Loot

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Related topics: Game Mechanics, Items

Overview

Loot dropped by creatures and found in chests in Asheron's Call is largely random; however, there are seven tiers and other elements to the loot system that work together to generate an item.

The Loot System

Loot Profiles, Tiers and Mutators

Items generated by creatures and chests are based on treasure profiles. The profile controls what type of item is generated, how many and also the drop rate. Item types specified are general and include broad categories such as gems, weapons, armor etc

In addition to the profile, there are also 7 loot tiers (also referred to as 'Wealth Ratings'). Although not really seen, there is technically an 8th tier as tier 0 creatures drop no loot, such as the many Elementals and some quest creatures.

The loot tier of a profile is used in two distinct ways during treasure generation. First, it is used in selection to select the exact item that is going to be generated; and secondly it is used in mutation to determine how that item is going to be changed by the treasure system.

Obviously, some items do not mutate as they cannot vary in properties, this includes mundane items such as mana charges and healing kits to name a few. Weapons and armor on the other hand can mutate and be assigned varying properties such as: damage, attack and melee defense modifiers, speed, burden, spells, cantrips, wield requirements and so on.

Note: Trophies are separate from the Loot System and are instead handled by the Trophy System.

Game example

Mundane (unmutated) item example.

"The treasure profile used by the Broken Fragment says that when the creature dies, it’s going to create 3 to 5 items. One of those items is going to be either a healing kit (15% chance) or a mana stone (15% chance) or a scarab (70% chance). The profile also says that this is going to be an item with a wealth rating of 1. So when the fragment dies, it rolls a random number – and let’s say that it decides that one item is going to be a healing kit. Then it checks a table for the possible healing kits that can occur in wealth rating 1, and determines that the healing kit can be either a crude kit (75% chance) or a poor kit (25%) chance. It rolls again to decide exactly which kit it will generate."

Additional Properties

There are also special properties that can be applied to a specific creature's treasure profile.

• Quality property - A creature or item that has the quality property is more likely to generate more of the best items in the assigned loot tier. See the Quality Flag page for more details.
• Group property - A creature or item with the group property will always drop a larger quantity of loot than normal. Many boss creatures as well as Gold creatures on Vissidal have this property.

Major Updates to the Loot System

See Updates to the Loot System for a complete list of all updates made.

• Between February and May 2004, a multi-month project was made to "reinvigorate the treasure system".
• In the 100th event, Ancient Powers, a 7th loot tier was introduced.
• In the Old Ghosts event, loot in the 7th tier was expanded to creatures that also drop Pristine Mana Shards. The stat ranges were also adjusted for some items including weapons and covenant armor that drop in the Mana Forge chests.

Related Topics

• Creatures
  • Tier levels are shown in the creature stats tables.
• Updates to the Loot System
• Quality Flag
• Mana Forges
• Society Chests

Identifying Loot Tiers

"Mundane" Items

Tier	Peas	Mana Stones	Potions	Healing Kits	Lockpicks	Spell Scrolls
0	--	--	--	--	--	--
1						1, 2, 3
2						3, 4, 5
3						3, 4, 5
4						5, 6, 7
5						6, 7
6						7
7						7, 8*

* Level 8 Spell Components

Loot Properties

The tier a particular creature or chest belongs to has to be inferred by what it drops. Because of overlap between tiers it can take several pulls/drops to correctly determine the tier. Tiers are generally tied into monster level, for example wealth 6 loot appears on almost all creatures level 135 or higher (Grave Rats and Restless Spirits are example exceptions, being 135 and Tier 5).

Needs revisions:

Tier	Enchanted Spells	Caster Base Reqs	Weapon Base Reqs	Missile Base Reqs	Covenant Magic Reqs	Covenant Melee Reqs	Covenant Missile Reqs	Work- manship	Monster Level Found On*
1	1, 2, 3	None	None	None	None	None	None	1 - 5	1-34
2	3, 4, 5	None	None, 250	None, 250	None	250	250	2 - 6	35-74
3	3, 4, 5	None	None, 250	None, 250	None	250, 300	250, 270	2 - 7	75-94
4	4, 5, 6, Minor	None, 290	250, 300	250, 270	145, 160, 185, 205, 225, 245	225, 300, 325	160, 270, 290	3 - 8	95-114
5	5, 6, 7, Minor, Major (extremely rare)	None, 290, 310	300, 325, 350	270, 290, 315	185, 205, 225, 245, 265, 280	250, 325, 350, 370	160, 290, 315	3 - 9	115-134
6	6, 7, Minor (4), Major (2)	None, 310, 330, 355	350, 370, 400	315, 335, 360	185, 225, 245, 265, 280, 300	200, 250, 300, 325, 350, 370, 400	205, 290, 305, 315, 335	4 - 10	135+
7	6, 7, 8, Minor (4), Major (5), Epic (3)	None, 330, 355, 375	370, 400, 420	335, 360, 375	225, 280, 300	400, 420	360, 375	4 - 10	Chests and Shard Dropping Creatures**

* Exceptions exist but are rare. A notable exception is the wisps at Crystalline Crag, which are tier 6 despite being levels 110-130.

