they adjust the spell levels periodically
when doing so, they forget to change things like tool tips, vendor lists, etc
the choking thirst was another that was changed to a higher level but since it was accessible before, I had it before, had it on my spell bar, but was greyed out because they raised the level of it....
one day, they'll have all their ducks in a row....one day
And I just turned level 16, bought it, scribed it, and can't use it.
Vender says it's a lvl 16 spell
Can scribe it at level 16
Once Scribed it shows as a lvl 18 spell.
It will let me put it on my cast bar.
Casting it I get the message "Failed ability cast: Casters Level is Too low
One of these mobs we encountered was incredibly strong and after and hour of clearing everything we got one we couldent kill with a full group and after about 5 mins of it healing and changing form we ended up just running it off and changing camps. We were all 30 plus and i was 34 as tank
Had the Band of Battle drop on first kill of the war scout today after about 8 hours of ph. It does now have the clicky effect the same as the war totem but you don't see anything about the click ability until it is equipped. The buff lasts after the ring is removed. I already had one in the bank on a caster and had no way of knowing it had the buff effect because I couldn't equip it on that char.
To pick up the item from the yellow bag, you either need to go to the NPC tent area and discover the faction or talk to all the NPCs. It could also be started by clicking the book next to the quest turn in NPC