The Bonereaper's Hook for Dummies!

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The Bonereaper's Hook for dummies!Items pageOverview

This appearance drops from Kleinwerk, who is located in a hidden cave within Die Eiskronenzitadelle, specifically (Professor) Putricide's Laboratory of Alchemical Horrors and Fun.

To access the cave, there is a teleporter (referenced as a "Trap Door" in his journal)

-The teleporter is on the ground below the large green vial on the wall to the right upon entering-

For the teleporter to be visible (and usable), you must summon a rare spawn Orc via Apokalypse

Once he spawns he will say "Why have I been brought back to fight for you?"

He will fight for you for 15 seconds and despawn, leaving Professor Putricide's Journal behind on the floor.

Clicking the Journal will open a 1 page....page explaining that he hid a creation behind a "Trap Door"

There is no official quest, no objective, just a hidden tracker. If you have spawned the orc, this will be "True" and you can go to ICC. (Script to check in the Farming Section)

There have been many rumors surrounding getting this orc to spawn, most have been solved now.

Getting him to spawn took me 18 hours, and many report over 20.

Confirmed/UnconfirmedConfirmed

You do not need any Artifact Power/Level, or even a Relic invested into your Apokalypse

You do not need Reanimation (or any T5 Order Hall Trait)

You do not need Glyphe 'Widerwärtige Menagerie' (This was actually an intentionally manufactured rumor to make money selling them)

You do need Artifact Knowledge Level 6 (Some believe the orc showed up solely because of a hotfix from Blizz, and that AK has nothing to do with it. I haven't seen any reports (muchless proof) of anybody below AK6 seeing the orc.)

You do not need a Totenerweckung ally summoned

He can spawn in the Proving Grounds

He can spawn in Acherus

He can spawn in Legion raids

He can spawn in open world Legion Content

Kleinwerk will drop the Appearance regardless of you current Specialization, and even Loot Specialization.

You do not have to click the journal to get credit

He can spawn in Legion 5 man dungeons (Confirmed in Timewalking)

Unconfirmed

Armee der Toten can spawn him (There are several reports of this, it is very possible, but as of yet; I have not seen any solid proof. It is, unfortunately hard to prove in a SS anyway.)

Whether or not he can spawn in old world content (instanced or otherwise)

There are a few reports of seeing the book spawn without having used either Apokalypse or Armee der Toten. The theory here is that the Artifact trait The Shambler may have a chance to spawn the orc as well.

Technically unconfirmed, but highly likely

There is at least one report of him spawning in PVP (a random BG), which seems natural.

There is also a report of seeing the book in Arenas!

The 2000 Ghouls summoned Hidden Achievement (Not to be confused with this other useless Hidden Achievement) is completely unrelated (Wowhead shows this achie requiring many types of ghouls summoned. In game it is a simple "X/2000" tracker that goes up with any Unholy pet summoned, including Totenerweckung). There have been a few reports of some very lucky people seeing the orc before getting that achie, but I have not seen a SS to confirm. - To add: I got the hidden Blood appearance (Verzerrendes Anima der Seelen) 6 days before getting the respective Hidden achie for Blood, making that achie completely unrelated. It stands to reason the Unholy one is the same. This is irrelevant anyway because either way, the orc will spawn when he spawns.

ApokalypseI consider something "confirmed" if I've seen a clear SS (or video) proving the claimFarming methodsLady AlistraApokalypsePrüfungsmeister Rotunnot

Go to the Proving Grounds

Position yourself at max talking range, to the west (his left) from Rotun Around Here(The exact location is not that important. Simply be in range of Rotun and the Ripper when he spawns)

Start Bronze Tank trial

While waiting for the first mob to spawn use Armee der Toten (in case it can spawn the orc)

As soon as he spawns, cast Todesgriff and Dunkler Befehl simultaneously. Death Grip no longer taunts, if you do not taunt manually, he will run to Sikari and you'll have to chase him down...messy....

Cast Schwärender Stoß ~~3 times~~ 2 times.

