Herbalism

Herbalism

 

We can find an abundant ecosystem of Plants around Efria, each of them with unique properties that are being explored since the Ancient Times. Different biomes display an exclusive range of Plants. Plants are mostly spotted close to bushes, tall grasses and trees.

 

A true Herbalist must comprehend the principles of nature in order to harvest Rakidia’s legacy with dirty hands. Every form of Plant life is important to Efria's natural balance. Herbs can have mystical effects used for the creation of Potions, Tonics and its Powder to enchant jewelries such as Earrings.

Herbalism Experience Points are obtained as you harvest Plants and level up, this allows you to equip better tools, learn Herbalism skills and increase your chance of collecting rare Herbs.

Plants can be harvested for Herbs, they can be found in a different disposition according to the biome where they appear. Plants usually grow faster than Veins, and the bigger the Plant, the greater the chance of getting extra Herbs on a successful harvest. Plants may vary in rarity, and a rare one can be difficult to successfully harvest by inexperienced Herbalists.

You must fill the Harvesting Bar to collect the Herb. This occurs through the Harvest Speed of the Trowel in relation to the Plant's root depth. If your Herbalism level is not high enough for the Plant, it may fail and the progress bar will turn red. Only a few attempts are tolerated until your actions causes the Plant to die.

When the raw material is collected, it is automatically placed in your "Craft Materials" page inside your Inventory (you can open that page by using the button, keyboard shortcut Y or the middle mouse button).

While harvesting, you may find some items buried in the ground. Many of them were buried after the explosion of the ancient weapon and can be used for various purposes.

Raw Material:

	Name
	Monster Horn
	Blue Feather
	Ancient Screw
	Poison Gland

To become a Herbalist, you only need to have a Trowel. A Trowel for beginners can be bought at the Gatherer Instructor, Brock's shop in Ruinen Village.

Tools

The Trowel is the tool of choice for Herbalists, it must be equipped in the Gatherer window (button on HUD or use G shortcut). Integrity reduces whenever you start harvesting a Plant. The tool can be repaired by a Blacksmith or using a Repair Kit.

The only way to obtain stronger Trowels is to craft them through Smithery Master, Salon in Ricarten Town. A weaker Trowel, other crafting materials and Gold is required to upgrade it.

Trowels:

	Name	Stats
	Botanic Trowel	Harvest Speed: 0.2 - 0.5 Integrity: 80 - 85 Req. Level: 25 Spec Extra Herb: 1 - 2
	Fanged Trowel	Harvest Speed: 1 - 2 Integrity: 85 - 90 Req. Level: 90 Req. Herbalism Lv.: 4 Spec Extra Herb: 2 - 3
	Elven Trowel	Harvest Speed: 3 - 4 Integrity: 90 - 95 Req. Level: 110 Req. Herbalism Lv.: 7 Spec Extra Herb: 3 - 5
	Treant Trowel	Harvest Speed: 6 - 7 Integrity: 95-100 Req. Level: 120 Req. Herbalism Lv.: 10 Spec Extra Herb: 4 - 6

Note: Tools can be Respeced. See the Respec Guide.

Skills

As you evolve your Herbalism proficiency, skills are automatically learned and improved on level up.

 Land Mastery

Permanently increases your chance of finding extra Herbs while harvesting.

Required Herbalism Level: 1

 Build Grinding Table

Set up a Grinding table to process Herbs.

Required Herbalism Level: 8

Required Unlock Item: Grinding Table (craft at Smithery Master, Salon)

Grinding

Raw Materials are unstable for crafting, they must first be processed in a Grinding Table. Those can be found in many places on the continent, usually near Supply Stores.

The Grinding Table can be rented for a certain amount of gold for 24 hours (real time). During this period, the use is unlimited until the end of the contract. After that, the Grinding Table will need to be rented again. At level 8, you can craft your own Grinding Table without the need to rent it, building it anywhere using the Build Grinding Table skill.

Every processed material provides a small amount of Herbalism Experience.

The correct amount of Herbs must be deposited in the Grinding Table to generate one of the following items.

Processed Materials:

	Name	Raw Material
	Herbal Extract	125x Elfthorn
		114x Miragewort
		76x Thales' Beard
		26x Mardano's Horn
		10x Midranda's Nail
	Medicinal Powder	10x Duskflower
	Insightful Powder	10x Gloomshade
	Invigorating Powder	10x Verweed
	Ether Dust	10x Etheroot
	Fish Oil	See Fishing Guide

Cooking

Herbs are also useful in cooking Food. See the Cooking Guide for more information.