Where to Farm Taut Compound Bow

The best place to farm Taut Compound Bow is Desolace, where Maraudine Scout (level 37-38) drops it at 0.1%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 675 sources are ranked below by drop chance.

Gold per kill: Maraudine Scout is worth about 11s 9c a kill in item drops (at Auction House prices). Gold farming spots, level 30-40

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  1. Solid Chest 53.6, 75.1
  2. Alliance Chest 21.6, 61.2
  3. Horde Chest 60.8, 55.7
  4. Syndicate Prowler 25.8, 64.0
  5. Boulderfist Shaman 21.1, 67.4
  6. Syndicate Conjuror 25.7, 64.8
  7. Stromgarde Defender 25.9, 58.2
  8. Stromgarde Troll Hunter 22.9, 59.8
8 sources in Arathi Highlands, each where it spawns most often; click a pin for the source.Larger map

All sources, by drop chance:

SourceLevelZoneSpawnsSideHowDrop%Map
Mechano-Frostwalker(elite)31-32+Gnomeregan8Drop0.1%map
Peacekeeper Security Suit(elite)30-31+Gnomeregan4Drop0.1%map
Techbot(elite)26+Dun Morogh1Drop0.1%map
Arcane Nullifier X-21(elite)32-33+Gnomeregan8Drop0.1%map
Mechanized Sentry(elite)28-29+Gnomeregan29Drop0.1%map
Mechanized Guardian(elite)31-32+Gnomeregan16Drop0.1%map
Irradiated Pillager(elite)25-26+Gnomeregan46Drop0.1%map
Holdout Warrior(elite)29-30+Dun Morogh8Horde onlyDrop0.1%map
Holdout Medic(elite)29-30+Gnomeregan4Horde onlyDrop0.1%map
Holdout Technician(elite)29-30+Gnomeregan3Horde onlyDrop0.1%map
Goblin Woodcarver(elite)18-19+The Deadmines11Drop0.1%map
Anguished Dead(elite)31-33+Scarlet Monastery13Drop0.1%map
Haunting Phantasm(elite)32-33+Scarlet Monastery8Drop0.1%map
Dark Iron Rifleman(elite)27-28+Wetlands3Drop0.1%map
Stonevault Basher(elite)39-40+Badlands3Drop0.1%map
Shadowforge Geologist(elite)40-41+Uldaman3Drop0.1%map
Klaven Mortwake(elite)23+Westfall1Drop0.1%map
Condemned Acolyte(elite)57-58+Hillsbrad Foothills4Drop0.1%map
Condemned Monk(elite)58-59+Hillsbrad Foothills4Drop0.1%map
Condemned Cleric(elite)59-60+Hillsbrad Foothills4Drop0.1%map
Cursed Paladin(elite)57-58+Hillsbrad Foothills8Drop0.1%map
Cursed Justicar(elite)59-60+Hillsbrad Foothills4Drop0.1%map
Writhing Mage(elite)58-59+Hillsbrad Foothills7Drop0.1%map
Sandfury Shadowhunter(elite)45-46+Zul'Farrak35Drop0.1%map
Withered Warrior(elite)34-35+The Barrens13Drop0.1%map
Withered Reaver(elite)35-36+Razorfen Downs11Drop0.1%map
Withered Quilguard(elite)35-36+Razorfen Downs18Drop0.1%map
Withered Spearhide(elite)34-35+Razorfen Downs9Drop0.1%map
Death's Head Geomancer(elite)35-36+The Barrens12Drop0.1%map
Death's Head Necromancer(elite)36-37+Razorfen Downs10Drop0.1%map
Skeletal Frostweaver(elite)37-38+Razorfen Downs6Drop0.1%map
Skeletal Summoner(elite)39-40+Razorfen Downs6Drop0.1%map
Splinterbone Captain(elite)39-40+Razorfen Downs2Drop0.1%map
Boneflayer Ghoul(elite)38-39+Razorfen Downs20Drop0.1%map
Thorn Eater Ghoul(elite)37-38+Razorfen Downs11Drop0.1%map
Frozen Soul(elite)37-38+Razorfen Downs8Drop0.1%map
Freezing Spirit(elite)39-40+Razorfen Downs7Drop0.1%map
Commander Felstrom(rare)32Duskwood1Drop0.1%map
Death's Head Cultist(elite)33-34+The Barrens15Drop0.1%map
Razorfen Battleguard(elite)33-34+The Barrens49Drop0.1%map
Razorfen Thornweaver(elite)33-34+The Barrens25Drop0.1%map
Colonel Kurzen(elite)40+Stranglethorn Vale1Drop0.1%map
Rynthariel the Keymaster(elite)29+Stonetalon Mountains1Horde onlyDrop0.1%map
Saltscale Warrior(elite)35-36+Stranglethorn Vale5Drop0.1%map
Saltscale Oracle(elite)36-37+Stranglethorn Vale5Drop0.1%map
Saltscale Tide Lord(elite)37+Stranglethorn Vale2Drop0.1%map
Saltscale Forager(elite)35-36+Stranglethorn Vale2Drop0.1%map
Saltscale Hunter(elite)35-36+Stranglethorn Vale5Drop0.1%map
Defias Enchanter26-27Duskwood6Drop0.1%map
Rohh the Silent(rare)26Redridge Mountains1Drop0.1%map
675 found
Classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

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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.