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Best value overview[]

For most types of collectable drops (especially from quest rewards), there are multiple collectors willing to exchange them, each collector may require a different quota. Generally speaking, the collector requiring a greater quantity of a given collectable offers items of greater value in exchange.

Rare crafting materials and scrolls[]

Remember to always double check with the Rare Material Trader and Rare Scroll Trader to see the actual market value of their rewards. Rare crafting materials especially have a tendency to have a significantly higher market value than their merchant value.

Italicized items should be checked against the value of Superior Salvage Kit.

Exchange for Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Fur Square n/a n/a
Ruby / Sapphire / Diamond n/a n/a
Scroll of Hero's Insight
Scroll of Slayer's Insight
Scroll of Berserker's Insight

Salvage[]

Each Superior Salvage Kit is worth 4 Expert Salvage Kits in terms of the number of uses, but requires less than double the collectables quota to acquire (when it's available). Whether you consider Superior Salvage Kit's actual merchant value or the equivalent cost in gold using Expert Salvage Kits, it still provides the best possible value out of almost all other available collector trades (with the exception of items whose value fluctuate with supply and demand).

Exchange for Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Superior
Salvage
Kit
n/a ?

Identification[]

While Superior Identification Kits provide better value than Identification Kits in terms of collector quota (just like salvage kits), wherever Superior Identification Kits are available as reward, so is Superior Salvage Kits; and Superior Salvage Kits actually provide better value. On the other hand, certain trophies have no better use than to be traded for Identification Kits.

Exchange for Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Identification Kit ? ?

Alcohol and Sweets[]

These items' value are measured against the cheapest merchant alternative to progress towards their respective titles.

Exchange for Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Alcohol n/a ?
Sweets n/a n/a

Bags etc (for new characters only)[]

Each new character ought to have one Belt Pouch, two Bags, and two Runes of Holding (one applied to each bag). Getting more than how many your characters need is useless, unless you are planning to reselling them for meager profit to other players.

Exchange for Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Belt Pouch
  • 5 Skale Fins
    • (priceless in Pre-Searing, negative value in after Searing)
  • 5 Worn Belts
    • (priceless in Pre-Searing, negative value in after Searing)
* Available for free from A Belt Pouch (quest)
Bag
Rune of Holding n/a

Prophecies collectors[]

Factions collectors[]

Nightfall collectors[]

Istan[]

Chef Lonbahn[]

Location: Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Collecting: 1 Chunk of Drake Flesh

Item Stats
Drake Kabob Uses remaining: 1
Double-click for an armor bonus. This item cannot be used in PvP.


Nenah[]

Location: Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Collecting: 2 Juvenile Termite Legs

Item Stats Value
Belt Pouch Holds 5 items 5 Gold


Sunspear Quartermaster[]

Location: Sunspear Great Hall
Collecting: 1 Battle Commendation

Item Stats Value
Istani Key Unlocks Istani chests 40 Gold
Identification Kit Used to identify items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Salvage Kit Used to salvage common crafting materials from items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Hunter's Ale Double-click to become drunk for 1 minute. (1 use) 5 Gold
Scroll of Adventurer's Insight For 10 minutes your party gains +50% XP from combat. 100 Gold
Bag Holds 5 items 50 Gold
Vial of Dye (Gray)   25 Gold

Sunspear Quartermaster[]

Location: Sunspear Great Hall
Collecting: 3 Battle Commendations

Item Stats Value
Rune of Holding Used to increase a Bag's storage capacity from 5 slots to 10. (1 use) 250 Gold
Expert Salvage Kit Used to salvage Rare crafting materials from items, Runes from armor, and Weapon upgrades. (25 uses) 200 Gold



Adhitok[]

Location: Plains of Jarin, just outside Kamadan
Collecting: 3 Sentient Roots

Item Stats Value
Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 10 20 Gold
Identification Kit Uses remaining: 10 10 Gold

Sehyal[]

Location: Sunspear Great Hall
Collecting: 3 Sentient Seeds

Item Stats Value
Bag Holds 5 items 50 Gold
Identification Kit Uses remaining: 25 50 Gold
Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 25 50 Gold


Chef Panjoh[]

Location: The Astralarium
Collecting: 2 Skale Fins (Nightfall)

Item
Bowl of Skalefin Soup



Chef Volon[]

Location: Champion's Dawn
Collecting: 2 Iboga Petals

Item
Pahnai Salad



Danton[]

Location: Jokanur Diggings
Collecting: 3 Skeleton Bones

Item Stats Value
Bag Holds 5 items 50Gold
Identification Kit Uses remaining: 25 50Gold
Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 25 50Gold

Sheltah[]

Location: Mehtani Keys, southeast from Kodlonu Hamlet
Collecting: 1 Chunk of Drake Flesh

Item Stats Value
Bag Holds 5 items 50Gold
Identification Kit Uses remaining: 25 50Gold
Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 25 50Gold


Kourna[]

Apida[]

Location: Yohlon Haven
Collecting: 1 Chunk of Drake Flesh

Item Stats
Drake Kabob Uses remaining: 1
Double-click for an armor bonus. This item cannot be used in PvP.


