WoW Forever · Herbalism + Skinning · druid edition

Herb & Hide Circuits

Level Herbalism and Skinning together from 1 to 300 in cat form. Each zone gets a drawn loop past its herb spawns, with the quest areas marked where other players leave looted corpses for you to skin, so you're not stopping to fight.

Launch Nov 4, 2026 Herb spawns: Wowhead Forever DB, 14,176 points / 43 zones Compiled Oct 25, 2026

How it works

Heads up: the beta capped characters at level 30 and professions at 225. Nobody has run these routes in Forever above that, and Wowhead marks every vanilla herb as unchanged, so its high-level spawn points are probably Classic data. The loops below were computed from spawn data and beast counts, not walked. They can cross cliffs, water or elite camps, so check the in-game map as you go.

Very likely · test day one

Herbing without leaving form

Blizzard's Forever druid notes say "most doors and objects can be opened and interacted with while shapeshifted without cancelling the Druid's shapeshift." Herb nodes are objects, and Warcraft Tavern's Forever druid guide says you can pick herbs in Travel Form. Nobody has confirmed skinning in form or casting Find Herbs while shifted yet.

Confirmed

Forms on the way

Aquatic Form at 16 (quest). Cat Form at 20, now a quest ("The Great Cat Spirit", Moonglade). Travel Form at 30 (+40%, outdoors). Feral Swiftness now works indoors too. Use Cat for short hops and Travel for long runs, and Prowl past mobs guarding a node.

Confirmed (Classic rule + Forever notes)

Skinning other people's kills

Once a corpse is fully looted, anyone with enough skill can skin it. Since the Oct 1 beta build, each corpse can be skinned once and then disappears, so the first skinner gets it. If someone starts skinning first, it's locked to them.

Confirmed

Why corpses pile up

Blizzard won't add shared mob tagging in Forever, and beta players saw 100+ people fighting over ~30 boars. Questers loot and move on, so the busy quest areas (dashed rings on the maps) are where skinning goes fastest.

Confirmed

What you can skin

Mobs up to level 10 need skill 1. Levels 11–20 need (level − 10) × 10, so a level 15 mob needs 50. From level 21, it's level × 5, so level 40 needs 200. Keep a Skinning Knife in your bags; it doesn't need to be equipped.

Confirmed

When to move on

A herb gives skill until it turns grey. It's orange at its requirement, yellow at +25, green at +50 and grey at +100. Pick everything until it goes green, then head to the next zone.

Your path

Pick your start. The numbers are the herb / skin skill ranges for each stop, and the routes join up from Hillsbrad onward. Herbalism usually runs ahead of Skinning, since herbs don't need you to be a certain level and corpses do.

Horde (Tauren)

  1. Mulgore1–75 / 1–60
  2. The Barrens50–100 / 50–100
  3. The Barrens100–130 / 100–125
  4. Hillsbrad Foothills115–170 / 125–170
  5. Stranglethorn Vale150–205 / 150–205
  6. Riverglades125–200 / 175–225
  7. Tanaris205–235 / 205–235
  8. Feralas205–260 / 215–250
  9. Un'Goro Crater250–285 / 250–275
  10. Winterspring285–300 / 275–300

Alliance (Night Elf)

  1. Teldrassil1–75 / 1–50
  2. Darkshore50–110 / 50–100
  3. Wetlands100–160 / 100–140
  4. Hillsbrad Foothills115–170 / 125–170
  5. Arathi Highlands140–210 / 150–185
  6. Riverglades125–200 / 175–225
  7. Tanaris205–235 / 205–235
  8. Feralas205–260 / 215–250
  9. Un'Goro Crater250–285 / 250–275
  10. Winterspring285–300 / 275–300

Skyborne (Zephras Isle)

  1. Zephras Isle1–75 / 1–50
  2. The Barrens50–100 / 50–100
  3. Hillsbrad Foothills115–170 / 125–170
  4. Stranglethorn Vale150–205 / 150–205
  5. Riverglades125–200 / 175–225
  6. Tanaris205–235 / 205–235
  7. Feralas205–260 / 215–250
  8. Un'Goro Crater250–285 / 250–275
  9. Winterspring285–300 / 275–300

Other choices that fit the same skill ranges: Durotar / Tirisfal (1–75), Ashenvale or Stonetalon (100–150), Badlands for Coyote Thieves (skinning 175–200), Swamp of Sorrows (great herbs, few beasts), and Eastern Plaguelands instead of Winterspring at the end.

