Where to Farm Stranglekelp

The best place to farm Stranglekelp is Silverpine Forest, where Reef Frenzy (level 14-15) drops it at 2.6%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 233 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Best zones:

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

Zone	Sources	Best source	Level	Drop% ▼
Stranglethorn Vale	14	Stranglekelp		100.0%
Silithus	5	Apothecary Quinard	55	61.5%
Un'Goro Crater	16	Larion	51	4.2%
Silverpine Forest	4	Reef Frenzy	14-15	2.6%
Maraudon	8	Barbed Lasher	44-45+	2.3%
Dire Maul	13	Whip Lasher	54	1.9%
Feralas	12	Gnarl Leafbrother	44	1.8%
Felwood	14	Withered Protector	55-56	1.3%
Swamp of Sorrows	10	Mire Lord	42	1.2%
Tanaris	5	Thistleshrub Rootshaper	49-50	1.0%
Western Plaguelands	3	Rotting Behemoth	55-56	1.0%
The Temple of Atal'Hakkar	2	Deep Lurker	47-49+	0.9%
Arathi Highlands	1	Hammerhead Shark	31-32+	0.5%
Blackfathom Deeps	11	Deep Pool Threshfin	24-25+	0.4%
Ashenvale	20	Mystlash Hydra	19-20	0.4%

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All sources, by drop chance:

Vanilla reference — from the 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

Source	Level	Zone	Spawns	Side	How	Drop% ▼	Map
Stranglekelp		Stranglethorn Vale	624		Herbalism	100.0%	map
Apothecary Quinard	55	Silithus	1	Alliance only	Drop	61.5%	map
General Kirika	60	Silithus	1	Alliance only	Drop	61.5%	map
Marshal Bluewall	60	Silithus	1	Horde only	Drop	61.5%	map
Larion	51	Un'Goro Crater	1	Alliance only	Drop	4.2%	map
Reef Frenzy	14-15	Silverpine Forest	16		Drop	2.6%	map
Barbed Lasher(elite)	44-45+	Maraudon	17		Drop	2.3%	map
Constrictor Vine(elite)	45-46+	Maraudon	57		Drop	2.2%	map
Whip Lasher	54	Dire Maul	126		Drop	1.9%	map
Cavern Lurker(elite)	45-46+	Maraudon	8		Drop	1.8%	map
Gnarl Leafbrother(rare)	44	Feralas	1		Drop	1.8%	map
Wandering Forest Walker	44-46	Feralas	5		Drop	1.7%	map
Deeprot Stomper(elite)	43-44+	Maraudon	12		Drop	1.6%	map
Cavern Shambler(elite)	46-47+	Maraudon	3		Drop	1.6%	map
Deeprot Tangler(elite)	44-45+	Maraudon	10		Drop	1.5%	map
Cursed Sycamore	45	Feralas	1		Drop	1.4%	map
Withered Protector	55-56	Felwood	1		Drop	1.3%	map
Dessecus(rare)	56+	Felwood	1		Drop	1.3%	map
Bloodpetal Lasher	48-49	Un'Goro Crater	61		Drop	1.2%	map
Bloodpetal Trapper	52-53	Un'Goro Crater	52		Drop	1.2%	map
Mire Lord	42	Swamp of Sorrows	1		Drop	1.2%	map
Bloodpetal Thresher	49-50	Un'Goro Crater	61		Drop	1.2%	map
Bloodpetal Flayer	51-52	Un'Goro Crater	64		Drop	1.2%	map
Warpwood Treant(elite)	54-55+	Dire Maul	7		Drop	1.1%	map
Thistleshrub Rootshaper	49-50	Tanaris	13		Drop	1.0%	map
Warpwood Guardian(elite)	57-58+	Dire Maul	10		Drop	1.0%	map
Warpwood Tangler(elite)	55-56+	Dire Maul	3		Drop	1.0%	map
Molt Thorn(rare)	42	Swamp of Sorrows	1		Drop	1.0%	map
Thistleshrub Dew Collector	47-48	Tanaris	15		Drop	1.0%	map
Rotting Behemoth	55-56	Western Plaguelands	39		Drop	1.0%	map
Tar Creeper	51-52	Un'Goro Crater	26		Drop	1.0%	map
Tar Beast	50-51	Un'Goro Crater	26		Drop	0.9%	map
Warpwood Moss Flayer	52-53	Felwood	30		Drop	0.9%	map
Warpwood Shredder	53-54	Felwood	30		Drop	0.9%	map
Irontree Stomper	52-53	Felwood	26		Drop	0.9%	map
Gnarled Thistleshrub	48-49	Tanaris	9		Drop	0.9%	map
Deep Lurker(elite)	47-49+	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar	23		Drop	0.9%	map
Tar Lord	53-54	Un'Goro Crater	32		Drop	0.9%	map
Irontree Wanderer	52-53	Felwood	3		Drop	0.9%	map
Tar Lurker	52-54	Un'Goro Crater	32		Drop	0.9%	map
Petrified Treant(elite)	57-59+	Dire Maul	15		Drop	0.9%	map
Warpwood Crusher(elite)	56+	Dire Maul	13		Drop	0.8%	map
Warpwood Stomper(elite)	57-58+	Dire Maul	8		Drop	0.8%	map
Fel Lash(elite)	56+	Dire Maul	11		Drop	0.8%	map
Ironbark Protector(elite)	57-59+	Dire Maul	8		Drop	0.7%	map
Death Lash(elite)	57-58+	Dire Maul	12		Drop	0.7%	map
Phase Lasher(elite)	54-55+	Dire Maul	9		Drop	0.7%	map
Lake Frenzy	15-16	Silverpine Forest	30		Drop	0.6%	map
Hammerhead Shark(elite)	31-32+	Arathi Highlands	5		Drop	0.5%	map
Decaying Horror	56-57	Western Plaguelands	26		Drop	0.4%	map
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Needed for:

Quests:

Level ▲	Quest	Needs
60	The Alliance Needs More Stranglekelp!	20x
60	The Alliance Needs Stranglekelp!	20x

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Recipes:

Recipe ▲	Profession	Needs
Draught of Water Breathing	Alchemy	1x
Elixir of Agility	Alchemy	1x
Elixir of Coalesced Regret	Alchemy	5x
Elixir of Lesser Defense	Alchemy	1x
Free Action Potion	Alchemy	1x
Lesser Mana Potion	Alchemy	1x
Mana Potion	Alchemy	1x
Nature Protection Potion	Alchemy	1x

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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 (vanilla reference — from the 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.