~~I did 3 (unless 2 applied 8 wounds) and settled for however many Schwärende Wunde I had (almost always 8).~~ There is reason to believe the exact Wound count does not matter.
7.1.5 Update: Apokalypse now only bursts 6 wounds, making it better to only cast Schwärender Stoß twice, even if wound count matters

Cast Apokalypse

Talk to Rotun and tell him you yield (this will bring up a confirmation window)

When I remembered, I talked to Rotun while waiting for the mob to spawn, leaving the confirmation window up 'til I got off Apokalypse, this is faster.

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Kommentare

Kommentar von Duke86

/script print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))

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Kommentar von asakawa

Nice presentation. Very clean layout, easy to read and interesting to look at.

Kommentar von balance368

Realy good guide! Thanks!

Kommentar von Deathrider8

Does anyone know if the Proving Ground way still works? I've been doing it for the last two weeks and haven't seen anything.

Kommentar von tomovka

Accoding to this math, with 0,04% drop chance you will spend up to 62,5 hours farming via the proving grounds method (where the speed is capped by Death Grip CD) But, if it can drop off AotD, you may spend up to 31,25 hours, since you actually have double the amount of possible spawns. Statistically, it's impossible to not receive it after this time. Happy farming!

BTW: over 5 hours done in PG, up to 77 to go :D . Would love if anyone posted if it's still viable.

EDIT: I'd made a mistake. It is most likely to drop in your first 17,36 hours of farming. If not, RNGeezus hates you.

EDIT2: 9+ hours in PG, dropped for me off apoc when killing alliance near ToV :D

Kommentar von zartius

Thanks to your guide i got the hidden appearance, thank you !

Kommentar von Unbearible

Spent about 9 hours in PG and finally got the Orc to spawn, I was going so fast with the macro I missed the orc spawning but the book stayed on the ground and the quest macro (/script print(IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188)) popped up to true. Off to get my hidden appearance now!

Book spawning in PG today.
http://imgur.com/UykajqZ

My armory if needed, should show the appearance soon after this post.
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/boulderfist/Contagious/simple

Kommentar von Yentzer

This morning there was a long-awaited sign "true" in the chat, but no books next found. And now every time I use Apoc. "True" appears in my chat. Maybe I have it wrong? Please tell me)

Kommentar von dasquee

Just want to confirm for people wondering like I was, the PG method still works after 7.1.5. Just got mine after about 14 hours of farming ghouls.

Kommentar von lichzerg

Got it in PG, stay strong was doing pg for about 3 hours every day and started when patch 7.1.5 came live.

ss
http://imgur.com/VbVgIBo

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Kommentar von batossai89

My question is has anyone confirmed the orc spawning in PvP?
I mostly PvP and I don't really wanna sit in the proving grounds for 10+ hours trying to get it if I don't have to.

Kommentar von Jephtha

Thanks for making the comment into a guide! All I can say is, using the Proving Grounds method is extremely time-effective and it works. Don't lose hope deathlords, but also don't waste your time on dummies if you're grinding.

I ground it out on world quests, dungeons, raids, bgs, and dummies for 70+ hours with nothing to show for it. The cooldown reset in PG is the best way by far.

Kommentar von bigonband352

just an FYI for this guide. Apocalypse can only summon 6 AotD Ghouls per cast.

Kommentar von Dreymir

The book spawned for me just a couple of minutes ago. A curious note about this is that I did NOT use Apocalypse nor Army of the Dead. I never use AotD while questing, and Apocalypse wasn't even on cooldown (it was the first thing I checked the second I saw the book), so that leaves me to conclude that it did in fact spawn from the Shambler, which I didn't even know was possible.

I'm sorry to say I have no screenshots, just my word.

Kommentar von middlerock

Great guide thanks alot,but i wonder if we need to complete Class Campaign?

Kommentar von djheadpats

just got the book to spawn from AotD, no ss tho sorry

Kommentar von Thargra

I just got my journal to drop yesterday, and like Dreymir said, I did not use Army of the Dead or Apocalypse. I was too excited and stunned that the book even dropped that I was not sure if it was for me or someone else. I panicked, snapped a few crap screenshots(Or course with text and UI all over the screenshot, so even though I tried posting the screenshot I doubt it will pass the WoWhead SC FBI inspection team), and ran headlong into ICC. Suffice it to say, the book was mine and I got my appearance. Just to be clear, I am not sure what actually spawned the Orc(Did not even see him, just the journal after the fight was over), but I do have The Shambler(Artifact Trait), All Will Serve(Talent), and Sludge Belcher(Talent). I cannot be sure if The Shambler actually procced as I was WQing and only half paying attention, but I did cast my Abomination for sure, and with him the mini skeleton minion from All Will Serve.

