sapphires - Guild Wars Forums

johnny tutone · May 20, 2009, 09:05 PM // 21:05

so im kind of new to farming tombs.. and i got my first sapphire today i checked what drops them and terrorwebs arent on the list is that something that occurs frequently or did i just get lucky on a random drop

Ariena Najea · May 20, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Sapphires can technically drop from "any" creature (unconfirmed). Only one I have ever seen drop as you described was from a Warden during the Arborstone Mission. The Drop Rate is exceptionally low, and most players will likely never see one drop.

Mr. G · May 20, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Gemstones are like dyes, then can be dropped by practically anything. Low droprates though.

johnny tutone · May 20, 2009, 09:16 PM // 21:16

i took a screenie but not really sure how to uplaod the pics

Mr. G · May 20, 2009, 09:21 PM // 21:21

It's not that rare ^^

It's generally known it happens, but like black dye some people get loads - some get none

talon994 · May 20, 2009, 09:23 PM // 21:23

i dont know if im just lucky or if anyone has had a similar experience...but farming elementals outside Sardelac i get sapphs/rubys more often than i should. Anyone else seeing this in that area? and yes Wardens have been known to drop them on rare occasions

Mr. G · May 20, 2009, 09:25 PM // 21:25

Everything can drop them, but something do seem to have higher droprates - Djinn and other elementals are confirmed to have a higher droprate iirc. I believe smites might also have a better rate, but thats just my opinion.

undead living · May 20, 2009, 09:53 PM // 21:53

ya sappheries can drop pretty much newhere. and rubies to. i got a ruby from a mantid in shing jea islands HM. XD

eldrethv · May 20, 2009, 10:56 PM // 22:56

I got one outside shing jea, in NM >.<
From a level 2!

Slushiiee x · May 21, 2009, 03:01 AM // 03:01

i got 6 black dye drops 2daii by vanquishing 3 areas

Megas XLR · May 21, 2009, 03:08 AM // 03:08

I got a Ruby from a Fire Imp during the mission where you meet Oink. I think that is a little more common than the Sapphire though.

imnotyourmother · May 21, 2009, 02:25 PM // 14:25

According to the WIKI anything does NOT drop them. It is not like Black Dye at all other than it is a "rare drop". Only certain foes will drop the Emeralds and you killed one of them that did.

Please Check the WIKI. It has been around for a long time now and is a great resource.

That said Rare is right. I have been playing for 2 years and got my first one as a drop last night killing the Hulking stones solo in Hard Mode with my war trying to get enough granite to buy the destroyer weapons for my hall - Account Based WOOT!!! They do not heal themselves. The one boss does but with the sniper support and a timely headbutt killing it is not that hard.

After it dropped I looked on the wiki to see what the heck it was used for. Vambian armor is the only thing that came up. I checked the Rare Mats and it is worth 3,800 Gold! Nice little drop!

A stack of them would be oh so pretty....

JASON626 · May 21, 2009, 04:31 PM // 16:31

I see them drop doing DSC.

Stop The Storm · May 21, 2009, 05:03 PM // 17:03

had one drop in fissure yesterday

had a few drop in UW too

theyre rare, but not THAT rare

Aussie Boy · May 21, 2009, 05:19 PM // 17:19

Hmmm I have also had them drop (Ruby) from the mantids on shing je 2 in about the last month
also amber a few times.
I know one of my chars gets lots of Charcoal drops from fire imps outside Lions arch
but any other char on same account don't see the same drop rate. lol

A11Eur0 · May 21, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Anything can drop them, higher rates for elementals, and you can salvage them from Iridescent aegis, Jeweled daggers, and sapphire djinn essences. You can also get them from UW/FoW end chests, and hidden treasures in dungeons.

imnotyourmother · May 21, 2009, 07:15 PM // 19:15

Please read my post above. Not every creature drops them in Hard Mode.

Check the wiki

Yawgmoth · May 21, 2009, 11:15 PM // 23:15

There's a WIDE variety of creatures that can drop them, spread around all or almost all regions of the game, some have better chances than others, but the VAST MAJORITY of all mobs CANNOT drop them at all.

Wikis are a pretty bad source of information about drops, I've seen a lot of info which is completely wrong out there and the amounts of information regarding drops that is missing make them very unreliable.

October Jade · May 22, 2009, 11:44 PM // 23:44

The conventional wisdom regarding rubies and sapphires is that they can drop from any enemy who also drops other materials. It doesn't matter if it's charcoal or plant fibers; as long as they drop something, you might get a ruby.

A11Eur0 · May 23, 2009, 02:54 AM // 02:54

I've gotten rubies and sapphires from virtually everything in the game...elementals or not. Wiki isn't 100% truth.

May 20, 2009, 09:05 PM // 21:05	#1
johnny tutone Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: california Guild: Remnant Of Juggernauts[ROJ Profession: A/	sapphires so im kind of new to farming tombs.. and i got my first sapphire today i checked what drops them and terrorwebs arent on the list is that something that occurs frequently or did i just get lucky on a random drop

May 20, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07	#2
Ariena Najea Silence and Motion Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo NY Guild: New Horizon [NH]	Sapphires can technically drop from "any" creature (unconfirmed). Only one I have ever seen drop as you described was from a Warden during the Arborstone Mission. The Drop Rate is exceptionally low, and most players will likely never see one drop. __________________ Currently active in GW1 as of February 2015!

