Mining
Ore and stone for Blacksmithing and Engineering.
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New in Forever
Rockslicer, a Deadmines weapon, lets non-miners tap Copper, Tin, Silver and Iron nodes for 30 charges.
A free gathering skill at the start
A starting-zone quest offers three books and you take one: Mining for Dummies, Pelt Collecting for Beginners or Wild Harvest. It teaches that skill and gives 2 skill points.
Good pairings
Metal gear
Mining and Blacksmithing
One equippable recipe that fills a weak slot. Save the ore on the road.
Gadgets
Mining and Engineering
A tool or device you will click often enough to justify the ore.
Legacy perks
Bountiful Harvest
Professions tree · 5 ranks
Rank 1: You discover 20% more Scarce materials from Mining, Herbalism, and Skinning.
Also for every profession and camp: Working Overtime, Dedicated Study.
Recipes and materials
In the patch digest
Rockslicer mines a few node types without Mining
Rockslicer is a Deadmines weapon. It can mine Copper, Tin, Silver or Iron nodes for 30 charges without the Mining profession.
All twelve professions
Sources and what isn't confirmed
Not announced
- A Mining camp object
- Legacy perk text above rank 1
- The full recipe list
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Sources
Wowhead, 22 Sep 2026 · Warcraft Tavern, 19 Sep 2026 · Community Legacy tables
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