Complete Tradeskill Guide 6.1 (Serverwide Drop Edition) / Rev Apr 2009

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Complete Tradeskill Guide 6.1
Revised April 24, 2009
(Server-wide Drop Edition)

Suggestions on corrections/recipes to include are welcome!

The original Complete Tradeskill Guide was the masterpiece of Secone and was further maintained by Shakspeer. I claim, nor accept, any recognition for the recipes or skill-up paths shown here; I've merely taken the posts from others and compiled them into a logical/feasible/economical route to follow. The groundwork was laid long before I decided to put forth any effort to clean this up.

Originally Posted by Shakespeer
Complete Tradeskill Guide 5.0
Revised January 6, 2009. Suggestions on corrections/recipes to include are welcome!

Well, Secone has left the building and I've spent some time updating Secone's outdated tradeskill guide with additional links, updates and alternatives to make my revision the most comprehensive skillup guide around. So, credit goes to Secone for the original 3.0 guide that this is based on. EQ has changed and will continue to change and I'll keep this guide as up to date as possible, with updates reflected from posts, comments and my personal trade skilling, time permitting.

Recent expansions have provided the EQ Tradeskiller with a multitude of choices for skilling up in different tradeskills and the great number of random drops Serverwide has dropped Bazaar prices for ingredients to rock-bottom. For example; Jewelcrafting was arguably the most expensive Tradeskill for a number of years, but with the introduction of Uncut Gems, players can now take their character from 54 (following the Freebies) to 300 (even Max Trophy!) for chicken-scratch (okay, maybe a little bit more than chicken-scratch, but you get the idea). The following is a recommended path for skilling up. I've cut out the original skill-up path that dealt with more expensive methods of advancement. As with all items that require foraging or farming, if you have the plat to buy items for sale in the Bazaar or the means to set up a Buyer toon in the Bazaar, it could decrease or eliminate your farming time dramatically or even entirely. Always use your own best judgment for your own skill up path. For example, if you're rolling in the dough and can afford to buy all your items instead of farming them, then it might be faster for you to stick to one of the higher trivial path items rather than switching from making one item to another. On the other hand, if you're strapped for plat and have all the time in the world to farm items and maybe those items just happen to drop from mobs that will yield you experience and levels, then maybe a farming route is more for you.

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ARTISAN CHARM
This charm gains power as your Baking, Brewing, Fletching, Jewelcrafting, Pottery, Blacksmithing and Tailoring skills increase.
***Alchemy, Fishing, Poison Making, Spell Research and Tinkering have no affect on this Charm.

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Alchemy
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Alchemist Charm

0 - 54 Alchemy Freebie: Lita Hegeway
..95 Effusion of E'ci IV
106 Skinspikes IV
110 Immunization IV
148 Antidote V
156 Tonic of Gelid Affinity II (cost 5.244p/combine)
164 Philter of Faerune
170 Philter of the Wolf IV (cost 4.257p/combine)
210 Philter of the Wolf V
220 Formed Suspension Of Toxin VII
228 Basic Suspension Of Slime VII
231 Formed Suspension Of Slime VII
300+ Recipes using Nodding Blue Lily or Deepwater Ink

Alternative Routes:
255 Distillate Of Alacrity VIII - DoN Red Cups (Foraged)
262 Alchemist Ceramic Clay (involves farming medicinal moss)
302 Distillate Of Alacrity IX - Deepwater Ink

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Baking
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Baker Charm

Baking Freebie: Ordin's Tasks
0 - 135 Fish Rolls
143 Filleted Bear
191 Patty Melt
226 Halas 10lb Meat Pie
335 Misty Thicket Picnic - Shoppinglist to 100 MTP Tries.
366 Timeless Hunter's Sausage (uses Chronal Resonance Dust but can be used for lower Triv recipes for double chance at skilling up)

• 323 Barbequed Timeless Hunter Sausage Steaks
• 352 Barbequed Timeless Hunter Sausage Souffle
• 332 Beer-battered Timeless Hunter Sausage Steaks
• 363 Beer-battered Timeless Hunter Sausage Souffle

Alternative Routes: (Require lots of fishing, farming and/or foraging)
282 Jord Meat Pie, Boar Chops, or Planar Fruit Pies
284 Casseroles - veggie, griffon, anaconda
295 Hero Sandwich
302 Hobgoblin Surprise
363 Beer-battered Minotaur Meat Soufflé
402 Grilled Stuffed Brell's Bounty

Fishing Alternative: (Require lots of fishing as well as Coarse Salt which must be foraged or dropped from Mobs)
Tuna shown, but can use Crab also
227 Buttered Tuna Souffle
232 Garlic-Buttered Tuna Souffle
236 Lemon-Buttered Tuna Souffle
252 Beer-Battered Tuna Souffle
255 Tuna Sausage
275 Tuna Omelet with Cheese
282 Tuna Rice Surprise

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Brewing
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Brewer Charm

Brewing Freebie: Work for Yitimis
0-122 Fetid Essence (can be used later in Smithing Bile Spine)
135 Ol'tujim's Fierce Brew
162 Jumjum Spiced Beer
188 Faydwer Shaker (all store bought)
248 Minotaur Hero's Brew
335 Kaladim Constitutional (requires ground spawns)

Alternative Routes:
150 Sherry (all store bought items)
187 Shar Vahl Essence (requires foraged or ground spawns)
250 Clear Absinthe (all store bought items)
282 Fish Fungus Wine (requires fishing in Depths of Darkhollow)
295 Blindfish Pale Ale (requires fishing in Depths of Darkhollow)
300 Rose Absinth (requires ground spawn from Oceangreen)
335 Brut Champagne a bit more expensive but less farming

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Fishing

0 - 177 Fish Bones - Use Fresh Fish, Roots (foraged) and Calendine Herb (5p2g4s9c)
200 Stand by the water and fish ... a whole lot.

List of fishing spots and what to expect to catch.

