Salvaging

Related topics: Skills, Crafting, Tinkering

Introduced:

All That They Survey

Updated:

Friend and Foe

Salvaging
Description	Lets you salvage materials from loot items.
Formula	None
Base Status	Trained
Cost to Train	0
Cost to Specialize	0 - specialized via Ciandra's Essence augment.
Buffs	Salvaging (Spell)
Debuffs	None

Salvaging is the crafting process of destroying loot generated items and obtaining portions of the raw materials in return. Each loot item has a material and a workmanship, which determine the material and amount of salvage that will be returned by salvaging it. Salvaging an item converts it into a partial bag of salvage with a specific number of units. Partial bags can then be combined until a complete bag of 100 units is made. Full bags of salvage can be used in Tinkering.

Materials

The material of an item is the first word in its name. For example: iron, steel, leather, ivory, and sunstone are all types of materials. Each loot item has only one material type and can be salvaged into the same salvage material. Only items of similar material can be combined into larger bags of salvage. Item material is determined by both loot location and loot tier. Certain enemy creatures drop higher percentages of specific materials and not all materials appear in each loot tier (for example Sandstone is known to only drop in lower loot tiers). The exact mechanics of material generation are unknown.

There are currently 72 different types of materials which can be salvaged. See Salvage for a full listing of materials and their uses.

Workmanship

The workmanship of an item is a number between 1 and 10 and is randomly determined by the item's loot tier. In conjunction with salvaging skill, the higher the workmanship, the more salvage will be returned per item salvaged. Each partial bag of salvage will have a workmanship which matches the item it was salvaged from.

It is generally good practice to salvage items of similar workmanship together in separate bags. When partial bags of salvage are combined, the resulting salvage has a workmanship which is an average of the combined bags. Once a bag reaches 100 units and is complete, the workmanship is permanent for that bag. In general, high workmanship salvage is highly sought after because of its value in Tinkering.

A common practice is to combine salvage in bags with separate ranges (work 4-6, work 7-9, work 10). This produces bags of salvage which have different workmanship averages that can be used for different tinkering situations. In order to make a bag of work 10 salvage, you must combine only salvage from work 10 items. Otherwise, the average workmanship of the bag will be less than 10. Work 10 salvage is particularly sought after for high difficulty tinkering.

Salvaging an Item

In order to salvage an item, you must first purchase an Ust at a vendor.

1. Double-click the ust to bring up the salvaging panel.
2. Now, drag items from your pack into the salvaging panel.
3. When ready, click the Salvage button on the interface and all the items will be destroyed.
   • Warning: Pay attention to what you're salvaging, if you accidentally destroy something valuable you cannot recover it.
   • Note: Items that are marked as Retained cannot be salvaged, mana stoned, or sold. Use Leather Salvage on items to make them retained so you don't accidentally blow them up.
   • Note: Items that do not have a workmanship, like gems sold by shopkeepers, cannot be salvaged.

You can can greatly increase the speed at which you salvage by dragging your main pack (or side packs) to the salvaging panel. If the Salvage Multiple Materials at Once option is enabled, all items capable of being salvaged will be added to the window. If this option is disabled, the first item or bag of salvage in the container will be added to the salvaging panel, along with all other items of the same material. Warning: Pay attention to what you're salvaging, if you accidentally destroy something valuable you cannot recover it.

By default, salvaging uses either a tinkering skill or your salvaging skill that would yield the greatest amount of material. Tinkering skills can only yield at most the workmanship number in units of salvage. The salvaging skill can produce more units than workmanship. You can also significantly increase the amount of material returned by training the Ciandra's Fortune augmentation. This augmentation can be trained 4 times, each time providing an additional 25% bonus to the amount of material returned.

Sell Value

The value of the salvage bags depends on salvaging skill and is affected by salvaging augmentations (workmanship has no effect). At low skill levels the resultant salvage retains only a portion of the original item's value, however at higher skill levels the value percentage increases. During the Shattered Masks event, the value formula was adjusted to return much lower value for salvaged items. The maximum value of bags was also reduced from 400k to 75k. In most cases, this makes selling loot directly to vendors more profitable, as many items can have a value greater than 75k.

Salvaging Tools

• Ust - the tool used to salvage.
• Salvaging Forge - a forge located in Holtburg, Shoushi, and Yaraq that casts Master Salvager's Boon, a +45 Salvaging standard buff.
• Salvager's Helm - A helmet in the style of an old Heaume that casts Minor Salvaging Aptitude, a +5 cantrip.
• Loot items can be found with Salvage Cantrips.
• Loot armor can be found that is part of the Tinker's Set - Up to 5 points that stacks with everything if five pieces of armor are worn (Level 180+).

