Mining Mastery
One of the three gathering masteries. They share an identical perk structure and a single shared proc outcome roll — see also Lumberjacking and Skinning. Unlike the combat masteries, these level from harvesting rather than from kills. See Skill Masteries for the system itself.
| Requires | Mining at 90.0 |
| Taught by | Miner — 10,000 gold |
| Ultimate | Motherlode |
Perks
| Perk | Effect per level | At level 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Haul | 2.5% chance to double the harvested amount | 20% chance |
| Sturdy Pick | 5% chance not to use up a pickaxe or shovel use | 40% chance |
| Deep Vein (template) | 1.5% chance to upgrade the material one tier | 12% chance |
The doubled yield is magical surplus — it does not drain extra ore from the vein's bank, so Rich Haul is pure profit.
Deep Vein only fires if your Mining skill is high enough for the upgraded tier. If it is not, nothing is wasted — the roll simply does not apply.
Ultimate — Motherlode
Fires on a successful harvest at 0.5% per proc level (4% at level 8). When it fires, one outcome is rolled — it never fizzles:
| Outcome | Chance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Triple yield | 62% | Three times the harvested amount |
| Vein upgrade | 20.5% | The whole vein upgrades one tier until it respawns. Falls back to triple yield if your skill is too low |
| Mastery Gem | 10% | Mining-matched |
| Mastery Soul | 5% | Mining-matched |
| Mastery Fragment | 2.5% | Mining-matched |
| Rare Cold Stone Forge | very rare | A separate pre-roll before the outcomes above |
Earning XP
Gathering masteries earn XP per successful harvest, scaled by material tier. The multipliers run 2 / 6 / 10 / 16 / 24 / 36 from Regular up to Valorite — mining rare ore levels the mastery roughly 18× faster than mining iron.
Suspected unattended (AFK) gatherers receive no mastery bonuses at all and earn no XP.
Related
- Mining — the skill itself
- Lumberjacking Mastery, Skinning Mastery — the other two
- Gathering Overview — veins, regions and luck
- Skill Masteries — XP, levelling and mastery items