How do you make gold at level 1 to 10 in WoW Forever?

At level 1 to 10 the auction house pays for what higher characters cannot be bothered to farm: low cloth, low herbs and ore, and the odd starter-zone drop. Take two gathering professions the moment you reach a trainer; the reagent cost is zero and the first stacks sell within the day. Do not buy gear or bags at these levels; every copper spent here is a copper not spent on a mount later. Move on once your bags fill faster than you can list them, which is usually by level 10.

Which recipes pay at level 1 to 10?

The ones a character in this band can learn, skill 1 to 50, ranked above by what they earn at the current medians on Normal Horde: result price less the auction house cut, less every reagent at its median. A recipe with an unpriced reagent is not ranked, so a margin is never overstated.

What should a level 1 to 10 character sell?

The materials and drops of the zones for this level, priced above from the latest scan: what the market pays per unit and per stack, and which market pays most. Consumed goods sell again next week; a piece of gear sells once, so the list favours what gets used up.

Which market do these prices come from?

Normal Horde, the market with prices for this guide right now; switch the market at the top of the page to see another. Every number comes from players scanning that house with the addon.

How often does this guide update?

The written parts hold across beta builds. The priced blocks refresh every ten minutes from the latest scans and the weekly report, so the recipe that pays and the material worth farming can change from one visit to the next.

How to make gold at level 1 to 10 in WoW Forever

Your first silver in World of Warcraft: Forever: what a new character can gather, which early drops sell on the auction house, and what to leave alone, priced from the latest scans.

Priced on Normal Horde, scanned Oct 4, 3:11 AM UTC. Another market: PvP Horde · PvP Alliance · Normal Alliance

In short

At level 1 to 10 the auction house pays for what higher characters cannot be bothered to farm: low cloth, low herbs and ore, and the odd starter-zone drop.
Take two gathering professions the moment you reach a trainer; the reagent cost is zero and the first stacks sell within the day.
Do not buy gear or bags at these levels; every copper spent here is a copper not spent on a mount later.
Move on once your bags fill faster than you can list them, which is usually by level 10.

This week on Normal HordeSquashed Rabbit Carcass up 900%, Red Fireworks Rocket down 90% against the 7 day median. This week's report has every market; the market page has the full leaderboards.

What you can reach

A new character has a starter zone, two bag slots that are probably empty, and no professions. Within the first hour you reach a settlement with trainers, and that is the moment this band turns from questing into earning. Take two gathering professions, any two: herbalism, mining or skinning. They cost almost nothing to learn, they need no reagents, and the lowest tier of every material is what every crafter on the market needs first.

Everything you can reach here is low tier by definition, and that is the point. Players at 60 will not go back to farm it, so the supply comes from characters exactly like yours, and it sells to characters levelling a profession from one.

What to sell

The first tier of materials. Cloth from every humanoid, the first herbs, the first ore, the first leather. Stack them to full and list the stack.
Uncommon drops you cannot use. A green weapon for another class is worth more on the house than at a vendor, but only just; if it does not sell in a day, vendor it and move on.
Nothing crafted. At this level the reagents are worth more than what they make.

The drops block on this page shows which items at your level players have actually seen drop, where, and what each fetched on the market at the latest scan. It is the honest answer to "is this worth picking up".

What to skip

Do not buy anything. Not gear, not bags, not a profession you cannot use yet. Every silver spent here is a silver not spent on the mount at 40, which is the first purchase that changes how fast you earn. Skip the vendor for anything that stacks; the house pays more for every material and for most greens.

Prices on this page are the median at the latest scan of the market shown. A stack listed at the median sells; a stack listed under the cheapest listing starts a race you cannot win.

When to move on

When your bags fill faster than you can list them, usually by level 10, you have outgrown this band. The next one is where a gatherer starts to outearn a quester, and where the first recipes are worth learning. Read level 10 to 20 before you buy your first bag.

What sells at level 1 to 10, right now

Drops worth farming · level 1 to 10

Item	Seen most from	Median	Seen
Pattern: Filigreed Shadow Circletlvl 1	a creature	20g 99s	1
Scroll: VOCE WELLlvl 1	Murloc Tidehunter in Westfall	12s	27
Scroll: OMIT KESAlvl 1	Blackrock Grunt in Redridge Mountains	13s	17
Scroll: STHENIC LUNATElvl 1	Great Goretusk in Redridge Mountains	14s	13
Scroll: WUBBA WUBBAlvl 1	Redridge Mystic in Redridge Mountains	12s	14
Waylaid Crate: Journeyman Textileslvl 10	Syndicate Rogue in Hillsbrad Foothills	78s 98c	2
Waylaid Crate: Apprentice Fabricslvl 10	Grimtotem Ruffian in Stonetalon Mountains	99s	1
Waylaid Crate: Apprentice Ingotslvl 10	Razormane Stalker in The Barrens	80s	1
Ice Cold Milklvl 5	Blackrock Grunt in Redridge Mountains	98c	36
Veteran Gloveslvl 10	Ferocious Grizzled Bear in Silverpine Forest	19s	1
Curved Daggerlvl 9	Zhevra Runner in The Barrens	17s	1
Simple Daggerlvl 1	Mine Spider in Elwynn Forest	15s	1

Items with a required level in the band that players have reported as creature drops, ranked by median price times how often they are seen, so a common drop that sells outranks a rare one seen once. Reports come from the addon; medians from the latest scan of Normal Horde.

