Iron Ore

Item level 30·Trade GoodsChest / nodeContainerDrop Classic source

How to get it

Chest / node

1. Mining: Iron Deposit

  1. Mining 125 needed - and a Mining Pick
  2. Mine Iron Deposit100% chance, 991 spawn points
  3. Also in Weapon Crate (33.3%), Large Iron Bound Chest (5.6%), Large Solid Chest (5.6%)
Compare the sources (6)
SourceLevelChanceWhere
Iron Deposit100%
Weapon Crate33.3%
Large Iron Bound Chest5.6%Shadowfang Keep
Large Solid Chest5.6%Scarlet Monastery
Solid Chest5.3%
Alliance Chest4%
Container

2. Open Hoard of the Black Dragonflight

  1. Open Hoard of the Black Dragonflight5.8% chanceOpen the item guide
  2. Also in Mysterious Lockbox, Sparklematic-Wrapped Box
Drop

3. Drops from Venture Co. Strip Miner

  1. Kill Venture Co. Strip Miner (level 40–41)1.5% drop chance, about 1 in 66 kills
  2. Also drops from Shadowforge Surveyor (1.5%), Shadowforge Digger (1.5%), Hillsbrad Miner (1.3%) and 15 more
Compare the sources (8)
MobLevelChanceWhere
Venture Co. Strip Miner40–411.5%
Shadowforge Surveyor Elite35–361.5%
Shadowforge Digger Elite35–361.5%
Hillsbrad Miner26–271.3%
Gravelsnout Digger28–292.5%
Defias Digger15–160.94%
Defias Worker16–170.88%
Venture Co. Miner34–351.5%

Classic source: drops, drop chances, vendors, chests and quests here come from Classic data for an item that exists in WoW Forever (item #2772). The tooltip and crafting are Forever's own. Found something different in game? Tell us.