As you are well aware minimum requirements to mine nodes was removed in patch 5.3 making level up your gathering professions easier.
Therefore, you can go 1-700 following old routes if you’d like.
One of the biggest changes in Warlords of Draenor is there are no more profession trainers. To improve your skill level simply learn the profession you want, after killing a few mobs a scroll should drop that boosts your maximum skill level to 700, all that’s left for you to do is to get it there.
The Mining Guide has been fully updated for MOP.
Changes mainly affected the classic zones and ore requirements. The guide has been updated to reflect the leveling ranges for the maps based on the new reduced requirements for the classic ore.
Changes include minimum skill requirements for ore. Continue reading
Ore: Elementium Ore
Zones to Farm: Deepholm, Twilight Highlands
Required Mining Skill: 475
Deepholm is one of the best places to farm for Elementium Ore. The route is simple, you basically can’t go wrong farming just about any area of this zone. Keep Continue reading
Ore: Pyrite Ore
Zones to Farm: Deepholm, Twilight Highlands
Required Mining Skill: 525
The best farming advice you can get for Pyrite Ore is to keep in mind that it is a rare node spawn of Elementium Ore. Basically, where you will find Elementium Ore you will find a smaller amount of Pyrite Ore. Don’t forget you must be 525 in order to Continue reading
Ore: Obsidium Ore
Zones to Farm: Mount Hyjal and Vashj’ir – Shimmering Expanse
Required Mining Skill: 425
Mount Hyjal is a great location to pick up some Obsidium Ore. It has the advantage that it’s not an underwater location for farming. Continue reading
Ore: Manticite Ore
Zones to Farm: Kun-Lai Summit, Townlong Steppes, Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Dread Wastes
Required Mining Skill: Unknown
Manticite Ore is one of the three newest ores being introduced to World of Warcraft in the Mists of Pandaria Expansion. It is the mid-level ore, with Ghost Iron Ore being the low level ore and Trillium Ore being the high level ore newest to the game. Continue reading
Ore: Black Trillium Ore and White Trillium Ore
Zones to Farm: Townlong Steppes, Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Dread Wastes
Required Mining Skill: 600
Trillium Ore is of the the three new ores to be released with Mists of Pandaria. It comes in two versions, Black Trillium Ore and White Trillium Ore. It will be the highest level ore in the game, with a mining skill requirement level of 600. Think of it as what Titanium Ore was to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion or what Pyrite Ore was to the Catacly Continue reading
Ore: Ghost Iron Ore
Zones to Farm: Jade Forest, Valley of the Four Winds, Krasarang Wilds
Required Mining Skill: Unknown
Ghost Iron Ore is one of the newest ores being released in the Mists of Pandaria expansion. It will be found in the new beginning high level zones. While there aren’t exact routes available it will most likely be mined in the Jade Forest, Valley of the Four Winds, and Krasarang Wilds. For reference to where these areas are see below (I will have Continue reading