I love the new worth. With the Wrath of the Lich King come a lot of potential gold makers. I checked the Auction House for overpriced items and one stood out among the rest. Crystallized Life sells for 60gold each in my server. Tailors and Alchemists need this to craft several items, such as Shining Spellthread and Mighty Shadow Protection Potion. This is the WoTLK version of Mote of Life while the Eternal Life is the Primal Life. So begins my quest for WoTLK’s Bog Lord.
I’m not a Herbalist therefore I need to find monsters that would have a decent drop rate for Crystallized Life and during my search I’ve found several mobs that I found that do drop the coveted item.
First on my list is the Level 69 to 71 Thornvine Creeper found at Northern part of Howling Fjord (53, 16). I observed that they have a pretty low drop rate for Crystallized Life but they do have decent vendor trash and I looted a green item but if you’re farming for Crystallized Life, this mob is not recommended.
Then while doing the quest Strengthen the Ancients in Dragonblight, I found out that the Woodland Walkers that drop the Bark of Walkers needed for the quest also drop Crystallized Life. I needed 3 Bark of Walkers for my quest and on my last kill I also looted a Crystallized Life. That’s 1 in 5 kills. I thought the drop rate is pretty decent so I went on and farmed them for Crystallized Life. Turns out, the drop rate is pretty much the same as with the Thornvine Creepers.
Last but definitely not the last on my list are the Mossy Rampager found in Zul’Drak. This level 75 to 76 monster is what I consider the Bog Lord of the WoTLK. They have a pretty decent drop rate for the Crystallized Life. The downside for this is that you have to be at least level 78 to maximize your farming potential.
I’m sure the price for Crystallized Life will be lower after a couple of weeks into the Wrath of the Lich King. The respawn rate is fast, much like every mob in WoTLK these days. I’m sure it would normalize after a month or so. Therefore if you have a level 78 toon then I suggest farming for Crystallized Life today. That way you can afford getting a Traveler’s Tundra Mammoth of your own.