Ancient Nel'Varian Sword

[tikibomber]

So, I know that the drop is based on RNG, and that the spawn rate for it to drop is 0.2%. I don't want to hear about that. I want to know the fastest way to get it to drop as it and a Nel'Vari book (one you get in the mines) are the last two items to complete the culture part of the museum. The latter is because I don't make enough keys to go into the mines (honestly too expensive imo).

I am asking for THE FASTEST way because I have spent 5 seasons (In Game Seasons) looking for the Nel'Varian Sword with absolutly no luck!

If someone has a spare, then I would be really greateful for that instead of me throwing away another season into looking for this stupid sword that refuses to drop for me.

[Clawyer]

The fastest way would probably be the cheat menu ;)

[CluelessWonder8]

Although you've surely already tried this, the fastest way I can think of is go in/out of the screen in the forest with the lake and all the heavystone/hardwood, and hit up the group of enemies just north of that exit, since enemies respawn every time you enter a screen.

That's the closest group of mobs to a screen edge/exit that I can think of.

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

If you're killing things, you're already doing it the fastest way. It took us two in-game seasons with two of us trying to get it.

It's very low drop rate. There's no faster way unless you use the cheat menu.

Depending on how slow your load times are, I would say CluelessWonder's idea is good, but waiting on those load screens could even out with just waiting for respawns.

[tikibomber]

Originally posted by Edgar Allan Hoe:

If you're killing things, you're already doing it the fastest way. It took us two in-game seasons with two of us trying to get it.

It's very low drop rate. There's no faster way unless you use the cheat menu.

Depending on how slow your load times are, I would say CluelessWonder's idea is good, but waiting on those load screens could even out with just waiting for respawns.

Yeah, I was already doing that, moving between all 8 mobs and just leave only to return to kill them all again. It is not a joke when I say I have enough fertalizer to place on each farmable tile for the Nel'Vari farm due to all the bottles of lightning and horns I got. Even got three full sets of armor, because those want to drop more often than this stupid sword.

[megaphoenixdown]

I think I have some, do you want it? I play on weekends at GMT +7 timezone. And I have extra skill books too.

[Roslynd]

I finally found the Ancient Nel'Varian sword in winter (I'd read elsewhere it might be bugged to drop only in spring). It took 4 seasons but it finally dropped for me from an Elite Hornsnake. I was at the double mob area described above. Figured I might as well also grab some fish in the other screen while refreshing the mobs. :) So they do drop but frustratingly rare. And with this little sucker I have finally finished the museum!

[Strontium Dog]

This is the last thing I need to complete the Museum, and boy is it frustrating trying to get it.

With a 0.2% drop rate, you would expect to get one every 500 monsters. So far I am at 1700 Arcbugs and Hornsnakes without any joy.

I know it's random, but I do feel like there should be some script that makes it drop automatically if it hasn't yet done so by a certain point.

[Gummy Bread]

Might be too late, but i second the spot CluelesWonder8 suggested. If you have the chain lightning spell, and high enough magic to 1 or 2 shot the sneks and bugs, try farming in the spot RIGHT outside the "respawning elven heavy wood/stone" tile on the map.
5 enemies spawn there, theres a chance to get them all in 1 spellcast, and lightning is screen wide, so you dont actually need to move away from the map transition.
cast the spell, move a few steps or an air skip west, go back and if it didnt drop, kill the new ones that instantly respawned.

i do absolutely agree a pity drop mechanic would be great though. Certainly not everything needs it, but those swords can be rough considering the combat is "have fun exploring or gathering in several areas" and not "grind one map spawn to be efficient"