In the Emerald Dream, we get 3 new treasures per crafting profession (worth 3 Knowledge Points each), and a new herb prefix – Overgrown.
Alchemy
- /way #2200 62.7 73.7 Splash Potion of Narcolepsy (in cave)
- /way #2200 63.5 71.6 Cave entrance (Splash Potion of Narcolepsy)
- /way #2200 36.3 46.5 Blazeroot
- /way #2200 54.0 32.6 Half-Filled Dreamless Sleep Potion
Blacksmithing
- /way #2200 36.34 46.79 Deathstalker Chasis
- /way #2200 37.29 22.94 Flamesworn Render
- /way #2200 49.83 62.99 Amirdrassil Defender’s Shield
Enchanting
- /way #2200 46.6 20.6 Everburning Core
- /way #2200 38.4 30.2 Pure Dream Water
- /way #2200 66.3 74.2 Essence of Dreams
Engineering
- /way #2200 40.49 89.42 Insomniotron
- /way #2200 39.55 52.28 Experimental Dreamcatcher
- /way #2200 62.66 36.27 Unhatched Battery
Inscription
- /way #2200 55.6 27.5 Winnie’s Notes on Flora and Fauna
- /way #2200 36.0 46.6 Primalist Shadowbinding Rune
- /way #2200 63.5 71.5 Grove Keeper’s Pillar
Jewelcrafting
- /way #2200 33.2 46.6 Petrified Hope
- /way #2200 43.5 33.4 Handful of Pebbles
- /way #2200 58.9 53.9 Coalesced Dreamstone –
Leatherworking
- /way #2200 34.0 29.7 Dreamtalon Claw
- /way #2200 41.75 66.49 Tuft of Dreamsaber Fur
- /way #2200 37.45 71.02 Molted Faerie Dragon Scales
Tailoring
- /way #2200 53.27 27.92 Exceedingly Soft Wildercloth
- /way #2200 40.70 86.16 Snuggle Buddy
- /way #2200 49.83 61.48 Plush Pillow
Gathering
New node types:
- Herbalism = Overgrown
- Mining = Living
Overload effect: you get a mix of the 4 herb types or the 2 ore types. You don’t get any additional reagents, such as rousing elements.
Non-overload effect: upon gathering, the herb/rock uproots itself, does an AoE knockback, and runs away. You will need to channel on the fleeing herb/rock before it vanishes to get your loot, or credit for a first gather. The amount you gather is connected to either the length of the channel or being able to do multiple gathering channels off – not sure which. The knockback can be annoying because it aggros all nearby mobs (even neutral ones) and puts you in combat, and makes it harder to get a full channel in. If you’re not mounted, the knockback can kill you if you’re near a cliff or in a tree. This was cute at first, but quickly became annoying.
Herbing in the Emerald Dream: I have yet to see any rich soil, or herb types that give you rousing elements or spores, but writhebark is far more abundant here than previous zones. Given all the missing options, poor visibility due to trees, and cranky herbs that don’t want to be picked, this zone kinda stinks for herb farming.
Minig in the Emerald Dream: The full range of previous mining node types are available in the Emerad Dream, including metamorphic.
Double gathering in the Emerald Dream: Metamorphic rocks exist in the Emerald Dream, but I haven’t seen any Lambent herbs, so I don’t think it’s possible to get propagating spores from the new zone.
Gathering + Pathfinder Achievement
Being able to gather while on a non-dragonflying mount gives us some advantages:
- hover-gathering – you don’t have to land, so you don’t aggro mobs that have no ranged attacks (sadly only works for mining, and not herbing)
- altitude changes – you don’t need to skip a node because regaining your altitude will cost too much vigor.
- map usage – if you’re looking for something specific, you have time to mouseover nodes on your minimap and see what they are before flying out of range, and you can pause in hover mode to refer to your main map without flying into a mountain.
- Zaqali Caldera in Zaralek Caverns is a great mining area, but annoying because they constantly try to shoot you out of the air. They don’t do that if you’re on a non-dragonflying mount 🙂
I like to swap back and forth between mount types and use dragonriding for rapid travel, and an older mount for precision work or frequent vertical changes, or when my dragon runs out of vigor.