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A first look at Mists of Pandaria Goldmaking
Cataclysm is approaching it’s end with the Dragon Soul raid buff scaling up, so it’s time to look ahead to Mists of Pandaria. I have experienceI actually did quite a bit of goldmaking in the original Mists of Pandaria, so this expansion will feel right at home to me. There’s a LOT of good profession recipes, and many of them within my preferred niches. We won’t be going in depth on professions today, but rather cover some things related to needing to go deep on a character with reputation and leveling versus stuff that can work across a...
A breakdown of crafting stats in TWW
Today we’ll take a deeper dive looking into the mechanics of crafting stats in the war within. Understanding the stats is crucial to understand how to optimize your profesisons. The 4 statsThere are 4 crafting stats, multicraft which gives you chance to get extra items, resourcefulness which gives you a chance to get some materials back, ingenuity which gives you a chance to get concentration back when concentrating and crafting speed which makes you craft faster. All of them are very economically relevant, and maximizing your stats is VERY i...
The secret to getting really rich
If you want to get and continuously stay rich in WoW there’s one defining factor that has been true since the dawn of the game. You need to blaze your own trail!Popularized methods are lower profitIf everyone knows about a method, then the profit will go down. The less competition you have, the more gold you can make. Obviously this makes it a bad deal to share all your secrets on youtube or on your website. The obvious advantage is that you can make real life money that way. People who truly care about getting reach will keep their methods u...
Tradeskillmaster basics
TradeSkillMaster is an incredibly powerful auction house addon and the centerpiece of any large scale goldmaking operation. Today I’ll show you the most important parts to get going. Don’t worry, you don’t need all of itTradeSkillMaster is a VERY comprehensive addon and it replaces all of your crafting and Auction House UIs and has an absolute ton of options. The good news is that you only need to use about 10% of it to get the vast majority of the benefit. Groups and operationsThe main part of TSM is groups and operations. Groups are gro...
I'm done! Classic challenge final update
I finally got to 1000 gold on classic! So let’s review the challenge and see how it went.Time spentMy character has 2 days and 14 hours played. This is quite substantial, and means I’ve spent about 58 hours logged in. That would put my gold per hour at a measly 17 (I had about 4 hours played before starting this challenge), which is not very good. That does include the early days of very time inefficient gold doing wand shuffles and similar, so we can expect that the top level gold per hour was a lot higher. It also includes the last portio...
The best concentration builds right now!
Today we will take a quick look at the best concentration builds currently. BasicsConcentration is limited by how fast it regens. To maximize the value of your concentration you want to focus on crafting items with the largest possible price difference between quality 2 and quality 3 and where there is a significant difference in material prices between quality 2 and quality 3. In general a more expensive item will generally be better as you want to maximize the value of your concentration. This is kind of hard to compute easily by hand, but lu...
The best builds for starting goldmaking from scratch in 11.1
With profession knowledge and catch up let’s look at some builds that are good for players starting from scratch in 11.1. Concentration still worksConcentration builds are still great, and work well for most professions. The better your gear and knowledge, the better you will be. Below is a selection of builds for concentration where you will focus on using q2 materials and concentration to craft max quality items. You do not need to min-max any one aspect to get to a profitable state here, but every bit of multicraft, resourcefulness, ingenu...
Flipping challenge update 7, where are my deals!
WHERE ARE MY DEALS?!That out of the way let’s look at where I am. Obviously finding materials to flip has been my main challenge. Right now I’m sitting at 650 gold, and about 300 gold worth of auctions. Preferably I would be sitting at at least double that in AH value, but I have not been able to find deals. The disadvantage of only one marketI am really feeling the disadvantage of only really being in one market. This means I can’t really make all my gold work for me. The best thing you can possibly do when starting out if you want to ge...
A basic overview of goldmaking methods in 2025
I have been making gold in WoW since The original Wrath of the Lich King, so today I’m sharing some basics for anyone who wants to get away from being perpetually poor. My chopsI’m not the best goldmaker around, mostly because I’m lazy. Once I have enough gold to not really need more I often lose motivation unless the method is fun. I do have around 90 million gold on retail, and 120 000 gold on cataclysm classic, as well as 500 ish gold on a level 5 character on the anniversary realms, so I do know how to get from scratch to reasonably r...
Close to the end: Classic flipping challenge!
I’m not done, but I’m getting close!Gold explosionMy total gold has exploded upwards, and I’m now regularly sitting at 200-400 gold and having a hard time spending more than that. Deals are sometimes far between, so whenever I see something on the expensive end I go absolutely all in on buying it. Right now I am sitting on 416 gold and 299 gold worth of auctions, and I’m about to do another shopping round of whatever I can find. 1100 gold in salesSince the last update I have managed to collect another 1 100 gold in sales. This is quite ...
