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What Are Rares?

During the Throne of Destiny expansion in 2005, rare items, or Rares, were introduced to the loot generator. There are six tiers that increase in rarity ranging from the most common Tier 1 rares, which consist of consumable buff gems, to the least common Tier 6 rares which consist of weapons for each class. Consumable type items in tier 5 are eternal/infinite and have an unlimited number of uses. Some rares can also be leveled for added bonuses (Heroic Destroyer Set | Heroic Protector Set).

How Rares Are Found

Rare Eligible Creatures

Each time a player kills a rare eligible creature, there is a small chance that a rare will drop. To be rare eligible, the creature must drop a corpse/treasure pile, be a greater level than the player, or level 100+.

Real Time Rares

Also there is a real time rare timer for each character, this timer starts the first time you kill a rare eligible creature. A character such as a mule that has never killed anything will not have an active timer. It works by looking at the real time that has elapsed since the last rare was found, it increases as the time gets closer to two months (real life time) at which point it is a 100% chance. People have found that for characters that don't normally hunt, it's best to take them out at at the 30 day mark and a rare will drop after a few kills (although it sometimes can take longer since it's still a % chance at the 30 day mark).

What are the Drop Rates?

According to NoWorries' post on the official forums:

For every 1 weapon (Tier 6) that drops the following should drop (in the long run):





Estimated drop rate of a rare item is one in 2,500 rare eligible creature kills.

Tier 1

Spells casted by the rare gems do not stack with Spectral Mastery Crystals.

Creature Magic Gems

Tier 2

Life Magic Gems

Item Magic Gems

Potions

Icon Name Description Rare # Refreshing Elixir Restores 500 Health when consumed. 67 Invigorating Elixir Restores 500 Stamina when consumed. 68 Miraculous Elixir Restores 500 Mana when used. 69

Tier 3

Healing Kits

Keys

Tier 4

Armor

See Heroic Protector Set for information on leveling rare armor. Heroic Protector Set is SetId 40

Shields

Jewelry

Tier 5

Eternal Creature Magic Gems

Eternal Life Magic Gems

Eternal Item Magic Gems

Eternal Dispel Gems

Icon Name Description Rare # Rune of Dispel Use of this gem dispels all negative enchantments of level 7 or lower from the target. This gem does not run out of charges. It will not be destroyed upon use. 143

Eternal Healing Kits

Icon Name Description Rare # Eternal Health Kit Use this item to recover your Health. It will never run out of uses. 146 Eternal Stamina Kit Use this item to recover your Stamina. It will never run out of uses. 147 Eternal Mana Kit Use this item to recover your Mana. It will never run out of uses. 148

Eternal Lockpicks

Icon Name Description Rare # Limitless Lockpick Use this item on a locked door or chest to pick the lock. 149

Eternal Arrowheads

Eternal Salvage

Icon Name Description Rare # Infinite Ivory A bag that contains endless amounts of ivory. No matter how much ivory is used the bag will always remain full. 151 Infinite Leather A bag that contains endless amounts of leather. No matter how much leather is used the bag will always remain full. 152

Eternal Mana Charges

Icon Name Description Rare # Infinite Major Mana Charge ?? 153

Eternal Rations

Icon Name Description Rare # Infinite Simple Dried Rations A simple mix of dried meat, nuts, and fruit. No matter how many times this item is used the quantity will never diminish. 154 Infinite Elaborate Dried Rations An elaborate mix of dried meat, nuts, and fruit. No matter how many times this item is used the quantity will never diminish. 155

Eternal Dyepots

Foolproof Salvage

Packs

Icon Name Description Rare # Pack This pack has 48 spaces. 186

Tier 6

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See Heroic Destroyer Set for information on leveling Tier 6 weapons.

Heavy Weapons

Light Weapons

Finesse Weapons

Two Handed Weapons

Missile Weapons

Wands

Spectral Mastery Crystals

See: Spectral Mastery Crystals