Before I start telling you what and where to farm with the WoW profession combo that I consider to be the best, I must say that this may not apply to you. I know that not all World of Warcraft players have these professions on their characters, and they have their own farming methods, but these two have always worked for me. So what is the best combination of professions to farm gold in Northrend?
I’m talking about Mining and Engineering. First of all, if you get these two trade skills early on, you won’t have to pay a lot of money, especially for Engineering. The minerals you can collect due to the Mining profession should be enough to upgrade Engineering.
Now, there are two main ways to farm with these two professions. The first is to follow a certain mining route, collect minerals and on your way also extract crystallized items from arctic clouds that you come across. An excellent area for this type of gold farming in Northrend is the Sholazar Basin. Lots of saronite and titanium here, and there are several places where you can find arctic clouds. However, since Sholazar is quite a popular area, sometimes the competition for these resources is quite intense. To stay one step ahead or to be more efficient at harvesting, a flying mount is a good tool.
The second way to farm with Mining – Engineering is to find a camp with mechanical mobs, grind them up, and then retrieve their remains to collect various engineering parts. Of course, that only involves your Engineering, but if there are some ore nodes around that camp, you can collect the ore every few minutes while those nodes respawn. A great place for this type of farming, based on the engineering profession, is northwest of Storm Peaks, in Snowdrift Plains. Many of the golems that can be salvaged there, the Dark Iron Dwarves drop Relics of Ulduar and also Frostweave Cloth, and there are quite a few spots where Saronite Deposits can spawn in that area.
At the end of this article, I must repeat that these two professions work very well for me when it comes to farming gold in Northrend. However, regardless of what profession mix you have, there are always some great methods and places to farm gold, all you need to do is find them yourself. After that, it’s just a matter of skill and time.