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Revision as of 01:42, 9 April 2021

This page discusses the best locations to collect resources. Resource collecting is a big part of Istarian life, and knowing the best location to collect resources can save you a lot of time and improve your levelling speed. There are four main criteria to think about when collecting resources.

How close is it
Some resources are not close to town centers or Travel Portal, and travelling to them can involve a lot of steps along the way. An ideal resource location is as close as possible to a Travel Portal. Difficult to reach locations may require the use of Travel Scrolls to bring your hard-earned resources back home, such as Adamantium and Travertine on Summoner's Isle.

Does it have storage I can use
Crafting often (always?!?) involves gathering a lot of raw resources and then crafting them into another form. Sometimes the most efficient way is to use a public storage facility to store your raw resources, and then process them in bulk at the same time. Having access to a public storage facility also allows you to temporarily store lots of items and transport them to their final destination a bit at a time.

Does it have a craft shop I can use
Workshop buildings provide a skill bonus depending on their level. A Beginner Workshop (+25), Journeyman Workshop (+50) and Expert Workshop (+75) provide a bonus to your skill level when crafting. This can improve your efficiency and reduce processing time. Having access to a craft shop can be critical when improving your trade school, however it is less important when you are already at optimal processing level and do not need the skill bonus.

Are there any monsters or guards (mobs)?
A lot of high level resources have guardians (such as Golems near Stone and Gems) patrolling the resources. Most of the time you don't want to be interrupted while crafting, but sometimes they are also a handy source of resources!

The table below tries to take these factors into account for Istarian resource locations. Numbers in parentheses (eg. (50)) provides the point-to-point distance from the portal in to the (roughly) center of the resource nodes "as the Dragon flies". Note that this is a selective list - not all locations for each resource are mentioned, only ones considered the "best" based on the criteria above.

Crystals[edit]

Resource Map Location Port In Port Out Storage Shop Vault Mobs
Crimson Azulyte Last Stand Last Stand Last Stand Yes No No (Last Stand No
Dark Azulyte Last Stand Last Stand Last Stand Yes No No (Last Stand No


Essence[edit]

Resource Map Location Port In Port Out Storage Shop Vault Mobs
Dim Essence Isle of Wisps Sakon Sakon Yes No No No
Pale Essence Isle of Wisps Sakon Sakon Yes No No No
Glowing Essence Isle of Wisps Sakon Sakon Yes No No No
Bright Essence Isle of Wisps Sakon Sakon Public Public No No
Bright Essence Valley of Tears Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Public Public No No (Enraged Bright Wisp)
Bright Essence Falathien Falathien Falathien No No Yes No (Enraged Bright Wisp)
Shining Essence Harro Harro Harro Yes Yes Yes No
Radiant Essence Harro Harro Harro Yes Yes Yes No

Fabric[edit]

Fabric Isle is one of the best locations for all Fabric gathering. All fabric types are available on the island, with the Silk, Ironsilk and Steelsilk being closest to a plot with an Expert Shop.

Resource Map Location Port In Port Out Storage Shop Vault Mobs
Flax Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Yes Yes Yes None
Kenaf Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Yes Yes Yes None
Cotton Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Yes Yes Yes None
Silk Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Yes Yes Yes None
Ironsilk Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Yes Yes Yes None
Steelsilk Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Fabric Isle Yes Yes Yes None

Metal[edit]

Resource Map Location Port In Port Out Storage Shop Vault Mobs
Bronze Copperton Copperton Copperton Yes Public No No
North of Copperton portal (more ore available)
Iron Summit Summit None Yes Yes Yes None
Silver
Steel Summit Summit None Yes Yes Yes None
Gold Summit Summit None Yes Yes Yes None
Cobalt Falathien Falathien Falathien Yes Yes Yes No
Falathien plots have vaults and shops, but they they aren't "right next door"
Last Stand Last Stand Last Stand Yes Yes Yes No
Mixed ore with Platinum being the biggest concentration. OK if you don't need much Cobalt
Platinum Desokul Desokul None Yes No No Hephas Trudger (can avoid)
Mithril Wolf's Paw South Gate South Gate No Yes Yes No
Adamantium Summoner's Isle Delgarath Delgarath Yes No No (Delgarath) No
Eastern Deadlands Delgarath Delgarath Yes No No (Delgarath) Adamantium Golem
This location has no available ore, but it can be harvested directly from the Adamantium Golems. Recommended for rating 100+ adventurers looking to level at the same time.

Stone[edit]

Resource Map Location Port In Port Out Storage Shop Vault Mobs
Sandstone Dalimond Dalimond Dalimond Yes No Dalimond None
Slate Izzon's Peak Pleasant Canyon Pleasant Canyon Yes No No Slate Golem
Granite Drift Point Drift Point Drift Point No Yes Yes Granite Golem
Obsidian Falathien Falathien Public No No No None
Public quarry between Falathien and Aiya allows storage. Large field of stone.
Obsidian Jirakis Dralk Dralk Yes Public No No
Public quarry south of Dralk allows storage, past the Dragon stonecrafting cave (which does not allow storage)
Obsidian Desokul Desokul None Yes No No Flame Wolf (can avoid)
Public quarry south of Desokul allows storage, however there are many Flame Wolves that can be hard to avoid.
Marble Eastern Outpost None Yes No No None
Marble Marble Quarry Last Stand Last Stand No Expert Yes None
Southern entrance to Marble Quarry from Last Stand
Marble Marble Quarry Last Stand Last Stand Yes No No Marble Golems
Western entrance to Marble Quarry from Last Stand
Travertine Summoner's Isle Delgarath Delgarath Yes No No None

Wood[edit]

Resource Map Location Port In Port Out Storage Shop Vault Mobs
Cedar Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Yes No Yes No
Cedar Dalimond Dalimond Dalimond Yes No Yes No
Elm
Oak Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Yes No Yes No
Oak Winter Vale Winter Vale Winter Vale Yes No Yes No
Maple Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Yes No Yes No
Yew Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Mithril's Anvil Yes Yes Yes No
Yew trees located at North-East section of Mithril's Anvil
Thornwood Harro Harro Harro Yes Yes Yes No