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Get Brinedeep Bottom-Feeder mount

by Divine Tragedy
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Overview

Brinedeep Bottom-Feeder

The Game iconBrinedeep Bottom-Feeder is an aquatic mount from the Legion expansion that can be purchased from Conjurer Margoss for Game iconDrowned Mana. The mount is a deep-sea anglerfish that your character rides underwater. Obtaining it requires patience and fishing skill — the entire process revolves around fishing.

Why You Want This Mount

  • One of the few aquatic mounts in the game available without a random drop — the result is guaranteed.
  • A unique deep-sea anglerfish model with its signature lure light.
  • Counts toward mount collection achievements.
  • Acquisition doesn't depend on luck — the farm is predictable and finite.

Requirements

  • A character that is level 10 or higher.
  • Riding skill Apprentice or higher.
  • The Fishing skill (any level — Drowned Mana can be caught at any skill value).
  • Best Friend reputation with the Conjurer Margoss faction.
  • 100 units of Game iconDrowned Mana to buy the mount (on top of what goes toward reputation).

How to Reach Margoss's Hut

Margoss's Hut is a hidden floating island northwest of Dalaran in the Broken Isles. The island is not marked on the map. There are three ways to get there:

Method 1: Flying (the most convenient)

If you have flying unlocked in the Broken Isles (the Broken Isles Pathfinder, Part Two achievement), simply fly out of Dalaran to the northwest. The island floats a short distance away.

Method 2: Emblem of Margoss

Fish up the Game iconEmblem of Margoss from the Whirlpools in Dalaran's Underbelly, near the Black Market:

/way Dalaran 69 21 Whirlpools in the Underbelly

The emblem is a consumable item that teleports you straight to the island.

Method 3: Gliding

Go out onto the ledge between the Violet Citadel and the Magus Commerce Exchange:

/way Dalaran 30.8 32.7 Gliding ledge

From there, glide to the island using one of these options:

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Reach Margoss's Hut

Use one of the methods from the section above. On your first visit, walk up to Conjurer Margoss — he stands by the fishing hut on the island.

Step 2: Complete the Introductory Quest

Margoss will offer the quest Drowned Mana, which requires you to fish up and turn in 1 unit of Game iconDrowned Mana. This quest grants you 250 reputation points — a one-time bonus.

Step 3: Fish Up Drowned Mana

Cast your line into the little pool right in front of Margoss's hut. Game iconDrowned Mana can only be caught here and only on this island. Each cast can yield between 0 and 2 units of mana.

Step 4: Turn In Mana for Reputation

Give Drowned Mana to Conjurer Margoss:

  • 1 mana = 50 reputation points
  • 10 mana = 500 reputation points (it's more efficient to turn in batches of 10)

Step 5: Grind Reputation to Best Friend

The Conjurer Margoss faction has six reputation levels, each requiring 8,400 points:

Level Points to Next Mana (cumulative from start)
Stranger 8,400 163
Acquaintance 8,400 331
Buddy 8,400 499
Friend 8,400 667
Good Friend 8,400 835
Best Friend 835

The total amount of mana to reach Best Friend is roughly 835 units (accounting for the introductory quest). With a 10% reputation bonus, you'll need about 759 units.

Step 6: Buy the Mount

Once you reach Best Friend reputation, talk to Conjurer Margoss and buy the Game iconBrinedeep Bottom-Feeder for 100 units of Game iconDrowned Mana.

In total, the whole journey will require roughly 935 units of Drowned Mana (835 for reputation + 100 for the purchase).

Farm Optimization

Mark of Aquaos — the Key to Fast Farming

Roughly 1 in 100 casts, instead of Drowned Mana you'll catch a Game iconMark of Aquaos. Throw it into the lake and the elemental Aquaos the Unleashed will appear. Defeat it, and the lake will fill with energy for 2–3 minutes: during this time every cast is guaranteed to yield 1–2 units of Drowned Mana.

Before activating the Mark of Aquaos, put on your combat gear instead of your fishing pole so you can kill the elemental quickly and not waste the buff time.

Group Farming

The most efficient method is fishing in a group of 10–40 people. When several players fish at once, Marks of Aquaos appear more often and the boss is kept up almost constantly. In an optimal group of 20+ people, the entire farm takes 2–3 hours.

Look for groups through the Group Finder (Premade Groups / Custom search) using the queries: "Margoss", "Drowned Mana", "fishing".

Solo Farming

When farming solo, expect 8–12 hours of total time. Without an active boss, Drowned Mana is caught less often — about 1 unit per 3–5 casts.

Reputation Bonuses

Use any available bonuses to speed up the grind:

Source Bonus When Available
Game iconWHEE! (Darkmoon Faire carousel) +10% First week of every month
Game iconDarkmoon Top Hat +10% First week of every month
Game iconThe Spirit of Sharing +10% Pilgrim's Bounty week
Human racial bonus (Game iconDiplomacy) +10% Always

The bonuses don't stack with each other (except the racial one), so pick whichever is most convenient.

Class Recommendations

Absolutely any class works for farming — you barely need to fight, and the elemental Aquaos goes down in a few seconds at current content level. If you're creating an alt specifically for this — a Human will provide a +10% reputation bonus.

Conjurer Margoss's Additional Rewards

While you grind reputation, take a look at his other goods:

Item Type Reputation Price
Game iconArcane Lure Lure Any 1 mana
Game iconMurloc Bobber x5 Bobber Friend 25 mana
Game iconSqueaky Duck Bobber x5 Bobber Friend 25 mana
Game iconSting Ray Pup Pet Good Friend 50 mana
Game iconBrinedeep Bottom-Feeder Mount Best Friend 100 mana
Game iconTrashy Pet Best Friend 50 mana

Buying all of the items requires roughly 1,235 units of Drowned Mana (reputation included).

Tips

1

Buy Arcane Lure from Margoss for 1 unit of mana. It increases your Fishing skill by 100 for 10 minutes and boosts the chance to catch rare fish and Marks of Aquaos.

2

Don't throw away rare fish. During the active Aquaos buff, rare Legion fish are also caught in the lake — they'll come in handy for leveling Fishing and the artifact fishing pole.

3

Farm during the Darkmoon Faire. Ride the carousel to get the +10% reputation buff before fishing — the buff lasts 1 hour.

4

Use Human alts. If you have a Human-race character, the Diplomacy racial will save about 76 units of mana over the whole journey.

5

Check the Auction House. Drowned Mana can't be sold at the Auction House, but the inv_elemental_mote_water01Mark of Aquaos can sometimes be found there — it speeds up the farm.

6

The mount is account-bound. After buying it on one character, it will be available to all your characters.

Author

Divine Tragedy

Divine Tragedy

Has been playing WoW since 2010 and was active for a long time in player-run fan organizations dedicated to developing the Russian-speaking community across social media.

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