MoP Classic gold farming guide: 7 best 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.
- MoP interface 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.
Mists of Pandaria is out, but its economy is still fresh and unstable. Until you level up your professions and get your MoP BiS gear, there are still great ways to farm raw gold, even if your item level is low, you have no professions, and you’d rather skip the Auction House grind
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 with more methods soon, so stay tuned!
MoP Classic gold farm
A new feature has arrived with MoP: 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.
Gold is always in demand in WoW, and now is the perfect time to farm it. You’ll have many reasons to spend it: upgrading professions, unlocking flying mount specializations, paying for talent respecs and glyphs, and gearing up with new gems and enchants.
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. - Install KiwiFarm to track how much gold you earn per hour.
Aim for a gold-per-hour rate of 2,000 during your runs: this is achievable in all the spots listed below, especially the first one
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 gold farm
Attunement is not required to enter Karazhan in MoP Classic, you can walk in freely. All you need to do is join a raid.
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 gold farm
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 gold farm
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 gold farm
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.
A lot of BoE items drop from trash mobs in Gundrak, as Cloak of Bloodied Waters, Burning Skull Pendant, Snowmelt Silken Cinch, Belt of Tasseled Lanterns, and Steel Bear Trap Bracers You can try selling them on the Auction House to players who are leveling up.
Halls of Lightning gold farm
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.
A lot of BoE items drop from trash mobs in Halls of Lightning: Sash of the Hardened Watcher, Storming Vortex Bracers, and Boots of the Terrestrial Guardian. You can try selling them on the Auction House to players who are leveling up.
Ahn’kahet gold farm
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.
Two BoE items drop from trash mobs in Ahn’kahet: Spored Tendrils Spaulders and Glowworm Cavern Bindings. You can try selling them on the Auction House to players who are leveling up.
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.
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