Realized after uploading I never showed the mini-game, here's a quick clip and an additional tip: clips.twitch.tv/TenuousThoughtfulJuiceHumbleLife-tcGy7XbUevHEg1PO oh and where to find the tool recipes: clips.twitch.tv/BrainyFurtiveBeanSpicyBoy-KzN6-ggUN5MGxoI3
Don gatekeeping lmao. If you use the dog, you will spend more energy but you won't get double minigame stacks. So do not use the sniffer guys... Unless you don't have time
Wait what... It goes backwards in the minigame after it hits the right side? Shit, i've failed so many times when the first one spawns right by the start lol.
golden tip and i love the way you talk calmy and not rushing through the topic you talking about. My mothertongue is not english but i understood every single word. thanks and subbed!
I been excavating for like 2 weeks now since I saw this video come out. Been very good money. I did the craftable Feiton map for first time to help maybe get some t2 mats but it was a huge waste tbh. I could have made 750gold on the AH if I just sold everything, which could be used to buy me like 15+ Moons Breath on my server. Where as all I got from my Treasure Maps were far less relics/ancient than I used to create the map to begin with. Just pointing out that the maps are not always a profit, would have been a nice disclaimer as I'm just a few upgrades from t3 and could have used the gold on moons breaths instead.
One thing I discovered if you're just starting to level excavating, is you go to Tooki Island. Once everybody has left, you have the entire island to yourself, with about 7 nodes spread across the island that regenerate pretty quick. So bring some Leap's essence for double XP and loads of energy pots for a long session of levelling. Burned though about 25 pots and used about 10 essences from hoarding and buying in Mari's. But after all that, I went from 20-30 in 45 minutes, cause the island will eventually kick you out. Although you'll also get an achievement for overstaying. Only caveat is you'll be at the mercy of going crazy from hearing those annoying Tookies over and over. Hope this helps!
I am glad I somewhat kept up my excavating level just because I wanted the distribution to be somewhat even - this is incredible! I severy underrated excavating! Thank you very much for this guide!
I focused on foraging first, I got it to level 25 going for 30 so I can farm the purple mats on Punika. On NA west the price of white flowers hit 120 gold today, as I think people have finally run out of free health pots.
Another step towards becoming the richest free to play oil prince on EU! Second positive for excavation is the fact, that you are digging holes, makes burrying bodies easier.
I started focusing most my life points on excavation early on since A) i love hot and cold games and B) it looked like i needed to in order to find materials to craft my own higher end gathering tools for EVERY life skill, anyway. This is just another reason I'm glad I did as I approach level 20 with a big load of vitality potions :eyes:
I watched video when i was at t1....now at t3 i just unterstood more what you said and i m starting to working thought those maps...its a bit late but its never too late Thanks for video!
Great video, new to Lost Ark and the components are so overwhelming to figure out. Now T1 but ignored relic hunting so this was great motivation to start before I get to lost in the overwhelming newb mistakes that I think can be costly game play if you are on limited time like me.
Hi, just wanted to share my experience with this. Have made 10+ maps and have made a loss with this method at tier 2, so probably only worth it at tier 3 and with high excavating talent.
Hello thank u for the video, I don't speak english good but I think I understood the major part of ur video. I've never paid much attention to this profession in the game but now I'm going to get into it. Thank you.
Thanks for the information Don. I have a question though, do you need lvl 30 Excavating to unlock the Treasure Map recipes in your Stronghold? I only have the recipes for Treasure Map Chests but my Excavating is not yet lvl 30.
If my character is doing T3 content, but i havent leveled up this life skill at all, is it possible to do it in the T3 areas and use T3 treasure maps? or do i need to start at a lower tier continent like the other life skills?
I had heard this type of investment could be insanely profitable, but also a massive gamble. Seems to be true, either this was nerfed heavily after you posted it, or i have terrible luck. Im not getting results anywhere near what you claim to get, but im only 20-30 maps deep. Still took alot of time to get this far, i hope it becomes worth it later on...
I had the same experience as you did. My RNG was terrible and not worth the time, effort and gold that I put into it. People keep saying that this is the way but it is a gamble at best.
