Augment

An augment is a special enchant-granting item that does not require the services of an enchanter to apply. Augments are available from a number of sources, including quests, faction quartermasters, blacksmiths, engineers, leatherworkers, and tailors.

Augments and enchantments do not stack. Applying any enchant, either from an augment item or enchanter, will overwrite any previous enchantment. Temporary effects like rogue poisons, oils, sharpening stones and shaman spells will not erase a permanent augment or enchantment.

Augments by slot

Type	Slots	Expansion
Arcanum	Head
Inscriptions	Shoulder
Armor kits	Varies, generally head, legs, hands and feet
Spellthread	Legs
Lesser Arcanum	Head, Legs
Zul'Gurub	Head, Legs
Guards	Head, Legs
Mantles	Shoulder
Fishing Line	Fishing Pole
Scope	Ranged Weapon
Weapon Chains	Melee Weapon
Spurs	Feet
Shield Spike	Shield

Arcanum

Northrend

The subject of this section has been removed from World of Warcraft as of Patch 5.0.4.

This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.

Prior to Mists of Pandaria, Northrend Arcana cost either 150 before the faction discount for the faction-based arcana or 65 (40 prior to Cataclysm ) for the arcana purchased from Wintergrasp vendors. They were all of rare quality and require level 80. The four primary neutral factions offered arcana at honored and revered (as like the primary instance factions in Burning Crusade), while the Alliance Vanguard/Horde Expedition arcana required exalted and the Wintergrasp arcana had no requirement other than control of Wintergrasp itself in order to purchase the arcanum. Arcana could only be placed on items you own (cannot be applied in the trade window), and would also soulbind any items that were not already soulbound if applied.

All head augments and enchants were removed with Mists of Pandaria.

Faction	Honored			Revered
Argent Crusade	[Arcanum of the Fleeing Shadow]	+25 Shadow resist	+30 Stamina	[Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector]	+37 Stamina	+20 Dodge Rating
Kirin Tor	[Arcanum of the Flame's Soul]	+25 Fire resist	+30 Stamina	[Arcanum of Burning Mysteries]	+30 Spell power	+20 Critical strike rating
Knights of the Ebon Blade	[Arcanum of Toxic Warding]	+25 Nature resist	+30 Stamina	[Arcanum of Torment]	+50 Attack power	+20 Critical strike rating
Wyrmrest Accord	[Arcanum of the Eclipsed Moon]	+25 Arcane resist	+30 Stamina	[Arcanum of Blissful Mending]	+26 Intellect	+20 Spirit
Others
Alliance Vanguard	[Arcanum of the Savage Gladiator (Alliance)]	+25 Resilience rating	+30 Stamina
Horde Expedition	[Arcanum of the Savage Gladiator (Horde)]	+25 Resilience rating	+30 Stamina
Wintergrasp vendors	[Arcanum of Dominance]	+29 Spell power	+20 Resilience rating
	[Arcanum of Triumph]	+50 Attack power	+20 Resilience rating

Outland

This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.

Outland arcana are items that grant enchants to head armor. They are all of uncommon quality and require level 70. The reward for being Honored is +20 resistance to a specific school, while the reward for Revered is a pair of stat enchants. Each arcanum is sold for 100 before faction discounts. Arcana can only be placed on items you own (cannot be applied in the trade window), and will also soulbind any items that are not already soulbound if applied.

Faction	Honored		Revered
Honor Hold / Thrallmar	[Arcanum of Fire Warding]	+20 Fire Resistance	[Arcanum of Renewal]	+19 Spell power	+18 Spirit
Cenarion Expedition	[Arcanum of Nature Warding]	+20 Nature Resistance	[Arcanum of Ferocity]	+34 Attack Power	+16 Hit rating
Lower City	[Arcanum of Shadow Warding]	+20 Shadow Resistance	[Arcanum of the Outcast]	+17 Strength	+16 Intellect
Sha'tar	[Arcanum of Arcane Warding]	+20 Arcane Resistance	[Arcanum of Power]	+22 Spell power	+14 Hit rating
Keepers of Time	[Arcanum of Frost Warding]	+20 Frost Resistance	[Arcanum of the Defender]	+16 Parry Rating	+17 Dodge Rating
Shattered Sun Offensive			[Arcanum of the Gladiator]	+18 Stamina	+20 Resilience Rating

Classic

Like the lesser arcanum, these items grant an enchant to a head or leg item. They can be acquired from Libram drops in Dire Maul. The libram and various ingredients are turned in to Lorekeeper Lydros in the Dire Maul library. Zanza the Restless in Zul'Gurub can upgrade these arcanum into [Savage Guard], which grants +10 Nature Resistance to a head or leg item. Note that you need to be honored with the Zandalar Tribe to speak with Zanza the Restless.

