Runecloth < onlyinclude > < / onlyinclude > Runecloth is a cloth item drop from humanoid s in the 51 - 60 level range , marking it as the third most powerful of the normal cloths . Rarer than , but not as rare as . With the introduction of Burning Crusade , this item was exceeded as the most powerful normal cloth by . In the Wrath of the Lich King expansion , replaced as the the most powerful normal cloth . was in turn succeeded by in . This was most recently replaced with [ Windwool Cloth ] in the Mists of Pandaria expansion . Source . Runecloth is a staple of any server ' s economy . Typically , it isn ' t necessary to grind specifically for runecloth ; since so many other mobs drop it , simply as a part of normal adventuring and other grinds you will accumulate quite a lot of it . As a rule of thumb , if you are grinding runecloth for any reason other than home city faction ( such as for tailoring ) , then grind all other materials first . Just grinding felcloth , for example , will produce large amounts of runecloth . Then continue with whatever reputation grind ( with Argent Dawn , Cenarion Circle or Timbermaw Hold for example ) you are already on until sufficient runecloth appears . This holds true for city faction grinds as well ; however , in these cases it might be necessary to look for mobs that have particularly good drop rates . These are the mobs that gold farmers target . Blizzard has periodically adjusted drop rates . The demons of Azshara , for example , were once excellent sources of nearly everything . Now their loot tables are typical for mobs of their type and level . At the moment , the ogres of the Vice , in Deadwind Pass , are a good source of runecloth . However , even on PVE servers , the normal grinding rule holds : too much competition will slow you down far more than a slightly lower drop rate . So be sure to farm in relatively uninhabited areas before being picky about drop rates . However , if you are farming specifically for runecloth , some of the best places include within the instances Dire Maul and the beginning of Stratholme and many places in Eastern Plaguelands such as the Noxious Glade , Browman Mill , and Tyr ' s Hand ( although Tyr ' s Hand consists of level 54 - 60 elite mobs , so farm at your own risk ) . Runecloth as an ingredient . Runecloth is used in the following recipes : Runecloth as a quest objective . Runecloth is needed for the following quests : Places to farm . Number one farming place seems to be in Silithus . Twilight Avenger s , located mainly north - west and south - west in Silithus , have a drop rate of 34 % ( According to www . wowhead . com , based on over 155 , 000 kills ) Those who have The Burning Crusade expansion can farm in Outland at the Hellfire Peninsula . Bleeding Hollow Peons ( 59 ) , located in the south - east section of Hellfire Peninsula , have an average drop rate of 33 % ( According to www . wowhead . com , based on over 125 , 000 kills ) . ( There are reported drop rates of 37 % or higher on wowhead , however those figures are based on very , very low kill counts mostly only within the hundreds and thus might not be as accurate . Please see wowhead . com link at bottom of page ) . Pre - TBC farming locations :