With WOW Classic SOD Phase 2 coming soon, today we are discussing the five things you need to do first when entering Season of Discovery Phase 2.

Now it is very important to follow everything in this guide. Because if you do this, you’ll be able to go into Gnomeregan Raid and clear it completely in the first week. This will give you a huge gear advantage. And its advantages will snowball into areas such as Gurubashi Arena, Blood Moon events, and of course, gold making. So let’s get started.

Phase 2 Goals

First, let’s talk about goals. Our biggest goal for the first week is to completely clear every boss in Gnomeregan.

Of course, the developers gave us a full week to do the initial lockdown. Even though they say the raid will be incredibly easy, we still know that at least one boss will be like a brick wall that will decimate an unprepared group.

The worst thing you need to avoid is failing to clear all bosses completely. Because you’ll miss out on epic loot, that may not drop during the rest of this phase.

Besides this, we also need to develop strategies for gold making and profession gear farming related to raiding, and maximize them as quickly as possible. Of course, you’ll want to farm as many Gnomeregan as possible if you don’t want to miss out on the chance to get the maximum rewards in PVP events.

Leveling Up

The first thing we need to do after entering Phase 2 is to reach level 40 as quickly as possible.

Almost everyone plans to do a group dungeon clear. We need to complete at least 20 tasks in the early stage and get a bunch of extra items before we can quickly jump to level 28. In the meantime, we plan to clear BFD later, which has leaked about 23,000 EXP. There’s a good chance this number will go up, though, so we’ll have to wait and see,

Then we’ll get to level 40 with RFK lockouts and Scarlet Monastery while avoiding ganks entirely.

Not to mention that in Phase 2 you will get comprehensive World Buffs and can speed up leveling by consuming a lot of engineering materials and piles of Mana Potions. Therefore, I predict that the first teams to reach level 40 will do so within 10 hours.

But as long as you have a dedicated group early in the leveling process, you really shouldn’t be that far behind.

Also, I plan to quickly push my engineering to a high enough level to get key items such as Advanced Target Dummy for leveling. Since my inventory will be filled with pre-quest materials, I plan to mail in all Engineering materials for getting items like Explosive Sheep from my alt.

Gear

The developers have massively updated the stats of most crafted BoEs and dungeon drops in Phase 2. For example, Long Silken Cloak would be a very good gear choice, perfect for my Shadow Priest. Because they added 7 spell power to it.

While I would never have touched it before, Earthen Silk Belt is now a huge upgrade with 18 points of healing power. You can get these gear as quickly as possible and upgrade them instantly.

Update Gear

Also, don’t forget to update your gear while playing the game. You get free ring upgrades at level 28, as well as Pre-BiS level 38 rings, new cloaks, new weapons, definitely worth replacing as you level up.

If you have any runes on your gear, they will be of great help to Gnomeregan. So this would be a good time to get them, and a lot of these runes will be unknown on day one. If you enter Gnomeregan with runes, this will significantly increase your chances of success.

We expect the upgrade to be completed within 10 to 15 hours. Our professions have been maxed out and we’ve also acquired all newly crafted Pre-BiS gear.

Gnomeregan

It’s time to head to Gnomeregan. The most important thing by far is maximizing your chances of a complete clear-out. We have a full week to clear the raid, but if you go in with a raid pug too quickly and disband, you’ll lose lock.

Before starting Gnomeregan, I recommend spending WOW Classic SOD Gold to purchase a complete set of Fire Protection Potion and Nature Protection Potion. We also definitely want the new Greater Mana Potion on all casters, as well as the best Stamina foods.

You need to make sure everyone in your raid has plenty of time to participate in the raid. If someone leaves during a raid, replacing them is nearly impossible.

Because we’re going to clear raids early, we’re going to maximize our chances of getting epics every time we lock them. We will also be able to get new modes for Tailoring, Enchanting, Engineering and all other professions. You need to consider that this is a window to maximize your profits within the first few days after a raid clears.

Maximize Your Profits

To maximize your gains, you must maximize your chances of obtaining these recipes in all epics. You can then head directly to STV to start Gnome Slaughter in Blood Moon event.

There will be new weapons, new rings, new trinkets, tons of rewards in this event, and the earlier you start, the better you can use them to destroy anything in this system.

Of course, the sooner you enter Gurubashi Arena, the sooner you can get Arena Master. This is absolutely huge for guaranteeing victory in various early Duel Tournaments.

Overall, the most important thing about Phase 2 is to have as much fun as possible. Even if things don’t go as planned, we can still have absolute fun in the new phase. If you just want to chill, explore, and clear Gnomeregan at your own pace, then don’t miss this guide!

Fellow WarCraft players, are you ready to reserve gold coins for Season of Discovery Phase 2? So far, I have earned over 1,500 gold coins in Season of Discovery. Therefore, I want to teach you the best open world gold farming methods.

I went through 10 of the most popular and exciting methods of farming gold and found out which one is worth your time and which one should be ignored.

So, let’s dive into the best open world gold farming locations you should definitely visit. Each of these farming methods has been tested for at least an hour to gauge whether they are a really good farm or an overrated farm, and whether they are worth your precious time.

