· prices from today's US auction house snapshot (2026-10-03)
Pick your ore farm
| # | Method | Where | You need | Reported yield* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dual gathering loop (  Mining +  Herbalism) | Zul'Aman, Voidstorm, Eversong Woods | Both professions, mounted gathering in both trees | About 20,000 gold/hr combined |
| 2 | Dual gathering plus lumber for housing decor | A big circle of the island zone added in 12.1.5 | The above, plus a decor crafter to turn lumber into decor | Up to about 50,000 gold/hr |
| 3 | Mining-only loop | Voidstorm or Zul'Aman | Mining with the Meticulous Mining mounted node | Not reported |
| 4 | Weekly gathering quest and first-time gathers | Every Midnight zone | Mining 25+ | Knowledge points, not gold |
* Reported yield: creator estimates, see sources. They move with prices; the price tables below are today's.
Mining alone works, but the loop you fly is the same one an herbalist flies. If you can train both, do it. The herbalism guide covers the herb half.
What the ore is worth today
Midnight has three common ores: 
Refulgent Copper Ore
, 
Umbral Tin Ore and 
Brilliant Silver Ore. The rare find is 
Dazzling Thorium. Each common ore comes in two quality ranks, and the table shows both with their rank icon. More Skill means more of your haul lands on the pricier rank.
| Item | Today's lowest | 7-day median | vs 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refulgent Copper Ore | 4 70 | 439 | +7% |
Refulgent Copper Ore | 259 | 2330 | +8% |
| Umbral Tin Ore | 480 | 469 | +2% |
| Umbral Tin Ore | 2775 | 25 | +11% |
| Brilliant Silver Ore | 398 | 450 | -12% |
| Brilliant Silver Ore | 2624 | 2450 | +7% |
| Dazzling Thorium | 735 | 766 | -4% |
Dazzling ThoriumMetal & StoneSell Price: 15Auction house today: 735
Brilliant Silver OreMetal & StoneSell Price: 15Auction house today: 2624
Overloaded veins can also give motes, the cross-profession reagent: 
Mote of Light, 
Mote of Primal Energy, 
Mote of Wild Magic and 
Mote of Pure Void.
| Item | Today's lowest | 7-day median | vs 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mote of Light | 51 | 81 | -37% |
| Mote of Primal Energy | 52 | 69 | -25% |
| Mote of Wild Magic | 97 | 77 | +26% |
| Mote of Pure Void | 23 | 29 | -21% |
Who buys your ore
Knowing the buyer tells you when to post.
- Jewelcrafters prospect ore into gems, glass, dust and
Dusk-Shrouded Stone. Prospecting is specced per ore line (copper, tin, silver, thorium), so each ore has its own crowd of buyers. In 12.1 they can also turn ten rank 1 glass into one rank 2 glass for alchemists. - Blacksmiths smelt alloys such as
Refulgent Copper Ingot. They mix ore ranks to reach a rank 2 ingot at the lowest cost (for example two rank 2 ores with three rank 1), so both IDs of each ore sell. - Gatherers buy the
Refulgent Razorstone that blacksmiths craft, so your own consumable bill feeds the ore market too.
Refulgent RazorstoneOtherSell Price: 755Auction house today: 17470
Setup before your first loop
- Train Mining in Silvermoon City, next to the Herbalism trainer.
- At skill 25, pick up the weekly gathering quest and finish it every reset for knowledge points and catch-up points.
- Mine at least one node of every type in every Midnight zone. Each first-time gather pays a knowledge point.
- Spend the first points on the mounted-gathering node in
Meticulous Mining. Druids want this one too: travel form covers herbs, not ore. - Then fund
Overloading the Underground for overloaded veins and motes, and open 
Plentiful Ores after that. - Turn on the Interact Key (Options, search "interact") and install Routes, FarmHud, Faster Loot and TomTom.
Stats, tools and consumables
The stat order matches Herbalism: Finesse for more ore per vein, then Skill for more rank 2, then Deftness for speed. Perception only raises rare finds such as Dazzling Thorium, so use it in weeks when Thorium is strong in the table above.
Buy a 
Sun-Blessed Pickaxe with Finesse if you can afford it, or a Thalassian Pickaxe if not. Then stack the gathering buffs:
Refulgent Razorstone
Darkmoon Firewater
Haranir Phial of Finesse
Argentleaf Tea
Azeroot Tea- Refulgent Razorstone on the pickaxe: Finesse for two hours.
- Darkmoon Firewater for Deftness.
- Haranir Phial of Finesse, or
Haranir Phial of Perception for a Thorium week. - Argentleaf Tea for Finesse, or Azeroot Tea to cut interrupts.
| Item | Today's lowest | 7-day median | vs 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refulgent Razorstone | 17470 | 16029 | +9% |
| Refulgent Razorstone | 19920 | 19977 | -0% |
| Darkmoon Firewater | 19355 | 195 | -1% |
| Haranir Phial of Finesse | 186 | 1943 | -4% |
| Haranir Phial of Finesse | 1412 | 1288 | +10% |
| Haranir Phial of Perception | 22726 | 21829 | +4% |
| Haranir Phial of Perception | 24 | 1785 | +34% |
| Argentleaf Tea | 610 | 456 | +34% |
| Azeroot Tea | 1372 | 1373 | -0% |
Run one session with the full stack and one without. Keep a buff only if the extra ore it earns beats its cost per hour at today's prices.