** Mana Forge and Faction Stronghold chests, creatures that drop Pristine Mana Shards in Graveyard, Freebooter Isle, Moarsman City, Dark Isle, the City of Neftet, the Frozen Valley, and the Direlands Gear Knight Resistance Camp.

Armor

Body Armor

For screenshots of maximum stats, click on the profile of the armor type then view its talk page.

Note: In the 101th patch, Risks and Rewards, the maximum armor levels of many (if not all) armor types were increased. As a result this table may be out of date. If you see an error, please edit it!

Type	Heritage	Base AL	Max AL	Coverage	Loot Tier
Alduressa	Viamontian	90	274	Full	--
Amuli	Gharu'ndim	90	260	No Head, Hands, Feet	4+
Celdon	Aluvian	110	274	No Head, Hands, Feet	4+
Chainmail	None	50	264	No Feet	1+
Chiran	Sho	--	263	Full	--
Covenant	Lugian	100	509	Full	--
Diforsa	Viamontian	100	269	Full	3+
Haebrean	Empyrean	--	273	Full	6+
Knorr	Empyrean	--	--	Full	6+
Koujia	Sho	--	265	No Head, Hands, Feet	--
Leather	None	20	253	Full	1+
Lorica	Aluvian	--	264	Full	--
Nariyid	Gharu'ndim	--	273	Full	--
Olthoi	None	100?	508	Full	7
Olthoi Alduressa	Viamontian	--	265	Full	7
Olthoi Amuli	Gharu'ndim	--	245	Full	7
Olthoi Celdon	Aluvian	--	265	Full	7
Olthoi Koujia	Sho	150	275	Full	7
Over-robes	None			Chest
Platemail	Aluvian	100	274	Full	3+
Scalemail	Gharu'ndim	75	272	No Feet	--
Sedgemail	Unknown	--	--	Full	6+
Society	None	150	274	Full	--
Studded Leather	None	30	269	Full	1+
Tenassa	Viamontian	95	264	No Head, Hands, Feet	4+
Yoroi	Sho	80	264	No Hands, Feet	3+

Foot Armor

For screenshots of maximum stats, see Talk:Foot Armor.

Type	Base AL	Max AL	Base Burden	Min Burden	Loot Tier
Alduressa Boots	--	311	--	317	--
Chiran Sandals	--	289	--	394	--
Covenant Sollerets	--	499	--	217	--
Diforsa Sollerets	100	306	--	425	--
Haebrean Boots	--	--	--	--	--
Knorr Academy Boots	--	--	--	--	--
Leather Boots	20	305	--	--	1+
Loafers	20	186	--	53	1+
Lorica Boots	--	297	--	309	--
Nariyid Boots	--	312	--	251	--
Olthoi Alduressa Boots	--	255	--	--	7
Olthoi Amuli Sollerets	--	263	--	--	7
Olthoi Celdon Sollerets	--	290	--	--	7
Olthoi Koujia Sollerets	--	293	--	--	7
Olthoi Sollerets	100	500	--	260	7
Sandals	20	211	--	47	1+
Shoes	20	241	--	44	1+
Slippers	20	220	--	41	1+
Sollerets	100	314	--	257	--
Steel Toed Boots	60	304	--	451	1+
Studded Leather Boots	30	286	--	479	1+
Viamontian Laced Boots	20	--	--	--	1+

Hand Armor

For screenshots of maximum stats, see Talk:Hand Armor.

Type	Base AL	Max AL	Base Burden	Min Burden	Loot Tier
Alduressa Gauntlets	--	314	--	661	--
Chainmail Gauntlets	140	304	460	222	1+
Chiran Gauntlets	--	278	--	472	--
Diforsa Gauntlets	--	311	--	452	--
Cloth Gloves	--	221	--	20	1+
Haebrean Gauntlets	--	--	--	--	--
Knorr Academy Gauntlets	--	--	--	--	--
Leather Gauntlets	20	281	--	173	1+
Long Leather Gauntlets	--	281	--	197	1+
Lorica Gauntlets	--	292	--	446	--
Nariyid Gauntlets	--	313	--	433	--
Olthoi Alduressa Gauntlets	--	--	--	--	7
Olthoi Amuli Gauntlets	--	246	--	--	7
Olthoi Celdon Gauntlets	--	307	--	--	7
Olthoi Gauntlets	--	480	--	--	7
Olthoi Koujia Gauntlets	--	258	--	--	7
Platemail Gauntlets	100	310	--	480	2+
Scalemail Gauntlets	--	303	--	147	2+
Studded Leather Gauntlets	--	286	--	256	--

Head Armor

For screenshots of maximum stats, see Talk:Head Armor.

