30 Minute Solo Hunter Farming Guide
30 Minute Soloing of Classic, TBC, WotLK,
Cata, Pandaria, Draenor Dungeons
Time, Gold, Gear, Loot, Leather, Cloth, Tactics

by Spookself, Nelf Hunter, Aerie Peak. Update: Patch 6.2.3 Jan 2016

Hi, this is my personal record of the loot you can expect from spending 30 minutes in low level World of Warcraft dungeons at lvl 100 in lvl 710 gear. I will highlight the best dungeons for particular resources, and the most loot for time spent. Because of course some are out of the way and can be run up to 10 times in 30 minutes but with little gold, others once for big rewards, and can be as profitable as running dailies. So, my guide on how to make profit from others misery, which is surely what makes the world go round. On the other side, it's just some pix-elated distraction from your daily chores. There will always be changes in WoW, so this should be treated as a snapshot in time for a couple of years, but it should give a rough feel of the items you will receive. Its all about speed, so the faster you go with enchants, slows, rocket boots, the more times you can roll through the dungeon in 30 min. It's not mandatory, but we would expect you to have a lvl 100 with epic gear for any raid above lvl 80 and when attempting some of the 25 HC modes.

Resources: Instance By Level (Wowiki)/ US Wow Forums/ EU Wow Forums/ Elitist Jerks/ MMO Champion/ Hunters Union/ Big Red Rhino/ Scattered Shots/ /You Tube/

Loot details are for FULL clearance including neutral and out of way trash. If the dungeon takes longer than 30 min, I will say. Raids ofc can only be done once a week, unless you decide to skip all bosses, and reset it. Heroic dungeons can only be run once, so they are added to the totals of Normal runs. Runs: number of dungeon resets in 30 min. Gold: from loot, and sale of grey, white, food, drinks and soulbound items. Craft: misc. craft items for professions. As for other abbreviations, you should know them if you are reading this!

Classic Dungeons Lvl 10-60
Classic Raid Dungeons
TBC Dungeons Lvl 60-70
TBC Raid Dungeons
WotLK Dungeons Lvl 70-80
WotLK Raid Dungeons
Cata Dungeons lvl 80-85
Cata Raid Dungeons
Pandaria Dungeons lvl 85-90
Pandaria Raids lvl 85-90
Draenor Dungeons lvl 90-100
 Draenor Raids lvl 90-100


Best Dungeon In 30 min Runs For...

Loot >
Gold
BOE
Wool
Silk
Magewave
Runecloth
Nethercloth
Frostwool
Embersilk
Windwool
Dungeon > Dragon Soul (25 HC) (2308g) Deadmines (58). Botanica (53). Utgarde Pin (41). Vortex (25). Shadowfang Keep (298) Scarlet Mon W. (320) Strathholme W. (500) Blood Furn (487) Mana Labs (515) Utgrade Pinn (216) Stonecore (178) Scarlet Mon (51)

