Yes. Since Blizzard’s November 10, 2026 hotfixes, most quests of level 48 and higher reward gold on top of their other rewards, and they keep paying it after you reach 60. What World of Warcraft: Forever does not have is the conversion from original WoW that turned a quest’s experience into gold at max level, so there is no bonus for saving quests until you hit the cap.
That one change rewrites a habit many returning players brought with them. Below is Blizzard’s exact wording, which quests pay and which were left out, how it compares to the original game, and where quest gold fits next to the other ways to make money at 60.
What Blizzard Changed on November 10
The change sits in the Quests section of Blizzard’s WoW: Forever hotfixes post, under November 10: “Most quests level 48 and higher now additionally reward gold.”
The developers’ note under it explains why. WoW Forever “does not include the XP-to-gold conversion for level 60 quests that was added to original WoW just before the release of the original Burning Crusade.” Blizzard says it “would be inappropriate for WoW: Forever players to be compelled to save up quests as they approach level 60 and then not turn them in until they transformed into a great profit.” Instead, the hotfix “brings high-level quests in-line with the rest of questing in WoW: Forever, with the goal of giving players a good reason to complete those quests while leveling up to 60 and thereafter.”
In short: the gold is now part of the quest’s reward, it does not depend on being level 60, and it does not grow if you wait.
Which Quests Give Gold (and Which Do Not)
| Quest type | Gold after the hotfix? |
|---|---|
| Most quests of level 48 and higher | Yes, added on top of their other rewards |
| Quests that already reward valuable items | No, left unchanged |
| Repeatable quests | No, left unchanged |
| Quick, easy or trivial quests without significant rewards | No, left unchanged |
The level in Blizzard’s note is the quest’s level, not yours. Going by our zone level ranges, quests of that level live in roughly Un’Goro Crater, the Burning Steppes, Western and Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring, Deadwind Pass, Silithus and Mount Hyjal, plus the higher quests in zones like Felwood, Azshara and the Blasted Lands that start in the mid-40s.
Blizzard did not publish per-quest amounts, and we are not going to guess them. The quest window shows the money reward before you accept or turn in a quest, so you can see exactly what each one pays. If you use Questie, it shows the quests available to you on the map, which makes it easier to sweep up the ones you skipped in your 50s.
How This Differs From Original WoW and Classic
Blizzard’s note says original WoW added an XP-to-gold conversion for level 60 quests just before the original Burning Crusade: a quest turned in at the cap paid gold in place of the experience you could no longer use. Players learned to sit on finished quests near the cap and hand them all in at 60 for one big payday.
WoW Forever skips the conversion entirely, by design. That changes three things:
- Do not hoard quests. There is no extra payout for waiting, so turn quests in as you finish them. You also get the experience while it still counts toward leveling.
- Quest gold arrives earlier. Quests from 48 up pay gold while you level, which lands right when you start saving for Journeyman Riding. If you are still on the way up, our guide to how long it takes to reach level 60 helps you plan the rest of the climb.
- Level 60 questing still pays. Blizzard wants high-level quests worth doing “thereafter”, so the quests you never got to keep paying gold after you hit the cap.
Dungeons got a separate boost the day before: Blizzard’s November 9 hotfixes raised the experience for every enemy kill in dungeons by 50%, which our dungeon XP story covers. That one is experience only, not gold.
Where Quest Gold Fits in Making Money at 60
Quest gold is a one-time pot: once you have done every quest you can reach, it is gone. Think of it as the money that gets you to 60 in good shape, while gathering and the Auction House are what keep paying after.
The big bill at the cap is riding. Journeyman Riding at 60 costs about 1,000 gold, as our guide to what level you get a mount explains, and class training from 1 to 60 adds about 207 gold more along the way. Finishing your leftover quests from 48 up is the most direct way to put a dent in that before you start farming.
After the quests run out, the steady income is the same as before:
- Gathering. Herbalism, Mining and Skinning pay at every level, and high-level materials sell to players preparing for raids. Our best professions for making gold ranks them.
- The Auction House. List materials and useful drops instead of vendoring them. Our guides to where the Auction House is and how to use Auctionator get you set up.
- Spending less. Plan talents before you reset them, and skip ranks you never cast. Our full guide to how to make gold covers every method.
There is still no WoW Token in WoW Forever, so gold only comes from playing; our guide to whether you can buy gold explains why buying it from sellers is a bad idea.
Other Money Changes in the Same Hotfix
The November 10 hotfixes touched a few other things that affect your gold:
- Auction House deposits now start at 1 copper (was 1 silver), so listing low-value items costs less.
- Crafted armor sells for less to vendors. Blizzard reduced what vendors pay for some Leatherworking, Tailoring and Blacksmithing armor, all bind-on-pickup pieces it says were meant to be crafted once for yourself.
- Minor Arcane Elixir now has a sell value of 5 copper (was 25 copper).
- Iron Grenades now have a vendor price of 1 silver 25 copper (was 5 silver).
- Swiftstrike Shot and Swiftfeather Arrow are no longer bind-on-pickup, so they can be traded. Blizzard notes they are not available until raids unlock, and flagged the change early “because it may influence profession choice.”
- Mail timing was fixed: some mail had been arriving in about 2 minutes instead of the intended 60.
Every WoW Forever guide we have, including our leveling and class guides, is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do quests give gold at level 60 in WoW Forever? Yes. Since Blizzard’s November 10 hotfixes, most quests of level 48 and higher reward gold, and they pay it whether you turn them in before or after reaching 60.
Does WoW Forever convert quest XP into gold at level 60? No. Blizzard says WoW Forever does not include the XP-to-gold conversion that original WoW added just before The Burning Crusade, so there is no extra gold for turning in quests at the cap.
Should you save quests until level 60 in WoW Forever? No. There is no bonus for waiting, and Blizzard added gold to high-level quests so players would turn them in while leveling.
Which quests do not give gold in WoW Forever? Blizzard left out quests that already reward valuable items, repeatable quests, and quests too quick, easy or trivial to carry significant rewards.
How much gold do quests give in WoW Forever? Blizzard did not publish amounts. The quest window shows each quest’s money reward before you accept or turn it in.
Did lower-level quests change too? No. The hotfix covers most quests of level 48 and higher, and Blizzard says it brings them in line with the rest of questing in WoW Forever.