Mining is a good choice for a primary profession, especially if you are not sure which one to pick. Why to choose mining? This profession is very useful and is a counterpart to a few other professions. It complements Jewelcrafting, Engineering and Blacksmithing. It can also be paired up with another profession of gathering type, such as Herbalism or Skinning, where it does not have any purpose other than amassing your profit. Click here for more on Mining Guide WoW

What do I need to start Mining?

For the start, each miner should know and obtain a few things. One such item is a mining pick, which can be purchased from any mining supplies vendor which is usually located right next to your mining trainer.

Another thing you should know is where to find veins. Similar to Herbalism, with Mining you have an ability called “Find Minerals”. When activated, this ability will show veins in your proximity on your mini map. With the use of The Gatherer, which is a very useful addon, you will be able to store all vein locations you have found. It would be also possible to store vein locations found by your guild or party members in possession of the same addon.

The most common places to look for veins are the mountain areas, hills and rocks. As each area is different in level so are the veins. For example, each of the starting areas is rich in Copper veins.

What will Mining bring you?

Mining comes with ability which is called Smelting. With the use of Smelting you will be able to create various metal bars from the ores you gathered. Players with this profession also get a lot of stones, motes, and gems while mining. For the best leveling guide click here: Ultimate Guide WoW

Mining and other professions

Mining is a very useful profession as it nicely complements several other primary crafting professions. Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting and Engineering are in a great need of products you get with Mining. However, the combination of two primary professions is your choice only but it is always nice to have two professions paired in order to level them up easier. Combo of Mining and Herbalism is said to be really good for making profit since you can just fly around the map and gather herbs and ores. 

What else does Mining offer?

Mining is a useful and profitable profession and it is also a great profession for all classes that are in a need of extra health, such as Warriors, Paladins or Death Knights. With Mining you will get a special passive skill called Toughness. Toughness will give you extra stamina which is very useful while leveling, not to mention that when you reach 450 in Mining, this skill will give you 500 health extra (50 stamina). This is an excellent bonus, especially for a tank.

Classes which decide to become miners usually are Warriors and Paladins. Death Knights, who are the new class in WoW, in most cases choose Mining as well because they too are plate wearers and can spec to be tanks. Still, not only the plate-wearing classes opt for Mining. You can often see Warlocks, Mages and even Rogues and Druids mine since their choice of professions fell on Engineering or Jewelcrafting. If you would like more on WoW Leveling, click here: WoW Levelling Guides