Buying From The Rare Crafter - Guild Wars Forums

Kagome · Feb 14, 2011, 06:38 AM // 06:38

Is it a good idea to buy rare materials from the rare crafter? My friends have been saying to just try to farm them, but I don't know where I can get Diamonds or Rubies and stuff.

I might buy Spiritwood Planks, too, but maybe I can make them out of Glittering Dust and Wood? Would this be cheaper?

Kook~NBK~ · Feb 14, 2011, 07:01 AM // 07:01

You can buy rare materials from other players for much less than the Material Traders. Player prices fall between the Traders "Sell" price and their "buy" price.

And there are lots of rare materials that can be gotten very cheaply by doing business with Artisans. Here's a link to all they have to offer and what they require: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Artisan

Kagome · Feb 14, 2011, 07:11 AM // 07:11

Yeah I was planning on getting my spiritwood planks from the artisans. But where can I find Diamond and Ruby sellers? I tried checking the selling forum....

bsoltan · Feb 14, 2011, 07:39 AM // 07:39

Some rare materials can't be crafted. Such as the gemstones, ecto, shards etc.

Others can be and if you already have the base materials (like wood and dust) then the cheapest way will be to craft some.

The problem with gemstones is they can't really be farmed. They are a very rare drop from foes. One other way is to get things like Jewled Daggers and Ruby Hammers from Vabbi area in NF and apply the 'Measure to Measure' inscription then salvage to materials for the chance to get a gem.

You can look on the wiki page to see the sources for items:
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Sapphire

AndrewSX · Feb 14, 2011, 08:16 AM // 08:16

As bsoltan said gems are the most annoying rare mat to get.

Another way to get them is to bring Ligth of Deldrimor when doing dungeons(sc's are fine too)...there's a small chance to get a ruby/shappire from hidden chests, and diamond/onyx from dungeons end chests.

Kagome · Feb 14, 2011, 08:49 AM // 08:49

I know Diamonds are so rare, that's why I kind of want to buy them from the rare crafter. The only quest that gives one out is Attack on Jalis's Camp and that's only for one diamond. I also can't find any sellers in any of the main trading cities. :[

**cosyfiep** · Feb 14, 2011, 08:53 AM // 08:53

you can also get some of the gems (diamonds, rubies and sapphires) from trade contracts in nightfall at the kodash bazaar --there's a bunch of quests that give out the contracts and 7 contracts gets you a gem from the trader there.

bsoltan · Feb 14, 2011, 08:56 AM // 08:56

Diamonds aren't as rare as Sapphire and Ruby as they drop quite often from the end chest of dungeons. They have gone up in price now due to their requirement in Destroyer Weapons for the HoM but before the HoM Update they were down to about 100g each.
Due to the price they fetch at the trader now most people may sell them to the trader or use them to craft weapons themselves or hold on to them incase there is another bump in price.

Ectos are found in UW and Shards in FoW so these are regular farming areas for those items.

As I said, put the material in to the wiki search and it will give you a list of likely places you'll be able to find them. I would only buy from the trader if I was in a real hurry for something. You can often find individuals selling one or two gems in Kamadan.

Kojima · Feb 14, 2011, 11:36 AM // 11:36

I don't farm them. I just buy them. so all the stuffs I got, I sold so I can buy whatever I want.

Arduin · Feb 14, 2011, 12:21 PM // 12:21

You'd be better off farming ecto, feathers, consets or stuff for Nicholas and use that money to buy the gems.

Dre · Feb 14, 2011, 01:11 PM // 13:11

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Originally Posted by Kojima

I don't farm them. I just buy them. so all the stuffs I got, I sold so I can buy whatever I want.

which probably costed you a lot of money you could have saved

syronj · Feb 14, 2011, 01:19 PM // 13:19

As a side note, I'm amazed that GW can keep track of all these gems and other materials. How is it done? How much of the material tracking is done on our PCs, and how much on the servers?

Quaker · Feb 14, 2011, 03:21 PM // 15:21

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Originally Posted by Kagome

Is it a good idea to buy rare materials from the rare crafter?

Yes. Buy them from whoever you like. It will cost you more "gold" to buy some things from the crafter, but it's only play-money - it really doesn't matter if or how you spend it. For most materials, the difference in cost between buying them from others or from artisans, or the crafter, is not worth worrying about. About the only exception is expensive stuff like Ectos.
You can earn more gold spending your time playing, than you can save by running around trying to buy stuff cheap.

AMDSpeed · Feb 14, 2011, 04:04 PM // 16:04

If I need a large quantity of Rare Materials and I can't find another player selling them, then I just buy from the Rare Materials Trader NPC and go about my business as usual.

bsoltan · Feb 14, 2011, 05:44 PM // 17:44

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Originally Posted by syronj

As a side note, I'm amazed that GW can keep track of all these gems and other materials. How is it done? How much of the material tracking is done on our PCs, and how much on the servers?

I don't really know anything about these things but presumably it is just a database and such it counts how many come in and the average price etc.

Everything is done server side. If it was done on people's computers then it could be suseptable to hackers and exploiters.

Dzjudz · Feb 14, 2011, 11:33 PM // 23:33

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Originally Posted by Kagome

I don't know where I can get Diamonds or Rubies and stuff.

If you haven't done them yet, I'd strongly advise opening the Nightfall Treasures. One character of mine got 2 rubies and a sapphire from 4 chests last week. Another character got another ruby yesterday. Luck dependent, but opening them doesn't cost anything other than a little time.

Kagome · Feb 15, 2011, 01:33 AM // 01:33

^ Oh this looks interesting I'll try to find some!

