WoW SoD: How to get Comprehension Charms in WoW Classic Season of Discovery

You have to be patient, or spend a lot of money.

Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar
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Comprehension Charms in WoW Classic are a unique currency Mages can use to decipher various scrolls in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery. But the tricky question is how can you get more of them?

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Season of Discovery has hundreds and hundreds of never-before-seen items , and Comprehension Charms are one of them. When you first get them, you might assume it has something to do with the Spell Research quest to unlock Ice Lance, but it actually has an entirely different purpose.

Here’s what Comprehension Charms are and how to get them in WoW Classic Season of Discovery.

How to get Comprehension Charms in WoW Classic Season of Discovery

You can get Comprehension Charms in WoW Classic Season of Discovery from two sources—Mage class quests and reagent vendors. Here are all the quests that grant you Comprehension Charms in WoW Classic.

Quest NameUnlock LevelRewards
Spell ResearchLevel 2Three Comprehension Charms, Tattered Gloves
Nar’thalas AlmanacLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged AutobiographyLevel 20Comprehension Charm
The Dalaran DigestLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Bewitchment and GlamoursLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Goaz ScrollsLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Runes of the Sorceror-KingsLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Fury of the LandLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Archmage Theocritus’s Research JournalLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Arcanic Systems ManualLevel 20Comprehension Charm
The Apothecary’s Metaphysical PrimerLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Crimes Against AnatomyLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Baxtan: On Destructive MagicsLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Ataeric: On Arcane CuriositiesLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Secrets of the DreamersLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected WorksLevel 20Comprehension Charm
The Lessons of Ta’zoLevel 20Comprehension Charm
Tip: How to start earning Comprehension Charms

The first Mage quest you’ll get is Spell Research which will then lead to the other quests that give you Comprehension Charms

If you’re running low on Comprehension Charms, you can buy them from any reagent vendor in capital cities for seven Silver a piece.

All Comprehension Charm vendor locations in WoW Classic Season of Discovery

Reagent Vendor in WoW Classic in Orgrimmar
You can get Comprehension Charms from reagent vendors. Screenshot by Dot Esports

You can buy Comprehension Charms from any reagent vendor. Normally, reagent vendors are located in capital cities—Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Undercity for the Horde; Stormwind, Darnassus, and Ironforge for the Alliance.

All Alliance (or Horde) Comprehension Charm vendors in WoW Classic

Here are the exact locations of all Alliance Comprehension Charms vendors.

LocationCoordinates
Darnassus reagent vendor34.6 9.8
Stormwind reagent vendor43.4 26.8
Ironforge reagent vendor19.6 56.2

Here are the exact locations of all Horde Comprehension Charms vendors.

LocationCoordinates
Orgrimmar reagent vendor45.60, 56.79
Undercity reagent vendor69.6 39.2
Thunder Bluff reagent vendor41.8 59.8 (this vendor walks around the pond on the first floor)

What are Comprehension Charms used for in WoW Classic Season of Discovery?

Comprehension Charms are needed to decipher Decipher Scroll and translate Spell Notes. While Decipher Scroll drops from random mobs across the world and transform into regular Scrolls that you can use to get a buff, Spell Notes teach you a new Rune ability

List of all Decipher Scrolls available in Season of Discovery: 

  • Scroll: CHAP BALK WELLES
  • Scroll: CWAL
  • Scroll: KWYJIBO
  • Scroll: LOWER PING WHOMEVER

Once you use Comprehension Charms on the above-listed scrolls, you’ll get one of the following:

  • Scroll of Protection
  • Scroll of Intellect
  • Scroll of Agility
  • Scroll of Stamina
  • Scroll of Spirit
  • Scroll of Strength

When you use them on yourself or a party member, you’ll get a buff that lasts one hour, giving you bonus stats based on the scroll.

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Staff Writer & World of Warcraft lead. Izabela has a long history with writing and games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Fortnite, and The Sims. Before finding her home at Dot Esports in 2021, Izabela was an English teacher and a freelancer at Hotspawn, GGRecon, and Gameranx. In her free time, you’ll find her writing novels, wandering Azeroth, or inting on Summoner’s Rift.