Training

RankCapNeedsCostWhere
Apprentice75—10cAny trainer, including Forever's new Junior Skinning Trainers. A starting-zone quest at level 3–4 gives a manual: +2 skill, up to 15.
Journeyman150skill 50 · lvl 105sAny trainer
Expert225skill 125 · lvl 2050sAny trainer
Artisan300skill 200 · lvl 355gCity trainers per Warcraft Tavern and Zockify. Older guides say Camp Mojache (Kulleg Stonehorn, Ruw) or Ironforge (Balthus Stoneflayer). Check in game.

The level gates come from client data and aren't fully confirmed. Druids can Teleport: Moonglade for Malvor, the herbalism trainer in Nighthaven (45.4, 47.0).

Reading the maps

Each circuit is drawn on top of the zone's in-game map (Wowhead's copy of the art, slightly dimmed so the marks stand out). The ticks on the bottom and left edges are the same 0–100 coordinates the in-game map and coordinate addons use, so any spot reads straight across. North is up.

herb spawn you want (colour = herb) other herb spawns (marks herb ground) circuit waypoint, in order start flight master quest kill zone, where corpses pile up

The dots are every place a node has ever been seen; only some of them are up at once. Run the loop once, and if it's picked clean (other gatherers), run it backwards or switch layers. Open "Waypoints" under a map to get the coordinates for a waypoint addon.

Circuits

Herb 1–75Skin 1–50

Zephras Isle New in Forever

Skyborne · start: Inn (Coriella Calmbreeze) · 456 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

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Forever's new Skyborne start. It has the most low-level herb spawns of any zone in the data: 194 Peacebloom, 174 Silverleaf and 88 Earthroot. Expect a crowd at launch, which is good for corpses. The herb trainers are Halassa Fernbreeze and Syriel Nightrain; the skinning trainers are Ishlee Breezewhisper (59.4, 76) and Mendalass Tattermend (43, 43).

Herbs to pick

  • Peacebloom 1 194 spots
  • Silverleaf 1 174 spots
  • Earthroot 15 88 spots

Beasts to skin

  • No beast spawn data for this Forever zone yet. Skin what the quest areas leave.
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (43, 43.2) → 1 (59.4, 61) → 2 (59.4, 68.2) → 3 (52.3, 68.1) → 4 (51.3, 75.8) → 5 (50.9, 82.9) → 6 (46.4, 75.7) → 7 (44.3, 67.4) → 8 (43.8, 59.4) → 9 (43.1, 52.3) → 10 (37.4, 52) → 11 (38.5, 44.3) → 12 (42.8, 42.7) → 13 (42.8, 37.5) → 14 (42.7, 27.9) → 15 (45.1, 22.1) → 16 (59.1, 36.8) → back to start

Herb 1–75Skin 1–60

Mulgore

Horde · start: Bloodhoof Village · 435 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

10102020303040405050606070708080909012345678910111213141516171819202122Bloodhoof plainstridersPrairie wolvesSN ↑

The cleanest 1–75 herb zone for a Tauren, with a skinnable plainstrider or wolf every few steps. Run the outer ring, then cut through the middle. The skinning trainer Yonn Deepcut is in Bloodhoof (45.5, 57.8). Herbalism is taught in Thunder Bluff by Komin Winterhoof (50.0, 40.4).