And I'll do the Trade missions too.

**cosyfiep** · Feb 15, 2011, 01:47 AM // 01:47

what I usually do is compare the cost of the rare material to what it would cost to craft (if you CAN craft it)..then I check to see if I have the mats for the crafting....do some math and make my decision...some times I have plenty of the mats other times I have the plat. Just depends. (some are much cheaper to make than buy while others are cheaper to buy than make ALL THE TIME)....

Kojima · Feb 23, 2011, 02:33 AM // 02:33

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Originally Posted by Dre

which probably costed you a lot of money you could have saved

Not true. Have surplus even after buying max and 70k armors for all my 12 characters. Doesn't mean that you buy your stuffs that you arent saving. When you savage, you are losing money that you could have earned if you sold the items. In the end, It is still about the same.

Feb 14, 2011, 06:38 AM // 06:38	#1
Kagome Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Profession: R/A	Buying From The Rare Crafter Is it a good idea to buy rare materials from the rare crafter? My friends have been saying to just try to farm them, but I don't know where I can get Diamonds or Rubies and stuff. I might buy Spiritwood Planks, too, but maybe I can make them out of Glittering Dust and Wood? Would this be cheaper?

Feb 14, 2011, 08:53 AM // 08:53	#7
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	you can also get some of the gems (diamonds, rubies and sapphires) from trade contracts in nightfall at the kodash bazaar --there's a bunch of quests that give out the contracts and 7 contracts gets you a gem from the trader there. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Feb 15, 2011, 01:47 AM // 01:47	#18
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	what I usually do is compare the cost of the rare material to what it would cost to craft (if you CAN craft it)..then I check to see if I have the mats for the crafting....do some math and make my decision...some times I have plenty of the mats other times I have the plat. Just depends. (some are much cheaper to make than buy while others are cheaper to buy than make ALL THE TIME).... __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Feb 14, 2011, 07:01 AM // 07:01	#2
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	You can buy rare materials from other players for much less than the Material Traders. Player prices fall between the Traders "Sell" price and their "buy" price. And there are lots of rare materials that can be gotten very cheaply by doing business with Artisans. Here's a link to all they have to offer and what they require: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Artisan

Feb 14, 2011, 07:11 AM // 07:11	#3
Kagome Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Profession: R/A	Yeah I was planning on getting my spiritwood planks from the artisans. But where can I find Diamond and Ruby sellers? I tried checking the selling forum....

Feb 14, 2011, 07:39 AM // 07:39	#4
bsoltan Site Contributor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Guild: [SoF]	Some rare materials can't be crafted. Such as the gemstones, ecto, shards etc. Others can be and if you already have the base materials (like wood and dust) then the cheapest way will be to craft some. The problem with gemstones is they can't really be farmed. They are a very rare drop from foes. One other way is to get things like Jewled Daggers and Ruby Hammers from Vabbi area in NF and apply the 'Measure to Measure' inscription then salvage to materials for the chance to get a gem. You can look on the wiki page to see the sources for items: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Sapphire

Feb 14, 2011, 08:16 AM // 08:16	#5
AndrewSX Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2010 Location: Italy, Turin Guild: Lake Profession: E/	As bsoltan said gems are the most annoying rare mat to get. Another way to get them is to bring Ligth of Deldrimor when doing dungeons(sc's are fine too)...there's a small chance to get a ruby/shappire from hidden chests, and diamond/onyx from dungeons end chests.

Feb 14, 2011, 08:49 AM // 08:49	#6
Kagome Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Profession: R/A	I know Diamonds are so rare, that's why I kind of want to buy them from the rare crafter. The only quest that gives one out is Attack on Jalis's Camp and that's only for one diamond. I also can't find any sellers in any of the main trading cities. :[

Feb 14, 2011, 08:56 AM // 08:56	#8
bsoltan Site Contributor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Guild: [SoF]	Diamonds aren't as rare as Sapphire and Ruby as they drop quite often from the end chest of dungeons. They have gone up in price now due to their requirement in Destroyer Weapons for the HoM but before the HoM Update they were down to about 100g each. Due to the price they fetch at the trader now most people may sell them to the trader or use them to craft weapons themselves or hold on to them incase there is another bump in price. Ectos are found in UW and Shards in FoW so these are regular farming areas for those items. As I said, put the material in to the wiki search and it will give you a list of likely places you'll be able to find them. I would only buy from the trader if I was in a real hurry for something. You can often find individuals selling one or two gems in Kamadan.

Feb 14, 2011, 11:36 AM // 11:36	#9
Kojima Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home Guild: En Caligne Veritas [DARK] Profession: R/Rt	I don't farm them. I just buy them. so all the stuffs I got, I sold so I can buy whatever I want.

Feb 14, 2011, 12:21 PM // 12:21	#10
Arduin Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: Limburgse Jagers [LJ] Profession: R/	You'd be better off farming ecto, feathers, consets or stuff for Nicholas and use that money to buy the gems.

Feb 14, 2011, 01:19 PM // 13:19	#12
syronj Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007	As a side note, I'm amazed that GW can keep track of all these gems and other materials. How is it done? How much of the material tracking is done on our PCs, and how much on the servers?

Feb 14, 2011, 04:04 PM // 16:04	#14
AMDSpeed Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: [AMD] Profession: N/	If I need a large quantity of Rare Materials and I can't find another player selling them, then I just buy from the Rare Materials Trader NPC and go about my business as usual.

Feb 15, 2011, 01:33 AM // 01:33	#17
Kagome Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Profession: R/A	^ Oh this looks interesting I'll try to find some! And I'll do the Trade missions too.