10. Angerfang Encampment

Ranked tenth is Angerfang Encampment. Killing the high-level Orcs here will give us a ton of green items. Although this farming location is a waking nightmare for Horde players, it’s definitely one of Alliance’s two most popular farming locations.

There’s also a bunch of annoying mobs here, which seem a lot better for AOE Mage. Therefore, most of the Mages are farming in this place.

After a full hour, the only valuable item I had left aside from Silk Cloth was a beautiful Green Shoulder. I got 2.32 WOW Classic SOD Gold from 110 mobs, and I got ganked 8 times.

9. RFK Solo Farm

Ranked ninth is RFK Solo Farm. We all know that drops such as Plains Ring, Staff of the Shade, and Pugilist Bracers all come from RFK.

As a Priest, I’m surprised that I can actually solo most mobs here, even in large groups. I also figured out a trick where you can reset once you’re deep into a raid. Because when you farm long enough, it gets harder and harder.

Now unfortunately for me, the only valuable items I got were Silk Cloth and a green item. I got 2.54 gold from 123 mobs.

8. Humbert’s Helm Farm

In eighth place is Humbert’s Helm Farm. On paper, this seems like the best way to farm gold. On my server, Humbert’s Helm sells for 50 gold on Horde and over 70 gold on Alliance.

In fact, even though the area is packed with Horde players taking down all the tags, you still need a team unless you’re playing a solo class like Hunter. But it’s still a very enjoyable farm to play with friends.

But it’s like in a casino: you either get something good or you don’t. I got 3.58 gold from 78 enemies from 1 hour of farming, and I got ganked twice, which was annoying.

7. Nethander Stead

Seventh place is our Netherander Stead. I really like this farm because of its extremely high mob spawn rate. The only problem is that Shaman has a rather annoying heal that I can’t interrupt. Meanwhile, melee mobs have a debuff with a 50% hit rate.

But on the bright side, after 1 hour of farming, our BoE items were around level 20 to 25. I got 4.81 gold from 126 mobs.

6. Bloodfury Farm

In sixth place is Bloodfury Farm. This farming site is easily accessible from Stonetalon Mountains. Its biggest advantages are the extremely high mob density and the large number of treasure chest spawns to loot. The disadvantage is that you just end up with a lot of junk in your inventory.

You really can’t spend more than an hour on this farm. Because I only got 6 gold coins from 171 mobs.

5. Centaurs Farm

Fifth place is Centaurs Farm. This is indeed a very popular Horde farming location. There is a ton of green stuff here, like Bristlebark Amice and Silk Cloth.

But the big draw here is Centaurs, and it’s really effortless. I did get over 76 Silk Cloth from Centaurs Farm in 1 hour. I got 6.8 gold from 165 Centaurs kills.

4. Ogre Farm

The fourth place is Duskwood Ogre Farm. I like this way of farming because the level 28 mobs are very easy to kill. But there are some level 30 monsters near the cave area that are harder to kill. As a bonus, there are several chests spawning here that contain very nice green items.

We harvested two very good drops and an Ironwood Treebranch worth 2 gold coins each as well as a large amount of Silk Cloth in 1 hour of farming. I got 7.32 gold from 139 mobs.

3. Nagas

The third place is Nagas Farm. Everyone is so hyped about this farming method, it’s like the best thing ever. But unfortunately, the level of the mobs here is a bit too high for my Priest, and even getting the tags in the first place is a hard part.

Because there are so many monsters here, the amount of drops is truly incredible. But unfortunately, sometimes you just get some level 26 items that never really sell.

I did realize that what I really enjoyed was Iridescent Pearl worth over 2 gold from 1 hour of farming. I got 7.52 gold from 66 mobs.

2. Vile Worgens

In second place is Duskwood Vile Worgens Farm. This farm is just outstanding and almost every monster kill feels super rewarding.

This is one of my favorite farms and you have a chance to get all the crazy blue items like Thunderbrow Ring and Troll’s Bane Leggings. There are also several treasure chests spawning spots throughout the area.

Although I don’t see a single drawback in the entire farm, since Alliance also likes this farm location so much, as a Horde player you should stick to Southwest.

I got five green items in the level 20 to 25 range. Even more exciting are the drops of blue items. Even though it’s a Bloodpike on some Pre-Raid BiS lists, it’s worth over 5 gold on Auction House. In one hour of playing Duskwood Vile Worgens Farm, I earned 8.91 gold from 93 monster kills.

1. Big Iron Fishing Pole Farm

Number one is our Big Iron Fishing Pole Farm. This farming method is very simple. You just dive into the water and loot cages. Sometimes you will get a Big Iron Fishing Pole.

Note that crabs will chase you here. They are probably the most annoying creatures in the entire game. If you want to farm efficiently, I definitely recommend playing Druid, or even Hunter. We ended up getting Elixir of Water Breathing in 1 hour of farming and got 13.2 gold in over 50 chests.

Overall, these are some golden farming methods that I’ve tested and really like and that I think you should definitely try. If you do it for an hour, please tell me how many gold coins you earn. Good luck!