Cataclysm Ore and Herb Gathering Spots

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New Cataclysm Ores and Herbs: Obsidium, Cinderbloom, and Stormvine

Below, you will find a gathering map for Obsidium and Cinderbloom- the lower tier of the new Cataclysm ores. Both of these spawn right next to each other frequently, so this map is optimized for gathering both of these items:

I recommend farming the lower half of Mount Hyjal for this type of ore. The spawns in the top half just are not dense enough. However, if you are looking for Stormvine, any of the grassy areas on the map (northern 1/3 of the zone) have plenty of spawns. 

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Elementium Ore / Heartblossom: Deepholm 

Deepholm has such densely packed Elementium Veins and Heartblossom herbs (as well as its fair share of Cinderbloom) that I am not sure if the market will be able to handle how easily this is farmed. 

Here is the map:

There are three different "rings" you can take, depending on what you are looking for. The inner ring has the densest spawns by far (i.e. less running per harvest), but is also susceptible to competition.

The spawns are really tightly packed, and you can often have several different Elementium Veins and several different Heartblossom herbs all in your immediate vicinity at once.

The blue ring is the middle ring; spawns are fairly tight here as well, and there is plenty of both Elementium and Heartbloom here. The fiery areas near Deathwing's Fall also contain quite a bit of Cinderbloom and a few Obsidium Ore nodes. 

The outer, green ring is more herb-based than ore (though there is still plenty of ore). This ring has multiple spots of 5x+ Heartblossom nodes, particularly at Silvermarsh, The Pale Roost, and Needlerock Chasm. If you need Heartblossom, take the green path. 

Really all three of these are great gathering paths - check out all three, and pick the one that is currently the least competitive. With so many areas to harvest in this zone, there is bound to be a free spot.

Note: Low level maps can be found in the WoW Newbie Gold Guide!

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