The Darkmoon Faire: Tickets Farming

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Gathering & Crafting​

for
Darkmoon Prize Tickets​

WARNING: Sorry, my english is awful. Really bad.

WARNING: This is still incomplete and some parts need to be tested. Although I've posted it because the next event will start soon. Maybe it will useful to someone who want to prepare for it: collecting resources example.

NOTE: If you want, you could share any tips related to Darkmoon Faire here. And feel free to correct my mistakes, if you find any.

NOTE: If there is a similar thread somewhere, then I'm sorry, you could delete this.

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Primary Professions​

There are 11 primary professions. Completing all quests awards you 44 * Darkmoon Prize Ticket [4 per quest]. These quests reset when the event start.

I. Collecting phase​

You can do this between two Darkmoon Faires.

• Start in Darnassus.
• Learn Herbalism as first and Mining as second profession.
• Go to Teldrassil.
• Activate Find Herbs to show resources on minimap.
• Collect: 90 * Peacebloom, 90 * Silverleaf, 90 * Earthroot.
• Travel to Darkshore.
• Buy a Mining Pick.
• Activate Find Minerals to show resources on minimap.
• Collect: 14 * Briarthorn, 190 * Copper Ore, 190 * Rough Stone.
  Don't smelt any ores!
  Check that cave too which is above the great whirlpool. See on map.
• If any gems drop, keep them. You will need: 5 * Malachite or Tigerseye.
  Copper vein drops a gemstone with 3 % chance. Sometimes it drops both!
  If you were unlucky, then you will need additional 25 * Copper Ore.
• Go into caves of Nazj'vel: there are night elf ruins on a small island, is located southwest in Darkshore. Nagas live here.
• Collect: 30 * Tin Ore, 30 * Coarse Stone.
• Unlearn mining.
• Travel to Goldshire.
• Learn Skinning as second profession.
• Buy a Skinning Knife.
• Turn on Auto Loot under the Options/Interface/Controls menu.
• Go to the Maclure Vineyards or the Stonefield Farm: are located southwest in Elwynn Forest. Those little pigs respawn immidiately there.
• Collect: 60 * Ruined Leather Scraps.
  You will loot some, around 10-20 light leathers here too: don't worry about how many you have got at this point.
• Don't harm poor Princess, or there will be no more piglets.
• If your bags are full, you can sell junk items to nearby farmers.
• Travel to Westfall.
• Go to Saldean's Farm: is located northeast in Westfall. Just follow the western road.
• Skin pigs and coyotes around the farm. You should check the Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm too at north.
• Collect: 80 * Light Leather, 30 * Ruined Leather Scraps.
  If you receive 90 * Light Leather sooner, then you don't need to farming the additional scraps: 60 scraps will be enough in that case.
• If Light Hide drops, keep it. The drop change 5 %, you will get around 2 - 3. Those will be enough.
• Questing areas are good, because players often leveling with autoloot. So it's faster if you follow them in that case. Mobs respawn faster too.
• Sell thrash items to the owner of farm regularly to free up some bag slots.
• Go to Sentinel Hill.
• Repair your gear.
• Turn off Auto Loot under the Options/Interface/Controls menu.
• Kill gnolls under the castle walls. They respawn immidiately here. See on map.
• It's faster if you kill a lot of mobs without looting them, and later you pick up all cloth at once.
• Collect: 160 * Linen Cloth.
• You should keep Herbalism and Skinning, so you won't have to redo when Darkmoon Faire start.

WARNING: This isn't final...