Loop 1: Voidstorm
- Voidstorm Void Posts ore loop Mining: 7 stops. Suggested loop from the Mining Voidburrow north through the Void Posts to the Ethereal camps, east and south to Torment's Rise, then back past The Howling Ridge; flying mount recommended.1. Abundance: Mining Voidburrow, 2. Void Post South, 3. Void Post West, 4. Ethereal camps, 5. Void Post East, 6. Torment's Rise, 7. The Howling Ridge
- Voidstorm eastern skinning loop Skinning: 3 stops. Suggested loop across the open eastern ground between The Voidspire, Nexus-Point Xenas and Obscurion Citadel; for the big hides, many players skin in a premade group instead.1. Nexus-Point Xenas, 2. Torment's Rise, 3. The Howling Ridge
- Flight point
- Portal
- Abundance gathering event
- Dungeon
- Delve
- Landmark
- Start at the Abundance: Mining Voidburrow on the west side of the central plateau.
- Fly north through the Void Posts toward the Ethereal camps in the upper middle of the map.
- Swing east past Void Post East and down to Torment's Rise in the south-east.
- Turn west to The Howling Ridge, then fly back north to the Voidburrow.
When the Abundance event sits in Voidstorm, clear it on the pass by the Voidburrow. It counts as one of the weekly quest options.
Loop 2: Zul'Aman
- Zul'Aman herb loop Herbalism: 4 stops. Suggested loop through the jungle from Amani'Zar Village west to the Den of Nalorakk, north to Atal'Aman, east past Maisara Caverns and back south; wild nodes here can spawn a mob.1. Amani'Zar Village, 2. Den of Nalorakk, 3. Atal'Aman, 4. Maisara Caverns
- Zul'Aman ore loop Mining: 4 stops. Suggested loop over the ridges from Amani'Zar Village west to the Den of Nalorakk hills, north along the western ridge to Atal'Aman, east past Maisara Caverns and back south; wild nodes here can spawn a mob.1. Amani'Zar Village, 2. Den of Nalorakk, 3. Atal'Aman, 4. Maisara Caverns
- Town
- Flight point
- Abundance gathering event
- Dungeon
- Delve
- Start at Amani'Zar Village in the south-east.
- Head west to the Den of Nalorakk and north to Atal'Aman.
- Cross east past Maisara Caverns.
- Return south-east to Amani'Zar Village.
Wild nodes in Zul'Aman spawn a mob, so bring some item level. The zone rewards a character that kills fast. If you meet another miner on every pass, move to Eversong Woods for a few loops.
Lumber on the same loop
Midnight loops also pass lumber, 
Thalassian Lumber, used in housing decor. Lumber pays best when a decor crafter turns it into decor that sells slowly across several realms. If you have no decor plan, leave it and keep the loop fast.
Selling the haul
- Sell ore raw on the commodity market. The market is region-wide, so post from any realm.
- Post both IDs of each ore; blacksmiths buy the cheap rank to mix.
- Hold ore that trades well under its 7-day median and post the bulk before reset day.
- List Dazzling Thorium and motes on their own. Their prices swing more than common ore.
Posting habits and undercutting are in the selling guide. If you want to use your own ore, the Jewelcrafting guide shows the prospecting side.
One session, start to finish
- Open the ore table above. If an ore is far under its 7-day median, plan to bank that one, not post it.
- Apply Razorstone, phial, Firewater and tea together so they run out together.
- Fly two or three laps of one loop. Change zones if another miner keeps beating you to veins.
- Deposit in the warband bank between laps if your bags fill; it saves a trip to a mailbox.
- Post the ore that is at or above its median, in full stacks, and keep the rest for reset day.
A tight session is one to two hours. Past that, buffs need recasting and the extra ore rarely justifies a second set.
How this farm ages
Ore sells fastest early in a patch, when crafters are levelling and stocking up. As more miners finish their trees, supply rises and ore slides. Check the table before a long session and treat every gold-per-hour figure as a dated snapshot.
Questions
Is Mining worth it in Midnight Season 2?
Yes as an active farm, and best paired with Herbalism on one character. Ore sells steadily to jewelcrafters and blacksmiths. Prices fall as the patch ages, so check today's table first.
Where is the best Midnight mining loop?
Tour every zone once for first-gather knowledge points, then farm Voidstorm or Zul'Aman. Move to Eversong Woods when another miner shadows your loop.
Do druids need the mounted mining node?
Yes. Travel form lets druids pick herbs without dismounting, but ore still needs the Meticulous Mining mounted node.
Why do both ranks of an ore sell?
Blacksmiths mix ore ranks to reach a rank 2 ingot at the lowest cost, so they buy the cheaper rank too. Post both.
Changelog
- Rewritten for Season 2 / 12.1.
- Added item tooltips and more in-game art.