2. Which classes should learn Mining?
Everyone without exception. All classes can enjoy mining when you see how much gold you can gain from it via the auction house. That being said, mining is mainly the best choice for Warrios and Paladins because they can couple this profession with blacksmithing to create weapons and armor during leveling.
Here are the most recommended classes for the Mining:
3. Tricks / Tips
If you want to level the Mining through the smelting technique, you can level your Mining skill up to 290 without extracting a single ore!
However, it will cost you a lot of gold, but you will be able to recover most of your gold invested in the sale of bars thus melted.
Mining 1-525 WoW Mining Guide 1-525 This WoW Mining Guide details what to mine or smelt while leveling Mining from levels 1 to 525 in the World of Warcraft. Mining is one of the 3 primary gathering professions, and gathering professions tend to provide a strong gold income. Welcome to our Cataclysm Enchanting Guide! This guide is a complete road map from level 1 to level 525 Enchanting in Cataclysm! Leveling Enchanting 1-75. Level 5 Character required Learn Apprentice Enchanting from an Enchanting trainer. Cataclysm Engineering Leveling Guide 1 - 75 Often the materials are based on a case that you will gain one skill point each craft. This won't happen, so you will have to buy a few extra materials while you are leveling your Cataclysm Engineering. Once you hit skill level 50, talk to the Blacksmithing trainer and train Journeyman Blacksmithing. This will allow you to skill up to level 150 and requires level 10. WoW Blacksmithing Guide 1-525 Leveling Blacksmithing Guide 75-125 - Journeyman. 75-90: Craft 20 x Coarse Grinding Stone Required Materials: 40 x Coarse Stone. WoW Mining Leveling Guide 1 - 525 First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Apprentice Mining. Download the following addon: Gathermate2 This addon shows you every Mining node location on your map.
Smelting is a much faster and easier way of leveling the mining. This is preferable if you are already 60 and you have a well-filled portfolio. Otherwise, do the following when leveling your character.
First, visit any coach in the major cities. Ask a guard for directions if needed and learn the Mining skill
A mining pick is required then, here we go ! Can’t mine without one !
Also, please remember that mining nodes only appear on the side of hills, cliffs, mountains etc. So you're unlikely to find any ores in the great rolling plains, unless there is a small hill there.
TIPS/Optional: get the cheapest pair of gloves you can find and get them enchanted with +5 mining skill. Don’t bother with the +2 enchant as it’s not worth it. If you’re an engineer then make yourself a Goblin Mining Helmet as this will add +5 to your mining skill.
Leveling Herbalism is similar to Leveling Mining, you can make a lot of gold doing it but it will require a lot of time. You won’t have to buy any materials on the auction house, just gather Herbs from all over Azeroth. The first thing you will want to do is visit your Herbalism trainer. You can find one in every major city, just find a guard who you can ask where they are at and he will mark the Herbalism trainer and supplies on your map. All you need to do is learn the first level of Herbalism, there are no special items you need to buy from the trainer.
How to level Herbalism fast?
Now that you’ve got herbalism make sure that you enable ‘Track Herbs’ with your minimap tracking tool. This will mark herbs as a little yellow dot on your minimap and make them much easier to see. You may also want to enable ‘click to move’ which can be found in your Interface->Mouse options. This will allow you to click an herb from far away (while mounted) and you character will run to the herb, stop, dismount and gather the herb. you should also enable auto-loot in your Interface as well so that you don’t have to take the herb out of the loot screen after you gather the herb. Finally, enchant a cheap set of gloves for +5 Herbalism (Enchant Gloves – Gatherer). You can do this yourself if you are an enchanter or you can look for Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Gatherer on the auction house. These four tricks will help a lot.
What is the fastest way to level Herbalism?
Below I will show you the fastest and most profitable way to level herbalism to 525. It’s broken into several sections based on level. If you already started leveling herbalism you can skip ahead with these links:
Wow Cataclysm Mining Leveling Guide 1 525 Series
Herbalism Level 1-70
To reach level 70 all you have to do is run around the zone outside of any of the major cities. This includes Undercity, Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Stormwind, Ironforge, Silvermoon, etc. Darkshore and Durotar are the best places to go because they are the best places to Farm Peacebloom and Silverleaf, which give you the most gold and levels.
Darkshore
Durotar
Herbalism Level 70-150
Once you are level 70, you can learn Journeyman Herbalism from the trainer in whatever major city is closets. From level 70-150 the best place to go is Hillsbrad Foothills, even if you are Alliance because it is the best place to Farm Mageroyal and Briarthorn. Once you reach about level 125, you can move into the Ruins of Alterac and Farm Bruiseweed until level 150.
Hillsbrad Foothills
Herbalism 150-225
Once you reach level 125 you need to learn Expert Herbalism at the Herbalism trainer. Make sure you do, or you won’t be able to go past 150. For levels 150-225, head straight to Western Plaguelands. Here you can start Farming Liferoot by circling the lake around Scholomance. This will get you to level 160 fast which will let you head to the northwest and start farming Fadeleaf and Khadgar’s Whisker.
Wow Cataclysm Leveling Guide
Herbalism 225-275
At level 225 you will need to learn Artisan Herbalism before you can continue. After you have, head back to the Plaguelands but this time to the Eastern Plaguelands where you can start farming Khadgar’s Whisker and Sungrass. You might notice things going really slow as you approach 275 and think that you should leave early, it’s really not worth it though.
Alternative Route: If you are level 225 and have the +5 enchant mentioned in the introduction, you will be able to start gathering Sungrass (requirees level 230) right away. If this is the case you can head to Thousand Needles instead of Eastern Plaguelands, make sure you have a flying mount though otherwise Thousand Needles isn’t very fun. This is completely optional and is in no way better than the other method. Either way, stick to Farming Sungrass until you are level 275.
Eastern Plaguelands
Thousand Needles
Herbalism 275-325
Once you’re level 275 I recommend you train Master Herbalism so that you can continue leveling past 300 and then head to Blasted Lands through the portal in either Orgrimmar or Stormwind. In The Blasted Lands you will be able to farm Gromsblood, Dreamfoil and Mountain Silversage until level 325. You could leave as soon as level 300 but there’s no point because your next destination is the Outlands and it’s right through the portal in the middle of the zone.
Levels 325-525
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Mining In Wow Guide
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