Rare and stuff to save

[playoftheyear]

Nethers are rare. I know.
I found a Kings Knife it's an add on for an artifact like sword or helmet etc. It summons like 4 minions, it seems like it's rare I only found 1 in 40 hours of play so far, I still have it. I figured it would be a shame to waste it on something since I am still learning the game .
Is there any place/list of Uber rare or hard to find things that shouldn't be squandered?

[leqesai]

What you found is a normal trait material. Aside from Nether stones nothing is really "rare" the way you're describing aside from dumplings and a few creatures (Tanukruk is one).
There are some things that are only obtainable via godshops, guild shops etc.
There are numerous "backer trait" materials that are only found as loot rewards, but generally speaking you're going to find loads of these things over time (especially if you play on realm intensity 5).

Trait materials might seem rare because there are a ton of them but you'll passively acquire more than you'll ever use as you get further into the game.

[HeraldOfOpera]

King Knife is a trait material for a normal monster (the Lich King), so it's not actually difficult to find.

As for actual rare things, there's Nether Stones as you said, Jewels of Zantai, Sigils of the (race), mana for most of the Dumpling race, and drops from the Pandemonium King/Queen. That's pretty much it. Everything else is eventually either easy to farm or can't be gotten rid of.

[playoftheyear]

Thank you. So nice that I can experiment without worrying of losing out and squandering precious materials. Thanks guys

[SirFish&ChipsIII]

Don't forget about the S K I N S

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by SirFish&ChipsIII:

Don't forget about the S K I N S

We didn't. It's just that you can't get rid of them once obtained so it's not relevant to the discussion.