Best Grinding for Gold and XP, Levels 36-40
The best spot for leveling between levels 36-40 is in the rock elemental area just east of Kargath in the Badlands (around 15,37). Because of its proximity to Kargath, a Horde outpost, I would say this is a better spot for Horde than for Alliance. However on RP and PVE servers this point is moot (so grind away Nelf hunters), and I have grinded (no, not ground, lol) this area in relative peace on PVP and RP-PVP realms, as well (that includes ganking as well as getting ganked - I must have been feeling generous).
The mobs you will want to focus on are Lesser Rock Elementals and Rock Elementals. While I wouldn’t say their respawn rates are super-fast, they are fast enough and the area large enough to conceivably support 5-6 players grinding simultaneously. Optimal use of the area would be 2-3 players, however, and if you are alone you should never run out of mobs while grinding.
These rock elementals also drop excellent vendor trash for this level range. You can easily net up to 8 gold an hour just by keeping and selling items like Lifeless Stones, Jagged Pieces of Stone, and Smooth Stone Chips. They also have superb drop rates for Elemental Earth, Deeprock Salt and Solid Stone, which are all used in crafting.
All in all, this is a great grinding spot to level quickly when you get impatient about waiting for your mount, and it’s also a great area to make sure you have the funds to afford that mount. Given that there are also a few “kill xx mobs for drops” quests right nearby for this area, this is my spot of choice for these levels.
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