May 21, 2009, 05:19 PM // 17:19	#15
Aussie Boy Alcoholic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Profession: W/	Hmmm I have also had them drop (Ruby) from the mantids on shing je 2 in about the last month also amber a few times. I know one of my chars gets lots of Charcoal drops from fire imps outside Lions arch but any other char on same account don't see the same drop rate. lol Last edited by Aussie Boy; May 21, 2009 at 05:30 PM // 17:30..

May 20, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07	#3
Mr. G Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S. Wales Profession: Mo/Me	Gemstones are like dyes, then can be dropped by practically anything. Low droprates though.

May 20, 2009, 09:16 PM // 21:16	#4
johnny tutone Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: california Guild: Remnant Of Juggernauts[ROJ Profession: A/	i took a screenie but not really sure how to uplaod the pics

May 20, 2009, 09:21 PM // 21:21	#5
Mr. G Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S. Wales Profession: Mo/Me	It's not that rare ^^ It's generally known it happens, but like black dye some people get loads - some get none

May 20, 2009, 09:23 PM // 21:23	#6
talon994 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario,Canada Guild: 聖光麒麟 Profession: W/	i dont know if im just lucky or if anyone has had a similar experience...but farming elementals outside Sardelac i get sapphs/rubys more often than i should. Anyone else seeing this in that area? and yes Wardens have been known to drop them on rare occasions

May 20, 2009, 09:25 PM // 21:25	#7
Mr. G Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S. Wales Profession: Mo/Me	Everything can drop them, but something do seem to have higher droprates - Djinn and other elementals are confirmed to have a higher droprate iirc. I believe smites might also have a better rate, but thats just my opinion.

May 20, 2009, 09:53 PM // 21:53	#8
undead living Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2008 Guild: Nobl Profession: N/Me	ya sappheries can drop pretty much newhere. and rubies to. i got a ruby from a mantid in shing jea islands HM. XD

May 20, 2009, 10:56 PM // 22:56	#9
eldrethv Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2009 Guild: [DL] Profession: Mo/E	I got one outside shing jea, in NM >.< From a level 2!

May 21, 2009, 03:01 AM // 03:01	#10
Slushiiee x Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2009 Location: Australia Guild: [WOLF] Profession: Mo/Me	i got 6 black dye drops 2daii by vanquishing 3 areas

May 21, 2009, 03:08 AM // 03:08	#11
Megas XLR Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2009 Profession: D/W	I got a Ruby from a Fire Imp during the mission where you meet Oink. I think that is a little more common than the Sapphire though.

May 21, 2009, 02:25 PM // 14:25	#12
imnotyourmother Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in a house Guild: The Knitters Guild Profession: W/R	According to the WIKI anything does NOT drop them. It is not like Black Dye at all other than it is a "rare drop". Only certain foes will drop the Emeralds and you killed one of them that did. Please Check the WIKI. It has been around for a long time now and is a great resource. That said Rare is right. I have been playing for 2 years and got my first one as a drop last night killing the Hulking stones solo in Hard Mode with my war trying to get enough granite to buy the destroyer weapons for my hall - Account Based WOOT!!! They do not heal themselves. The one boss does but with the sniper support and a timely headbutt killing it is not that hard. After it dropped I looked on the wiki to see what the heck it was used for. Vambian armor is the only thing that came up. I checked the Rare Mats and it is worth 3,800 Gold! Nice little drop! A stack of them would be oh so pretty....

May 21, 2009, 04:31 PM // 16:31	#13
JASON626 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2006 Profession: Mo/	I see them drop doing DSC.

May 21, 2009, 05:03 PM // 17:03	#14
Stop The Storm Keeping DoA Alive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England Guild: Were In [DoA] Profession: A/N	had one drop in fissure yesterday had a few drop in UW too theyre rare, but not THAT rare

May 21, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20	#16
A11Eur0 Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: W/	Anything can drop them, higher rates for elementals, and you can salvage them from Iridescent aegis, Jeweled daggers, and sapphire djinn essences. You can also get them from UW/FoW end chests, and hidden treasures in dungeons.

May 21, 2009, 07:15 PM // 19:15	#17
imnotyourmother Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in a house Guild: The Knitters Guild Profession: W/R	Please read my post above. Not every creature drops them in Hard Mode. Check the wiki

May 21, 2009, 11:15 PM // 23:15	#18
Yawgmoth Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005	There's a WIDE variety of creatures that can drop them, spread around all or almost all regions of the game, some have better chances than others, but the VAST MAJORITY of all mobs CANNOT drop them at all. Wikis are a pretty bad source of information about drops, I've seen a lot of info which is completely wrong out there and the amounts of information regarding drops that is missing make them very unreliable.

May 22, 2009, 11:44 PM // 23:44	#19
October Jade Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: drifting between Indiana and NorCal	The conventional wisdom regarding rubies and sapphires is that they can drop from any enemy who also drops other materials. It doesn't matter if it's charcoal or plant fibers; as long as they drop something, you might get a ruby.

May 23, 2009, 02:54 AM // 02:54	#20
A11Eur0 Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: W/	I've gotten rubies and sapphires from virtually everything in the game...elementals or not. Wiki isn't 100% truth.