Saronite Ore is abundant in numerous zones.
But I was always worried about getting ganked in Wintergrasp, because PvP was (and has) never been my thing.
Icecrown had a good collection of ore to gather throughout the zone, but it became increasingly annoying to not be able to get certain nodes, because they’d be sitting in a crevice smack-dab in the center of a mob of zombies.
My gear score has never been that high, because raiding isn’t my thing, so Icecrown got crossed off my list.
Which left me with Sholazar Basin. Loved this zone. Didn’t have too many mobs to deal with while farming, but I did have a ton of competition. And still do. Seems everyone prefers this zone over many of the others, but check out the information below to view all my farming routes!
FAQ
What are your PC specs?
- You can find them on my PC specs page.
What addons are used for farming Saronite Ore in WoW?
- The addon Routes.
- The addon FarmHUD.
- The addons Gathermate2 and WoWGatheringNodes.
What professions benefit from Mining?
First off, Mining, because you can’t exactly mine without said profession to begin with. Though you can still possibly acquire ore through other means–such as treasures and chests you pick up while fishing. Mining, of course, also allows you to smelt the ore you have into bars–beneficial in other crafting professions.
A secondary profession that you might be interested in is:
- Jewelcrafting
Jewelcrafting allows you to prospect ore in stacks of five (5), in order to obtain gems, which in turn a Jewelcrafter can craft items out of. While certain gems aren’t huge on the auction house market, others can be. Like all things, it’s a big ol’ gamble.
What Mining routes aren’t mentioned?
There are a couple zones that have Saronite nodes, but they just didn’t make the cut as far as farming this specific ore went. But no worries…you can still get a ton of ore from the routes that are actually mentioned.
Dismissed Zones
- The Storm Peaks
I once had created a route in Storm Peaks for gathering ore, but it was never very good. Several locations of the ore landed in caves which I don’t go into, and then there were far too many ups and downs to really justify the amount of ore gained. - Zul’Drak
There are nodes of this ore in Zul’Drak, but they are very few in number compared to Cobalt. Thus, if you’re searching for this ore in this location…you might want to rethink your choices.
What else can you get from farming Saronite Ore?
You have a chance of gathering Crystallized Earth, Crystallized Shadow, and WotLK gems.
Maps, Routes, and Data
Reduced resolution
The routes in this section offer you full view of the maps in question, at a reduced resolution of 1280×720. In order to get the full resolution of 2560×1440, you’ll need to purchase my In-Depth Farming Guide. It offers a variety of routes for each zone, with all the data I’ve accumulated over the years of farming.
- My miner is a Horde druid, thus giving faster in-and-out flight form.
- Mining skill isn’t high enough? Then you’ll gather Saronite Ore Nugget.
- Overall farming time per zone: 30 minutes.
Northrend
Icecrown
As you can tell, this route focuses on one side of Icecrown, thus you can always farm the other side as well–there’s not too much difference between the two, if you map the route correctly. It was a pretty rocky start to this zone. I wasn’t sure if there were others farming the ore, or if it was too spaced, but eventually I obtained a good amount.
Now you’re probably wondering why I don’t have a second route for the other side. Simple: I couldn’t get a decent amount of ore over there as I did with this side. I tested three routes in total, and this one came out the winner of all of them. Maybe it was simply RNG having a bad day, but it is what it is.
- Saronite Ore – 373
Sholazar Basin
Sholazar Basin used to net me a lot more ore than it does now days. With so few competition on your tail, the node respawns don’t show up as often. You’ll start to notice that nodes are few and far between, which causes this zone to be a last choice scenario. It still give a good amount of ore, but definitely not the best place, and a rather boring scenic route.
- Saronite Ore – 128
Wintergrasp
There was a problem with this zone before, with the time between battles only being ten minutes, which limited the farming. But that is fixed now. Now, your biggest problem will be if there’s actually a battle going on while your farming. If you have instant-cast for flight, you won’t have a problem. Whenever the warning pops up to dismount, just dismount and then mount back up again and continue flying. Rinse and repeat.
- Saronite Ore – 252
Professions
If you’re curious as to how much gold you can possibly gain from the items listed below, you can always check out The Undermine Journal, choose your region, and then your realm. After that, search for the items below and see what they’ve been selling for lately.
Jewelcrafting
I honestly recommend prospecting this ore over any of the others, because you get so much of it, and you want to prospect ore that you get in mass amounts.
Bloodstone
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Chalcedony
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Dark Jade
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Huge Citrine
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Shadow Crystal
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Sun Crystal
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Autumn’s Glow
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Forest Emerald
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Monarch Topaz
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Scarlet Ruby
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Sky Sapphire
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Twilight Opal
Created by prospecting Cobalt, Saronite, and Titanium Ore.
Requires:
- Stacks of five of the ore mentioned above.
Mining
Saronite Bar
Used by Blacksmithing, Alchemy, Engineering.
You can craft so many things with this bar, including pieces from the transmog Naxxramas.
Requires:
- (2) Saronite Ore
