WotLK Classic Mining Leveling Guide 1-450 (2024)

After you pass Razor Hill, go inside the cave marked on the map before you jump down!

High level players should always enter the Venture Co. Mine because you will get around 8 Copper Veins from clearing both the mine and the small area after the mine at the side the mountain. (you can only access this area from the mine)

It can be a nightmare to find the exit the first time you are there so I included a small map. You won't see this map in-game, because it's from the Cataclysm expansion, but the layout is the same. Make sure to go to every corner of the cave!

Low level players should skip both caves.

Low level players should skip both caves.

The respawn rate is fast enough that you don't have to loop around the whole zone, so you can use these two routes. If you have competition, you should move between the two routes while mining copper between them.

Low-level players should skip the two caves marked with red circles.

Sometimes you get bad respawns, and all three nodes in the Yeti cave will be Mithril or Iron. You can't mine them yet because they require higher mining skill, and if there is no one else farming in the zone, they can't respawn as Tin without someone mining them, so if this happens,just skip the cave.

Low level players should skip both caves and stick to the east side of Redridge.

The respawn rate should be fast enough that you don't have to enter the cave marked on the map, but there is always two Tin Veins inside, so I think it's worth to go inside with high level characters.

There is more Tin/Copper at the southern route, but you can use the northern route as an alternative if there are too many people farming in the zone. The difference between the two is not that big.

There are 4 caves marked with red circles on the map.Make sure to go all the way to the end of each cave because you won't see all the mining veins from the entrance.

Low level players should skip all 4 caves, and low level Alliance players should take a detour and go south of Hammerfall!

Low-level players should skip the red route because the area is filled with level 62 elites. Lower-level players might also want toconsider skipping the cave marked with a red circle on the map. (depends on your gear/class)

Players below level 60 should skip the 4 caves marked with red circles.

There are 2-3 mineral veins in the two caves marked with the red circles on the map.

Lower level players should probably skip the cave to the south. It really depends on your level/gear/class.

There are two caves marked with a red circle on the map, both of them have a lot of mobs inside, so I would only recommend this farming place to level 60 players with good gear, or for Druids and Rogues with stealth.

It's really hard to navigate inside the Garrison Armory mine, so I included a small map. Alliance players can't mine inside the GarrisonArmory!

There are usually 2 mining nodes insides the cave marked with a red circle. It's worth going inside the cave because it's not too large and there aren't that many mobs inside, and if you are high level, you can pass some of them without aggro.

I recommend skipping the other two caves at Jaednar, especially Shadow Hold. (maybe if you have stealth it's worth to go inside them)

Almost the same as the previous Un'Goro route, but now it includes Rich Thorium Veins.

The red line is filled with level 57-58 elites, so if you have bad gear, you should probably just skip that part entirely unless you have stealth. With some practice, you can usually get through only aggroing a few of them.

All of these notes below are for players below level 70. If you are already at max level, just ignore these, you can farm the full map without problems.

1. The mobs in this cave are not that hard to kill, so it's worth clearing for most classes. (depends on gear)
2. Most classes can enter at least the first part of the cave without pulling aggro. You can try going deeper depending on your gear.
3. There are a lot of elites patroling inside this gorge, but you can usually pass most of them without pulling aggro. Sometimes you have to kill 1 or 2.
4. This area is not recommended for most players because it's hard to farm here without dying. Really depends on your class and your experience in avoiding mobs.

The two caves marked with red circles are filled with level 50 mobs, so lower level players might want to skip them. (depends on gear and level)

There are two caves marked with red circles on the map. You should go inside both of them and make sure that you go all the way to the end because sometimes you won't see the Mining nodes from the entrance.

You will need a flying mount for this route, use route 3 if you don't have one.

Alternative route for players without flying mount.