Where to Farm Iron Lockbox

The best place to farm Iron Lockbox is Thousand Needles, where Swirling Vortex (level 33-34) drops it at 1.5%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 284 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Gold per kill: Swirling Vortex is worth about 27s 93c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices). Gold farming spots, level 30-40

Best zones:

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

Zone	Sources	Best source	Level	Drop% ▼
Thousand Needles	19	Swirling Vortex	33-34	1.5%
Desolace	60	Prince Kellen	33	1.3%
Ashenvale	7	Wandering Protector	35+	1.2%
Gnomeregan	6	Arcane Nullifier X-21	32-33+	1.1%
Alterac Mountains	26	Nancy Vishas	33+	0.8%
Duskwood	11	Nefaru	34	0.8%
Unknown zone	8	Kolkar Waylayer	33-34	0.8%
Hillsbrad Foothills	11	Captain Ironhill	32+	0.6%
Scarlet Monastery	14	Scarlet Tracking Hound	33-34+	0.6%
The Barrens	6	Razorfen Thornweaver	33-34+	0.5%
Razorfen Downs	4	Withered Spearhide	34-35+	0.5%
Stormwind City	1	Lord Gregor Lescovar	31	0.4%
Stranglethorn Vale	42	Saltscale Forager	35-36+	0.4%
Razorfen Kraul	6	Greater Kraul Bat	32+	0.4%
Arathi Highlands	32	Fardel Dabyrie	33	0.4%

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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
Ward Guardian(elite)	31+	Razorfen Kraul	2		Drop	0.2%	map
Burning Blade Shadowmage	32-33	Desolace	2		Drop	0.2%	map
Scarlet Soldier(elite)	35-36+	Scarlet Monastery	17		Drop	0.2%	map
Mavoris Cloudsbreak	32	Ashenvale	1		Drop	0.2%	map
Kurzen's Agent	32-33		0		Drop	0.2%	map
Dabyrie Militia	31-32	Arathi Highlands	9	Horde only	Drop	0.2%	map
Syndicate Conjuror(elite)	35-36+	Arathi Highlands	12		Drop	0.2%	map
Sparkleshell Borer	32-33	Thousand Needles	6		Drop	0.2%	map
Young Lashtail Raptor	33-34	Stranglethorn Vale	1		Drop	0.2%	map
Scarlet Scryer(elite)	30-31+	Scarlet Monastery	7		Drop	0.2%	map
Stranglethorn Tiger	32-33	Stranglethorn Vale	26		Drop	0.2%	map
Daggerspine Siren	31-32	Hillsbrad Foothills	19		Drop	0.2%	map
Warug's Bodyguard	35-36	Desolace	2		Drop	0.2%	map
Balgaras the Foul(elite)	34+	Wetlands	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Stalvan Mistmantle	32	Duskwood	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Scarlet Disciple(elite)	30-31+	Tirisfal Glades	3		Drop	0.1%	map
Scarlet Torturer(elite)	30-31+	Scarlet Monastery	12		Drop	0.1%	map
Syndicate Wizard	34-35	Alterac Mountains	22		Drop	0.1%	map
Chieftain Nek'rosh(elite)	32+	Wetlands	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Burning Blade Adept	31-32	Desolace	18		Drop	0.1%	map
Dark Iron Demolitionist(elite)	30-31+	Wetlands	11		Drop	0.1%	map
Syndicate Mercenary	31-32	Arathi Highlands	14		Drop	0.1%	map
Scarlet Sentry(elite)	30-31+	Tirisfal Glades	7		Drop	0.1%	map
Magram Pack Runner	34-35	Desolace	3		Drop	0.1%	map
Gelkis Mauler	35-36	Desolace	13		Drop	0.1%	map
Hammerfall Grunt	34-35	Arathi Highlands	16	Alliance only	Drop	0.1%	map
Magram Windchaser	33-34	Desolace	38		Drop	0.1%	map
Highland Thrasher	33-34	Arathi Highlands	67		Drop	0.1%	map
Sparkleshell Snapper	34-35	Thousand Needles	32		Drop	0.1%	map
Young Stranglethorn Tiger	30-31	Stranglethorn Vale	25		Drop	0.1%	map
Gelkis Earthcaller	34-35	Desolace	14		Drop	0.1%	map
Slitherblade Sorceress	32-33	Desolace	7		Drop	0.1%	map
Boulderfist Enforcer	33-34	Arathi Highlands	16		Drop	0.1%	map
Magram Wrangler	33-34	Desolace	39		Drop	0.1%	map
Crystal Spine Basilisk	34-35	Stranglethorn Vale	16		Drop	0.1%	map
Mountain Lion	32-33	Alterac Mountains	30		Drop	0.1%	map
Aged Kodo	34-35	Desolace	20		Drop	0.1%	map
Death's Head Geomancer(elite)	35-36+	The Barrens	12		Drop	0.1%	map
Shadowforge Digger(elite)	35-36+	Loch Modan	45		Drop	0.1%	map
Venture Co. Mechanic	34-35	Stranglethorn Vale	7		Drop	0.1%	map
Unfettered Spirit	31-32	Scarlet Monastery	39		Drop	0.1%	map
Bloodscalp Hunter	34-35	Stranglethorn Vale	76		Drop	0.1%	map
Plains Creeper	32-33	Arathi Highlands	113		Drop	0.1%	map
Gelkis Scout	32-33	Desolace	17		Drop	0.1%	map
Slitherblade Myrmidon	34-35	Desolace	21		Drop	0.1%	map
Argus Shadow Mage	35-36	Alterac Mountains	9		Drop	0.1%	map
Kolkar Battle Lord	32-33	Desolace	34		Drop	0.1%	map
Cleft Scorpid	35-36	Uldaman	30		Drop	0.1%	map
Lady Zephris(rare)	33	Hillsbrad Foothills	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Dark Iron Supplier	31-32	Arathi Highlands	1		Drop	0.1%	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.