Also the fact that there are no henchies stealing drops and most people are solo and thus get everything that drops helps. My recent trip through netted 3 purples, 1 blue and 1 red. Left at level 8 after completing all quests.
Oh and just outside Ascalon in post a gargoyle dropped a silver for me.
I initially had 5-6 blacks but also spent a lot of time in pre- as I was trying out different professions and getting to know the game. Since those first couple of months in April-May '05 I've had one black drop for me.
Black dye farming.
DeanBB
A Leprechaun
yay just did it w00p
Puppets
I've always found that the Nagas in shing jea dropped dyes quite often ( for me, anyhow ). So I spent a day doing quests there with my necro, I ended up finding 2 black dyes and the various junky dyes.
Vahn Roi
Black dye, all dye in general, drops randomly. There is no specific place where the black dye drop ratio is better or worse.
Anyone who says otherwise is mistaken as it all boils down to chance.
Anyone who says otherwise is mistaken as it all boils down to chance.
king_robin
I got a black dye in Iron Mines of Moladune. ^^ By a White mantel.
noord.pyl
In 15 months of playing Guild Wars i got 4 black dyes. 1 just outside Old Ascalon and 3 from farming Trolls outside Droknar's Forge. Farming in the pre-searing didn't bring me any black dye.
But isn't black dye about making money, so you can afford it? Only last month i picked up farming Trolls outside Droks, after reading a article on farming somewhere on this forum. While waiting for Nightfall and bored with Prophecies and Factions, i took op farming. In just 1 month i made over 200K, got 3 black dyes and numerous gold items. I never got so much money before (after selling a green item from Sorrow's Furnace and a rune of superior vigor i had 100K).
So my advice is, read some more on the forum and look for a way to make money with your characters. The article i read was http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10038096. It helped me alot!
But isn't black dye about making money, so you can afford it? Only last month i picked up farming Trolls outside Droks, after reading a article on farming somewhere on this forum. While waiting for Nightfall and bored with Prophecies and Factions, i took op farming. In just 1 month i made over 200K, got 3 black dyes and numerous gold items. I never got so much money before (after selling a green item from Sorrow's Furnace and a rune of superior vigor i had 100K).
So my advice is, read some more on the forum and look for a way to make money with your characters. The article i read was http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10038096. It helped me alot!
memnock deathwalker
I have found over 40 black dyes most in pre searing well 23 in pre-searing and the rest in alot of different spots. Had two drop while doing thirsty river. found one while queen farming . found 10 durning the dragon festival.
It is very random where and when they drop . Or I am just supper lucky on black dyes. Yet none of my characters have anything with black dye go firgue.
But farming anywhere in either land can get you black dyes.
It is very random where and when they drop . Or I am just supper lucky on black dyes. Yet none of my characters have anything with black dye go firgue.
But farming anywhere in either land can get you black dyes.
mrlopes
In around 20 runs of Vermins, got 2 black dyes
The grawls around Ruins of Surmia, give me around 3 or 4 during Winter Event (i think was this event).
Got some more on other places but no more then 1 per place.
The grawls around Ruins of Surmia, give me around 3 or 4 during Winter Event (i think was this event).
Got some more on other places but no more then 1 per place.
Marverick
I've seen about 8 black dyes drop so far (only played for 3 months heh)
4 in pre
3 in ToPK
1 in the mission before sanctum cay (forget what its called)
4 in pre
3 in ToPK
1 in the mission before sanctum cay (forget what its called)
Loki Seiguro
ive gotten about 30- black dyes from pre as im going for the LDoA title agina with one of my chars lol. i let my frined play one of my chars while i was trying for the title and he left O.o he has never touched my GW ever again :P....
i should try the undead thing though...im going with a dervish hopefully im using the d-smite build that every did during the nightfall preview
i should try the undead thing though...im going with a dervish hopefully im using the d-smite build that every did during the nightfall preview
Riken Chrono
GG rezing month old thread?
Francis Crawford
I got a bunch of dye farming gargoyle skulls outside Serenity Temple during the Wintersday festival.
I think a couple were black.
I think a couple were black.
Zeon
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Originally Posted by memnock deathwalker
I have found over 40 black dyes most in pre searing well 23 in pre-searing and the rest in alot of different spots. Had two drop while doing thirsty river. found one while queen farming . found 10 durning the dragon festival.
It is very random where and when they drop . Or I am just supper lucky on black dyes. Yet none of my characters have anything with black dye go firgue.
