The best WoW Forever Wool Cloth farm is any big camp of level 20 to 26 humanoids. In Classic’s data they drop 0.36 to 0.38 Wool per kill plus a quarter Linen, and no other level range comes close. Horde should farm the farmers of Hillsbrad Fields, Alliance the Mosshide gnolls in the Wetlands, and both factions can use the Syndicate at Durnholde Keep in Hillsbrad or the Thistlefur furbolgs in Ashenvale. At two kills a minute that is about 45 Wool an hour, our estimate.
World of Warcraft: Forever’s tailors need less Wool than Classic’s, but since Blizzard’s November 11 hotfix the Green and Red Woolen Bags hold 10 slots for 15 Wool each. This page goes further than the Wool section of our WoW Forever cloth farming guide, with three camp maps and farming loops, Wool per hour and every Wool use in the live game’s data.
How solid this is: WoW Forever keeps Classic’s mob spawns in the original zones, and every Wool camp is in one: Forever’s new zones start at level 35, apart from the Skyborne start zone. Spawns, mob levels and drop rates come from the cmangos Classic database, a community reconstruction of Classic, placed on Forever’s maps as in our cloth farming guide; Forever’s loot tables aren’t public. Blizzard’s notes and hotfixes through November 11 change respawns and bags, not cloth drops. Item and recipe values are from the live client build of November 13 (1.60.1.70938).
Best Wool Cloth Farm in WoW Forever: Quick Answer
- Horde: Hillsbrad Fields, north-west of Southshore. 94 farmers, peasants and footmen of level 22 to 26 at 0.36 Wool per kill, about 1,000 yards from the Tarren Mill flight path.
- Alliance: the Mosshide gnolls in Sundown Marsh, about 1,400 yards north-east of Menethil Harbor. 85 gnolls of level 22 to 26 at 0.38 per kill, the best rate of the big camps.
- Both factions: the Syndicate at Durnholde Keep in Hillsbrad (level 20 to 22, 94 spawns with the camp by the river), or Thistlefur Village in Ashenvale (23 to 24).
- Biggest camp: Bael Modan in the southern Barrens, 150 spawns of level 20 to 26.
- Wool per hour, our estimate: about 22 at one kill a minute, 44 at two, 74 at a level 60’s pace of 200 kills an hour.
- How much you need: 238 Wool for Tailoring and First Aid on our routes, about 640 kills.
Which Mobs Drop Wool Cloth in WoW Forever
Wool Cloth drops from humanoids of level 16 to 30 in WoW Forever, as in Classic, and the mob’s level decides how much. Below level 20 Linen outweighs Wool, and from about 26 Silk takes over. In between, every humanoid in the Classic data drops nearly the same: about one kill in four gives Wool, which averages out to 0.36 to 0.38 Wool per kill.
| Mob level | Wool per kill | Also drops | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-19 | 0.29 | 0.37 Linen | Bristleback quilboars in the Barrens, Defias in southern Westfall |
| 20-26 | 0.36-0.38 | 0.25 Linen, 0.05 Silk | Every camp on this page |
| 26-30 | 0.14-0.16 | 0.37 Silk | Hillsbrad’s Azurelode Mine, the Mudsnout gnolls |
Because the rate is flat, the best Wool camp is simply the one with the most level 20 to 26 humanoids packed together, the fewest other players and the fastest respawns. Blizzard raised creature respawn rates in Hillsbrad Foothills, Ashenvale, Wetlands, Duskwood and Thousand Needles in the October 1 beta build, and again for the Wetlands gnolls in the October 15 build. For launch, Blizzard’s November 2 notes made respawns faster in many areas, fastest in the starting zones and slower as levels rise, and Blizzard will turn the lower-level zones back to “more typical rates” once the launch rush settles, with no date given.
