The best place to farm Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets is Blasted Lands, where Dreadlord (level 62) drops it at 0.1%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 24 sources are ranked below by drop chance.
Gold per kill: Dreadlord is worth about 63s 98c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices).
Best zones:
| Zone | Sources | Best source | Level | Drop% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown zone | 2 | Ragnaros | 63+ | 2.6% |
| Azshara | 1 | Azuregos | 63+ | 1.3% |
| Onyxia's Lair | 1 | Onyxia | 63+ | 1.3% |
| Blasted Lands | 2 | Lord Kazzak | 63+ | 0.3% |
| Western Plaguelands | 1 | Araj the Summoner | 61+ | 0.1% |
| Naxxramas | 1 | Plagued Ghoul | 61+ | 0.0% |
| Blackrock Spire | 2 | Blackhand Elite | 60-61+ | 0.0% |
| Zul'Gurub | 1 | Mad Servant | 61+ | 0.0% |
| Stratholme | 2 | Thuzadin Necromancer | 60-61+ | 0.0% |
| Blackwing Lair | 1 | Death Talon Hatcher | 61+ | 0.0% |
| Molten Core | 4 | Firelord | 61-62+ | 0.0% |
| Ahn'Qiraj | 1 | Vekniss Soldier | 61+ | 0.0% |
| Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj | 1 | Hive'Zara Stinger | 61+ | 0.0% |
| Duskwood | 1 | Emeriss | 63+ | 0.0% |
| Feralas | 1 | Lethon | 63+ | 0.0% |
- Azuregos 56.9, 78.7
All sources, by drop chance:
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.