The best place to farm Scratching Stick is Redridge Mountains, where Shadowhide Slayer (level 25-26) drops it at 0.0%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 109 sources are ranked below by drop chance.
Gold per kill: Shadowhide Slayer is worth about 3s 18c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices). Gold farming spots, level 20-30
Best zones:
| Zone | Sources | Best source | Level | Drop% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redridge Mountains | 11 | Shadowhide Gnoll | 22-23 | 24.7% |
| Razorfen Kraul | 22 | Death's Head Priest | 26-27+ | 23.5% |
| Ashenvale | 25 | Xavian Hellcaller | 29-30 | 17.6% |
| Thousand Needles | 13 | Gravelsnout Surveyor | 29-30 | 15.4% |
| Dun Morogh | 3 | Caverndeep Invader | 25-26+ | 15.3% |
| Stonetalon Mountains | 11 | Bloodfury Roguefeather | 25-26 | 15.3% |
| Blackfathom Deeps | 2 | Fallenroot Hellcaller | 24-25+ | 13.3% |
| Gnomeregan | 4 | Caverndeep Ambusher | 25-27 | 13.3% |
| The Barrens | 9 | Nak | 23 | 13.0% |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | 2 | Mudsnout Shaman | 27-28 | 12.1% |
| Wetlands | 5 | Mosshide Trapper | 23-24 | 10.8% |
| Desolace | 2 | Kolkar Scout | 30-31 | 10.8% |
| Darkshore | 1 | Fallenroot Rogue | 21-22+ | 10.0% |
- Shadowhide Gnoll 68.3, 55.3
- Shadowhide Slayer 76.0, 48.5
- Shadowhide Assassin 73.9, 54.3
- Ardo Dirtpaw 12.0, 17.4
- Rabid Shadowhide Gnoll 67.9, 54.4
- Shadowhide Darkweaver 74.5, 49.2
- Shadowhide Warrior 71.2, 37.6
- Yowler 22.6, 21.4
All sources, by drop chance:
| Source | Level | Zone | Spawns | Side | How | Drop% | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowhide Brute | 23-24 | Redridge Mountains | 15 | Pickpocket | 5.8% | map | |
| Gravelsnout Vermin | 25-26 | Thousand Needles | 4 | Pickpocket | 5.6% | map | |
| Bloodfury Ripper(elite) | 26+ | Stonetalon Mountains | 1 | Pickpocket | 5.3% | map | |
| Razorfen Handler(elite) | 25-26+ | Razorfen Kraul | 5 | Pickpocket | 4.8% | map | |
| Razorfen Warden(elite) | 25-26+ | Razorfen Kraul | 7 | Pickpocket | 4.3% | map | |
| Razormane Warfrenzy | 24-25 | The Barrens | 17 | Pickpocket | 3.9% | map | |
| Lok Orcbane | 25 | The Barrens | 1 | Pickpocket | 3.4% | map | |
| Razorfen Dustweaver(elite) | 28-29+ | Razorfen Kraul | 3 | Pickpocket | 3.4% | map | |
| Foulweald Pathfinder | 23-24 | Ashenvale | 6 | Pickpocket | 2.2% | map | |
| Shadowhide Slayer | 25-26 | Redridge Mountains | 19 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
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.