Every Good Wool Camp in WoW Forever, Compared
| Camp | Zone (coordinates) | Mob level | Spawns | Wool per kill | Who can farm it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syndicate at Durnholde Keep and the camp by the river | Hillsbrad Foothills (79, 43) and (66, 48) | 20-22 | 94 | 0.37 | Both |
| Farmers and footmen of Hillsbrad Fields | Hillsbrad Foothills (33, 42) | 22-26 | 94 | 0.36 | Horde only |
| Mosshide gnolls in Sundown Marsh | Wetlands (38, 32) | 22-26 | 85 | 0.38 | Both, best for Alliance |
| Mosshide gnolls along the river | Wetlands (62, 65) | 20-23 | 74 | 0.37 | Both, best for Alliance |
| Thistlefur furbolgs | Ashenvale (39, 34) and north of Astranaar (32, 41) | 23-24 | 86 | 0.37 | Both |
| Foulweald furbolgs | Ashenvale (53, 62) | 23-25 | 42 | 0.37 | Both |
| Bael’dun dwarves and Razormane at Bael Modan | The Barrens (46, 83) | 20-26 | 150 | 0.36 | Both, best for Horde |
| Windshear Crag | Stonetalon Mountains (73, 61) | 20-22 | 62 | 0.36 | Both |
| Bloodfury harpies in the Charred Vale | Stonetalon Mountains (32, 65) | 23-27 | 81 | 0.36 | Both |
| Shadowhide gnolls | Eastern Redridge Mountains | 22-26 | 102 | 0.36 | Both, best for Alliance |
| Defias Night Blades and Night Runners | Southern Duskwood (35, 72) | 24-26 | 32 | 0.43 | Both, best for Alliance |
The spawn column counts each Classic spawn point once. Every camp respawns in four and a half to five minutes in the Classic data, before Blizzard’s launch speed-up. Hillsbrad Fields drops a little less per kill than the Wetlands gnolls, but its spawns sit much closer together. Redridge has no map here because Forever redrew it for the Riverglades border; our WoW Forever zones by level guide lists every zone change.
Hillsbrad Foothills: Durnholde Keep and Hillsbrad Fields
Hillsbrad Foothills is the best Wool zone in WoW Forever for Horde and a good one for Alliance: its two big humanoid camps hold 188 Wool droppers, and its respawns went up in the October 1 beta build. The Syndicate in and around Durnholde Keep (Watchmen, Shadow Mages and Rogues, level 20 to 22) are hostile to both factions. Alliance players fly to Southshore and cross the river; Horde players fly to Tarren Mill and run south.
The Durnholde loop runs from the small Syndicate camp by the river (camp 2) along the road into the keep, through it and back along the south side. It is about 1,550 yards, four minutes of running without fights, so by the time you have cleared a lap the first spawns are back.
Hillsbrad Fields (camp 3) is the denser camp but Horde only, because the farmers, peasants, footmen and the Councilman are Alliance NPCs. Tarren Mill’s Battle of Hillsbrad quests send Horde players here at the same levels, so expect company. The Fields loop is short, about 800 yards, and the 94 spawns refill it quickly.
Alliance Wool Cloth Farm: Mosshide Gnolls in the Wetlands
For Alliance, the best Wool Cloth farm in WoW Forever is the Mosshide gnoll camp in Sundown Marsh, a short run north-east of Menethil Harbor: 85 gnolls of level 22 to 26 at 0.38 Wool per kill, the best rate of the big camps. The Wetlands got faster respawns twice during the beta, on October 1 for many of the zone’s creatures and on October 15 for its gnolls, Dragonmaw orcs and Incendicite Ore.
The Sundown Marsh loop is about 1,800 yards and stays north of the river, so you never swim. The second camp (map 2) lines the river near Dun Algaz with 74 gnolls of level 20 to 23, right on the road to Loch Modan, which makes it a good stop on the way rather than a camp to farm for hours. Horde players can farm both camps too, but the Wetlands has no Horde flight path.
