As the “WoW Token” will be introduced soon, allowing players to purchase their game time in World of Warcraft with gold, the currency is more sought after than ever.
Many players are already collecting as much gold as possible to be able to play “for free” for a long time afterward. The YouTuber Bellular has listed the ten most popular methods for farming gold quickly and reliably.
1. Old Cataclysm Raids
Cleaning the Cataclysm raids for 25 players on heroic difficulty weekly is especially worthwhile. This can easily be done solo and yields, depending on the instance, up to 3000 gold in half an hour. If you have more than one character at level 100, you can of course get significantly more capital out of this!
2. Tailor: The first room in the Bastion of Twilight
If you have a tailor, you should consider visiting the first room of the raid “Bastion of Twilight,” clearing the first room, and looting everything. You will receive a little gold, a lot of glimmering cloth, and some green items. Leave the instance, reset the raid, and repeat as often as possible. If you process the cloth into bolts and disenchant the green items, you can create glimmering cloth bags that can be sold for several hundred gold in the auction house.
3. Treasure Hunter Mission in the Garrison
Lazy players let their followers farm for them. The particularly lucrative “Treasure Hunter” missions bring a lot of gold, which can be increased by utilizing the corresponding NPCs that have the “Treasure Hunter” trait. With just two to three clicks, the gold comes in!
4. Tailor: Farming cloth in Pandaria at Sra’vess and the Ruins of Guo’lai
In Pandaria, you can effectively farm wind wool cloth as a tailor at two locations. Once in the Ruins of Guo’lai and then on Sra’vess island. Once you have enough cloth, process it into bolts and craft as many “Crafted Dreadful Gladiator’s Cloaks” as possible. These can be sold for 17 gold each to a vendor. If you want to get even more, stock up on some “Elixir of Fortune” beforehand to obtain more loot.
5. Alchemist: Transmuting magical elements
With 6.1, alchemists gained the ability to transform elements of one type into another. When different elements are offered at different prices, simply buy the cheaper element and transmute it to the most expensive one, which can then be directly resold in the auction house.
6. Selling Wildblood
Wildblood is still highly sought after and can be farmed much easier thanks to the changes to the barn. Team up with a small group and farm the elite creatures in Nagrand to cage them and then use them for work orders. Due to the relatively long time, this method is especially worthwhile for “earning” some coins on the side.
7. Crafting 640 epics as often as possible
Almost trivial, but of course, you must not forget the crafting professions. All armor crafters can create 640 items and sell them. While prices are currently in free fall because the cooldown for crafting has basically been removed, you can still make some players happy with fresh gear, and at least a few thousand should change hands.
8. Selling gems and potions
Raiders in particular consume enormous amounts of gems and potions, making both products always popular in the auction house. A character with the right professions probably won’t get extremely rich, but you can certainly earn a good sum with potions and stones. Keep an eye on the time – prices often rise in the evening during raid time, allowing for a bit more profit!
9. Farming the “Dented Sword Grip”
The “Dented Sword Grip” is a quite popular quest item that is offered in the auction house for between 5,000 and 20,000 gold. It can be found in all three “Icecrown” instances on heroic difficulty. Especially the Pit of Saron is suitable for effective farming, as you can pull all enemies together relatively undisturbed, reset the instance after finishing the job, and repeat the process. While this method relies heavily on luck, a persistent player can extract a lot of gold from the old WotLK instances.
10. As a group: Farming trash groups in Blackrock Foundry
Currently, killing trash groups in the raid “Blackrock Foundry” is particularly popular. Grab a handful of like-minded people and farm the various trash groups. Especially before “Irongoblin,” a small group can farm effectively. Depending on your efficiency, some epic items should drop that are bound on equip and can thus be sold in the auction house. After a few hours, each group member should have received at least one item.
Finally, a personal tip from me: My significant gold income currently comes from pets. Especially the new companions from the Black Temple, Sunwell Plateau, and Mount Hyjal can be sold for a lot of money. You can even add nearly 4,000 gold when you level the pet to level 25 before selling; this can be done in less than half an hour!
All mentioned tips can also be viewed in motion in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgWYPXyBI_8