The AH is changing on Cataclysm Classic!
In a little surprise move Cataclysm classic will be getting the revamped Auction House UI from retail. This has some major changes to how listings work and it will have an impact on your goldmaking strategies!Stackables are changingTHe only items that will see a change are stackable items. Now that is an absolutely massive amount of items. It includes all materials, all gems, all enchants, all consumables and all glyphs. FOr all of these items you will now simply post a quantity at a price and players will be able to pick a quantity to purchase...
Classic challenge is going well!
I was a little optimistic on the last update, and while I am progressing I am not quite there. Progress is still steadyWhen doing somehting like this a good indication of progress is the sum of your total gold and the value of your auctions and inventory. As of right now I am sitting at 194 gold, with an AH value of 378 gold. That means I am approaching 600 gold in total value, so I have roughly doubled my expected net worth since the last update!Sales are doubled as wellThe doubling in inventory value is also followed by a roughly exact doubli...
Cata phase 4 goldmaking preview
The final Cataclysm classic phase is approaching and with it we get slightly more new stuff than we got last phase!Epic gems are in!Epic gems are back in the final phase of cataclysm. Sadly there’s no prospecting for them, so you can’t own the entire value chain and mass craft. The only way to get the gems is by doing the raid, but the raw gems are freely tradeable, and everyone who kills DS bosses will get some gems. As such we should see an OK supply on all of them on the AH. Recipe unlocksThe new epic gem recipes cost 5 illustrious Jewel...
11.1 pREVIEW
11.1 is coming up, so let’s take a look at the changes coming to professions. The stat nerf11.1 will likely bring the change to stats, which nerfs multicraft and buffs resourcefulness. Based on the numbers provided the end result is that multicraft is still a lot better than resourcefulness for every item that can multicraft, but the gap is smaller (but still so large that choosing resourcefulness ever is the wrong choice. For some crafts the nerf is even larger, with inscription and tailoring also recieving nerfs to bonus multicraft nodes fr...
Now we're cooking! Classic flipping challenge part 4
I have been scaling steadily, and I’m actually approaching the end of the challenge, believ it or not!Sales galoreI’m up to a toal of 1485 gold wortth of sales since I started the challenge. January has been about scaling and flipping materials. I Currently have 18 gold, 50 gold worth of sold auctions about to come in, and another 319 gold worth of auctions on the AH. I can now buy a huge variety of materials and I have large stocks when I buy. Materials and consumablesThere’s very little special tricks. I am using my previously published...
Prepare for 11.1 now!
Patch launches are historically the main time to generate profits as the economic activity is a lot higher during the first week. Activity spikes and so do profitsGenerally speaking if you want to get really rich in WoW the best approach is to play extremely actively when profits are high in end game markets. The weeks around a patch launch is prime time. Players come crashing back into the game and gear up their character and prepare for a new season of raids and M+. Knowledge catch upRight now you need to start working on Knowledge catch up f...
Consumable flipping is a GREAT supplement to your flipping routine!
I’ve recently added a new flipping market to my level 5 flipping challenge consumable flipping!World drop consumablesClassic WoW has some very powerful consumables that are world drops. These are used mostly for raiding and will generally show price variations over time, just like materials. This makes them prime candidates for flipping. There are also some consumables you can get for turning in specific farmable items. These are somewhere between materials and consumables and I have split them up. You can also flip alchemy consumables using ...
Classic challenge update 3
We are finally scaling! After a slow start I am now scaling finally!Materials are on the wayI’ve been steadily getting into material flipping, focusing on herbs and enchanting dust. The end result is about 23 gold in profit so far from flipping, with just a single loss. I am sitting at 29 g 41 silver right now, so we are on the right path.I still cant buy enoughUsually when I do shopping scans I can’t buy all the items that show up underneath 80 gold. That means I am stuck buying whatever I can find with the smallest number of items between...
Engineering is fantastic for goldmaking!
Engineering is widely known as the strongest profession for classic in terms of utility, but it’s not just good for thworing bombs, you can also make a lot of money from crafting them!But Lazy, only other engineers can use the items, so your customers can already craft what they need!While that is undoubtedly true, most players don’t want to sit around and spend tons of time crafting intermediate materials. Most of the relevant crafts require multiple different crafted materials. If you are late for raid, you’ll just pay the AH price for ...
The best classic market
Today we will revisit one of my favorite goldmaking methods and what I consider the absolute best way to learn the Auction House and flipping based strategies.Learning by doingYou can only really learn playing the Auction House by operation on the Auction House. So you need to los esome gold and earn some gold and then you take the knowledge with you to improve your approach. Material flipping will let you limit your losses and quickly get some wins, to help accelerate the learning process!The basicsPrices in WoW fluctuate on a daily and weekly...
