Herbalism Guide
Leveling Herbalism From 1 to 450- Powerleveling Herbalism
This is going to be pretty short and sweet. What we’re going to try to do is give you the best areas for major Herb farming since there really isn’t any other “trick” you can use to powerlevel herbalism. This will be especially helpful if you’ve picked up herbalism as a higher level character and need to rush back through the lower levels in newbie zones.In the end, Herbalism is the second easiest to level – just a bit below skinning. And since herbs are far more plentiful than ore, it’s much easier to level than mining.
As you go through this guide, remember that when doing circuits of an area, try to travel in a zigzag pattern. The more of an area you cover, the better your farming will be overall. Also, when you get to the higher level herbs, don’t skip the lower level stuff just because you don’t get skill ups for it.
Part of the way nodes spawn is related to how many empty nodes there are in the area. The more nodes you pick, the more new nodes will spawn in the general area. You can actually speed things up by picking everything that pops up on your map. Besides, you can either sell the mats you don’t need at ah or turn them into potions to use or sell if you are doing Alchemy.
As you read this list we have listed the zone with the highest concentration of herbs at the top, and you’ll just have to trust us on that. We’ve leveled herbalism many times, and through both research and trial and error we know the best places to go from the not-so-good places.
1 – 50: Silverleaf and Peacebloom
Alliance:
- Dolanaar
- Dun Murogh
- Elwynn Forrest
- Azuremyst Isle
Horde:
- Mulgore
- Tirisfal Glades
- Eversong Woods
- Durotar
51 – 70: Mageroyal & Earthroot
Alliance
- Westfall Coast
- Gol’Bolar Quarry, Dun Morogh
Horde
- Northwest Badlands
71 – 100: Briarthorn
Alliance
- Darkshore
- Twilight Grove, Duskwood
- Eastern shore of Loch Modan
- Lakeshire, Redridge Mountains
Horde
- All of Northern Barrens
- Southern Silverpine Forrest
101 – 115: Bruiseweed
Alliance
- Western Ashenvale
- East of Loch Modan
- Stonewatch Keep, Redridge Mountains
Horde
- Ramparts North to Splintertree post in Ashenvale
- Stonetalon Mountains
- Southern Barrens
116 – 125: Wild Steelbloom
Alliance
- Stonetalon Peak
Horde
- Southern Barrens
- From Great Lift to Highperch in Thousand Needles
Both
- Outer edges of Arathi Highlands
- Nek’mani Wellspring in Stranglethorn Vale
- Zuuldaia Ruins, Stranglethorn Vale
By this time, both Alliance and Horde will be farming similar areas, so we’ll just lump them all together and you can look for herbs as you travel. Also, the higher levels have more scattered spawn points, so you’ll need to do complete circuits of each of these areas to find all the nodes.
126 – 160: Kingsblood
- Ashenvale
- Charred Vale, Stonetalon Mountains
- Wetlands
- Hillsbrad Foothills
- Misty Reed Swamp, Swamp of Sorrows
161 – 185: Fadeleaf
- Swamp of Sorrows
186 – 205: Khadgar’s Whisker
- Hinterlands
- Eastern Arathi Highlands
- Swamp of Sorrows
206 – 230: Firebloom
- Searing Gorge
- Blasted Lands
- Tanaris
231 – 250: Sungrass
- Forlorn Ridge, Azshara
- Felwood
- Feralas
251 – 270: Gromsblood
- Felwood
- Mannoroc Coven, Desolace
- Blasted Lands
271 – 290: Dreamfoil
- Un’Goro Crater
- Azshara
290 – 300: Plaguebloom
- Western Plaguelands
- Eastern Plaguelands
300 – 330: Felwood
331 – 350+: Zangarmarsh
350 – 375: Shadowmoon, or continue Zangarmarsh
375-400: Borean Tundra
400-450: Sholazar Basin
As a level 80, you could easily do this in just a few hours. Also if you are power leveling, be sure to watch where the herbs overlap, you could very easily go from 225 – 350 in Felwood alone, and maybe pick up a few Felcloth while you’re at it. Zangarmarsh is also just packed with herbs, so once you get there, there’s no real reason to leave, unless you just get bored of looking at giant mushrooms. By the time you get to Sholazar you’ll realize it just doesn’t get any better than that. You might want to head up to Storm Peaks as well to grab Icethorn and more Frost Lotus.
Northwest Badlands for Horde mageroyal and earthroot? Should this be NW Barrens?