Thanks, subscribed! very useful content. Please tell me, is there any way to restore/save work energy other than waiting or buying in Mari's shop? cuz excavating takes like 400/dig so I can barely do several a day
Nice Tip and Video! this maps are only available to this type of life skill? Because i can see in the stronghold that we have different creatable maps!
most profitable/ time efficient life skill is fishing....you can just stay in one spot and fish without running around and waste time....also you can craft the T3 crystals used for upgrading gear. 60+ fishing with artifact tool makes bank.
Hey bro, great vid as usual. I came across from PoE, seem to be at a similar spot as you - slogging through tier 3, 6 alts at 1k. I went with herbalism, the money is just too disgusting not to. You hit nodes with leaps essence active and get 40-50 blue flowers in a go sometimes lol. I'll try this out, the solar's should help. Are you selling your BoE upgrade materials from your alts?
Hey, I did what you said and crafted/got from archeology feiton maps and when i run them I dont get moonsbreaths but only relics? Am i doing something wrong?
This game is also quite good for life content. This content allows you to directly and inexpensively produce many materials. Alternatively, you can earn gold by selling them. Life contents are contents that are loved a lot in Korea. This is MMO. good game
1 Breath increases chance of 1,5% from 13 to 14 but only increases by 1% from 14 to 15. So decide wisely, maybe buy the upgrade material that gives you 10% increased chance.
just wondering if its just better to excavate at golden wave island only? instead of going to the T2/T3 continents? or do they give greater loots/rare loots?
is it better to excavate at felton or yorn or does it not matter? (for example does felton give more since its a higher continent? I know u said the maps are better but how about actually excavating at the continents is it the same?
late to the party but if you want a nice place to do T3 archaeology uninterrupted, go to niheltalotep's thoughts!!! it has rocks and relic traces (T3) and virtually nothing that bothers you on half of the island
Very good video talking about hidden features no one else is talking about! Can you tell us anything about increasing the speed of stronghold level upgrades? I hear mention something about structures giving boosts but there are no english sites that have that info.
excavating has the most work. finding, then digging. knowing its just in fixed spots makes it way easier though. like i have the herbalism spots memorized on lulliby island so this should be basically the same
Hey, I just made 6 of these maps, and didn't get a single upgrade mat. Did I do something wrong? Secret Garden T3 - Punika maps made from the stronghold.
hello, i have a question. I'm waiting for the time for the secret place to open in lullaby island, the time is up but the door won't open. Everything stops as if nothing had happened. I got the last of resonance. In addition, the event clock in the upper left corner and the indicator inside do not match.
You have to play the song when you see the circle appear on the floor. Also event start times are usually 1-2 minutes after the official start time, to give people time to get on the island.
A lot of things are pretty overwhelming. Apparently I have enough to get my gear lvl from 302 to 460+ but I don't know exactly what to do, and then what I should be focusing my time on after.
Different materials at tiers 2 and 3. Once you hit 460, your honing failure chances increase bit by bit. The goal is to play the tier 1 content, farm it, and hit up tier 1 islands until you hit tier 2. Then, do the same for tier 2
You can buy the recipe from one of your traders =) you got a tool chest for daily login (3 epic tools) and you get 6 epic chests for 18 or so world tree leaves ( but on my server those epic toolboxes are like 9gold each so no big deal.
I recommend doing a personal map, by taking a screenshot and using a program to mark the spots..Easier to remember spots and you can have your map on your phone or second monitor to follow. This of course takes some time to do, but it is worth it. There are some already made maps on the internet that can be found.
@@bryanbryan6108 hmm? I've tried to find some site with already created maps, but only found a few pictures of someone's created map. Are you saying that there is an interactive map that shows the spots? If so, do enlighten me of what I should Google.
@@winyonzentrada was hoping for an easier way but that's the way I've been doing it as well. Takes some time to move from tier 1 to tier 2 or just moving areas
Do I have to be in their 3 to get the Solar grace drop from the chests or can I still get the drop from doing like Feiton ones on my toon thats really close to t3^^
hey mate.how are you.i wonder if i should expand my bags and card slots for more space or not needed.becuase it needs gems for opening them.and you are awesome btw.keep up the good work.
