Comments

Comment by Brazzi

supposedly it has something to do with the Ashbringer on the very last page

Ashbringer
Binds when picked up
Unique
Two-Hand Two-Hand Sword
201 - 247 Damage Speed 3.00
+ 30 - 50 Holy Damage
(88.0 damage per second)
Classes: Warlock Mage Shaman Druid Priest Rogue Warrior Hunter Paladin
Requires Level 60
Chance On Hit: Blasts a target for 700 Fire damage.
"Blade of the Scarlet Highlord"

http://www.wowwiki.com/Ashbringer

Comment by 204419

its a reference to the other book which tells you where to find the ashbringer,thus this person was probably a treasure hunter to some effect

Comment by Dole

Longest item name in the game I believe

Comment by ghost9er9er9

There is one location ( I run a private server and found it in scripts, don't ask me how long it took ) in the Deeprun Tram. There are a few ways to get into the tanks and supposedly there is a thresher in there, which I haven't seen. Just look on youtube to figure out how to get into the tank. But, if you get into the right one (in the south tank) there is a small spot to stand for air. Also it's on a piece of coral so you are standing. Hmm, sounds like a great time to fish, eh? Well...it has as far as I can tell, a 0.1 drop rate, so good luck. Oh, and getting in the tank as aforementioned isn't easy either. Best of luck.

Comment by 315859

I just wonder how come you can't read this. I wish you could... after all that book is the key to finding the Ashbringer.

Unless it was simply the Dustbringer.

Comment by Slavaa

The apostrophe after "Extreme" appears to be incorrectly placed.

Very late edit: they fixed it!

Comment by Mandiblez

I feel like this is a reference to those players who are trying really hard to unlock how to get the Ashbringer, since the first book says on how Nat Pagle found it. People are still looking for the damned thing, despite Blizz (and Tirion no less) saying no one can get it. Period.

Comment by cryptid420

And as usual comments for yet another item in game that are as useless as the item..

Comment by Kaiasha

This book formerly taught Artisan fishing, you know, back in the day when you could only learn top tier professions from obscure locations.

Comment by wooleywews

People try to sell it through the AH on my server... Really?

Comment by Elrox

And now, as of Legion, the item has been upgraded to common quality.. Intriguing!

Edit: And now we know why! Along with Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' it's needed for one of the steps to acquire the Heart of Corruption.
I love how they've implemented all those elements from the original Ashbringer speculation!

Comment by b0ogdann

Does anyone know if you can have more than one in your bags at the same time?

Comment by simcityfan

Shout out to all those palas out there going nuts b/c of the "new" Corrupted Ashbringer:

Do yourself a GREAT favor and try not to farm A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." with your paladin. You will spend too much time. The book is not BoP, thus tradable. So...

You probably have already noticed that your paladin is so slow in this expansion in comparison to other classes. Three seconds of Divine Steed with a CD 45 sec is a joke, even if you can use it twice. And is hard to keep up and thus a pain in the ass - besides, what are 20 % if even a shaman for example gets 30 % permanently?

Now, this is the problem: While the book itself is almost a 100 % drop from A Dusty Tome, the tome itself has not a 100 % chance to appear. So as long as your not one lucky chap you will find yourself running DM over and over again. Plus: Old instance, long ways to run, just to see your tome not there.

For the reasons above I highly recommend you to use a Demonhunter to farm instead. Even a fresh Lvl 100 is fine. Due to his Mastery: Demonic Presence his movement speed is permanently greatly increased (Lvl 100 quest gear: 20 %). But what's even better: With his Super-Mario-Double-Jump and gliding, a DH can easily overcome chasms. Now this will save you lots of time.

What you want to do is, go to DM EAST with your DH. There will be two tomes that are of interest for you, one close to the entrance and the second next to the first boss Lethtendris. Luckily, for the first one you will not have to run around the whole court. As a DH you can simply double jump (in dangerous situations use Fel Rush) over the chasm on the left next to the entrance. The first book can be found right next to the group of Whip Lasher with a bit of luck. The next one will be, as said, close to Lethtendris at the far rear left end.

In case you were not lucky, had back to the entrance and reset the instance.

If you're really lazy and don't want to waste your time with actively searching for the second tome, you can also just focus on the first, since you will see whether it's there or not right when you get into the instance even before you jump. However, I have found the second tome to be significantly more often there than the first. And of course there is a limit to resetting the instance.

Oh, and by the way: Now that you know a way to easily farm the book....it can be sold on the auction house.

tl;dr Use a demonhunter to farm the book at DM EAST instead of your pally. It'll save you a lot of time.

Comment by Crozada

It's sell-able on the Auction House, so you may find one there if you get tired of farming.

Comment by Vegedock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJlKYbUlh4w

Guide for farming these books.

Comment by NeonDisease

I spent about 90 minutes running Dire Maul East over and over on my Demon Hunter, checking all 4 spots and then teleporting in/out via Proving Grounds until I hit my instance cap.

I found 4 tomes in that time, which are currently ~15k on my server.

I just paid for a month of WoW time under 2 hours. Not too shabby!

Comment by 1378183

is it stackable? i deleted one a few days ago not knowing it was important, and i can't use item restoration

Comment by nitrolite

How to farm it

https://youtu.be/A9RBsS1znR4

thumbs up so others can see it.

Comment by ChunkManmuscle

I came across a fifth location for the tome in DM East. It's in the SW corner area of the conservatory sub-zone (Ironbark and all the plants). I submitted a screenshot of the location, including mini-map.

