Motes

Motes turn into primals and sell for BIG money, that is no joke, a single primal can go for 15-20G or more depending on which one it is. Each primal is made from 10 motes, these are very easy to collect at lvl 65+ and many professions use the primals to create items, so these fall into the “People are Lazy” category, instead of collecting the motes, they just go straight to the AH and shell out big bucks for these things. The motes can actually be purchased from certain vendors in limited supply, so that could take forever to make a primal, your best bet is to just farm them.

I have listed all mobs that have a 15% chance or more to drop motes (except elite mobs of course, these are all good to farm for motes, the 1st one on each list has the best drop rate (usually between 30-50%). Keep in mind that some of these are only accessible with a flying mount.

Primal Earth (The lowest costing one)
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Mining, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Nagrand & Netherstorm

Best drop rates for Mote of Earth
Sundered Shard (Netherstorm)
Shattered Rumbler (Nagrand) These are your best bet

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Primal Air
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Leatherworking, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Nagrand

Best drop rates for Mote of Air
Storming Wind-Ripper (Nagrand) Best air farming, beware of other faction! Flying Mount Required
Enraged Air Spirit (Shadowmoon Valley)
Storm Rager (Nagrand)
Dust Howler (Nagrand)

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Primal Fire
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Mining, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Blade’s Edge Mountains

Best drop rates for Mote of Fire
Incandescent Fel Spark (Hellfire Peninsula) Flying Mount Required
Vile Fire-Soul (Blade’s Edge Mountains) Flying Mount Required
Enraged Fire Spirit (Shadowmoon Valley)

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Primal Life
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Zangarmarsh

Best drop rates for Mote of Life
Rotting Forest-Rager (Terokkar Forest) Update: These guys are not worth the time
Lagoon Walker (Zangarmarsh)
Fungal Giant (Zangarmarsh)
Bog Lord (Zangarmarsh)
Withered Giant (Zangarmarsh)

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Primal Mana
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Blade’s Edge Mountains & Netherstorm

Best drop rates for Mote of Mana
Aether Ray (Blade’s Edge Mountains) Flying Mount Required
Phase Wyrm (Blade’s Edge Mountains) Flying Mount Required
Erratic Sentry (Isle of Quel’Danas)
Netherwing Ray (Shadowmoon Valley) Flying Mount Required
Warp Aberration (Netherstorm)
Mana Wraith (Netherstorm)
Phase Hunter (Netherstorm)
Mana Snapper (Netherstorm)
Mageslayer (Netherstorm)
Nether Ray (Netherstorm)
Drained Phase Hunter (Netherstorm)

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Primal Shadow
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Hellfire Peninsula

Best drop rates for Mote of Shadow
Collapsing Voidwalker (Hellfire Peninsula) I farm here all the time and no one else is around!
Voidshrieker (Netherstorm)
Voidspawn (Nagrand)
Unstable Voidwraith (Netherstorm - Be Cafeful Farming These)
Vacillating Voidcaller (Hellfire Peninsula)

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Primal Water
Used in Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Tailoring & Enchanting.
Motes dropped mostly in Nagrand & Terokkar Forest

Best drop rates for Mote of Shadow
Skettis Surger (Terokkar Forest) Flying Mount Required
Crashing Wave-Spirit (Nagrand) Flying Mount Required
Enraged Water Spirit (Shadowmoon Valley)
Shimmerscale Eel (Terokkar Forest)
Lake Surger (Nagrand)
Lake Spirit (Nagrand)