Archaeology — Mists of Pandaria 1–600

WoW Classic · Mists of Pandaria
Updated 21 October 2026

Archaeology is a secondary profession. Learn it from an Archaeology trainer and use Survey inside a marked dig site. Follow the telescope’s direction; its light turns from red to yellow to green as you approach the find.

Leveling 1–600

Skill Method
1–50 Survey and collect fragments. Save them for later solves.
50–600 Continue gathering fragments and solve artifacts in the Archaeology journal. Train higher ranks before reaching the current cap.

Use the fragment gathering guide to choose the continent and research race. Dig sites belong to your character, and clearing one opens another. Artifact projects are random; a rare reward is not guaranteed.

Train Zen Master for the 600 cap. Pandaria dig sites become available at 525 and provide Pandaren, Mogu or Mantid fragments.

References: Icy Veins