Hey Don! Do you have a resource guide for finding the hidden map locations? I have a map for fresnar highland and I can't find it to save my life. Any tips welcome.
@@DonTheCrown ahh I did notice it say 150 steps south and was confused. I was thinking, from where?! Thanks for the help bud. I enjoy your videos and effort in making them.
Hi, nice video man. But I have 1 question , from which lvl of excavating it becomes interesting? I m tier 2 and lvl 20 excavating and it's not useful for me I only got a little number of moons breath and it takes me lot of work energy (180 energy per excavation) and the moon 's breath are not tradable.
You are 1346 F2P Don? If so that's amazing, I've been stuck at 1339 failing my sword like 3 times already and my gloves 5 times. Do you have any advice when it comes to when we should be using upgrade chance % increase materials and which to be the most efficient? Thanks bud, you're awesome
@@DonTheCrown Have you come across or got another excel sheet with the best points to start using the upgrade mats? including the first grind after getting to 50 etc. I'm just not sure at which point its better to risk the rolls since those +chance mats are so expensive as well.
Incredible video, super straight to the point, really helpful! I wasn't exactly sure where to spend my lifeskill so that's a really good pointer! I was wondering though, are those map solo only or can you do them with other people to get even more ressources?
The second he called the stronghold "hideout" I knew he was trustworthy.
@@m4ndzin PoE, guy.
Still Sane, Exile?
i thought it was a Escape From Arkesia kind of thing but still funny xD
Edit: misspelling
@@TheShroux I call it the hideout because of tarkov too lol
@@iweber95 likewise hahahaha
Realized after uploading I never showed the mini-game, here's a quick clip and an additional tip: clips.twitch.tv/TenuousThoughtfulJuiceHumbleLife-tcGy7XbUevHEg1PO
oh and where to find the tool recipes: clips.twitch.tv/BrainyFurtiveBeanSpicyBoy-KzN6-ggUN5MGxoI3
With the relic taking 20 sec to disappear and the stack buff being 40sec it is safe to assume you can't quit the mini game twice ?
Don gatekeeping lmao.
If you use the dog, you will spend more energy but you won't get double minigame stacks.
So do not use the sniffer guys... Unless you don't have time
@@luckydony6375 you can quit twice, but just barely
Wait what... It goes backwards in the minigame after it hits the right side? Shit, i've failed so many times when the first one spawns right by the start lol.
@@Ripcraze Obviously...
golden tip and i love the way you talk calmy and not rushing through the topic you talking about. My mothertongue is not english but i understood every single word. thanks and subbed!
I like your channel because you are just chill and say what’s up, no extra RUclips crap or padding just info
thanks! and thanks for commenting for the algo
I been excavating for like 2 weeks now since I saw this video come out. Been very good money. I did the craftable Feiton map for first time to help maybe get some t2 mats but it was a huge waste tbh. I could have made 750gold on the AH if I just sold everything, which could be used to buy me like 15+ Moons Breath on my server. Where as all I got from my Treasure Maps were far less relics/ancient than I used to create the map to begin with. Just pointing out that the maps are not always a profit, would have been a nice disclaimer as I'm just a few upgrades from t3 and could have used the gold on moons breaths instead.
I was about to post the same thing haha All these kind of videos need a disclaimer forreal.
One thing I discovered if you're just starting to level excavating, is you go to Tooki Island. Once everybody has left, you have the entire island to yourself, with about 7 nodes spread across the island that regenerate pretty quick. So bring some Leap's essence for double XP and loads of energy pots for a long session of levelling. Burned though about 25 pots and used about 10 essences from hoarding and buying in Mari's. But after all that, I went from 20-30 in 45 minutes, cause the island will eventually kick you out. Although you'll also get an achievement for overstaying.
Only caveat is you'll be at the mercy of going crazy from hearing those annoying Tookies over and over. Hope this helps!
where can we buy energy pots and leap essence
@@jerome6897 Mari's secret shop. Converted most of the gold I earned in-game into blue crystals.
The kind of guide i was looking for about what to do with trade skills. Covered the topic very well. Thanks
Finally someone who speaks clearly and explains things in a way I can understand. Legend
we need more chill guides like this one , great job
I am glad I somewhat kept up my excavating level just because I wanted the distribution to be somewhat even - this is incredible! I severy underrated excavating! Thank you very much for this guide!
