Dyeing

Introduced:

Twilight's Gleaming

Related Quests:

Little Green Seeds

Updated:

See Notes

Related topics: Crafting, Cooking, Alchemy

Overview

Most loot armor and clothing (and some quest items that have the special property Dyeable) can be dyed various colors by using cooking skill to apply a prepared dye pot.
For the effects of applying dye to loot-generated armor, see the different types of Armor.

The process of creating a dye pot requires alchemy skill. Dye plants spawn randomly on the landscape (the plant links below have spawn maps) or are grown by a Herbalist (Terese). If you give her Little Green Seeds she will give you a plant in return (Thanamin for Tusker seeds and different colors for seeds dropped by various types of Shreth).

• If you would like to add dyed variations of quest armor and clothing to your page, the Template:Dyed Variations might be of use.

Crafting Steps

1. Crush the dye plant using a Mortar and Pestle. Difficulty: 150 Alchemy = 50% chance of success.
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   You crush the plant.

2. Use a Neutral Balm on the crushed plant to create a vial of dye. Difficulty: 200 Alchemy = 50% chance of success.
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   You brew the dye.

3. Use the vial of dye with a Cooking Pot to create a dye pot. Difficulty: 200 Cooking = 50% chance of success.
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   You boil the dye.

4. Finally, use the dye pot on the item you wish to dye. Difficulty: 230 Cooking = 50% chance of success.
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   You apply the dye.

Items that can be Dyed

• All Loot Armor and Clothing. See Category:Loot Armor Type for a list of pages with screenshots.
• Quest armor and clothing with the Dyeable property. See Category:Dyeable for a list of these items.
• Stamps
• Flags
• Shadow Armor
• Ancient Armor can be dyed using Pigmentation Apparatus obtained through the The Temple of Xik Minru quest.

Fail Dyes

It is possible to fail a dye job if your skill isn't high enough. The result can be either a minor failure (color changes to pink for clothing or orange for armor) or a major failure where 20 Armor Value is lost (cannot go below zero). Some people find the fail colors desirable and will purposefully use a low skill chef (cooking must still be trained). The color of plant used doesn't matter.

NOTE: With the addition of Tailoring, it is now possible to safely "fail dye" your armor without the reduction of armor level.

Available Dyes

Plant	Crushed	Vial	Dye pot
Argenory Plant	Crushed Argenory Plant	Vial of Argenory Dye	Argenory Dye Pot
Berimphur Plant	Crushed Berimphur Plant	Vial of Berimphur Dye	Berimphur Dye Pot
Colban Plant	Crushed Colban Plant	Vial of Colban Dye	Colban Dye Pot
Hennacin Plant	Crushed Hennacin Plant	Vial of Hennacin Dye	Hennacin Dye Pot
Lapyan Plant	Crushed Lapyan Plant	Vial of Lapyan Dye	Lapyan Dye Pot
Minalim Plant	Crushed Minalim Plant	Vial of Minalim Dye	Minalim Dye Pot
Relanim Plant	Crushed Relanim Plant	Vial of Relanim Dye	Relanim Dye Pot
Thananim Plant	Crushed Thananim Plant	Vial of Thananim Dye	Thananim Dye Pot
Verdalim Plant	Crushed Verdalim Plant	Vial of Verdalim Dye	Verdalim Dye Pot

Notes

• Dyeing was introduced during the Twilight's Gleaming event.
• When first introduced, dye plants were seasonal and only appeared on the landscape during certain months:
  • During the Twilight's Gleaming event, Hennacin, Berimphur and Verdalim plants were available.
  • During The Child of Daralet event, Argenory, Minalim and Lapyan were available.
  • During the Lost in the New Horizon event, Renalim and Colban plants became available. In addition, Thananim also became available with the introduction of Terese the Herbalist.
• During the Should the Stars Fall event, Ketnan began exchanging the three dye plants available at the time for knock-off "Hoory" Mattekar Robes and Bludgeoning Swords.
• During the Betrayal event, plants were changed to be no longer seasonal and now appear on the landscape all year round.