Where to Farm Shadowgem

The best place to farm Shadowgem is The Barrens, where Bristleback Geomancer (level 19-20) drops it at 1.6%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 988 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Gold per kill: Bristleback Geomancer is worth about 2s 34c a kill in item drops (prices from 14 Oct 2026). Gold farming spots, level 10-20

Best zones:

ZoneSourcesBest sourceLevelDrop%
Stonetalon Mountains61Gorehoof the Black1720.0%
Redridge Mountains56Murloc Tidecaller19-2010.0%
Westfall75Murloc Minor Oracle13-148.3%
The Deadmines21Cookie20+8.3%
Loch Modan53Dark Iron Insurgent18-196.3%
Ashenvale67Dark Strand Excavator19-205.0%
Silverpine Forest69Pyrewood Leatherworker14-15+4.8%
Unknown zone43Moonrage Leatherworker14-15+3.7%
Darkshore69Reef Shark21-22+3.2%
Shadowfang Keep18Deathstalker Adamant18+3.1%
The Barrens146Burning Blade Acolyte11-123.0%
Ragefire Chasm11Bazzalan16+2.2%
Wailing Caverns14Deviate Shambler19-20+2.1%
Felwood5Mystlash Flayer20-211.3%
Thousand Needles20Galak Mauler27-281.3%
The 15 zones with the best source; every source is listed below.

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Map of Stonetalon Mountains
  1. Gorehoof the Black 77.4, 85.4
  2. Grimtotem Ruffian 82.1, 87.1
  3. Grimtotem Brute 78.4, 85.8
  4. Windshear Geomancer 73.9, 59.2
  5. Grimtotem Mercenary 82.1, 87.1
  6. Foreman Rigger 66.7, 52.3
  7. Deepmoss Creeper 54.2, 75.6
  8. Enraged Stone Spirit 30.4, 66.0
8 sources in Stonetalon Mountains, each where it spawns most often; click a pin for the source.Larger map

All sources, by drop chance:

