Best locations for farming Iron Ore in Guild Wars 2

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Resources seem to be plentiful when you’re a low-level player starting out in Guild Wars 2. With all the things to see and explore, it can seem as if you’ll never run out of materials and resources to use in your crafting. That, however, is most certainly not the case. As you level up and start looking to craft higher-tier weapons and armor such as the Ascended and Legendary tiers, you’ll realize that you need a lot of everything. This guide will show you which maps are the best for farming Iron.

Iron Ore nodes are resource nodes located on various maps that range between levels 15 and 50. Iron Ore needs to be mined with at least an Iron Mining Pick or better in quality actually to obtain ore; otherwise, you’ll end up with Ruined Ore Chunks. Iron Ore nodes come in two different varieties, Iron Ore and Rich Iron Veins. The Iron Ore nodes can only be farmed once for a chance of obtaining 1-2 pieces of ore. The Rich Iron Vein can be farmed three times, and there’s a higher chance of more ore to be obtained. You can also gain various precious stones from mining, with various Nuggets dropping in lower-level areas and Lumps dropping in higher-level areas.

Spotting Iron Ore nodes from a distance can be tough, and you can easily get confused with Silver Ore nodes. The best way to know what you’re looking at comes down to using your Minimap, which shows you the nodes for each resource you’re hunting. Another option is to go to your settings, and under General Options, make sure that the Show All Usable Objects option is checked. This will allow you to see the name of the node above its location from a longer distance.

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