On a side note, I did not cast my Summon Gargoyle. But if these other summons can get the journal to drop, I don't think it would be too much to assume that the Gargoyle might also get your journal to drop. Again, just an assumption, but it wouldn't hurt your chances to cast it on CD also... just in case.

P.S. Don't hang around Stitchwork's corpse for too long, he wont stay unraveled for long. And get your screenshots while you can, the trapdoor will not be there after you leave.

Kommentar von Gaulda

Based on some of the comments from players for whom the orc in question appeared without the use of Apocalypse or Army of the Dead, but WITH the use of Artifact talent (the undead spawn that explodes on your enemies) it might be reasonable to speculate that the Shambler zombie counts as an "Army of the Dead" unit when it appears, and thus is qualified to potentially trigger the undead orcs arrival.

Kommentar von zknm7

I appreciated you outlining this appearance and how to get it. I spent a long time farming in the proving grounds, only to never have it drop. Then today I was doing a PvP World Quest (one of the Tower ones) and I used Apocalypse on the tower boss, and it spawned! Needless to say, I was rather shocked.... happy, but shocked. I was so excited to get it. Thanks again for all of the info.

Kommentar von h1To

Proving Grounds still work. I got book after 86 min of farming at 40 AK with my new 110lvl DK.

Kommentar von Tingle

This guide was very helpful! Thank you!

I might have been extremely lucky too, since I only spent about 15 minutes in the Proving Grounds before he spawned. Either that or they upped the spawnrate.

Kommentar von Endlesschaos666

It only took me 77 tries (one hour and thirty four minutes). I was pretty lucky!

Kommentar von Endlesschaos666

It only took me 77 tries (one hour and thirty four minutes). I was pretty lucky!

Kommentar von Flound3rPUSS

I just got mine today within 10 minutes total farming in the PG... guess all my years of bad luck farming mounts is paying off :P

Kommentar von Jakethedruid

This guide was superhelpful. I'm extremely happy that it worked in less than an hour and because BFA is letting us keep the appearences, I'm glad this post will have been worth it, even if no longer relevant after release.

Kommentar von Haestys

So I've never seen any Orc, ever. Like, EVER. Yet I've been Apoc-ing like mad since I discovered this. Finally, I snapped and pasted /script print(IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188)) in chat.

It came back true.

Who'da thunk it?

Kommentar von Raveramix

CONFIRMED 12/11/2017

The book dropped from The shambler artifact trait proc after auto-attacking the malformed raid dummy in the class hall for about an hour.

Who said laziness was always a bad thing huh?

Kommentar von Shehzadem

hi, i just started farming it in the proving grounds exactly 5 mins ago, and the orc spawned and dropped the book and iam heading to the ICC now to enter the trap door.

thanks for this guide

Kommentar von Lastcrusader

Amazing guide.

Did it exactly for 2 hours and finally got the journal to spawn.

Heading to ICC to get my appearance.

Thanks to whoever made it.

Kommentar von Xenophontos

I have video proof that you can get the orc to spawn by using AOTD in the proving grounds.

Uploading a .gfy as we speak (slow internet), I'll edit when done.

Kommentar von KingLich1

just dropped on proving grounds after 4-5ish of total farms (2 days seperate so 2-3 hours each day) dropped from army of the dead I think. journal appeared on right next to rotun the panda trial guy. and it is not possible to use armageddon so near him.

Kommentar von sheepcreep

Probably a silly question, but before I waste my time rushing to farm for this on my not-quite-yet but soon to be capped unholy DK, does this only drop at level 110? I see the guide mentions not needing any special artifact level or AK, but part of me is hoping that maybe, just maybe it got fudged when Blizz gave AK the boot? Thanks in advance for replies, and a very helpful guide!