SourceLevelZoneSpawnsSideHowDrop%Map
Mo'grosh Brute(elite)19-20+Loch Modan14Drop1.8%map
Deviate Stinglash(elite)16-17+The Barrens7Drop1.8%map
Defias Watchman(elite)16-17+Westfall7Drop1.8%map
Defias Magician(elite)16-17+Westfall2Drop1.8%map
Mo'grosh Enforcer(elite)18-19+Loch Modan31Drop1.8%map
Shadowfang Moonwalker(elite)19-20+Shadowfang Keep14Drop1.8%map
Deviate Adder(elite)18-19+Wailing Caverns9Drop1.8%map
Goblin Engineer(elite)18-19+The Deadmines6Drop1.8%map
Shadow Charger(elite)20-21+Shadowfang Keep3Drop1.8%map
Defias Watchman(elite)16-17+Westfall7Pickpocket1.8%map
Skeletal Miner(elite)17-18+Westfall23Drop1.7%map
Mo'grosh Ogre(elite)18-19+Loch Modan31Drop1.7%map
Blackwood Windtalker13-14Darkshore14Pickpocket1.7%map
Mo'grosh Shaman(elite)18-19+Loch Modan31Drop1.7%map
Bristleback Geomancer19-20The Barrens34Drop1.6%map
Old Murk-Eye20Westfall1Drop1.6%map
Deviate Ravager(elite)18-19+Wailing Caverns16Drop1.6%map
Deviate Slayer(elite)16-17+The Barrens14Drop1.6%map
Deviate Viper(elite)19-20+Wailing Caverns8Drop1.6%map
Apothecary Berard(elite)16+Silverpine Forest1Drop1.6%map
Grimtotem Brute15-16Stonetalon Mountains41Pickpocket1.6%map
Thora Feathermoon(rare)25+The Barrens1Horde onlyDrop1.5%map
Vile Fin Lakestalker18-19Silverpine Forest56Pickpocket1.5%map
Deviate Lurker(elite)16-17+The Barrens8Drop1.5%map
Deviate Guardian(elite)18-19+Wailing Caverns15Drop1.5%map
Mad Magglish(elite)18+The Barrens1Drop1.5%map
Thragomm(elite)19-21+Loch Modan1Alliance onlyDrop1.5%map
Tunnel Rat Geomancer12-13Loch Modan20Pickpocket1.5%map
Deviate Stalker(elite)15-17+The Barrens4Drop1.5%map
Molten Elemental(elite)13-15+Ragefire Chasm13Drop1.4%map
Defias Henchman(elite)15-16+Westfall5Drop1.4%map
Defias Strip Miner18-19The Deadmines27Pickpocket1.4%map
Defias Conjurer(elite)15-16+Westfall4Drop1.3%map
Ragefire Trogg(elite)13-15+Ragefire Chasm29Pickpocket1.3%map
Mystlash Flayer20-21Felwood6Drop1.3%map
Riverpaw Brute15-16Westfall26Pickpocket1.3%map
Defias Overseer(elite)17-18+The Deadmines5Pickpocket1.3%map
Galak Mauler27-28Thousand Needles51Drop1.3%map
Haunted Servitor(elite)20-21+Shadowfang Keep18Drop1.2%map
Deviate Creeper(elite)15-16+The Barrens12Drop1.2%map
Boulderheart(rare)25Redridge Mountains1Drop1.2%map
Snort the Heckler(rare)17The Barrens1Drop1.2%map
Shadowfang Darksoul(elite)20-21+Shadowfang Keep12Drop1.1%map
Earthborer(elite)13-14+Ragefire Chasm11Drop1.1%map
Deviate Venomwing(elite)20-21+Wailing Caverns12Drop1.1%map
Devouring Ectoplasm(elite)16-17+The Barrens10Drop1.1%map
Blackfathom Tide Priestess(elite)20-21+Darkshore11Drop1.1%map
Deviate Coiler(elite)15-16+The Barrens4Drop1.1%map
Snarlflare(rare)18Redridge Mountains1Drop1.1%map
Defias Squallshaper(elite)19-20+The Deadmines15Drop1.1%map
1,040 found, first 1,000 shown: narrow the search
Classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

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Needed for:

Recipes:

RecipeProfessionNeeds
Brass KnucklesBlacksmithing2x
Brawler's Leather BeltLeatherworking1x
Brawler's Leather BootsLeatherworking3x
Brawler's Leather GlovesLeatherworking2x
Brawler's Leather HoodLeatherworking4x
Brawler's Leather LegguardsLeatherworking8x
Brawler's Leather TunicLeatherworking6x
Deadly Bronze PoniardBlacksmithing2x
Filigreed Shadow CircletTailoring6x
Filigreed Shadow GownTailoring2x
Filigreed Shadow LeggingsTailoring4x
Guard's BootsBlacksmithing5x
Guard's Chain BeltBlacksmithing2x
Guard's Chain ShirtBlacksmithing2x
Guard's GlovesBlacksmithing3x
Guard's Silvered Chain HelmBlacksmithing6x
Guard's Silvered Chain LeggingsBlacksmithing8x
Guard's Silvered Chain ShirtBlacksmithing8x
Runed Copper BreastplateBlacksmithing1x
Shadow BootsTailoring1x
Shadow CircletTailoring4x
Shadow GlovesTailoring2x
Shadow GogglesEngineering2x
Shadow GownTailoring6x
Shadow SashTailoring3x

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Drop% is the rate recorded in Forever once a source has been looted ten times; a greyed figure is the vanilla 1.12 chance from the world data (classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in forever). Spawns counts the source's spawn points in the world data. "Side" names which side can kill the NPC when the other finds it friendly. The lead picks the best chance among sources that are not a rare spawn and have at least three spawn points.

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