Recommendations:
Complete the Fisherman's Companion Quest in PoK
****(Summon's Brell's Fishing Pole, which in turn Summon's Ale. )
Make or purchase Anizok's Bait Dispenser (242 tinkering)
****Combine any one type of fish and makes Homemade Bait
******(Endless supply that stacks to 250!)

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Fletching
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Fletcher Charm

54 Fletching Freebie: Imildu's Tasks
68 Class 1 Bone Point Arrow
82 Class 3 Wood Point Arrow
102 Class 1 Wood Hooked Arrow
122 Class 4 Wood Point Arrow
135 Class 1 Ceramic Point Arrow
162 Class 5 Wood Point Arrow
182 Class 1 Wood Silver Tip Arrow or Serrated Arrowhead(needed later for Serrated Tip Arrow)
202 Class 6 Wood Point Arrow or Class 1 Steel Point Arrow (large Groove)
227 Class 1 Steel Discord - Serrated Tip Arrow
235 Shaped Darkwood Compound Bow
268 Flame - Ice - Shadow Tipped Acrylia Arrow
282 Shaped Shadewood Compound Bow (silk)
288 Supple Treant Laminated Recurve Bow (involves farming and/or foraging)
302 Oak Treant Laminated Recurve Bow (involves farming and/or foraging)
308 Desiccated Treant Laminated Recurve Bow (involves farming and/or foraging)


Alternative TSS path to 262: Fletcher Ceramic Clay (involves farming Leopard Intestines)

Recurve Bow Alternative:
175 Ornate Recurve Bow (Crude Silk/Spinneret)
295 Intricate Recurve Bow (Fine Silk/Spinneret)
375 Elaborate Recurve Bow (Superb Silk/Spinneret)
415 Inured Recurve Bow(Flawless Silk/Spinneret)
468 Elegant Recurve Bow (Exquisite Silk/Spinneret)
495 Stalwart Recurve Bow (Immaculate Silk/Spinneret)

Wood Elf Alternative:
335 Blessed Champion Arrows
335 Mithril Champion Arrows

Karana Diety Alternative:
188 Steel Arrowheads
335 Blessed Guardian Arrows
335 Steel Guardian Arrows

Alternative to 300:
330 Glowing Energeiac Bow and other staff and bow combines involving farmed or foraged treant branches and/or battle blades.

Reaching Symbol Alternative:

Blessed Reaching Symbol - (Triv 95)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Viscous Mana, Sullied Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

Revered Reaching Symbol - (Triv 166)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Cloudy Mana, Crude Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

Sacred Reaching Symbol - (Triv 286)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Clear Mana, Fine Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

Eminent Reaching Symbol - (Triv 366)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Distilled Mana, Superb Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

Exhalted Reaching Symbol - (Triv 406)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Distilled Mana, Flawless Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

Sublime Reaching Symbol - (Triv 446)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Purified Mana, Exquisite Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

Venerable Reaching Symbol - (Triv 486)
Components: Planing Tool, Vial of Purified Mana, Immaculate Spinneret Fluid, Recurve Bow Inlay, Blessed Water

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Jewelcraft
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Jeweler Charm
(all uncut gems are shown due to unreliable availability)

Triv Cut Gem
..60 Rnd. Malachite (5s2c)
..64 Rnd. Lapis Lazuli (9s4c)
..68 Rnd. Turquoise (1g1s5c)
..72 Rnd. Hematite (1g5s7c)
..75 Rnd. Cat's Eye Agate (2g9c)
..79 Rnd. Onyx (6g8s2c)
..83 Rnd. Jasper (7g8s7c)
..87 Rnd. Carnelian (8g9s2c)
..91 Rnd. Star Rose Quartz (1p4s9c)
..95 Rnd. Wolf's Eye Agate (3p3g5s9c)
..98 Rnd. Jade (3p6g7s4c)
102 Small Shaped Pearl (4p7g2s4c)
106 Rnd. Peridot (10p4g9s9c)
110 Rnd. Emerald (13p6g4s9c)
114 Rnd. Opal (17p8g4s9c)
174 Tril Bloodstone (5g2s4c)
178 Tril Amber (2p6g2s5c)
182 Tril Topaz (5p2g4s9c)
186 Oval Fire Opal (41p9g9s9c)
188 Pear Star Ruby (68p2g4s9c)
192 Oval Fire Emerald (89p2g4s9c)
196 Tril Sapphire (104p9g9s9c)
200 Sqar Ruby (131p2g4s9c)
218 Oval Demantoid
234 Tril Amethyst
234 Marq Crimson Nihilite
235 Marq Alexandrite
252 H-Mn Goshenite
259 Marq Indigo Nihilite
267 Tril Combine Star
270 Rnd. Morganite
279 Sqar Staurolite
282 Tril Staurolite
284 Marq Amber Nihilite
284 H-Mn Staurolite
287 Rnd. Jacinth
287 Oval Staurolite
290 Pear Staurolite
292 Marq Staurolite
295 Rnd. Staurolite
300 Sqar Black Sapphire
304 Pear Rubellite
310 Tril Shimmering Nihilite
346 Sqar Prestidigitase
348 Tril Prestidigitase
351 H-Mn Prestidigitase
354 Oval Prestidigitase
356 Pear Prestidigitase
359 Marq Prestidigitase
362 Rnd. Prestidigitase

Alternative Route:
..45 Silver Practice Veil (Silver Bar 5g2s4c)
..88 Electrum Practice Veil (Electrum Bar 2p6g2s5c)
134 Gold Practice Veil (Gold Bar 10p4g9s9c)
179 Platinum Practice Veil (Platinum Bar 104p9g9s9c)
224 Velium Practice Veil (Velium Bar 262p4g9s9c)
271 Palladium Practice Veil (Prismatic Palladium Bar =Scale Ore (drop) + Gnomish Heat Source 1p4s9c)
316 Dwerium Practice Veil (Dwerium Bar = Raw Faycite Crystal (drop) + Platinum Bar 104p9g9s9c + Gnomish Heat Source 1p4s9c)

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Poison Making
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Toxicologist Charm

