Best Dungeons for Gold in WoW Forever at 60: Strat and Scholo Prices

Quick answer: On today's auction house listings, Stratholme looks like the best dungeon for gold at level 60 in WoW Forever, with Scholomance second. Strat's Scarlet side drops Righteous Orbs, listed at a 21.5g median in the US and 13.6g in the EU with 100+ on sale in each region. Strat and Scholo also drop patterns and recipes listed at 100-550g. Skip cloth as a reason to run anything: Runecloth is listed at 9 silver in the US with 22,719 on sale. We found nothing in Zul'Farrak or Maraudon worth farming at 60. We rank by listings, not measured gold per hour.

Checked November 13, 2026. Drops and item data come from Wowhead's WoW Forever database (Stratholme, Scholomance, Dire Maul, Blackrock Depths). Prices are median asking prices from our own auction house tracker on 8 US and 8 EU Forever markets, pulled on Nov 13 from market scans dated Nov 12, 14:39 UTC to Nov 13, 11:25 UTC (most from Nov 13). We take each market's median, then the median of those. These are listings, not completed sales, and they move daily. The method is in our auction house prices report.

Key takeaways

• Stratholme Live has the best-listed repeat drop. Righteous Orbs have real supply on the market: 104 listed in the US, 185 in the EU.
• The big money is in patterns and recipes, not trash. Eight Strat and Scholo patterns and recipes are listed above 100g in at least one region.
• Two flask recipes may have a vendor copy. Wowhead's Forever data lists a Booty Bay goblin selling them for a currency, which could push their resale price down. It isn't confirmed in game yet.
• Runecloth is not worth farming at today's prices. US median 0.09g, EU 0.17g.
• US and EU prices are far apart. Truefaith Vestments is 170g in the US and 50g in the EU. Check your own market before you plan a farm.

What are the best dungeons for gold in WoW Forever at 60?

Here is our shortlist. It's based on what the drops are listed for on Forever auction houses today, not on Classic-era gold-per-hour videos. We didn't time clears or measure gold per hour, so treat it as a starting point.

• Stratholme Live (Scarlet side). Righteous Orbs, two crafting patterns and a flask recipe.
• Scholomance. Fewer drops worth selling, but some of the highest asking prices: the Flask of Supreme Power recipe, Robe of the Void, Lifestealing and a new Forever leatherworking pattern.
• Stratholme Undead (Baron side). The Bottomless Bag pattern and Essence of Undeath.
• Blackrock Depths. One well-listed recipe (Fiery Weapon) and a chance at an expensive epic.
• Dire Maul. Run it for the new weekly quest and a few patterns with only 2-4 listed per region.
• Zul'Farrak and Maraudon. Good for XP on the way up. We found no drops worth farming them for at 60.

One thing to know first: Wowhead's Forever drop data is still thin. Its database has, for example, 1 Flask of Supreme Power recipe from 9 recorded Ras Frostwhisper kills and 1 Robe of the Void pattern from 6 Darkmaster Gandling kills. With samples that small, any drop rate is a guess. So we rank by asking price and by how many are listed, and we don't print gold-per-hour numbers.

Why is Stratholme Live the best gold farm right now?

Because its common drop is also one of the best-listed materials at 60.

Righteous Orb is a crafting reagent that stacks to 20. Wowhead's Forever database records it from the Crimson mobs in Stratholme: Guardsmen, Conjurors, Initiates, Defenders, Sorcerers, Priests, Gallants, Battle Mages, Inquisitors, Monks and Hammersmiths. Archivist Galford dropped it in 12 of his 14 recorded kills. Wowhead's older Classic Era records also show outdoor Crimson Elites (Western Plaguelands) and Crimson Couriers (Eastern Plaguelands) dropping it; that isn't confirmed for Forever yet. Wowhead lists it as a reagent in 20 recipes.

On the Forever auction houses on Nov 13:

• US: 21.5g median, 104 listed across 6 markets, market medians from 14g to 80g.
• EU: 13.6g median, 185 listed across 4 markets, market medians from 11g to 19g.

