If you’re a rogue looking to farm more gold in WoW, you’re in luck because you’re one of the best classes to farm for gold. Your lock picking skill will come in handy. And being able to stealth means you have a bit of an advantage when it comes to killing mobs or stealing. Still, everyone can use a few tips, so here’s my quick Rogue gold farming guide to get you going. Most of these tips are best suited for characters between levels 50-70.
1. Level up an Affliction Lock
If you really want to make a lot more gold easily then you should use one or more Alts. If you level up Affliction Warlock and have it farm gold, in some situations it will be a bit faster than if your Rogue farms it for you. I would also set up another Alt to hang around town near the Auction House. Both your castling and affliction block can send him items that you want to sell on the auction house.
2. Chests in Mana Tombs
If he hasn’t been nerfed yet, one of the best places to farm is at Mana Tombs if you’re spec’d as a Combat Rogue. Chests respawn five times every hour and there are two chests and two veins each time it resets. Also be sure to pickpocket as you go. All cash helps.
3. More places with great drop rates
Now, it’s hard to predict where the best drop rates are for gold, but there are a few places that are generally worth looking at because the items that drop are worth a lot. Here’s a rundown of places I like.
In Shadowmoon Valley, check out Sunfury, Legion Hold, and Ruins of Karabor (Blood Elves area). The latter is really easy to grow, but it is quite popular, so it can be a bit of an exaggeration. But since you’re already near the Sunfury area, you might as well give it a try.
In Nagrand, Elemental Plateau is easy and amazing if you have an epic flying mount to get there. Otherwise, you’re out of luck.
On the outskirts of the city of Shattrath, near the Cenarion Wilds, you can grow feathers to sell on the auction house. The drop rate is about 50%, so an hour should be easy to pick up.
4. Run Instances for Gold
If you want to pick up some greens and cloth to sell, running a few easy instances is quick work. Both Deadmines and Stockades can help you stock up on vegetables and cloth (wool). It will also be convenient to leave what you find in the Auction House and come back for another run.
These Rogue gold farming tips should keep you going for a while. And don’t forget to steal all the humanoids you come across. Many will drop lockboxes for you to choose from and you can sell anything (mainly herbs) you find in the boxes and level up your lockpicking skill at the same time.