WoWconomics

Herbs are used on a daily basis by most characters in one way or another. They are needed for consumables for every raid, and are now needed for glyphs and Darkmoon Faire cards through inscription. This makes the demand high for high level herbs, thus making it a good money maker.

You may want to consider getting an herb bag if your bags are not big enough. There are cheap ones sold by some Herbalism supply vendors.

To make money with this profession it’s pretty easy. You find herbs and sell them. There is no upfront cost to making gold off this profession, but there is a time investment. If you rather go out and sell ra material without a lot of work, this profession might be a great fit for you. Also if you have Alchemy or Inscription, this may be a great way to make gold off those professions without the upfront cost of purchasing the herbs.

First things first, learn the profession and I also recommend getting a paid or white/gray etc gloves with an + Herbalism enchant on it. You don’t need to wear them all the time, but they are nice to have in case a herb is 1-2 levels too high. Once you have done this you are ready to venture out into the world (of Warcraft) and start leveling your profession. But where do you go from here?

Choosing which zone can be difficult. To help you decide below is a list of the level you are currently in Herbalism, the herb(s) that will most likely level you, their skill color range, and the zones that are best for this range along with the respective map with the best route. If you are leveling in a different area and need to see other zone route maps, please check out: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outlands, Northrend