• Start in Thunder Bluff.
• Learn Mining as first profession and buy a Mining Pick.
• Go down to Mulgore.
• Turn on Auto Loot under the Options/Interface/Controls menu.
• Activate Find Minerals to show resources on minimap.
• My mining strategy: Start at here! Mount up and follow the foot of the mountains around the whole zone. Avoid any caves, mines and the tauren's starting area. They are lack of copper veins. Don't care about mobs, they are too low level to dismount you. Just ride around and collect minerals. Sounds boring, but it's pretty effective. A full round awards you around 80 ores and same number of stones.
  The required time of mining is ~ 45 minutes here. Meanwhile you can watch TV.
• Collect: 190 * Copper Ore, 190 * Rough Stone.
  Don't smelt any ores!
• If any gems drop, keep them. You will need: 5 * Malachite or Tigerseye.
  Copper vein drops a gemstone with 3 % chance. Sometimes it drops both! If you were unlucky, then you will need additional 25 * Copper Ore.
• Go to Bloodhoof Village.
• Learn Skinning as second profession and buy a Skinning Knife.
• There are many skinnable animals around the Stonebull Lake.
• My strategy is the following: Use your class abilities to pull as many animals as you can. A druid can spam moonfire, a warlock can spread corruption, a thief can throw, etc. Or simply mount up, than taunt three animals as moving in triangle shape. Your goal is to kill and loot them in group. A kodo family wanders above the lake. Don't give mercy: "Time is money, friend!". Don't go too far north, better if you stay in the center of the zone, close to the village.
  After ~ 10 minutes you will be done.
• Collect: 60 * Ruined Leather Scraps.
  You will loot some, around 20 * Light Leather here too: don't worry about how many you have got at this point.
• If your bags are full, you can sell junk items to the closest vendor of the village.
• Drop skinning temporarily.
• Go back to Orgrimmar. Use your hearthstone.
• Fly to Tirisfal Glades by goblin zeppelin.
• Go down to Brill.
• Learn Herbalism as second profession.
• Deactivate Find Minerals to hide ore veins on minimap.
• Activate Find Herbs to show resources on minimap.
• Collect: 70 * Peacebloom, 130 * Silverleaf, 70 * Earthroot.
  As you will see, there are more silverleaf nodes in this zone than others.
  The required time for herb gathering is ~ 1 hour here.
• Travel to Hillsbrad Foothills.
• Go to Tarren Mill.
• Activate Find Minerals to show resources on minimap.
• Collect: 14 * Briarthorn, 30 * Tin Ore, 30 * Coarse Stone.
  This zone are full of Tin Veins, you will find enough in the surrounding mountains soon. Don't smelt any ores!
  I suggest you to gathering herbs at east. The river side of the town is more peaceful for horde players.
• Unlearn mining.
• Unfortunately you must fly back to Brill, because there aren't any trainer nearby.
• Learn Skinning as second profession.
• Go to Southpoint Gate: it's the passageway to Silverpine Forest in southwest.
• Head toward to the Azurelode Mine. On flat area there are many infested bears. See on map!
  They are easy prey, because all of them are already at half health. Their fast respawn rate is another reason to stay here. Spiders won't slow you down, because they are harmless to horde players. After you reach 50 skill points: animals don't drop scraps anymore, and you will have high chance to receive two leathers at once. When you reach 75 skill points, you should have almost enough leather.
• Collect: 90 * Light Leather.
• If Light Hide drops, keep it. The drop change 5 %, you will get around 2 - 3. Those will be enough.
  The required time for skinning is ~ 30 minutes here.
• Sell thrash items to the vendor at the gate regularly to free up some bag slots.
• In the end repair your gear.
• Turn off Auto Loot under the Options/Interface/Controls menu.
• Travel to Silverpine Forest.
• Go to The Ivar Patch: is located in the northeast tip of the zone, near the main road.
• Kill those fast-respawn worgens in the pumpkin farm and around it. They drop 1-3 cloth with high chance.
• Collect: 160 * Linen Cloth.
• You should keep Herbalism and Skinning, so you won't have to redo when Darkmoon Faire start.

II. Producting phase​

You must do this during Darkmoon Faire. I suggest you to complete these in the following order.

TIP: you can buy different number of items from a vendor, if you hold down SHIFT and click on the desired item: just type in how many you want to buy. This works the same way when you want splitting items in your bag.

Herbalism

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for Horde:

Collect:
70 * Peacebloom
130 * Silverleaf
70 * Earthroot
14 * Briarthorn

Collect:
90 * Peacebloom
90 * Silverleaf
90 * Earthroot
14 * Briarthorn

You must raise your skill level to 75.
note:
You should keep this profession from the Collecting phase to save time. Otherwise, store these herbs for the next Carnival.

Complete the Quest: Herbs for Healing

IMPORTANT: Unlearn Herbalism and swap to Enchanting at this point! And keep it until you finish the quest of enchanting.



Skinning

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Collect:
90 * Ruined Leather Scraps
80 * Light Leather
n * Light Hide - // mostly doesn't necessary

or

60 * Ruined Leather Scraps
90 * Light Leather
n * Light Hide - // mostly doesn't necessary

Have to buy:
1 * Skinning Knife

You must raise your skill level to 75.
note:
You should keep this profession from the Collecting phase to save time. Otherwise, store these herbs for the next Carnival.