Recipes you can learn now · 1 to 50 skill

Recipe	Profession	Skill	Cost	Margin
Azure Gustwoven Trousers	Leatherworking	25	5s 50c	37s 25c
Azure Windraveled Pants	Leatherworking	25	5s 50c	37s 25c
Cloudy Windraveled Pants	Leatherworking	25	5s 50c	37s 25c
Azure Gustwoven Harness	Leatherworking	25	11s 50c	36s
Azure Windraveled Jerkin	Leatherworking	25	11s 50c	36s
Red Woolen Boots	Tailoring	40	21s 12c	35s 88c
Cloudy Gustwoven Boots	Leatherworking	20	5s 10c	28s 15c
Azure Windraveled Footwraps	Leatherworking	20	5s 10c	23s 40c
Cloudy Windraveled Footwraps	Leatherworking	20	5s 10c	23s 40c
Cloudy Gustwoven Gloves	Leatherworking	20	5s 40c	23s 10c

Margin is the result's median times its yield, less the 5% house cut, less the reagents at their medians on Normal Horde. Recipes with an unpriced reagent are left out rather than counted as free. Every recipe.

Materials in demand at your skill

Material	Recipes	Median	Listed
Light LeatherLeather	80	70c	5,490
Copper BarMetal & Stone	50	2s 13c	3,688
Cured Light HideLeather	25	6s	437
Pristine LeatherLeather	13	31s 79c	729
PeacebloomHerb	10	99c	3,059
Small Lustrous PearlOther	8	35s	142
MageroyalHerb	7	85c	3,916
Handful of Copper BoltsParts	6	5s 35c	1,575
Bronze BarMetal & Stone	5	4s 50c	5,035
EarthrootHerb	5	1s 50c	1,242
Rough Blasting PowderParts	5	48c	2,296
Silver BarMetal & Stone	3	30s	421

Trade goods that sell for more than a vendor charges, ranked by how many recipes between 1 and 50 skill consume them. A gatherer reads it as what to bring back; a crafter as what to buy.

Cheap right now at level 1 to 10 · Normal Horde

Item	Min buyout	30d median	Under	Saving
Scroll: UPDOG	2g	5g 87s 50c	66%	77g 50s
Scroll: SHOOBEEDOOP	1g 50s	5g 32s 37c	72%	76g 47s
Scroll: THAW WORDS	1g 40s	4g 25c	65%	52g 5s
Scroll: TOPAZ YORAK	1g 50s	2g 75s 60c	46%	25g 12s
Scroll: PEATCHY ATTAX	1g 85s	3g 1s	39%	23g 20s
Sealed Journeyman's Writ	21s 90c	1g 15s 82c	81%	18g 78s
Waylaid Crate: Journeyman Fabrics	1g	1g 88s 37c	47%	17g 67s
Waylaid Crate: Journeyman Ingots	9s	96s 32c	91%	17g 46s
Craftsman's Writ: Crafted Solid Shot	80s	1g 92s 38c	58%	14g 60s
Waylaid Crate: Journeyman Parts	4s	76s 30c	95%	14g 46s

Items at your level listed well under their 30 day median, from the latest scan. All deals on Normal Horde.

By class

Druid, Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Warrior: no gold mechanic of their own; the level guides above are the whole answer, with a profession on top.

Common questions

How do you make gold at level 1 to 10 in WoW Forever?: At level 1 to 10 the auction house pays for what higher characters cannot be bothered to farm: low cloth, low herbs and ore, and the odd starter-zone drop. Take two gathering professions the moment you reach a trainer; the reagent cost is zero and the first stacks sell within the day. Do not buy gear or bags at these levels; every copper spent here is a copper not spent on a mount later. Move on once your bags fill faster than you can list them, which is usually by level 10.
Which recipes pay at level 1 to 10?: The ones a character in this band can learn, skill 1 to 50, ranked above by what they earn at the current medians on Normal Horde: result price less the auction house cut, less every reagent at its median. A recipe with an unpriced reagent is not ranked, so a margin is never overstated.
What should a level 1 to 10 character sell?: The materials and drops of the zones for this level, priced above from the latest scan: what the market pays per unit and per stack, and which market pays most. Consumed goods sell again next week; a piece of gear sells once, so the list favours what gets used up.
Which market do these prices come from?: Normal Horde, the market with prices for this guide right now; switch the market at the top of the page to see another. Every number comes from players scanning that house with the addon.
How often does this guide update?: The written parts hold across beta builds. The priced blocks refresh every ten minutes from the latest scans and the weekly report, so the recipe that pays and the material worth farming can change from one visit to the next.

The words on this page are written to hold across beta builds; the blocks refresh every ten minutes from the latest scans and reports. Nothing is copied from a third-party site. Scan your market and the blocks get sharper.