Farming Mechanar Chests Solo as a Rogue

Rogues have long known one of the secret paths to thousands of WoW gold is through instance chests. These chests almost always drop great loot and sometimes even better loot than bosses in the instance. I’m not going to try to tell you Rogues are the best class to farm gold with (I would say Mages have that distinction), but given the Rogue lockpick ability and the lucrative chests instances contain, it does make them the best class to solo instances with.

The newest and hottest gold-making spot for farming gold in an instance is by far The Mechanar (Wowhead | WowWiki) portion of Tempest Keep. Here there are some chests that drop really good loot and can be farmed to make some really good gold.

So this technique is … tricky? I suppose that’s an understatement. You can expect to die alot while you’re figuring this one out, and even once you’ve mastered it, you will likely die on your last chest. That’s why I recommend going in almost naked - you won’t actually be fighting any mobs, so you might as well save on your repair bills.

What gear you will need, if nothing else, is a low-level weapon (low repair bill) for sapping and a pair of Dark Leather Gloves to increase your lockpicking skill. Also, your lockpicking should be at least 350 to begin with, but you’re a rogue so you knew that already.

So what are the tactics to use to hit all the chests without dieing 5 billion times in the process? Below I’ve embedded a video by a WoW player (I can’t tell if his name is Passion or Funky Junky, lol) who outlines exactly the steps to take to master The Mechanar chests.

Soloing this instance will make you a lot of gold, but as you can see from the video it requires a decent amount of practice to get just right. The best, most awesome thing about this gold farming strategy is that once you get it down and can solo The Mechanar with your eyes closed, you can then begin farming it on the HEROIC setting. By farming the Heroic chests, your gold rate will skyrocket and all those lovely blue items will be yours!

To figure out the best way to sell all the greens and blues I get from the chests in this instance I read Valkor’s Gold-Making Guide. This is the number one top-seller of gold-making guides and for good reason - it’s pretty much the best. It will teach you how to rule the Auction House, where to find all the Outland limited-sell vendors and a whole lot more. It’s highly recommended by me and pretty much everyone who has ever used it.