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Herbalism is one of the WoW’s main gathering professions. If you are leveling a character from 1 to 80 you will surely have no problem with leveling this wonderful profession. Even if you choose to learn it at level 80, it will pose no problems, as you will be able to level it up for just a few hours.

What are the characteristics of Herbalism?

Herbalism involves gathering different kinds of herbs all around the map. So what exactly you can do with herbs? When it comes to herbs alone, you can sell them in stacks on the AH for a nice amount of gold. Still, combining Herbalism with appropriate crafting profession such as Alchemy or Inscription will enable you to make a profitable source of income.

With Alchemy you can make various potions, elixirs and flasks with the use of herbs. All classes in WoW use these alchemy products so they would increase their abilities and performance in general, especially in raids and instances.

With WOTLK a new profession was born – Inscription. With Inscription players are able to make various glyphs that are also widely used to enhance the important features of every class’ specialization. Herbalism accompanies this profession perfect since you will need a lot of herbs to create various inks that you need to use in Inscription. Click here for more on Herbalism Guide WoW

How do I find herbs?

Very simple. Herbs are present in abundance in almost every zone on the map. However, some areas are richer in herbs compared to other areas. When you learn Herbalism, you will also get an ability to track herbs on your mini map. It is advisable to have an addon like The Gatherer installed so you can keep a record of all herbs you found. Gatherer will keep record of the herbs picked up by any of your party or guild members who have installed the same add-on.

Benefits

With Herbalism you will get an ability called Lifeblood. This ability is instant, costs no mana and it can heal you about 3600 over 5 seconds. Lifeblood can be used only on every 3 minutes. For the players who are leveling up their characters, this is one of the extremely useful abilities, especially for the classes who do not have any other healing ability.

Another benefit is that you will be saving a considerable amount of gold when it comes to flasks, pots and elixirs. Considering that they are necessary consumables in any raid, you will be able to create the ones for your own need and also to profit by selling them on the Auction House. It is very easy to collect herbs, especially with the faster flying mounts which give additional speed boost. For the best leveling guide click here: Ultimate Guide WoW

Choosing Herbalism according to your class

Is there any particular class which is perfectly suited for herbalism? No, that is not the case. Choosing Herbalism as a profession is solely your choice, however, keep in mind that some classes need it more than other classes. In example, tanks and healers are frequently seen to gather herbs since these two specializations highly depend on flasks, elixirs and pots. Being a Druid can come in handy when gathering herbs since Druids have a flight form which is instant. This makes herb farming for Druids considerably faster.

Other useful items

Novice gatherers think that normal bags will do just fine for their gathering needs. Think twice! They will soon realize that they are short with space in their bags. However, this problem is easily solved with the help of Tailors who can make special Herbal bags. These bags can carry only herbs, but they are offering additional bag slots than normal bags do.

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