This profession is a highly popular choice with beginning players. There are dozens of herbs to farm from and players can often find them just about anywhere. The only problem of course is that the nodes can be just about anywhere, meaning that defining a clear path to get them is hard. While mining nodes tend to hug the mountains and thus the outside edges of most zones, herbalism nodes can appear anywhere you find grass, and sometimes not even that much.

Getting started with Herbalism is even easier than mining and skinning as well. All you need to do is find an herbalism trainer and start gathering. You don’t need a special knife or pick to do it and you will be given a “find herbs” ability to use in the field (though I recommend you download a more advanced GUI to uncover your nodes).

Basic Information
Use the following information in this Herbalism Power leveling Guide as a basis for your decision whether to choose Herbalism as your primary profession. Additional money making tips for this profession are available below as well.

Recommended Profession to Pair With:

• Alchemy (for materials)
• Skinning (for gold)

Herbalism has much fewer options in terms of your second profession. It is generally agreed that if you choose Herbalism you will also select Alchemy down the line. However, for those only seeking to make gold, you can pair your Herbalism up with Skinning or even Mining to collect even more materials even faster.
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