0 - 54 Poisonmaking Freebie: Help Uiyaniv
..64 Scorpion's Agony I
..90 Scorpion's Agony II
123 Scorpion's Agony III
130 Scorpion's Agony IV
152 Scorpion's Agony V
170 Scorpion's Agony VI
215 Metallic Alkaloid
258 Cyclic Vertigo
275 Spirit Of Sloth
300 Scoriae Bite - Soul Burn - Spine Rend - Bite Of The Shissar

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Pottery
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Potter Charm

0 - 54 Pottery Freebie: Help Malkidiv
102 Unfired Small Bowl
122 Unfired Medium Bowl
148 Unfired Large Bowl
188 Unfired Sealed Poison Vial If you don't want to farm or bazaar shop for skins/hides, do combines with Crows Special Brew
199 Unfired Casserole Dish
227 Unfired Elaborate Large Axe Head Shaped Mold (Superb Silk)
244 Unfired Inured Ulak Blade Shaped Mold (Flawless Silk)
260 Unfired Elegant Large Axe Head Shaped Mold (Exquisite Silk)
274 Unfired Stalwart Large Axe Head Shaped Mold (Immaculate Silk)
302 Unfired Spherical Bottle (Air Infused Spring Water)
335 Unfired Star Ruby Encrusted Stein (Needs an Enchanter Lvl 39 or up - Otherwise all Store Bought)

Alternative Routes:
..66 Unfired Simple Axe Head Shaped Mold (Sullied Silk)
110 Unfired Ornate Large Axe Head Shaped Mold (Crude Silk)
175 Unfired Intricate Large Blade Shaped Mold (Fine Silk)
194 Unfired Intricate Large Axe Head Shaped Mold (Fine Silk)
216 Unfired Planar Stein
222 Unfired Opal Encrusted Stein
231 Unfired White Ceramic Band
236 Unfired Crucible of Escape (farming required)
242 Unfired Red Ceramic Band
248 Unfired Idol (Amber) - Cheapest is Imbued Amber by a Cleric/Shaman with CT deity.
255 Unfired Idol (Rose Quartz) - Cheapest is Imbued Rose Quartz by a Cleric with Erollisi Marr deity.
262 Potter Ceramic Clay (involves farming Vergalid Clay)
271 Unfired Hand-formed Bottle
282 Unfired Idol (Emerald)
335 Unfired Faithstone of Decay (Needs an Enchanter Lvl 39 or up - Otherwise all Store Bought)

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Smithing
Partial Trivial List
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Smith Charm

0 - 54 Smithing Freebie: Help Snokin

Ore Barbs:
(just combine ore with file in a forge)

..62 - Thalium Barbs
112 - Fulginate Barbs
184 - Rhenium Barbs
222 - Cobalt Barbs
242 - Titanium Barbs
255 - Tantalum Barbs
268 - Vanadium Barbs

Chainmail Gloves Template Patterns:
(Chainmail Gloves Template Pattern (1g4c), Metal Tempering Chemicals (1g4c)=2g8c/combine + Smithy Hammer, specific ore and coal)
[ie: Buy Thalium in the Bazaar for 5pp each. Total cost per combine would be 5p+2p4g1s1c+2g8c=7p6g1s9c per combine. Rhenium for 50pp each = 50p+32p6g2c+2g8c=82p9g per combine]

.Triv- Ore type - Coal Type (Price)
..22 - Tin Ore - Crude (1g4c)
..42 - Iron - Natural (4g4s6c)
..67 - Silvril - Sulfurous (1p1g2c)
..92 - Thalium - Brown (2p4g1s4c)
127 - Iridium - Nitrous (5p3s9c)
160 - Fulginate - Dull Black (12p9g1s4c)
198 - Rubicite - Brown Nitrous (18p1g6s4c)
236 - Indium - Dark Brown (23p4g1s4c)
274 - Rhenium - Black Nitrous (32p6g2c)
312 - Tungsten - Lustrous Black (49p6g6s4c)
350 - Cobalt - Toluene (65p4g1s4c)
388 - Titanium - Anthracite (99p5g3s9c)
426 - Tantalum - Bituminous (131p3s9c)

CULTURAL ARMOR SMITHING (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with the above patterns. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Loam)
(Half Elf Armor used only as an example)
***Be advised that Cultural Smithing requires completing quests found in your home city. The armor pattern quests are simple and consist of obtaining 4 items found in near by lower level zones, however the Symbol Pattern quests can be lengthy and repetitive (especially for higher trivials).

Simple Armor - (Triv 92) 5p9s2c + Loam cost per combine
Components: Alkaline Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Brown Coal (2p4g1s4c), Combine Smithy Hammer, Crude Rilsteel (2p6g7s7c), Mold for Half Elven Gloves (Quested), Thalium Chain Gloves Template, Water Flask (1s)

Ornate Armor - (Triv 160) 26p9s2c + Loam cost per combine
Components: Combine Smithy Hammer, Dull Black Coal (12p9g1s4c), Fair Rilsteel (13p1g7s7c), Fulginate Chain Gloves Template, Malleable Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Mold for Half Elven Gloves (Quested), Water Flask (1s)

Intricate Armor - (Triv 280) 65p4g6s7c + Loam cost per combine
Components: Black Nitrous Coal (32p6g2c), Bonded Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Combine Smithy Hammer, Malleable Rilsteel (32p8g6s4c), Mold for Half Elven Gloves (Quested), Rhenium Chain Gloves Template, Water Flask (1s)

Elaborate Armor - (Triv 360) 131p9s2c + Loam cost per combine
Components: Cobalt Chain Gloves Template, Combine Smithy Hammer, Ductile Rilsteel (65p6g7s7c), Mold for Half Elven Gloves (Quested), Soluble Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Toluene Coal (65p4g1s4c), Water Flask (1s)

Elegant Armor- (Triv 440) 262p3g5s1c + Loam cost per combine
Components: Bituminous Coal (131p3s9c), Combine Smithy Hammer, Mold for Half Elven Gloves (Quested), Ossified Rilsteel (131p3g2c), Porous LoamTantalum Chain Gloves Template, Water Flask (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), (1s)

