In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the fastest and most efficient way to level up your Mining profession in World of Warcraft: The War Within expansion. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or new to the game, this guide will help you reach the maximum skill level with ease. Interested in mastering another profession? Check out our complete overview of all profession guides for more expert tips and strategies.
Pro Tip: If your character is a Kul’Tiran, you gain the racial bonus Jack of All Trades, which boosts all your crafting skills, giving you an edge in leveling up professions. On the other hand, if you’re playing as a Highmountain Tauren, you’ll benefit from the racial bonus Pride of Ironhorn, which not only enhances your Mining skill but also increases your agility—perfect for gathering resources more efficiently.
Mining Trainer in Dornogal
Starting at character level 68, you can learn Khaz Algar Mining from the following trainers in Dornogal:
- Tarib – Located in Dornogal at coordinates 53.29, 61.65.
This Vocational Trainer in the capital city of Dornogal is your go-to resource for advancing your Mining skill in The War Within expansion. If you’re having trouble locating the trainer, don’t hesitate to ask a city guard for directions.
Ores in Khaz Algar
In the Khaz Algar region, you’ll find several essential ores for your mining endeavors:
These resources are vital for advancing your Mining profession in The War Within expansion.
Rare Ores
As you progress in your mining journey, you’ll encounter rare ore spawns, which become increasingly important once you reach skill level 60. These rare ores are the only ones that will grant skill points beyond this level. They appear as uncommon spawns in locations where regular ores are found, so there isn’t a specific farming route. Below are the rare prefixes associated with the common ores:
Rare Ore Types:
- Rich: Yields more ore than usual.
- Crystallized: Grants Crystalline Powder in addition to the ore.
- Interwoven: Provides Woven Fabric along with the ore.
- Camouflaged: These ores are completely invisible to the naked eye and can only be detected using the Phial of Truesight or possibly through a specific specialization.
Mining Knowledge Treasures in The War Within
In The War Within, several Mining Knowledge Treasures can be found by harvesting rare items from mining nodes. These treasures are crucial for boosting your Khaz Algar Mining Knowledge, and they provide permanent Knowledge Points that remain assigned to your Mining profession, even if you later drop and reacquire the profession.
Knowledge Treasures from Mining Nodes:
- Slab of Slate – Increases Khaz Algar Mining Knowledge by 1.
- Erosion Polished Slate – Increases Khaz Algar Mining Knowledge by 3.
Additionally, Inscriptionists can create the Algari Treatise on Mining, which grants +1 Mining Knowledge. These treatises can be bought and sold on the Auction House, providing an alternative method for miners to boost their knowledge.
Open World Mining Knowledge Treasures:
There are eight treasures in the open world that each provide +3 Khaz Algar Mining Knowledge. Once these treasures are looted and learned, they will never appear again for that character, even if you drop and later regain the profession. Here’s where you can find these valuable items:
- Dornogal Chisel – Dornogal
/way #2339 36.6 79.3 - Earthen Miner’s Gavel – Isle of Dorn, Boulder Springs
/way #2248 58.2 62.0 - Earthen Excavator’s Shovel – The Ringing Deeps, Gundargaz
/way #2214 49.4 27.5 - Regenerating Ore – Ringing Deeps, Taelloch
/way #2214 66.2 66.2 - Arathi Precision Drill – Hallowfell, Beledar’s Bounty
/way #2215 46.1 64.4 - Devout Archaeologist’s Excavator – Hallowfell, Mereldar
/way #2215 43.1 56.8 - Heavy Spider Crusher – Azj-Kahet, City of Threads, Umbral Bazaar
/way #2216 46.8 21.8 - Nerubian Mining Supplies – Azj-Kahet, City of Threads, The Burrows
/way #2216 48.3 40.8
Collecting these treasures is essential for maximizing your Mining Knowledge in Khaz Algar, allowing you to advance in your specializations and gather resources more efficiently. Happy mining!
Job-Specific Bag
For the first time in The War Within expansion, profession-specific bags are available. These unique bags offer small, additional bonuses tailored to each profession and can be equipped individually. For example, if you’re a Herbalist or an Alchemist, you can equip both the Herbalism bag and the Alchemy bag to benefit from their respective advantages.
In the Herbalism profession, the Excavator’s Haversack is one such bag. Crafted by tailors, it provides an extra bonus by reducing the cooldown of the Overcharge Empowered Ore spell.
