The best place to farm Gold Ore is Tanaris, where Hazzali Sandreaver (level 49-50) drops it at 0.1%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 264 sources are ranked below by drop chance.
Gold per kill: Hazzali Sandreaver is worth about 9s 31c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices). Gold farming spots, level 40-50
Best zones:
| Zone | Sources | Best source | Level | Drop% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feralas | 10 | Ooze Covered Gold Vein | 100.0% | |
| Felwood | 6 | Gold Vein | 100.0% | |
| Desolace | 24 | Gold Vein | 100.0% | |
| Swamp of Sorrows | 7 | Gold Vein | 100.0% | |
| Gnomeregan | 3 | Large Iron Bound Chest | 5.6% | |
| Razorfen Downs | 4 | Large Iron Bound Chest | 5.6% | |
| Scarlet Monastery | 10 | Large Iron Bound Chest | 5.6% | |
| Duskwood | 9 | Solid Chest | 5.3% | |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | 8 | Alliance Chest | 5.3% | |
| The Stockade | 2 | Large Iron Bound Chest | 4.2% | |
| Westfall | 1 | Battered Chest | 4.0% | |
| Wetlands | 2 | Solid Chest | 3.8% | |
| Silverpine Forest | 1 | Alliance Chest | 3.8% | |
| Darkshore | 1 | Battered Chest | 3.8% | |
| The Barrens | 1 | Alliance Strongbox | 3.8% |
- Gold Vein 29.4, 58.7
- Deepstrider Giant 66.3, 32.8
- Lord Azrethoc 56.4, 77.4
- Deepstrider Searcher 32.1, 24.7
- Khan Dez'hepah 73.4, 41.6
- Khan Jehn 66.0, 80.4
- Maraudine Mauler 30.3, 58.3
- Rock Worm 28.9, 56.1
All sources, by drop chance:
| Source | Level | Zone | Spawns | Side | How | Drop% | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrow Spinner | 36-37 | Swamp of Sorrows | 27 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Plaguehound Runt | 53-54 | Eastern Plaguelands | 137 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Felbeast | 50-51 | Blasted Lands | 16 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Angerclaw Mauler | 49-50 | Felwood | 41 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Nightbane Worgen | 26-27 | Duskwood | 29 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Rage Talon Dragonspawn(elite) | 58-59+ | Blackrock Spire | 21 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Diemetradon | 51-52 | Un'Goro Crater | 51 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Pterrordax | 50-52 | Un'Goro Crater | 26 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Rock Elemental | 39-40 | Badlands | 30 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Nightbane Tainted One | 30-31 | Duskwood | 14 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Kurzen Elite | 36-37 | Stranglethorn Vale | 14 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Overlord Ror | 51 | Felwood | 1 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Venomtip Scorpid | 52-53 | Burning Steppes | 18 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Deathlash Scorpid | 54-55 | Burning Steppes | 12 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
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Recipes:
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.