Kommentar von InsigniaX

So i decided it was time to farm the challenge and hidden artifact skins for all my class/specs before BFA. this has taken the longest to get by far due to the RNG. As mentioned in the guide above quickest way to farm this is by doing the proven ground method i also made a couple macros to help speed up the process

this 1st macro will start the trail for you then spawn army of the dead. After the 1st time doing the trail you will need to use the macro twice in order to start the event and spawn AoTD due skills not being reset until after the event starts, the macro also has a checker, where it will print false if the book hasn't dropped yet and true for when the book does drop

/target Trial Master Rotun
/script SelectGossipOption(2);
/cast Army of the Dead
/script print(IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))
/script SelectGossipOption(1);
/click StaticPopup1Button1

if you haven't done any the trials then the macro above will be fine, if like myself you have done all three the damage ones then you will need to change the 2nd line /script SelectGossipOption(2); to /script SelectGossipOption(4); the (4) basically referees to the line in which the bronze tank trail is on

the second macro will grip the mob to you taunt it then cycle through Festering strike multiple times, before using apocalypse, you could delete one of the festering strike so you only use the spell twice but since the mob can take a fair bit of damage i decided to go with 3 to ensure i got the max number of ghouls every time. Again you will need use the macro several times in order for it to skill through all the skills.

/target large
/castsequence Death Grip, Dark Command, Festering Strike, Festering Strike, Festering Strike, Apocalypse
/script print(IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188)

you can then stop and reset and start the trial as soon as you have used Apocalypse, you dont have to kill the mob.

Kommentar von OldGeezer

Got him at 1284/2000 ghouls summoned in proving grounds. Have a screenshot :)

Kommentar von shadowx1412

Is this appearance still obtainable since 8.0.1, as Apocalypse is not longer a spell from the artifact itself?
If not it will quite unfair for Unholy comparing other class/spec...

Kommentar von SomaTGW

Apocalypse now only pops 4 wounds, not 6.

Kommentar von Chocomoose

Confirmed obtainable if you use a transmog of the weapon

Kommentar von Freddodderf

I got the book to drop just from the apocalypse spell 8.0.1 during questing in BFA. I did not see the orc but the book appeared as a big yellow dot on the minimap. No artifact transmog required. I have some SS if the OP is interested.

Thx for the guide!

Kommentar von Gambacha

Thanks for this guide I guess somewhere along the way I had gotten the orc to spawn but didn't know about the book at the time so I didn't pick it up. But I ran the scrip and it said true so I went to ICC and I got it. I usually run ICC25 heroic every week for the chance at the mount, I didn't this week and then I found out about the hidden appearances. I was just worried about which difficulty to run it on so I put it on 10 man normal. Does the size and difficulty matter? I couldn't find any info on that.

Kommentar von Hazgal

I got strange issue, on my dk I was unlocking two artifact hidden appearance before bfa, I did it for blood and frost but not for unholy, but I got it anyway, Bone Reaper appearance just apear from nowhere on my dk... Problem is that I cant unlock purple color, there is no info on it, its a bug or its like I cant get it anymore?

Kommentar von SiegmundFretzgau

BfA update: can still drop, got the book from an Apocalypse summon in Voldun (no artifact equipped).

Kommentar von Trevastated

Just got it after about an hour and a half of continuous CD resets using the Proving Grounds method.

Kommentar von Trevastated

Just got it after about an hour and a half of continuous CD resets using the Proving Grounds method.

Kommentar von spyropurple

Not sure if this is asked anywhere but do you need to be 110 to get the npc to spawn? Or can you get this at any level? (since AK was removed after legion)

Kommentar von BohemianChops

Here to give another BFA update. With the Vision of Perfection neck essence you proc Apocalypse ghouls. I didn't know about this hidden appearance until after a proc of ghouls dropped a book and I happened to notice it on the ground.

Kommentar von LoboMuerte

I can confirm that this method still works since the Shadowlands pre-patch dropped on Tuesday. I got lucky and the book dropped for me within 20 minutes of repeating the PG walkthrough mentioned above. I took off all of my armor and equipped the actual Apocalypse artifact weapon during the encounters. I noticed that the special Orc people mentioned did not spawn for me and I still got the book to drop after about 20-30 times starting the "Damage - Gold" scenario and then "Yielding" after summoning both an Army of the Dead and casting Apocalypse for the largest army possible. I noticed after probably my 30th or so "yield" and the ghouls ran back to me before dying, the book appeared underneath one of them. After that it was a quick flight to ICC to enter the trap door and confront Stitchwork and obtain the awesome looking Bonereaper's Hook!

