MoP Classic gold farming guide: 7 best Pre-patch methods
Need gold for your Mists of Pandaria Classic journey? Here are 7 top ways to farm raw gold: even with fresh characters, no high item level, and no professions.
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Key takeaways
- You don’t need professions or high gear to farm raw gold in MoP Classic.
- The pre-patch lets you loot multiple enemies at once, making runs faster.
- Best classes for raw gold farming are Monk, Druid, Blood DK, and Hunter.
- Top farming spots include Karazhan, Botanica, Pit of Saron, and Gundrak.
- Gathering professions are also profitable: materials from Vanilla to MoP are in high demand.
The pre-patch is a strange time on WoW Classic servers. Mists of Pandaria is just around the corner, but it’s not here yet, just like many gold farming methods that will come with its release. Until then, you still have some great ways to farm raw gold, even if your item level is low, you have no professions, and you’d rather avoid the Auction House routine.
Our methods are fast, simple, and free of competition: just a bit of grinding required. So turn on your favorite podcast and let’s farm some gold!
Note
We’ll update this guide when MoP Classic releases on July 21, so stay tuned!
MoP Classic gold farm in Pre-patch
The MoP Pre-patch is here, and that’s great news for all gold grinders, because a new feature has arrived: you can now loot all nearby enemies at once! This means less clicking, faster looting, and smoother farming runs overall. Your gold farming just got a whole lot easier and more relaxed.
We’re focusing on raw gold farming. That means no professions, and you don’t need to use the Auction House at all. You earn gold simply by collecting loot and selling it to vendors. It’s straightforward and reliable.
Below, we’ll show you the best spots to farm gold this way: fast, safe, and low-risk. You can do it even as a freshly leveled 85 character, without any high ilvl gear.
Tips on how to farm gold in MoP Classic
As we go over the top spots for farming raw gold in MoP Classic, let’s first cover a few key points:
- Gear helps, but it’s not required.
The better your gear, the more trash mobs you can pull without dying. However, even a fresh level 85 character can use the methods below successfully. - Mobility, AoE, and sustain are key.
You’ll be doing lots of running and AoE damage, so make sure your build is optimized for speed and survival. Bring some sustain too—if you overpull and don’t use your defensives in time, it’s easy to die. - Top classes for raw gold farming: Monk, Druid, Blood Death Knight, Hunter.
Other classes can work too, just adjust your pull size accordingly. - Clear your bags beforehand.
Put anything valuable or soulbound into your bank so you don’t accidentally sell it. You’ll be looting a ton of items, and extra bag space will help. - Find the nearest vendor.
Before starting your run, locate a vendor close to your farming spot. You’ll be selling everything you loot, so easy access is important. - Understand how dungeon and raid resets work.
Normal dungeons: You can reset them 10 times per hour.
Raids: You can reset them freely, as long as you haven’t killed any bosses inside. - Use line of sight (LoS) to group up trash mobs.
Many enemies are casters or ranged attackers, making it difficult to group them up. When you pull a large pack, hide behind a corner or pillar: this will force all mobs to run into melee range, making them easier to AoE down.
Following these tips will help you farm faster, stay alive longer, and maximize every run for raw gold.
Best spots to farm gold in Mists of Pandaria Classic
Let’s take a look at the top raw gold farming spots in Mists of Pandaria Classic. These locations are ideal for solo players looking to make steady gold by looting and vendoring items: no professions, competition, Auction House, or group content required.
Karazhan
Attunement is not required to enter Karazhan in MoP Classic, you can walk in freely. The raid is located in Deadwind Pass at the following coordinates:
/way 54, 78Once inside, make sure to avoid all bosses, killing even one will trigger a raid cooldown, preventing you from resetting it outside. Focus only on trash mobs, as they’re your main source of raw gold.
Here’s the Karazhan gold farming route that works for all classes. The main differences come down to whether you can pull mobs from range and how much damage you can handle.