30 Min Runs, Classic Lvl 10-60 Dungeons

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Deadmines 4 6g 2g 58 11 Wool. 9 Linen. 5 Light. 5 Pattern. 7 Ore. 15 Craft. 11 Gem. 3 Parrot.
Wailing Caverns 2 8g 4g 2 21 Wool. 18 Linen. 93 Light. 62 Medium. 8 Perf Dev. 20 Dev. Hides. 3 Gem. 1 Pattern. 5 Herb.
Shadow Keep 4 9g 5g 27 298 Wool. 82 Linen. 5 Light. 4 herbs. 9 Gem.6 Recipe.
Black Fathom 2 10g 6g 14 6 Linen Bolt. 3 Silk. 33 Wool. 22 Linen. 4 Heavy. 8 Medium. 4 Light. 5 Gem. 2 Bar. 3 Recipe. 84 Meat. 13 Herb.
Stockades 7 18g 2g 41 13 Wool. 7 Linen. 19 Silk. - 7 Gem. 3 Pattern. 3 Bags. 6 Craft.
Gnomer 2 8g 7g 36 60 Wool. 180 Silk. - 24 Gem. 15 Ore. 39 Craft. 1 Recipe. 4 Herb. Mobs will evade, small pulls.
RFK 3 30g 2g 15 62 Silk. 20 Wool. 2 Mage. 57 Heavy. 54 Med. 13 Hide. 1 Gem. 15 Meat. 1 Pet. 6 Craft. Mobs will evade, small pulls.
Maraudon 1 17g 5g 11 44 Mage. 33 Silk. 38 Thick. 9 Rugged. 46 Craft. 37 Herb.
Scarlet M. West 5 24g 7g 24320 Silk. 40 Wool. - 2 Gem
Scarlet M. East 7 50g 5g 26 175 Silk. 64 Wool. - 1 Bag. 2 Recipe. 5 Gem. 48 Meat.
Uldaman 2 21g 2g 19 140 Silk. 100 Mage. 14 Thick. 15 Med. 34 Heavy. Scorp. Hide. 3 Bag. 19 Craft. Meat. 1 Gem.
Scholo 3 56g 8g 16 100 Mage. 100 Silk. 4 Recipe. 2 Gem.
RFD 5 ?g 3g 21 130 Silk. 190 Mage. 2 Silkbolt 13 Web 34 Meat. 7 Herb. 1 Recipe. 11 Craft. 2 Gem. Mobs will evade, small pulls.
Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
West Dire Maul 2 56 3 15 37 Mage. 22 Silk. 20 Rune. 7 Rugg. 5 Thick. 2 Gem. 1 Pattern. 8 Craft. 13 Herb.
East Dire Maul 2 53g 5g 20 49 Mage. 34 Rune. 31 Silk. 9 Cloth. 9 Craft. 2 Gem. 3 Recipe. 100 Herb.
North Dire Maul 2 31g 7g 12 50 Mage. 18 Silk. 138 Rugg. 12 Thick. 6 Toy. 1 Recipe. 1 Gem. Tribute run yields more loot. Dung. boss quests yields more gold?
Stratholme West 3 100g 5g 26 500 Mage. 32 Craft. 1 Recipe.
Zul'Farrack 2 70g 20g 10 262 Mage. 13 Silk. 10 Rugg. 18 Thick. 1 Bag.
Stratholme East 4 145g 7g 17 354 Mage. 9 Webs. 33 Craft. 1% chance of mount drop
Atal Hakar 4 120g 4g 6 21 Rune. 122 Rugg. 92 Thick. 17 Worn. 60 GreenD.
BRD 1 122g 27g 13 294 Rune. 49 Thick. 12 Rugg. 4 Recipe. 2 Bag. 48 Meat. 15 Gem. Don't forget to rob the bank!
LBRS 2 110g 5g 18 387 Rune. 25 Webs. 30 Thick. 70 Rugg. 15 Hides. 1 Recipe. 7 Craft. 50 Meat.

30 Min Runs, Classic Raid Dungeons

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
AQ20 1 195g 4g 4 - 80 Rugg. -
AQ40 1 149g 10g - - - Pets, Mounts.
Black Wing Lair 1 181g 5g 5 103 Rune 43 Rugg. 28 Black D. 5 Drag. 10 Gem. 4 Craft.
MC 1 200g 8g 8 - 37 Rugg. 120 Craft. 2 Blood. 2 Gem.



30 Min Runs, TBC Dungeons Lvl 60-70 (+1 HC Run)

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Ramps 6 193g 10g 34 340 Rune. 112 Nether. 18 HKL 1 Primal.
Blood 6 ? 10g 48 487 Rune. 5 KL. 2 Fel. 1 Primal.
Shatter 3 188g 6g 18 193 Nether. 19 KL. 3 Primal. Extra reward for rescuing prisoners on HC.
Underbog 3 160g 6g 17 74 Nether. 198 KL 17 Meat. 4 Primal. 20 Herb.
Steamvault 3 140g 4g 22 16 Nether. - 9 Gem. 1 Primal. 2 Craft. 100 Meat. 30 Herb.
Slavepens 5 283g 11g 31 - - 7 Primal. 12 Gem. 120 Meat. 1 Recipe. 6 Herb.
Mana 7 ? 23g 30 515 Nether. - 3 Primal. 1 Key. 1 Recipe.
Shadow Labs 4 266g 10g 26 378 Nether. - 1 Primal.
Crypts 5 172g 10g 20 260 Nether. - 1 Primal.
Sethek 5 220g 10g 44 241 Nether. 16 KL 1 Primal. 14 meat. 1 Recipe. Take down Time Lost 1st to avoid MC probs
Durn 2 124g 2g 16 125 Nether. 30 KL 1 Primal.
Dark Port 1 152g 5g 4 41 Nether. 6 Web. 200 KL 1 Primal.
Mech 7 ? 7g 34 205 Nether. - 3 Primal
Bot 6 500g? 11g 53 365 Nether. - 2 Primal.
Arcatraz 3 152g 6g 12 72 Nether. 6 KL. 3 Primal. 2 Key.
Magister 6 380g 15g 26 300 Nether. - 1 Primal.

