Where to Farm Dark Iron Residue

The best place to farm Dark Iron Residue is Blackrock Depths, where Shadowforge Senator (level 55-56) drops it at 21.4%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 83 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Gold per kill: Shadowforge Senator is worth about 19s 53c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices). Gold farming spots, level 50-60

Best zones:

Zone	Sources	Best source	Level	Drop% ▼
Unknown zone	24	Burrowing Thundersnout	50-52	29.9%
Blackrock Depths	55	Shadowforge Senator	55-56	21.4%
Searing Gorge	4	Anvilrage Warden	49-50+	18.1%

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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
Burrowing Thundersnout	50-52		0		Drop	29.9%	map
Dark Screecher	50-52		0		Drop	25.4%	map
Borer Beetle	50-52		0		Drop	25.4%	map
Twilight's Hammer Executioner(elite)	55-56+		0		Drop	22.3%	map
Cave Creeper	50-52		0		Drop	21.6%	map
Shadowforge Senator	55-56	Blackrock Depths	34		Drop	21.4%	map
Dredge Worm	50-52		0		Drop	21.3%	map
Grim Patron	48-52	Blackrock Depths	28		Drop	21.2%	map
Crest Killer(elite)	54+	Blackrock Depths	1		Drop	21.2%	map
Twilight Emissary(elite)	52-53+	Blackrock Depths	18		Drop	21.0%	map
Shadowforge Citizen	54-56	Blackrock Depths	16		Drop	21.0%	map
Dark Keeper Zimrel(elite)	55+		0		Drop	20.9%	map
Jaz(elite)	53+	Blackrock Depths	1		Drop	20.9%	map
Dark Keeper Vorfalk(elite)	55+		0		Drop	20.8%	map
Dark Keeper Bethek(elite)	55+		0		Drop	20.7%	map
Fireguard(elite)	50-52+	Blackrock Depths	11		Drop	20.4%	map
Guzzling Patron	48-52	Blackrock Depths	28		Drop	20.3%	map
Doomforge Arcanasmith	54-55	Blackrock Depths	24		Drop	20.3%	map
Shill Dinger(elite)	56+	Blackrock Depths	1		Drop	20.2%	map
Blazing Fireguard(elite)	52-54+	Blackrock Depths	19		Drop	20.1%	map
Shadowforge Peasant	52-54	Blackrock Depths	42		Drop	20.0%	map
Fireguard Destroyer(elite)	54-56+	Blackrock Depths	45		Drop	20.0%	map
Twilight's Hammer Ambassador	54-55	Blackrock Depths	12		Drop	19.9%	map
Doomforge Craftsman	52-54	Blackrock Depths	24		Drop	19.8%	map
Weapon Technician	54-56	Blackrock Depths	21		Drop	19.8%	map
Twilight Bodyguard(elite)	53-54+	Blackrock Depths	5		Drop	19.7%	map
Arena Spectator	52-54	Blackrock Depths	24		Drop	19.7%	map
Anvilrage Captain(elite)	55-56+	Blackrock Depths	2		Drop	19.3%	map
Anvilrage Soldier(elite)	52-53+	Blackrock Depths	38		Drop	18.9%	map
Doomforge Dragoon(elite)	54-55+	Blackrock Depths	16		Drop	18.9%	map
Anvilrage Medic(elite)	52-53+	Blackrock Depths	31		Drop	18.8%	map
Anvilrage Footman(elite)	51-52+	Blackrock Depths	54		Drop	18.7%	map
Twilight's Hammer Torturer(elite)	50-51+	Blackrock Depths	24		Drop	18.7%	map
Deep Stinger	50-52		0		Drop	18.6%	map
Hammered Patron(elite)	48-52+	Blackrock Depths	12		Drop	18.5%	map
Anvilrage Marshal(elite)	54-55+	Blackrock Depths	12		Drop	18.5%	map
Bloodhound	49-50	Blackrock Depths	96		Drop	18.3%	map
Anvilrage Officer(elite)	53-54+	Blackrock Depths	20		Drop	18.2%	map
Anvilrage Overseer(elite)	48-49+	Searing Gorge	12		Drop	18.1%	map
Anvilrage Warden(elite)	49-50+	Searing Gorge	42		Drop	18.1%	map
Anvilrage Guardsman(elite)	50-51+	Blackrock Depths	58		Drop	18.1%	map
Dark Guard(elite)	53-54+		0		Drop	18.1%	map
Overmaster Pyron(elite)	52+	Searing Gorge	1		Drop	17.3%	map
Ograbisi(elite)	55+	Blackrock Depths	1		Drop	17.3%	map
Blackbreath Crony(elite)	53+		0		Drop	17.2%	map
Molten War Golem(elite)	55-56+	Blackrock Depths	6		Drop	17.2%	map
Bloodhound Mastiff	54-55	Blackrock Depths	6		Drop	16.6%	map
The Behemoth(rare)	50+	Searing Gorge	1		Drop	16.2%	map
Ribbly's Crony(elite)	48-52+	Blackrock Depths	3		Drop	15.9%	map
Ragereaver Golem(elite)	54-55+	Blackrock Depths	4		Drop	15.4%	map
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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.