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This is an oldie but goody that I’ve been using for well over three years now. Even though my mains have all the gold they need, I still enjoy the challenge of leveling up from nothing with no outside help (and no guild help - I’m primarily a soloer and have never bothered staying in a guild for more than a couple of weeks).
This tip is Horde-only unless you’re not on a PVP server and/or can make it there without getting killed if you’re below level 20. What we’re going to do is fish for Deviate fish. This fish is found only in the Barrens and there are periodic schools of them in the oasis areas (Forgotten Pools, Lushwater Oasis, and Stagnant Oasis) but you can catch them in any water source in the Barrens (include inside the Wailing Caverns).
What makes Deviate fish interesting is that they’re the main ingredient in Savory Deviate Delight which is a rare cooking recipe (also found only in the Barrens as a random drop)that gives Deviate fish some special powers…namely the ability to resist shape changing effects (like the infamous Mage sheep spell) and also turns the eater into a Pirate or Ninja for an hour.
Don’t ask me why players are so interested in being a Pirate or Ninja but they are and the people who have been lucky enough to happen upon the recipe for Savory Deviate Delight happily pay upwards of 1 gold per fish! The pools in the Barrens require minimal (level 1) fishing ability and I can routinely turn a half hour of fishing into two stacks of fish that sell for over 40 gold at auction and sell so fast that more than a few times I’ve had that 40 gold sitting in my mailbox before I can even leave the auction house!
(Notice that this screenshot was taken before I auctioned off the Mature Blue Dragon Sinew (worth 85 gold) and the stacks of Primal Water (worth 430 gold per stack) you can see there in my backpack.)
Here's another screenshot showing a few of my other auctions. I bought that Schematic: Healing Potion Injector for only 20 gold earlier in the day. When the auction clears I'll make at least 75 gold for just a few minute's work because I know what and when to buy and sell at the auction house for maximum profits.
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