You probably saved me a few days, thank you man. I have so many maps queued up for t2 mats ahaha.
Always on point with incredibly useful content. Thanks again!
Man, these guides are on another level.
I focused on foraging first, I got it to level 25 going for 30 so I can farm the purple mats on Punika. On NA west the price of white flowers hit 120 gold today, as I think people have finally run out of free health pots.
Well spoken and straight forward, great vid
Another step towards becoming the richest free to play oil prince on EU!
Second positive for excavation is the fact, that you are digging holes, makes burrying bodies easier.
Instant sub, great video my guy.
Huh, excavation was the last thing I planned to level. Good to know it should be my 1st or second (next to foraging)
Same
Why do you want to focus on foraging?
@@jkvb.j6383 You dont want potions lol?
@@UncleGeorge20 I do, but I can't find any good spot to farm these materials, could you recommend something?
@@jkvb.j6383 Medrick monastery theres an area where there are tons of flowers. I used up all my energy because there was always one available
Good tips, go to the point, great locution. good quality on every videos... ye thats a well earned sub sir !
Thanks for sharing these informative guides, also very thorough with explaining things. Great contents like always.
your videos have helped me the most very good explanaitions keep it up
Glad to hear that!
Just what I was looking for. Thanks.
I started focusing most my life points on excavation early on since A) i love hot and cold games and B) it looked like i needed to in order to find materials to craft my own higher end gathering tools for EVERY life skill, anyway. This is just another reason I'm glad I did as I approach level 20 with a big load of vitality potions :eyes:
Really great tutorial, straight to the point, you know your stuff.. thanks
God this game has so much content to it, I fucking love it!
Me too, brother. Me too.
I watched video when i was at t1....now at t3 i just unterstood more what you said and i m starting to working thought those maps...its a bit late but its never too late
Thanks for video!
Hi Don! Thanks for the video!
Thanks don, answered all my questions in the video!
Thanks for the inside track on this!
Great video, new to Lost Ark and the components are so overwhelming to figure out. Now T1 but ignored relic hunting so this was great motivation to start before I get to lost in the overwhelming newb mistakes that I think can be costly game play if you are on limited time like me.
Hi, just wanted to share my experience with this. Have made 10+ maps and have made a loss with this method at tier 2, so probably only worth it at tier 3 and with high excavating talent.
Excavating level 30 sniffer dog is the key
Awesome vid Don
Hello thank u for the video, I don't speak english good but I think I understood the major part of ur video. I've never paid much attention to this profession in the game but now I'm going to get into it. Thank you.
Awesome stuff, stoked when creators delete comments that are not what they want to hear. Keep up the stellar work!
Nice video Don, glad to see the good content you are putting out. It really helped, with all the information i needed. Thanks a bunch :)
Good to have you back bud. Let's get all that Lost Ark content
Thank you thank you thank you
Really well explained
great vid man! very clear!
Thanks for the information Don. I have a question though, do you need lvl 30 Excavating to unlock the Treasure Map recipes in your Stronghold? I only have the recipes for Treasure Map Chests but my Excavating is not yet lvl 30.
If my character is doing T3 content, but i havent leveled up this life skill at all, is it possible to do it in the T3 areas and use T3 treasure maps? or do i need to start at a lower tier continent like the other life skills?
Hi! Thanks for the video!
Is that worth to just walk around spoting the relics but only picking up the old relics (or the chests)?
Thanks bro, i was looking for informations about excavating but it's so hard to find
I had heard this type of investment could be insanely profitable, but also a massive gamble. Seems to be true, either this was nerfed heavily after you posted it, or i have terrible luck. Im not getting results anywhere near what you claim to get, but im only 20-30 maps deep. Still took alot of time to get this far, i hope it becomes worth it later on...
I had the same experience as you did. My RNG was terrible and not worth the time, effort and gold that I put into it. People keep saying that this is the way but it is a gamble at best.
Holy, I knew that every life skill had its merits and is important in the end game but damn, important is an understatement.
Thanks, subscribed! very useful content.