Herbs to pick

  • Silverleaf 1 184 spots
  • Peacebloom 1 153 spots
  • Earthroot 15 98 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Prairie Stalker L7–8 skin 1
  • Prairie Wolf L5–6 skin 1
  • Flatland Prowler L9 skin 1
  • Prairie Wolf Alpha L9–10 skin 1
  • Elder Plainstrider L8–9 skin 1
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (47, 59) → 1 (42.8, 65.7) → 2 (36.5, 74.7) → 3 (36, 65.2) → 4 (35.8, 54.8) → 5 (35, 44.7) → 6 (35.1, 35.6) → 7 (32, 25.1) → 8 (36.5, 15.2) → 9 (43.8, 15.7) → 10 (44.8, 8.4) → 11 (52, 7.9) → 12 (55, 17) → 13 (55.6, 25.4) → 14 (47.7, 28.3) → 15 (46, 35.4) → 16 (55.4, 34.1) → 17 (56.4, 44.3) → 18 (44.6, 44.6) → 19 (56, 55.7) → 20 (63.7, 55.9) → 21 (65.3, 65.4) → 22 (55.8, 65.5) → back to start

Herb 1–75Skin 1–50

Teldrassil

Alliance · start: Dolanaar · 346 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

10102020303040405050606070708080909012345678910111213141516Nightsabers & owls around Lake Al'AmethRut'theran VillageSN ↑

Circle Lake Al'Ameth from Dolanaar and you'll pass most of the nodes. Both trainers are in Dolanaar: Malorne Bladeleaf (herbs, 57.7, 60.6) and Radnaal Maneweaver (skinning, 42.1, 50.0).

Herbs to pick

  • Silverleaf 1 126 spots
  • Peacebloom 1 109 spots
  • Earthroot 15 69 spots
  • Mageroyal 50 42 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Rabbit L1 skin 1
  • Nightsaber L5–6 skin 1
  • Nightsaber Stalker L7–8 skin 1
  • Deer L1 skin 1
  • Elder Nightsaber L8–9 skin 1
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (56, 59) → 1 (53.8, 64.1) → 2 (53.1, 55.4) → 3 (44.4, 45) → 4 (44.2, 34.8) → 5 (44.6, 27.1) → 6 (37.1, 28) → 7 (37.2, 35.6) → 8 (37.3, 43.2) → 9 (45.1, 55.4) → 10 (38.8, 63.4) → 11 (43.2, 64.8) → 12 (45.2, 74.6) → 13 (55.4, 73.8) → 14 (62.4, 72.3) → 15 (63.8, 63.8) → 16 (66.7, 54.8) → back to start

Herb 50–100Skin 50–100

The Barrens

Horde · start: Crossroads · 534 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

10102020303040405050606070708080909012345678910111213141516Raptor Thieves raptorsRaptorsRaptorsProwlers of the BarrensProwlersPlainstrider MenaceStridersCrossroadsCamp TaurajoRatchetSN ↑

The best overlap in the game. Every herb cluster here sits in a field of beasts, and the Crossroads quests (Raptor Thieves, Plainstrider Menace, The Zhevra, Prowlers of the Barrens) leave corpses everywhere. Train Journeyman in both at 50 once you're level 10.

Herbs to pick

  • Earthroot 15 59 spots
  • Mageroyal 50 176 spots
  • Briarthorn 70 167 spots
  • Stranglekelp 85 50 spots
  • Bruiseweed 100 82 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Sunscale Screecher L13–15 skin 30–50
  • Hecklefang Hyena L15–16 skin 50–60
  • Savannah Prowler L14–15 skin 40–50
  • Barrens Giraffe L15–16 skin 50–60
  • Ornery Plainstrider L16–17 skin 60–70
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (52, 30) → 1 (59.4, 31.5) → 2 (65.3, 40.6) → 3 (65.7, 46.6) → 4 (59, 46.5) → 5 (56.5, 41) → 6 (49.1, 46.3) → 7 (49.1, 40.4) → 8 (43.4, 40.7) → 9 (41.6, 30.8) → 10 (47.9, 22.2) → 11 (42, 22) → 12 (40.5, 15) → 13 (48.6, 15) → 14 (59.9, 5.9) → 15 (58.9, 13.1) → 16 (58.9, 23.9) → back to start

Herb 50–110Skin 50–100

Darkshore

Alliance · start: Auberdine · 226 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

1010202030304040505060607070808090901234567891011121314151617Thistle bears / moonstalkersBears & crabs southAuberdineSN ↑

Run the long strip north and south of Auberdine. Stranglekelp grows offshore, and Aquatic Form at 16 makes it free. Skin bears and moonstalkers along the way.

