Because I don’t have a huge network of WoW gamers from whom I can aggregate data, I have to calculate my percentage drops in a different way. I go on my farming run, and at the end of the run, see what percentage of total drops what I was farming represents against the overall total.

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For example, this morning, I went farming for Frost Lotus in Storm Peaks. As you may know, the principal herb nodes in Storm Peaks are Lichbloom and Icethorn, each of which have a chance of dropping one or more (generally one) Frost Lotus when harvested.

So I farmed for about 25 minutes this morning, and I gathered the following:

• 26 Lichbloom
• 24 Icethorn
• 19 Crystallized Life
• 2 Frost Lotus

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Crystallized Life doesn’t count towards my percentage total, since it may or may not drop from Herb nodes. Only the primary herbs, in this case Lichbloom and Icethorn, count towards the total. Notice that there is no Deadnettle. Guess I’ll have to go farm Goldclover or something like that if I need any of these.

But that’s beside the point. 2 Frost Lotus for 50 Primary Herbs means 4%,  which is considerable better than what I got in Zul’Drak. Moreover, Lichbloom and Icethorn are higher-level herbs and are not only move valuable on the Auction House, they are also considerably more useful to level my Alchemy skill.

I realize that the sample I base myself on to affirm a 4% gathering rate is quite small. By that I mean minuscule. I hope to be able to build on it in the coming weeks and be able to give you a more precise estimate. But right now, it looks pretty good for Frost Lotus in Storm Peaks.

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1. Farming Frost Lotus from Talandra’s Rose in Zul’Drak
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5. Farming Crystallized Fire in Borean Tundra
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