Platinum Staffs and Wands

Prize_check_asker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

So here we discuss about Platinum Staffs and Platinum Wands, how to farm them, where, etc. Remind these are Cantha only items so these do NOT drop in Elona or Tyria, and at least I haven't heard that anyone had one from HA chest.

If you have got one of these items as a drop, please tell us, where it did drop which creature did drop it or from what chest you got it.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Platinum_Staff

According to wiki, P-staffs do drop from Luxon chests in Jade Sea, Kurzick chests at Drazach Thicket and from Jade Brotherwood enemies at Kaineng City, can anymore proove that? Or does someone have some extra information or unknown facts about these staffs?
Example do these very very rare staffs drop from some other chests in Cantha or ONLY from those ones that were mentioned above? After the HM update those should become slightly more common then they used to, at least that is what I think.
Any good chestrunning tips for Drazach Thicket if you are doing it on HM? Any good solo farming tips for killing those Jade Brotherwood creeps?

I have tried to chestrun some Luxon chests at Jade sea but no Platinum Staffs this far.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Platinum_Wand

According to wiki, P-wands drop from Shiro'ken warriors and Sin Jea island's Yetis. Does anyone know if these wands can drop from any chests and where?
Do only Shiro'ken warriors drop these wands or do the other shiro'ken creatures drop these? Any proofs?
Do these wands drop from any chests in Cantha? If they do, where?

So any help would be appreciated and screenshots are always +++.

RebelHero

RebelHero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

Shaolin Monastery [Heal]

Mo/

No love for the Platinum blade!? There is a reason they are RARE... The platinum skin family doesnt drop very often, I only occasionally got a wand while farming shiroken.

DvM

DvM

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Survivor Squad[SS]

Am Fah also drop Platinum stuff, dont know if it is mentioned on wiki. I had one in the early weeks of factions, gold req 9 air 10/10 one, think i deleted it on accident. But Am Fah drop them.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Try looking for Platinum Sickles ._.

lundis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Ingame

The Monstrous Fangs [fang]

Me/

I got a platinum wand from a raisu palace chest..
I've never seen them drop anywhere else.. I thought they were a raisu palace/shiroken only skin..

Raxxman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

TEOC

W/N

got a plat staff from a chest at Raisu. was rubbish though.

Prize_check_asker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

I just got platinum wand from Raisu Palace chest, I was running on HM tho (+ the wand was bad >_>) Gotta chestrun more ^^

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]



HM is ftw ..

Quartermaine

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

my join date>yours

W/

I agree with last poster Hard mode=Win, but back on topic. Platinum staffs/wands do drop in Jade sea, only problem is ive opened around 4k chests in jade sea and only found maybe 20-30 Platinum weps. I got lucky this weekend with a 15^50 Platinum Bow and a nice Platinum staff i sold for 52 ectos

Prize_check_asker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit
HM is ftw .. May I ask where that did happen? Or I guess its blacked for purpose xP

Rainman

Rainman

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

none

P/

dragon moss, kappa, kirin/undergrowths and the dragons on jade sea drop them. also my e/mo buiild works in hard mode

Levi Garett

Levi Garett

Old School Nub

Join Date: Jun 2005

ABQ, NM

Guildless

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit


HM is ftw .. One Rabbit: You took the time to take a SS, edit it with paint, but you can't share your "secret" location? This forum is for sharing. Period.

Everybody: Please post something constructive or don't post at all. I consider the above example to be boasting and it serves no purpose. It's wasted bandwidth as far as I'm concerned.

Share your locations, post something constructive, or don't post at all.

Thank you,

Levi

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

Ofcourse i can share ... 'was' ganna make a thread about it .. just though id put it here to get u excited



look out for the thread over the next few days

DvM

DvM

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Survivor Squad[SS]

if i remember coorectly, the question would be, what does NOT drop them, almsot every creature in Cantha can drop platinum stuff. It's like a chapter wide drop.

Levi Garett

Levi Garett

Old School Nub

Join Date: Jun 2005

ABQ, NM

Guildless

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit
Ofcourse i can share ... 'was' ganna make a thread about it .. just though id put it here to get u excited



look out for the thread over the next few days Thank you! We look forward to you sharing your spots!

Prize_check_asker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Anyone found any platinum wands/staffs from Sin Jea Island on HM chests?

I found 1 more plat wand from HM chest in Raisu Palace, looks like that place is a "good" place to chestrun them

calynda danyciar

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

DVDF

Me/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rainman
dragon moss, kappa, kirin/undergrowths and the dragons on jade sea drop them. also my e/mo buiild works in hard mode May i ask to which e/mo build you are referring? would you mind posting the build? thanks

Nekretaal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

I got a platinum blade (req 9 max, while hexed mod, junk, went to merchant)from a Locked chest in Hard Mode in Nahpui Quarter Explorable (It was in an area that was surrounded by AmFah).

Cebe

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

E/

Jade Brotherhood also drop platinum wands. I used to farm Jade Brotherhood in Wajjun Bazaar and had 2 Platinum Wands drop from them, both from knights, oddly both mesmer attributes. One Domination and one Illusion wand. Unfortunately most golds dropped in the Bazaar tend not to be max damage.

SotiCoto

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

Some months back (NM, obviously) I got a gold Platinum Staff (Communing) in the Maishang Hills... I believe it dropped from an Island Guardian...

I was actually considering merching it (like I do with most golds) until I saw how delightfully pretty it was... ^_^ ... Decided to keep it for my ritualist...


Speaking of which.... then there are the Kaolin staves, which all have the Platinum skin in different colours. I mean everyone here knows this already, but I figured I'd mention it.
I'd strongly recommend that anyone going for a Platinum Staff for Water Elementalism, Domination Magic, Protection Magic or Curses (I think it was) just try farming the Constructs instead of searching for raw Plat Staves. The odds of getting one are miles higher...
I had the uncanny fortune of getting both the Kaolin Water Staff and Kaolin Domination Staff the second time I fought through the quarter... WITH a full party of heroes and henchies. I still have both of them to this day... unpersonalised. I've never had another Kaolin Staff since....
So effectively, I've had 3 Platinum Staves.... sort of...

But yeah...
Maishang Hills CAN drop them... but I've only ever had one once... and I've been through Maishang Hills a hell of a lot (I was Luxon faction farming).

Prize_check_asker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit
look out for the thread over the next few days hoping to see the thread this weekend ^_^

thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge, but more information would be nice too

dies like fish

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Winter Wonderland [brrr]

W/E

I found a Platinum Staff with crap mods chest running Wajjun Bazaar in Hard Mode. (The chest had nothing around it, then Am Fah popped up)

Also found Platinum Sickles with no damage mod from Jade Knight

Jade Zephyr

Jade Zephyr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

GWFC

I just got a gold Platinum Wand from a Raisu Palace chest (mission)

Prize_check_asker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

So what HM chests are the best chests to run if you are hoping to get Platinum Staff? Already been mentioned that plat staffs have been found at Waijjun bazaar and Raisu Palace, looking forward for more knowledge and pictures ^_^