In the Ghostlands, while a full circuit will work, you can also make a smaller circuit in the charred land and path between Deatholme and the Sanctum of the Moon.Horde: Silverpine Forest, Hillsbrad Foothills, and Ghostlands.Silver Ore / Silver Vein (Requires Mining 75).Horde: Stonetalon Mountains, The Barrens, and Thousand Needles.Horde: Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills.Tin Ore / Tin Vein (Requires Mining 65).After learning Apprentice Mining, simply complete circuits around your starting area.Īfter you’ve gathered enough mining, return to your trainer and learn Journeyman. Copper is one of the most abundant ores and is found in the first zone for every race in WoW.Make sure to Find Minerals immediately! Until Expert, veins spawn in faction specific zones, so they will be separated that way below.ġ – 65: Copper Ore / Copper Vein (Requires Mining level 1) To begin, find any mining trainer and learn Apprentice Mining. Second, the lack of flying mounts greatly increases the time it takes to complete a circuit around a zone.īecause of this, if you are interested in quickly power leveling, we recommend that you train skill levels 1 – 275 (or as soon as you can get there) in the Eastern Kingdoms. For example, between 175 and 250 it is possible to stay in 3 or 4 zones in the EK, but in Kalimdor, you would have to move between 4 and 6 in the same level span. First, the node placement between Kalimdor (abbreviated as K below) and the Eastern Kingdoms (EK below) is incredibly uneven. Surprisingly, Vanilla content is actually the most difficult part of leveling Mining. While it may seem tedious, it will help you reach the cap faster than other methods. When zones are mentioned below, unless otherwise indicated, your gathering strategy should be to just complete circuits. These are called “circuits”, and are the most advisable route. Like most other gathering professions, the fastest way to find mineral nodes and increase your Mining skill is to make circles around the outer borders of a zone. If you have access to Dalaran, Jedidiah Handers is an additional neutral trainer, but as you must actually be out gathering ore rather than learning new recipes, there is no difference between training with him and with the Grand Master in your first questing area. The Alliance will need to find Fendrig Redbeard in Valiance Keep, and Brunna Ironaxe at Warsong Hold will train the Horde. In Northrend, the Grand Master Mining Trainers should be with all other Grand Master profession trainers right after you land in your faction’s fort from the zeppelin.
If you have access to Shattrath, two neutral trainers are available as well: Fono of The Aldor and Hanlir of The Scryers. For the Alliance, this will be Hurnak Grimmord at Honor Hold, and the Horde’s will be Krugosh in Thrallmar. For the same reason, the Horde should consider seeing Brom Killian in Undercity or Belil in Silvermoon.Īfter crossing through the Dark Portal to Outland, the Master Mining Trainers will be located in your faction’s first questing area. It is also possible to level Mining alongside your character, and nodes will appear in level appropriate zones.Īs explained in the next section, however, for power leveling it is easier and faster to train your mining in the Eastern Kingdoms, so Alliance should consider visiting Geofram Bouldertoe in Ironforge or Gelman Stonehand in Stormwind. Like most other professions, trainers in any major capital can teach you all the way from Apprentice to Artisan, so there is no specific capital you need to go to for this stage. Because these aren’t BoP, they might be worthwhile for you to pick up, but a standard pick from a Trade Supplies vendor will do the job just as well. Engineers are able to make alternative mining picks as well, like Gnomish Army Knife and Hammer Pick. Once you find a vein, you’ll need to use your Mining Pick to excavate. It functions similarly to Herbalism’s Find Herbs, and show ore nodes on your minimap. The most vital skill a miner learns is Find Minerals. After capping miners can also smelt Saronite Bar and Titansteel Bar, two of the most essential endgame crafting materials. As a result, the demand for ore and bars is often high which allows sellers to have more direct control over the market versus Herbalism or Skinning. The ore Miners collect is smelted into bars that are used for Engineering and Blacksmithing, and the raw ore is prospected by Jewelcrafters to find gems. Mining is perhaps the most important and most profitable gathering profession in all of World of Warcraft.