Symbols (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with Cultural Armor. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Loam)
(Boot Symbols of Below used only as an example)

Blessed Symbol - (Triv 100) 18p1g6s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Alkaline Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Blessed Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Brown Coal (2p4g1s4c), Thalium Ore (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Revered Symbol - (Triv 170) 28p6g6s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Malleable Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Revered Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Dull Black Coal (12p9g1s4c), Fulginate Ore (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Sacred Symbol - (Triv 290) 48p3g5s1c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Bonded Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Sacred Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Black Nitrous Coal (32p6g2c), Rhenium Ore (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Eminent Symbol - (Triv 370) 81p1g6s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Soluble Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Eminent Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Toluene Coal (65p4g1s4c), Cobalt Ore (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Exhalted Symbol - (Triv 410) 115p2g8s8c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Alkalai Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Exalted Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Anthracite Coal (99p5g3s9c), Titanium Ore (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Sublime Symbol - (Triv 450) 146p7g8s8c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Porous Loam (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Sublime Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Bituminous Coal, (131p3s9c), Tantalum Ore (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

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Spell Research
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Researcher Charm

(All the spells made from these parchments use the same two ingredients with the enchanted parchment - Quill of the Arcane and an ink specific to the type of spell:
~ of Static Strike - Ink of Druzzil Ro
~ of Fire Strike - Ink of Ro
~ of Frost Strike - Ink of E'ci
~ of Poisoning - Ink of Saryrn
~ of Pestilence - Ink of Bertoxxulous)

0 - 54 Spell Research Freebie
..52 Focus Crude Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Rough Hide)
..52 Focus Makeshift Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Hide)
..52 Focus Primitive Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Stiff Hide)
..52 Focus Rudimentary Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Crude Hide)
..58 Crude Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 80 Crude Scroll of Pestilence

..62 Focus Mass Crude Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Rough Hide)
..62 Focus Mass Makeshift Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Fine Hide)
..62 Focus Mass Primitive Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Crude Hide)
..62 Focus Mass Rudimentary Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Crude Hide)
..70 Focus Elementary Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Supple Hide)
..79 Focus Mass Elementary Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Supple Hide)
..83 Makeshift Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 106 Makeshift Scroll of Pestilence

..90 Focus Modest Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Fine Runic Hide)
..99 Focus Mass Modest Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Fine Runic Hide)
110 Focus Simple Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Fine Supple Runic Hide)
118 Elementary Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 140 Elementary Scroll of Pestilence

119 Focus Mass Simple Spellcaster’s Essence (Raw Fine Supple Runic Hide)
120 Focus Spellcaster’s Essence (Grubby Crude Spell Scroll)
152 Modest Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 175 Modest Scroll of Pestilence

162 Focus Mass Spellcaster’s Essence (Dirty Runic Spell Scroll)
170 Focus Refined Spellcaster’s Essence (Stained Fine Runic Spell Scroll)
192 Simple Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 215 Simple Scroll of Pestilence

211 Focus Mass Refined Spellcaster’s Essence (Dirty Runic Papyrus)
220 Focus Intricate Spellcaster’s Essence (Sooty Fine Runic Papyrus)
232 Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 255 Scroll of Pestilence

272 Refined Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 295 Refined Scroll of Pestilence

312 Intricate Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 335 Intricate Scroll of Pestilence

323 Focus Mass Intricate Spellcaster’s Essence (Grimy Fine Vellum Parchment)
351 Focus Elaborate Spellcaster’s Essence (Smudged Runic Parchment)
352 Elaborate Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 375 Elaborate Scroll of Pestilence

392 Ornate Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 415 Ornate Scroll of Pestilence

395 Focus Mass Elaborate Spellcaster’s Essence (Shabby Runic Vellum)
404 Focus Ornate Spellcaster’s Essence (Sooty Fine Runic Vellum)
424 Focus Mass Ornate Spellcaster’s Essence (Smudged Runic Paper)
427 Focus Runed Spellcaster’s Essence (Stained Fine Runic Paper)
432 Runed Enchanted Spell Parchment

• 455 Runed Scroll of Pestilence

Alternative Routes:
(More expensive, but less level restricted)
102 Dull Energeiac Rod
239 Shining Energeiac Rod
316 Glowing Energeiac Rod

Alternative Routes:
(Mostly for the Non-Pure Casters)
0 - 20 Guild Trainer
..35 Quill of the Prophet
..54 Vial of Pure Water- Save all.
..62 Training rune
..95 Journeyman Rune
102 Oil of Vitrol - Save all.
144 Parchment Solution
174 Fine Parchment solution
203 Vellum Parchment solution
216 Fine Vellum Parchment solution
243 Runic Parchment Solution
262 Any spell thats 262 trivial
292 Any spell thats 292 trivial
300 Any spell thats 292+ trivial

Alternative Route (Tomes):
0 - Level Guildmaster training
..54 Crescent Reach Newbie Research
102 Oil of Vitrol and Vial of Muratic Acid
120 Fine Runic Papyrus Solution
144 Parchment Solution
172 Level 55 Tomes
174 Fine Parchment Solution
203 Vellum Parchment Solution
216 Fine Vellum Parchment Solution
243 Runic Parchment Solution
258 Level 56 Tomes
298 Level 61 Tomes
331 Level 65 Tomes

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Tailoring
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Tailor Charm

0 - 54 Tailoring Freebie: Tonlyei's Chores
..66 Woven Mandrake (keep these if you intend to continue with Picnic Basket)
..76 Picnic Basket
115 Tailored Quiver
128 Wu's Fighting Collar
135 Wu's Fighting Wristbands
144 Wu's Fighting Mantle
151 Wu's Fighting Sleeves
158 Wu's Fighting Shirt

Drop Route:
(Dropped Pelt + Hickory Handled Shears [returned])
..Triv- Pelt Type
..62 Sullied Hilt Wrap
112 Rough Hilt Wrap
184 Fine Hilt Wrap
222 Superb Hilt Wrap
242 Flawless Hilt Wrap
255 Exquisite Hilt Wrap
268 Immaculate Hilt Wrap

SILK TAILORING (Alternative)