Please tell me, is there any way to restore/save work energy other than waiting or buying in Mari's shop? cuz excavating takes like 400/dig so I can barely do several a day
Nice Tip and Video! this maps are only available to this type of life skill? Because i can see in the stronghold that we have different creatable maps!
I've hit a wall right before T2 now and I'm out of island quests and stuff to do. Do I just farm chaos dungeon? Seems very slow.
Dude you are best content in RUclips
OMG, great video!
Excellent video! I been looking for info on treasure chests. I knew they would be valuable and worth doing.
Really great content!
really good vid!
most profitable/ time efficient life skill is fishing....you can just stay in one spot and fish without running around and waste time....also you can craft the T3 crystals used for upgrading gear. 60+ fishing with artifact tool makes bank.
Hey bro, great vid as usual. I came across from PoE, seem to be at a similar spot as you - slogging through tier 3, 6 alts at 1k. I went with herbalism, the money is just too disgusting not to. You hit nodes with leaps essence active and get 40-50 blue flowers in a go sometimes lol. I'll try this out, the solar's should help. Are you selling your BoE upgrade materials from your alts?
Is there any use for the grey/white relics? Or should I just be converting them to green/blue/purple relics in my stronghold as I move into T3?
awsome man, yet another cool system in the game i didnt know about
Yea, excavating is extremely fun for mii too, so I'm having fun and working towards making money. Win-win :x
What stronghold level do you need in order to make those maps?
where do you buy life energy potions?
Hey, I did what you said and crafted/got from archeology feiton maps and when i run them I dont get moonsbreaths but only relics? Am i doing something wrong?
This game is also quite good for life content. This content allows you to directly and inexpensively produce many materials. Alternatively, you can earn gold by selling them. Life contents are contents that are loved a lot in Korea. This is MMO. good game
any recommended t1 farming spots?
golden wave is always packed :(
Try to change the Channel.
When do you recommend using the starbreaths etc? Only from 14 -> 15 or also 13 ->14?
1 Breath increases chance of 1,5% from 13 to 14 but only increases by 1% from 14 to 15. So decide wisely, maybe buy the upgrade material that gives you 10% increased chance.
AMAZING VIDEO!!!!
just wondering if its just better to excavate at golden wave island only? instead of going to the T2/T3 continents? or do they give greater loots/rare loots?
is it better to excavate at felton or yorn or does it not matter? (for example does felton give more since its a higher continent? I know u said the maps are better but how about actually excavating at the continents is it the same?
feiton is better i think
late to the party but if you want a nice place to do T3 archaeology uninterrupted, go to niheltalotep's thoughts!!! it has rocks and relic traces (T3) and virtually nothing that bothers you on half of the island
Very good video talking about hidden features no one else is talking about! Can you tell us anything about increasing the speed of stronghold level upgrades? I hear mention something about structures giving boosts but there are no english sites that have that info.
Will do! Actually might be the next video...
really love your vid your insight is super helpful please keep it up
nice video!how can you restore your work energy?Is there a potion or anything else we can do?
Really nice guide, thanks for sharing. This has to be my lowest leveled skill sadly.
excavating has the most work. finding, then digging. knowing its just in fixed spots makes it way easier though. like i have the herbalism spots memorized on lulliby island so this should be basically the same
Very informative video with great explanation! Thank you so much, I'm off to do some excavating! ;)
great guide thanks
Hey, I just made 6 of these maps, and didn't get a single upgrade mat. Did I do something wrong? Secret Garden T3 - Punika maps made from the stronghold.
hello, i have a question. I'm waiting for the time for the secret place to open in lullaby island, the time is up but the door won't open. Everything stops as if nothing had happened. I got the last of resonance. In addition, the event clock in the upper left corner and the indicator inside do not match.
Go by the clock in the upper right; play your resonance at that time and you will be in.
You have to play the song when you see the circle appear on the floor. Also event start times are usually 1-2 minutes after the official start time, to give people time to get on the island.
Hey, where can i buy those life energy potions? Since they are all non tradeable, its only for diamonds or is there some other merchant for those? :)
u got my sub for this video - well done and thank you
Ty for the guides
A lot of things are pretty overwhelming. Apparently I have enough to get my gear lvl from 302 to 460+ but I don't know exactly what to do, and then what I should be focusing my time on after.