30 Min Runs, TBC Raid Dungeons, lvl 70-80

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Kara 1 229g 10g 29 148 Nether. 12 Web. 66 KL. 3 Hide. 9 Primal. 59 Souless. To chess only (30 min). Chess is solo-able but fail-able and time consuming.
Grull's Lair 1 66g - - - - -
Magtherion's Lair 1 81g 2g - - - -
SSC 1 250g 8g 9 41 Nether. - 6 Nether. 1 pet.
Mount Hyjal 1 202g 7g6 120 Nether. 11 Web. - 8 Craft. 3 Recipe.
Black Temple 1 479g 14g 36 420 Nether 47 KL. 15 Craft.
Tempest Keep 1 165g 6g 5 61 Nether. 31 KL. 1 Pet. 5 Nether.
Sunwell 1 389g 20g 14 143 Nether. - 11 Craft.

30 Min Runs, WotLK Dungeons lvl 70-80 (+1 HC)

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Nexus 4 346g 33g 23 79 FW 116 BL. 1 Artic. 1 Orb
Oculus 3 58g 4g 13 48 FW. 94 BL. 14 Icy. 1 Artic. 8 Meat. 17 Crystal. 1 Orb.
Draktharon 4 347g 6g 20 87 FW 125 BL. 2 Web. 2 Artic. 1 Meat. 1 Orb.
Gundrak 5 572g 8g 22 115 FW. 233 BL. 1 Artic. 1 Orb. 9 Crystal. 12 Meat.
Violet Hold
Utgarde Keep 4 270g 9g 26 50 FW. 47 BL. 6 Icy. 15 Meat. 1 Orb.
Utgarde Pinnacle 4 400g 10g 41 216 FW. 271 BL. 1 Artic. 26 Meat. 9 Crystal. 2 Orb.
Azjol Nerub 7 330g 10g 5 21 FW. 65 BL. 20 Chit. 1 Orb.
Old Kingdom 3 220g 4g 16 100 FW. 100 BL. 3 Artic. 40 Chit. 3 Crystal. 1 Orb.
Halls of Stone 2 230g 10g 12 72 FW 1 orb.
Halls of Lightning 5 632g 10g 33 180 FW 1 Orb. 150 Crystals. Mass pulls in 1st part can kill!
Cull of Stratholme 2 180 4g 8 50 FW. 52 BL. 11 Icy. 3 Chit. 2 Orb.
Trial of Crusader 8 588 10g 2 12 FW. - 1 Orb. Don't use horses.
ICC 3 995g 20g 30 212 FW. 10 BL. 1 Icy. 3 Orb. Battered Hilt. As these 3 dungeons are connected, I ran them all 3 x each in c.1 hour 15 min.

30 Min Runs, WotLK Raid Dungeons lvl 70-80

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Naxx (25) 1 1123g 30g 32 173 FW 48 Web 2 Pets
Eye of Eternity (25) 1 29g 1g - - - -
Onyxia (25) 1 70g 2 - 2 FW. 22 Hide. 18 Rugged. 2 Scale.
Sartharion (25) 1 155g 2g 4 8 FW 50 BL Mount.
Ruby Sanctum (25 HC) 1 93g 2g 4 15 FW 11 Icy. 50 BL. Mount (1x)
Ulduar (25) 1 687g 15g 12 113 FW 10 BL. 2 Icy 1 Rec. 12 Orb.
Trial of Crusader (25 HC) 1 481g 1g 2 Artic. 27 BL. 3 Recipe. 5 Orb.
ICC (25 HC) 1 720g 10g 17 111 FW. 66 BL. 5 Chit. 5 Saronite. 1 Mount (1x)

30 Min Runs, Cata Dungeons (+1 HC) lvl 80-85

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Throne of Tides 3 411g 4g 12 38 Ember. 17 Volatile. 36 Meat. 1 Orb. Lady Vashj will bug out if she dies in the waterspout phase. Use teleporters. Rem to click the naga device after lady Vashj
Stonecore 4 610g 10g 23 178 Ember. 140 SL. 1 Prist. 22 Volatile. 1 Orb. 36 Meat.
Blackrock 5 758g 5g 30 140 Ember. 20 SL. 6 Volatile. 1 Recipe. 1 Orb.
Halls of Origination 2 368g 4g 6 39 Ember. 15 Volatile. 1 Orb.
Lost City 4 735g 14g 16 145 Ember. 54 SL. 4 Volatile. 1 Orb. 23 Meat.
Vortex 5 565g 8g 25 54 Ember. 20 SL. 7 BD. 90 Volatile. 1 Orb.
Grim Batol 3 484g 3g 31 135 Ember. 105 SL. 51 BD. 3 Volatile. 1 Orb.
Deadmines 2 206g 3g 5 41 Ember. 1 Orb.
Shadowfang (HC) 1 HC 202g 3g 5 79 Ember. 1 Orb. One HC run only, 10m.
Zul Aman (HC) 1 HC 270g 2g 11 67 Ember. 10 Meat. 1 Orb. 1 HC run only.
Zul Gurub (HC) 1 HC 334g 6g 9 64 Ember. 70 SL. 17 Volatile. 1 Orb. 4 Herb. 29 Meat. 30 Ore. 1 Gem. 1 HC run only.
CoT Hour of Twilight (HC) 1 HC 407g 10g 8 12 Ember. 30 SL. 17 BD 2 Meat. 3 Orb. 3 interlinked dungeons on HC only