Silk Glove Template Patterns:
(Glove Patterns are used to minimize ingredients while maximizing Trivials)
(Silk Curing Chemicals (1g4c), Silk Glove Template Pattern (1g4c), Simple Sewing Needle,specific silk and filament)
[ie: Buy Thick Silk in the Bazaar for 1pp each (require 2 for each combine). Total cost per combine would be 2p+2p4g1s1c+2g8c=3p6g1s9c per combine. Fine Silk for 50pp each = 100p+32p6g2c+2g8c=132p9g per combine]

..Triv- Silk Type - Filament Type(Price)
..22 - Coarse Silk - Crude Filament (1g4c)
..42 - Rough Silk - Plain Filament (4g4s6c)
..67 - Tacky Silk - Twisted Filament (1p1g2c)
..92 - Sullied Silk - Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c)
127 - Thick Silk - Cord Filament (5p3s9c)
160 - Crude Silk - Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c)
198 - Natural Silk - String Filament (18p1g6s4c)
236 - Pristine Silk - Wire Filament (23p4g1s4c)
274 - Fine Silk - Soft Filament (32p6g2c)
312 - Excellent Silk - Fine Filament (49p6g6s4c)
350 - Superb Silk - Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c)
388 - Flawless Silk - Strand Filament (99p5g3s9c)
426 - Exquisite Silk - Mythical Filament (131p3s9c)

CULTURAL SILK TAILORING (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with the above patterns. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Spinneret Fluids)
(Dark Elven Armor used only as an example)
***Be advised that Cultural Tailoring requires completing quests found in your home city. The armor pattern quests are simple and consist of obtaining 4 items found in near by lower level zones, however the Symbol Pattern quests can be lengthy and repetitive (especially for higher trivials).

Simple Armor - (Triv 92) 5p1g1c + Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Crude Adamantite Thread (2p6g7s7c), Pattern for Dark Elven Gloves(Quested), Sullied Silk Glove Template, Sullied Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Teir`Dal Needle, Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c), Water Flask (1s)

Ornate Armor - (Triv 160) 25p1g1c + Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Crude Silk Glove Template, Crude Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Fair Adamantite Thread (13p1g7s7c), Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c), Pattern for Dark Elven Gloves (Quested), Teir`Dal Needle, Water Flask (1s)

Intricate Armor - (Triv 280) 65p4g7s6c + Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Fine Silk Glove Template, Fine Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Malleable Adamantite Thread (32p8g6s4c), Pattern for Dark Elven Gloves, Soft Filament (32p6g2c), Teir`Dal Needle, Water Flask (1s)

Elaborate Armor - (Triv 360) 131p1g1c + Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Ductile Adamantite Thread (65p6g7s7c), Pattern for Dark Elven Gloves (Quested), Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c), Superb Silk Glove Template, Superb Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Teir`Dal Needle, Water Flask (1s)

Elegant Armor - (Triv 440) 256p9s9c + Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Exquisite Silk Glove Template, Exquisite Spinneret Fluid, Mythical Filament (131p3s9c), Ossified Adamantite Thread (125p5s), Pattern for Dark Elven Gloves (Quested), Teir`Dal Needle, Water Flask (1s)

Silk Symbols (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with Cultural Armor. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Silk and Spinneret Fluids)
(Boot Symbols of Below used only as an example)

Blessed Symbol - (Triv 100) 18p1g6s3c + Silk and Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Sullied Silkx2 (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Blessed Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c), Sullied Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Revered Symbol - (Triv 170) 28p6g6s3c + Silk and Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Crude Silk x2 (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Revered Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c), Crude Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Sacred Symbol - (Triv 290) 48p3g5s1c + Silk and Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Fine Silk x2 (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Sacred Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Soft Filament (32p6g2c), Fine Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Eminent Symbol - (Triv 370) 81p1g6s3c + Silk and Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Superb Silkx2 (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Eminent Boot Symbol Pattern(Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c), Superb Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Exhalted Symbol - (Triv 410) 115p2g8s8c + Silk and Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Flawless Silk x2 (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Exalted Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Strand Filament (99p5g3s9c), Flawless Spinneret Fluid (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Sublime Symbol - (Triv 450) 146p7g8s8c + Silk and Spinneret Fluid cost per combine
Components: Exquisite Silk x2 (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Sublime Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Mythical Filament, (131p3s9c), Exquisite Spinneret Fluid(Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

LEATHER TAILORING (Alternative)

Leather Gloves Template Patterns:
(Glove Patterns are used to minimize ingredients while maximizing Trivials)
(Tanning Chemicals (1g4c), Leather Gloves Template Pattern (1g4c), Simple Sewing Needle,specific Pelt and filament)
[ie: Buy Sullied Animal Pelt in the Bazaar for 1pp each (require only 1 for each combine, so may be more economical than Silk). Total cost per combine would be 1p+2p4g1s1c+2g8c=1p6g1s9c per combine. Fine Animal Pelt for 50pp each = 50p+32p6g2c+2g8c=82p9g per combine]

..Triv- Pelt Type - Filament Type (Price)
..22 - Ruined Animal Pelt - Crude Filament (1g4c)
..42 - Mangled Animal Pelt - Plain Filament (4g4s6c)
..67 - Tattered Animal Pelt - Twisted Filament (1p1g2c)
..92 - Sullied Animal Pelt - Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c)
127 - Crude Animal Pelt - Cord Filament (5p3s9c)
160 - Rough Animal Pelt - Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c)
198 - Flawed Animal Pelt - String Filament (18p1g6s4c)
236 - Pristine Animal Pelt - Wire Filament (23p4g1s4c)
274 - Fine Animal Pelt - Soft Filament (32p6g2c)
312 - Excellent Animal Pelt - Fine Filament (49p6g6s4c)
350 - Superb Animal Pelt - Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c)
388 - Flawless Animal Pelt - Strand Filament (99p5g3s9c)
426 - Exquisite Animal Pelt - Mythical Filament (131p3s9c)

CULTURAL LEATHER TAILORING (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with the above patterns. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Marrow)
(Ogre Armor used only as an example)
***Be advised that Cultural Tailoring requires completing quests found in your home city. The armor pattern quests are simple and consist of obtaining 4 items found in near by lower level zones, however the Symbol Pattern quests can be lengthy and repetitive (especially for higher trivials).

