Tome of Knowledge

Double-click to consume. Grants one character level if below level 80 or one spirit shard if level 80. Only usable in PvE and WvW. — In-game description

Tome of Knowledge

Item type

Consumable

Collection

Style Guide

Rarity

FExotic

Binding

Account Bound

Game link

API

43766

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Double-click to consume.
Grants one character level if below level 80 or one spirit shard if level 80.
Only usable in PvE and WvW.

— In-game description

Acquisition

Gathered from

• Tri-key Chest (chance)

Sold by

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost	Notes
Festival Rewards Vendor	Bazaar Docks	The Crown Pavilion (zone) Labyrinthine Cliffs	300
Four Winds Vendor	Hooligan's Route	Lion's Arch	300
Heirloom Lost and Found	Durmand Priory	Lornar's Pass The Battle For Lion's Arch	100  + 30
Manfred Njallson		Lion's Arch Aerodrome	1  + 15	Limit 10 per week.
Miyani	Trader's Forum Trader's Forum	Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch	20
Mystic Forge Attendant	Bay of Elon Outer Ring Green Alpine Garrison Stoic Rampart Blue Alpine Garrison Stonemist Castle   Noble Ledges Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks   Osprey Pillars Camp Resolve	Arborstone Thousand Seas Pavilion Crystal Oasis The Wizard's Tower Green Alpine Borderlands Red Desert Borderlands Blue Alpine Borderlands Eternal Battlegrounds Armistice Bastion Verdant Brink Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Mistlock Sanctuary Ember Bay The Silverwastes	20
Mystic Forge Keeper	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	20
Suspicious Heirloom Lost and Found		The Battle For Lion's Arch	100  + 30
Wizard's Vault			8	Limit 35 per season.
Glory Rewards Vendor (vendor currently unavailable)	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	1,500  + 20
Lionguard Belongings Collector (vendor currently unavailable)	Stormbluff Isle Vigilant Hills Bouldermouth Vale	Bloodtide Coast Gendarran Fields Lornar's Pass	100  + 30

Contained in

•   Chest of the Mists (guaranteed)
•   Large Rank-Up Chest (guaranteed)
•   Ogden's Gratitude (5) (guaranteed)
•   Wizard's Vault Weekly Completion Chest (guaranteed)
•   Bag of Educational Supplies (1, 3) (chance)
•   Fluctuating Mass (chance)
•   Fractal Adept's Chest (chance)
•   Fractal Expert's Chest (chance)
•   Fractal Initiate's Chest (chance)
•   Fractal Master's Chest (chance)
•   Generosity's Reward (chance)
•   Gift from Mawdrey II (chance)
•   Gunk-Covered Pellet (chance)
•   Volatile Mass (chance)

•   Adept Chest of the Mists (guaranteed, historical)
•   Champion Chest of the Mists (guaranteed, historical)
•   Chest of the Mists (guaranteed, historical)
•   Veteran Chest of the Mists (guaranteed, historical)
•   Black Lion Chest (chance, historical)

•   Bag of Experience (3) (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Bag of Experience (4) (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Bag of Experience (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Bag of Experience (2) (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Ascalonian Catacombs Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Caudecus's Manor Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Citadel of Flame Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Crucible of Eternity Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Grand Experience (6) (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Honor of the Waves Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Ruined City of Arah Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Sorrow's Embrace Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Chest of Twilight Arbor Goods (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Transcendent Chest of Knowledge (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   WvW Season 1 Participation Bag (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   WvW Season One Reward Chest (Unlocked) (5-10) (guaranteed, discontinued)

Reward tracks

• Awarded from PvP Reward Tracks (4th reward of each tier) and WvW Reward Tracks (sometimes):

This item is not contained in any reward track. This item is not contained in any reward track.

Achievements

Achievements
Wicked Rodeo	Seeds of Truth	15
Complete "No Refuge" after speaking with the challenge mote to activate challenge mode.Story Instance: No Refuge Reward: Tome of Knowledge	Overcame Challenge Mode	15
Reactor Robber (Historical)	WvW Spring Tournament 2014	20
Capture 55 enemy reactors in Edge of the Mists. Prerequisite: WvW Tournament Contestant Reward: Tome of Knowledge	1 Reactor Captured	1
	15 Reactors Captured	4
	30 Reactors Captured	5
	40 Reactors Captured	5
	55 Reactors Captured	5
Well Aren't You Special (Historical)	WvW Spring Tournament 2014	20
Capture 40 enemy special objectives in Edge of the Mists. Prerequisite: WvW Tournament Contestant Reward: Tome of Knowledge	1 Special Objective Captured	1
	10 Special Objectives Captured	4
	20 Special Objectives Captured	5
	30 Special Objectives Captured	5
	40 Special Objectives Captured	5

Rewarded by

• Completing the story step Arcana Obscura.

Contents

• 1 level (If the character is below level 80)
• Spirit Shard (guaranteed) (If the character is at level 80)

Used in

Upgrade	Guild Level	Aetherium	Favor	Materials
Further Exploration	40	5,000	500	10 18 Slot Thick Leather Pack 100 Loaf of Saffron Bread 100 Jug of Water 777 Exotic Essence of Luck 100 Pile of Crystalline Dust 100 Glob of Ectoplasm 50 Ley-Line Infused Tool 50 Molten Lodestone 100 Tome of Knowledge 50 Destroyer Lodestone
Guild Enhancement: Experience	1		50	100 Meat Pie 30 Bottle of Elonian Wine 10 Tome of Knowledge 10 Mystic Crystal 10 Glass Mug 10 Empty Keg 50 Intricate Totem 50 Pile of Incandescent Dust
Guild Waypoint 10% Discount	27	10,000	800	100 Tome of Knowledge 500 Shard of Glory 100 Badge of Tribute
Guild Waypoint 15% Discount	40	25,000	1,000	200 Tome of Knowledge 1,000 Shard of Glory 200 Badge of Tribute
Guild Waypoint 5% Discount	13	3,000	500	50 Tome of Knowledge 250 Shard of Glory 50 Badge of Tribute
Objective Aura 2: WvW Experience	9	1,500	200	20 Badge of Tribute 20 Tome of Knowledge 100 Mystic Coin 50 Pile of Crystalline Dust 400 Large Claw 30 Molten Lodestone
Scribing: Guild Experience Banner	7	1,000	150	100 Sheet of Coarse Paper 100 Mithril Ingot 200 Cured Thick Leather Square 20 Mystic Crystal 20 Glob of Ectoplasm 100 Elder Wood Plank 10 Tome of Knowledge
Scribing: Guild Heroes Banner	37	5,000	400	20 Sheet of Premium Paper 100 Mithril Ingot 100 Cured Thick Leather Square 100 Elder Wood Plank 20 Obsidian Shard 10 Tome of Knowledge 50 Gold Ingot 77 Exotic Essence of Luck 100 Omnomberry 100 Seaweed
Scribing: Guild Karma and Experience Banner	25	5,000	300	50 Sheet of Fine Paper 100 Mithril Ingot 100 Cured Thick Leather Square 20 Mystic Crystal 10 Glob of Ectoplasm 100 Elder Wood Plank 20 Obsidian Shard 10 Tome of Knowledge
Scribing: Guild World Events	33	5,000	300	20 Sheet of Quality Paper 100 Tome of Knowledge 100 Vial of Potent Blood 30 Vial of Powerful Blood

Currency for

Item	Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost
Bag of Spirit Shards	Miyani	Trader's Forum Trader's Forum	Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch	5
Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Attendant	- - Bay of Elon Blue Alpine Garrison Camp Resolve Green Alpine Garrison - Noble Ledges Osprey Pillars Outer Ring Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks Stoic Rampart Stonemist Castle -	Arborstone Armistice Bastion Crystal Oasis Blue Alpine Borderlands The Silverwastes Green Alpine Borderlands Mistlock Sanctuary Verdant Brink Ember Bay The Wizard's Tower Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Red Desert Borderlands Eternal Battlegrounds Thousand Seas Pavilion	5
Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Keeper	Champion's Rest	Heart of the Mists	5
Huge Bag of Spirit Shards	Miyani	Trader's Forum Trader's Forum	Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch	15
Huge Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Attendant	- - Bay of Elon Blue Alpine Garrison Camp Resolve Green Alpine Garrison - Noble Ledges Osprey Pillars Outer Ring Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks Stoic Rampart Stonemist Castle -	Arborstone Armistice Bastion Crystal Oasis Blue Alpine Borderlands The Silverwastes Green Alpine Borderlands Mistlock Sanctuary Verdant Brink Ember Bay The Wizard's Tower Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Red Desert Borderlands Eternal Battlegrounds Thousand Seas Pavilion	15
Huge Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Keeper	Champion's Rest	Heart of the Mists	15
Large Bag of Spirit Shards	Miyani	Trader's Forum Trader's Forum	Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch	10
Large Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Attendant	- - Bay of Elon Blue Alpine Garrison Camp Resolve Green Alpine Garrison - Noble Ledges Osprey Pillars Outer Ring Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks Stoic Rampart Stonemist Castle -	Arborstone Armistice Bastion Crystal Oasis Blue Alpine Borderlands The Silverwastes Green Alpine Borderlands Mistlock Sanctuary Verdant Brink Ember Bay The Wizard's Tower Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Red Desert Borderlands Eternal Battlegrounds Thousand Seas Pavilion	10
Large Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Keeper	Champion's Rest	Heart of the Mists	10
Small Bag of Spirit Shards	Miyani	Trader's Forum Trader's Forum	Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch	3
Small Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Attendant	- - Bay of Elon Blue Alpine Garrison Camp Resolve Green Alpine Garrison - Noble Ledges Osprey Pillars Outer Ring Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks Stoic Rampart Stonemist Castle -	Arborstone Armistice Bastion Crystal Oasis Blue Alpine Borderlands The Silverwastes Green Alpine Borderlands Mistlock Sanctuary Verdant Brink Ember Bay The Wizard's Tower Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Red Desert Borderlands Eternal Battlegrounds Thousand Seas Pavilion	3
Small Bag of Spirit Shards	Mystic Forge Keeper	Champion's Rest	Heart of the Mists	3
Tome of the Mists	League Vendor	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	100

Notes

• Cannot be used while in combat.
• Using the Tome of Knowledge will grant the character the amount of experience required to gain one level and all associated benefits. It keeps your level progression (ex. if a character is level n with 42 exp and uses the tome, they will go to level n+1 with 42 exp.

See also

• Tome of Mentorship
• Tome of Mentorship — Mentor's Kit

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