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Collectable farming
Overview[edit]
Collectables are found either in "Treasure Bags" dropped by creatures you kill, or from the various "collectable nodes" (e.g. Bookcases, Mushrooms) you find in the quest landscape.
Collectables come in "sets" of three that are desired by the same collector; Common, Uncommon and Rare. For example the religious icon set consists of "String of Prayer Beads", "Small Wooden Idol", and "Icon of Khyber". Items that require a turn in of 3 are "Common", a turn in of 2 are "Uncommon", and a turn in of 1 are "Rare". You can refer back to the collectables page to find the list of the number required of each type and thus the rarity of any particular item.
Each collectable node or enemy creature type has a number of collectable sets that it can drop. Enemy creatures of a given type usually drop from the same set every time. For example giant type creatures always drop talismans (like Amulet of the Lost Empire) throughout the game. Collectable nodes drop from a choice of up to ten different sets. For example expect Mushrooms to drop collectables from a set with an organic feel, such as a fungus or insect, but not books or documents.
In addition collectable nodes have a level. A Mushroom in a low level dungeon is likely to drop a Sweet Whitecap from tier one, but not a Ruddy Fungus from tier four. You can't tell what level a collectable node is by looking at it. You have to observe what collectables it drops.
Difficulty setting and dungeon level for a given tier does not change how many common vs. uncommon vs. rare drops you get. It does however change the distribution of what you get at a given rarity. A higher % of your common lore items will be Caravan Logbooks in Mad Tea Party Casual, a level 10 dungeon, compared to Mirra's Normal, a level 6 dungeon.
Common drops are roughly 2/3 likely, uncommon drops roughly 1/4, rares are around 1/10 to 1/20.
Creature Drops[edit]
Creatures seem to drop the same type regardless of their level. You receive the same Prayer Beads from level 1 and level 14 troglodytes for instance. They have to be of the correct type though as seen by examining them. The troglodytes in The Shroud are not the subclass reptile, so do not drop the collectables.
Treasure Bags dropped by creatures can be looted by every member of the party, but will seemingly "disappear" for each individual character when "picked up".
Collectable Node Types[edit]
Piles of Rubble and Adventurer's Packs can drop any of the collectables from within the tier corresponding to their level.
- Adventurer's Pack (can drop anything)
- Alchemy Table
- Bookshelf
- Cabinet
- Crude Altar
- Fungus
- Mold (looks like fungus but with red spots)
- Moss (uses same image as fungus)
- Mushroom (two different images)
- Rubble (can drop anything)
Also note that, some of these objects can only be searched by one person per instance.
Suggested farming locations[edit]
- HC/HN/HH/HE: Heroic Casual/Normal/Hard/Elite
- EC/EN/EH/EE: Epic Casual/Normal/Hard/Elite
Tier | Quest levels | Arcane | Cultural | Lore | Natural |
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Alchemy Table, Scroll Rack, some Bookshelf, some Cabinet, some Crude Altar | Mob Treasure Bag (Tier 1-3) Adventurer's Pack and Rubble (all tiers) |
some Bookshelf, some Cabinet | Bones, Fungus, Moss, Mushroom, some Crude Altar | ||
1 | 1-5 | Amber Vial, Tier 1 Arcane, Common Reagent Vial of Pure Water, Tier 1 Arcane, Uncommon Reagent Vial of Contagion, Tier 1 Arcane, Rare Reagent | String of Prayer Beads, Tier 1 Cultural, Common Religious Icon Small Wooden Idol, Tier 1 Cultural, Uncommon Religious Icon Icon of Khyber, Tier 1 Cultural, Rare Religious Icon | Page Torn from a Research Notebook, Tier 1 Lore, Common Document Khyber Prayer Pamphlet, Tier 1 Lore, Uncommon Document Tome: Prophecies of Khyber, Tier 1 Lore, Rare Document | Sweet Whitecap, Tier 1 Natural, Common Mushroom Deadly Feverblanch, Tier 1 Natural, Uncommon Mushroom Pale Creeper, Tier 1 Natural, Rare Mushroom |
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2 | 6-10 | Skull Fragment, Tier 2 Arcane, Common Forensics Glittering Dust, Tier 2 Arcane, Common Pigment Powdered Blood, Tier 2 Arcane, Uncommon Forensics Sparkling Dust, Tier 2 Arcane, Uncommon Pigment Intact Fingerbone, Tier 2 Arcane, Rare Forensics Luminescent Dust, Tier 2 Arcane, Rare Pigment | Blade of the Dark Six, Tier 2 Cultural, Common Primitive Tools Funerary Token, Tier 2 Cultural, Common Morbid Curios Signet of the Devourer, Tier 2 Cultural, Unommon Primitive Tools Mark of the Keeper, Tier 2 Cultural, Uncommon Morbid Curios Shamanic Totem, Tier 2 Cultural, Rare Primitive Tools Necromantic Gem, Tier 2 Cultural, Rare Morbid Curios | Caravan Logbook, Tier 2 Lore, Common Document Phoenix Tavern Purchase Order, Tier 2 Lore, Common Financial Records Research Diary, Tier 2 Lore, Uncommon Document 'Wavecrasher' Cargo Manifest, Tier 2 Lore, Uncommon Financial Records Tome: Myths of Old Xen'drik, Tier 2 Lore, Rare Document Tome: Stormreach Imports and Exports, 857YK, Tier 2 Lore, Rare Financial Records | Withered Cryptmoss, Tier 2 Natural, Common Moss Cryptmoss Worm Larva, Tier 2 Natural, Common Moth Cryptmoss, Tier 2 Natural, Uncommon Moss Cryptmoss Worm, Tier 2 Natural, Uncommon Moth Lush Cryptmoss, Tier 2 Natural, Rare Moss Cryptmoss Queen, Tier 2 Natural, Rare Moth |