Herbs to pick

  • Earthroot 15 34 spots
  • Mageroyal 50 66 spots
  • Briarthorn 70 54 spots
  • Stranglekelp 85 48 spots
  • Bruiseweed 100 24 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Giant Foreststrider L17–19 skin 70–90
  • Moonstalker Runt L16–17 skin 60–70
  • Moonstalker L14–15 skin 40–50
  • Foreststrider L14–16 skin 40–60
  • Coastal Frenzy L14–15 skin 40–50
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (37, 44) → 1 (34.9, 45.3) → 2 (35.3, 54.6) → 3 (35.8, 64.5) → 4 (35.8, 74.4) → 5 (35.4, 85.3) → 6 (43.3, 85.4) → 7 (43.1, 64.5) → 8 (43.9, 55.5) → 9 (43.7, 44.5) → 10 (61.8, 21.3) → 11 (61, 14.9) → 12 (56.3, 14.4) → 13 (55.3, 24.4) → 14 (45.4, 26.1) → 15 (37.9, 26.8) → 16 (43.9, 35.9) → 17 (36.1, 36.3) → back to start

Herb 100–130Skin 100–125

The Barrens

Horde · start: Camp Taurajo · 321 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

1010202030304040505060607070808090901234567891011Thunderhead lizardsStormhide / thunderhawksCrossroadsCamp TaurajoRatchetSN ↑

Bruiseweed and Steelbloom between Camp Taurajo and the Field of Giants. Enraged Thunder Lizards and Cry of the Thunderhawk keep lizard and hawk corpses lying around. Dranh in Taurajo (45.1, 59.1) trains skinning.

Herbs to pick

  • Briarthorn 70 167 spots
  • Bruiseweed 100 82 spots
  • Wild Steelbloom 115 29 spots
  • Kingsblood 125 43 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Thunderhead L20–21 skin 100–105
  • Stormhide L22–23 skin 110–115
  • Hecklefang Stalker L22–23 skin 110–115
  • Zhevra Courser L20–21 skin 100–105
  • Silithid Swarmer L21–22 skin 105–110
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (46, 58) → 1 (44.8, 52.3) → 2 (52.2, 52.2) → 3 (57.6, 51.7) → 4 (50.9, 58.4) → 5 (48.6, 69.5) → 6 (49, 76.3) → 7 (49, 83.7) → 8 (44.2, 83.1) → 9 (44.6, 76.4) → 10 (44.1, 69) → 11 (44.8, 60.3) → back to start

Herb 100–160Skin 100–140

Wetlands

Alliance · start: Menethil Harbor · 456 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

101020203030404050506060707080809090123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Ormer's Revenge raptorsMenethil HarborSN ↑

Take the Auberdine→Menethil boat. Kingsblood and Liferoot line the marsh, and the Ormer's Revenge raptors at Whelgar's are a reliable corpse pile. Telurinon Moonshadow in Menethil (8.0, 55.8) trains herbalism.

Herbs to pick

  • Briarthorn 70 75 spots
  • Stranglekelp 85 105 spots
  • Bruiseweed 100 64 spots
  • Wild Steelbloom 115 46 spots
  • Grave Moss 120 7 spots
  • Kingsblood 125 91 spots
  • Liferoot 150 68 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Young Wetlands Crocolisk L21–22 skin 105–110
  • Wetlands Crocolisk L23–24 skin 115–120
  • Highland Razormaw L27–28 skin 135–140
  • Mottled Raptor L22–23 skin 110–115
  • Crimson Whelp L25–26 skin 125–130
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (10, 60) → 1 (7.7, 65.8) → 2 (13, 64.9) → 3 (16.6, 55.9) → 4 (26.7, 47.3) → 5 (33.5, 45.6) → 6 (53.7, 64) → 7 (56.4, 74.8) → 8 (62.8, 74.8) → 9 (64.5, 64.7) → 10 (64, 55.5) → 11 (64.4, 45.4) → 12 (64.9, 35.1) → 13 (62, 27.1) → 14 (55.8, 26) → 15 (54.8, 33.6) → 16 (55.3, 46.2) → 17 (45.9, 45.1) → 18 (44.4, 33.9) → 19 (43.3, 25.1) → 20 (46.2, 17.3) → 21 (35.5, 25.8) → 22 (34.7, 33.2) → 23 (25.8, 33.7) → 24 (24.9, 25.2) → 25 (33.5, 15.5) → 26 (25.2, 15.8) → 27 (16.8, 18.2) → 28 (14.9, 24.5) → 29 (14.7, 34.3) → 30 (7.1, 46.1) → back to start

