To start, you’ll need a herbalism trainer who will be in large cities. For some help in finding a trainer ask one of the guards. The Alchemy trainer is often near the Herbalism trainer so you can easily train for both if you wanted.
To become a Master you’ll need a trainer from Hellfire Peninsula. After Master you can move on to leveling up to Grand Master, which I won’t get into in this particular WoW Herbalism guide. But I will mention that Alliance faction can train in either Valgarde or Valiance Keep. Horde trainers are located in Vengeance Landing.
Read more about leveling Herbalism in the World of Warcraft Herbalism Guide
The great thing is that once you’ve gotten training you won’t need anything else, other than a bag with lots of space to carry things you gather. You can actually have a bag especially made for herbalism made for you by a tailor. Herbs and plants can be anywhere including caves and under water so keep a keen eye out for them. You can sell any unused herbs in the Auction House so gather everything you can. With the “Find Herb” ability, the plants that you can pick will be marked as yellow dots on your map.
In order to pick an herb just walk up to it until the action cursor activates. If it’s not possible to pick a plant, chances are that it’s currently beyond your skill level. The plant and herbs that require higher skill level are usually in higer zones while those that require less skill are in lower areas. Other than being able to find herbs anywhere you can get them by completing instances, killing monsters and even treasure chests.
The various color codes are important to understand so I’ll talk a little about them. Hovering over a plant with the mouse will give you this color code, the following list will tell you what they mean.
- Red- You don’t have the needed skill level to pick it yet.
- Orange- Pick it, it’ll almost certainly increase your Herbalism level.
- Yellow- Moderate chance of increasing your skill level.
- Green- Low chance for any benefit to you skill level.
- Gray- No chance what so ever of giving you more skill.
As you level to 450, which is beyond this WoW Herbalism guide, you’ll gain “Lifeblood”, which will give you the ability to heal yourself by absorbing energy and nutrients from the Earth.
Get more information about leveling in WoW in the WoW Herbalism Guide
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