Mana Forge

Introduced:

Ancient Powers

Updated:

Shifting Tactics

Arcanum Mana-smith

Related topics: Society Chests, Society Armor, Loot

Your level must be at least 150 to be eligible for the reduced turn in rate of 10 Pristine Mana Shards to get a key.

The Mana Forges were introduced during Ancient Powers although keys were not widely available until the following patch, Risks and Rewards. Keys can be obtained by hunting Pristine Mana Shards and turning in 10 per key up to five times a week (25 per key thereafter) or as a reward from a number of quests (see below). Other than the chests in the Faction Strongholds, the Mana Forge chests are the only location where the new Tier 7 Loot can be obtained. The chests vary in the probability of what they will contain. All chests can produce any item, but a weapon chest will contain mostly weapons most of the time, research/mage chests will contain mostly VIII spell components, armor will contain mostly armor, and the equipment chests will contain a mix of mostly armor and weapons. Advanced chests will contain more jewelry and clothing items.

Arcanum Mana-smith tells you, "Welcome to the Mana Forge!"

Arcanum Mana-smith tells you, "This wonderful place is one of three locations where the Arcanum is putting the wonders of the Ley Lines to work for the betterment of all Dereth."

Arcanum Mana-smith tells you, "If you wish to partake of the works of the Mana Forges, there is something you must do."

Each Mana Forge has an Arcanum Quota Officer (gives Mana Forge Key for 10 Pristine Mana Shards (up to five timers per week), an Arcanum Mana-smith (gives Mana Forge Key for 25 Pristine Mana Shards, and an Arcanum Broker who will buy unwanted loot from the chests. Given that mana shards are givable/tradable, it's unclear what purpose the turn in limit serves in pragmatic terms. Previously the quest keys opened all non-shard chests and Pristine Mana Shard keys only open the shard chests, however in Seeds of Corruption these restrictions were lifted and now both keys will open any of the chests. During the Shifting Tactics the loot profiles of the chests were significantly improved, making 400 high stat and 420 weapons more common, all item sets an equal chance of occurring, and less artwork (dinnerware).

Locations

• Cragstone - 25.7N 48.3E
• Hebian-To - 39.8S 81.2E
• Zaikhal - 13.4N 0.5E

NPCs

• Arcanum Broker
• Arcanum Mana-smith
• Arcanum Quota Officer
• Component Exchanger

Mana Forge Chests

In Progress - Please make corrections/additions if needed. During the Old Ghosts event the chests were upgraded to include one more item and the loot profiles were significantly changed. In Shedding Skin the Armor chest was changed to include 4 armor pieces and 1 weapon. In Celebration the chest profiles were further updated to fix some unintended effects of adding aetheria. Each chest now drops six items with one item slot reserved for a no spell weapon or a coalesced aetheria.

Mana Forge Chest		Items	Commonly Found	Rarely Found
	Advanced Equipment Chest	6	Spell Component (1) Armor (0-4) Weapons (0-4 With Spells and 1 w/o spells) Clothing (0-2) Jewelry (0-2)	Item Sets Aetheria Trinkets Dinnerware
	Armor Chest	6	Armor (4) Spell Component (1) Weapon (1 Nonmagic)	Item Sets Clothing Shields Aetheria
	Magic Chest	6	Spell Components (4) Spelled Item (1 Armor, Weapon, Clothing, or Jewelery) Weapon (1 without spells)	Item Sets Jewelry Aetheria
	Mixed Equipment Chest	6	Spell Components (2) Armor (0-3) Clothing (0-2) Jewelry (0-2) Weapons (0-3 With Spells and 1 w/o spells)	Item Sets Aetheria Dinnerware Trinkets
	Weapon Chest	6	Spell Component (1) Weapons (4 with spells) Weapons (1 without spells)	Armor Jewelry Trinkets Aetheria
	Shard Equipment Chest	6	Spell Components (2) Armor (1-2) Weapons (1-2 with spells) Weapon (1 Nonmagic)	Aetheria

How to Obtain Keys

• Quests - Complete certain quests to obtain Mana Forge Keys with various numbers of uses.
• Pristine Mana Shards - Hunt creatures in certain high level areas and complete certain quests to obtain Pristine Mana Shards. Turn in 10 shards to the Arcanum Quota Officer for a Mana Forge Key. There is a limit of 5 keys per week from the Quota officer. For additional keys, you may turn in 25 shards to the Arcanum Mana-smith for a Mana Forge Key.
• Adventurer's Tokens - complete certain quests and tasks to obtain Adventurer's Tokens. Turn in 10 tokens to Rand, Game Hunter in Holtburg for a Mana Forge Key.
• Alternative Currency Tokens - Purchase special tokens from the alternative currency vendors. Turn a token in to the Arcanum Mana-smith for a Mana Forge Key.
• Hero Tokens - Collect Hero Tokens from Live Events or purchase from other players. Use the Hero Tokens at Pevilo ibn Djimin in Arwic to purchase Boxed Mana Forge Keys.
• Add Aetheria Desiccant to unwanted red Aetheria and give the resulting dust (10 per key, 50 per week) to Cypher the Apprentice in Xarabydun (changed from blue, yellow and red to just red in Quiet Before the Storm).

