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Comment by tmptfate

This is one of the items that your Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide can help you find. Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide is from Selina Dourman, who resides in the first tent on your left as you enter the Darkmoon Faire.

Turning in this item is part of 2 achievements: Darkmoon Dungeoneer and Darkmoon Despoiler

The artifacts needed for Darkmoon Dungeoneer are:

Collecting all the Darkmoon Faire Artifacts rewards Darkmoon Despoiler. The full list of Darkmoon Faire Artifacts is:

As stated by Blizzard (Source):

The Darkmoon Faire Field Guide

It’s your passport to riches, my friend. Y’see, we need a few things -- just some junk, nothing valuable to a big hero like you. We call ‘em Darkmoon Artifacts, and there’s all different kinds to be found all over Azeroth. The Darkmoon Field Guide helps you discover artifacts while you’re explorin’ dungeons, slayin’ monsters, and fightin’ in Battlegrounds. Without a guide, you’d never notice ‘em, and it’ll help keep you focused on the stuff we want. Whether you just reached level 10, or you’ve crushed the biggest baddies in the land, we need somethin’ from nearly everybody. You won’t have to go too far out of your way to get ‘em and each month you’ll get a new opportunity to seek out an Artifact for us. What do you get out of the deal? Don’t you worry, you’ll get your cut. When you bring a Darkmoon Artifact back to us, you’ll get valuable experience (it builds character, you know!), earn a better reputation, and possibly earn precious Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets too!

Comment by jojopojo64

Can confirm as a dungeon drop. Mysterious Grimoire dropped from Archbishop Benedictus in Hour of Twilight, as well as Ornate Weapon from Asira Dawnslayer in the same run. As far as I can tell, drop rates aren't 100% considering I had done an End Time instance with no drop beforehand, but it does seem consistent that you have to defeat similarly levelled bosses for these items...and be lucky with your rolls.

Don't forget your towel and your Hitchhiker's Guid- I mean, Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide! =)

Comment by Toggol

Note of interest: As long as you carry the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide with you, you can find these even when the Darkmoon Faire is not in session.

This has been verified by Blizzard.

Just to clarify one point, the quest drops that happen in the dungeons/raids/BG’s happen all the time, even if the faire isn’t in town. Think of it sort of like the Darkmoon Card redemptions. You’re out playing all month, while you’re doing stuff you’re getting chances at the items, then when the faire is in town you turn it all in. (It’s also worth pointing out that the turn-in items aren’t soulbound, so just like the cards I’d expect some people to farm them just to put them up on the AH.)

Comment by 863640

Got this item today at shadowfang keep while farming wool cloths, dropped by Lord Godfrey ;)

Comment by 668582

Please keep in mind that the quest is not repeatable during one DMF festival. After you complete the quest you cannot get it for the second time, as it states when you use an item for the second time "You have already completed this quest". In other words - you can do the quest once every month.
Now, to all the naysayers, Blizzard has confirmed that these quests are to be repeated each month. Source
They have also stated that the quest drops that happen in the dungeons/raids/BG’s happen all the time, even if the faire isn’t in town. Source

Comment by 234070

Got mine from https://www.wowhead.com/cata/npc=6487. At first run.
Happy farming.

Comment by sandyra

What is this? This item Mysterious Grimoire starts the quest An Intriguing Grimoire that you can turn in with the Darkmoon Faire whenever it is in town.

How do I get it? In order to be eligible to loot this, you must have the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide in your ~~bags~~ inventory - which can be obtained in one of two ways:

Receive it as a reward from Gelvas Grimegate after completing The Darkmoon Faire for Alliance or The Darkmoon Faire for Horde.
Receive it from Selina Dourman just by talking to her, she stands at the first tent on the left-side of the entrance to the Darkmoon Faire.
Note: if you have The Darkmoon Faire quest in your quest log, Selina will not offer to give you the guide - you will either need to drop the quest and speak to her again or simply hand in at which point you get the guide anyway.