Complete the Quest: Tan My Hide



Leatherworking

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You need:
90 * Ruined Leather Scraps
80 * Light Leather
n * Light Hide

or

60 * Ruined Leather Scraps
90 * Light Leather
n * Light Hide

Have to buy:
55 * Coarse Thread
n * Salt
5 * Blue Dye
10 * Shiny Baubles

Create:
30 * Light Leather - // or 20 * Light Leather in second case
30 * Light Armor Kit
10 * Handstitched Leather Cloak
n * Cured Light Hide
20 * Embossed Leather Gloves - // disenchant all of these

note:
Cured Light Hide mostly doesn't necessary. Make these only if you haven't reached 55 skill points yet. So create hides as late as possible and just for emergency.

Complete the Quest: Eyes on the Prizes

IMPORTANT: Don't forget to disenchant green items!



Tailoring

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You need:
160 * Linen Cloth

Have to buy:
71 * Coarse Thread
1 * Blue Dye
1 * Red Dye

Create:
80 * Bolt of Linen Cloth
25 * Heavy Linen Gloves - // disenchant all of these
15 * Reinforced Linen Cape - // disenchant all of these

Complete the Quest: Banners, Banners Everywhere!

IMPORTANT: Don't forget to disenchant green items!



Enchanting

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You need:
69 * Strange Dust
6 * Lesser Magic Essence

note: Only if you have 1 skill point, otherwise you need less.

Have to buy:
1 * Copper Rod
1 * Any white quality bracers
5 * Simple Wood

Create:
1 * Runed Copper Rod
68 * Minor Health - // use on the bracers, stop if you reach 70 skill points
5 * Lesser Magic Wand

Complete the Quest: Putting Trash to Good Use



Alchemy

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You need:
60 * Peacebloom
60 * Silverleaf
14 * Briarthorn

Have to buy:
60 * Crystal Vial
5 * Moonberry Juice - // from an inkeeper
5 * Fizzy Faire Drink - // from quest giver

Create
60 * Minor Healing Potion
14 * Lesser Healing Potion

Complete the Quest: A Fizzy Fusion



Inscription

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for Horde:

You need:
10 * Peacebloom
70 * Silverleaf
70 * Earthroot

You need:
30 * Peacebloom
30 * Silverleaf
90 * Earthroot

Have to buy:
1 * Virtuoso Inking Set
35 * Light Parchment

Milling:
150 * Herbs for ~ 60 * Alabaster Pigment

Create:
30 * Moonglow Ink
20 * Scroll of Stamina - // or Intellect, etc.
10 * Scroll of Recall

note: Your skill points increase by 2 in the beginning. So that's enough.

Complete the Quest: Writing the Future



Mining

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You need:
140 * Copper Ore
30 * Tin Ore

Hold:
50 * Copper Ore - // for Prospecting

Requires: a Forge

Smelt:
140 * Copper Bar
30 * Tin Bar
60 * Bronze Bar

note: Smelting should be enough to raise your skill from 1 to 75.

Complete the Quest: Rearm, Reuse, Recycle



Blacksmithing

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You need:
120 * Rough Stone
30 * Coarse Stone

Doesn't necessary:
1 * Blacksmith Hammer

Create:
40 * Rough Sharpening Stone
40 * Rough Grinding Stone
30 * Coarse Sharpening Stone - // stop if you reach 75 skill points

Complete the Quest: Baby Needs Two Pair of Shoes



Engineering

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You need:
60 * Rough Stone
30 * Copper Bar

Have to buy:
1 * Blacksmith Hammer

Requires: an Anvil

Create:
60 * Rough Blasting Powder
30 * Handful of Copper Bolts
30 * Rough Copper Bomb

Complete the Quest: Talkin' Tonks



Jewelcrafting

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You need:
50 * Copper Ore
5 * Malachite or Tigerseye
80 * Copper Bar
60 * Bronze Bar

Have to buy:
1 * Jeweler's Kit

Create:
40 * Delicate Copper Wire
n * Braided Copper Ring - // until your skill reaches at least 38 points, max 12

Prospect:
50 * Copper Ore = 10 * Malachite or Tigerseye

Create:
15 * Malachite Pendant or Tigerseye Band
30 * Bronze Setting

Complete the Quest: Keeping the Faire Sparkling

Secondary professions​

There are 4 secondary professions. Completing all quests awards you 12 * Darkmoon Prize Ticket [3 per quest]. These quests reset when the event start.
You should raise your skill points up to 75: every time if you make a new character.