Simple Armor - (Triv 92) 5p1g1c + Marrow cost per combine
Components: Blood Spike, Crude Cold Iron Thread (2p6g7s7c), Dusty Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Pattern for Ogre Gloves (Quested), Sullied Leather Gloves Template, Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c), Water Flask (1s)

Ornate Armor - (Triv 160) 25p1g1c + Marrow cost per combine
Components: Blood Spike, Damp Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Fair Cold Iron Thread (13p1g7s7c), Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c), Pattern for Ogre Gloves (Quested), Rough Leather Gloves Template, Water Flask (1s)

Intricate Armor - (Triv 280) 65p4g7s6c + Marrow cost per combine
Components: Blood Spike, Fine Leather Gloves Template, Hemic Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Malleable Cold Iron Thread (32p8g6s4c), Pattern for Ogre Gloves (Quested), Soft Filament (32p6g2c), Water Flask (1s)

Elaborate Armor - (Triv 360) 131p1g1c + Marrow cost per combine
Components: Blood Spike, Ductile Cold Iron Thread (65p6g7s7c), Excellent Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Pattern for Ogre Gloves (Quested), Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c), Superb Leather Gloves Template, Water Flask (1s)

Elegant Armor - (Triv 440) 256p9s9c + Marrow cost per combine
(Components: Blood Spike, Exquisite Leather Gloves Template, Exquisite Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Pattern for Ogre Gloves (Quested), Mythical Filament (131p3s9c), Ossified Adamantite Thread (125p5s) Water Flasks(1s))

Leather Symbols (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with Cultural Armor. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Pelts and Marrows)
(Boot Symbols of Below used only as an example)

Blessed Symbol - (Triv 100) 18p1g6s3c + Pelt and Marrow cost per combine
Components: Dusty Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Blessed Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c), Sullied Animal Pelt (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Revered Symbol - (Triv 170) 28p6g6s3c + Pelt and Marrow cost per combine
Components: Damp Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Revered Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c), Rough Animal Pelt (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Sacred Symbol - (Triv 290) 48p3g5s1c + Pelt and Marrow cost per combine
Components: Hemic Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Sacred Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Soft Filament (32p6g2c), Fine Animal Pelt (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Eminent Symbol - (Triv 370) 81p1g6s3c + Pelt and Marrow cost per combine
Components: Excellent Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Eminent Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c), Superb Animal Pelt (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Exhalted Symbol - (Triv 410) 115p2g8s8c + Pelt and Marrow cost per combine
Components: Superb Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Exalted Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Strand Filament (99p5g3s9c), Flawless Animal Pelt (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

Sublime Symbol - (Triv 450) 146p7g8s8c + Pelt and Marrow cost per combine
Components: Exquisite Marrow (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased), Sublime Boot Symbol Pattern (Quested), Blessed Water of Brell Serilis (15p7g4s9c), Mythical Filament, (131p3s9c), Exquisite Animal Pelt (Farmed/Bazaar Purchased)

[Drazzminius]

Tinkering
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Mechanist Charm

0 - 54 Tinkering Freebie: Help Skelontorim (not really needed though since gnomes start with ..50 tinkering skill)
..68 Flameless Lantern
102 Stalking Probe
122 Powered Gloves
135 Tinkered Catapult (148 fletching recommended or skip)
215 Geerlok Automated Hammer or Geerlok Fermentation Device
222 Geerlok Alchemy Set
227 Geerlok Automated Pestle
233 Geerlok Automated Quill
236 Geerlok Clockwork Contraption
242 Collapsed Toolkit
262 Mechanic Ceramic Clay
282 Molten Metal Bow Cam
290 Silver Conduit
300 Clockwork Shadowwalker/Observer or Wok, or Silver Conduit Armor
306 Intricate Autoactuated Cuirass

CULTURAL TINKERING (Alternative)
(Used in conjunction with the Chain Templates used in Smithing. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Loams, Ores & Silks)
(Chest Symbols of the Skeptic are used only as an example)
***Be advised that Cultural Smithing requires completing quests found in your home city. The armor pattern quests are simple and consist of obtaining 4 items found in near by lower level zones, however the Symbol Pattern quests can be lengthy and repetitive (especially for higher trivials).

Simple Servolinked Cuirass - (Triv 115) 20p8g3s9c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Alkaline Loam, Brown Coal (2p4g1s4c), Crude Fortified Bronze (2p6g7s7c), Gears (7p3g4s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Sprockets (7p3g4s9c), Thalium Chain Chestguard Template, Water Flask (1s)

Simple Autoactuated Cuirass - (Triv 115) 20p3g1s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Alkaline Loam, Brown Coal (2p4g1s4c), Cogs (9p9g7s4c), Contraption Parts x2 (2p9s9c), Crude Fortified Bronze (2p6g7s7c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Thalium Breastplate Template, Water Flask (1s)

Simple Metalofiber Robes - (Triv 115) 21p8g8s9c + Silk and Spinneret cost per combine
Components: Crude Fortified Bronze Thread (2p6g7s7c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Metal Fastening (15p7g4s9c), Pattern for Gnomish Tunics, Sullied Silk Robe Template, Sullied Spinneret Fluid, Thread Filament (2p4g1s4c), Water Flask (1s)

Ornate Servolinked Cuirass - (Triv 186) 41p8g2s9c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Dull Black Coal (12p9g1s4c), Fair Fortified Bronze (13p1g7s7c), Fulginate Chain Chestguard Template, Gears (7p3g4s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Malleable Loam, Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Sprockets (7p3g4s9c), Water Flask (1s)

Ornate Autoactuated Cuirass - (Triv 186) 41p3g1s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Cogs (9p9g7s4c), Contraption Parts x2 (2p9s9c), Dull Black Coal (12p9g1s4c), Fair Fortified Bronze (13p1g7s7c), Fulginate Breastplate Template, Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Malleable Loam, Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Water Flask (1s)

