Where Your Gold Goes in WoW Forever
- Class training: Blizzard set the total for every class ability from 1 to 60 at about 206 to 207 gold for every class, and most abilities learned at the same level cost the same.
- Riding: Forever moves the cost into riding training, which Blizzard prices at 100 gold for Apprentice Riding at level 40 and 1,000 gold for Journeyman Riding at level 60. Your first mount comes free with the skill, so the training is what you save for.
- Everyday costs: repairs, flight paths, reagents and food. These are where the Legacy perks below save the most.
Warlock and Paladin Class Mounts: Skip 1,100 Gold of Riding Training
Warlocks and Paladins get their mounts from class quests, and the game client lets you ride class mounts with no riding skill at all. That means you can skip both riding trainings and keep the 1,100 gold for gear, professions and the auction house.
| Class | Level 40 | Level 60 | Training skipped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlock | Summon Felsteed | Summon Dreadsteed | 1,100 gold |
| Paladin | Summon Warhorse | Summon Charger (Undead: Summon Forsaken Charger) | 1,100 gold |
The level 40 quests are short. The level 60 chains take dungeon runs and some materials, so budget for those instead of the 1,000-gold training. You only need riding training later if you want to ride an ordinary mount as well.
Making Gold While Leveling
The steadiest income comes from things you do anyway. Loot every kill and sell the grey items; carry enough bag space that you never leave loot behind (our bags guide lists the free ones). Keep one gathering profession: skinning turns every beast into leather, and mining and herbalism feed both crafters and crate fillers.
Fishing pays twice: alchemists need Oily Blackmouth and Firefin Snapper, and cooks and camp builders need several fish. See the fishing guide.
Waylaid Crates and Merchant's Favor: Forever's New Material Market
Forever adds 30 kinds of Waylaid Crate. Monsters drop them empty; players fill them with a bundle of herbs, ore, cloth, leather or crafted goods and turn them in for Merchant's Favor, which buys recipes. That creates steady demand for materials that were once only vendor trash, so there are three ways to profit:
- Sell empty crates to players chasing Favor or a specific recipe.
- Sell the raw materials crates ask for, such as copper, linen and light leather.
- Craft the bars, bolts and parts that crafted-goods crates need, when the price beats the raw materials.
Every crate and what fills it is on the Merchant's Favor page.
Scarce Materials and Cross-Profession Demand
Mining, herbalism and skinning can turn up Scarce materials, new rare drops that Forever recipes use. Forever recipes also link professions together. One example shows how much demand that creates: Cerulean Dye, an Alchemy craft made from Frilled Lichen, goes into 131 recipes across Tailoring, Enchanting, Leatherworking and Engineering. Herbalists and alchemists who supply it have a market from the first levels on.
See the Alchemy guide for how to make it.
Legacy Perks That Earn and Save Gold
| Perk | Ranks | At max rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bartering | 2 | Reduces the gold price of items from all vendors by 10%. |
| Performance Bonus | 3 | You have a 15% chance to receive 100% increased Merchant's Favor when you turn in a crate to the Azeroth Commerce Authority or Durotar Supply and Logistics. |
| Bountiful Harvest | 5 | You are 100% more likely to discover Scarce materials from Mining, Herbalism, and Skinning. |
| Master Chef | 5 | Your cooking recipes have a 50% chance to create an extra result. |
| Luremaster | 2 | While fishing with a Lure active, you have a 50% chance to catch an extra fish. |
| Frequent Flier | 1 | You receive a 50% discount on all flight paths, and your flight path mount flies 20% faster. |
| Reinforce | 5 | You take 40% less durability loss when you die. |
| Reagent Economy | 1 | Your class abilities no longer require reagents purchaseable from vendors. |
Plan them in the Legacy planner.
Make a Bank Alt in Stormwind or Orgrimmar
Create a second character on the same realm and faction and park it in Stormwind or Orgrimmar, next to a mailbox, the bank and the auction house. Mail it your materials and spare gear while you level: it holds the stock, lists your auctions and collects the gold, and your main keeps its bags free for questing.
Stormwind: Trade from the Crate by the Mailbox
In the Stormwind Trade District, a bank alt can stand on the crate next to the mailbox and reach Auctioneer Jaxon (61.2, 70.7) without moving, so mail and auctions happen from one spot.
- Turn on Options › Gameplay › Controls › Enable Interact Key, then bind a key to it in Key Bindings.
- Make a macro that targets the auctioneer:
/target Auctioneer Jaxon - Stand on the crate, press the macro, then press your interact key to open the auction house.
Auction Addons for Your Bank Alt
- Auctionator: quick searches, shopping lists and price history. The easiest place to start.
- TradeSkillMaster: posting rules and crafting costs for players who sell in bulk.
- Baganator: search the bank alt's bags and bank from any character.
Auction House Habits That Keep Your Gold
- Check the vendor price first. The deposit is lost if an item does not sell or you cancel it, so cheap materials can cost more to list than they earn.
- Sell what new systems make people want: crate materials, Scarce materials, dyes, bags and leveling consumables.
- Keep your gold clean. Blizzard acts against gold buyers as well as sellers; see what that means for your account.
Gold Common Questions
How much gold do I need for class training in WoW Forever?
Blizzard set the total cost of every class ability from 1 to 60 at 206 to 207 gold for all classes. Warlock costs already account for buying pet Grimoires.
Do I have to buy a mount separately in WoW Forever?
No. Forever moves the cost into riding training, and learning the skill gives you the mount. Save your gold for the training.
Do Warlocks and Paladins need riding training in WoW Forever?
No. Their class mounts come from class quests and need no riding skill, so they can skip the 100-gold and 1,000-gold riding trainings and save 1,100 gold.
What is the easiest way to make gold while leveling?
Loot everything and sell the grey items, keep a gathering profession, and sell materials that crate fillers and crafters need. Waylaid Crates add demand for common herbs, ore, cloth and leather.
Which Legacy perks help with gold in WoW Forever?
Bartering cuts vendor prices by up to 10%, Frequent Flier halves flight costs, Reinforce reduces death repairs, Bountiful Harvest finds more Scarce materials, and Performance Bonus boosts Merchant's Favor from crates.
Is buying gold allowed in WoW Forever?
No. Blizzard acts against the buyer as well as the seller: illicit gold can be removed and accounts closed.