Herb 115–170Skin 125–170

Hillsbrad Foothills

Both · start: Tarren Mill (H) / Southshore (A) · 311 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

1010202030304040505060607070808090901234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Yeti cave (Helcular's Revenge)Costly Menace lionsTarren MillSouthshoreSN ↑

Circle the zone's edge for Kingsblood and Steelbloom. The yeti cave quests and Costly Menace (mountain lions) are where everyone's kills pile up. It's a contested zone, so watch out on PvP realms.

Herbs to pick

  • Briarthorn 70 79 spots
  • Stranglekelp 85 27 spots
  • Bruiseweed 100 67 spots
  • Wild Steelbloom 115 39 spots
  • Kingsblood 125 84 spots
  • Liferoot 150 15 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Elder Gray Bear L25–26 skin 125–130
  • Vicious Gray Bear L22–23 skin 110–115
  • Starving Mountain Lion L23–24 skin 115–120
  • Feral Mountain Lion L27–28 skin 135–140
  • Cave Yeti L30–31 skin 150–155
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (62, 20) → 1 (68, 27.1) → 2 (74.1, 26.7) → 3 (84.4, 33.3) → 4 (73.1, 31.8) → 5 (66.9, 35.7) → 6 (75.1, 41.8) → 7 (73.4, 55.7) → 8 (65.5, 53.2) → 9 (58.3, 56.6) → 10 (65.9, 66.5) → 11 (65, 73.7) → 12 (65.1, 85.7) → 13 (65.2, 95.6) → 14 (54.1, 83.7) → 15 (54.8, 74.8) → 16 (44.8, 74.2) → 17 (35.5, 74.6) → 18 (25.5, 76.3) → 19 (25.8, 65.8) → 20 (24.6, 54.5) → 21 (35.7, 56.4) → 22 (35.5, 63.1) → 23 (42.6, 64.3) → 24 (46.1, 54.9) → 25 (44.8, 46) → 26 (26.7, 35.5) → 27 (43.8, 36.4) → 28 (54.6, 32.8) → 29 (55.3, 16.3) → back to start

Herb 140–210Skin 150–185

Arathi Highlands

Both · start: Hammerfall (H) / Refuge Pointe (A) · 329 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

10102020303040405050606070708080909012345678910111213141516171819202122Raising Spirits thrashersThrashersGuile of the RaptorRefuge PointeHammerfallSN ↑

Goldthorn and Khadgar's Whisker around Boulderfist Hall and Witherbark Village. Hammerfall's raptor and strider quests mean lots of corpses in the south. Alliance players start from Refuge Pointe.

Herbs to pick

  • Wild Steelbloom 115 66 spots
  • Kingsblood 125 60 spots
  • Liferoot 150 30 spots
  • Fadeleaf 160 40 spots
  • Goldthorn 170 75 spots
  • Khadgar's Whisker 185 58 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Highland Strider L30–31 skin 150–155
  • Highland Thrasher L33–34 skin 165–170
  • Highland Fleshstalker L36–37 skin 180–185
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (73, 33) → 1 (75.5, 44.3) → 2 (71.5, 66) → 3 (65, 72.3) → 4 (64.7, 66) → 5 (55.1, 65.7) → 6 (55.2, 74.6) → 7 (45, 74) → 8 (35.8, 64.2) → 9 (16.1, 65.8) → 10 (26.2, 53.7) → 11 (25.7, 45.8) → 12 (35.4, 44.1) → 13 (25.9, 35.7) → 14 (35.8, 23.3) → 15 (46.3, 35.3) → 16 (54.4, 47.4) → 17 (54.7, 52.3) → 18 (63.6, 51.1) → 19 (65.8, 43.4) → 20 (65.2, 35.8) → 21 (55.7, 34) → 22 (65.9, 27.2) → back to start