Yajide[]

Location: Yohlon Haven
Collecting: 3 Mandragor Roots

Item Stats
Mandragor Root Cake Uses remaining: 1
When in town, double-click to eat. Eating sweets may give you a Sugar Rush.
No sale value.


Mubata[]

Location: Command Post, near the exit to Jahai Bluffs (after completing Building the Base: The Meeting)
Collecting: 5 Kournan Pendants

Item Stats Value
Scroll of Adventurer's Insight The whole party gains +50% XP from combat for 10 minutes. 100 Gold
Scroll of Rampager's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat.
Rampager's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds.
125 Gold
Scroll of Hunter's Insight The whole party gains 175% XP from combat.
Hunter's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes.
150 Gold


Sinbi[]

Location: Command Post, near the exit to Jahai Bluffs (after completing Building the Base: The Meeting)
Collecting: 10 Kournan Pendants

Item Stats Value
Scroll of Hero's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat for 10 minutes. 400 Gold
Scroll of Slayer's Insight The whole party gains 250% XP from combat.
Slayer's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes.
400 Gold


Smuggler[]

Location: Command Post
Collecting: 1 Kournan Coin

Item Stats Value
Identification Kit Used to identify items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Salvage Kit Used to salvage common crafting materials from items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Bottle of Juniberry Gin Double-click to become drunk for one minute. (1 use) 25 Gold
Scroll of Adventurer's Insight The whole party gains +50% XP from combat for 10 minutes. 100 Gold
Bag Used to increase your inventory space. 50 Gold

Smuggler[]

Location: Command Post
Collecting: 3 Kournan Coins

Item Stats Value
Kournan Key Unlocks Kournan chests. 225 Gold
Expert Salvage Kit Used to salvage Rare crafting materials from items, Runes from armor, and Weapon upgrades. (25 uses) 200 Gold
Superior Identification Kit Same functionality as a standard Identification Kit. (100 uses) 250 Gold
Rune of Holding Used to increase a Bag's storage capacity from 5 slots to 10. (1 use) 250 Gold
Scroll of Rampager's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat. Rampager's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds. 125 Gold
Scroll of Hunter's Insight The whole party gains 175% XP from combat. Hunter's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 150 Gold

Smuggler[]

Location: Command Post
Collecting: 5 Kournan Coins

Item Stats Value
Superior Salvage Kit Same functionality as a Expert Salvage Kit. (100 uses) 1 Platinum
Scroll of Hero's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat for 10 minutes. 400 Gold
Scroll of Berserker's Insight The whole party gains triple XP from combat. Berserker's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds. 400 Gold
Scroll of Slayer's Insight The whole party gains 250% XP from combat. Slayer's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 400 Gold



Vabbi[]

Ahoj[]

Location: Vehtendi Valley (in the fields area between the Kodash Bazaar and Yahnur Market)
Collecting: 5 Sentient Spores

Item Stats Value
Bottle of Vabbian Wine Uses remaining: 1
Double-click to drink. Excessive alcohol consumption will result in intoxication.
100 Gold



Vabbi Trade Official[]

Location: The Kodash Bazaar
Collecting: 1 Trade Contracts

Item Stats Value
Identification Kit Used to identify items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Salvage Kit Used to salvage common crafting materials from items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Bottle of Vabbian Wine Only known practical use is to acquire the drunkard title. 100 Gold
Scroll of Adventurer's Insight The whole party gains +50% XP from combat for 10 minutes. 100 Gold
Bag Used to increase your inventory space. 50 Gold

Vabbi Trade Official[]

Location: The Kodash Bazaar
Collecting: 3 Trade Contracts

Item Stats Value
Vabbian Key Unlocks Vabbian chests. 300 Gold
Expert Salvage Kit Used to salvage Rare crafting materials from items, Runes from armor, and Weapon upgrades. (25 uses) 200 Gold
Superior Identification Kit Same functionality as a standard Identification Kit. (100 uses) 250 Gold
Rune of Holding When used on a bag, increase the holding capacity of that bag from 5 slots to 10 slots. 250 Gold
Scroll of Rampager's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat. Rampager's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds. 125 Gold
Scroll of Hunter's Insight The whole party gains 175% XP from combat. Hunter's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 150 Gold