Each turnin requires a libram, a quest item, a [Pristine Black Diamond] and a few [Large Brilliant Shards]

Arcanum	Stats	Libram	Item	Shards
[Arcanum of Focus]	+8 Healing and Spell damage	[Libram of Focus]	[Skin of Shadow] x2	4
[Arcanum of Protection]	+12 Dodge Rating	[Libram of Protection]	[Frayed Abomination Stitching]	2
[Arcanum of Rapidity]	+10 Haste Rating	[Libram of Rapidity]	[Blood of Heroes] x2	2

Inscriptions

Not to be confused with the primary profession Inscription, introduced in Patch 3.0.2, Echoes of Doom.

Northrend

This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.

Northrend inscriptions are shoulder enchant items rewarded from high level reputation status with the Sons of Hodir in Storm Peaks. All inscriptions require level 80, and can only be placed on items you own (they cannot be applied through the Trade window), and will soulbind any items that are not already soulbound if applied. The lesser inscriptions cost 75 and the greater inscriptions cost 100 before any factional discounts.

Honored			Exalted
Item	Stats		Item	Stats
[Lesser Inscription of the Axe]	+30 Attack power	+10 Critical strike rating	[Greater Inscription of the Axe]	+40 Attack power	+15 Critical strike rating
[Lesser Inscription of the Crag]	+18 Spell power	+10 Spirit	[Greater Inscription of the Crag]	+24 Spell power	+16 Spirit
[Lesser Inscription of the Pinnacle]	+15 Dodge rating	+10 Defense rating	[Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle]	+20 Dodge rating	+15 Defense rating
[Lesser Inscription of the Storm]	+18 Spell power	+10 Critical strike rating	[Greater Inscription of the Storm]	+24 Spell power	+15 Critical strike rating

Also available are PvP-based inscriptions from Wintergrasp vendors for a cost of 30 each:

Item	Stats
[Inscription of Dominance]	+23 Spell power	+15 Resilience rating
[Inscription of Triumph]	+40 Attack power	+15 Resilience rating

Outland

This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.

Inscriptions grant enchants to shoulder armor. They are purchased from Aldor and Scryer vendors in their respective banks in Shattrath City. [Inscription of Endurance] is also available from Apprentice Darius outside Karazhan through The Violet Eye reputation. For the Aldor/Scryer inscriptions, uncommon inscriptions can be purchased for 2 tokens, rare greater inscriptions cost 8 tokens. Tokens are obtained by turning in [Fel Armament] (Aldor) or [Arcane Tome] (Scryer) to the corresponding NPC in Shattrath. Inscriptions require level 64 and honored reputation with their respective faction, and greater inscriptions require level 70 and exalted. Inscriptions can only be placed on items you own (they cannot be applied through the Trade window), and will soulbind any items that are not already soulbound if applied.

	Honored		Exalted
Faction	Item	Stats	Item	Stats
Aldor	[Inscription of Warding]	+13 Dodge Rating	[Greater Inscription of Warding]	+15 Dodge Rating	+10 Defense Rating
	[Inscription of Faith]	+15 Spell Power	[Greater Inscription of Faith]	+18 Spell Power	4 mana per 5 sec
	[Inscription of Vengeance]	+26 Attack Power	[Greater Inscription of Vengeance]	+30 Attack Power	+10 Critical Strike Rating
	[Inscription of Discipline]	+15 Spell Power	[Greater Inscription of Discipline]	+18 Spell Power	+10 Spell Critical Strike Rating
Scryers	[Inscription of the Knight]	+13 Defense Rating	[Greater Inscription of the Knight]	+10 Dodge Rating	+15 Defense Rating
	[Inscription of the Oracle]	5 mana per 5 sec	[Greater Inscription of the Oracle]	+12 Spell Power	6 mana per 5 sec
	[Inscription of the Blade]	+13 Critical Strike Rating	[Greater Inscription of the Blade]	+20 Attack Power	+15 Critical Strike Rating
	[Inscription of the Orb]	+13 Spell Critical Strike Rating	[Greater Inscription of the Orb]	+12 Spell Damage and Healing	+15 Spell Critical Strike Rating
The Violet Eye	[Inscription of Endurance]	+7 All Resistance

Lesser Arcanum

Lesser arcanum grant an enchant to a head or leg item. They can be acquired from Libram world drops. The libram and various ingredients are turned in to Mathredis Firestar in Burning Steppes.

Each turn-in requires a libram, a [Black Diamond], 30 and a few quest items.