Quests with Key Rewards

A complete list of quests giving a mana forge key can be found at Category:Mana Forge Key.

Quest	Key	Timer	Group/Solo
Aerbax's Citadel	(4 Use) Fortified Mana Forge Key	27 days	Group
Aerbax's Prodigal Harbinger	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Aerbax's Prodigal Human	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	13 days	Solo
Aerbax's Prodigal Olthoi	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Aerbax's Prodigal Shadow	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Apostate Citadel	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	27 days	Solo
Apostate Excavation Investigation	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	27 days	Solo
Apostate Grand Director Quest	(3 Use) Strengthened Mana Forge Key	27 days	Group
Asheron's Savior	(4 Use) Fortified Mana Forge Key	27 days	Group
Assassin's Roost Quest	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	6 days	Solo
Blight Lord Lair Quest	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	27 days	Solo
Bright Aetherium Ore Stockpile Destruction	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	6 Days	Group
Clutch of Kings	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key (per King, 7 total)	20 days	Group
Creeping Blight Champions	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	None	Solo
Crystalline Adventurer	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	6 Days	Solo/Group
Delving into Claude's Mind	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Dreams of the Hopeslayer	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 Days	Group
Elysa's Journey	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Solo/Group
Empyrean Rescue Quest	(3 Use) Strengthened Mana Forge Key	27 days	Group
Forgotten Tunnels of Nyr'leha	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Solo/Group
Gear Knight Arrival	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	13 Days	Solo/Group
Gear Knight Parts	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Guardian of the Deru Trees of Marae Lassel	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	27 days	Solo
Knath Core Quest	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Jester Released	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 days	Group
Lady Mhoire Quest	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	None	Solo/Group
Lady Jaera's Tomb Quest	21 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	6 days	Solo/Group
Lady Aerfalle (150+ Uber Version)	(3 Use) Strengthened Mana Forge Key	13 Days	Group
Lord Mhoire Quest	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	None	Group
Land Control	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	27 hours	Group
Marker Crystals	(5 Use) Reinforced Mana Forge Key	1 Time Only	Solo
Moarsmen Jailbreak	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	6 Days	Solo
Portalspace Rifts	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	6 Days	Solo
PvP Arena Quest	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	None	Solo
Rare Island Trophies	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	None	Solo
Ranger Lord Mhoire	(1 Use) Mana Forge Key	None	Group
Rescue Fiona Woron	(2 Use) Mana Forge Key	???	Group
Rescue Hoshino Kei	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	27 Days	Solo
Summoning of T'thuun	(3 Use) Strengthened Mana Forge Key	27 days	Group
Vision of the Past	(2 Use) Braced Mana Forge Key	13 Days	Solo/Group

Quests with Pristine Mana Shard Rewards

Quest	Timer	Notes
Black Coral Golem Kill Task	3 days	Must have access to one of the Black Markets.
Blighted Coral Golem Kill Task	3 days	Must have access to one of the Black Markets.
Carenzi Race Track/Monster Fights	N/A	Grand Casino Chest can contain Pristine Mana Shards.
Weeding of the Deru Tree	3 days	Must have access to Freebooter Black Market.

Quests with Adventurer Token Rewards

Quest	Timer	Notes
Aetherium Collection	20 Hours	4 Tokens per completion
Bound Wisp Quest	20 Hours	Bound Wisp will not exchange tokens for keys.
Empyrean Beacon Destruction	20 Hours	2 Tokens per completion
Gear Crossbow Quest	6 Days	10 Tokens per completion
Gear Knight Kill Task	20 Hours	2 Tokens per completion
Ghost Hunter Quest	20 Hours	2 Tokens per completion
Iron Blade Commander	20 Hours	2 Tokens per completion
Monthly Game Hunter	20 Hours	Each kill task is on a unique timer.

Alternative Currency Items

Each item may be turned in to an Arcanum Mana-smith for a Mana Forge Key. There is a 2 week timer for each item. Ancient Emblem of Mhoire - 10 Ancient Mhoire Coins. Colosseum Medallion of Honor - 10 Colosseum Coins. Olthoi Veteran's Medal - 10 Small Olthoi Venom Sacs. Hero Token - 1 Hero Token.

Retired Ways to Obtain Keys

• Hidden Presents
• T'Thuun's Marauders Kill Tasks
• Ries Woron and the Thugs Event
• Ries Woron's Story