Tanaris Gold Farming Route: Wastewander Bandits, Pirates and Desert Ore (40–50)

Tanaris is one of the few zones where both factions farm side by side, because its hub, Gadgetzan, is a neutral goblin town with a vendor, a repairer, a mailbox, an auction house and guards who protect everyone. Around it the desert holds everything a level 40–50 character can sell: Wastewander bandits and Southsea pirates who drop Mageweave by the stack, hyenas and basilisks for Thick Leather, and Mithril and Truesilver veins in the hills. This tanaris gold farming route connects the best of it into one loop that starts and ends in Gadgetzan, for a character on a vanilla-era realm such as WoW Forever.

Where and what you need

Levels. Most of Tanaris is level 40–50. The Wastewander camps closest to Gadgetzan suit levels 41–46; the pirates on the coast and the ogres in the south suit 44–50.

Professions. Mining is the best companion: Mithril and Truesilver grow in the hills. Skinning works well on the desert beasts. Herbalism adds Firebloom and Purple Lotus.

Gear. Anything that kills humanoids and beasts quickly. Area damage classes and hunters do especially well in the bandit camps.

Bag space. Mageweave, leather and ore stack separately, and the vendor loot from humanoids piles up. Plan on four to six slots for a full evening.

The route

The numbers follow a clockwise loop from Gadgetzan.

1. Gadgetzan. Start at the inn. Sell, repair and pick up the Wastewander quests from the town's water bailiff and the bounty board.
2. Wastewander camps. East and south-east of Gadgetzan, the Wastewander bandits, thieves and rogues camp around the ruins. They are dense, respawn quickly and drop Mageweave and Wastewander water pouches for a Gadgetzan quest.
3. The eastern hills. Mithril and Truesilver veins line the hills on the way to the coast, along with hyenas and basilisks.
4. Lost Rigger Cove. On the eastern coast, Southsea pirates hold a camp built from wrecked ships. They drop Mageweave and good coin. Watch out for the captains, who hit hard.
5. Steamwheedle Port. The goblin port on the north-east coast has a vendor and flight path, a good place to sell before turning south.
6. The southern ruins. Dunemaul ogres and silithid creatures fill the south. The ogres drop Mageweave; the silithids drop little but stand near Mithril veins.
7. The western dunes. Hyenas, basilisks and scorpids roam the open desert. Skinners can fill bags here; others should ride through.
8. Back to Gadgetzan. Ride north along the western edge of the zone, past Zul'Farrak, and return to the town to sell and repeat.

What you get

Source	Drops	Why it sells
Wastewander bandits	Mageweave Cloth, water pouches, coin	The best Mageweave camp in the game
Southsea pirates	Mageweave Cloth, coin, green items	Good cloth and gold drops
Desert beasts	Thick Leather, scorpid scales, meat	Leatherworkers need Thick Leather from 200 to 250
Mithril and Truesilver veins	Mithril Ore, Truesilver Ore, stones and gems	Blacksmiths and engineers buy them in bulk
Firebloom and Purple Lotus	Herbs	Alchemists need them for middle-level potions
Quest rewards	Wastewander and pirate quests	Experience and coin

Gold per hour

A level 44–48 character clearing the Wastewander camps and the pirate cove earns roughly 2–4 gold an hour from cloth, coin and green items. A miner or skinner adds roughly 2–3 gold an hour from ore or leather, for a total of roughly 4–7 gold an hour on a typical realm.

What moves the number: how many players share the camps, whether you are a gatherer, and whether you sell at the auction house in Gadgetzan or vendor everything. The Wastewander camps are often busy, so be ready to move to the pirates or the ogres.

Tips

• Use Gadgetzan as your base; its guards protect both factions.
• Turn in Wastewander water pouches for the Gadgetzan quest; they are free gold.
• Pull the pirate captains alone; they hit harder than the pirates around them.
• Avoid Zul'Farrak's outer trolls unless you are past 46; they come in large groups.
• Sell at the Gadgetzan auction house; both factions use it, so prices are fair.
• Bring plenty of water; the desert's mobs leave little time to rest.

Running it with ForeverBot

Open the Farming section and walk one lap of the route with Record loop on, starting and ending at the Gadgetzan inn. Build the Targets list with + Current target for the bandits, thieves, rogues and pirates, leave the captains and elites unticked, and tick Go to a vendor when bags are full and Repair at vendors. Keep Auto loot and Sell gray items on.

In Professions, tick Mining, Herbalism or Skinning to gather on the same loop, with Remember nodes on. In Settings, raise the Arrival radius in the open desert and set Route mode to safest near Zul'Farrak. The Kills and Gold/hour counters show which half of the loop pays. For more cloth spots, see the mageweave cloth farming spots; for ore, the Mithril mining route. Every section comes with every plan; see plans and pricing.

FAQ

Is Tanaris good for farming gold?

Yes, for both factions. Gadgetzan is a neutral town with an auction house, a vendor, a repairer and a mailbox, and the zone around it holds dense humanoid camps for Mageweave, desert beasts for leather and hills full of Mithril. Few other zones at levels 40–50 offer all three next to a safe town.

What level should I be to farm Tanaris?

Level 42 or above. The Wastewander camps closest to Gadgetzan are level 41–46, and the pirates and ogres further out are 44–50. A character at 42 can farm the bandits safely; by 46 the whole zone is open.

Where are the Wastewander bandits in Tanaris?

East and south-east of Gadgetzan, around the ruins and the dried-up oasis. They come in groups of bandits, thieves and rogues and respawn quickly. Their water pouches are wanted by a Gadgetzan quest, so collect them while you farm the Mageweave.