Ornate Metalofiber Robes - (Triv 186) 32p8g8s9c + Silk and Spinneret cost per combine
Components: Crude Silk Robe Template, Crude Spinneret Fluid, Fair Fortified Bronze Thread (13p1g7s7c), Fiber Filament (12p9g1s4c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Metal Fastening (15p7g4s9c), Pattern for Gnomish Tunics, Water Flask (1s)

Intricate Servolinked Cuirass - (Triv 306) 81p2g1s4c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Black Nitrous Coal (32p6g2c), Bonded Loam, Gears (7p3g4s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Malleable Fortified Bronze (32p8g6s4c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Rhenium Chain Chestguard Template, Sprockets (7p3g4s9c), Water Flask (1s)

Intricate Autoactuated Cuirass - (Triv 306) 80p6g8s8c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Black Nitrous Coal (32p6g2c), Bonded Loam, Cogs (9p9g7s4c), Contraption Parts x2 (2p9s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Malleable Fortified Bronze (32p8g6s4c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Rhenium Breastplate Template, Water Flask (1s)

Intricate Metalofiber Robes - (Triv 306) 72p2g6s4c + Silk and Spinneret cost per combine
Components: Fine Silk Robe Template, Fine Spinneret Fluid, Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Malleable Fortified Bronze Thread (32p8g6s4c), Metal Fastening (15p7g4s9c), Pattern for Gnomish Tunics, Soft Filament (32p6g2c), Water Flask (1s)

Elaborate Servolinked Cuirass - (Triv 386) 146p8g3s9c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Cobalt Chain Chestguard Template, Ductile Fortified Bronze (65p6g7s7c), Gears (7p3g4s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Soluble Loam, Sprockets (7p3g4s9c), Toluene Coal (65p4g1s4c), Water Flask (1s)

Elaborate Autoactuated Cuirass - (Triv 386) 146p3g1s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Cobalt Breastplate Template, Cogs (9p9g7s4c), Contraption Parts x2 (2p9s9c), Ductile Fortified Bronze (65p6g7s7c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Soluble Loam, Toluene Coal (65p4g1s4c), Water Flask (1s)

Elaborate Metalofiber Robes - (Triv 386) 137p8g8s9c + Silk and Spinneret cost per combine
Components: Ductile Fortified Bronze Thread (65p6g7s7c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Metal Fastening (15p7g4s9c), Pattern for Gnomish Tunics, Silk Filament (65p4g1s4c), Superb Silk Robe Template, Superb Spinneret Fluid, Water Flask (1s)

Elegant Servolinked Cuirass - (Triv 466) 283p8s9c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Bituminous Coal (131p3s9c), Gears (7p3g4s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Ossified Fortified Bronze (131p3g2c), Porous Loam, Sprockets (7p3g4s9c), Tantalum Chain Chestguard Template, Water Flask (1s)

Elegant Autoactuated Cuirass - (Triv 466) 277p5g8s3c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Bituminous Coal (131p3s9c), Cogs (9p9g7s4c), Contraption Parts x2 (2p9s9c), Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Mold for Gnomish Chestplates, Ossified Fortified Bronze (131p3g2c), Porous Loam, Tantalum Breastplate Template, Water Flask (1s)

Elegant Metalofiber Robes - (Triv 466) 279p1g4s + Silk and Spinneret cost per combine
Components: Exquisite Silk Robe Template, Exquisite Spinneret Fluid, Gnomish Heat Source (1p4s9c), Metal Fastening (15p7g4s9c), Mythical Filament (131p3s9c), Ossified Fortified Bronze Thread (131p3g2c), Pattern for Gnomish Tunics, Water Flask (1s)

CULTURAL SYMBOLS (Alternative)
(Recommended for skill-ups in conjunction with Cultural Armor. Combine prices will vary according to Farming done or Bazaar prices for Loam and Ore)
(Chest Symbols of the Skeptic are used only as an example)

Blessed Chest Symbol - (Triv 115) 20p2g6s2c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Alkaline Loam, Blessed Chest Symbol Pattern, Brown Coal (2p4g1s4c), Contraption Parts (2p9s9c), Thalium Ore, Water of the Skeptic (15p7g4s9c)

Revered Chest Symbol - (Triv 186) 30p7g6s2c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Contraption Parts (2p9s9c), Dull Black Coal (12p9g1s4c), Fulginate Ore, Malleable Loam, Revered Chest Symbol Pattern, Water of the Skeptic (15p7g4s9c)

Sacred Chest Symbol - (Triv 306) 50p4g5s + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Black Nitrous Coal (32p6g2c), Bonded Loam, Contraption Parts (2p9s9c), Rhenium Ore, Sacred Chest Symbol Pattern, Water of the Skeptic (15p7g4s9c)

Eminent Chest Symbol - (Triv 386) 83p2g5s2c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Cobalt Ore, Contraption Parts (2p9s9c), Eminent Chest Symbol Pattern, Soluble Loam, Toluene Coal (65p4g1s4c), Water of the Skeptic (15p7g4s9c)

Exhalted Chest Symbol - (Triv 426) 117p3g8s7c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Alkalai Loam, Anthracite Coal (99p5g3s9c), Contraption Parts (2p9s9c), Exalted Chest Symbol Pattern, Titanium Ore, Water of the Skeptic (15p7g4s9c)

Sublime Chest Symbol - (Triv 466) 148p8g8s7c + Loam and Ore cost per combine
Components: Bituminous Coal (131p3s9c), Contraption Parts (2p9s9c), Porous Loam, Sublime Chest Symbol Pattern, Tantalum Ore, Water of the Skeptic (15p7g4s9c)

[Aanuvane]

Fantastic work! Thanks for taking the time to update this for all the wannabe Tradeskillers out there!

A couple comments:

For Alchemy:

It might start getting a little more expensive, but it might also be worth mentioning Lucidem, Curzon, Urticaceae, Versluierd Fungus, Sunshard Powder and Aderirse Bur - the ingredients that make XI, XII, XIII Distillates and XI, XII, XIII skinspikes. Lucidem and Curzon can usually be found on vendors in various zones and the combines aren't that expensive yet.