Herb 125–200Skin 175–225

Riverglades New in Forever

Both · start: Horde flight master (Grakna) · 93 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

10102020303040405050606070708080909012345678910Boars, coyotes, crocolisks (36–44)Riverglades Horde FPRiverglades Alliance FPSN ↑

Forever's new contested zone for levels 36–44. Wowhead's data has fewer herb spots here than in a Classic zone (Goldthorn 29, Kingsblood 26, Steelbloom 17), probably because it's still incomplete. Its boar, coyote, crocolisk and vulture quests at 35–45 suit skinning 175–225. The Alliance flight master is Gretchen Mayberry (60.6, 81.4).

Herbs to pick

  • Kingsblood 125 26 spots
  • Wild Steelbloom 115 17 spots
  • Liferoot 150 9 spots
  • Goldthorn 170 29 spots
  • Khadgar's Whisker 185 12 spots

Beasts to skin

  • No beast spawn data for this Forever zone yet. Skin what the quest areas leave.
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (59.6, 45) → 1 (70.2, 53) → 2 (75.9, 60.4) → 3 (52.6, 76.7) → 4 (45.5, 82.2) → 5 (46, 77.7) → 6 (44.1, 65.5) → 7 (34.3, 68.4) → 8 (29.8, 51.3) → 9 (52.6, 51.5) → 10 (51.5, 45) → back to start

Herb 150–205Skin 150–205

Stranglethorn Vale

Both · start: Grom'gol (H) / Rebel Camp (A) · 590 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

1010202030304040505060607070808090901234567891011121314151617Nesingwary's campTiger MasteryLashtail raptorsPanther Mastery / TigressJungle stalkersGrom'gol Base CampBooty Bay (H)Booty Bay (A)SN ↑

Hemet Nesingwary's Tiger, Panther and Raptor Mastery quests mean the jungle is full of looted cat and raptor corpses. Skinning goes up as fast as you can click. Angrun at Grom'gol (32.3, 27.4) trains herbalism. This is the busiest PvP zone in the game, so Prowl is your friend.

Herbs to pick

  • Wild Steelbloom 115 89 spots
  • Kingsblood 125 116 spots
  • Liferoot 150 80 spots
  • Fadeleaf 160 42 spots
  • Goldthorn 170 124 spots
  • Khadgar's Whisker 185 107 spots
  • Purple Lotus 210 32 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Shadowmaw Panther L37–38 skin 185–190
  • Stranglethorn Tigress L37–38 skin 185–190
  • Jungle Thunderer L37–38 skin 185–190
  • Lashtail Raptor L35–36 skin 175–180
  • Snapjaw Crocolisk L35–36 skin 175–180
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (35, 10) → 1 (35.4, 13) → 2 (43.7, 12.7) → 3 (49.4, 11.3) → 4 (44.8, 19.5) → 5 (50, 27.4) → 6 (49.2, 35.9) → 7 (44.9, 36.7) → 8 (44.9, 42.3) → 9 (36.1, 42.2) → 10 (29.3, 42.8) → 11 (36.7, 35.9) → 12 (44.8, 28.3) → 13 (36.5, 27.3) → 14 (35.5, 19.8) → 15 (29.1, 18.8) → 16 (22, 12) → 17 (27.7, 11.9) → back to start

Herb 205–235Skin 205–235

Tanaris

Both · start: Gadgetzan · 187 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

101020203030404050506060707080809090123456789101112131415Blisterpaw Hyena (centre)Glasshide Gazer (centre)Scorpid Dunestalker (centre)Gadgetzan (A)Gadgetzan (H)SN ↑

Firebloom stays orange until 230. Start at Gadgetzan and run the edge of the zone clockwise, taking in the Noonshade Ruins. There aren't many herbs, but the hyenas, basilisks and scorpids keep skinning moving. Pair it with Feralas.

