Profiting From Cheap Cataclysm Herbs

Cheap Cataclysm Herbs

The prices on Cataclysm herbs have been falling as the herb and ore markets have been in flux since the change to uncommon Cataclysm gems has altered the targets of farmers and botters.  Many botters have started farming more Cata herbs and flooding the auction house has lead to reduced prices of these herbs. 

How can we take best advantage of this constant supply of lower priced Cataclysm herbs in World of Warcraft?

Options For Herbs

There are many routes that can be taken to turn the herbalism raw materials into profitable revenue avenues.  Let's explore the various options for each of the Cataclysm herbs.  Take a look at the products crafted by the various herbs and see if there is room for profit with these items on your server.  If you find some super cheap herbs, come back to this page and figure out the best way to use the specific herbs you can find for cheap.

Alchemy Options For Herbs
Azshara's Veil

Transmute: Ocean Sapphire - 3 Azshara's Veil + 3 Zephyrite
Elixir of the Cobra - 1 Azshara's Veil + 1 Cinderbloom
Elixir of the Naga - 1 Azshara's Veil + 1 Stormvine
Flask of the Draconic Mind - 8 Azshara's Veil + 8 Twilight Jasmine + 8 Volatile Life
Flask of the Winds - 8 Azshara's Veil + 8 Whiptail + 8 Volatile Life
Potion of Concentration - 2 Azshara's Veil
Potion of Illusion - 1 Azshara's Veil + 3 Volatile Life
Volcanic Potion - 1 Azshara's Veil + 1 Cinderbloom

Cinderbloom

Transmute: Ember Topaz - 3 Cinderbloom + 3 Hessonite
Draught of War - 1 Cinderbloom
Elixir of Impossible Accuracy - 1 Cinderbloom +1 Heartblossom
Elixir of the Cobra - 1 Cinderbloom + 1 Azshara's Veil
Flask of Steelskin - 8 Cinderbloom + 8 Twilight Jasmine + 8 Volatile Life
Ghost Elixir - 2 Cinderbloom
Mythical Mana Potion - 1 Cinderbloom + 2 Whiptail
Potion of Treasure Finding - 8 Cinderbloom + 4 Stormvine + 6 Heartblossom + 4 Whiptail
Prismatic Elixir - 1 Cinderbloom + 1 Whiptail
Volcanic Potion - 1 Cinderbloom + 1 Azshara's Veil

Heartblossom

Transmute: Inferno Ruby - 3 Heartblossom + 3 Carnelian
Elixir of Deep Armor - 2 Heartblossom
Elixir of Impossible Accuracy - 1 Heartblossom + 1 Cinderbloom
Elixir of the Master - 1 Heartblossom + 1 Twilight Jasmine
Flask of Flowing Water - 8 Heartblossom + 8 Stormvine + 8 Volatile Life
Golemblood Potion - 1 Heartblossom + 1 Volatile Life
Potion of Deepholme - 5 Heartblossom
Potion of Treasure Finding - 6 Heartblossom + 8 Cinderbloom + 4 Stormvine + 4 Whiptail

Stormvine

Transmute: Dream Emerald - 3 Stormvine + 3 Jasper
(2) Deathblood Venom - 2 Stormvine
Earthen Potion - 2 Stormvine
Elixir of Mighty Speed - 1 Stormvine + 1 Twilight Jasmine
Elixir of the Naga - 1 Stormvine + 1 Azshara's Veil
Flask of Flowing Water - 8 Stormvine + 8 Heartblossom + 8 Volatile Life
Potion of the Tol'Vir - 1 Stormvine  + 1 Whiptail
Potion of Treasure Finding - 4 Stormvine + 6 Heartblossom + 8 Cinderbloom + 4 Whiptail

Twilight Jasmine

Transmute: Demonseye - 3 Twilight Jasmine + 3 Nightstone
Elixir of Mighty Speed - 1 Twilight Jasmine + 1 Stormvine
Elixir of the Master - 1 Twilight Jasmine + 1 Heartblossom
Flask of Steelskin - 8 Twilight Jasmine + 8 Cinderbloom + 8 Volatile Life
Flask of the Draconic Mind - 8 Twilight Jasmine + 8 Azshara's Veil + 8 Volatile Life
Mythical Healing Potion - 2 Twilight Jasmine + 1 Volatile Life

Whiptail

Transmute: Amberjewel - 3 Whiptail + 3 Alicite
Flask of the Winds - 8 Whiptail + 8 Azshara's Veil + 8 Volatile Life
Flask of Titanic Strength - 8 Whiptail + 8 Cinderbloom + 8 Volatile Life
Mighty Rejuvenation Potion - 2 Whiptail
Mythical Mana Potion - 2 Whiptail + 1 Cinderbloom
Potion of Tol'vir - 1 Whiptail + 1 Stormvine
Potion of Treasure Finding - 4 Whiptail + 4 Stormvine + 6 Heartblossom + 8 Cinderbloom
Prismatic Elixir - 1 Whiptail + 1 Cinderbloom

Some of these recipes only require a single type of herb, but many require multiple types of Cataclysm herbs and / or Volatile Life.  The good thing is that the prices for Volatile Life are down along with the lowering herb prices, since the farmers get the Volatile Lifes from picking the Cataclysm herbs.  Check out my previous post on Alchemy - Making Potions for a guide to what potions I have been selling.



Inscription Options For Herbs

Milling these Cataclysm herbs will create Ashen Pigments and Burning Embers that can be crafted into Blackfallow Ink and Inferno Ink.  Scribes have some options other than just making glyphs for profit.

Scribe Options For Using Inks

• Glyphs, glyphs, and more glyphs (convert to whatever type of ink you need)
• Convert 10 Blackfallow Inks to 1 Inferno Ink.
• Craft and bark Mysterious Fortune Cards.
• Do the Forged Documents quest daily for easy profit.
• Craft and Bark Adventurer's Journals.
• If you need more Inks, then Undercut Jessica Sellers.
• Craft and sell Dust of Dissapearance, since 1 Ink now create 3 Dust.
• Darkmoon Faire Cards and Decks.
• Craft Relics and Off-hands.

Other Professions and Options

• Convert MFCs to Fortune Cookies if you have maxed Cooking skill.
• Transmuting gems is even more profitable when you send them to your Jewelcrafter to cut the gems and sell for a higher price.
• Flip some of the raw herbs when there is a price spike or auction house shortage.
• Save some herbs to unload within the few days after the next wave of bot banning.

So hopefully, this post will help you with ideas to profit off of all those cheap Cataclysm herbs that we are seeing on the World of Warcraft auction house.


Be sure to check out the Mysterious Fortune Card Mastery | WoW Gold Guide for the best strategies for profiting in the Mysterious Fortune Cards Market.  If no one is barking MFCs on your server, buy my guide and collect all the easy gold waiting for you.  If there are barkers on your server already, then the guide will help you set up tactics to steal sales away from your competitors and keep the buyers coming back to your MFCs.