Gold Ores

If you are interested in where to find gold in wow, then this is definitely for you. Gold in WoW is not as valuable as it used to be in vanilla (very first World of Warcraft game – level 60).

Gold ores can only be mined from Gold veins, other by-products from the Gold veins include: Jade, Lesser Moonstone, or Citrine. Where to find gold in wow is where you will find Iron or Mithril veins. From one Gold ore you will be able to smelt them into one Gold Bar at a forge if your mining level is at least 115. Professions such as Blacksmiths, Engineering, Jewelcrafting and Tailoring will benefit from Gold in WoW.

Blacksmithing

Many players collect sets and one of the easiest, cheap and good looking sets to collect is definitely the Golden Scale sets:

  • Golden Scale Boots
  • Golden Scale Coif
  • Golden Scale Cuirass
  • Golden Scale Gauntlets
  • Golden Scale Leggings
  • Golden Scale Shoulders
  • Golden Iron Destroyer
  • Golden Rod
  • Golder Skeleton Key
  • Inlaid Mithril Cylinder
  • Inlaid Thorium Hammer
  • Massive Iron Axe
  • Runic Plate Shoulders
  • Searing Golden Blade
  • Whitesoul Helm

Engineering

  • Gold Power Core

Jewelcrafting

  • Citrine Pendant of Golden Healing
  • Engraved Truesilver Ring
  • Golden Dragon Ring
  • Golden Ring of Power
  • Heavy Golden Necklace of Battle

Tailoring

  • Brightcloth Cloak
  • Brightcloth Gloves
  • Brightcloth Pants
  • Brightcloth Robe

To farm this uncommonly found and precious ore you will obviously need a mining pick, mining skill level of 115 or above. To be comforatble farming gold, you should be a minimum of level 55 to improve efficiency.

Now where to find gold in WoW? Well the best place to find gold in WoW is wherever you will find Iron or Mithril veins. But even with that, finding gold in WoW can be quite challenging, where certain maps will have a hihgher chance to spawn gold than others.

Below are the places where to find gold in WoW.

  • Arathi Highlands
  • Badlands
  • Burning Steppes
  • Hillsbrad Foothill

Where to find gold in WoW if you are an Alliance

If you are with the Alliance, then Burning Steppes will be a more ideal place to find gold in WoW.

Below is the map of Burning steppes and the designated route.

Map of Where to mine in WoW for Gold Ores at Burning Steppes

Where to find gold in WoW if you are a Horde

If you are a Horde then Thousand Needles will be a more suitable place to find gold in WoW.

Below is the map of Thousand Needles and the designated route.

Map of Where to mine in WoW for Gold Ores at Thousand Needles