Herbs to pick

  • Stranglekelp 85 25 spots
  • Firebloom 205 114 spots
  • Purple Lotus 210 48 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Blisterpaw Hyena L44–45 skin 220–225
  • Glasshide Gazer L45–46 skin 225–230
  • Scorpid Dunestalker L46–47 skin 230–235
  • Rabid Blisterpaw L47–48 skin 235–240
  • Scorpid Tail Lasher L43–44 skin 215–220
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (51, 28) → 1 (44.5, 34.5) → 2 (44.9, 44.8) → 3 (36.3, 64.2) → 4 (36.6, 74.2) → 5 (37.2, 81.2) → 6 (42.6, 73.4) → 7 (45.5, 64.2) → 8 (56.8, 54.1) → 9 (64.1, 54.7) → 10 (64.5, 62.5) → 11 (71.4, 54.2) → 12 (72, 44.4) → 13 (55.3, 44) → 14 (66.2, 35) → 15 (64.2, 25.2) → back to start

Herb 205–260Skin 215–250

Feralas

Both · start: Camp Mojache (H) / Feathermoon (A) · 409 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

1010202030304040505060607070808090901234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Rage Scar yeti cave (Mark of Quality)Feral Scar yetisThalanaarFeathermoon StrongholdCamp MojacheSN ↑

Sungrass, Purple Lotus and Goldthorn in the Lower Wilds and Woodpaw Hills. Kulleg Stonehorn (skinning, 74.5, 43.0) and Ruw (herbs, 76.0, 43.3) are both at Camp Mojache. Sources disagree on whether the city trainers or Kulleg teach Artisan, but Camp Mojache is on the route either way. The Mark of Quality yeti caves suit both factions.

Herbs to pick

  • Liferoot 150 23 spots
  • Goldthorn 170 104 spots
  • Khadgar's Whisker 185 88 spots
  • Purple Lotus 210 72 spots
  • Sungrass 230 106 spots
  • Golden Sansam 260 16 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Longtooth Runner L40–41 skin 200–205
  • Ironfur Bear L41–42 skin 205–210
  • Longtooth Howler L43–44 skin 215–220
  • Groddoc Thunderer L49–50 skin 245–250
  • Grizzled Ironfur Bear L44 skin 220
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (75, 44) → 1 (74.8, 44.1) → 2 (64.7, 46) → 3 (50.9, 31.6) → 4 (47.2, 34.3) → 5 (43.3, 23.9) → 6 (50.6, 24.1) → 7 (52.3, 14.9) → 8 (44.6, 14.4) → 9 (43.4, 8.7) → 10 (38.7, 14) → 11 (38.2, 22.9) → 12 (26.8, 53.7) → 13 (25, 65.2) → 14 (47.4, 53.3) → 15 (47.4, 46.4) → 16 (55.8, 47.1) → 17 (56.8, 55.4) → 18 (64.5, 55.5) → 19 (56.8, 65.1) → 20 (56.7, 72.8) → 21 (62.7, 65.3) → 22 (73.5, 62.4) → 23 (73.8, 55.6) → 24 (83.9, 45.3) → 25 (83.5, 37.9) → 26 (74.6, 35.9) → back to start

Herb 250–285Skin 250–275

Un'Goro Crater

Both · start: Marshal's Refuge · 253 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

101020203030404050506060707080809090123456789101112131415161718192021Pterrordax (west rim)DiemetradonsDiemetradonsApes of Un'GoroRavasaursDevilsaurDevilsaurMarshal's RefugeSN ↑

Golden Sansam, Dreamfoil and Silversage all over the crater floor. Level-60 groups leave pterrordax, diemetradon and devilsaur corpses everywhere. Devilsaurs are elite patrols, so skin other people's kills rather than fighting one.