30 Min Runs, Cata Raids lvl 80-85

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Throne 4 Winds (25 HC) 1 354g 4g - - - -
Bastion of Twilight (25 HC) 1 1506g 8g 11 90 Ember 27 Volatile Cho'gall, dismiss pet. Sindora: nuke, get in shield, nuke, nuke eggs, nuke.
Black Wing Descent (25 HC) 1 1489g 3g 1 9 Ember 7 SL. 15 BD.
Firelands (25 HC) 1 2008g 6g 19 3 Ember 73 SL 2 Living Ember. 4 Volatile
Dragon Soul (25 HC) 1 2308g 130g 1 - - 7 craft. 2 Recipe. Spine of DW is a little complex watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9_bIAsDDRw

30 Min Runs, Panda Dungeons (+1 HC) lvl 85-90

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Stormstout 3 521g 20g 2 - 5 Mote.
Mogushan 2 461g 9g 10 18 Wind. - 5 Mote.
Jade Temple 3 536g 9g 10 6 Wind. - 5 Mote.
Shado Pan 2 562g 20g 2 5 Wind. - 9 Mote.
Niuzao 2 389g 20g 5 25 Wind. - 13 Mote.
Rising Sun 4 704g 6g 6 13 Wind. - 5 Mote.
Scarlet Mon (1 HC) 1 HC 220g 8g 6 51 Wind. - 5 Mote.
Scarlet Hall (1 HC) 1 HC 191g 2g 3 17 Wind. - 5 Mote.
Scholo (1 HC) 1 HC 221g 10g 6 22 Wind. - 6 Mote.

30 Min Runs, Panda Raids (N) lvl 85-90

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Mogu Vault (25 N) 1 958g 225g 6 - - 11 motes 1 hr. Gara'jal needs fast dps and heals (wiped x4). Will of Emperor very hectic, not completed (wiped x3)
Terrace of Spring (10 N) 1 747g78g - - - - Elder regali 1st. Sha - heal & dett when taken to add. (wiped x2)
Siege of Ogg (10 N) 1 642g 85g 6 13 Wind - 11 mote 40m to Sha. Sha of Pride needs to be nuked down before imprison, not possible for me
Heart of Fear (10/25 N) 1 572g65g 10 22 motes. 2 Rec. 40min to Garalon (on 10m). Wind Lord Mel'Jalak (10m) not poss for me.
Thunder (10 N) 1 219g 63g 3 7 Wind 24 SV 2 motes 15 min to Horridon. Horridon poss if healers are nuked down, but I couldnt, overwhelmed with mobs, sugg stay on 1 gate.
Ordos (Timeless Isle) 1 100g 20g - - - - Needs to be downed within 5 min or wipe. Possible with Chi'jin buff and all other buffs on Timeless Isle, for me in 4m 58s. Not worth it for the measly drops vs effort, wipes & repair cost
30g 2

30 Min Runs, Draenor Dungeons (Normal) lvl 90-100

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Bloodmaul Slag Mines (N) 3 555g 15g - - - -
Iron Docks (N) 2 766g 16g 10 - 20 RBH. 24 SF Meat
Auchindoun (N) 3 (N) 1167g 12g 6 HC Azzakel needs quick response to get pyromancers down and a restorative potion to cleanse debuff.
Skyreach (N) 1 (+1/2 HC) 429g 17g 2 - - - HC: 15 min to Araknath (not poss for me, needs healing debuff).
The Everbloom (N) 1 (N) 376g (20g w/o Yalnu) 5 - - - Stuns, banishes, pet may die. Yalnu difficult, didnt bother, too much damage and add control.
Grimrail Depot (N) 1 (N) 205g 47g 5 - - Nitrogg Thunderflower: u need to mortar all adds then jump in turret & fire shells while boss is reloading (1 sec).
Shadowmoon Burial Grounds (N) 2 (N) 612g - - 74 RBH. 10 SF
Upper Blackrock Spire (N) 1 394g 77g 5 - 120 RBH. 4 SF 40 min to Ragewing, not possible.

30 Min Runs, Draenor Raids lvl 100

Dungeon
Runs
Gold
Repair
BOE Gear
Cloth
Leather
Other
Notes
Blackrock Foundry
Highmaul
Hellfire Citadel


Compiled, researched, edited, html by James M Burton (Spooksprings) 2010,16.
Names refer to characters, dungeons and graphics created by Blizzard TM. spooksprung@btinternet.com