Players will not be able to survey in Outland , Northrend or any of the Cataclysm zones until they have reached the minimum level to enter those zones. Sites are race-specific.
You can usually discern the race by the location and name, and some race locations are only available on some continents. You need both a minimum character level and a minimum archaeology level to use some sites. Some dig sites in the Broken Isles will have a gold-colored icon; these are sites containing more powerful, often elite mobs.
These sites have a higher chance to contain keystones and Artifact Power but are otherwise identical to other dig sites. To search a dig site, use the [ Survey ] ability. A theodolite will spawn, pointing in the approximate direction of a find; it looks like a telescope with a small flashing light on a pole next to it. The color of the light and the rate at which it flashes tell you how far you are from a find: red means you are far away, yellow means you are close, and green means you may be within 40 yards or so.
The precise ranges for the different light colors vary depending on the site, with larges sites having longer ranges. When you loot your find, you'll get several fragments specific to a particular race, and may get a keystone.
Each site yields only finds specific to one race. Note that unearthed archaeology finds will despawn if they aren't looted quickly enough, so be careful about surveying in combat. Also remember that if you are having some difficulty seeing your find, it will automatically show up on the minimap , just as herbs and minerals do with [ Find Herbs ] and [ Find Minerals ]. Although each archaeology site can have six finds unearthed at a time, only one node is active at a time: once the first find is unearthed, the location of the second find is randomly selected, it is possible to unearth two or even six finds in a row at the exact same location.
Once the third find is unearthed the dig site despawns and a new site spawns somewhere else on the continent. There are two main strategies to surveying. The first strategy involves attempting to triangulate by moving around the outer edge of a dig site. However, due to the inaccuracy of the directional indicator the find may be anywhere in a frontal cone of about 75 degrees this will often prove to not provide sufficient information for locating finds.
The farther away from the theodolite , the greater the area that can include the find. The second strategy involves some orienteering , heading in the general direction indicated and for approximate distance indicated and survey again from that position, to "zero in" on the artifacts, using geographical landmarks to help locate finds.
Being aware of the landscape can help locate finds as well. Consider that the fragments are not "randomly" placed. Spawn points were placed by designers who utilize their "design aesthetics" in placing them. Consider the landscape and proximity to geographic features and existing non-fragment ruins and animal bones when choosing a location to survey. This can speed up your location of fragments. The fact that each digsite contains only a few nodes could allow gathering addons such as Gatherer or Gather Mate to aid in archaeology.
Addons such as Archaeology Helper, S. As the spawn points are not random, try surveying on the spot after finding your first and second fragment. It is entirely possible for the next one to be within reach, and even to spawn in the exact same spot as the last one.
When you get a new kind of fragment, you'll start a research project. You can only work on one artifact per race at a time. When you have enough fragments, click Solve to complete that artifact. You cannot waste excess fragments: if you have leftover fragments, they will just apply to the next project.
You can accordingly save up to fragments of one kind and solve several projects in a row. Most artifacts are common. These give a bit of lore or flavor text and an item you can sell for a small profit. You can estimate the value of the artifact by the number of fragments required to finish it. Some artifacts are rare, and make a blue or purple item. Many of these are toys, or for flavor, but some are actual weapons and armor. Weapons and armor are bound to account , but will not scale like heirlooms do.
Also, such artifacts can only be solved once per character. Thanx if you can explain the logic. These may seem like petty changes, but when all combined they are adding significant unnecessary time to this profession. BTW, this seems to have occurred circa 5. Although I can only conjecture, perhaps this has been done to ease time pressure on crowded cross realm servers by keeping people out of congested areas. We are paying for playing time, not waiting time.
Comment by Vis4ge Tks a lot by this guide. Comment by Knightofnoskill What do we do if we max out the artifacts for a certain race. Comment by Odshealer Just a heads up, the power leveling section of the guide is no longer applicable for the first points if you're trying to just save.
There was a change don't know when where we're capped at gathering of the artifact. I hit about 60 in Archaeology and I had to start solving for both Dwarf and Fossil. Overall, a great guide. Appreciate you editing in the information in the power leveling section.
