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:

The 15 zones with the best source; every source is listed below.

Zone	Sources	Best source	Level	Drop% ▼
Stonetalon Mountains	61	Gorehoof the Black	17	20.0%
Redridge Mountains	56	Murloc Tidecaller	19-20	10.0%
Westfall	75	Murloc Minor Oracle	13-14	8.3%
The Deadmines	21	Cookie	20+	8.3%
Loch Modan	53	Dark Iron Insurgent	18-19	6.3%
Ashenvale	67	Dark Strand Excavator	19-20	5.0%
Silverpine Forest	69	Pyrewood Leatherworker	14-15+	4.8%
Unknown zone	43	Moonrage Leatherworker	14-15+	3.7%
Darkshore	69	Reef Shark	21-22+	3.2%
Shadowfang Keep	18	Deathstalker Adamant	18+	3.1%
The Barrens	146	Burning Blade Acolyte	11-12	3.0%
Ragefire Chasm	11	Bazzalan	16+	2.2%
Wailing Caverns	14	Deviate Shambler	19-20+	2.1%
Felwood	5	Mystlash Flayer	20-21	1.3%
Thousand Needles	20	Galak Mauler	27-28	1.3%

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All sources, by drop chance:

Classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

Source	Level	Zone	Spawns	Side	How	Drop% ▼	Map
Geopriest Gukk'rok(rare)	19	The Barrens	2		Drop	0.8%	map
Grimtotem Mercenary	14-15	Stonetalon Mountains	50		Pickpocket	0.8%	map
Lord Condar(rare)	16	Loch Modan	1		Drop	0.8%	map
Gnasher	16	Loch Modan	1		Drop	0.8%	map
Pyrewood Watcher(elite)	13-14+	Silverpine Forest	15	Horde only	Drop	0.7%	map
Hogger(elite)	11+	Elwynn Forest	1		Drop	0.7%	map
Pyrewood Tailor(elite)	14-15+	Silverpine Forest	1	Horde only	Drop	0.7%	map
Flagglemurk the Cruel(rare)	16	Darkshore	1		Drop	0.7%	map
Deviate Moccasin(elite)	20-21+		0		Drop	0.7%	map
Moonrage Watcher(elite)	13-14+		0		Drop	0.7%	map
Foreman Thistlenettle(elite)	20+	Westfall	1		Drop	0.7%	map
Gogger Geomancer	16-17	Mulgore	20		Drop	0.7%	map
Dalaran Brewmaster	15-16	Silverpine Forest	1	Horde only	Drop	0.7%	map
Razormane Defender	12-13	The Barrens	23		Pickpocket	0.7%	map
Shadowfang Wolfguard(elite)	20-21+	Shadowfang Keep	2		Drop	0.7%	map
Old Icebeard(elite)	11+	Dun Morogh	1		Drop	0.7%	map
Ribchaser(rare)	17	Redridge Mountains	1		Drop	0.7%	map
Serena Bloodfeather	20	The Barrens	1		Drop	0.7%	map
Defias Pathstalker	15-16	Westfall	11		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Defias Knuckleduster	16-17	Westfall	18		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Dragonmaw Scout	19-20	Wetlands	17		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Mangeclaw	11	Dun Morogh	1		Drop	0.6%	map
Druid of the Fang(elite)	19-20+	Wailing Caverns	70		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Redridge Mystic	18-19	Redridge Mountains	32		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Stonesplinter Scout	11-12	Loch Modan	71		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Fallenroot Satyr(elite)	20-21+	Darkshore	7		Drop	0.6%	map
Foreman Rigger(rare)	24+	Stonetalon Mountains	1		Drop	0.6%	map
Singe(elite)	24+	Redridge Mountains	1		Drop	0.6%	map
Felweaver Scornn(rare)	11+	Durotar	3		Drop	0.6%	map
Riverpaw Mystic	18-19	Westfall	45		Drop	0.6%	map
Dust Devil	18-19	Westfall	16		Drop	0.6%	map
Moonrage Elder(elite)	14-15+		0		Drop	0.6%	map
Defias Trapper	12-13	Westfall	83		Pickpocket	0.6%	map
Deepmoss Creeper	16-17	Stonetalon Mountains	23		Drop	0.6%	map
Vile Fin Shorecreeper	16-17	Silverpine Forest	11		Drop	0.6%	map
Dalaran Conjuror	17-18	Silverpine Forest	9	Horde only	Drop	0.6%	map
Brack(rare)	19	Westfall	1		Drop	0.6%	map
Gruff Swiftbite(rare)	12	Elwynn Forest	1		Drop	0.6%	map
Mugglefin(rare)	23	Ashenvale	1		Drop	0.6%	map
Moonrage Armorer(elite)	14-15+		0		Drop	0.6%	map
Moonrage Tailor(elite)	14-15+		0		Drop	0.6%	map
Elder Mystic Razorsnout(rare)	15+	The Barrens	1		Drop	0.5%	map
Engineer Whirleygig(rare)	19	The Barrens	1		Drop	0.5%	map
Fedfennel(rare)	12	Elwynn Forest	1		Drop	0.5%	map
Lord Sinslayer(rare)	15-16	Darkshore	1		Drop	0.5%	map
Sister Rathtalon(rare)	19+	The Barrens	1		Drop	0.5%	map
Mystlash Hydra	19-20	Ashenvale	9		Drop	0.5%	map
Enraged Stone Spirit	24-25	Stonetalon Mountains	2		Drop	0.5%	map
Benny Blaanco	15	Westfall	1		Drop	0.5%	map
Strider Clutchmother(rare)	20	Darkshore	1		Drop	0.5%	map
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Recipes:

Recipe ▲	Profession	Needs
Brass Knuckles	Blacksmithing	2x
Brawler's Leather Belt	Leatherworking	1x
Brawler's Leather Boots	Leatherworking	3x
Brawler's Leather Gloves	Leatherworking	2x
Brawler's Leather Hood	Leatherworking	4x
Brawler's Leather Legguards	Leatherworking	8x
Brawler's Leather Tunic	Leatherworking	6x
Deadly Bronze Poniard	Blacksmithing	2x
Filigreed Shadow Circlet	Tailoring	6x
Filigreed Shadow Gown	Tailoring	2x
Filigreed Shadow Leggings	Tailoring	4x
Guard's Boots	Blacksmithing	5x
Guard's Chain Belt	Blacksmithing	2x
Guard's Chain Shirt	Blacksmithing	2x
Guard's Gloves	Blacksmithing	3x
Guard's Silvered Chain Helm	Blacksmithing	6x
Guard's Silvered Chain Leggings	Blacksmithing	8x
Guard's Silvered Chain Shirt	Blacksmithing	8x
Runed Copper Breastplate	Blacksmithing	1x
Shadow Boots	Tailoring	1x
Shadow Circlet	Tailoring	4x
Shadow Gloves	Tailoring	2x
Shadow Goggles	Engineering	2x
Shadow Gown	Tailoring	6x
Shadow Sash	Tailoring	3x

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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.