Where do I get it? This particular item only seems to drop from various level-appropriate 5-man dungeon bosses (mostly humanoid caster-types). Drop locations will continue to be updated as they are confirmed. If you are level 85, the bosses that may drop Ornate Weapon for you are highlighted in bold:

Lady Anacondra -- Wailing Caverns (dungeon level 17-20)
Lord Godfrey -- Shadowfang Keep (dungeon level 18-21)
Bloodmage Thalnos -- Scarlet Monastery Graveyard (dungeon level 31-34)
Arcanist Doan -- Scarlet Monastery Library (dungeon level 31-34)
Charlga Razorflank -- Razorfen Kraul (dungeon level 32-35)
Darkmaster Gandling -- Scholomance (dungeon level 40-43)
Hydromancer Velratha -- Zul'Farrak (dungeon level 46-49)
Jammal'an the Prophet -- Sunken Temple (dungeon level 52-55)
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan -- Blackrock Depths (dungeon level 53-56)
Grandmaster Vorpil -- Shadow Labyrinth (dungeon level 67-75 and 70 heroic)
Exarch Maladaar -- Auchenai Crypts (dungeon level 65-67 and 70 heroic)
Jedoga Shadowseeker -- Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom (dungeon level 73-75)
Novos the Summoner -- Drak'Tharon Keep (dungeon level 74-76)
Salramm the Fleshcrafter -- The Culling of Stratholme (dungeon level 79)
Jedoga Shadowseeker -- Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom (dungeon level 80 heroic)
Novos the Summoner -- Drak'Tharon Keep (dungeon level 80 heroic)
Salramm the Fleshcrafter -- The Culling of Stratholme (dungeon level 80 heroic)
Temple Guardian Anhuur -- Halls of Origination (dungeon level 85 and 85 heroic)
Archbishop Benedictus -- Hour of Twilight (dungeon level 85 heroic)
Lord Godfrey -- Shadowfang Keep (dungeon level 85 heroic)

Why do I want it? There are several reasons that you may want this item:

Receive 10 Darkmoon Prize Tickets upon handing it in - these tickets allow you to purchase mounts, pets and other collectibles whenever the Darkmoon Faire is on.
Receive 250 reputation (or more depending on your racial/guild bonuses etc) with the Darkmoon Faire - great for anyone who is either a rep junkie or is working towards The Insane title awarded by the Insane in the Membrane achievement.
Having completed the quest that this item starts will count towards the achievement Darkmoon Despoiler.
Gold gold GOLD - since this item isn't BoP (bind on pickup), it is tradable and sellable via the auction house. If you don't care about the above three points, then you can profiteer from someone who does!

What else do I need to know?

High level characters ~~can no longer~~ are not supposed to be able to farm lower level dungeons for this one since a recent hotfix. This should now only obtainable in level-appropriate dungeons (though there continue to be reports of 85s picking up Mysterious Grimoire in low level dungeons), and as always, success is at the mercy of RNG.
The quest can only be turned in once per Darkmoon Faire. You can certainly collect more Mysterious Grimoire, however if you've turned in for the current faire, you'll have to wait till it's next in town.
Mysterious Grimoire can be looted anytime - that is to say, the Darkmoon Faire does not have to be currently on in order for you to be able to find these puppies.

What other Darkmoon Faire drops are there?

Fallen Adventurer's Journal -> The Captured Journal = 5 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Banner of the Fallen -> A Captured Banner = 5 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Captured Insignia -> The Enemy's Insignia = 5 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Imbued Crystal -> A Curious Crystal = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Monstrous Egg -> An Exotic Egg = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Ornate Weapon -> A Wondrous Weapon = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
Soothsayer's Runes -> = 10 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets
A Treatise on Strategy -> = 15 x Darkmoon Prize Tickets

Will frequently amend and extend this post as users request it or as I learn more.

Comment by halflife

Can you only turn in 1 of each item per Faire or can you turn in 1 of the same each day?

Comment by 919440

Scarlet Monastery seems to be a good place to farm the Mysterious Grimoire. Both Arcanist Doan in the library and Bloodmage Thalnos in the graveyard drop the item. I often just cycle through the four dungeons (graveyard, cathedral, armory, and library) when farming. What makes this strategy even more worthwhile is that bosses in each of the four areas drop a Darkmoon artifact. You can get the Ornate Weapon from Herod in the armory and the Imbued Crystal from High Inquisitor Whitemane in the cathedral. I solo all four dungeons, reset the instances, and repeat.

Comment by Zapph

As of the second Darkmoon Faire (Jan 1st), we are unable to farm the Darkmoon Dungeon quest items from low level instances so as a level 85, with this change/bugfix in mind, here's a compiled list of all the info you need to know for level 85 characters; if you are lower than level 85, other instances may be a better choice for you and more information may be found in other comments.

