Dye Farming - Guild Wars Forums

cheesywillie · Jan 18, 2006, 03:12 AM // 03:12

Plz tell me how to PLZ!!!!

Holy Arch · Jan 18, 2006, 03:14 AM // 03:14

kill monsters...as far as i know, dye is just another random drop you can get from any monster, i got a black dye form a lvl 1 charr today in pre searing...i think its based on luck

/search dye farming

Gildor Took · Jan 18, 2006, 03:18 AM // 03:18

dyes drop more in pre-searing apparently so I would try farming in pre

xxSilhouette · Jan 18, 2006, 03:26 AM // 03:26

it is random, like Gildor said - the only place it really drops more is in pre-searing

chris_nin00 · Jan 18, 2006, 03:34 AM // 03:34

Pre-Searing is the best place to get dyes...
Everytime I make a new character, I get about 2-3 silver dyes and maybe 1 black dye. It's a sort of balancing thing I guess.

Search button is no longer usuable at the moment. Use the thread created by Savio at the top to find questions already answered to great extent.

Thanks man.

cheesywillie · Jan 18, 2006, 03:48 AM // 03:48

I heard that if u get like a certain shield and axe and go to the catacombs u can farm really well. This is just what i heard is it true?

Gildor Took · Jan 18, 2006, 03:57 AM // 03:57

u need weapons to farm, yes

dimirpaw · Jan 18, 2006, 04:03 AM // 04:03

Go to Nolion or however it's spelt aka Academy and farm them at the gate.

The fastest way is with EoE, I use my Warrior with 14 in axe, 12 in Beast, rest in STR. Cyclone them and watch them drop from EoE. It's about a 15 second run for me. The best way to get black dyes is to farm the weakest monsters in big numbers if you can, such as the gargs outside the Academy.

Tronny07 · Jan 18, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05

well my dye farming,well atleast my friend found it out,(before the whole gay anet nurf everything)me and my friend went outside old ascalon,seperated and took down devourers,he got 4 black dyes,3 silvers,3,blue,4 green,1 red.i got 6 blacks,and 2 silvers,this was when blacks were going for 30k,i sold all of it for 20k,got rich and bought useless crap,which i just threw away...i tried this same thing again,after the nerf,all i got was 2 blacks,and a green...so im not sure if its still legit...

AxeMe · Jan 18, 2006, 01:14 PM // 13:14

For what it is worth I was shocked - during the candy cane trade in days - how often dye fell as I soloed around Nolani gathering gargolye heads to trade for canes.

I gathered about 500 candy canes but also had many dye drops, including two blacks in that area.

So it appears that soloing very low level areas is a smart idea when looking for dye. That makes sense. You will not get high level drops there so the game may be set up to compensate for that by dropping more dye.

Jan 18, 2006, 03:12 AM // 03:12	#1
cheesywillie Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006	Dye Farming Plz tell me how to PLZ!!!!

Jan 18, 2006, 03:14 AM // 03:14	#2
Holy Arch Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: [IV] Profession: Mo/	kill monsters...as far as i know, dye is just another random drop you can get from any monster, i got a black dye form a lvl 1 charr today in pre searing...i think its based on luck /search dye farming

Jan 18, 2006, 03:18 AM // 03:18	#3
Gildor Took Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia, 3rd rock from the sun Profession: Mo/	dyes drop more in pre-searing apparently so I would try farming in pre

Jan 18, 2006, 03:26 AM // 03:26	#4
xxSilhouette Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in the sands of time... Guild: Blood Of Orr [BoO] Profession: R/Rt	it is random, like Gildor said - the only place it really drops more is in pre-searing

Jan 18, 2006, 03:34 AM // 03:34	#5
chris_nin00 Dun dun dun Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Reddit Guild Profession: R/	Pre-Searing is the best place to get dyes... Everytime I make a new character, I get about 2-3 silver dyes and maybe 1 black dye. It's a sort of balancing thing I guess. Search button is no longer usuable at the moment. Use the thread created by Savio at the top to find questions already answered to great extent. Thanks man.

Jan 18, 2006, 03:48 AM // 03:48	#6
cheesywillie Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2006	I heard that if u get like a certain shield and axe and go to the catacombs u can farm really well. This is just what i heard is it true?

Jan 18, 2006, 03:57 AM // 03:57	#7
Gildor Took Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia, 3rd rock from the sun Profession: Mo/	u need weapons to farm, yes

Jan 18, 2006, 04:03 AM // 04:03	#8
dimirpaw Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada/Alberta/Edmonton	Go to Nolion or however it's spelt aka Academy and farm them at the gate. The fastest way is with EoE, I use my Warrior with 14 in axe, 12 in Beast, rest in STR. Cyclone them and watch them drop from EoE. It's about a 15 second run for me. The best way to get black dyes is to farm the weakest monsters in big numbers if you can, such as the gargs outside the Academy.

Jan 18, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05	#9
Tronny07 Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: The Manlock Bearloves Profession: W/Me	well my dye farming,well atleast my friend found it out,(before the whole gay anet nurf everything)me and my friend went outside old ascalon,seperated and took down devourers,he got 4 black dyes,3 silvers,3,blue,4 green,1 red.i got 6 blacks,and 2 silvers,this was when blacks were going for 30k,i sold all of it for 20k,got rich and bought useless crap,which i just threw away...i tried this same thing again,after the nerf,all i got was 2 blacks,and a green...so im not sure if its still legit...

Jan 18, 2006, 01:14 PM // 13:14	#10
AxeMe Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: HEX Profession: W/	For what it is worth I was shocked - during the candy cane trade in days - how often dye fell as I soloed around Nolani gathering gargolye heads to trade for canes. I gathered about 500 candy canes but also had many dye drops, including two blacks in that area. So it appears that soloing very low level areas is a smart idea when looking for dye. That makes sense. You will not get high level drops there so the game may be set up to compensate for that by dropping more dye.