The best place to farm Tome of Frost Ward V is Naxxramas, where Stoneskin Gargoyle (level 61) drops it at 0.3%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 157 sources are ranked below by drop chance.
Gold per kill: Stoneskin Gargoyle is worth about 9s 64c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices).
Best zones:
| Zone | Sources | Best source | Level | Drop% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown zone | 12 | Ragnaros | 63+ | 2.6% |
| Azshara | 1 | Azuregos | 63+ | 1.3% |
| Onyxia's Lair | 1 | Onyxia | 63+ | 1.3% |
| Naxxramas | 18 | Stoneskin Gargoyle | 61+ | 0.3% |
| Blasted Lands | 1 | Lord Kazzak | 63+ | 0.1% |
| Blackrock Spire | 39 | Bloodaxe Evoker | 58-59+ | 0.1% |
| Blackrock Depths | 8 | Crest Killer | 54+ | 0.1% |
| Stratholme | 29 | Crimson Inquisitor | 59-60+ | 0.1% |
| Dire Maul | 17 | Warpwood Guardian | 57-58+ | 0.1% |
| Scholomance | 18 | Scholomance Acolyte | 57-58+ | 0.0% |
| Blackwing Lair | 7 | Death Talon Overseer | 62+ | 0.0% |
| Burning Steppes | 2 | Scarshield Sentry | 53-54+ | 0.0% |
| Duskwood | 1 | Emeriss | 63+ | 0.0% |
| Ashenvale | 1 | Taerar | 63+ | 0.0% |
| Feralas | 1 | Lethon | 63+ | 0.0% |
- Azuregos 56.9, 78.7
All sources, by drop chance:
| Source | Level | Zone | Spawns | Side | How | Drop% | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smolderthorn Axe Thrower(elite) | 55-56+ | Blackrock Spire | 9 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Smolderthorn Seer(elite) | 56-57+ | Blackrock Spire | 11 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Nefarian(elite) | 63+ | 0 | Drop | 0.0% | map | ||
| Ysondre(elite) | 63+ | The Hinterlands | 1 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Lethon(elite) | 63+ | Feralas | 1 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Emeriss(elite) | 63+ | Duskwood | 1 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
| Taerar(elite) | 63+ | Ashenvale | 1 | Drop | 0.0% | map | |
Drop% is the rate recorded in Forever once a source has been looted ten times; a greyed figure is the vanilla 1.12 chance from the world data (classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in forever). Spawns counts the source's spawn points in the world data. "Side" names which side can kill the NPC when the other finds it friendly. The lead picks the best chance among sources that are not a rare spawn and have at least three spawn points.