WoW Forever Gold Farming by Level: 1–60 Brackets

Beta caveat: built from beta data ahead of launch on 4 Nov UTC / 5 Nov AEDT. [Classic-based] = Classic Era data Forever may change; [Unconfirmed] = to recheck at launch; [Beta data: may change at launch] marks Mount Hyjal details.

All gold here comes from normal play. No gold buying or selling, boosting, bots or exploits.

This page tells you what to gather and farm at each level band, which mobs and zones gave the most in the Forever beta, and what you'll be saving for. We don't quote gold per hour: beta prices won't carry over to a fresh launch economy. For more ways to earn, see the gold-making guides.

Bracket table

Bands follow Classic Era drop levels and Wowhead's Forever herbalism and mining guides. Herbs and ore depend on your gathering skill, not your level, so the right column assumes you've kept skill up while questing.

What Forever changes for farmers

• One skin per corpse. Blizzard's 1 October notes restored it, so there's no sharing a kill's skin.
• Hides stack to 20 instead of 10 (Classic WoW Forever).
• Scarce materials. Gathering can give new extras: Pyrite, Bauxite and Pitchblende from mining, Frilled Lichen, Rosecap and Stranglevine from herbs, and Pristine Leather from skinning.
• Waylaid Crates from level 10 turn raw mats into Merchant's Favor, the supply factions' currency.
• Vendor prices on crafts were cut. Blizzard's 16 October notes say many profession-made items sell to vendors for less, so raw mats and player sales matter more.
• Bountiful Harvest, a Legacy perk, adds 20% Scarce material yield per rank (Classic WoW Forever, Legacy page).

Levels 1–20: Linen, Light Leather, Copper and Peacebloom

Pick up a gathering profession at the start and gather on your quest path. Starter mats sell to players levelling professions on day one. Sell them or crate them; don't hoard.

Kill-drop rates come from ForeverDB beta logs and are small samples. "Times logged" counts how often testers recorded the leather, not a drop chance. Full lists are on cloth farming and leather farming.

Skinners should watch for Pristine Leather. It's reported from about 22 creatures of level 11–21 in zones such as Westfall, the Barrens, Darkshore and Loch Modan, and it's used in 126 recipes across Leatherworking, Blacksmithing and Tailoring (Questing.wiki). That makes early skinners its main suppliers. See Skinning.

Levels 20–30: Wool, Medium Leather, Tin and Briarthorn

This is the start of the save-for-riding stretch. Two beta loops stood out:

• Bael Modan, southern Barrens. The Bael'dun dwarves give four mob types in one place. Bael'dun Officers dropped Wool on 49% of 35 kills and Bael'dun Excavators on 47% of 59.
• Wetlands raptors. Mottled Razormaw was the most-logged Medium Leather beast (94 logs), with several raptor types from 22 to 28 in the same area.

For mining, Wowhead's Forever route sends 65–125 skill to Ashenvale, Redridge Mountains, the Barrens and Thousand Needles for Copper, Tin and Silver. Herbalists at 70–115 go to Darkshore, Loch Modan and Silverpine Forest. See ore farming and herb farming.

Levels 30–40: Silk, Heavy Leather, Iron and Kingsblood

Silk and Heavy Leather feed bags, armor kits and the Spinning Wheel and Tanning Rack camp objects, so crafters buy a lot of it.

• Scarlet Monastery was the standout Silk farm in beta: Scarlet Scryers dropped it on all 13 logged kills, and Unfettered Spirits on 49% of 37.
• Duskwood's Nightbane worgen are humanoids you can skin. Nightbane Dark Runner topped both the Medium and early Heavy Leather logs.
• Ore at 125–175 skill: Iron and Gold in Arathi Highlands, Desolace, Stranglethorn Vale and Thousand Needles (Wowhead).
• Herbs at 115–170: Kingsblood, Liferoot and Wild Steelbloom in Hillsbrad Foothills, Wetlands and Stonetalon Mountains (Wowhead).

Levels 40–50: Mageweave, Thick Leather and Mithril

Mageweave drops best from humanoids of level 45–49, and Thick Leather from beasts of 41–50 [Classic-based]. Neither has Forever drop logs yet, so the spots on our farming pages are Classic picks.

