What drops DYE? - Guild Wars Forums

mappam · Jan 13, 2011, 05:19 PM // 17:19

I have tried to cross reference with mobs (in the wiki) but nothing I looked at lists DYE as loot.

I remember (wayyyy back) that Pre-Searing Early Areas seemed to drop dye at a pretty good rate - but nothing has dropped ANY DYE at all since I returned to this game.

I know I can buy it at a merchant - but I would love to 'find' some.

Thanks for any info or a link to mobs to cross reference that I may have missed.

RedDog91 · Jan 13, 2011, 05:21 PM // 17:21

anything that can drop an item or money can drop dye.

Tender Care · Jan 13, 2011, 05:23 PM // 17:23

i think that anything can drop dyes....in pre-searing drop rate wasn't higher i believe, only ppl used to farm a lot for Nicholas gift's. I personally had only 1 black dye in many months of playing pre-searing.

U'd better leave this farm as it is also few profitable: only white and black dyes are worth some K.

mappam · Jan 13, 2011, 05:36 PM // 17:36

Thanks for the replies.

I want some Dye for my characters - not to resell. So I am not looking for profit but the "thrill of the chase" LOL

*Darcy* · Jan 13, 2011, 05:42 PM // 17:42

I know I get quite a bit of dye when I solo farm the Hulking Stone Elementals in Old Ascalon. In pre-searing, again, farming the elementals in Wizard's Folly area. While dyes don't drop that often, your chances increase when you farm without h/h.

Snograt · Jan 13, 2011, 05:45 PM // 17:45

That's probably why the myth of higher drop rates in Pre started - everything you do there, you do solo.

c_ras · Jan 13, 2011, 05:49 PM // 17:49

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Originally Posted by mappam

Thanks for the replies.

I want some Dye for my characters - not to resell. So I am not looking for profit but the "thrill of the chase" LOL

There is no thrill in going after Dye!!! I think everyone will agree on this one. It is long and boring with highly unpredictable results.

If you want dye for your character, I would just farm for the funds and either buy it from the dye trader or from someone selling them. You will smile and pat yourself on the back for all the time you saved.

Tom Swift · Jan 13, 2011, 05:54 PM // 17:54

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Originally Posted by Snograt

That's probably why the myth of higher drop rates in Pre started - everything you do there, you do solo.

That and everything dies quick so you can kill a lot of mobs in a shorter amount of time.

Perkunas · Jan 13, 2011, 06:23 PM // 18:23

I have one character in pre that seems to find more dyes than any of my others there. Four accounts, four perm-'pres. There are days when I can get as many as eight or ten dyes while farming for Nick's items, and I can go days without any dye drops. This same character got two black dyes in less than an hour. Whether or not it is accurate, it seems that after a couple of hours of farming, I start getting the dyes. And dyes can drop anywhere, anytime, from any bad guy.

DonoDWG · Jan 13, 2011, 07:56 PM // 19:56

during the canthan new year you can get a red dye as a reward for doing the quest Knights who say Nian. I also seem to find more dye in lower level areas (probably due to fewer peeps in my group).

Chrisworld · Jan 13, 2011, 08:02 PM // 20:02

Snograt hit it on the head. You don't need to bring a friend or H/H, and stuff is so easy in Pre sometimes you can just one-shot stuff. For a while I was farming west of Barridan estate in Pre and getting 1 dye every other run sometimes 2. White and Black in the same run once too.

*Darcy* · Jan 13, 2011, 08:08 PM // 20:08

I don't get many white dyes in pre, but I've been getting at least one black a month.

rkubik · Jan 13, 2011, 08:13 PM // 20:13

If all you want the dye for is use on characters it would be much more efficient coming up with a farm for money or something else and just purchase the dye.

Most solo farms will allow you to come away with a good variety of dyes and loot (think of Vaettir off-hand) The only real exceptions are White and Black which may take a while to get up enough money to buy in bulk but the others you can get no problem.

With the exception of pink, black and white I have roughly 100 vials of each color just from farming and playing which is way more than I will ever need.

MrKGado · Jan 14, 2011, 01:17 AM // 01:17

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Originally Posted by Snograt

That's probably why the myth of higher drop rates in Pre started - everything you do there, you do solo.

That and the creatures in Pre have a smaller number of items which they drop if I am not mistaken.

Star_Jewel · Jan 14, 2011, 04:54 AM // 04:54

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Originally Posted by MrKGado

That and the creatures in Pre have a smaller number of items which they drop if I am not mistaken.

I was going to mention this. If the OP wants to farm dye directly (I know the feeling -- I, too, prefer to find my own, and after 2 years playing, I have almost 100 vials of each (except for black and white [obviously], red and silver), farming something with a limited loot table will probably yield the best results.

Though they tend to drop a lot of other stuff, I seem to get a number of dyes in Jaya Bluffs feather farming. At least then you're killing two tengu with one stone -- farming dye directly and farming a sellable mat to buy dye should you get fed up with it.

Kojima · Jan 14, 2011, 05:56 AM // 05:56

Everything can drop dye.
For Pre, I would do the bandit raid quest together with that special monk quest ( forgot the name) over and over. It takes two minutes each run and by the fourth or fifth run there will be at least one dye. On some days though it doesn't happen. But it does at least 85% of the time.

Lasai · Jan 14, 2011, 07:52 PM // 19:52

I don't worry about dye drops.. solo farm for something else of value and take the dye drops as they come.

My only "farm" is Jaya Bluffs.. the feathers pay for lots of goodies, I get golds to ID, and dyes drop a lot.

