| Niche | | | | There are 3 places you can go, each which has |
| There are several types of motes, nearly all of them | | | | elements all below level 70. |
| worth a huge amount of money | | | | For Air there is a place called the Alter of Shadows in |
| Putting it simply there are seven types of motes, all of | | | | Shadowmoon Valley (58,70) around here you will find |
| which can be turned into their primal elements for free, | | | | a fair few air elementals, there are also some that |
| just right click on a stack of 10, remember to check on | | | | roam about Nagrand, they are however too far apart |
| the AH if it’s the primals or the motes that are | | | | for any effective grinding. |
| selling for the most, a single primal water may go for | | | | For Fire Elements there are several spots, also in |
| 30g, but a small stack (Between one and five) of mote | | | | Shadowmoon Valley, the most effective being at |
| of water may go for more than if you combined it into | | | | (34,27) and (47,47) where you will find a large amount |
| a Primal. | | | | of fire elementals and earth elementals. Be careful |
| Prices | | | | here though, there are several parts on the lava which |
| Primal Fire – 30 – 45g each | | | | deal 600-800 damage per tick, making it a difficult |
| Primal Air – 30-40g each | | | | place to grind if you are not careful |
| Primal Water – 25-35g each | | | | My all time favourite grinding spot has to be for Primal |
| Primal Mana – 20-30g each | | | | Water, this is a spot just south of the Elemental |
| Primal Life – 15-25g each | | | | Plateau in Nagrand (58,26) Here you will find hundreds |
| Primal Earth – 5-10g each | | | | of water elementals (levels 64-66), you can easily get |
| Primal Shadow - 70s-2g each | | | | 150g to 300g an hour grinding Primal water here, and |
| Primal shadow up to primal life are hardly worth the | | | | that doesn’t include the grey drops (about 30g an |
| effort., if you ever need any of these grind the more | | | | hour) and the greens 1 seems to drop every 20-30 |
| expensive Primals (such as fire or water), sell them | | | | minutes. This is based on a level 70 with good gear, if |
| and buy the lower ones at cheaper price. | | | | you are a lower level it will take you a little bit longer, |
| Where | | | | especially as you will need to take a mana/food break |
| Primal Mana can be ground fairly easily in Netherstorm | | | | more often! |
| (34,57) at the ruins of Enkaat. The mana wraiths there | | | | Primal Might |
| drop about 1-2 with a 30% drop rate. While this is easy | | | | If you are an alchemist you might want to turn your |
| enough there are better places to grind motes, that | | | | Primals into Primal Might. |
| can later be exchanged for primal mana. | | | | Primal Might requires: |
| The best place by far to grind Motes is the Elemental | | | | 1x Primal Earth |
| Plateau (67,23) in Nagrand. This can only be reached | | | | 1x Primal Water |
| by a flying mount, however it does contain a lot of | | | | 1x Primal Air |
| level 70 Fire, Wind and water elementals, all of which | | | | 1x Primal Fire |
| drop their respective motes. This is a fantastic grinding | | | | 1x Primal Mana |
| spot, with the only flaw being it is slowly becoming filled | | | | It will however sell for the cost of mats plus upto |
| with constant farmers, making it a slow way to get | | | | 30-50 gold, depending on your server. This is a |
| your motes sometimes. However if the plateau is full | | | | fantastic way to make more cash from your primals, it |
| of other players there are alternatives. | | | | does however require 350 in alchemy. |