WoW 2024 Gold Farming Guide: How to Farm Gold in World of Warcraft: The War Within
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The War Within expansion for World of Warcraft has introduced new, lucrative ways to farm gold. This guide covers the best strategies—from daily quests and gathering routes to profitable professions and Auction House tips—ensuring you maximize gold-making potential in the latest WoW expansion.
1. Daily and Weekly Quests
New Faction Reputations: The War Within expansion has introduced new factions that offer gold rewards for completing their daily and weekly quests. Focus on any quest hubs in the main expansion zones like Azer’linor and Elderpeak to access these.
Campaign-Related Weeklies: Weekly quests tied to The War Within’s main campaign offer significant gold rewards upon completion. These are ideal for players who don’t mind mixing PvE progression with gold farming.
Tip: Stack multiple dailies and weeklies to complete in one zone to save time on travel, maximizing your gold per hour.
2. Gathering Professions: Herb, Mine, and Skin
Herbalism and Mining: As always, gathering professions remain solid for gold-making. In The War Within, herbs and minerals like Verdantine and Eldritch Ore are highly sought after. Look for these in high-level zones, especially along mountain ridges and valleys in Azer’linor.
Skinning: Many creatures introduced in The War Within expansion drop valuable hides and leathers. Focus on zones with high-density beast spawns, like the Shadowfen Highlands, where mobs respawn quickly and drop items with high auction house value.
Tip: Combine gathering with a mount like the Sky Golem (for Herbalists) to make collecting materials faster.
3. Crafting Professions: Alchemy and Enchanting
Alchemy: Players are investing in consumables more than ever for end-game content. The War Within introduced new potions and flasks, like the Potion of Eldritch Power, which are in high demand. Stock up on herbs and experiment with crafting high-value consumables.
Enchanting: With fresh gear progression, demand for enchants has surged. Focus on gathering materials from disenchanting items you come across and crafting enchantments like the Eldritch Insight weapon enchantment, which remains in demand among top-tier players.
Tip: Monitor the Auction House daily to stay updated on which consumables and enchants are trending in price, maximizing your returns.
4. Auction House Flipping
Market Analysis: Auction House flipping can be a highly profitable yet time-consuming method. Focus on flipping high-demand materials and consumables in The War Within. Materials like Verdantine and Elemental Crystals tend to see price fluctuations, giving savvy traders opportunities to profit.
Item Arbitrage: Buy items on weekends when prices tend to drop due to more players farming and selling, then sell them mid-week when demand is higher, especially for raiding materials.
Tip: Use Auction House add-ons like TradeSkillMaster (TSM) to track prices and automate parts of the flipping process, saving time and maximizing profits.
5. Grinding Mobs for Gold and Rare Drops
High-Value Mob Locations: In The War Within, certain zones have mobs with decent raw gold drops and valuable loot. Focus on densely packed mob areas, like Shimmerveil Ruins or Elderpeak Caverns. These areas not only yield gold but also drop items that sell well on the Auction House.
Rare Spawns and Elites: Certain rare spawns in The War Within have a chance to drop exclusive items and high-value materials. The Elderpeak’s Primal Guardians often drop rare trinkets and upgrade tokens, which can fetch a high price on the market.
Tip: Look for groups to farm rare spawns with to speed up the process and increase your chance of drops without monopolizing your time.
6. Old Content Farming
Transmog Runs: Older raids and dungeons still remain profitable for transmog farming. Popular raids include Black Temple, Ulduar, and The Firelands. Although these items don’t directly tie into The War Within, they continue to fetch high prices from transmog collectors.
Raw Gold in Legacy Raids: Running legacy raids like Battle for Dazar’alor or Antorus, the Burning Throne is a steady way to farm raw gold. The War Within expansion has increased the base gold drop rate for certain older content, making these runs even more profitable.
Tip: Prioritize transmog items that have unique appearances and aren’t easily obtainable from current raids or PvP sets.
7. World Events and Holiday Activities
Limited-Time Holiday Events: Seasonal events, such as the Hallow’s End and Winter Veil, bring unique opportunities to farm and sell limited-time items. Items like Winter Veil pets or exclusive transmog items can sell for a premium once the event ends.
Faction Events: World events tied to new factions in The War Within offer limited-time items that are highly valuable on the Auction House.
Tip: Participate early in events and stock up on items, selling them later when demand increases, especially for items only available during specific events.
8. Daily Crafting Cooldowns
Alchemy and Tailoring Specializations: Professions like Alchemy and Tailoring have daily cooldowns for crafting certain high-demand items. Crafting items with limited availability, such as Eldritch Essence, can yield significant profits.
Inscription: With The War Within, Inscription has introduced daily cooldowns for certain glyphs and trinkets. Consider crafting glyphs with aesthetic or gameplay appeal, as they remain popular among collectors and min-maxers.
Tip: Plan cooldowns around peak auction house days (like Tuesdays or Fridays) when demand is highest for raiding and PvP items.
Final Tips for Gold Farming in WoW: The War Within
Time Your Sales: Monitor the weekly reset days (usually Tuesday) to list your items when prices are highest due to demand for raiding.
Join Farming Communities: Many WoW players farm in groups for efficiency. Consider joining communities like the “Goldmaking” channel in the Group Finder.
Track Trends: The War Within expansion will likely see adjustments in item values and drop rates, so keep an eye on patch notes and player forums to stay updated on the latest gold-making trends.