But farming anywhere in either land can get you black dyes. lucky
It is very random where and when they drop . Or I am just supper lucky on black dyes. Yet none of my characters have anything with black dye go firgue.
But farming anywhere in either land can get you black dyes. lucky
AscalonWarrior
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Originally Posted by Riken Chrono
GG rezing month old thread?
I have seen alot worse than this, this is not even bad yet.
Esprit
What's wrong with dusting off an old thread that has useful information in it?
As for Vermin farming, don't count on the black dyes there, I've gotten one in the 100+ runs I've done, and this is a few runs in succession, to not trigger the anti-farm code.
As for Vermin farming, don't count on the black dyes there, I've gotten one in the 100+ runs I've done, and this is a few runs in succession, to not trigger the anti-farm code.
dbunder
Has ANet changed Kryta so people won't farm? I don't see the hellhounds that trigger the event anywhere near oink or anywhere else. Been through a good part of the mission looking for it, and nothing. Is there a map posted anywhere? Thanks!
Shorter Than U
Where exactly do the most black dye drops occur in pre-searing? i would like to farm them.
Captain Arne Is PRO
A little fun tip for anyone with an Ele looking to farm Kryta..
Arcane Echo + Savannah Heat + A Water Magic Snare >>> Them.. easily.
Arcane Echo + Savannah Heat + A Water Magic Snare >>> Them.. easily.
Chris616263
Gates of Kryta = bone farming.
Yeah, it's "nerfed" but I managed to get 600 bones off it in a few runs. While bones don't sell for much, they are used in crafting things. That will help save you some gold when you run off to make Primeval Armor for your warrior.
Yeah, it's "nerfed" but I managed to get 600 bones off it in a few runs. While bones don't sell for much, they are used in crafting things. That will help save you some gold when you run off to make Primeval Armor for your warrior.
I Is Special
I wonder if there is a way to farm this with a 55...i've been trying and i cant figure a way to negate all that dmg without evadeing or blocking it, thusly making SoJ useless...
(figured it would be more efficient useing a 55 to farming this than a axe slinging wammo... >.< but i can only get the first big 'event' to trigger..cant get the other 2.)
(figured it would be more efficient useing a 55 to farming this than a axe slinging wammo... >.< but i can only get the first big 'event' to trigger..cant get the other 2.)
RebelHero
new age monk... with SoA
red13xx
Vermin do drop black dye I dont know how common it is but I know black dye drops everywhere so it doesnt matter. I got 2 black dyes off of farming charr carvings for halloween items in fort ranik mission. 4 from farming vermin. 1 in pre from catacombs and one outside the sanitarium. 2 from trolls outside droks. 1 from am fah and I never farmed the skellies in the mission but I found 1 from undead once on a run to killing rotwing. and a few from the missions in FOW. I found about 14 in the last 4-5 months.
kh1ndjal
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Originally Posted by Jahuta
Hmmm. I might have to see that 'event' as well. I swear, in my entire carrerr of GW, which spans back into the Prophecies closed beta's, I only had maybe 5 black dyes drop for me ever.
15 months and no black dyes yet... 
Bloodied Blade
You're really better off just cash farming and buying the dyes... I've seen like 4-5 in my 14 months or so of playing.
Zamochit
^agreed^ dye drops seem to be entirely random so I would also farm for cash/greens/ecto/shards sell them and get your dyes. If I am honest the vast majority of the black dyes that I have recieved as drops have been whilst farming specifically for something else. Black always seems to be just an unexpected added bonus imo, although if you persistantly farm a specific area for long periods of time the loot rate seems to go down and the dye drops seem to go up...just what I have noticed...and I cant really back it up :/
king mani
anyone claiming to make 100k in kryta if full of bs, its rare to even get a max gold drop, but whatever, the REAL way to trigger a crazy amount of aggro behind the house is to run all the way to the bridge first, when you do this you will see a HUGE amount of bad guys start to move, when they start to move, you double back and go behind the house (thats where they are going to end up), i discovered this by accident when prophecies first came out , trying to get a max gold sephis to drop, i got a lot of gold sephis axes there but none where max.. so i know 100k+ is way wrong for farming here, anyway GL, and TRY IT, THERES A BIG DIFF IN THE AMOUNT OF AGGRO YOU GET but black dye drops are random, if you want better chance of getting black dye, try farming real low lvl areas OVER and OVER, when the msg about over farming comes up, keep farming there, you will notice more and more dye drops.
jrk247
I just got 1 black dye on a troll run the other day and I just got one from exploring the Factions noob island. 2 in 2 days, lucky considering I've only gotten like 3-4 before these ones dropped for me and I've been playing for almost 19 months.