- The Grand Ballroom
- Pull all the mobs here
- The Banquet Hall
- Pull all the mobs here
- The Scullery
- LoS and AoE
- The Livery Stables
- Pull all the mobs here
- The Guardhouse
- LoS and AoE
- Go back to The Banquet Hall and go to the upper floor
- Pull all the mobs here
- Opera Hall
- LoS and AoE
- Guest Chamber
- Pull all the mobs here
- LoS and AoE
- Servant’s Quarters
- Pull all the mobs here
- LoS and AoE
- Go to the entrance and leave
- Reset and repeat
If your character is squishy or undergeared, just go with smaller trash pulls than suggested above to stay safe and efficient. Some mobs in Karazhan can stun you, so avoid pulling too many at once. Try to clear each trash pack within a 1-minute window to reduce the stuns.
Botanica
The Botanica is located in Netherstorm, Outland. You can simply full clear the dungeon on Normal difficulty, including most of the bosses. Loot everything along the way, then exit and reset the instance. Quick, easy, and efficient.
The entrance to Botanica in Netherstorm is located at the following coordinates:
/way 71, 55Here is the gold farming route for Botanica:
Pull as much trash as you can along the way, use line of sight to group them up, cleave them down, and loot everything. Don’t kite trash mobs for more than a minute, as they will start to chain-stun you.
Pit of Saron
Pit of Saron is the second wing of the Frozen Halls, found in Icecrown, Northrend.
Enter on Normal difficulty, defeat the first two bosses, and clear all the large trash groups in between. Then leave and reset the dungeon.
Avoid killing the final boss, as doing so will slow down your farming efficiency.
The entrance to Pit of Saron in Icecrown is located at the following coordinates:
/way 52.50, 89.30Here is the gold farming route for Pit of Saron:
Pull as much trash as you can along the way, use line of sight to group them up, cleave them down, and loot everything. If you loot Battered Hilt, sell it at the AH.
Gundrak
Gundrak is located in Zul’Drak, Northrend. It’s a relatively compact dungeon that you can fully clear on Normal difficulty, including 3 starting and the last bosses.
Be sure to click on the 3 altars near the first bosses, as these are needed to unlock the passage to the final boss.
The entrance to Gundrak in Zul’Drak is located at the following coordinates:
/way 76.41, 21.25Here is the gold farming route for Gundrak:
Pull as much trash as you can along the way, use line of sight to group them up, cleave them down, and loot everything. Don’t forget to click on the 3 altars near the bosses.
Halls of Lightning
The Halls of Lightning are located in the Storm Peaks, Northrend. Enter on Normal difficulty and do a full clear, including all bosses.
After defeating the final boss, you’ll find a shortcut that leads directly back to the entrance, making resets faster and more convenient.
The entrance to The Halls of Lightning in Storm Peaks is located at the following coordinates:
/way 45.36, 21.41Here is the gold farming route for Halls of Lightning:
Pull as much trash as you can along the way, use line of sight to group them up, cleave them down, and loot everything. You can skip the first boss if he has moved away from your route.
Ahn’kahet
Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom is located in Dragonblight, Northrend. Enter on Normal difficulty and full clear the dungeon, including 3 bosses.
On your way to Prince Taldaram, make sure to click on the two blue stones to unlock the way further.
The entrance to Ahn’kahet in Dragonblight is located at the following coordinates:
/way 27.26, 50.85Here is the gold farming route for Ahn’kahet:
Pull as much trash as you can along the way, use line of sight to group them up, cleave them down, and loot everything.
MoP Classic Profession gold farming
Right now, gathering professions are a great way to make gold: by farming essential materials for crafting professions and selling them on the Auction House. With the release of MoP, many players will be leveling their professions from 0 to 600, which means all the materials from Vanilla, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, and MoP will be in high demand.
Check out our full MoP Classic Professions Guide to see which materials are most valuable, where to farm them, and how to sell for maximum profit.
That covers all the best methods for farming gold in Mists of Pandaria Classic. And if you’d rather skip the grind, consider to buy WoW Classic gold instead.
Comments
I think there’s something wrong with the last farming method. If you get the Cloth Scavenging passive from Tailoring, you can only get extra cloth from Northrend humanoids. He wrote it himself.