Level 40 WoW Gold

You've just dinged 40 and it's time for your first mount. Then you realize you've only got 3 gold and 5 silver to your name. Getting your new mount is going to cost you up to 100 gold.

Sound familiar?

No problem! Making 100 gold and more in a day isn’t hard at level 40 if you know where to hunt and what to look for.

The Big Iron Fishing Pole is treasured by fisherman who want to go to advanced fishing zones since it gives +20 to fishing. This sells for between 20 and 50 gold. More in the Alliance Auction House, especially on PvP servers where I've seen it at 100g plus. There’s jus one place it can be found - the shellfish traps just off the coast near Shadowprey Village in Desolace. When you open these shellfish traps, you will find either a Big Iron Fishing Pole, some shellfish or spawn a level 34 mob. The drop rate sucks, but you can still find 3 or 4 for a couple of hours work. Horde should keep all the shellfish and then turn five of them in to Jinar’Zillen on the pier in Shadowprey Village for 55 silver. Alliance should obviously keep away from the village unless they want a free trip to the nearest GY. This search is entirely underwater, so take a few breathing potions unless you are a druid or warlock (or a fish).

I hate grinding at the best of times, but if you fancy a spot of mindless killing while you watch TV with the other eye, head for the Elementals camp in the south part of Badlands. These elementals drop Elemental Earth which sells for around two gold each on most servers. A few hours here should net you some experience and enough gold for your mount.

Got Fishing? Head over to the Barrens and fish for Deviate Fish. If you are Alliance on a PvP server, head straight into Wailing Caverns and go into the instance to fish without being ganked. Each Deviate Fish will sell for around 40 silver in the Horde AH and 80 silver in the Alliance AH. You catch a lot of these is a short time so it adds up quickly. If you have cooking skills (and the recipe), you can turn them into Savory Deviate Delight for some extra profits.

How about soloing one of the lower level instances. Remember how much loot dropped in the Stockades? Masses of cloth, silver and a few greens. At level 20 you were sharing these amongst the group, at level 40 it is all yours. You can solo most any of these lower level instances. Deadmines has masses of ore and is a great instance if you can mine as well.

For the best collection of WoW gold making tips for all levels, see Valkors Gold Guide.