Salvage

Crafted Salvage

Crafted Salvage
Name	Tinkering Type	Description	Max % Success
Agate Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Focus	38%
Alabaster Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Piercing Protection by 0.2	100%
Amber Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a Minor, Moderate or Major Armature to prepare it. Then apply this material to the prepared Armature. This Armature can then be used on a magical loot-generated Trinket to add Minor, Moderate or Major Augmented Stamina. This also increases the Spellcraft and Arcane Lore of the trinket by 25. *Imbue % only applies if applied to Major Armature for application. Moderate and Minor use 'normal' % chance of success based on skill / workmanship.	38%*
Amethyst Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Aquamarine Salvage	Weapon	Imbues the target with Cold Rending	38%
Armoredillo Hide Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Acid Protection by 0.4	100%
Azurite Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Wizard's Intellect	38%
Black Garnet Salvage	Weapon	Imbues the target with Pierce Rending	38%
Black Opal Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Critical Strike	38%
Bloodstone Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Endurance	38%
Brass Salvage	Weapon	Increases a weapon's melee defense bonus by 1%	100%
Bronze Salvage	Armor	Increases a piece of Armor's Slashing Protection by 0.2	100%
Carnelian Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Strength	38%
Ceramic Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Fire Protection by 0.4	100%
Citrine Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Stamina Gain	38%
Copper Salvage	Item	Changes Missile Defense requirement to Melee Defense requirement	100%
Diamond Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a Minor, Moderate or Major Armature to prepare it. Then apply this material to the prepared Armature. This Armature can then be used on a magical loot-generated Trinket to add Minor, Moderate or Major Augmented Damage. This also increases the Spellcraft and Arcane Lore of the trinket by 25. *Imbue % only applies if applied to Major Armature for application. Moderate and Minor use 'normal' % chance of success based on skill / workmanship.	38%*
Ebony Salvage	Item	Changes the item's heritage requirement to Gharu'ndim	100%
Emerald Salvage	Weapon	Imbues the target with Acid Rending	38%
Fire Opal Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Crippling Blow	38%
Gold Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a treasure-generated item to raise the item's value by 25%	100%
Granite Salvage	Weapon	Improves a melee weapon's variance by 20%	100%
Green Garnet Salvage	Magic Item	Improves a wand's PvM and PvP damage modifier by 1%	100%
Green Jade Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Gromnie Hide Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a Minor, Moderate or Major Armature to prepare it. Then apply this material to the prepared Armature. This Armature can then be used on a magical loot-generated Trinket to add Minor, Moderate or Major Augmented Damage Reduction. This also increases the Spellcraft and Arcane Lore of the trinket by 25. *Imbue % only applies if applied to Major Armature for application. Moderate and Minor use 'normal' % chance of success based on skill / workmanship.	38%*
Hematite Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Warrior's Vitality	38%
Imperial Topaz Salvage	Weapon	Imbues the target with Slash Rending.	38%
Iron Salvage	Weapon	Increases the weapon's maximum damage by 1	100%
Ivory Salvage	Special	Unattunes certain quest items from your soul	100%
Jet Salvage	Weapon	Imbues the target with Lightning Rending	38%
Lapis Lazuli Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Willpower	38%
Lavender Jade Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Mana Gain	38%
Leather Salvage	Special	Renders an item Retained	100%
Linen Salvage	Item	Reduces the item's burden by 25%	100%
Mahogany Salvage	Weapon	Increases a missile weapon's damage modifier by 4%	100%
Malachite Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Warrior's Vigor	38%
Marble Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Bludgeon Protection by 0.2	100%
Moonstone Salvage	Item	Increases the item's Maximum Mana by 500	100%
Oak Salvage	Weapon	Decreases the weapon's speed by 50	100%
Obsidian Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Onyx Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Opal Salvage	Magic Item	Increases the item's Mana Conversion bonus by 1%	100%
Peridot Salvage	Armor	Imbues the target with a +1 bonus to Melee Defense	38%
Pine Salvage	Item	Reduces the item's value by 25%	100%
Porcelain Salvage	Item	Changes the item's heritage requirement to Sho	100%
Pyreal Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a Minor, Moderate or Major Armature to prepare it. Then apply this material to the prepared Armature. This Armature can then be used on a magical loot-generated Trinket to add Minor, Moderate or Major Augmented Understanding. This also increases the Spellcraft and Arcane Lore of the trinket by 25. *Imbue % only applies if applied to Major Armature for application. Moderate and Minor use 'normal' % chance of success based on skill / workmanship.	38%*
Red Garnet Salvage	Weapon	Imbue the target with Fire Rending	38%
Red Jade Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Health Gain	38%
Reedshark Hide Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Lightning Protection by 0.4	100%
Rose Quartz Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Quickness	38%
Ruby Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a Minor, Moderate or Major Armature to prepare it. Then apply this material to the prepared Armature. This Armature can then be used on a magical loot-generated Trinket to add Minor, Moderate or Major Augmented Health. This also increases the Spellcraft and Arcane Lore of the trinket by 25. *Imbue % only applies if applied to Major Armature for application. Moderate and Minor use 'normal' % chance of success based on skill / workmanship.	38%*
Sandstone Salvage	Special	Apply this material to a treasure-generated item in order to remove that item's "Retained" status	--
Sapphire Salvage	Item	Apply this material to a Minor, Moderate or Major Armature to prepare it. Then apply this material to the prepared Armature. This Armature can then be used on a magical loot-generated Trinket to add Minor, Moderate or Major Augmented Mana. This also increases the Spellcraft and Arcane Lore of the trinket by 25. *Imbue % only applies if applied to Major Armature for application. Moderate and Minor use 'normal' % chance of success based on skill / workmanship.	38%*
Satin Salvage	Item	Changes the item's heritage requirement to Viamontian	100%
Serpentine Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Silk Salvage	Special	Removes the rank activation requirement	100%
Silver Salvage	Item	Changes Melee Defense requirement to Missile Defense requirement	100%
Smokey Quartz Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Minor Coordination	38%
Steel Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Armor Level by +20	100%
Sunstone Salvage	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Armor Rending	38%
Teak Salvage	Item	Changes heritage requirement to Aluvian	100%
Tiger Eye Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Tourmaline Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Turquoise Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Velvet Salvage	Weapon	Increases the weapon's attack skill bonus by 1%	100%
White Jade Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
White Quartz Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
White Sapphire Salvage	Weapon	Imbues the target with Bludgeon Rending	38%
Wool Salvage	Armor	Increases Armor's Cold Protection by 0.4	100%
Yellow Garnet Salvage	--	No Apparent Use	--
Yellow Topaz Salvage	Armor	Imbues the target with a +1 bonus to Missile Defense	38%
Zircon Salvage	Armor	Imbues the target with a +1 bonus to Magic Defense	38%

