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Making gold: 100g for your level 40 mount

At level 40, riding and your first mount cost 100 gold, plus the new class skills. Here is what to save on, what to sell, and which crafts pay right now based on live auction prices.

Needed at 40

100

Riding 90g + mount 10g

Free mounts

Warlock · Paladin

Their class quest at 40 gives the mount.

Priciest material now

Mooncloth

19 88

Top craft now

Flask of Supreme Power

Profit each about 77 94 92

What level 40 costs

You need Riding (90g) before you can use a mount (10g). Level 40 also unlocks several class skills. The numbers below assume you buy every level 40 skill; skipping ones you do not use costs less.

Class	Level 40 skills	Riding + mount	Total at 40
Warrior	11	100	111
Paladin Class mount	12 29	Free (quest)	12 29
Hunter	14 40	100	114 40
Rogue	10	100	110
Priest	12 78	100	112 78
Shaman	10 80	100	110 80
Mage	12	100	112
Warlock Class mount	4 45 50	Free (quest)	4 45 50
Druid	16 87	100	116 87

The level 60 epic mount is 1,000g. Expert riding 900g plus 100g for the mount, so the saving habit pays off again.
Reputation lowers prices. Higher standing with the mount vendor's faction gives a discount, so do your capital city quests.
Speed skills before the mount. Shamans get Ghost Wolf at 20, Druids Travel Form at 30 and Hunters Aspect of the Cheetah at 20, so they can wait a little longer for the mount.

Free mounts for Warlocks and Paladins

Both classes get a summoned mount from a class quest at 40, so they skip riding and the mount and save 100g. Spend it on profession materials or bags instead.

Warlock · Felsteed

At 40 your Warlock trainer gives "Summon Felsteed". Speak to Strahad Farsan in Ratchet to learn it. At 60 the Dreadsteed quest gives the epic mount.

Quest details ›

Paladin · Warhorse

At 40 your Paladin trainer gives "The Tome of Nobility". Speak to Duthorian Rall in Stormwind to learn Summon Warhorse. At 60 the chain ending in "Judgment and Redemption" gives the Charger.

Quest details ›

Farming by class

Warrior

Solo killing is slow, so pick gathering you do while moving (Mining, Skinning). Tank dungeons to find groups fast and sell bind-on-equip drops.

Paladin

Saving the 100g mount is your biggest win. Plate lets you farm without resting, so Mining and Blacksmithing pair well.

Hunter

Your pet holds mobs while you shoot, so solo farming is fast. You kill lots of beasts, so add Skinning.

Rogue

Pick Pocket humanoids for extra coin and items. Lockpicking opens locked chests and lockboxes for more loot.

Priest

Tailoring for your own gear plus Enchanting to turn spare drops into dust is a solid pair.

Shaman

Ghost Wolf at 20 makes gathering routes short. Add Herbalism or Mining to earn between pulls.

Mage

You conjure your own food and water. Area spells let you farm groups of mobs fast, and city portals open at 40.

Warlock

Free mount saves 100g. Damage over time on several mobs at once means little downtime.

Druid

Prowl past mobs to pick herbs, and Travel Form at 30 speeds you up. Herbalism fits best.

For everyone: vendor trash is money. Much of your leveling income is coin and vendor items. Get bigger bags so you never throw loot away. Getting bags ›
Pick quest rewards that sell well. If you will not use any reward, take the one with the highest vendor price.
Train only what you use. Ranks of skills you rarely use can wait. Near 40, put the mount first.

Material prices

US auction house lowest price · updated 19h ago

Priciest materials now (top 10)

Mooncloth19 88

Righteous Orb13 97

Black Lotus11 94

Essence of Air10 99 93

Blood of the Mountain8 99 99

Blue Sapphire8 99 64

Arcane Crystal7 55 85

Essence of Earth7

Azerothian Diamond4 17 95

Essence of Water3 94 97

Low-tier cloth, herbs and ore often trade near vendor price. Then the 5% auction cut and deposit make vendoring better. The bigger "vs vendor" is, the more worth listing.

Cloth Ore & bars Herbs Leather Enchanting Elementals Gems & rare

Cloth	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Linen Cloth	27	13	×2.1	11,438
Wool Cloth	1 24	33	×3.8	10,882
Silk Cloth	1 95	1 50	×1.3	6,161
Mageweave Cloth	6 67	2 50	×2.7	6,228
Runecloth	7 99	4	×2.0	8,485
Felcloth	34	20	×1.7	640
Mooncloth	19 88	40	×50	15

Ore & bars	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Copper Ore	1 5	5	×21	5,761
Tin Ore	1 45	25	×5.8	3,889
Iron Ore	2 50	1 50	×1.7	3,386
Mithril Ore	7 59	2 50	×3.0	2,251
Thorium Ore	12	2 50	×4.8	3,639
Silver Ore	4 97	75	×6.6	1,731
Gold Ore	8 38	5	×1.7	630
Truesilver Ore	11 69	5	×2.3	797
Iron Bar	3 11	2	×1.6	4,890
Mithril Bar	8 99	4	×2.2	3,962
Thorium Bar	14	6	×2.3	1,404

