Herbalism Afternoon

Good Afternoon!

I was a little late in getting this post together. Lets just say I am doing some reviews of guides to help you guys know what they have to offer and what their features are. I was able to take a look at WoW Tycoon, Zuggy's guide and also Warcraft Wealth. I am really excited to be able to tell you guys all about them. The only downside to getting these reviews typed up and the guides read is that I tend to be behind on posts here. So without further ado, here is my take on herbalism.

It's easy to level while you are questing. All you need to do is throw the tracking on and runa around doing your quests. If you see a node, go pick the herbs and get the level. Its very straight forward, and typically you will be able to pick about half of the zone when you start, and the other half after you have leveled up your herbalism on the first half. Also, if you are leveling herbalism as you yourself level, you will notice that the herbs that are appropriate for your skill level are typically found in the area that is appropriate for your character level. While you will be gathering quite a few herbs, it is going to help you if you send the herbs off to an alt when you can.

Who needs herbs?(no not me...)

- Inscription
- Alchemy

So I can only make money selling my herbs to these people?

While those are the professions that deal with herbs, take a look at those professions. They make glyphs and potions. Who uses glyphs and potions? Everyone does! So your mats are being sold to all the raiders out there that need to get those potions made for the next big run. Or they are going to go to the inscriptionist to make glyps to sell.

Why don't they just farm their own herbs?

People are lazy. Some people just dont want to run out and do the farming. Other people dont want to give up their high level professions they have spent lots of money leveling. Still other people simply put a value on their time, if the time required to get the herb equals out to 5G, and you are selling for under 5G, then they just saved themselves the time.

What stack sizes should I use?

When you sell these on the AH, you typically want to list stacks of 5, as this will get you the best chance to sell. Most potions take multiples of 2 or 3, so either way they will buy more than they need, and inscriptionist will need stacks of 5 to mill.

As always, use auctioneer to help give you an idea of what the herbs are worth. If you have another profession that uses herbs, make sure you check both the value of the raw herb, and the value of a crafted item made by you. If you can make more money selling the herbs, sell them as herbs. If you can do another 3 clicks and double your profit, sell as the crafted good.

Best of Luck!

-Whø