Quarrying

Overview

Quarrying is the primary skill most chosen by Artificers. Artificers can specialize in Mineralogy and then learn the recipes needed for building houses, but it is the Harvester who has the skill in Quarrying that provides the much needed material for those homes.

The Stonemason Hammer

The Stonemason hammer is the only tool that can be used to harvest rock. If you did not receive your first Stonemason hammer after completing your introductory Harvesting Quest, simply return to the same Harvesting NPC and you can purchase one for no cost. These introductory quests should be availiable in almost every starting area and the Harvesting NPCs can be found in every major city, but if you are having trouble locating one, try speaking to a guard.

After you have started raising you skill in Quarrying, it would be a good idea to start searching for an upgrade to your basic Stonemason hammer. You can find upgrades by speaking to Harvesting Supply Vendors or by purchasing them from players who can craft them. At this time, the Blacksmith is the only crafting profession that can create crafted harvesting tools.

Chunks, Slabs and You

When you begin harvesting stone, you should notice that the stone appears in your inventory in two quantities: Chunks & Slabs

• Chunks are small pieces of stone that are not a craftable resource.
• Slabs are a craftable resource used by Artificers

This does not mean that you should throw away any chunks you receive! You can convert chunks to slabs by right clicking on a stack of 20 or more in your inventory. When you do this a small window will appear giving you a breakdown of the number of slabs you will receive and also the number of chunks that will be left over. Simply click Convert and the new material will show up in your inventory.

Shards and Samples Too

Again, when you harvest stone, you may find that you are occasionally rewarded with two quantities of gemstones: Shards and Samples.

• Shards are small pieces of gemstone that are not a craftable resource.
• Samples are a craftable resource used by primarily by Artificers, primarily Mineralogists

As with other resources, you can convert your "useless" shards into a sample by right-clicking on a stack of 20 shards or more in your inventory in order to receive full samples.

You are never guaranteed to find a gemstone when quarrying. You simply have a chance to find one in any node that you harvest.

Rare and Ultra-Rare Resources

As you will see below, resources are not only broken down by Tier, but also by relative rarity. For some Tiers you can find Rare versions and also Ultra-Rare versions. These tend to be useful for crafters performing upgrades or crafting special items. You can receive a rare or ultra-rare by chance when harvesting a regular node.

You have a greater chance of receiving a rare resource from a regular resource node if you are participating in a Group Harvest.

Know Your Stone

If you are going to be successful at harvesting stone and gems, you have to learn the different types of deposits that can be found. Your first tip that the rock you may be looking at is a stone resource is that it has the word "Mineral" in the name. No other resource has items named in this manner and remembering this could be important when spotting deposits from a distance.

For example:

• Small Mineral Cluster will most likely provide you with Tier 1, e.g. Basalt Block and a chance for a Quartz Sample.

It should be noted that there is no accurate way to determine what tier of resource will be available for creatures that become harvestable after they have been killed although the level of the creature is a rough estimate. However, once you begin harvesting, you can move your mouse over the resource icon in the harvesting box, and the tooltip should tell you what type this is.

Stone Resources:

Gem Resources:

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