap! Or killing 2 birds with one stone.
You can also farm in the Northwestern Bone Wastes in Terokkar. Cabal-anythings drop these marks often, also Netherweave and Runecloth.
To get to Revered and Exalted, you need Marks of Sargeras and Fel Armaments. Legion Hold in Shadowmoon Valley is a good place to farm for the former, because they drop other sellable loot on top of the marks. Also in Shadowmoon Valley, hit up The Deathforge. Lots of marks, lots of other good loot! And while you're farming at either of these spots, be on the lookout for Fel Armanents. They have maybe a 5% chance of being dropped by these mobs too, so really you're farming for 2 things at the same time, AND making money/getting loot.
In Netherstorm, check out Forge Camps Oblivion and Gehenna. All these mobs drop Aldor rep items and other loot, and they aren't even particularly tough to kill!
Scryers
To get to Honored with the Scryers, you need to turn in Firewing Signets, to head over to Terokkar's Firewing Point. These mobs, especially the casters, are very squishy. And again, they drop tons of cloth, so you're working double here.
For getting to Revered and Exalted, you need Sunfury Signets and Arcane Tomes. The various manaforges in Netherstorm have mobs for the signets (Blood Knights, Bloodwarders, and Researchers). There are lots of forges to choose from, so finding one for yourself shouldn't be too hard.
As with the Fel Armaments for the Aldor, these same mobs you're farming will also drop Arcane Tomes! Insert clever 2-birds-with-one-stone phrase here!
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Good Information About Motes
Since the introduction of motes in the World of Warcraft expansion, selling Primals (1o motes = 1 primal) in the Auction House has been a huge gold-earner. Just check the prices for these things sometime. While Primal Earth and Primal Shadow are very easy to gather and sell for between 2 and 7 gold each, Primal Water and Mana go for up to and over 20 gold EACH. Primal Fire and Air, the hardest to gather, sell for up to and over 30 gold each! Check out my Complete Primal Farming Guide. Keep a weather eye out for similar guides for Primal Life, Shadow, Earth, Air, and Mana.
By the way, don't think that having low prices on Primal Earth is a bad thing. If you're an alchemist, or know one, you can make some easy gold by simply buying Primal Earths, transmuting them to Primal Waters, and selling them at a huge profit. The cooldown for the transmute is 24 hours, and an extra 20 gold a day never hurt anyone!
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By the way, don't think that having low prices on Primal Earth is a bad thing. If you're an alchemist, or know one, you can make some easy gold by simply buying Primal Earths, transmuting them to Primal Waters, and selling them at a huge profit. The cooldown for the transmute is 24 hours, and an extra 20 gold a day never hurt anyone!
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The Gray Gold
In World of Warcraft, "Vendor Trash" is kind of a disparaging name for something that can rake in so much gold. I'm talking about gray items - any of that junk like feathers, meat, claws, eyeballs, etc, that you have no other use for but to sell. If you think it's useless, think again!
As soon as you begin a character in WoW, deck them out with the biggest containers you can find. Why? So you aren't tempted to throw away gray items to make room for more "valuable" ones. You have to think small, here. Those gray items usually stack, and individually aren't worth squat, but when you sell a large amount of them, like you acquire ALL the time from simply questing and killing, you can make a lot of gold. Particularly valuable are gray weapons. In Outlands, these "trash" items can sell for up to 3 gold each!
Simple advice for simple gold. Don't throw anything away! SELL EVERYTHING, or you're losing out! I've yet to find a single gold-earning guide that doesn't point this out, because so many people don't understand it.
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As soon as you begin a character in WoW, deck them out with the biggest containers you can find. Why? So you aren't tempted to throw away gray items to make room for more "valuable" ones. You have to think small, here. Those gray items usually stack, and individually aren't worth squat, but when you sell a large amount of them, like you acquire ALL the time from simply questing and killing, you can make a lot of gold. Particularly valuable are gray weapons. In Outlands, these "trash" items can sell for up to 3 gold each!
Simple advice for simple gold. Don't throw anything away! SELL EVERYTHING, or you're losing out! I've yet to find a single gold-earning guide that doesn't point this out, because so many people don't understand it.
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