Kommentar von Alexima

The hook Still drops. And the proving grounds is still the fastest way to farm it.

However,i want to point out that I never saw the orc or the book spawn myself. I just checked the Macro mentioned above and it showed me that i'm already finished, so i went to ICC and got the appearance. And luckily, i also got the blade of the fallen prince appearance from Saurfang. So two birds one stone.

Check the macro to see if you're finished. You might be one of those who's done but doesn't know it.

Kommentar von enjb

The " /script print(IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))" DID NOT work for me! I tried it and never got anything back, no "True" or anything in chat when I used it. I decided to check ICC and luckily I already had the book and the secret entrance was available. My advice would be to check ICC yourself and see if the secret entrance is there. If not, get farming in the Proving Grounds like the guide says.

Kommentar von fluffington

After 9.0.1, the script to check if you've completed this quest is:
/script print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))
Or, for a slightly more user friendly message in your chat log:
/script print("Orc seen:", C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))

Kommentar von alpha17x

So do you go to ice crown or do you do this in the trial room? what the hell are you people talking about?

Kommentar von Thraile

Hey I managed to get the ghoul to spawn after 560 ghouls spawning with a screenshot of the trackers. https://imgur.com/a/mcAkgqD. I did this in shadowlands and I did this on a boosted DK. I went and collected Apocalypse before the ghoul spawned. another important bit is that I did not have Apocolypse equipped when the ghoul spawned, I have no proof of this though as my screenshots come hours later. The ghoul spawned in maldraxxus while I was leveling. I used the following script to check the hidden achievement via the addon Overachiever. The script was provided by Kaliance under the achievement page.

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffffff00\124Hachievement:11231:"..UnitGUID(" player&quot..":0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0\124h\124h\124r");

I also used the following script to check the true/false value on weather the Orc spawned. It was false earlier today, after the Orc appeared it will only return true. the script was provided by Fluffington earlier in these replies; also provided a Ui friendly version of the script that prints "Orc seen: true/false".

/script print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))

/script print("Orc seen:", C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))

Kommentar von Staaxer

The book dropped for me in Korthia while killing a rare.
I hadn't even done the legion quest to obtain Apocalypse, so really it seems the only requirement is... to be unholy and summon minions.

Kommentar von Muramasa040

Made an account specifically to comment: I had the rare Orc mob spawn in Korthia with Apocalypse, and I initially didn't realize he was special until I found this guide. The book dropped (and I read it, confused as to why Professor Putricide was in Korthia). In short; I believe that he can spawn regardless of zone or content. There might be a level requirement, though.

Kommentar von TFMHisztike

It still works in Dragonflight: spawn
I don't even have the artifact weapon unlocked as item (to unlock the skin I have to do it), I only did the quest for Maw of the Damned, but got it in Proving Grounds (go to mop Kun-Lai Summit and enter the White Tiger's Temple, talk to Trial Master Rotun and select tank training, reset him till you get the spawn)
it took me less than 20 min using these macros from comments above

use army of the dead macro first after starting the encounter:
/target Trial Master Rotun
/script SelectGossipOption(2);
/cast Army of the Dead
/script print(IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))
/script SelectGossipOption(1);
/click StaticPopup1Button1
then spam this grip + apocalypse macro:
/target large
/castsequence Death Grip, Dark Command, Festering Strike, Festering Strike, Festering Strike, Apocalypse
/script print("Orc seen:", C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(44188))

Kommentar von Malfius

Can confirm that as of 10.0.2 in Dragonflight, this method works fine.

I am a brand new, level 60 Blood DK. I have not done any Legion artifact stuff on a DK before.

I changed to Unholy spec, selected the starter build and did the Proving Grounds steps. No specific gear, talents or anything else. Standard with a basic spec on a new character.

1. Started tank bronze.
2. Summoned Army of the Dead.
3. Death gripped and dark commanded the mob.
4. Hit once with Festering Strike and then cast Apocalypse.
5. Spoke to Trial Master Rotun and yielded right away after the Apocalypse cast.

Took me around 30--40 goes I think.

That's it. Now on my way to ICC.

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