For Essence of Fire farming in WoW Forever, the best spot is Fire Plume Ridge in Un’Goro Crater, where level 55 fire elementals also drop Elemental Fire and Heart of Fire; the smaller Felwood spot (level 51 to 54) is the backup. WoW Forever keeps Classic’s mob spawns in the original zones, so both spots below work in WoW Forever and WoW Classic. Blizzard hasn’t announced changes to fire elementals or their drops. The Forever difference to plan for is traffic: Shaper’s Terrace, a new dungeon for levels 58 to 60, sits in Un’Goro Crater.
Updated November 3, 2026: now covers WoW Forever, which keeps Classic’s mob spawns.
Essence of Fire Farming
- Gold per Hour (Classic, 2019): 50+ gold depending on competition
- Competition: medium to high
- Requirements: ~ Level 55
Prices & Drop rates
| Item | Price (Classic, 2019) | Drop rate |
| Essence of Fire | 3-5g | 2-3% |
| Elemental Fire | 1-2g | 6-8% |
| Heart of Fire | 2-3g | 6-8% |
Un’Goro Crater
Fire Plume Ridge in Un’Goro Crater is great for Essence of Fire farming, since it has higher level mobs than other spots. The Fire Elementals are around level 55, and there are plenty for 2 players to farm at this spot. Since this is the best spot for farming Essence of Fire, there is quite high competition here most of the time. If you have Mining, you can swap from farming Elementals to farming Thorium around the edge of the zone for a while. Just check every now and then if the spot is free, since there is also a bunch of Thorium near the spot itself. The elementals also drop Elemental Fire, Heart of Fire and Core of the Elements, which can get you some additional gold. This is also true for the second spot in Felwood.
Felwood
The Elementals in Felwood are a little bit lower level than the ones in Un’Goro, only 51-54. This makes the spot more viable for the early 50s, when you want to start getting some gold for the many expenses at level 60. They have the same drop rates as the Un’Goro mobs, but the spot is quite a bit smaller. That’s why you probably want to have the spot for yourself, to make farming here viable. There is a bit less competition here, though. If there is too much competition here, you can always swap to farming Runecloth and Felcloth for a while. The satyrs in this zone are very popular for this.
Essence of Fire Farming in WoW Forever
Fire Plume Ridge and the Felwood spot hold the same fire elementals in WoW Forever as in Classic, since Forever keeps Classic’s mob spawns in the original zones. The drop rates in the table are Classic’s; Blizzard hasn’t published Forever’s. What Forever changes:
- Alchemy demand: Elemental Fire is a reagent for Greater Fire Protection Potions, and protection potions matter more to alchemists in WoW Forever, where First Aid makes the cheap Healing Potions instead.
- Alchemist’s Stone: the beta client’s recipe needs 8 Essence of Fire, plus Earth, Air, Water and Living Essence. Where alchemists learn it is unknown.
- Shaper’s Terrace: Forever’s new dungeon for levels 58 to 60 is in Un’Goro Crater, so expect more players around Fire Plume Ridge at the level cap than in Classic.
- Dedicated Study: a Legacy perk that gives 2 to 4 random Elemental Essences a day once a character has both primary professions and all three secondary skills at 300 (beta data); which essences it picks is unknown.
Our WoW Forever professions guide covers where Alchemy’s value moves, and our WoW Forever alchemy leveling guide has the Alchemy route to 300.