Stranglekelp Farming Guide

Author: Furious
Date: October 12, 2023
Updated: October 12, 2023
Expansion: Cataclysm

This Stranglekelp farming guide is designed to assist players in efficiently gathering Stranglekelp herbs, which require a Herbalism skill of 85 and are found underwater. The guide will provide specific zone recommendations, detailing where to find the herbs and how to optimize the gathering process. Relevant quests and buffs that facilitate underwater farming will also be outlined to enhance the farming experience.

Stranglekelp requires a herbalism skill of 85
Stranglekelp can only be found underwater.

Best Zones to Farm Stranglekelp

Zone	Level Range
Thousand Needles	40-45
Wetlands	20-25
Western Plaguelands	35-40

Zones denoted with a star tend to be the best for farming the herbs.

Thousand Needles

Get the Speedbarge Diving Helm
- Increases swimming speed by108% and running over the ocean floor by 160%.
- Questline
  - Starts with The Grimtotem are Coming quest
    - Alliance: Started by Caryssia Moonhunter in Feralas
    - Horde: Started by Kanati Greycloud in Thousand Needles
  - Two If By Boat
  - Do Me a Favor
  - Down in the Deeps
- With the diving helm it’s faster to run on the bottom of the water instead of swimming

Wetlands

Wetlands is a viable zone for farming Stranglekelp, especially for lower-level Alliance players.

Western Plaguelands

Multiple nodes in Darrowmere Lake, the lake containing the island where Scholomance is.

About the Author

Furious

If I'm not working or spending time with the family I'm probably gaming. Some of my favorite recent games I've played are Far Cry 5, World of Warcraft Classic, and 7 Days to Die.