For Baking:

Beer-Battered Minotaur Meat Souffle's are a good alternate path with a nice, usable result (trivial 363). Minotaur Meat is no more difficult to farm than chronal resonance dust.

Also, Beer-Battered Timeless Hunter Sausage Souffle has a better result than the Barbequed (no more subcombines).

For Brewing:

The path of:
Fetid Essence
Ol'Tumjum's Fierce Brew
Faydwer Shaker
Minotaur Hero's Brew

edit: Makes more sense if you skill up in Abysmal Sea. You can go from 122 - 248 barely moving. Jumjum spiced beer is OK if you're in Crescent Reach, Rivervale or Shadowhaven.

For Jewel Craft,

I would still maintain that for skilling up between 200 and 279ish, traditional platium bars with store bought gems may be more viable for people than coming up with the dropped gems.

I would also add Dwerium practice items in there as an alternative from 274 - 300+.

For Pottery:

Again, going the traditional method of:

Tradeskill quest to 54
102 Unfired Small Bowl
122 Unfired Medium Bowl
148 Unfired Large Bowl
188 Unfired Sealed Poison Vial (do combines with Crows Special Brew)
199 Unfired Casserole Dish

You can get to 199 barely moving in Crescent Reach or Abysmal Sea, its very inexpensive and it requires no farming at all. Unfired molds to 288 is a superb new skill path.

However, I would still maintain that Unfired Star Ruby Encrusted Steins are a much better alternative than Unfired Faithstone of Decay. They have the same number of subcombines and the Stein only costs 70.218pp per try versus 213.399 and you only have to bug the enchanter for Large Blocks of Magic Clay instead of Large Blocks of Magic Clay and Distilled Mana.

For Smithing and Tailoring:

I completely agree that templates are the way to go!

Two quick points:

1. The cultural armor quests are quite simple (collect 4 items in 1 - 2 newbie zones). Its the SYMBOL pattern quests that are lengthy and involved and a total pain in the patootie.

2. Going the step beyond template to actual armor probably isn't going to be a very viable path because coming up with the spinners, marrows and loams can be a pain. Also, the templates resell to vendors for small losses, the cultural armor can only be sold in bazaar or tributed.

For Spell Research:

An Alternative path to 316 is glowing energeiac rods (dull to 158, shining to 239). That's how I got there (before the new scroll path). It's also less level restricted than the scrolls. Since the spells to focus the essences are no drop and level limited, you can't get high research on a low level character without bugging someone to help you (admittedly its not a cheap path )

Again, let me say thanks for all the work in updating what others before you had started!

[Silvermink]

Tailoring also has a path similar to Smithing. Hilts. Hide + hickory shears.

Aanuvane, Jumjum is sold in CR too.

[Aanuvane]

I didn't realize that Silvermink - I've always done my skilling up for brewing in Abysmal Sea

[Zaltak]

Tailoring also has a path similar to Smithing. Hilts. Hide + hickory shears.

Aanuvane, Jumjum is sold in CR too.

Yea and you can make whips,saps,and handwraps but the marrows are rare so not a good skill up path IMO:-)

[Drazzminius]

Updated.

[Xerius]

Is it worthy of note that your Spell Research progression list is only useable by four out of the sixteen classes in Everquest, as they are the only ones that can use the Binding Powder that is the only item on the list.

The progression from the 5.0 list of:

0 - 54 Spell Research Freebie
0 - 20 Guild Trainer
21 - 35 Quill of the Prophet
36 - 54 Vial of Pure Water- Save all.
55 - 62 Training rune
63 - 95 Journeyman Rune
96 - 102 Oil of Vitrol - Save all.
103 - 112 LoY Swatches (Req. skill: 101)
113 - 144 Parchment Solution
145 - 174 Fine Parchment solution
175 - 203 Vellum Parchment solution
204 - 216 Fine Vellum Parchment solution
217 - 243 Runic Parchment Solution
244 - 262 Any spell thats 262 trivial (If strapped for cash, try enchanted parchments and their respective clicky scrolls, but you must be level 55+ since spells to summon are NO DROP)
263 - 292 Any spell thats 292 trivial
293 - 300 Any spell thats 292+ trivial

Alternative (TSS) to 262: Researcher Ceramic Clay (involves farming Drake Wing Webbing)
Alternate to 300: Glowing Energeiac Rod

is still useable by all classes with the exception of the LoY swatches, which require a class limited book to be used.

[Drazzminius]

Is it worthy of note that your Spell Research progression list is only useable by four out of the sixteen classes in Everquest...

Absolutely. After I performed the above updates, I was wondering how to address the Research Tradeskills for the other classes (Tomes and Hybrids). I'll add this part in above for the time being, but would like to see what inputs I receive from members of those classes to maybe create separate posts for each of those areas.

Thoughts?

[GrimwoodCT]

Any plans to institute a Melee Research Guide?

Squeaky

[Xerius]

At the risk of self promotion, I made up a Guide to Melee Research based on the existing one for Spell Research, my guide found currently at http://mboards.eqtraders.com/eq/showthread.php?t=33235, altered to include feedback from the community.

I had also made a more modern Spell Research guide extending the current one to level 75, but the Melee Research guide seemed to get a small enough response, I did not see a need to alter my Spell Research guide to fit into a format useable for this forum.

[GrimwoodCT]

Hug me!

[Altara]

I would add Rose Absinth trivial 300 for brewing.

It requires picking up Corn rose, a common groundspawn in oceangreen village and oceangreen hills. It is far more common than the mushrooms for Kaladim constitutionals, though their respawn is longer.

The rest of the components are store bought and fairly inexpensive.

[wickedlittlewoodelf]

Clear Absinthe triv 250 cost: 8pp/combine

I am a huge fan of fewer items, frequently will do a more expensive combine if i don't have to farm the drops.

Can be used to further skill by making Rose Absinthe (cited above) or adding in 2 chronal resonance dust for a 324 triv combine of Chronal Absinthe.