A spirit spam rit in Jaya is like a wizzy on sandscrawlers in sinking sands.. faceroll your way to financial security.

djemonk · Jan 14, 2011, 07:55 PM // 19:55

I have a farming run that I do on occasion that leaves from the Courthouse north of Nolani Academy and goes north into the Flame Temple Corridor. It's just knots of Charr all along the way and I net about 1 random dye drop per run.

I'm still kinda new at the game and the memory of my 1st character getting killed over and over by Charr is still fresh in my mind, so this farming run is probably more cathartic than profitable.

Jan 13, 2011, 05:19 PM // 17:19	#1
mappam Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Florida USA	What drops DYE? I have tried to cross reference with mobs (in the wiki) but nothing I looked at lists DYE as loot. I remember (wayyyy back) that Pre-Searing Early Areas seemed to drop dye at a pretty good rate - but nothing has dropped ANY DYE at all since I returned to this game. I know I can buy it at a merchant - but I would love to 'find' some. Thanks for any info or a link to mobs to cross reference that I may have missed.

Jan 13, 2011, 05:45 PM // 17:45	#6
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	That's probably why the myth of higher drop rates in Pre started - everything you do there, you do solo. __________________ Si non confectus, non reficiat

Jan 14, 2011, 07:52 PM // 19:52	#17
Lasai Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2009 Profession: R/	I don't worry about dye drops.. solo farm for something else of value and take the dye drops as they come. My only "farm" is Jaya Bluffs.. the feathers pay for lots of goodies, I get golds to ID, and dyes drop a lot. A spirit spam rit in Jaya is like a wizzy on sandscrawlers in sinking sands.. faceroll your way to financial security. Last edited by Lasai; Jan 14, 2011 at 08:13 PM // 20:13..

Jan 13, 2011, 05:21 PM // 17:21	#2
RedDog91 Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Farming for Nick gifts Profession: R/	anything that can drop an item or money can drop dye.

Jan 13, 2011, 05:23 PM // 17:23	#3
Tender Care Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackwater Park Guild: MpF Profession: P/	i think that anything can drop dyes....in pre-searing drop rate wasn't higher i believe, only ppl used to farm a lot for Nicholas gift's. I personally had only 1 black dye in many months of playing pre-searing. U'd better leave this farm as it is also few profitable: only white and black dyes are worth some K.

Jan 13, 2011, 05:36 PM // 17:36	#4
mappam Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Florida USA	Thanks for the replies. I want some Dye for my characters - not to resell. So I am not looking for profit but the "thrill of the chase" LOL

Jan 13, 2011, 05:42 PM // 17:42	#5
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	I know I get quite a bit of dye when I solo farm the Hulking Stone Elementals in Old Ascalon. In pre-searing, again, farming the elementals in Wizard's Folly area. While dyes don't drop that often, your chances increase when you farm without h/h.

Jan 13, 2011, 06:23 PM // 18:23	#9
Perkunas Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my own little world, looking at yours Guild: Only Us[NotU] Profession: E/	I have one character in pre that seems to find more dyes than any of my others there. Four accounts, four perm-'pres. There are days when I can get as many as eight or ten dyes while farming for Nick's items, and I can go days without any dye drops. This same character got two black dyes in less than an hour. Whether or not it is accurate, it seems that after a couple of hours of farming, I start getting the dyes. And dyes can drop anywhere, anytime, from any bad guy.

Jan 13, 2011, 07:56 PM // 19:56	#10
DonoDWG Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Way up North Guild: Infinity Corps Universal Profession: N/	during the canthan new year you can get a red dye as a reward for doing the quest Knights who say Nian. I also seem to find more dye in lower level areas (probably due to fewer peeps in my group).

Jan 13, 2011, 08:02 PM // 20:02	#11
Chrisworld Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2010 Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP] Profession: W/	Snograt hit it on the head. You don't need to bring a friend or H/H, and stuff is so easy in Pre sometimes you can just one-shot stuff. For a while I was farming west of Barridan estate in Pre and getting 1 dye every other run sometimes 2. White and Black in the same run once too.

Jan 13, 2011, 08:08 PM // 20:08	#12
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	I don't get many white dyes in pre, but I've been getting at least one black a month.

Jan 13, 2011, 08:13 PM // 20:13	#13
rkubik Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2006	If all you want the dye for is use on characters it would be much more efficient coming up with a farm for money or something else and just purchase the dye. Most solo farms will allow you to come away with a good variety of dyes and loot (think of Vaettir off-hand) The only real exceptions are White and Black which may take a while to get up enough money to buy in bulk but the others you can get no problem. With the exception of pink, black and white I have roughly 100 vials of each color just from farming and playing which is way more than I will ever need.

Jan 14, 2011, 05:56 AM // 05:56	#16
Kojima Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home Guild: En Caligne Veritas [DARK] Profession: R/Rt	Everything can drop dye. For Pre, I would do the bandit raid quest together with that special monk quest ( forgot the name) over and over. It takes two minutes each run and by the fourth or fifth run there will be at least one dye. On some days though it doesn't happen. But it does at least 85% of the time.

Jan 14, 2011, 07:55 PM // 19:55	#18
djemonk Guest Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New York City Guild: Guildasaurus Rex Profession: W/N	I have a farming run that I do on occasion that leaves from the Courthouse north of Nolani Academy and goes north into the Flame Temple Corridor. It's just knots of Charr all along the way and I net about 1 random dye drop per run. I'm still kinda new at the game and the memory of my 1st character getting killed over and over by Charr is still fresh in my mind, so this farming run is probably more cathartic than profitable.