Type	Base AL	Max AL	Base Burden	Min Burden	Loot Tier
Alduressa Helm	--	314	--	349	--
Armet	--	314	--	472	+
Bandana	--	260	--	19	1+
Beret	--	274	--	15	1+
Cloth Cap	--	291	--	12	1+
Chainmail Basinet	--	279	--	194	1+
Chiran Helm	--	291	--	261	--
Circlet	--	265	--	47	1+
Coronet	--	247	--	59	--
Cowl (Fabric)	--	302	--	16	2+
Crown	--	296	--	61	1+
Diadem	--	278	--	76	1+
Diforsa Helm	--	278	--	--	--
Fez	--	288	--	10	4+
Haebrean Helm	--	--	--	--	--
Knorr Academy Helm	--	--	--	--	--
Helmet	--	310	--	356	--
Heaume	--	315	--	296	--
Hood	--	?	--	--	--
Horned Helm	--	314	--	--	--
Kabuton	--	280	--	394	--
Kasa	--	289	--	16	1+
Leather Cowl	--	290	--	105	--
Leather Helm	--	205	--	295	1+
Lorica Helm	--	284	--	340	--
Nariyid Helm	--	314	--	339	--
Olthoi Amuli Helm	--	273	--	354	7
Olthoi Celdon Helm	--	255	--	339	7
Olthoi Helm	--	427	--	351	7
Qafiya	--	292	--	12	2+
Signet Crown	--	198	--	93	3+
Studded Leather Basinet	--	290	--	199	--
Studded Leather Cowl	--	284	--	167	--
Teardrop Crown	--	304	--	73	--
Turban	--	304	--	10	4+

Shields

For screenshots of maximum stats, see Talk:Shields.

Type	Base SL	Max SL	Base Burden	Min Burden	Loot Tier
Buckler	20	144	420	200	1+
Covenant	100	420	--	--	--
Kite	20	163	690	--	--
Large Kite	40	166	1380	970	--
Large Round	40	172	1380	823	--
Olthoi	100?	399	--	--	7
Round	20	142	690	--	--
Tower	60	194	2040	--	--

Buckler	Covenant	Kite	Olthoi
Large Kite	Large Round	Round	Tower

Covenant Armor

For screenshots of maximum stats, see Talk:Covenant Armor and Talk:Olthoi Armor (Loot).
Includes Olthoi Loot Armor for tier 7+.

Tiers 4-6 Loot

Armor Level	Shield Level	Melee Req	Missile Req	Magic Req	Armor Tier	Shield Tier
100-199	100-199	200	160	145	--	4+
200-299	200-299	250	205	185	--	4+
300-349	300-349	300	245	225	--	--
350-399	350-399	325	270	245	--	5+
400-439	--	350	290	265	5+	--
440-469	--	370	305	280	5+	--
470-499	--	400	330	300	6+	--

Tier 7 Loot

Note: During the Old Ghosts event the ranges were increased and now overlap. All tier 7 loot armor now has a 150 level requirement also.

Armor Level	Olthoi	Shield Level	Melee Req	Missile Req	Magic Req	Tier
129 - 229	?? - 225	??	200	160	145	7
?? - 291	?? - ??	276	250	205	185	7
?? - 331	?? - ??	301 - 347	300	245	225	7
384 - 429	381 - 428	?? - ??	325	270	245	7
406 - 459	425 - 449	--	350	290	265	7
449 - 476	459 - 479	--	370	305	280	7
481 - 509	?? - 508	--	400	330	300	7

Weapons

In Master of Arms in Feb 2012 the entire Weapon system in Asheron's Call was revamped. Max weapon stats previous to this update are preserved for historical purposes and can be viewed here.

Due to the high number of edits required to complete this information for current weapons, weapon stat information can be viewed/entered here. Please make all updates to that page, once it is reasonably complete it will be moved to this location on the main Loot page again. The reason for this has to do with this page's size and how that interacts with database size with each additional edit.

Coalesced Mana and Aetheria

Coalesced Mana

Type	Loot Tier	XP Reward
	1-3?	5,000
	2-3?	15,000
	3?	45,000

Coalesced Aetheria

Type	Loot Tier
	4-7
	4-7
	4-7
	4-7
	4-7
	6-7
	6-7
	6-7
	6-7
	6-7
File:Coalesced Aetheria (Red 1) Icon.png	7
File:Coalesced Aetheria (Red 2) Icon.png	7
File:Coalesced Aetheria (Red 3) Icon.png	7
File:Coalesced Aetheria (Red 4) Icon.png	7
	7

Cloaks

Level	Icon	Wield Req	Loot Tier
1		Level 30	3+ ?
2		Level 60	3+ ?
3		Level 90	3+ ?
4		Level 120	??
5		Level 150	??

Enchantments

For screenshots of maximum stats, see Talk:Built in Enchantments.

Tier	Max Arcane Req	Max Number Spells	Max Minors	Max Majors	Max Epics
1	??	??	??	??	0
2	??	??	??	??	0
3	??	??	??	??	0
4	??	??	??	??	0
5	??	??	??	??	0
6	??	??	??	3	0
7	500	??	??	5	3