diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de30557..7421500 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ All notable changes to `mod-gold-rush` will be documented in this file.
   global `GoldRush.NodeEntries` pool exactly as before.
 
 ### Fixed
+- Herb/ore categorization no longer guesses from display-name keywords. The old
+  `SplitByCategory()` matched "lotus"/"clover"/"thorn"/"bloom" for herbs and
+  "vein" for ore, which only worked for the original Northrend default pool and
+  silently fell back to the unsplit pool for almost every v2 zone (Outland/Classic
+  ore uses "Deposit", not "Vein"; most herb names match no keyword). Replaced with
+  a static ID→category lookup table built from the DB-verified entry IDs in
+  `docs/zone-specific-resources-spec.md`, with the old keyword check retained only
+  as a fallback for entries not in the table. See
+  `docs/herb-ore-category-fix-spec.md`.
 - Event start/end announcements no longer crash the server. `StartEvent()` and
   `EndEvent()` both used `ChatHandler(nullptr).SendWorldText(...)` to broadcast
   server-wide -- `ChatHandler::SendWorldText` assumes a real session and calls
diff --git a/src/GoldRush.cpp b/src/GoldRush.cpp
index 9e7e873..99f94ce 100644
--- a/src/GoldRush.cpp
+++ b/src/GoldRush.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -41,6 +42,47 @@ static constexpr float MaxVerticalDrift     = 20.0f;  // reject ground this far
 // Mirrors INVALID_HEIGHT from GridTerrainData.h without taking a dependency on that header.
 static constexpr float InvalidHeightSentinel = -99999.0f;
 
+// Static ID -> category lookup for herb/ore classification. Every entry ID used
+// across the 57-zone GoldRush.ZonePool (plus the module's own default global
+// GoldRush.NodeEntries) was individually verified against
+// acore_world.gameobject_template when the pool was built
+// (docs/zone-specific-resources-spec.md). Guessing the category from the display
+// name (the old keyword-list approach) broke for almost every zone: Outland/Classic
+// ore uses "Deposit" rather than "Vein", and most herb names don't contain any of
+// the four hardcoded herb keywords. true = herb, false = ore.
+static const std::unordered_map<uint32, bool> IsHerbById = {
+    // Classic herbs
+    { 1618, true }, { 3724, true }, { 1617, true }, { 3725, true }, { 1619, true }, { 3726, true }, // Peacebloom, Silverleaf, Earthroot
+    { 1620, true }, { 3727, true }, { 1621, true }, { 3729, true }, { 2045, true }, { 1622, true }, { 3730, true }, // Mageroyal, Briarthorn, Stranglekelp, Bruiseweed
+    { 1623, true }, { 1624, true }, { 2041, true }, { 2042, true }, { 2046, true }, { 2043, true }, { 2866, true }, // Wild Steelbloom, Kingsblood, Liferoot, Fadeleaf, Goldthorn, Khadgar's Whisker, Firebloom
+    { 142140, true }, { 180165, true }, { 142141, true }, { 176642, true }, // Purple Lotus, Arthas' Tears
+    { 142142, true }, { 176636, true }, { 180164, true }, { 142143, true }, { 183046, true }, // Sungrass, Blindweed
+    { 142144, true }, { 142145, true }, { 176637, true }, { 176587, true }, { 176641, true }, // Ghost Mushroom, Gromsblood, Plaguebloom
+    { 176583, true }, { 176638, true }, { 180167, true }, { 176584, true }, { 176639, true }, // Golden Sansam, Dreamfoil
+    { 180168, true }, { 176586, true }, { 176640, true }, { 180166, true }, { 176588, true }, // Mountain Silversage, Icecap
+    { 191303, true }, { 176589, true }, // Firethorn, Black Lotus
+    // Outland herbs
+    { 181270, true }, { 183044, true }, { 181271, true }, { 183045, true }, { 181275, true }, // Felweed, Dreaming Glory, Ragveil
+    { 183043, true }, { 181277, true }, { 181276, true }, { 181279, true }, { 181280, true }, { 181281, true }, // Terocone, Flame Cap, Netherbloom, Nightmare Vine, Mana Thistle
+    // Northrend herbs
+    { 189973, true }, { 190171, true }, { 190172, true }, { 190176, true }, { 190170, true }, // Goldclover, Lichbloom, Icethorn, Frost Lotus, Talandra's Rose
+    { 191019, true }, { 190169, true }, // Adder's Tongue, Tiger Lily
+    // Classic ore
+    { 1731, false }, { 2055, false }, { 3763, false }, { 103713, false }, { 181248, false }, // Copper Vein
+    { 1732, false }, { 2054, false }, { 3764, false }, { 103711, false }, { 181249, false }, // Tin Vein
+    { 1733, false }, { 105569, false }, // Silver Vein
+    { 1735, false }, // Iron Deposit
+    { 1734, false }, { 150080, false }, { 181109, false }, // Gold Vein
+    { 2040, false }, { 150079, false }, { 176645, false }, // Mithril Deposit
+    { 2047, false }, { 150081, false }, { 181108, false }, // Truesilver Deposit
+    { 324, false }, { 150082, false }, { 176643, false }, { 175404, false }, // Small/Rich Thorium Vein
+    { 165658, false }, // Dark Iron Deposit
+    // Outland ore
+    { 181555, false }, { 181556, false }, { 181569, false }, { 181570, false }, { 181557, false }, // Fel Iron, Adamantite (+ Rich), Khorium
+    // Northrend ore
+    { 189978, false }, { 189979, false }, { 189980, false }, { 189981, false }, { 191133, false }, // Cobalt/Saronite Deposit (+ Rich), Titanium Vein
+};
+
 struct GoldRushSite
 {
     std::string ZoneLabel;
@@ -657,9 +699,23 @@ private:
             if (!goinfo)
                 continue;
 
-            std::string name = Normalize(goinfo->name);
-            bool isHerb = ContainsWord(name, "lotus") || ContainsWord(name, "clover") || ContainsWord(name, "thorn") || ContainsWord(name, "bloom");
-            bool isOre = ContainsWord(name, "vein");
+            // Prefer the verified ID -> category lookup table. The old name-keyword
+            // guess is kept only as a defensive fallback for entries not in the table
+            // (e.g. the original global-pool defaults or anything added by hand later
+            // without an explicit table update).
+            bool isHerb;
+            auto const it = IsHerbById.find(entry);
+            if (it != IsHerbById.end())
+            {
+                isHerb = it->second;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                std::string name = Normalize(goinfo->name);
+                isHerb = ContainsWord(name, "lotus") || ContainsWord(name, "clover") || ContainsWord(name, "thorn") || ContainsWord(name, "bloom");
+            }
+
+            bool isOre = !isHerb;
 
             if (herbs && isHerb)
                 result.push_back(entry);