Herbs to pick

  • Sungrass 230 52 spots
  • Blindweed 235 19 spots
  • Golden Sansam 260 65 spots
  • Dreamfoil 270 64 spots
  • Mountain Silversage 280 53 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Frenzied Pterrordax L51–54 skin 255–270
  • Elder Diemetradon L53–55 skin 265–275
  • Diemetradon L51–52 skin 255–260
  • Ravasaur L48–49 skin 240–245
  • Un\'Goro Gorilla L50–51 skin 250–255
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (43, 9) → 1 (54.3, 16.4) → 2 (63.8, 23.4) → 3 (65.1, 31.7) → 4 (53, 46.9) → 5 (55.2, 54.5) → 6 (35.6, 56) → 7 (46, 66.2) → 8 (56.1, 64.5) → 9 (64, 55.4) → 10 (64.4, 81.1) → 11 (53.2, 85.1) → 12 (44.4, 76.3) → 13 (35.9, 73.4) → 14 (24.9, 62.9) → 15 (23.7, 53.8) → 16 (24.1, 46) → 17 (26.3, 36.1) → 18 (35, 26.6) → 19 (36.5, 34.7) → 20 (55.8, 34.3) → 21 (55.1, 25) → back to start

Herb 285–300Skin 275–300

Winterspring

Both · start: Everlook · 298 known spawn spots on this circuit's herbs

1010202030304040505060607070808090901234567891011121314151617Ice Thistle yeti caveYetisFrostsaber RockShardtooth bearsShardtooth bearsEverlook (A)Everlook (H)SN ↑

Icecap and Mountain Silversage take you to 300, with a chance at Black Lotus. Everlook's bear, saber and yeti quests finish skinning. The alternative is Eastern Plaguelands for Plaguebloom, with plaguehounds and bats.

Herbs to pick

  • Mountain Silversage 280 87 spots
  • Icecap 290 170 spots
  • Black Lotus 300 41 spots

Beasts to skin

  • Shardtooth Mauler L54–56 skin 270–280
  • Elder Shardtooth L57–58 skin 285–290
  • Frostsaber Stalker L59–60 skin 295–300
  • Ice Thistle Yeti L55–56 skin 275–280
  • Chillwind Ravager L57–59 skin 285–295
Waypoints in order (zone coordinates, for /way)

Start (61, 38) → 1 (55.6, 35.3) → 2 (44.5, 44) → 3 (34.7, 44.3) → 4 (34.8, 36.7) → 5 (44.1, 35.9) → 6 (54.9, 24.8) → 7 (55.3, 15.7) → 8 (64.2, 25) → 9 (66.3, 34.8) → 10 (65.2, 45.1) → 11 (64.5, 54.4) → 12 (64.1, 64.9) → 13 (63.1, 73.4) → 14 (59, 72.7) → 15 (58.7, 65.4) → 16 (57.4, 54) → 17 (55.1, 45.1) → back to start

Forever extras worth knowing

Track Beasts for a druid

The new skinning camp object, the Field Guide (skill 140), grants Track Beasts, which druids don't normally get. Find Herbs can't run at the same time as Find Minerals, but you won't have Mining anyway.

Better skinning gear

Keen Skinning Knife +3 (new; also counts as a dagger). Glove enchants give Skinning +5 / +10 and Herbalism +2 / +5. Goldthorn Tea (new) gives +15 Herbalism.

New things from herbs

Normal herbs can also drop rare bonus materials (Frilled Lichen, Rosecap, Stranglevine) and Herb Seeds in four tiers, which a Greenhouse (skill 140) grows. New herbs (Marefoil, Demonsage, Death Lotus) have no published locations yet.

New leathers

Pristine Leather / Hide / Scale and Fel Hide / Fel Leather. There are also skinning camp objects: Camp Chair (skill 20) and Trapper's Workbench (skill 300).

Day-one checks

  1. Click a herb in Cat Form. If you stay a cat, every loop here works without shifting.
  2. Skin a corpse in Cat Form. Same test.
  3. Cast Find Herbs while shifted. If it drops you out of form, turn it on before you shift.
  4. Wait at a crowded quest spot. Do looted corpses you didn't kill show the skinning cursor?
  5. Riverglades: are there more herb spawns than Wowhead currently shows? Its data looks incomplete.

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