Wowhead's Forever mining route covers 175–225 in Azshara, Tanaris and the Hinterlands for Mithril, Truesilver and Gold. Herbalists at 170–205 go to Stranglethorn Vale and Arathi Highlands, then Alterac Mountains, Tanaris and Searing Gorge to 225. Wowhead gives no route above 225 yet [Unconfirmed].

Levels 50–60: Runecloth, Rugged Leather, Thorium and high herbs

Runecloth drops best from humanoids of 55–60, and Felcloth only from demons at around 3–5% [Classic-based]. Rugged Leather comes from beasts of 51–60; Classic picks include the Ice Thistle yetis in Winterspring and the Eastern Plaguelands plaguehounds [Classic-based].

Felwood, Un'Goro Crater, the Plaguelands and Winterspring hold most herbs from 225 to 300, going by Wowhead's zone lists [Unconfirmed]. Thorium also feeds Alchemy's Legionite Bar transmute, the only recorded route to Legionite. See transmutes.

New level 60 materials such as Death Lotus and Heavy Thorium Ore are tied to Mount Hyjal in beta: Wowhead places Heavy Thorium Veins there [Beta data: may change at launch]. Spawns for the new herbs aren't confirmed [Unconfirmed]. Details are on new materials.

Waylaid Crates by level

Instead of listing low-value mats, you can seal them into Waylaid Crates for Merchant's Favor. The Alliance hands in at Three Corners in Redridge and the Horde at Durotar Supply and Logistics outside the Crossroads.

Ore and herb crates work the same way, for example 20 Copper Ore or 20 Peacebloom. A sealed Apprentice crate gives 5 Favor (10 with uncommon bundles) and a Journeyman crate 10 (20). Expert and Artisan values aren't published [Unconfirmed]. Wowhead commenters report some crates taking 40 of an item where the text says 20 [Unconfirmed]. See Merchant's Favor.

What you're saving for

Riding is reported as 100g and 1,000g (Wowhead summary of a Sportskeeda interview, 18 Sep 2026); which level each applies to is unconfirmed, and the 40 / 60 split comes from fan sites. Riding prices come from a developer interview and Warcraft Tavern [Unconfirmed]. The full breakdown is on mount gold, and the gold planner works out how long it will take you.

Selling

The AH fees in Forever aren't published [Classic-based]. Classic kept 5% of a sale. Price above vendor value or vendor it. See the auction house guide. For crafted items, see consumables to sell at launch and crafting for gold.

Tips

• Skin and loot everything on your quest path before you farm a set spot. It costs no extra time.
• Stay in the best level band for the leather you want, so fewer skins come from the tier below.
• Keep gathering skill ahead of your level. From 100 skill you can skin beasts up to skill divided by 5 in level (Classic WoW Forever).
• Sell starter mats in the first days, when the most players are levelling professions.
• Vendor grey items every trip to town.

FAQ

What should I farm for gold at level 20 in WoW Forever?

Wool Cloth and Medium Leather. In beta the Bael'dun dwarves at Bael Modan in the Barrens and the Wetlands raptors were the busiest spots. See cloth farming and leather farming.

Is gathering worth it while levelling?

Yes. Skinning, Herbalism and Mining pay from level 1, and starter mats sell to players levelling professions at launch. Compare options on best professions.

How much gold do I need for riding at 40?

Reported prices are 100g for Apprentice Riding with a mount included, or 90g at Honored, and 1,000g for Journeyman at 60. These are still to be checked at launch. See mount gold. Which level each reported price applies to is unconfirmed; fan sites list 100g at 40 and 1,000g at 60. [Unconfirmed]

Should I sell low-level cloth or put it in Waylaid Crates?

Sell it if players are paying more than vendor value; otherwise seal 40 Linen or 20 Light Leather into an Apprentice crate for Merchant's Favor from level 10. See Merchant's Favor.

Where do the new level 60 herbs and ores come from?

In beta, Heavy Thorium Veins were placed in Mount Hyjal, which may change at launch. Where Marefoil, Demonsage and Death Lotus grow isn't confirmed. See new materials.