Strat Live also drops several patterns and recipes listed at 100g or more, plus one lucky epic:

• Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom (Alchemy 300). Wowhead lists Balnazzar as its Forever source. Listed at 250g US (8 on sale) / 122g EU (7).
• Pattern: Truefaith Vestments (Tailoring 295). Wowhead's Forever data has it from Grand Crusader Dathrohan (2 drops in 16 recorded kills). 170g US (16) / 50g EU (15). The robe you make with it is Bind on Pickup and Priest-only, so you're selling the pattern to a tailor, not the robe.
• Pattern: Red Dragonscale Leggings (Leatherworking 300). Wowhead marks this pattern New in Forever. It drops from the Crimson Battle Mage and makes Bind on Equip mail leggings (level 56). 103g US (8) / 105g EU (8).
• Destiny. A Bind on Equip two-handed sword, level 52. Forever reworked it: 155-233 damage at 3.60 speed and +10 Strength, instead of 112-168 at 2.60 in Classic. It hits harder per swing but swings slower, so its weapon DPS is about the same (53.9); the new part is the Strength. It's a world-drop epic that Wowhead's Forever data has recorded from the rare Hearthsinger Forresten in Stratholme. 315g US (6 listed) / 345g EU (19). It's a lucky drop, not something to farm for.

For the full Strat loot table by boss, use our WoW Forever Stratholme loot table.

Is Scholomance worth farming for gold?

Yes, but you're farming for a few high-value drops, not for steady income.

• Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power (Ras Frostwhisper). 550g US, but only 3 listed / 300g EU with 18 listed. See the vendor warning below before you count on that price.
• Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing (Enchanting 300, recorded from the Spectral Researcher). 275g US (2) / 250g EU (3). Very few on sale, so the price can swing hard.
• Pattern: Robe of the Void (Tailoring 295, Darkmaster Gandling). 135g US (14) / 42g EU (19). The robe is Warlock-only and Bind on Pickup, so again it's the pattern that sells.
• Pattern: Pristine Scorpid Leggings (Leatherworking 300). New in Forever, from the Spectral Researcher, and it makes Bind on Equip mail leggings. 225g in the EU with just 3 listed; none listed in the US.

Forever also changed Scholo loot. Wowhead shows Alanna's Embrace with 23 Spell Power instead of 20, +5 Spell Penetration and its Spirit removed. Forever re-tuned a number of old caster items like this, so check Classic guides about Scholo caster gear against the Forever tooltips. Browse the changed drops in our Scholomance loot table.

What are flask recipes listed for in WoW Forever?

They have listings now (prices above), but we can't see actual sales, and there's a catch. Wowhead's Forever database lists Pix Xizzix in Booty Bay as selling Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power and Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom, plus the Flask of the Titans, Petrification and Chromatic Resistance recipes. Each recipe costs 50 Tarnished Undermine Real. He's the same goblin who gives the Dire Maul weekly quest.

There's a catch. The Real and Pix's vendor list come from Season of Discovery, and Wowhead carried them into its Forever data. We haven't confirmed in game that the recipes are on sale in Forever. It's also unclear how you'd earn Reals there: Wowhead shows his quest Show Me the Money! (requires level 55) with its Real objective removed in Forever.

If the vendor copy is live, it competes with the dungeon drop, and the 550g asking price could fall as more alchemists buy it. If one drops for you, we'd sell it rather than hold it.

What about Stratholme Undead and Essence of Undeath?

The Baron side is weaker for gold, with one exception.

• Pattern: Bottomless Bag (Tailoring 300). Wowhead's Forever database records it from a Thuzadin Shadowcaster in Stratholme. It makes a 20-slot bag. 299g US (3) / 350g EU (8). Classic's Onyxia dropped it too. Whether Forever's Onyxia does when raids open on December 9 is unknown.
• Essence of Undeath. It drops from plague mobs across the Undead side (cadavers, ghouls, banshees). 2.14g US (369 listed) / 0.75g EU (448). At those prices it's a bonus on top of a run, not a reason to go. Our Living Essence and Essence of Undeath guide compares it with the open-world spots.

Is Blackrock Depths good for gold at 60?

It's fine. Formula: Enchant Weapon - Fiery Weapon (Enchanting 265) comes from Pyromancer Loregrain. It has the most listings of any recipe in this guide: 48g US with 36 listed / 33g EU with 33.

BRD is also where Wowhead records several expensive epic weapons, such as Glowing Brightwood Staff (495g US / 145g EU) and Taran Icebreaker (185g US / 109g EU). These are world-drop epics that Wowhead's data happens to record from ordinary BRD trash like Anvilrage Medics and Soldiers. They're random luck, so don't plan a farm around them.

Is Dire Maul worth it for gold?

Do it for the weekly quest. The new In Demand - Ancient Elven Curiosities quest from Pix Xizzix sends you through all three wings for an Undermine Satchel. Wowhead reports four possible vendor-gold items (10g, 20g, 40g or 100g) plus materials, though the 100g Gold Ring sighting so far is anecdotal. In the three openings Wowhead has recorded, two gave the 10g Gold Nugget. Blizzard hasn't published the odds or what the bag guarantees. Our weekly quest guide shows what the bag has paid out so far.