Comment by Almachai

I decided to straighten out a lot of information about this item and where it can be found so that people can farm it more easily. This should be just about everything you need to know (as well as things you probably didn't care to know) in order to collect your book or to start farming it.

My Research:

Wowhead comments
Screenshots on and off site
My own trial: Running Dire Maul 20 times

Everything You Need To Know About:

The Dungeons
- They all share a lockout, so only reset after you have checked all three Dire Mauls
- The three dungeons are no longer physically connected. All the pathways were closed off when Cataclysm was released
- The Shen'drelar room can only be accessed via Dire Maul West now
- It takes me, a Rogue, about 30-45 minutes to search all three dungeons thoroughly. You must expect to run a lot, as only one of the dungeons has a "backdoor", which takes you to the eastern part of Feralas. With that in mind, I recommend that you take a class that runs fast.
- The Dusty Tome
  The item you collect the book from is A Dusty Tome
- It is a red book that is easily seen in most of the areas because it contrasts with Dire Maul's generally gray or green colors
- It used to contain this book as a gray vendor item on occasion, as well as held a chance to drop old class quest books
- Because Shen'drelar quests were removed, only A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." and Pocket Lint appear to drop from these anymore.
- This cannot be tracked as a treasure chest
- It cannot be looted while in combat
- Not all of the spawn points have been recorded into Wowhead, so you should scan the entirety of the three dungeons
- The Book Itself
  Can be looted by any class, but only used with its counterpart A Complete Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'." by Paladins
- Since Legion's release, the drop chance of the book inside the tome is likely to be 100%
- It is not unique, but does not stack
- It cannot be vendored, but can be manually destroyed
- The book has no readable text aside from the flavor text

My Trial:

Run 1: Dire Maul North -- SW Corner of Guard Fengus's courtyard
Run 2: Dire Maul North -- SW Corner of Guard Fengus's courtyard
Run 3: Dire Maul North -- SW Corner of Guard Fengus's courtyard
Run 4: None
Run 5: Dire Maul East -- Eastern Wall of Garden
Run 6: Dire Maul West -- Southern Generator in Immol'thar's room
Run 7: Dire Maul East -- Beside Alzzin the Wildshaper
Run 8: Dire Maul North -- Beside King Gordok and Cho'Rush the Observer
Run 9: Dire Maul East -- Eastern Wall of Garden
Run 10: Dire Maul West -- Southern Generator in Immol'thar's room
Run 11: Dire Maul East -- Ledge Above Garden
Run 12: Dire Maul North -- Beside King Gordok and Cho'Rush the Observer
Run 13: Dire Maul North -- Beside King Gordok and Cho'Rush the Observer
Run 14: Dire Maul West -- Southern Generator in Immol'thar's room
Run 15: Dire Maul West -- Southern Generator in Immol'thar's room
Run 16: Dire Maul North -- Beside King Gordok and Cho'Rush the Observer
Run 17: Dire Maul North -- SW Corner of Guard Fengus's courtyard
Run 18: Dire Maul West -- Southern Generator in Immol'thar's room
Run 19: Dire Maul East -- Beside Alzzin the Wildshaper
Run 20: Dire Maul East -- Beside Lethtendris

Concluding Thoughts:

This book is a lot more common than its counterpart, therefore its value should not remain high. Farming this book is incredibly easy.

I may have not looked hard enough in Run 4, but it is a safe bet that there is at least one book in each lockout

Up until Run 16 I would run all of the dungeons even if I had looted the book previously in order to see if there could be two per lockout. My evidence shows that it is very unlikely, so you would save a lot of time resetting after finding one

In my opinion, a Druid, Demon Hunter, Monk, or Rogue would be good fits for collecting these. They have good, frequent speed boosts that would significantly cut run time. A Demon Hunter can perform their double jump as well as glide. However, a rogue cannot use their grappling hook (Minor edit: A rogue can use their grappling hook, but not to get up to higher locations in the dungeon).

Visual Aides:

Dire Maul North -- SW Corner of Guard Fengus's courtyard --> http://i.imgur.com/BqDdYgZ.png
Dire Maul North -- Beside King Gordok and Cho'Rush the Observer --> http://i.imgur.com/mynkJ5G.png
Dire Maul East -- Eastern Wall of Garden --> http://i.imgur.com/vRB1KiV.png
Dire Maul East -- Ledge Above Garden --> http://i.imgur.com/L2PzhaV.png
Dire Maul East -- Beside Lethtendris -->http://i.imgur.com/I8eJ4Oz.png
Dire Maul East -- Beside Alzzin the Wildshaper --> http://i.imgur.com/jgG57jG.png
Dire Maul West -- Southern Generator in Immol'thar's room --> http://i.imgur.com/zKlrM75.png

Comment by Palathos

Does this item have anything to do with the hidden appearance of the fishing artifact?

7.2 has come. Where is the hidden appearance for Underlight Angler?

There seems to be some clues, like The Broken Hook object, the Something's Fishy buff, and the Something's Fishy (HIDDEN) buff, but nothing conclusive yet.

Also, would it have anything to do with A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'.", since the Use text of The Broken Hook mentioned it is the Extreme Angler's appearance?

Comment by Shikamarana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks7iZmFHBLI

Informational video showing how you can use a priest's mind vision to locate where this book has spawned very fast.

View in 3D Links

Quick Facts

Screenshots

Videos

A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'."

Item Level 1

"Someone really loves to fish."

Guides

Blizzard and Community References in WoW

A Thoroughly Read Copy of "Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin'."

Guides

Related

Contribute