Quest Salvage

There are certain quests that include salvage as part of their rewards e.g. Clutch of Kings quests.

Foolproof Salvage

Certain types of salvage are used to perform imbues on equipment. By default the maximum percentage chance to succeed on an imbue is 33% (or 38% with the Charmed Smith augmentation). However, there are bags of Foolproof Salvage that will imbue with 100% success regardless of which tink (1st or 10th tink, all 100%). Foolproof can be found as Rares or purchased from alternate currency vendors such as the Colosseum Coin Collector. Foolproof salvage cannot be created using the salvaging skill.

• For players that have received a Writ of Apology over the years, they can exchange the writs for Foolproof Salvage from a Royal Guard in Samsur.
• Grand Casino Chests can generate bags of Foolproof.
• Foolproof bags can also be generated through the Rares system from the 5th Tier.

Foolproof Salvage
Name	Tinkering Type	Description	Currency	Price
Aquamarine Foolproof	Weapon	Imbues the target with Cold Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
Black Garnet Foolproof	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Pierce Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
Black Opal Foolproof	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Critical Strike	Colosseum Coin	30
Emerald Foolproof	Weapon	Imbues the target with Acid Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
Fire Opal Foolproof	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Crippling Blow	Colosseum Coin	30
Imperial Topaz Foolproof	Weapon	Imbues the target with Slash Rending.	Colosseum Coin	30
Jet Foolproof	Weapon	Imbues the target with Lightning Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
Peridot Foolproof	Armor	Imbues the target with a +1 bonus to Melee Defense	Small Olthoi Venom Sac	10
Red Garnet Foolproof	Weapon	Imbue the target with Fire Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
Sunstone Foolproof	Magic Item	Imbues the target with Armor Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
White Sapphire Foolproof	Weapon	Imbues the target with Bludgeon Rending	Colosseum Coin	30
Yellow Topaz Foolproof	Armor	Imbues the target with a +1 bonus to Missile Defense	Small Olthoi Venom Sac	5
Zircon Foolproof	Armor	Imbues the target with a +1 bonus to Magic Defense	Small Olthoi Venom Sac	10

Eternal Salvage

Eternal salvage is rare salvage that has an unlimited number of uses. It is generated through the 5th Tier of rares along with rare foolproof bags.

Eternal Salvage
Icon	Name	Description
	Infinite Ivory	A bag that contains endless amounts of ivory. No matter how much ivory is used the bag will always remain full.
	Infinite Leather	A bag that contains endless amounts of leather. No matter how much leather is used the bag will always remain full.

Videos

File:Asheron's Call - Salvage What to Salvage & How It Works

Update History

Friend and Foe Maximum salvage cap increased to take into account specialized Salvaging. Shattered Masks Value return formula adjusted to greatly reduce return value on salvaged items. Salvage bag maximum value reduced from 400k to 75k.

Skills
Magic Skills	Arcane Lore, Creature Enchantment, Item Enchantment, Life Magic, Mana Conversion, Void Magic, War Magic
Combat Skills	Finesse Weapons, Heavy Weapons, Light Weapons, Missile Weapons, Two Handed Combat, Summoning
Secondary Combat Skills	Dual Wield, Dirty Fighting, Recklessness, Sneak Attack
Defense Skills	Magic Defense, Melee Defense, Missile Defense, Shield
Crafting Skills	Alchemy, Armor Tinkering, Cooking, Fletching, Item Tinkering, Lockpick, Magic Item Tinkering, Salvaging, Weapon Tinkering
Misc Skills	Assess Creature, Assess Person, Deception, Healing, Leadership, Loyalty, Jump, Run
Retired Skills	Appraise Armor, Appraise Item, Appraise Magic Item, Appraise Weapon, Axe, Bow, Crossbow, Dagger, Gearcraft, Mace, Spear, Staff, Sword, Thrown Weapons, Unarmed Combat