Jeremy Untouchable
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Originally Posted by I Is Special
I wonder if there is a way to farm this with a 55...i've been trying and i cant figure a way to negate all that dmg without evadeing or blocking it, thusly making SoJ useless...
(figured it would be more efficient useing a 55 to farming this than a axe slinging wammo... >.< but i can only get the first big 'event' to trigger..cant get the other 2.) SOA makes it easy
(figured it would be more efficient useing a 55 to farming this than a axe slinging wammo... >.< but i can only get the first big 'event' to trigger..cant get the other 2.) SOA makes it easy
G-Humps
Farm rockshots outside of thirsty they drop blacks greens all dyes ALOT
- Tain -
It's just how many things you kill... more you kill, more black dyes you'll get. I farm GoK - it's quick cash (small amounts but tons of kills) and I've had 11 black dyes in the last 2 weeks.
Morgenstern
A thing I do when I undead farm is once "the event" has happened - i back up the hill from which you came down. This then causes all the aggro on Oink (not a problem seeing he is invincible). Then when I'm sure he's got everyone, i run in and stand right where oink is. This puts me in the heat of battle (prime for cyclone), and only about 1/3 of the hits are going at me, making life that much easier. Also I swop out Triple Chop for HH (just incase), and holy dmg cyclone is easily enough to deal the dmg (I get around 200). This build may not rake in the cash, but its an EASY 1k every 5mins that can easily be done while watching tv.
As for black dyes - in the 9 months I've been playing I have found 1 black dye, which was from a Grawl in Witman's Folly while i was capping ViM. I even did abit of the presearing dye farming. I seared that character with an iventory full of silvers, but no blacks
As for black dyes - in the 9 months I've been playing I have found 1 black dye, which was from a Grawl in Witman's Folly while i was capping ViM. I even did abit of the presearing dye farming. I seared that character with an iventory full of silvers, but no blacks
- Tain -
When I farm the undead I leave Oink behind.. pathetic low lvl undead :P
Even as an ele with no armor buffs, Aura of Res is all I need to keep me up. I spam Lava Font (kills them before AoE AI makes them run), Flame Burst, and Inferno with Phoenix to kill the warlocks (kills minions before it hits them, making their Dark Bond useless). Much, much faster than any build I've run on my warr, ranger, or monk.
Even as an ele with no armor buffs, Aura of Res is all I need to keep me up. I spam Lava Font (kills them before AoE AI makes them run), Flame Burst, and Inferno with Phoenix to kill the warlocks (kills minions before it hits them, making their Dark Bond useless). Much, much faster than any build I've run on my warr, ranger, or monk.
ghostkai
anyone saying gates of kryta farming doesn't make money should really try it more, the real money is from the gold drops and their MODS, i got a 20/20 sword and +30 bow grip in 2 runs, not to mention about 8 dyes, it DOES work
made 70k ---not bad for 20 mins work
made 70k ---not bad for 20 mins work
byteme!
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Originally Posted by king mani
anyone claiming to make 100k in kryta if full of bs
100k is totally possible. Stop being so narrow minded. Just because you can't make 100k doesn't mean 1mil other accounts can't. You only speak for yourself and your own bad luck. You don't need max dmg Sephis to get perfect mods correct?
- Tain -
In the past month, I farmed GoK an hour or so a day... and it got me my ele's FoW + 200k spent on pretty gold weapons. It works 
novawhiz
Sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is GoK farming? And what build do you use. Cause id really love to get out of Guild Wars poverty and rack up the money .
- Tain -
GoK = Gates of Kryta
My build: Lava Font, Flame Burst, Inferno, Phoenix, Fire Attunement, Elemental Attunement, Aura of Restoration, (optional)
My build: Lava Font, Flame Burst, Inferno, Phoenix, Fire Attunement, Elemental Attunement, Aura of Restoration, (optional)
vdn20
Where does this farming take place at Gates of Kryta and how do I get there and how to trigger the event?
Mesmer in Need
well all ive learned from this is that:
OINK PWNS!
OINK PWNS!
Aun
Gonna try making a smite monk for pre sear to farm