Herbs	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Peacebloom	94	10	×9.4	1,191
Silverleaf	20	10	×2.0	1,661
Mageroyal	29	20	×1.5	2,022
Swiftthistle	12 50	15	×83	430
Wild Steelbloom	1 32	50	×2.6	2,486
Kingsblood	1 20	30	×4.0	3,443
Goldthorn	4 43	1 50	×3.0	284
Fadeleaf	5 19	1 25	×4.2	1,067
Khadgar's Whisker	2 9	1 75	×1.2	1,477
Sungrass	25 94	60	×43	870
Firebloom	6 92	2 50	×2.8	681
Purple Lotus	4	3	×1.3	1,383
Arthas' Tears	13	95	×14	194
Gromsblood	24 88	2 50	×10.0	849
Blindweed	11	3 75	×2.9	1,196
Ghost Mushroom	39 99	3 75	×11	143
Dreamfoil	12 49	1	×12	1,141
Golden Sansam	7 99	1	×8.0	1,038
Mountain Silversage	13 19	1 50	×8.8	4,090
Plaguebloom	79 99	2 50	×32	557
Icecap	23 86	2 50	×9.5	873
Black Lotus	11 94	10	×119	135

Leather	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Light Leather	45	15	×3.0	9,462
Medium Leather	90	50	×1.8	6,851
Heavy Leather	2 5	1 50	×1.4	7,199
Thick Leather	4 96	3	×1.7	4,957
Rugged Leather	13 85	5	×2.8	1,473

Enchanting	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Strange Dust	1 10	-	-	7,368
Soul Dust	4 67	-	-	6,126
Vision Dust	10	-	-	1,531
Dream Dust	33 21	-	-	1,332
Illusion Dust	82 7	-	-	465
Lesser Eternal Essence	58 87	-	-	123
Greater Eternal Essence	1 70 99	-	-	150
Small Brilliant Shard	74 86	-	-	163
Large Brilliant Shard	3 23 98	-	-	214

Elementals	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Elemental Earth	29 96	4	×7.5	955
Elemental Fire	34 64	4	×8.7	454
Elemental Air	12 80	4	×3.2	155
Elemental Water	6 80	4	×1.7	387
Essence of Earth	7	4	×175	25
Essence of Fire	2 90	4	×73	106
Essence of Water	3 94 97	4	×99	214
Essence of Air	10 99 93	4	×275	49
Living Essence	90 25	5	×18	269
Essence of Undeath	66 57	10	×6.7	113
Ichor of Undeath	4	4	×1.0	283

Gems & rare	AH lowest	Vendor	vs vendor	Listed
Arcane Crystal	7 55 85	20	×38	43
Blue Sapphire	8 99 64	70	×13	64
Azerothian Diamond	4 17 95	1	×4.2	45
Huge Emerald	2 98	1	×3.0	41
Large Opal	99	70	×1.4	144
Star Ruby	54 93	50	×1.1	154
Aquamarine	11 50	10	×1.2	222
Righteous Orb	13 97	2	×7.0	23
Blood of the Mountain	8 99 99	7 50	×120	13

Arcane Crystal from Thorium. A rare extra from rich Thorium veins and the reagent for Transmute: Arcanite, so it stays expensive.
Black Lotus and high herbs. Level 60 herbs feed raid flasks and elixirs, so prices hold.
Elementals and essences. Elemental mobs drop materials crafters always need, a good bonus while you hunt.

Crafts that profit now

Sale after 5% cut minus materials

Materials use vendor price when sold by a vendor, otherwise the AH lowest price. Thinly listed items can drop fast, so check the price history first.