Expect traffic: the Excavation Site: Wetlands, Forever’s new dungeon for level 26 to 31, has its portal on a hilltop south-east of Sundown Marsh (about 47.9, 56.5), so groups pass through. Our Excavation Site: Wetlands guide covers the dungeon and its quests.
Ashenvale Wool Farm: Thistlefur and Foulweald Furbolgs
Ashenvale is the Kalimdor Wool zone for both factions in WoW Forever. Thistlefur Village north of Astranaar has 63 furbolgs of level 23 and 24, another 23 stand along the road north of Astranaar, and the Foulweald camp south of the main road adds 42. All drop 0.37 Wool per kill, and Ashenvale’s respawns went up on October 1.
Alliance players fly to Astranaar and can add the furbolgs by the north road (camp 2) to the Thistlefur loop. Horde players should skip camp 2, which is close to Astranaar’s guards: fly to Zoram’gar Outpost and follow the trail east for Thistlefur Village, or fly to Splintertree Post for the Foulweald camp. Both loops are about 1,200 to 1,400 yards.
Wool Per Hour: Our Estimate
How much Wool you get per hour depends on your kill speed, not on the camp, because every camp above drops 0.36 to 0.38 Wool per kill. Our estimate for three paces, at 0.37 Wool, 0.26 Linen and 0.05 Silk per kill:
| Your pace | Kills per hour | Wool | Linen | Silk | Hours for 238 Wool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the camp’s level, eating between pulls | 60 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 or more levels above the camp | 120 | 44 | 31 | 6 | 5.4 |
| Level 60, pulling several at once | 200 | 74 | 52 | 10 | 3.2 |
Respawns don’t hold you back: Durnholde’s 94 spawns come back every five minutes in the Classic data, enough for more than 1,000 kills an hour, so three or four players fit. The cloth from 120 kills sells to a vendor for under 30 silver, so farm Wool for professions, bags and crates, not vendor gold.
Wool Cloth in Dungeons
Elite humanoids drop about twice the Wool of normal ones in the Classic data: the elites in Shadowfang Keep and Blackfathom Deeps average about 0.70 Wool per kill. A full clear holds about 54 Wool and 58 Linen in the Deadmines, 49 Wool in Blackfathom Deeps and 29 in Shadowfang Keep, split among the group. That makes dungeons a bonus while leveling rather than a Wool farm. Since Blizzard’s November 9 hotfix (in the WoW Forever hotfixes thread), Waylaid Crates and Craftsman’s Writs also drop inside dungeons. Cloth drops in Forever’s new Ruins of Lordaeron (15 to 20) and Excavation Site (26 to 31) aren’t known.
How Much Wool Tailoring and First Aid Need in WoW Forever
A WoW Forever character who levels Tailoring and First Aid on our routes needs about 238 Wool Cloth: 93 for Tailoring and 145 for First Aid. At 0.37 per kill that is about 640 kills. Forever’s tailors need less Wool than in Classic because the Wool recipes go grey earlier and our route moves on to Silk at skill 100, as our WoW Forever Tailoring leveling guide shows. First Aid is now the bigger Wool buyer; the bandage counts are from our First Aid leveling guide.
| Use | Wool | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tailoring, our Forever route | 93 | 31 Bolts of Woolen Cloth for skill 55 to 80, then Woolen Capes to 100 |
| Tailoring, standard Classic route | 170 | For comparison |
| Tailoring, WoW-Professions’ beta-tested route to 225 | About 423 | Stays on Wool recipes longer |
| First Aid 1-300, our route | 145 | 48 Wool Bandages (80-115), 48 Heavy Wool Bandages (115-150) |
| Engineering 1-300 | 60 | Explosives and parts |
| Tailoring and First Aid together | 238 | About 640 kills at 0.37 per kill |
What Wool Cloth Is Worth and What Uses It in WoW Forever
A vendor pays 33 copper per Wool Cloth in WoW Forever, 6.6 silver for a stack of 20, and a Bolt of Woolen Cloth sells for 1 silver, the same as its three Wool. Auction house prices differ by realm and we have no reliable numbers across realms. What gives Wool a value above the vendor price in Forever are the uses below, from the live client and Blizzard’s hotfixes.
