Saronite Ore

1000

• Saronite Ore
• Crafting Reagent
• Sell Price: 25

Saronite Ore is a metal ore found only in Northrend. The Scourge uses saronite to provide death knights with armor.

Saronite is a new metal ore for mining in Northrend.

Source

• Mined from Saronite Deposits or Rich Saronite Deposits.

As an ingredient

Smelting (Mining)

• Smelt Saronite - requires mining skill 400

Prospecting (Jewelcrafting)

Saronite Ore can be prospected by Jewelcrafters with a skill of 400, resulting in a random uncommon and possible rare gem:

•  [Dark Jade]
•  [Sun Crystal]
•  [Huge Citrine]
•  [Chalcedony]
•  [Bloodstone]
•  [Shadow Crystal]
•  [Twilight Opal]
•  [Scarlet Ruby]
•  [Autumn's Glow]
•  [Forest Emerald]
•  [Monarch Topaz]
•  [Sky Sapphire]

Locations

Saronite is generally found in the "higher level" areas of Northrend (Sholazar Basin, Icecrown, Storm Peaks, Wintergrasp and Zul'Drak). Rich Saronite Deposits are uncommon spawns found in Sholazar, Icecrown, Wintergrasp and Storm Peaks. They have a higher chance to spawn in Wintergrasp.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Stacks to 1000, up from 200.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Stacks to 200, up from 20.
  
• Hotfix (2009-04-28): Pure Saronite mining nodes have temporarily been disabled in Ulduar and will return in the future.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB