This page summarises how to catch Mote of Water. For a more detailed guide, see Fishing Pure Water (Mote of Water/Primal Water).
About Mote of Water
- Use: 10 Mote of Water combine to make Primal Water. Primal Water is used in many high-end "Outland" profession recipes.
- Value:
- Vendor: 4s
- Auction: 1g 20s (prices vary) - Can be sold as Primal Water.
Catching Mote of Water
Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.
Notes: Pure Water pools give Mote of Water in batches of 1 or 2. Mote of Water may also be caught from any other pool in Outland (5% of catch will be Mote of Water, with an equal chance of 1 or 2), and from open water in Nagrand, Netherstorm, Terokkar Forest and Zangarmarsh (less than 0.5% of catch). Some pools in Skysong Lake (Nagrand) cannot be fished by short races (such as Gnomes).
Commentary: Pools of Pure Water are the only efficient way to fish Mote of Water. On average each pool will give 4 Mote of Water. Nagrand contains two sets of Pure Water pools:
- Pools in and around Skysong Lake, Lake Sunspring, and water between Garadar and Halaa.
- Pools on Elemental Plateau, above the Throne of the Elements.
Pools in the first set may be one of three types (Pure Water, Bluefish School or Mudfish School). Due to the way pools appear, you may need to fish from all pool types in Nagrand, before fresh Pure Water appears. The Elemental Plateau requires a flying mount or (Druid) flight ability to reach, however the set contains six spawning points which only ever contain Pure Water pools.
Detailed Guide: Fishing Pure Water (Mote of Water/Primal Water) - How to fish pools of Pure Water in Nagrand for Mote of Water, which combine to make Primal Water.
History: 2.4.2: Disappeared from Isle of Quel'Danas, but sometimes found within Bloated Giant Sunfish.
| Water | No-junk skill | Areas | Catch Rate * | Commonly caught fish | ||
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| % of Catch | Source | |||||
| Bluefish School - Inland | 475 | 5% [1] | Sample: 234. | |||
| 490 | 5% [1] | Sample: 234. | ||||
| Brackish Mixed School - Inland | 400 | 5% [1] | Sample: 145. | |||
| 450 | 5% [1] | Sample: 145. | ||||
| Highland Mixed School - Inland | 500 | 5% [1] | Sample: 1060. | |||
| Mudfish School - Inland | 475 | 5% [1] | Sample: 93. | |||
| 490 | 5% [1] | Sample: 93. | ||||
| Pure Water - Inland | 475 | 90% [1] | Sample: 384. |
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| 490 | 90% [1] | Sample: 384. |
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| School of Darter - Inland | 450 | 5% [1] | Sample: 105. | |||
| Sporefish School - Inland | 400 | 5% [1] | Sample: 228. | |||
| 450 | 5% [1] | Sample: 228. | ||||
| Steam Pump Flotsam - Inland | 400 | 5% [1] | Sample: 109. | |||
| 450 | 5% [1] | Sample: 109. | ||||
- [1] 1-2 items per catch.
- [*] % of Catch is the approximate proportion of all catches in this area/water, that are the named fish.
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- Valuable Fish - Details the most valuable fish, and how to catch them.
- Pools and Wreckage - Describes how to fish pools such as schools or floating debris, where to find pools, and how to efficiently fish them.
- The Burning Crusade - Fishing changes in the first expansion.
- Fishing Pure Water (Mote of Water/Primal Water) - How to fish pools of Pure Water in Nagrand for Mote of Water, which combine to make Primal Water.
- The Role of Skill (Revised) - Considers the role skill plays in fishing, including how skill changes the proportion of junk items caught. Revised for patch 3.1.
- Zone Base Fishing Skill - Detailed analysis that attempts to answer the question, what fishing skill will I need to fish in a certain zone?
- Petre - Nagrand/Primal Water Pools - Description, with fishing hints.
