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
Hatefury Betrayer	32-33	Desolace	49		Drop	0.1%	map
Lord Malathrom(rare)	31	Duskwood	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Gutspill	32	Duskwood	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Condemned Cleric(elite)	59-60+	Hillsbrad Foothills	4		Drop	0.1%	map
Cursed Paladin(elite)	57-58+	Hillsbrad Foothills	8		Drop	0.1%	map
Lost One Mudlurker	34-35	Swamp of Sorrows	8		Drop	0.1%	map
Witherbark Troll	30-31	Arathi Highlands	7		Drop	0.1%	map
Kurzen Medicine Man	32-33	Stranglethorn Vale	39		Drop	0.1%	map
Syndicate Thief	33-34	Alterac Mountains	24		Drop	0.1%	map
Salt Flats Vulture	32-34	Thousand Needles	9		Drop	0.1%	map
Gelkis Stamper	33-34	Desolace	48		Drop	0.1%	map
Dalaran Summoner	34-35	Alterac Mountains	20	Horde only	Drop	0.1%	map
Kurzen Commando	34-35	Stranglethorn Vale	15		Drop	0.1%	map
Bloodscalp Axe Thrower	33-34	Stranglethorn Vale	25		Drop	0.1%	map
Dalaran Shield Guard	31-32	Alterac Mountains	17	Horde only	Drop	0.1%	map
Witherbark Witch Doctor	33-34	Arathi Highlands	31		Drop	0.1%	map
Bloodscalp Shaman	33-34	Stranglethorn Vale	25		Drop	0.1%	map
Kolkar Mauler	31-32	Desolace	17		Drop	0.1%	map
Dread Swoop	32-33	Desolace	98		Drop	0.1%	map
Hatefury Hellcaller	32-33	Desolace	49		Drop	0.1%	map
Drysnap Pincer	34-35	Desolace	21		Drop	0.1%	map
Witherbark Headhunter	34-35	Arathi Highlands	37		Drop	0.1%	map
Giant Yeti	33-34	Alterac Mountains	34		Drop	0.1%	map
Dying Kodo	35-36	Desolace	16		Drop	0.1%	map
Kegan Darkmar	35	Alterac Mountains	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Starving Bonepaw	30-32	Desolace	15		Drop	0.1%	map
Magram Scout	32-33	Desolace	11		Drop	0.1%	map
Burning Blade Felsworn	31-32	Desolace	24		Drop	0.1%	map
Hammerfall Peon	33-34	Arathi Highlands	27	Alliance only	Drop	0.1%	map
Kenata Dabyrie	35	Arathi Highlands	1	Horde only	Drop	0.1%	map
Private Merle	31	Stranglethorn Vale	1	Horde only	Drop	0.1%	map
Athrikus Narassin	31	Darkshore	1		Drop	0.1%	map
Murkgill Hunter	35-36	Stranglethorn Vale	23		Drop	0.1%	map
Gelkis Marauder	35-36	Desolace	13		Drop	0.1%	map
Kurzen War Panther	32-33	Stranglethorn Vale	2		Drop	0.1%	map
Syndicate Pathstalker	32-33	Arathi Highlands	10		Drop	0.1%	map
Bloodscalp Scout	34-35	Stranglethorn Vale	76		Drop	0.1%	map
Kurzen Headshrinker	34-35	Stranglethorn Vale	8		Drop	0.1%	map
Witherbark Axe Thrower	32-33	Arathi Highlands	32		Drop	0.1%	map
Crushridge Ogre	34-35	Alterac Mountains	47		Drop	0.1%	map
Slitherblade Naga	32-33	Desolace	17		Drop	0.1%	map
Dalaran Theurgist	32-33	Alterac Mountains	10	Horde only	Drop	0.1%	map
Magram Stormer	34-35	Desolace	15		Drop	0.1%	map
Peacekeeper Security Suit(elite)	30-31+	Gnomeregan	4		Drop	0.1%	map
Giant Plains Creeper	35-36	Arathi Highlands	43		Drop	0.1%	map
Mountain Yeti	32-33	Alterac Mountains	18		Drop	0.1%	map
Dark Iron Bombardier	30-31	Arathi Highlands	3		Drop	0.1%	map
Bloodscalp Scavenger	33-34	Stranglethorn Vale	8		Drop	0.1%	map
Mesa Buzzard	34-35	Arathi Highlands	14		Drop	0.1%	map
Commander Felstrom(rare)	32	Duskwood	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.