Do I need to complete a race collection first? Comment by alvexman Great guide I'm using it now to level my Arch. Comment by billymm nice guide, thankyou ;.
These can be traded for fragment crates which can help you continue to produce artifacts without needing to Survey. Comment by ir0nmike For the people who are completionists, like me, I've made a google docs document, which you can use to "tick off" the artifacts you have found already. You just have to convert it to your own google docs or excel document.
Comment by pat33 The greatest hotfix of all they did in 6. I also suggest a Drud to get all your achievements because of the instant incantation in bird form. Comment by windinface is there a cap on the amount of digsites on the continents? My Monk is in the eastern continent, but can't find any more digsites there. I have ready done quite a bit of digging in the Eastern Continent. Comment by Xoros Karadine Thank you for the guide. No need to return to an Archaeology trainer as you level. An added bonus: you save Arch skill trainer costs for all the tiers you skipped.
Walk in the direction that the telescope is pointing, and use Survey again. Repeat doing this until a lootable object appears.
The telescope points roughly to the artifact, the closer you are, the more accurate the direction. Beside it is a rod with a light on the top. A red light reading also has the worst accuracy - it is usually best to take several readings to determine the direction. When the green light begins blinking, you are usually within just a few steps of the artifact. When you discover your find, you'll get fragments specific to a particular race.
Note that any race can hunt any other race's artifacts. You are not limited to just yours. There are two main strategies to surveying. You can attempt to triangulate by moving around the outer edge of a digsite.
Other people orienteer , simply heading off in the direction indicated until they strike paydirt. When you have picked up your artifact, be sure to Survey again in that exact spot. Sometimes the artifact will spawn again in the same place. This section concerns content exclusive to Legion. Starting in Legion, when a character is very close to an artifact, a glow with a shovel handle will appear above their head. If they use the [Survey] ability, the lootable object should appear nearby.
For each race in archaeology with the exception of Fossil keystones exist that can be randomly looted when searching for fragments. Any fragments that go over the amount needed to complete the current artifact will carry over to the next puzzle. It is worth noting that keystones are not bind-on-pickup, and as such can be sold on the auction house or passed to other characters if you do not need them for your own archaeology.
They can also be used at the entrance to Cataclysm dungeons to provide a buff to the entire party, though each dungeon requires a specific runestone for the buff to be activated and it is destroyed in the process. When you get a new fragment, you'll start a research project. You can only work on one artifact per race at a time. When you have enough fragments, click Solve to complete that artifact. You won't waste excess fragments, they will just start the next project.
Most artifacts are common. These give a bit of lore or flavor text and an item you can sell for a small profit. You'll still have the description in your journal regardless of what you do with the physical item, so it's ok to sell them. You can estimate the value of the artifact by the number of fragments required to finish it. You will only be able to work on one artifact for a given race at a time.
Once one artifact for a given race is completed, the next one will appear in your journal and you cannot continue until you complete it. Some artifacts are rare, requiring many more fragments to complete than common artifacts, and make a blue or purple item. Many of these are toys, or for flavor, but some are actual weapons and armor.
Weapons and armor are bound to account , but will not scale like heirlooms do. Note for scripts: You must have opened your Completed Artifacts list in order for the script to work as of your current solve statuses If you want to see how many artifacts you have solved for the individual races, use the following script in a macro. If you want to see how many artifacts you have solved in total, use the following script in a macro.
Unlike most professions, proficiencies don't mean that much in that they generally only restrict investigating specific dig sites. Illustrious Grand Master is only available after installing the expansion Cataclysm. Zen Master is only available after installing the expansion Mists of Pandaria. Draenor Master is only available after installing the expansion Warlords of Draenor. Legion Master is only available after installing the expansion Legion.
Archaeology has set skill levels at which players can solve artifacts from different cultures. Fragments collected before players reach the appropriate level are hidden from view until they have reached the appropriate level for that culture and have found more fragments from that culture , at which time the previously collected fragments for that culture are made available.
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