Low level flipping challenge status update
So I’ve been logging in every once in a while to my level 5 challenge. To be honest I’ve played it a lot less than I was hoping, but I am still making some progress. StrategyI’ve mostly been relying on the wand shuffle for now. I buy cheap item level 16-25 weapons and disenchant them. I then turn the essences I get into Greater Magic Wands that I mostly just sell straight to vendor. With that I have made about 25 gold worth of sales. I’ve spent roughly the same amount, to where I’m currently sitting at 38 silver. I’ve also done some...
Alchemy: the best goldmaking profession in classic?
Alchemy was by far the most profitable profession for me in original classic, and today we’ll look at the recipes and tricks you can use .Physical DPS is kingThe physical DPS classes, warriors in particular, reign supreme in classic. by far the highest demand consumables are the ones that power up warriors as they dominate the meta game. Important end-game recipesMongooseMongoose is the most powerful consumable in classic. It enables the strongest class in the game to go big, and is usually a fantastic seller. The recipe drops from Legashi R...
Investment opportunities in classic
Today we will look at some investment opportunities in classic and how you can find them!The ideaRight now most players are still leveling. This means there’s little demand for end game crafted items, and there’s high supply for a lot of materials that drop on the leveling journey. Classic has some very strong consumables that use mid level materials, so these materials will be relatively cheap right now as they are farmed by people leveling through the zones, but not bought by max level players. Oily BlackmouthThis post came out of me look...
level 5 to epic mount, let's go
So after recording my TSM tip video I was thinking about how much I wanted to play classic. A thought struck me about using the character I made for that video to see if I can get enough gold for an epic mount without leaving Stormwind again!The starting pointI had like 2 silver from leveling to level 5, and that was it. This puts your very early gold game into a very limited number of options. You need to generate copper/silver so you can start scaling into actual methods. The main thing you can do in town is to buy vendor items to sell on the...
New to goldmaking, here's how you get started in classic!
Today we’ll take a look at some basic tips for making gold in Classic. None of this is super in depth, but more geared towards novices. We’ll cCheck the value of all items that dropClassic WoW has a massive amount of materials and items that are used for something. If it has white text it can be quite valuable or vendor trash. To quickly find out you should get an addon that can display the AH value of items in the tooltip. Check any item that drops as some of them are quite valuable. If you want to grind, do mobs with good dropsDepending o...
This is how you get pricing data into TSM on the anniversary realms
As of right now Blizzard has not added an API to the anniversary realms. So today I’ll show you how to get Tradeskillmaster up and running with an alternative price source.Options!You have multiple options for getting a price source in stead of TSM prices. In this video I’ll be using Auctionator, but you can also use auctioneer and AuctionHouseDataBaseI prefer auctionator for doing any one off sales, which is why I’ll use that.Find the market price stringThis articlewill show you the external price sources you can use. Since I’m using A...
Classic fresh: The goldmaking guide!
On Warcraft direct Blizzard just announced that Classic WoW fresh servers are coming! So let’s look at the best ways to make gold in Classic. Sweats vs. casualsLeveling takes a long time in classic. This means that depending on how much you are planning to play at the beginning of Classic there are some differences in what the optimal approach is, as being higher level will give you access to a lot more markets than low level. The sweats: Go fast and bigIf you have loads of time to play you should take advantage of being ahead of the leveling...
Integrated supply chains
The switch to the region wide auction house has changed the goldmaking game significantly, particularly for consumables. with the addition of the capability to craft max quality guaranteed we see the emergence of real life business strategies taking hold in WoW. Owning the entire supply chainWith the combination of specialization points being needed for optimal profits in various and a significant uptick in cross profession materials there are a lot more steps that can be profitable. All of these can be profitable on their own, but due to the r...
Multicraft is nerfed, but is it enough?
Blizzard has just announced that patch 11.0.7 will bring some significant changes to crafting stats. Blizzard has finally after one whole expansion realized that multicraft is better than any other stat and are making changes. Multicraft nerfed, resourcefulness buffedAs a result Blizzard are nerfing multicraft and all multicraft related nodes in the profession tree. Mutlciraft will now yield 30% less items when it crits, and resourcefulness will now return 50% more than it does currently when it crits. The extra bonus to multicraft amount for t...
Rank 2 volume builds
Today I’m going to talk about one of the main ways you can do volume crafting in The War Within!No concentrationWith volume crafting we are focusing on items you can craft in large quantities and sell on the AH. Mostly we will be looking at quality 2, as that is an easier market to target than guaranteed quality 3, which requires all the knowledge and acuity possible.Multicraft and resourcefulnessThis will require you to get every piece of multicraft and resourcefulness possible. For most items the quality 2 and quality 1 materials are the sa...