Firstly, to get any of these items to drop, you will need the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide obtained from the introductory quest "The Darkmoon Faire" H A which is located in Orgrimmar and Stormwind, respectively, or pick it up from Selina Dourman, who stands at the left-side of the entrance to Darkmoon Faire. You can only get the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide during the Faire but all the quest items can always drop, regardless of the Faire being on or not. The drop chance is quite low, roughly 15% and everyone who has the guide will be able to roll greed but not need.

Secondly, all of the items are BoE so can be traded with other players if you can't manage to pick up every item before the Faire ends or want to pocket some cash/give to a friend (These can be thrown in gift wrapping). Incidentally, all of the quest items can be handed in once per month (they're consumed when you hand it in), so you might want to stock these up if you're having lucky drops - sometimes you can get really unlucky and not get anything for a while!

Most importantly, the rewards: You can either sell them for a fair amount of gold to another player as these are quite desirable or hand them in for 250 DMF rep, some gold and varying amounts of tickets.Imbued Crystal,Monstrous Egg,Mysterious Grimoire and Ornate Weapon give 10 tickets each, and can drop from any dungeon level 76-85 (for level 85s). A Treatise on Strategy gives 15 tickets but only drops from level 85 heroics. Together, these 5 give you Darkmoon Dungeoneer. Captured Insignia, Banner of the Fallen and Fallen Adventurer's Journal give 5 tickets each and are obtained from looting the insignias of enemies in Battlegrounds. Together, these three give Darkmoon Defender. Soothsayer's Runes gives 10 tickets and drops from certain level 85 raid bosses. All together, these give Darkmoon Despoiler, 2250 DMF rep and 80 tickets.

Locations! (For level 85s as of 01/01/12)

Mysterious Grimoire<<<< This one

Salramm the Fleshcrafter - The Culling of Stratholme (80 normal and 80 heroic)
Jedoga Shadowseeker - Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom (80 heroic)
Novos the Summoner - Drak'Tharon Keep (80 heroic)
Temple Guardian Anhuur - Halls of Origination (84 normal and 85 heroic)
Archbishop Benedictus - Hour of Twilight (85 heroic)
Lord Godfrey - Shadowfang Keep (85 Heroic - would like some confirmation on this)

Monstrous Egg

Cyanigosa - Violet Hold (80 heroic and 77 normal)
Skadi the Ruthless - Utgarde Pinnacle (80 Heroic and 79 normal)
Keristrasza - The Nexus (80 heroic) - Ormorok also drops the Imbued Crystal
Anub'arek - Azjob-Nerub (80 heroic)
King Dred - Drak'Theron Keep (80 heroic)
Lady Naz'jar - Throne of the Tides (85 heroic and 82 normal)
Lockmaw - Lost City of Tol'vir (85 heroic and 84 normal)
Murazond - End Time (85 heroic)

Imbued Crystal

Ormorok the Tree-Shaper - The Nexus (80 heroic)
Ley-Guardian Eregos - The Oculus (78 normal and 80 heroic - heroic needs confirmation)
Loken - Halls of Lightning (79 normal)
Scourgelord Tyrannus - Pit of Saron (80 normal and 80 heroic)
Asaad - The Vortex Pinnacle (83 normal)
Setesh - Halls of Origination (84 normal, possibly heroic 85 also)
Queen Azshara - Well of Eternity (85 heroic)

Ornate Weapon

Gal'dara - Gundrak (78 normal and 80 heroic)
Maiden of Grief - Halls of Stone (79 normal and 80 heroic)
The Lich King's gauntlet - Halls of Reflection (80 normal and 80 heroic)
Karsh Steelbender - Blackrock Caverns (81 normal and 85 heroic - need confirmation on heroic)
General Husam - The Lost city of the Tol'vir (84 normal)
Forgemaster Throngus - Grim Batol (84 normal)
Vanessa Vancleef - Deadmines (85 heroic)
Asira Dawnslayer - Hour of Twlight (85 heroic)

Comment by 163020

Most of this information is now outdated. Official word is Monstrous Egg, Mysterious Grimoire, Imbued Crystal, and Ornate Weapon, do not drop for high level characters anymore.