Arcanum	Stats	Libram	Items
[Lesser Arcanum of Tenacity]	+125 Armor	[Libram of Tenacity]	[Crystal Ward] x4	[Eye of Kajal]
[Lesser Arcanum of Resilience]	+20 Fire Resistance	[Libram of Resilience]	[Crystal Spire] x4	[Burning Essence]
[Lesser Arcanum of Constitution]	+100 Health	[Libram of Constitution]	[Lung Juice Cocktail]	[Night Dragon's Breath] x4
[Lesser Arcanum of Rumination]	+150 Mana	[Libram of Rumination]	[Gizzard Gum]	[Black Blood of the Tormented]
[Lesser Arcanum of Voracity]	+8 Agility, Intellect, Spirit, Stamina or Strength	[Libram of Voracity]	[Crystal Force] x4	[Whipper Root Tuber] x4

Zul'Gurub

Leg/head class-specific augments are obtainable from Zanza the Restless in Zul'Gurub. Each augment requires:

• [Primal Hakkari Idol] - dropped by Bloodlord Mandokir and/or Jin'do the Hexxer
• [Punctured Voodoo Doll] - Class-specific, found in Jinxed Hoodoo Piles scattered about in Zul'Gurub

Enchantment	Class	Stats
[Animist's Caress]	Druid	+10 Intellect	+10 Stamina	+24 Healing
[Falcon's Call]	Hunter	+10 Stamina	+10 Hit Rating	+24 Ranged Attack Power
[Presence of Sight]	Mage	+1% Spell Hit	+18 Healing and Spell Damage
[Syncretist's Sigil]	Paladin	+10 Stamina	+7 Defense	+24 Healing
[Prophetic Aura]	Priest	+10 Stamina	+24 Healing	+4 mana per 5 sec
[Death's Embrace]	Rogue	+1% Dodge	+28 Attack power
[Vodouisant's Vigilant Embrace]	Shaman	+15 Intellect	+13 Healing and Spell Damage
[Hoodoo Hex]	Warlock	+10 Stamina	+18 Healing and Spell Damage
[Presence of Might]	Warrior	+10 Stamina	+10 Defense rating	+15 Shield Block Value

Guards

Guards are augments (Ice and Shadow Guard are acquired from Argent Dawn using Scarlet Crusade Insignias) that grant a head or leg enchantment giving +10 resistance to a school of magic.

Item	Stats
[Savage Guard]	+10 Nature Resistance
[Ice Guard]	+10 Frost Resistance
[Shadow Guard]	+10 Shadow Resistance

Mantles

Mantles are augments that grant a shoulder enchantment giving +5 resistance to a school of magic. Nearly all of them can be purchased for 10 after becoming Revered with the Argent Dawn and turning in 10 Valor Tokens; the exception is the Chromatic Mantle, which costs 40 and requires Exalted and 25 Valor Tokens. Mantles can only be placed on items you own, and placing one on a non-soulbound item will bind it to you.

Item	Stats
[Nature Mantle of the Dawn]	+5 Nature Resistance
[Frost Mantle of the Dawn]	+5 Frost Resistance
[Shadow Mantle of the Dawn]	+5 Shadow Resistance
[Arcane Mantle of the Dawn]	+5 Arcane Resistance
[Flame Mantle of the Dawn]	+5 Fire Resistance
[Chromatic Mantle of the Dawn]	+5 Resist All

Fishing Line

[High Test Eternium Fishing Line] grants +5 Fishing to a fishing rod. It can be acquired by catching [Dezian Queenfish] and completing  [60] Rare Fish - Dezian Queenfish during the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza.

[Spun Truesilver Fishing Line] grants +3 Fishing to a fishing rod. It is one of many possible rewards found in the [Bag of Fishing Treasures] from the 2.4 Daily Fishing quest.

Weapon Chains

Weapon chains are weapon augmentations that decrease the duration of disarm effects on the wielder as well as, in one case, increase parry chance. Weapon chains are created by blacksmiths, similarly to shield spikes and spurs.

Item	Stats
[Steel Weapon Chain]	50% reduced disarm duration
[Adamantite Weapon Chain]	50% reduced disarm duration, +15 parry rating
[Titanium Weapon Chain]	50% reduced disarm duration, +28 hit rating

Spurs

Spurs are augmentations that are attached to feet items and increase mounted speed. At this time, there is only one form of spur; [Mithril Spurs], which increases mounted speed by 4%. These are made by blacksmiths and since 2.4.2, do not need to be attached by blacksmiths.

See also

• Enchantments
• Crafted augments: Armor kits, Spellthread, Scopes, Shield Spikes, Spurs