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3 | 11-15 | Ceramic Bowl, Tier 3 Arcane, Common Apparatus Singed Soarwood, Tier 3 Arcane, Common Soarwood Lodestone, Tier 3 Arcane, Common Omen Glass Phial, Tier 3 Arcane, Uncommon Apparatus Charred Soarwood, Tier 3 Arcane, Uncommon Soarwood Moonstone, Tier 3 Arcane, Uncommon Omen Crystal Decanter, Tier 3 Arcane, Rare Apparatus Lightning-Split Soarwood, Tier 3 Arcane, Rare Soarwood Stellar Orb, Tier 3 Arcane, Rare Omen | Amulet of the Lost Empire, Tier 3 Cultural, Common Talisman Small Planar Crystal, Tier 3 Cultural, Common Infernal Essence Amulet of the Six, Tier 3 Cultural, Uncommon Talisman Planar Spoor, Tier 3 Cultural, Uncommon Infernal Essence Amulet of the Archbishop, Tier 3 Cultural, Rare Talisman | Runic Parchment, Tier 3 Lore, Common Intelligence Romantic Sonnet, Tier 3 Lore, Common Lyric House-Sealed Letter, Tier 3 Lore, Uncommon Intelligence Silver Flame Hymnal, Tier 3 Lore, Uncommon Lyric Scholarly Notes, Tier 3 Lore, Unommon Document Tome: History of the Houses, Tier 3 Lore, Rare Intelligence Tome: Lost Songs of Cyre, Tier 3 Lore, Rare Lyric Tome: Codes of the Aurum, Tier 3 Lore, Rare Document | Bruised Spore Pod, Tier 3 Natural, Common Medicinal Spore Sour Darkcap, Tier 3 Natural, Common Fungus Duskbrood Trumpeter, Tier 3 Natural, Common Beetle Intact Spore Pod, Tier 3 Natural, Uncommon Medicinal Spore Fragrant Drowshood, Tier 3 Natural, Uncommon Fungus Headsman Beetle, Tier 3 Natural, Uncommon Beetle Flowering Spore Pod, Tier 3 Natural, Rare Medicinal Spore Flowering Hellscap, Tier 3 Natural, Rare Fungus Executioner Beetle, Tier 3 Natural, Rare Beetle |
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4 | 16-20 | Blessed Candle, Tier 4 Arcane, Common Ritual Paraphernalia Ritual Candle, Tier 5 Arcane, Common Antiquity Silver Bowl, Tier 4 Arcane, Uncommon Ritual Paraphernalia Vial of Heavy Water, Tier 5 Arcane, Uncommon Antiquity Ritual Athame, Tier 4 Arcane, Rare Ritual Paraphernalia Oceanic Sphere, Tier 5 Arcane, Rare Antiquity | Chipped Bone Talisman, Tier 4 Cultural, Common Drow Artifact Ivory Scorpion Icon, Tier 4 Cultural, Uncommon Drow Artifact Polished Ore, Tier 3 Cultural, Uncommon Elemental Essence Tear of Vulkoor, Tier 4 Cultural, Rare Drow Artifact Elemental Ingot, Tier 3 Cultural, Rare Elemental Essence | Cryptic Message, Tier 3 Lore, Common Document Academic Treatise, Tier 4 Lore, Uncommon Text Tome: Alchemist's Chapbook, Tier 4 Lore, Rare Text | Ruddy Fungus, Tier 4 Natural, Common Fungus Swaying Mushroom Cluster, Tier 5 Natural, Common Ingredient Bloodfeast Fungus, Tier 4 Natural, Uncommon Fungus Swaying Mushroom Spore Pod, Tier 5 Natural, Uncommon Ingredient Sanguine Moth, Tier 4 Natural, Rare Fungus Glowmoss Clump, Tier 5 Natural, Rare Ingredient |
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5 | 21-25 | Mortar and Pestle, Tier 5 Arcane, Common Fractured Femur, Tier 5 Arcane, Uncommon Prismatic Dust, Tier 5 Arcane, Rare | Smoldering Ember, Tier 3 Cultural, Common Elemental Essence Stone Fetish, Tier 5 Cultural, Uncommon Planar Talisman, Tier 3 Cultural, Rare Infernal Essence | Mystical Formula, Tier 5 Lore, Common Text Warehouse Ledger, Tier 5 Lore, Uncommon Encoded Communique, Tier 5 Lore, Rare | Slime Mold, Tier 5 Natural, Common Zygomycota Fungus, Tier 5 Natural, Common Glowmoss Spores, Tier 5 Natural, Uncommon Blister Beetle, Tier 5 Natural, Uncommon Scarlet Cryptmoss, Tier 5 Natural, Rare |
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6 | 26+ | Brass Censer, Tier 6 Arcane, Common Pouch of Bone Fragments, Tier 6 Arcane, Uncommon Vial of Dragon's Blood Ink, Tier 6 Arcane, Rare | Flint Knife, Tier 6 Cultural, Common Ornate Charm, Tier 6 Cultural, Uncommon Token of the Spider, Tier 6 Cultural, Rare | Ancient Text, Tier 6 Lore, Common Archaic Logbook, Tier 6 Lore, Uncommon Adventuring Oratorio, Tier 6 Lore, Rare | Crypt Moth, Tier 6 Natural, Common Hairy Trumpet, Tier 6 Natural, Uncommon Shimmering Spore Pod, Tier 6 Natural, Rare |
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