Professional Equipment for Mining
Starting with the Dragonflight expansion, profession equipment has become a key aspect of crafting and gathering in World of Warcraft. Each profession, including Mining, now has one tool slot and two accessory slots specifically for profession-related gear. Equipping these items can significantly enhance your profession by providing additional stats such as skill, dexterity, and perception, allowing you to improve your efficiency and success in gathering resources.
Blacksmithing Tools and Engineering Accessories
Blacksmithing crafts your essential mining tools:
Engineering creates your valuable mining accessories:
Mining diary
In the diary of your gathering profession, you will receive information about your skills, raw materials and specializations. You can also manage professional equipment in the top right corner.
Specializations
Once your mining skill reaches 25, you’ll unlock specializations. It’s important to carefully review these options and choose the path that aligns with your goals. To unlock the second specialization, you’ll need a skill level of 50, and for the third, a skill level of 75.
If you aim to unlock all specializations, be prepared to invest a total of 455 knowledge points.
By investing knowledge points in the various specialization trees, you’ll increase your skill in that category by 1 point per knowledge point. The higher your skill, the better your yield. Additionally, every 5 knowledge points unlock additional attributes such as finesse, dexterity, and perception, further enhancing your mining capabilities.
Plethora of Ore
Plethora of Ore Specialization
Plethora of Ore enhances your basic mining skills in Khaz Algar, granting you +1 skill per point invested in this specialization.
- 20 Points: Unlock your first secondary specialization of choice.
- 25 Points: Unlock your second secondary specialization of choice.
- 40 Points: Unlock the final secondary specialization.
As you invest points, you’ll also gain additional attributes such as skill, perception, dexterity, and finesse, further improving your mining efficiency.
Secondary Specializations
Bismuth (45 Points)
- 20 Points: Upgrade Bismuth from Quality 1 to Quality 2.
- 40 Points: Upgrade Bismuth from Quality 2 to Quality 3.
- 45 Points: Uncovered Null Rocks are no longer damaged when mining Bismuth.
Aqirite (45 Points)
- 20 Points: Upgrade Aqirite from Quality 1 to Quality 2.
- 40 Points: Upgrade Aqirite from Quality 2 to Quality 3.
- 45 Points: Uncovered Null Rocks are no longer damaged when mining Aqirite.
Iron Claw (45 Points)
- 20 Points: Upgrade Ironclaw Ore from Quality 1 to Quality 2.
- 40 Points: Upgrade Ironclaw Ore from Quality 2 to Quality 3.
- 45 Points: Revealed Null Rocks are no longer damaged when mining Ironclaw Ore.
Mining Fundamentals
The Mining Basics specialization focuses on refining your mining techniques, granting you +1 Finesse per point invested while mining in Khaz Algar.
- When Learned: You restore 1 Vigor when mining in Khaz Algar.
- 20 Points: Unlock your first secondary specialization of choice.
- 40 Points: Unlock the final secondary specialization.
- 60 Points: Gain the ability to mine deposits in Khaz Algar while riding.
As you invest points, you’ll also gain additional attributes such as skill, perception, dexterity, and finesse, enhancing your overall mining capabilities.
Secondary Specializations
Rich Deposits (25 Points)
- 15 Points: Gain a chance to release a chunk of rock that can be mined for additional ore.
Seams (25 Points)
- 15 Points: Gain a chance to release a chunk of rock that can be mined for additional ore.
These secondary specializations provide further opportunities to maximize your ore yield, making your mining efforts even more productive.
Mastering the Mysterious
Master of the Mysterious Specialization
The Master of the Mysterious specialization focuses on mining unusual and rare deposits in Khaz Algar, granting you +1 skill per point invested in this specialization when mining these deposits. Additionally, you will learn the Overcharge Empowered Deposit ability if you haven’t already acquired it.
- 10 Points: Unlock your first secondary specialization of choice.
- 20 Points: Unlock your second secondary specialization of choice.
- 30 Points: Unlock your third secondary specialization of choice.
- 40 Points: Unlock the final secondary specialization.
- 45 Points: Gain a second charge of the Empowered Ore Deposit Overload ability.
As you invest points in this specialization, you’ll also receive additional boosts to your skill, perception, and finesse, enhancing your ability to mine these unique deposits.
Secondary Specializations
Crystallized (40 Points)
- 20 Points: When mining Crystallized Deposits, the cooldown of Empowered Ore Deposit Overload is reduced by 30%.
