Gathering professions supply the materials every crafter needs. In WoW: Forever, Mining, Herbalism and Skinning count as primary professions (you can learn two primaries in total) and Fishing is a secondary profession you can always learn. All four also get three camp objects each, Mining keeps its smelting recipes, and the Legacy system has perks that make gathering more rewarding. Facts here come from Blizzard's posts and the WoW: Forever game client (build 1.60.1.70532, October 21, 2026).
Gathering professions at a glance
| Profession | Type | Camp objects (skill) | First camp feature (Blizzard) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | Primary | Lodestone (20), Rock Garden (140), Molten Foundry (300) | Not in Blizzard's table yet |
| Herbalism | Primary | Incense Candle (20), Greenhouse (140), Seed Hybridizer (300) | Incense Candle: +2–25 Intellect, does not stack with Arcane Intellect |
| Skinning | Primary | Camp Chair (20), Field Guide (140), Trapper's Workbench (300) | Camp Chair: +2% critical strike chance, does not stack with Moonkin Aura |
| Fishing | Secondary | Fish Bowl (20), Fishing Rack (140), Fishing Hut (300) | Fishing Bowl: +8% stats, does not stack with Blessing of Kings |
Camp objects at skill 140 and 300 come from Blueprint drops in dungeons and raids, according to Blizzard. What those higher objects do is not published yet. The client names the fishing one “Fish Bowl”, where Blizzard's article says “Fishing Bowl”. How camp features work is on the camping guide.
Mining and smelting
Mining has 14 smelting recipes in the client, 2 of them new: Smelt Azerothium (yellow at 275, needs Forge), Smelt Heavy Thorium (yellow at 300, needs Molten Foundry). Smelt Azerothium uses Pitchblende and Smelt Heavy Thorium uses Heavy Thorium Ore, both new items in the Forever client. Every other smelting recipe needs a Forge (Dark Iron needs the Black Forge); the Molten Foundry is Mining's own skill-300 camp object. The table shows each one's skill-up colours and exact ores.
| Recipe | Skill-ups | Materials | How you learn it |
|---|---|---|---|
 Copper BarSmelted Bars | 254770 |  1 × Copper OreNeeds Forge | Learned automatically |
 Tin BarSmelted Bars | 506275 |  1 × Tin OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Bronze Bar ×2Smelted Bars | 6590115 | 1 × Copper Bar1 × Tin BarNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Silver BarSmelted Bars | 100112125 |  1 × Silver OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Iron BarSmelted Bars | 130135140 |  1 × Iron OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Steel BarSmelted Bars | 165165165 | 1 × Iron Bar1 × CoalNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Gold BarSmelted Bars | 170177185 |  1 × Gold OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Mithril BarSmelted Bars | 175175175 |  1 × Mithril OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Dark Iron BarSmelted Bars | 230230230 |  8 × Dark Iron OreNeeds Black Forge | No recipe item |
 Truesilver BarSmelted Bars | 230230230 |  1 × Truesilver OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Thorium BarSmelted Bars | 250250250 |  1 × Thorium OreNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Azerothium BarNewSmelted Bars | 275275275 |  2 × Pitchblende1 × CoalNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
 Heavy Thorium BarNewSmelted Bars | 300307315 |  1 × Heavy Thorium OreNeeds Molten Foundry | No recipe item |
 Elementium BarSmelted Bars | 310315320 |  1 × Elementium Ore 10 × Arcanite Bar 1 × Fiery Core 3 × Elemental FluxNeeds Forge | No recipe item |
Herbalism
Herbalism has no crafting recipes in the client apart from its three camp objects: Incense Candle (20), Greenhouse (140) and Seed Hybridizer (300). Herbs feed Alchemy, and in Forever the First Aid healing potions use herbs too, from Peacebloom for Minor to Golden Sansam for Major.
Skinning
Skinning likewise has only its camp objects: Camp Chair (20), Field Guide (140) and Trapper's Workbench (300). Leather and hides go to Leatherworking, whose advanced recipes in Forever also need a Tanning Rack or Sewing Machine at camp.
Fishing
Fishing's camp objects are the Fish Bowl (20), Fishing Rack (140) and Fishing Hut (300). Fish go to Cooking, where many Forever recipes give Well Fed food with a bonus to kill experience.
Legacy perks for gatherers
- Bountiful Harvest: Helps you find additional Scarce resources when mining, herbing, or skinning.
- Luremaster: Chance to fish up extra fish.
- Working Overtime: Increases your chance to gain a skill point in all tradeskills, including class-specific ones like Lockpicking.
All perks and how to earn Legacy points are on the Legacy guide.
What is not confirmed yet
- Where ore veins, herbs and fishing pools are, and what skill each needs. Node locations are on Blizzard's servers, not in the client.
- What Mining's Lodestone and every gathering profession's 140 and 300 camp objects do.
- Which recipes the mining trainer teaches and what it costs.
Related guides
- All WoW Forever professions
- WoW Forever blacksmithing guide
- WoW Forever engineering guide
- WoW Forever alchemy guide
- WoW Forever leatherworking guide
- WoW Forever cooking guide
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below: official Blizzard posts unless marked as a secondary source. If Blizzard changes something, we update the page and the date above.
- Gather Around the Campfire in World of Warcraft: Forever (2026-10-22)
- Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System (2026-09-24)
- World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap (2026-09-14)
- WoW: Forever client data, build 1.60.1.70532 (talent, spell, profession and item tables, exported by wago.tools) (2026-10-21)