Archaeology Rares and Rewards in WoW Cataclysm Classic

The majority of artifacts you solve are usually worthless gray vendor trash like Skull-Shaped Planter but occasionally you will get a rare artifact. This page will show you the full list of rare Archaeology artifacts you can discover in Cataclysm Classic.

Extremely Rare Artifacts

This is a cautionary warning for anyone considering trying to start farming some of these rare artifacts. (Marked them with an "Extremely Rare" note)

An example would be Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds, which is what probably most people want to get.

Some of these artifacts are extremely rare (probably like 1% chance). You might get lucky and get them in like 20 solves, but there is a good chance you won't get them after farming 8 hours a day for a week.

These Artifacts are not something everyone will get by simply leveling Archaeology. This can be a painful and frustrating grind. Archeology is random in EVERY aspect (dig site spawns, project chance, token drops), which makes farming these artifacts a HUGE gamble, wasting a LOT of your time.

Night Elf

Night Elf dig sites are typically found in Kalimdor, but there are a few in Eastern Kingdoms and Northrend.

Item	Type	Description
Highborne Soul Mirror	Toy	When activated, a semi-see-thru copy of you appears a few feet away, takes a couple steps towards you and stops. It will then stand rooted in place for about 15 seconds, turning to face you if you move around, then disappears. (10 min CD)
Druid and Priest Statue Set	Toy	Creates a large green pillar of light for 10s that surrounds your character. (1 min CD)
Queen Azshara's Dressing Gown	Cloth Chest	Requires level 51 to equip, but it's item level is much higher than anything you could find at this level. (Binds to Account)
Bones of Transformation	Toy	Transforms the user into a Naga for 20 seconds.
Kaldorei Wind Chimes	Toy	It shows a message: "Name" Holds his Wind Chimes to the wind. Then a typical wind chime sound plays.
Wisp Amulet	Toy	Take on wisp form for 2 min. (10 Min Cooldown)
Tyrande's Favorite Doll	Trinket (caster)	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)

Fossil

Fossil dig sites are usually found in Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms.

Item	Type	Description
Fossilized Raptor	Mount	Raptor mount.
Ancient Amber	Toy	Become trapped in amber. (30 Min Cooldown)
Pterrordax Hatchling	Pet	Non-combat companion.
Fossilized Hatchling	Pet	Non-combat companion.
Extinct Turtle Shell	Shield (Tank)	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)

Dwarf

Dwarf artifacts are found in centers of historical dwarven habitation, such as the Badlands, the Wetlands, and Loch Modan.

Item	Type	Description
The Innkeeper's Daughter	Toy	Alternative Hearthstone. (they share CD)
Chalice of the Mountain Kings	Toy	Four dancing female dwarves appear for roughly 20 seconds. Additionally, the in-game music changes to a tavern-ish music.
Clockwork Gnome	Pet	Non-combat companion.
Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan	Staff (Caster)	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)

Troll

Troll dig sites are typically found in Eastern Kingdoms, but there are also a few in Kalimdor and Northrend.

Item	Type	Description
Haunted War Drum	Toy	It plays troll drum music instead of the current music.
Voodoo Figurine	Pet	Non-combat companion.
Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds	Two-Hand Sword	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)

Draenei

Draenei fragments are all found in Outland. You will need 300 skill to access these dig sites.

Item	Type	Description
Arrival of the Naaru	Toy	When you click this a 3-second scene with three Draenei walking up to a naaru appears.
The Last Relic of Argus	Toy	On use teleports you to a random place. (12 Hrs CD)

Orc

Orc fragments are exclusively found in Outland, particularly in areas such as Nagrand. You will need 300 skill to access these digsites.

Item	Type	Description
Headdress of the First Shaman	Mail Helm	Requires Level 61. (Binds to Account)

Nerubian

Nerubian fragments are all found in Northrend, typically in areas of Nerubian habitation such as Dragonblight. You will need 350 skill to access these sites. /p>

Item	Type	Description
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron	Toy	Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers you upon use.
Blessing of the Old God	Toy	It turns you into a Green Qiraji Battle Tank for 20 sec. (10min CD)

Vrykyl

Vrykul fragments are exclusively found in Northrend, especially in Howling Fjord and Icecrown areas. You must have 375+ skill to access these digsites.

Item	Type	Description
Vrykyl Drinking Horn	Toy	This item has no cooldown and is not on the global cooldown. It gives you a 10 minute buff that increases your size, puts a Vrykul helm on you and causes you to have a manly roar.
Nifflevar Bearded Axe	One-Hand Axe	Requires Level 71 to equip. Almost twice the raw DPS than any other weapon at this level. (Binds to Account)

Tol'vir

Tol'vir fragments are exclusively found in Uldum. You must also have 450+ skill to access these dig sites.

Unfortunately, dig site spawn locations in Uldum share the same continent as Kalimdor - a maximum total of four. This means you're gonna have to keep digging Fossil & Night Elf dig sites all over Kalimdor in order to possibly have the Uldum dig sites spawn.

Item	Type	Description
Pendant of the Scarab Storm	Toy	It summons a group of scarabs that will follow you around for 20 sec. (10 min CD)
Crawling Claw	Pet	Non-combat companion.
Ring of the Boy Emperor	Ring	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)
Staff of Ammunae	Staff	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)
Scimitar of the Sirocco	One-Hand Sword	Requires level 85 to equip. (Extremely rare find)
Scepter of Azj'Aqir	Mount	This will teach you how to summon the Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank, a re-skinned version of the Black Qiraji Battle Tank. But you can use this outside Ahn'Qiraj. (Extremely rare find)
Canopic Jar	Mount	The Canopic Jar itself is not a rare artifact project, but it can contain Recipe: Vial of the Sands. The recipe will only drop for Alchemists, is not a guaranteed drop, and is Bind on Pickup however, the mount associated with it Vial of the Sands is not BoP, so you can sell it.