Digging for Tol’vir Archaeology Fragments

July 21, 2017 No Comments WoW-Archaeology

Tol’vir Archaeology is a difficult one to get around to collecting everything there is to go with it. This is due to it being a rarity found only within Uldum.

Once you hit 450, they’ll start popping up on the map–but you’ll need to do quite a bit of grinding for archaeology locations in other zones in order to be given the chance at it.

This guide gives you information on the vanity items/equipment you can acquire from Tol’vir archaeology.

It’s a daunting task.

I hope you’re up to the challenge.

The zones you can find Tol’vir archaeology fragments:

Kalimdor

Kalimdor

Uldum

How do I go about farming Tol’vir Archaeology fragments?

I’ll be stating the same information below in every Archaeology farming post, so if you’d like to read it, here you go. Otherwise, continue on!

► The usual way, which is to not go about using any addons. You simply travel from one area to another until the artifact is nearby.
1. ♦ Downfall: You’ll be constantly looking at your map to make sure you’re going the right direction for the dig site.
2. ♦ Upside: You won’t have to worry about any addons going out of date on you.
► Using the addons TomTom, Gathermate2, and Archaeology Helper.
1. ♦ Downfall: You’re relying on three addons to stay up to date.
2. ♦ Upside: TomTom can point you in the direction to the site; Arch Helper will provide a helpful HUD map and color overlay; Gathermate2 shows possible areas that the dig may be.
► Using the addons Gathermate2 and Archy.
1. ♦ Downfall: You’re relying on two addons to stay up to date. Archy doesn’t have an HUD like Helper does.
2. ♦ Upside: You no longer need TomTom to point you the way, because Archy has an indicator of how close you are to the dig sites; Gathermate2 shows possible areas that the dig may be.

What items can I get from Tol’vir Archaeology?

► Keystone:
Tol’vir Hieroglyphic

♦ This scroll is equivalent to 12 Tol’vir Archaeology fragments.
♦ It’s a random drop you can get when digging for fragments. (Kind of like gems when you’re mining.)
♦ They are not BoP, so you can sell or buy them off the Auction House.
♦ If the artifact you’re working on solving has a keystone slot, you can place one of the scrolls in and boost the number.
- ♦ You do not have to use scrolls if you don’t want to.
- ♦ Artifacts can have up to 3 keystone slots.
- ♦ Not all artifacts will have keystone slots.