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Waylaid Crates: cheapest Merchant's Favor
Which Waylaid Crate turns the least gold into Merchant's Favor on the US Normal auction houses right now. Prices from 32 minutes ago.
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Cheapest Artisan gathered goods crate right now
Waylaid Crate: Earthly Artisan Herbs
Fill it with 10 Golden Sansam for 91 silver 90 copper.
- Per Favor
- 4 silver 60 copper
- Merchant's Favor
- 20 expected, not confirmed
- Crate price
- 5 silver
Waylaid Crates ranked by gold per Merchant's Favor
Ranked by the cheapest bundle that fills each crate, per Favor, for when you already have the crate.
| Crate | Favor | Cheapest bundle | Fill per Favor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Earthly Artisan Herbs
Gathered goods, level 35 #1: 10 Golden Sansam |
20expected | 4 silver 60 copper91 silver 90 copper in all | |
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Artisan Textiles
Gathered goods, level 35 #2: 20 Thick Leather |
20expected | 6 silver 2 copper1 gold 20 silver in all | |
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Artisan Ore
Gathered goods, level 35 #3: 10 Truesilver Ore |
20expected | 7 silver 15 copper1 gold 43 silver in all | |
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Flowering Artisan Herbs
Gathered goods, level 35 #4: 20 Mountain Silversage |
20expected | 14 silver 30 copper2 gold 86 silver in all | |
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Artisan Curiosities
Gathered goods, level 35 #5: 6 Small Brilliant Shard |
20expected | 25 silver 50 copper5 gold 10 silver in all |
Artisan Favor is expected, not confirmed: no player guide has reported it yet. Those crates are ranked on the expected amount.
How Waylaid Crates work
- A Waylaid Crate drops from mobs. Read its label to find out what it wants.
- Fill it with any one bundle from its list. You can also buy labeled crates on the auction house.
- The filled crate becomes a Sealed crate. It is bind on pickup.
- Hand the Sealed crate in for Merchant's Favor.
Where to turn in Sealed crates
- Alliance Marcy Baker, Azeroth Commerce Authority, Three Corners, Redridge Mountains
- Horde Dokimi, Durotar Supply and Logistics, west of the Crossroads, The Barrens
Your first filled crate also starts a one-time Shipping Label quest: 50 Favor and 2,000 reputation with that camp.
Merchant's Favor per crate
From player reports: Blizzard does not publish these.
| Tier | Gathered goods | Crafted goods |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 5 | 10 |
| Journeyman | 10 | 20 |
| Expert | 15 | 30 |
| Artisan | 20expected | 40expected |
Gathered goods: Herbs, Ore, Textiles, Curiosities. Crafted goods: Fabrics, Ingots, Parts.
Waylaid Crates FAQ
How do Waylaid Crates work?
A Waylaid Crate drops from mobs. Read its label and it becomes a crate for one kind of goods, like Expert Fabrics. Fill it with any one bundle from its list and it turns into a Sealed crate, which you hand in for Merchant's Favor.
How much Merchant's Favor does each crate give?
From player reports: Gathered goods crates (Herbs, Ore, Textiles, Curiosities) give 5 at Apprentice, 10 at Journeyman and 15 at Expert, and are expected to give 20 at Artisan, which nobody has confirmed yet. Crafted goods crates (Fabrics, Ingots, Parts) give 10 at Apprentice, 20 at Journeyman and 30 at Expert, and are expected to give 40 at Artisan, which nobody has confirmed yet.
Where do you turn in Sealed crates?
Alliance hand Sealed crates to Marcy Baker of the Azeroth Commerce Authority at Three Corners, Redridge Mountains. Horde hand them to Dokimi of Durotar Supply and Logistics, west of the Crossroads, The Barrens. Your first one also starts a one-time Shipping Label quest worth 50 Favor and 2,000 reputation with that camp. Players report that regular turn-ins give no reputation.
What is the cheapest way to get Merchant's Favor right now?
On the US Normal auction houses right now: Waylaid Crate: Journeyman Fabrics filled with 2 Cured Medium Hide, about 37c per Favor if you already have the crate. If you buy the crate too: Waylaid Crate: Journeyman Fabrics with 2 Cured Medium Hide, about 1s 92c per Favor.
What does Merchant's Favor buy?
The camp vendors sell recipes, the Pack Kodo mount, pets, toys and tabards for it. The Performance Bonus legacy talent can double the Favor from a turn-in, a 15% chance at its top rank.
Can you buy Waylaid Crates on the auction house?
Yes, the labeled crates trade on the auction house: 30 of the 30 are listed in US Normal right now. The unidentified Waylaid Crate is not listed right now. Sealed crates are bind on pickup, so they cannot be sold.
How we work it out
- Each bundle costs its material's market price on the Normal houses, times how many the bundle needs.
- Fill cost is the cheapest bundle with a price. Buy and fill adds the crate's own market price.
- "Only N listed" means there are fewer units for sale than the bundle needs.
- The auction house cut and deposit are left out.
Market price: a quarter of all units listed cost this or less. Updated every hour.