Fishing

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Should buy:
1 * Fishing Pole - // a simple one's enough
2 * Shiny Bauble
1 * Nightcrawlers
note: to avoid junk catches

Alliance:

Have to buy:
from the merchant in Goldshire:

• 1 * Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish
• 1 * Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper

Go to:
Crystal Lake in Elwynn Forest

Use: Shiny Bauble on your Fishing Pole

Catch:
25 * Raw Brilliant Smallfish
15 * Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
note: Keep these fish to lift up your Cooking skill later.
9+ * any fish

Catch fish until your skill level reaches at least 50.

Go to:
Lighthouse in Westfall

Have to buy:
from the fisherman at the dock near to Lighthouse:

• 1 * Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore

Use: Nightcrawlers on your Fishing Pole

Catch:
10 * Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore
note: Keep these fish to lift up your Cooking skill later.
15+ * any fish

Catch fish until your skill level reaches 75.

Horde:

Have to buy:
from the fishing supplier: is located south of Sen'jin Village:

• 1 * Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel
• 1 * Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore

Go to:
Darkspear Strand in Durotar

Use: Shiny Bauble on your Fishing Pole

Catch:
49 * Raw Slitherskin Mackerel
note: Keep these fish to lift up your Cooking skill later.

Catch fish until your skill level reaches at least 50.

Go to:
Merchant Coast in Northern Barrens
note: Just follow the seaside of Durotar to west until the zone change.

Use: Nightcrawlers on your Fishing Pole

Catch:
10 * Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore
note: Keep these fish to lift up your Cooking skill later.
15+ * any fish

Catch fish until your skill level reaches 75.

Other way:

Have to buy:
from the fishing supplier in Bloodhoof Village:

• 1 * Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish
• 1 * Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper

Go to:
Stonebull Lake in Mulgore

Use: Shiny Bauble on your Fishing Pole

Catch:
25 * Raw Brilliant Smallfish
15 * Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
note: Keep these fish to lift up your Cooking skill later.
9+ * any fish

Catch fish until your skill level reaches at least 50.

Go to:
Ratchet in Northern Barrens

Have to buy:
from the fisherman at the dock near to Ratchet:

• 1 * Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore

Use: Nightcrawlers on your Fishing Pole

Catch:
10 * Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore
note: Keep these fish to lift up your Cooking skill later.
15+ * any fish

Catch fish until your skill level reaches 75.

Complete the Quest: Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs



Cooking

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You need:
25 * Raw Brilliant Smallfish
15 * Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
10 * Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore

Have to buy:
34 * Simple Flour - // 5 for the quest
29 * Mild Spices
1 * Recipe: Brilliant Smallfish
1 * Recipe: Longjaw Mud Snapper
1 * Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore
note: see recipes in fishing section

Create:
29 * Spice Bread
25 * Brilliant Smallfish
15 * Longjaw Mud Snapper
10 * Rainbow Fin Albacore

Other way:

You need:
39 * Raw Slitherskin Mackerel
10 * Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore

Have to buy:
34 * Simple Flour - // 5 for the quest
29 * Mild Spices
1 * Recipe: Slitherskin Mackerel
1 * Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore
note: see recipes in fishing section

Create:
29 * Spice Bread
39 * Slitherskin Mackerel
10 * Rainbow Fin Albacore

Complete the Quest: Putting the Crunch in the Frog



First Aid

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You need:
109 * Linen Cloth

Suggested location: Sentinel Hill in Westfall
note: Kill gnolls under the castle walls. They instant respawn here.

Horde:

Suggested location: The Ivar Patch in Silverpine Forest
note: Kill those fast-respawn worgens in the pumpkin farm and around it. They drop 1-3 cloth with high chance.

Create:
39 * Linen Bandage
35 * Heavy Linen Bandage

Complete the Quest: Putting the Carnies Back Together Again



Archaeology

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Activate Track Digsites to show active locations on minimap.
You must raise your skill level up to 75.
Only 4 digsites per continent are active same time.

