Ridiculously Useful Garrison Guide

[kandrathe]

Ok, so the cake walk is over. Now at 100, and having exploited many of the Draenor rare creatures resource gifts, I'm struggling to gather up the 2000 GR to upgrade to a level 3 Garrison (now at about 1600). The trading post is a good source, but I'm not getting many follower missions that yield GR. Having access to the bank has been helpful, but a salvage yard for my 2nd small plot may have been the more prudent choice. I am regretting now converting any GR at the TP into herbs for skilling my alchemy (although I should have all the recipes in < 20 days now).

Now, I think, once you've done the questing missions giving away GR, the supply becomes pretty much whatever you generate at your garrison. Hang onto it, because while it seems good during leveling, I now believe it is really a pretty precious commodity. My advice is that until all you're buildings are at level 3, and your complement of 20-30 followers are fully leveled.