- 40 Points: Overcharging Crystallized Deposits grants additional Crystalline Powder. Additionally, a return portal may appear after overloading.
Weeping (40 Points)
- 20 Points: When mining weeping Deposits, the cooldown of Empowered Ore Deposit Overload is reduced by 30%.
- 40 Points: You can gain additional wriggling samples from creatures that appear when you overload Weeping Deposits. The damage from Cruel Poison when mining Weeping Deposits is also reduced.
Outlawed Techniques (40 Points)
- 20 Points: When mining Fast Mining Deposits, the cooldown of Empowered Ore Deposit Overload is reduced by 30%.
- 40 Points: You now mine armed mining deposits much faster, significantly reducing the chance of a pickaxe accident. The damage taken from loose dynamite is also significantly less lethal.
Webbed (40 Points)
- 20 Points: When mining Inwoven Deposits, the cooldown of Empowered Ore Deposit Overload is reduced by 30%.
- 40 Points: Overloading a webbed deposit now summons twice as many spindle spiders for you to capture. Additionally, you gain extra Raging Essences and learn how to escape the sticky clutches of webbed ore deposits.
Knowledge Points
As already mentioned, knowledge points are crucial for specializing. There are several ways to earn these points, with some methods available on a weekly basis and others as one-time rewards. Here’s a breakdown of how you can acquire these points:
Unique Knowledge Points
- Mining Each Ore: Mining each type of ore once grants one knowledge point, for a total of 3 points.
- Mining Rare/Modified/Elemental Ores: Each of these grants an additional knowledge point, adding up to 12 knowledge points.
- Quartermaster Items: The quartermaster of the Lyrendal Artisan Consortium in Dornogal sells three items in exchange for crafting skills, each granting 15 knowledge points:
- Faded Herbalist’s Notes (200 crafting skills)
- Exceptional Herbalist’s Notes (300 crafting skills)
- Pristine Herbalist’s Notes (400 crafting skills)
- Machine-Learned Mining Notes: Requires 12th Renown with the Coven of the Depths (Resounding Depths). Sold by the Renown Quartermaster, Waxmonger Squick, in Gundargaz (/way 47.4, 32.8) in exchange for 1,625 Resonance Crystals.
- Herbal Techniques for Embalming: Sold by Llyot at the Umbral Bazaar in Azj-Kahet for 565 Kej, granting 10 knowledge points. Note that this item is not reputation-based, but you must complete the campaign quest and have the corresponding Kej to interact with the NPCs.
- Hidden Items: There are eight hidden items in the world for each profession, which can be looted to gain additional knowledge points. More details can be found in the comprehensive treasure guide for professions.
Weekly Knowledge Points
- Erosion-Polished Slate: Found when mining ores, this grants +3 Knowledge Points and 15 Crafting Skill.
- Slab of Slate: Also found when mining ores, this grants +1 Knowledge Point and 5 Crafting Skill.
Stone Tablet Limits: You can find a limited number of Stone Tablets (5) and one Erosion-Polished Stone Tablet per week. The Mining Journal under Appendix I – Limitless Knowledge provides more details on your weekly limits.
- Null Sliver These can be found while mining and have no weekly limit, though they drop much less frequently.
- Profession Quests: Each week, you can complete a quest in Dornogal from the mining instructor Tarib, rewarding you with +3 Knowledge Points through the Algarimine Worker’s Notes.
- Algari Treatise on Mining: This item can be crafted by a scribe via a crafting order and used once per week.
Monthly Knowledge Points
Darkmoon Faire: At the Darkmoon Faire, held regularly, you can complete a quest that rewards knowledge points. By keeping track of these opportunities, you can steadily accumulate knowledge points, allowing you to specialize and excel in your mining profession.
Overloads
With the Master of the Mysterious specialization, you gain access to the Empowered Ore Deposit Overload spell, which appears in your spellbook under the General tab. This powerful ability has a 12-hour cooldown, but the cooldown is reduced each time you mine a deposit.
Improving Your Mining Yield
To mine ore more efficiently in Khaz Algar, it’s crucial to enhance specific attributes on your professional equipment. The key attributes to focus on are skill, dexterity, finesse, and perception. Your choice of which attribute to prioritize depends on your personal preference and mining goals.
By strategically enhancing these attributes, you can optimize your mining yield, gathering higher quality materials more efficiently and increasing your chances of finding rare resources.
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