When it comes to Black Lotus farming in Classic, there’s a lot to consider, from spawn rates, competition for nodes, and randomness.
Black Lotus is the ultimate goal when it comes to Herbalism in World of Warcraft Classic. Used in every end-game Flask, the value of this single herb can come close to costing near three figures, and the Flasks made from it often do exceed 100g.
In WoW Anniversary, this is more true than ever. While Blizzard has taken steps to improve the rate at which Black Lotus is farmed, it’s still nearly impossible to get.
In this guide, we’ll share the spawn locations for each zone, how best to find them, and what else you can do to improve your odds.
Black Lotus farming in Classic WoW - Overview
Before we start, it’s important to note that none of this information has ever been confirmed by Blizzard. Instead, we have decades of player testing to help us. You will find Black Lotus in the following four end-game zones.
- Silithus
- Eastern Plaguelands (EPL)
- Winterspring
- Burning Steppes
This is just the first half of the problem; however, due to the following “rules”:
- There is only one Black Lotus per zone
- They have around a one hour respawn (this is shorter in Classic Anniversary)
Now, thankfully, Blizzard has made a few key changes to Black Lotus in WoW Classic Anniversary due to the price rise, given the huge volume of players on each Mega Server:
- A new, quicker spawn rate for Black Lotus - the exact number has not been confirmed
- Black Lotus now has a small chance to spawn from the following Herbs - Gromsblood, Golden Sansam, Dreamfoil, Mountain Silversage, Plaguebloom, or Icecap. It is still best to stick to the above four zones to improve your odds.
- You must have a skill of 300 to get the Black Lotus to proc from the above Herbs
- Black Lotus “sometimes” drop an additional Black Lotus
Black Lotus Spawn Points
Below are the spawn locations for Black Lotus in each of the four zones in which it can spawn. We have also included an ideal farm route next to each to maximise your exposure to Black Lotus spawns, while also passing enough other herbs to trigger a spawn.
Silithus Black Lotus Spawns
Pro tip: The areas marked with "!" should be avoided unless you want to fight high-level elites. The best approach is to avoid the area (as shown in the route) and, if a Black Lotus is present, take the risk.
Silithus is one of the easier zones to farm prior to Phase 5 when the AQ raid and event start. After that, probably best to avoid Silithus for Black Lotus farming.
Eastern Plaguelands (EPL) Black Lotus Spawns
The Eastern Plaguelands (RPL) is one of the longer farm routes. However, it can be one of the better options due to lower foot traffic. During Phases 1 and 2, EPL and Winterspring are pretty busy. However, in Phase 3, 4, and 5 there will be far fewer people here. That, of course, changes in Phase 6 when Naxxramas opens, and this zone becomes the main raid hub.
Winterspring Black Lotus Spawns
Pro Tip: The orange zone at the bottom of Winterspring is full of big Elite enemies, though the spawns are mostly on the upper half. It's worth checking, but it's very easy to pull these mobs.
Much like the Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring will be fairly quiet now that the levelling phase is mostly over. However, unlike EPL, Winterspring won't see a huge spike of new players in Phase 6.
Burning Steppes Black Lotus Spawns
The Burning Steppes is the easiest zone to farm, but also the most contested. With both MC and BWL located via this zone, Black Lotus is hard to farm in the area, with both Horde and Alliance players covering almost the entire route above via their flight path routes. That said, it's an easy zone to get for Alliance in particular.
Best Zones to farm Black Lotus in Classic
For us, there are a few zones that excel, but it depends on the Phase. So below, we've put the best zone per phase below:
- Phase 1 - Silithus - Low player count
- Phase 2 - Silithus/Winterspring - Same as above, but Winterspring starts to come good now due to fewer people levelling
- Phase 3 - EPL - Silithus and Winterspring are still good, but EPL starts to pull ahead now due to how easy the zone is to get to for both factions
- Phase 4 - EPL - Not much change in Phase 4, so stick to EPL, Silithus and Winterspring
- Phase 5 - Anything but Silithus - Burning Steppes should become good now, though BWL and MC will always be fairly busy alongside groups doing BRD/UBRS etc
- Phase 6 - Winterspring/Burning Steppes - Player counts in Burning Steppes will probably be at their lowest now, while Winterspring is still the best. EPL becomes a nightmare in Phase 6, so it's best to avoid
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