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Fresh Realm Guides

What to do in the first weeks of a new vanilla-era realm, when every stack of linen counts.

These guides are for the first weeks of a new vanilla-era realm such as WoW Forever, when every zone is crowded, the auction house is empty and raw materials sell for the most they ever will. They follow a new character from level 1: the Alliance and Horde leveling routes to 20, gathering and cloth farms in Elwynn Forest, Westfall, the Barrens and Hillsbrad, and the first profession climbs for Mining, Herbalism, Skinning, First Aid and Cooking.

The money side starts with your first 100 gold on a fresh realm: what to vendor and what to post, the level 10 and 20 training budgets, and roughly 1.5–3 gold an hour in Westfall or the Barrens at 12–20. The first mount at 40 plan carries that on to roughly 90–100 gold, and the auction house guide for beginners explains deposits and undercutting. If you are new to the bot, the first-run setup guide covers the token and the window.

In ForeverBot you pick a leveling bracket in Leveling, or record a farm loop once in Farming, and press Start: the bot paths, fights, gathers, loots and sells.

WoW Forever: Getting Started · 6 min read

WoW Forever First Week Checklist: From Install to Level 20 Without Wasted Evenings

A WoW Forever first week checklist from install to level 20: preset, ruleset, addons, settings, professions, bags, first gold, layering and what to avoid.

Skinning Routes · 5 min read

Skinning 1–300 Guide: Zones, Leather Types and the Mob Level Rule for Both Factions

A skinning 1-300 guide for vanilla-era realms: the mob level rule, a zone for every skill range on both factions, and the leather each step drops.

Mining Routes · 5 min read

Mining 1-300 Leveling Guide: Ore, Smelting, Trainers and Zones for Every Range

A mining 1-300 guide for vanilla realms: the ore at each skill range, smelting stops, Expert and Artisan training, the best zones and honest hours to 300.

Herbalism Routes · 5 min read

Herbalism 1-300 Leveling Guide: Herbs and Zones for Every Skill Range

A herbalism 1-300 guide for vanilla realms: the herbs at each skill range, the zone to pick them in for both factions, trainer ranks and honest hours to 300.

Cloth Farming Spots · 4 min read

First Aid 1–300 Guide: Bandages, Cloth and the Triage Quest

A first aid 1-300 guide for vanilla-era realms: which bandage to make at each skill, how much cloth to save, the Expert book and the Triage quest for Artisan.

Fishing Guides · 5 min read

Cooking 1–300 Guide: Recipes per Skill Range, Ingredients and Buff Food at 60

A cooking 1-300 guide for vanilla-era realms: well-known recipes for each skill range, where the meat and fish come from, the rank-ups and buff food at 60.

Gold Farming Routes · 5 min read

WoW Auction House Guide for Beginners: Deposits, Undercutting and What to Sell on a Fresh Realm

A wow auction house guide for beginners on a fresh vanilla realm: deposits, auction lengths, undercutting, stacks, neutral houses and what to sell or vendor.

💎 Premium Gold Farming Routes · 10 min read

WoW Auction House Flipping: Advanced Weekly Schedule, Niche Markets and Neutral AH

Advanced wow auction house flipping for vanilla realms: niche markets, raid-night consumables, neutral AH arbitrage, starting capital and a weekly plan.

Cloth Farming Spots · 8 min read

Linen and Wool Cloth Farming Spots for Levels 10–25 (Both Factions)

Eight linen cloth farming and wool camps for levels 10–25 on both continents, from Westfall's Defias to Hillsbrad's Syndicate, with honest cloth-per-hour numbers.

Gold Farming Routes · 8 min read

Fresh Realm Gold Guide: Your First 100 Gold on a New Vanilla Server

A fresh realm gold guide for a new vanilla-era server: what sells in week one, vendor or auction house, the level 10 and 20 skill budgets and a weekly plan to 30

ForeverBot Setup Guides · 8 min read

ForeverBot Loot and Bag Settings: Sell Gray Items, Auto Loot and Vendor Runs Explained

Every wow bot loot settings control in ForeverBot: Sell gray items, Auto loot, vendor runs, repairs, food and water, bag-space maths and three night profiles.

Gold Farming Routes · 8 min read

First Mount at Level 40: A Gold Plan for a Fresh Realm

How much level 40 mount gold you need on a vanilla-era realm, roughly 90–100 gold, and a bracket-by-bracket farming plan from 20 to 40 with honest hours

Gold Farming Routes · 8 min read

Westfall Farming Route: Defias, Harvest Golems and Light Leather (12–20)

A westfall farming route for levels 12–20: one clockwise loop through the Defias farms, harvest golems and goretusk herds, with a map and honest gold per hour.

Leveling Routes · 7 min read

Horde Leveling Route 1–20: Valley of Trials to the Barrens

A horde leveling route for levels 1–20: nine stops from the Valley of Trials to Camp Taurajo, a grind spot for every dry quest log, honest hours per bracket.

ForeverBot Setup Guides · 7 min read

ForeverBot First Run: Token, Profiles and Your First Night of Farming

A step-by-step wow farming bot setup for ForeverBot: account, plan and token, the five sections of the bot window, a saved profile and a two-hour test night.

Gold Farming Routes · 7 min read

Elwynn Forest Gold Farming Route (Levels 5–12)

A lap of elwynn forest gold farming for levels 5–12: wolves, two kobold mines, lake murlocs and Hogger's gnolls, with a map and honest silver-per-hour numbers.

Leveling Routes · 7 min read

Alliance Leveling Route 1–20: Northshire to Westfall

An alliance leveling route for 1–20 on vanilla-era realms: Northshire, Goldshire, Westfall, a Loch Modan tram detour, and where to grind between quests.

Frequently asked questions

Should I sell to the vendor or on the auction house on a fresh realm?

Vendor anything gray or white and any half stack; post every full stack of cloth, ore, leather and herbs, every bag and every green with a suffix. In week one, a stack of anything a profession uses is worth 20–60 silver on the auction house and a tenth of that at the vendor.

How much do the level 10 and level 20 skills cost?

Roughly 50 silver to a gold at 10 and roughly 3–5 gold at 20 if you learn everything, about half that if you skip the ranks you never press. Level 30 costs roughly 5–8 gold on the same terms. Training every rank is the most common reason a character reaches 40 without a mount.

Which professions should I take on a fresh realm?

Two gathering skills pay best early, because crafters pay the most for ore, herbs and leather in the first weeks. Mining with Herbalism or Skinning lets the same walk earn twice. Sell early, while prices are at their highest.