A Question about Jadite Shards

Moni

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

Dorks R Us

R/Mo

I'm looking to get the 15K armore for my Ranger and it requires about 100 Jadite Shards. Can anyone tell me where the best place to farm them would be?

llsektorll

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

well if you don't this already then let me tell you...

only place as far as i know to get jadite shard is to trade 1k luxon faction for 1 shard.. now to get faction you can do quests or you can do Alliance battle if you're in a Luxon faction.

P.S.... your ranger doesn't require 100.... its more like 80 jadeite

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

1000 Faction = 1 Jadite (or Amber for Kurz). Trade faction with the git that offers "Faction Rewards" whichever side you're on...Lux or Kurz. The quickest and easiest way to farm Faction, IMO is Ft. Aspenwood. And, for me, it's the most fun

Ranger Rog

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

UK

[TOG]

They do drop from mobs too but drops are rare and random, it would take an eternity to collect them this way, you are better off exchanging faction as llsektorll suggests or look for players selling them in-game. You could always wait and get the 15k endgame armor that doesn't require Jadeite.

greenchylde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

CT

Heroes Etc

E/Mo

I got my ele 15k armor and after finishing off about 15k worth of faction, maybe even 20 before i got tired. i didnt do any of the repeatable quests. i did some of the pvp missions you get faction from. mostly i ended up buying the rest of my jadite, since prices have gone down it didnt hurt my purse too badly. took me a few weeks to make enough money but i got my last piece this weekend =D

JDStrider

JDStrider

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Galveston, TX

Rayvens Elite Dragons

Jadite Shards can drop from jade brotherhood outside of the marketplace (and anywhere else) but in order to make any progress u have to be able to solo them. I sometimes solo them with a basic 55 monk build, but i still do die a lot.

Mournblade

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

At less than 1k per jade at the rare material trader, it might actually be easier and faster for you to go farm for money and then buy your 80 jade. =P

axe

axe

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Pwn Appetit [NJoy]

W/

Jade and Amber can also be EXPERT salvaged off Jade weapons and Amber Weapons. Best is plain white drops of those weapons because then you dont salvage off some useless mods.

You could spam WTB Plain white Jade weapons and salvage them, its not a bad way to buy some cheap weapons and salvage them for a decent profit also.

TGgold

TGgold

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Flying Gophers

Rt/P

Does anyone know the percentage for salvaging those types of things.
For example, for amber wands...
Say you bought every amber weapon for 100, then then salvaged them.
About one in ten would need to be amber to actually make a profit, I believe. So...is this worth it?

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mournblade
At less than 1k per jade at the rare material trader, it might actually be easier and faster for you to go farm for money and then buy your 80 jade. =P QFT. With Amber and Jade so cheap now, you can save a lot of time just buying.

Parson Brown

Parson Brown

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

In ur base...

The one true [Hope]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TGgold
Does anyone know the percentage for salvaging those types of things.
For example, for amber wands...
Say you bought every amber weapon for 100, then then salvaged them.
About one in ten would need to be amber to actually make a profit, I believe. So...is this worth it? I have tried this a lot and NEVER got an amber/jade. Also, I noticed that the idea that you could get them was removed from the wiki.

Maybe it was all speculation based on the name?

JAFO2RHh

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/Mo

I haven't had any luck with jadeite, I have however had 1 plain white amber weapon salvage into a chunk of amber. Probability of salvaging, I would imagine, is about as good as getting one off a mob drop. Faster to faction farm, or buy.

Regor

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Do AB

CorstedPirate

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Knights of the Void

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Parson Brown
I have tried this a lot and NEVER got an amber/jade. Also, I noticed that the idea that you could get them was removed from the wiki.

Maybe it was all speculation based on the name? It was not speculation. I have expert salvaged amber from amber weapons. In all the cases that I remember it had the "highly salvagable" magical property. It doesn't happen very often either not even a 1/10 chance, more like 1/50 that you'll get amber instead of dust or wood. Haven't had a jade salvage yet, but I farm a bit less on the Luxon side atm.

Paperfly

Paperfly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Just confirming - I've expert salvaged out Jade from white items (i.e. no mods; Highly Salvageable isn't necessary).

Also confirming - it's revoltingly rare and you're better off just merching the items for cash and then buying Jade off someone.

Skuld

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

I've salvaged about 300 amber weapons and only got 1 amber no jade

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

An Alliance battle that lasts like 10-15 minutes at most gives you 1.2k faction...so like 8-9 battles gives you the 10kcap and 10 jadite.

and you get other factions too..

Blackhawk

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Skuld
I've salvaged about 300 amber weapons and only got 1 amber no jade Same here, I've only ever salvaged 1 amber chunk from a purple weapon, although a Jade Brotherhood Knight dropped a Jadeite shard earlier which was nice

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

I've gotten a couple shards off outcasts in Rhea's Crater.

But still....what the others said...just buy them from people. Easiest way. USED to be supply runs before that was nerfed.

KillerGuitar666

KillerGuitar666

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Eternal Sorrows

R/Me

im sorry to say this but......getting 15k luxon for ranger was a waste of money, IMO the 1.5k ranger armor looks soo much better than the 15.
but if your set on getting the 15k go for it

it looks friggin awesome with red+dye remover, trust me

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by KillerGuitar666
im sorry to say this but......getting 15k luxon for ranger was a waste of money, IMO the 1.5k ranger armor looks soo much better than the 15.
but if your set on getting the 15k go for it

it looks friggin awesome with red+dye remover, trust me assuming a certain set of armor looks better than something cheaper (whether that's 15k or fissure) is like assuming a $50 bottle of wine is better than a $25 bottle. Usually is the case but not always.

Anyways before I invest in anything 15k or above, I search the ss expo forum and wiki for ss's. For my female necro I thought fissure was the coolest looking (my av), and for male rit I thought 15k kurz was the best looking (kinda Voltron-esque). So I got them after doing window shopping.