Item	Profession	Materials	Sells for	Profit
Flask of Supreme Power Dreamfoil ×30Mountain Silversage ×10Black Lotus ×1Crystal Vial ×1	Alchemy 300 Needs recipe	17 5 8	95 4 listed	77 94 92
Mooncloth Bag Bolt of Runecloth ×4Mooncloth ×1Rune Thread ×1Viridian Dye ×10Magenta Dye ×2Cerulean Dye ×4	Tailoring 300 Needs recipe	52 39 84	80 74 5 4 listed	28 34 21
Big Bag of Enchantment Bolt of Runecloth ×6Large Brilliant Shard ×4Enchanted Leather ×4Ironweb Spider Silk ×4	Tailoring 300 Needs recipe	20 47 84	47 50 1 listed	27 2 16
Helm of Fire Thick Leather ×40Heart of Fire ×8Core of Earth ×4Cured Thick Hide ×2Heavy Silken Thread ×4	Leatherworking 250 From trainer	5 23 56	31 68 95 1 listed	26 45 39
Arcanite Bar every 2d Thorium Bar ×1Arcane Crystal ×1	Alchemy 275 Needs recipe	7 69 85	30 40 19 listed	22 70 15
Goblin Jumper Cables XL Thorium Widget ×2Truesilver Transformer ×2Fused Wiring ×2Ironweb Spider Silk ×2Star Ruby ×2	Engineering 265 Needs recipe	9 56 72	27 84 45 3 listed	18 27 73
Mooncloth every 4d Felcloth ×2	Tailoring 250 Needs recipe	68	18 88 60 15 listed	18 20 60
Ironfeather Breastplate Rugged Leather ×40Ironfeather ×120Jade ×1Cured Rugged Hide ×1Rune Thread ×1	Leatherworking 290 Needs recipe	30 18	47 50 1 listed	17 32
Delicate Arcanite Converter Arcanite Bar ×1Ironweb Spider Silk ×1	Engineering 285 Needs recipe	32 27 49	47 50 1 listed	15 22 51
Deepdive Helmet Mithril Bar ×8Mithril Casing ×1Truesilver Bar ×1Tigerseye ×4Malachite ×4	Engineering 230 Needs recipe	1 17 45	14 25 1 listed	13 7 55
Warbear Harness Rugged Leather ×28Warbear Leather ×12Rune Thread ×1	Leatherworking 275 Needs recipe	9 65 56	20 90 2 listed	11 24 44
Dragonscale Breastplate Thick Leather ×40Worn Dragonscale ×30Heavy Silken Thread ×4Cured Thick Hide ×4	Leatherworking 255 From trainer	5 10 48	14 25 2 listed	9 14 52
Imperial Plate Chest Thorium Bar ×40Star Ruby ×2	Blacksmithing 300 Needs recipe	6 69 86	14 25 1 listed	7 55 14
Imperial Plate Shoulders Thorium Bar ×24Rugged Leather ×6Citrine ×2	Blacksmithing 265 Needs recipe	4 35 90	11 68 50 2 listed	7 32 60
Thorium Belt Thorium Bar ×12Red Power Crystal ×4	Blacksmithing 250 Needs recipe	2 1 72	9 21 50 2 listed	7 19 78
Ornate Mithril Breastplate Mithril Bar ×16Truesilver Bar ×6Heart of Fire ×1Solid Grinding Stone ×1	Blacksmithing 240 Needs recipe	2 59 83	9 49 98 15 listed	6 90 15
Phantom Blade Mithril Bar ×28Breath of Wind ×6Truesilver Bar ×8Lesser Invisibility Potion ×2Aquamarine ×6Solid Grinding Stone ×4Thick Leather ×2	Blacksmithing 245 From trainer	5 48 10	12 35 5 listed	6 86 90
Radiant Breastplate Thorium Bar ×18Heart of Fire ×2Star Ruby ×1	Blacksmithing 270 Needs recipe	3 50 87	10 3 20 7 listed	6 52 33
Essence of Air every 23h Essence of Water ×1	Alchemy 275 Needs recipe	3 94 97	10 44 93 49 listed	6 49 96
The Big One ×2 Mithril Casing ×1Goblin Rocket Fuel ×1Solid Dynamite ×6Unstable Trigger ×1	Engineering 235 From trainer	1 23 52	7 56 20 8 listed	6 32 68
Blight Mithril Bar ×28Ichor of Undeath ×10Truesilver Bar ×10Solid Grinding Stone ×6Thick Leather ×6	Blacksmithing 250 From trainer	5 26 28	11 47 60 2 listed	6 21 32
Essence of Earth every 23h Living Essence ×1	Alchemy 275 Needs recipe	90 25	6 65 25 listed	5 74 75
Imperial Plate Helm Thorium Bar ×34Star Ruby ×2	Blacksmithing 295 Needs recipe	5 85 86	11 40 3 listed	5 54 14
Ghostweave Pants Bolt of Runecloth ×6Ghost Dye ×4Rune Thread ×1	Tailoring 290 Needs recipe	3 69 72	8 54 5 3 listed	4 84 33
The Shatterer Mithril Bar ×24Core of Earth ×4Truesilver Bar ×6Citrine ×5Jade ×5Solid Grinding Stone ×4Thick Leather ×4	Blacksmithing 235 From trainer	4 69 28	9 50 3 listed	4 80 72

Profession pairs that pay

Two gathering skills (while leveling)

Crafting costs money while you level it. Until your mount, two of Mining, Herbalism and Skinning are the safest income. You can switch to crafting at 60.

Herbalism + Alchemy

Potions and elixirs always sell. At 60, run Arcanite and elemental transmutes on every cooldown.

Tailoring + Enchanting

Cloth comes free from hunting. Bags always sell, and unsold gear can be disenchanted. From 250, make Mooncloth on every cooldown.

Mining + Engineering or Blacksmithing

Use your ore directly. Engineering sells scopes and bombs; Blacksmithing sells bind-on-equip gear and weapon stones.

Skinning + Leatherworking

Great for Hunters, Druids and Rogues. Armor kits and leather gear sell to levelers all the time.

Using the auction house

Check prices first. Search BattlePost auction prices to see each item's daily lows. Buy materials below their usual price and sell when they recover. Auction prices ›
Cut and deposit. A sale costs 5%, and an expired auction loses its deposit. Cheap items are often better vendored.
Match stack sizes. Split materials into common stack sizes (5, 10, 20) so they sell faster.

Training, mount and vendor prices: game data. Prices and profits: BattlePost auction prices (beta), recalculated every 10 minutes. Live prices may have moved since.