Prediction for Skinspines, Comprehension, Regneration VIII and IX

[Nindera Frostriven]

After looking through Lucy and comparing what's there to the known recipies so far, I have a prediction for what the 'power' ingredients for these three potions at level VIII and IX is going to be.

For level VIII skinspines, comprehension, and regeneration, you should need:
Fine Potion Vial
Valerian Root
Robust Shadow Essence
Plus the potion's 'effect' ingredients. These ingredients should be the 'base' size.

For level IX skinspines, comprehension, and regeneration, you should need:
Gemmed Potion Vial
Balm Leaves
Exceptional Shissar Blood
Plus the potion's 'effect' ingredients. These ingredients should be the 'bundle' size.

Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to confirm this myself until tomorrow evening at the earliest, most likely. Once I can test these predictions, I will try to post more.

In other news, I think Exceptional Zombie Essence and Exceptional Ratman Blood will comprise the drops needed for level IX Elixirs/Effusions and disease/poison curing Distillates. In these two cases, I haven't the foggiest where to start looking. The Hole, maybe? Somewhere where there are level 60ish zombies?

[Gaell Stormracer]

I think the Exceptional Zombie Essence is another un-allocated drop. It doesn't show up in Buyer mode on AB, which I would certainly have expected after this amount of time if anyone HAD found it (when I made certain Alchemy potions, they showed up in Buyer on one of my other chars at most half an hour later). Both Exceptional Shissar Blood and Exceptional Shade Essence -are- in the AB Bazaar - but the opportunists are at it again, the Shissar Blood though is being offered at a ridiculous price of 600 pp and the Shade Essence is 449pp.

Weak Zombie Essence does show, and I've seen it on vendors, but it isn't Tradeskill tagged.

[Tanelor]

found the recipie for Skinspikes X can find it Here =)) there is also some other X potions Here but those are throwing potions =))

[Nindera Frostriven]

I think the Exceptional Zombie Essence is another un-allocated drop. It doesn't show up in Buyer mode on AB, which I would certainly have expected after this amount of time if anyone HAD found it (when I made certain Alchemy potions, they showed up in Buyer on one of my other chars at most half an hour later). Both Exceptional Shissar Blood and Exceptional Shade Essence -are- in the AB Bazaar - but the opportunists are at it again, the Shissar Blood though is being offered at a ridiculous price of 600 pp and the Shade Essence is 449pp.

Weak Zombie Essence does show, and I've seen it on vendors, but it isn't Tradeskill tagged.

It is very possible that we may have to wait for the full-out patch on the 14th before we start seeing the last of the drops. On the other hand, someone could post that they got it to drop in 5 minutes, too. Such is the joy of EverQuest sometimes, hehe.

[Nindera Frostriven]

CONFIRMED!

Robust Shadow Essence is the drop component for at least Distillate of Comprehension VIII. There is no reason to believe it is not the drop component for Regeneration and Skinspines VIII, as well.

Distillate of Comprehension VIII
Fine Potion Vial
Valerian Root
Robust Shadow Essence
2xSickle Leaf
2xYerbhimba
Trivial > 200, probably somewhere in the 250 range.

Thus, these recipies should also work:

Distillate of Regeneration VIII
Fine Potion Vial
Valerian Root
Robust Shadow Essence
2xBoneset
Night Shade
Mullein

Distillate of Skinspines VIII
Fine Potion Vial
Valerian Root
Robust Shadow Essence
2xFlamewort
Acaana
Comfrey

[Ngreth Thergn]

I think the Exceptional Zombie Essence is another un-allocated drop. It doesn't show up in Buyer mode on AB, which I would certainly have expected after this amount of time if anyone HAD found it (when I made certain Alchemy potions, they showed up in Buyer on one of my other chars at most half an hour later). Both Exceptional Shissar Blood and Exceptional Shade Essence -are- in the AB Bazaar - but the opportunists are at it again, the Shissar Blood though is being offered at a ridiculous price of 600 pp and the Shade Essence is 449pp.

Weak Zombie Essence does show, and I've seen it on vendors, but it isn't Tradeskill tagged.

Have you checked zombies in Undershore? (Um That name changed... I forget now which of those zones it is now...)

[Gaell Stormracer]

I did guess that's where you meant, given the other drops are 60 or lower, but it looks like no-one on AB kills those

I did try the dessicated zombie dust, since that's what the DoD Zombies used to drop...

[Nindera Frostriven]

Still not sure about the Zombie Essence, but I'm willing to bet some time spent dropping Chetari in Dragon Necropolis will net Exceptional Ratman Blood

[Gaell Stormracer]

Well, after a couple of hours of clearing the 7 zombies in Undershore, I got 1 Exceptional Zombie Essense to drop. Haven't found what it combines with yet tho...

(PS: The Essence appeared in the Buyer search within a couple of seconds of having looted it).