Vabbi Trade Official[]

Location: The Kodash Bazaar
Collecting: 5 Trade Contracts

Item Stats Value
Superior Salvage Kit Same functionality as an Expert Salvage Kit. (100 uses) 1 Platinum
Scroll of Hero's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat for 10 minutes. 400 Gold
Scroll of Berserker's Insight The whole party gains triple XP from combat. Berserker's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds. 400 Gold
Scroll of Slayer's Insight The whole party gains 250% XP from combat. Slayer's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 400 Gold

Vabbi Trade Official[]

Location: The Kodash Bazaar
Collecting: 7 Trade Contracts

Item Stats Value Note
Ruby Rare crafting material. 250 Gold trader value is substantially higher
Sapphire Rare crafting material. 250 Gold trader value is substantially higher
Diamond Rare crafting material. 250 Gold trader value is substantially higher



The Desolation[]

Wandering Scribe[]

Location: Gate of Desolation
Collecting: 1 Ancient Artifact

Item Stats Value
Identification Kit Uses remaining: 25 50 Gold
Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 25 50 Gold
Hunter's Ale Uses remaining: 1 5 Gold
Scroll of Adventurer's Insight For 10 minutes your party gains +50% XP from combat. 100 Gold
Bag Holds 5 items 50 Gold

Wandering Scribe[]

Location: Gate of Desolation
Collecting: 3 Ancient Artifacts

Item Stats Value
Ancient Elonian Key Unlocks Ancient Elonian chests. 300 Gold
Expert Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 25 200 Gold
Superior Identification Kit Uses remaining: 100 250 Gold
Rune of Holding   250 Gold
Scroll of Rampager's Insight Your party gains double XP from combat. Rampager's Insight ends if your party fails to kill a foe for 30 seconds. 125 Gold
Scroll of Hunter's Insight Your party gains 175% XP from combat. Hunter's Insight ends if your party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 150 Gold

Wandering Scribe[]

Location: Gate of Desolation
Collecting: 5 Ancient Artifacts

Item Stats Value
Superior Salvage Kit Uses remaining: 100 1 Platinum
Scroll of Hero's Insight For 10 minutes your party gains double XP from combat. 400 Gold
Scroll of Berserker's Insight Your party gains triple XP from combat. Berserker's Insight ends if your party fails to kill a foe for 30 seconds. 400 Gold
Scroll of Slayer's Insight Your party gains 250% XP from combat. Slayer's Insight ends if your party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 400 Gold


Realm of Torment[]

Secret Keeper[]

Location: Gate of Torment
Collecting: 1 Inscribed Secret

Item Stats Value
Identification Kit Used to identify items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Salvage Kit Used to salvage common crafting materials from items. (25 uses) 50 Gold
Hunter's Ale Use to become drunk for one minute. 5 Gold
Scroll of Adventurer's Insight The whole party gains +50% XP from combat for 10 minutes. 100 Gold
Bag Used to increase your inventory space. 50 Gold

Secret Keeper[]

Location: Gate of Torment
Collecting: 3 Inscribed Secrets

Item Stats Value
Margonite Key Unlocks Margonite chests. 375 Gold
Expert Salvage Kit Used to salvage Rare crafting materials from items, Runes from armor, and Weapon upgrades. (25 uses) 200 Gold
Superior Identification Kit Same functionality as a standard Identification Kit. (100 uses) 250 Gold
Rune of Holding When used on a bag, increase the holding capacity of that bag from 5 slots to 10 slots. 250 Gold
Scroll of Rampager's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat. Rampager's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds. 125 Gold
Scroll of Hunter's Insight The whole party gains 175% XP from combat. Hunter's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 150 Gold

Secret Keeper[]

Location: Gate of Torment
Collecting: 5 Inscribed Secrets

Item Stats Value
Demonic Key Unlocks Demonic chests in the Domain of Anguish. 625Gold
Superior Salvage Kit Same functionality as a Expert Salvage Kit. (100 uses) 1 Platinum
Scroll of Hero's Insight The whole party gains double XP from combat for 10 minutes. 400 Gold
Scroll of Berserker's Insight The whole party gains triple XP from combat. Berserker's Insight ends if the party fails to kill an enemy for 30 seconds. 400 Gold
Scroll of Slayer's Insight The whole party gains 250% XP from combat. Slayer's Insight ends if the party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes. 400 Gold


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