Different materials at tiers 2 and 3. Once you hit 460, your honing failure chances increase bit by bit. The goal is to play the tier 1 content, farm it, and hit up tier 1 islands until you hit tier 2. Then, do the same for tier 2
This video is massive; i havent seen anyone mention this :D Question; how did you make the purple tools ?
You can buy the recipe from one of your traders =) you got a tool chest for daily login (3 epic tools) and you get 6 epic chests for 18 or so world tree leaves ( but on my server those epic toolboxes are like 9gold each so no big deal.
Thanks for the video, it is very helpful!
I recommend doing a personal map, by taking a screenshot and using a program to mark the spots..Easier to remember spots and you can have your map on your phone or second monitor to follow.
This of course takes some time to do, but it is worth it. There are some already made maps on the internet that can be found.
Should have just opened with the pre-created maps 😂
@@bryanbryan6108 hmm? I've tried to find some site with already created maps, but only found a few pictures of someone's created map. Are you saying that there is an interactive map that shows the spots? If so, do enlighten me of what I should Google.
What website did you use for pre built map?
@@forsakenheros I used the pupunika interactive map to take a screenshot and then mark the spots with Photoshop.
@@winyonzentrada was hoping for an easier way but that's the way I've been doing it as well. Takes some time to move from tier 1 to tier 2 or just moving areas
only question i have is, how do you get the better tools ? is it in crafting part of the hideout too ?
Why cant i get any t3 mats for the treasure maps when im excavating? Im in secret forest but i never get any oreha relics
When do i learn Punika treasure map, at 1302 gear equipped or what? i completed the Punika story quests
Do I have to be in their 3 to get the Solar grace drop from the chests or can I still get the drop from doing like Feiton ones on my toon thats really close to t3^^
can you only get the purple relics in T2+? Where is the best spot to farm if you're only in T1?
This was perfect thank you
ty for great video
hey mate.how are you.i wonder if i should expand my bags and card slots for more space or not needed.becuase it needs gems for opening them.and you are awesome btw.keep up the good work.
i did, i plan to play a long time
Hey Don! Do you have a resource guide for finding the hidden map locations? I have a map for fresnar highland and I can't find it to save my life. Any tips welcome.
looking at the map when you are near will give you a distance and direction to the portal
@@DonTheCrown ahh I did notice it say 150 steps south and was confused. I was thinking, from where?! Thanks for the help bud. I enjoy your videos and effort in making them.
Yo Can we change basic effects on our expert tool or need too craft a new one?
Did this..crafted a Rohendel Map and got T1 Mats...but not tradeable...are only T3 ones tradeable?
Hi, nice video man. But I have 1 question , from which lvl of excavating it becomes interesting? I m tier 2 and lvl 20 excavating and it's not useful for me I only got a little number of moons breath and it takes me lot of work energy (180 energy per excavation) and the moon 's breath are not tradable.
moons help you get to t3 faster -> large value
Thanks for the video bro
You are 1346 F2P Don? If so that's amazing, I've been stuck at 1339 failing my sword like 3 times already and my gloves 5 times. Do you have any advice when it comes to when we should be using upgrade chance % increase materials and which to be the most efficient? Thanks bud, you're awesome
Weapons are most expensive so at 13+ use the breath material 20+. Unfortunately you can still fail but getting an extra 20% chance is huge.
Yeah I always full juice my weapons in T3 and have gotten very lucky
@@DonTheCrown Have you come across or got another excel sheet with the best points to start using the upgrade mats? including the first grind after getting to 50 etc. I'm just not sure at which point its better to risk the rolls since those +chance mats are so expensive as well.
@Neko Tajni lol you need to go outside and get some sun son.
Incredible video, super straight to the point, really helpful! I wasn't exactly sure where to spend my lifeskill so that's a really good pointer!
I was wondering though, are those map solo only or can you do them with other people to get even more ressources?
solo maps only
@@DonTheCrown But can you sell map slots for these to do it with a party to make even more gold for each party member?
@@WhitePho3niX solo only m8
Awesome guide that helps a lot. My only problem is when i finish crafting the map I dont know where to find it.
Does your excavating need to be at a certain lvl to farm at Punika?