Professions in World of Warcraft had been in a stale state for years prior to the release of Dragonflight, but the game’s newest expansion has completely revamped and built upon the foundations of the profession system entirely. This expansion, one of the most important items you can find to make your profession grinding process simpler is the Dragon Shard of Knowledge, which allows you to gain Profession Knowledge for one of your professions.
The greatest impact on your profession progression, besides regular leveling, will surely be profession specializations and Profession Knowledge. Generally speaking, each profession will have three to four specializations you can unlock at levels 25, 50, and 100. To unlock the perks specializations offer, you need to have Profession Knowledge. Profession Knowledge can be obtained by crafting items for the first time, picking up herbs and ores, or looting chests across the zones.
Although there are plenty of unique ways to get Profession Knowledge, the Dragon Shard of Knowledge is easily one of the more popular and straightforward ways. Here’s everything you need to know about Dragon Shard Knowledge, including what is it, where to get it, how much Profession Knowledge you get from each shard, and where to turn it in.
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How to unlock Dragon Shard of Knowledge in WoW Dragonflight
Before you can start collecting Dragon Shards of Knowledge, you’ll need to unlock them. To do this, you’ll need to complete the profession quest called A Worthy Hunt in the Ohn’ahran Plains. As a reward, you’ll get a buff called Khadin’s Wisdom, which will enable you to discover Dragon Shards of Knowledge throughout the Dragon Isles. The questline you’ll need to complete to start unlocking Dragon Shards of Knowledge starts with the quest A Gift for Miguel at the Ruby Life Pools in the Waking Shores.
Where to get Dragon Shard of Knowledge in WoW Dragonflight
Dragon Shards of Knowledge can be earned as quest rewards, drops from dungeon and raid bosses, and by looting open-world chests. The shards themselves won’t give you Profession Knowledge; instead, you’ll have to turn them to a specific NPC in Ohn’ahran Plains to get Profession Knowledge.
Dragon Shards of Knowledge have several sources in Dragonflight, and you’ll get your first one from completing the quest A Worthy Hunt. After completing the quest, you can do a repeatable quest based on your profession that will grant you one Profession Knowledge point and 25 Artisan’s Mettle. You can also get Dragon Shards of Knowledge from looting open-world treasures. Ten Dragon Shards of Knowledge can be earned upon completing the achievements Dragon Isles Crafting Order Apprentice, Dragon Isles Crafting Order Journeyman, and Dragon Isles Crafting Order Master.
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Each Dragon Shard of Knowledge will grant you one Profession Knowledge point. Upon turning them in, you’ll be able to select which profession of yours you want to apply the Profession Knowledge to.
Dragon Shards of Knowledge turn-in location in WoW Dragonflight
As you gather your Dragon Shards of Knowledge, you’ll need to turn them into Khadin at Khadin’s Cave northwest of Maruukai in the Ohn’ahran Plains. Khadin is located at coordinates [52.14, 33.55] in the Ohn’ahran Plains.