1. This was a bug that is being hotfixed. A character that is not level-appropriate for a dungeon should not get Monstrous Egg, Mysterious Grimoire, Imbued Crystal, or Ornate Weapon drops. This is irrespective of whether or not the character has a Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide in her bags.

2. & 3. We previously had an issue where Grisly Trophy was only going to the player who recorded the killing blow. They are now distributed randomly. Furthermore, there were previously cases where all of the artifacts listed above could be rolled Need. That has been hotfixed and they are all now flagged Greed-only.

4. Regarding drop rates, these items are dropping as-intended. They are rare, and the quests and achievements that depend on them are intended to take some time to complete. They're comparable to the Darkmoon decks and cards. We made them tradeable, so that players who experience a run of bad luck can still acquire what they're after by trading with friends or buying them on the auction house.

Source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3811495887?page=14#274

Comment by Kratfrotz

Dropped today from Exarch Maladaar in Auchenai Crypts normal. I'm lvl 85.
Maybe they forgot to "fix" the BC dungeons?

Comment by stuffeh

Updated for mop and it looks like there are no drops in . According to the wowhead, A Treatise on Strategy drops in heroic mode, and the other items drop in normal modes off the respective boss. I.e.: Ornate Weapon drops in normal and not heroic.

I've compiled a easy to see table of where each item for Darkmoon Dungeoneer can be found to get the most bang for your regular/heroic dungeon queues since Blizzard "fixed" the drops so that Darkmoon Faire monthly quest items can only be looted in level appropriate dungeons. This is ordered in alphabetical order, with the instances that drops the most items for DMF items towards the top.

Notes:
I'm keeping the level 80 and 85 data for people who have not upgraded from the Battlechest and Cata to MoP.
If you find that a boss drops something not listed here. Leave a reply and I'll add it in, eventually.

Cataclysm

The Stonecore

The Nexus

Halls of Stone

The Culling of Stratholme

The Violet Hold

Mists of Pandaria	Imbued Crystal	Monstrous Egg	Mysterious Grimoire	Ornate Weapon	A Treatise on Strategy


	High Inquisitor Whitemane





Imbued Crystal	Monstrous Egg	Mysterious Grimoire	Ornate Weapon	A Treatise on Strategy
Halls of Origination	Setesh	Temple Guardian Anhuur	Rajh
Hour of Twilight		Archbishop Benedictus	Asira Dawnslayer	Archbishop Benedictus
Lost City of the Tol'vir	Lockmaw	General Husam	High Prophet Barim
Blackrock Caverns		Karsh Steelbender	Ascendant Lord Obsidius
End Time	Murozond		Murozond
Grim Batol		Forgemaster Throngus	General Umbriss
Shadowfang Keep		Lord Godfrey	Commander Springvale
The Vortex Pinnacle	Asaad		Grand Vizier Ertan
Throne of the Tides	Lady Naz'jar		Commander Ulthok
Well of Eternity	Queen Azshara		Mannoroth
The Deadmines		Admiral Ripsnarl
		Slabhide

Wrath of the Lich King	Imbued Crystal	Monstrous Egg	Mysterious Grimoire	Ornate Weapon
Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom		Jedoga Shadowseeker	Prince Taldaram
Drak'Tharon Keep	King Dred	Novos the Summoner
Ormorok the Tree-Shaper	Keristrasza
Azjol-Nerub	Anub'arak
Gundrak		Gal'darah
Halls of Lightning	Loken
	Maiden of Grief
Pit of Saron	Scourgelord Tyrannus
	Salramm the Fleshcrafter
Cyanigosa
Utgarde Pinnacle	Skadi the Ruthless

Comment by Tarumuat

I am not sure if this is mentioned, but if you looking for making gold with this and similar items and if AH prices are below 16 gold (or depending on which item you looking), it is best to give this to your alts. Since quest awards gold, but you can only submit one. For example on my server, the PvP artifacts go only for 2g, but the quest awards 16g 54s at level 85.

Comment by 973531

While these items do not drop for players of inappropriate level anymore, they easily can be farmed with low level friend you can trust. Just quickly kill everything for him and let him loot bosses. Darkmoon items will drop from bosses now and while you can't loot them, your friend can! Since these items are BOE, he can just give them to you after looting.

Comment by 928054

Confirmed that is Does drop of last boss in normal SFK

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