Regardless of the main profession you choose in World of Warcraft, improving your crafting skill depends on the collecting profession you choose. Blacksmiths, jewelers, and engineers require an endless supply of ore, which is why mining is the preferred gathering profession. Leatherworkers need furs, alchemists and inscribers need herbs, and enchanters need spell components. Even Azeroth chefs need meat, fish, and poultry for their delicacies. Gathering professions is not only essential to the booming economy within the kingdoms, it is a necessity.
In this series of articles, I’ll take you through the lands of Azeroth and break down the different areas and locations where these materials exist and look for the best farming locations in the game, with the exception of the enchantment components, of course. Those materials are obtained from magical items that must be disenchanted. Disenchanting an item destroys the item to obtain the necessary components for your ship.
Today’s article will list the herbs found in each zone by their minimum skill level required to collect, as well as the player level required to survive in the area. In future articles, we’ll break down these areas and materials in more detail. For now, let’s start with the herbs found in the Eastern Kingdoms with follow-up items for Kalimdor, Northrend, and Outland.
The Eastern Kingdoms
Average Player Level / Zone / Minimum Gathering Skill Level
1-10
Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Eversong Woods, Tirisfal Glades
Peace flower 1
Silver leaf 1
Bloodthistle 1 (Only found in Eversong Woods)
Earthroot 15
10-15
Westfall
Peace flower 1
Silver leaf 1
Earthroot 15
Mageroyal 50
Briarthorn 70
Strangler Alga 85
Bruiseweed 100
10-20
Ghostlands, Loch Modan, Silverpine Forest
Peace flower 1
Silver leaf 1
Earthroot 15
Mageroyal 50
Briarthorn 70
Stranglekelp 85 (Silverpine Forest)
Bruiseweed 100 (Ghostlands)
15-20
RedridgeMoutains
Earthroot 15
Mageroyal 50
Briarthorn 70
Bruiseweed 100
20-25
Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Wetlands
Mageroyal 50
Briarthorn 70
Strangler Alga 85 (Hillsbrad / Wetlands)
Bruiseweed 100
Wild Steel Flower 115
Grave Moss 120
Kingsblood 125
Liferoot 150 (wetlands)
25-30
ArathiHighlands, North Stranglethorn
Stranglethorn 85 (North Stranglethorn)
Bruiseweed 100
Wild Steel Flower 115
Grave Moss 120
Kingsblood 125
Liferoot 150
Fadeleaf 160 (Arathi Highlands)
Gold Thorn 170 (Arathi Highlands)
Khadgar’s Mustache 185 (Arathi Highlands)
30-35
The Cape of Stranglethorn, The Hinterlands
Strangler Alga 85
Bruiseweed 100 (Hinterlands)
Wild Steel Flower 115 (Hinterlands)
Kingsblood 125 (The Hinterlands)
Liferoot 150
Pale Leaf 160
Thorn of gold 170
Khadgar’s Mustache 185 (Hinterlands)
Purple Lotus 210 (Hinterlands)
Sungrass 230 (Hinterlands)
Ghost Mushroom 245 (Hinterlands)
Golden Sansam 260 (The Hinterlands)
Mountain Silversage 280 (The Hinterlands)
30-50
The Cape of Stranglethorn
Strangler Alga 85
Liferoot 150
Pale Leaf 160
Thorn of gold 170
35-40
Western Plaguelands
Strangler Alga 85
Kingsblood 125
Liferoot 150
Pale Leaf 160
Khadgar’s Mustache 185
Blindweed 235
40-45
Eastern Plaguelands
Strangler Alga 85
Grave Moss 120
Liferoot 150
Khadgar’s Mustache 185
Arthas Tear 220
Solar Grass 230
Golden Sansam 260
Dreamfoil 270
Mountain Silver Sage 280
Moss of Pain 285
Black lotus 300
44-48
We stopped
Wild Steel Flower 115
Grave Moss 120
Kingsblood 125
Pale Leaf 160
Thorn of gold 170
Khadgar’s Mustache 185
Dragon teeth 195
Solar Grass 230
Golden Sansam 260
47-51
Scorching throat
Fire Flower 205
Solar Grass 230
49-52
Burning steppes
Fire Flower 205
Solar Grass 230
Golden Sansam 260
Dreamfoil 270
Mountain Silver Sage 280
Black lotus 300
51-55
Swampof pains
Strangler Alga 85
Golden Sansam 260
Moss of Pain 285
55-60
Devastated lands
Fire Flower 205
Solar Grass 230
Blood groms 250
Golden Sansam 260
Dreamfoil 270
Mountain Silver Sage 280
70
Island of Quel’Danas
Nightmare Vine 365
Mana Thistle 375
80-82
Vashj’ir: Abyssal Depths, Kelp’thar Forest, Glowing Expanse
Stormine 425
Veil of Azshara 450 (Kelp’thar Forest, Gleaming Expanse)
82-85
Twilight Highlands
Ash flower 425
Twilight Jasmine 525
* The locations in parentheses indicate the only area in that zone where a particular plant is found