| Use | Wool | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Green Woolen Bag or Red Woolen Bag (Tailoring) | 15 (5 bolts) | A 10-slot bag since Blizzard’s November 11 hotfix (was 8 slots for 4 bolts) |
| Woolen Bag (Tailoring) | 9 (3 bolts) | An 8-slot bag |
| Woolen Reagent Bag (Tailoring, new) | 9 (3 bolts) | An 8-slot reagent bag; also needs Fine Thread and Cerulean Dye. Pattern source unknown |
| Journeyman Textiles Waylaid Crate | 40 | 10 Merchant’s Favor, per Zockify |
| Rare Wool gear (Tailoring, new) | 18 to 24 (6 to 8 bolts) | Blue boots, gloves and gowns for level 12 to 15, bind on pickup; also need Cerulean Dye and one of Pristine Leather, Spider’s Silk, Fire Oil, Shadowgem, Small Lustrous Pearl or Pyrite |
| Woolen Tourniquet (First Aid, new) | 2 | Stops bleeds from enemies up to level 30 |
| Engineering | 1 to 2 | Bronze Framework, Small Bronze Bomb, Heavy Dynamite, Explosive Sheep and new SAF-T versions |
Our take: the November 11 bag change is the biggest Wool news since launch. Blizzard said these bags were “unintentionally smaller than intended”. A 10-slot bag now costs 15 Wool plus thread and dye, the cheapest 10-slot bag Tailoring makes (the Small Silk Pack takes 12 Silk and 2 Heavy Leather), so new characters and alts will buy them. For a tailor with either pattern (skill 75 and 90, per Zockify) bags are likely the best use of Wool. The 18 rare Wool pieces bind on pickup; their patterns cost 30 Merchant’s Favor or drop from bosses in the Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep and Ragefire Chasm, according to Zockify’s list.
For the Journeyman Textiles crate, 40 Wool and 40 Silk pay the same, so always fill it with Wool. For First Aid, our First Aid leveling guide found Healing Potions cheaper than Heavy Wool Bandages once Wool costs more than 1.1 silver each, if you pick the Bruiseweed yourself. Above mob level 26 Silk takes over; our Silk Cloth farming guide covers the Lost Ones in Swamp of Sorrows and the Arathi trolls for the next tier.
FAQ
What level mobs drop Wool Cloth in WoW Forever?
Humanoids of level 16 to 30 drop Wool Cloth in WoW Forever, as in Classic, and level 20 to 26 humanoids drop the most, 0.36 to 0.38 Wool per kill in Classic’s data. Below 20 they drop more Linen, above 26 more Silk.
Where is the best Wool farm for Horde in WoW Forever?
Hillsbrad Fields in Hillsbrad Foothills is the best Horde Wool farm in WoW Forever: 94 Alliance farmers and footmen of level 22 to 26, close to Tarren Mill. In Kalimdor, Bael Modan in the southern Barrens has 150 spawns of level 20 to 26.
Related guides: the WoW Forever cloth farming guide covers every other cloth from Linen to Felcloth, our WoW Forever gold guide shows where cloth fits among other ways to make money, and our WoW Forever hub lists every Forever guide.
Sources: Blizzard’s development notes (October 1 and 15, November 2) and WoW Forever hotfixes (November 9 and 11). Classic spawns, mob levels and drop rates from the cmangos Classic database, our calculation; item and recipe data from the live client (build 1.60.1.70938), read via wago.tools; pattern sources and Merchant’s Favor values from Zockify; Wool demand from our profession guides. Maps: Blizzard Entertainment, from Warcraft Wiki’s map files.