As a farm, Dire Maul looks weak on current listings:

• The "DM East jump run" won't get you a sellable Felvine Shard. The shard is Bind on Pickup and Unique in Forever. That's the same as in Classic. It's for the Shards of the Felvine quest in Moonglade, not for selling. We haven't tested whether the old jump route still works in Forever, or what the rest of its loot is worth.
• The DM patterns are thinly listed. Hide of the Wild (700g US / 475g EU), Shifting Cloak (300g / 333g) and Belt of the Archmage (250g EU) each had 4 or fewer listed in any region in this snapshot, and Wowhead's Dire Maul loot list doesn't name a boss or mob for them.
• Nostro's Compendium of Dragon Slaying had 3 listed in the US at 1,000g and 2 in the EU at 1,100-3,500g. With that few listed, the prices don't tell you much.

Should you farm Zul'Farrak or Maraudon at 60?

Not for gold. The best-priced drop we found was Flurry Axe, a world-drop epic that Wowhead's data records from Sandfury Shadowhunters in Zul'Farrak: 190g US (19 listed) / 175g EU (42). It's a random drop, not a farm.

Forever also changed ZF loot. Gahz'rilla Fang is now Rare instead of Uncommon. Jinxed Hoodoo Kilt and Gahz'rilla Scale Armor traded some Spirit for spell power, and Jinxed Hoodoo Skin traded Spirit for more Strength and Stamina. Those changes matter for leveling characters, not for gold at 60. For XP routes, see dungeon leveling vs questing.

Why is Runecloth so cheap in WoW Forever?

Runecloth drops from many higher-level humanoids, and that much listed supply is probably part of why the asking price is so low. Our tracker had 22,719 Runecloth listed in the US at a 0.09g median and 18,850 in the EU at 0.17g on Nov 13. In past Classic economies Runecloth was a steady level-60 farm, which is why older guides, and our own gold farming guide, point to it. In Forever's second week, the market is flooded. Keep it for your own Tailoring or First Aid, or vendor it, and farm the drops above instead.

How do you farm dungeons efficiently in WoW Forever?

• There's no Dungeon Finder. Forever has no automated group queue and no teleport to the dungeon, and Meeting Stones don't summon you. Without a warlock, you walk there. Farm one dungeon per session instead of jumping between them.
• Resets have a limit. In Classic you could only enter 5 instances per hour per account. Blizzard hasn't published a Forever number. Some players and guides report the same limit, but treat it as carried over from Classic and unconfirmed for Forever.
• Your class matters. Area-damage classes clear trash fastest. Our best class for gold farming post compares the options.
• Your professions matter more. A tailor or leatherworker can learn some of the patterns above instead of selling them. Use the WoW Forever professions calculator to see what each recipe needs, and see best professions to pick for the bigger picture. Daily profession cooldowns pair well with dungeon farming.
• List in small amounts. With as few as 2-19 on sale, one cheaper listing can set the price. Our tailoring and reagent bags guide and enchanting formulas guide cover what sells in those markets.

If you'd rather have someone else run Stratholme or Scholomance while you play, our WoW Forever dungeon boost covers level-60 dungeon runs. To skip the farming entirely, see WoW Forever gold for US and EU.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best dungeon for gold in WoW Forever? Stratholme, on the Scarlet (Live) side. Righteous Orbs are listed at a 21.5g median in the US and 13.6g in the EU with 100+ listed in each region, and the same run can drop the Truefaith Vestments and Red Dragonscale Leggings patterns and the Flask of Distilled Wisdom recipe. We ranked by listings; we didn't measure gold per hour.

Is Runecloth worth farming in WoW Forever? Not at current prices. On Nov 13 it was listed at a 0.09g median in the US with 22,719 on sale, and 0.17g in the EU.

Can you sell Felvine Shards in WoW Forever? No. Wowhead's Forever tooltip shows the Felvine Shard as Bind on Pickup and Unique, so Dire Maul East runs for it don't make auction house gold.

Where do you get the Flask of Supreme Power recipe in WoW Forever? It drops from Ras Frostwhisper in Scholomance. Wowhead's Forever data also lists Pix Xizzix in Booty Bay selling it for 50 Tarnished Undermine Real, but that's carried over from Season of Discovery and not confirmed in game. On Nov 13 it was listed at 550g in the US (3 on sale) and 300g in the EU (18).

Is there an instance limit in WoW Forever? Blizzard hasn't published one for Forever. Classic's limit was 5 instances per hour per account, and some players report the same limit in Forever, but it's unconfirmed.

Are Zul'Farrak and Maraudon good for gold at level 60? Not on current listings. They're mainly leveling dungeons, and the best-priced drop we found there, Flurry Axe, is a random epic you can't farm on purpose.

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