Digsites's locations:

Eastern Kingdoms

• Ironband's Excavation Site - Loch Modan
• FOSSIL: Lakeridge Highway - Redridge Mountains
• FOSSIL: Vul'Gol Ogre Mound - Duskwood
• Twilight Grove - Duskwood
• FOSSIL: Mosshide Fen - Wetlands
• Thandol Span - Wetlands
• Whelgar's Excavation Site - Wetlands
• Ironbeard's Tomb - Wetlands
• FOSSIL: Dun Garok - Hillsbrad Foothills
• FOSSIL: Southshore - Hillsbrad Foothills
• Thoradin’s Wall - Arathi Highlands
• Witherbark Village - Arathi Highlands
• Ruins of Zul’Kunda - Northern Stranglthorn
• Bal’lal Ruins - Northern Stranglthorn
• FOSSIL: Savage Coast - Northern Stranglthorn
• Ziata’jai Ruins - Northern Stranglthorn
• Balia’mah Ruins - Northern Stranglthorn
• Ruins of Zul'Mamwe - Northern Stranglthorn

Kalimdor

• Nazj'vel - Darkshore
• Ruins of Eldarath - Azshara
• Temple of Arkkoran - Azshara
• The Zoram Strand - Ashenvale
• The Ruins of Ordil’Aran - Ashenvale
• The Ruins of Stardust - Ashenvale
• Forest Song - Ashenvale
• FOSSIL: Unearthed Grounds - Stonetalon Mountains
• Ruins of Eldre’Thar - Stonetalon Mountains
• Stonetalon Peak - Stonetalon Mountains

note: There are more digsites actually, but I suggest low level zones to save time.

Collect:
15 * Fossil Archaeology Fragment - // for the quest

Complete the Quest: Fun for the Little Ones

 

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Farming Locations​

Bloodmyst Isle
Kalimdor

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Brown Bear level range: 9 - 10 respawn rate: fast note: They mostly drops nothing. So you don't need to loot junk items, just one shot them and skin for scraps. see on map!

Collect: 1 - 2 * Ruined Leather Scraps 60 %​

Sunhawk Spy level range: 13 - 14 respawn rate: very fast see on map!

Collect: 1 - 3 * Linen Cloth 50 % 1 * Grisly Trophy for Quest: Test Your Strength​

Veridian Whelp level range: 16 - 17 Veridian Broodling level range: 17 - 18 respawn rate: medium note: Wyrmscar Island is full of dragon whelps close to each other. It's very good place for fast skinning. see on map!

Collect: 1 - 2 * Light Leather 70 % 1 * Light Hide 5 %​

Redrige Mountains
Eastern Kingdoms

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Redridge Thrasher level range: 14 - 15 Redridge Mongrel level range: 15 - 16 respawn rate: very fast note: Gnolls are camping in groups. They are ideal target for a player with aoe ability. see on map!

Collect: 1 - 3 * Linen Cloth 70 % 1 * Grisly Trophy for Quest: Test Your Strength​

 

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[Manny]

Looks very nice, cant wait for it to be done.

this is surely going to benefit many people so they dont waste time doing proffesions in the wrong order or not having enough for the grind.

Tbh, i hope the account wide boa comes out soon because i dont need any more dmf, all i need is in my bags xD.

 

[CripzBlood]

there is one out dated:http://www.twinkinfo.com/forums/f144/darkmoon-faire-guide-28780/

but go ahead and do better one and updated


white name power!

 

[Bop]

Excellent guide. You should request for it to be added to the Guides section, if you haven't already.

This is something that is very much so needed for newer F2Ps who are coming in after WoD.

Just finish up the Horde section when you can

 

[LennywBT]

Great guide so far, i also suggest this : If you finish all Profesins quests and everything in the dmf, how many tickets can you get for taht Week , would be nice.

 

[Kincaide]

Your sequence for doing the professions is very similar to mine, though I think yours might be a little more efficient. I don't pre-load materials, I just do them all during DMF. Your way allows for some of the time to be spread out to the weeks in between Faires, so good on that.

If I were you I would market this specifically as a DMF crafting strategy, rather than a full-on guide. Rhaellia's guide is extremely comprehensive, and your guide focuses more deeply on one aspect of the DMF. Use that to your advantage and orient this guide specifically to crafting professions, and I think you'll have a good shot at having it published in the guides section.

 

[Activate]

If I were you I would market this specifically as a DMF crafting strategy, rather than a full-on guide.

It's in the title.

 

[Kincaide]

It's in the title.

Nearly 2/3 of the tickets you farm in any given DMF come from sources other than professions. This guide focuses only on professions and doesn't replace the more comprehensive guide that we already have. Thus it will gain more acceptance as a supplement to that guide, focusing on a specific profession and crafting strategy, rather than an all-encompassing ticket farming guide which we already have. That distinction is not in the title.