Salvaging

Related topics: Salvaging (Skill), Tinkering

General

Salvaging is the crafting process of destroying loot generated items and obtaining portions of the raw materials in return. Each item has a workmanship, which defines the quality of that item. In conjunction with your salvaging skill, the higher the workmanship, the more salvage you will return per item salvaged. It is good practice to salvage items of similar workmanship together in separate bags. Once you fill up a bag of 100 units, that bag will have a workmanship of its own, which is an average of all the items that were salvaged to create it. In general, high workmanship salvage is highly sought after because of its value in Tinkering. Bag value caps at 400,000p, any value over 400k is permanently lost (in practice about the only time you'll go over this limit is by combining partial bags or a LOT of items).

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

Double-click the ust to bring up the salvaging panel at the bottom of your screen.
Now, drag items from your pack into the salvaging panel.
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.
- Note: Items that do not have a workmanship, like gems sold by shopkeepers, cannot be salvaged.

Tip: 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.
Tip: 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.
Tip: You can 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.
Tip: You can specialize your Salvaging Skill by training the Ciandra's Essence augmentation.

Items

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 material is used to enhance the attributes and/or modifier % of armor, weapons, casting items and jewelry in various ways. There are three general types of salvage - imbuing salvage (e.g. Salvaged Jet), tinkering salvage (e.g. Salvaged Steel) and restriction-changing salvage (e.g. Salvaged Teak).

There are a number of methods of acquiring salvage available in Asheron's Call.

Player crafted bags of salvage which can be created from consuming non-quest loot generated items using an Ust, a utensil every new player receives upon each character creation {See Salvaging page for more details on how to salvage).

Types of Salvage that can be acquired using Alternative Currency:

Sealed bags of tinkering material are also available from the Alternative Currency vendors.
There are certain quests that include salvage as part of their rewards e.g. Clutch of Kings quests.
Foolproof Salvage (FP) bags of imbuing material are available from Alternative Currency vendors. The benefit of this type of salvage is that it has a success rate of 100% and is guaranteed to succeed.
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.

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	Gearcrafting	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.	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 melee defense bonus by 1%	100%
Bronze Salvage	Armor	Increases 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	Gearcrafting	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.	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	Gearcrafting	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.	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 the 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 250	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	Gearcrafting	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.	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	Gearcrafting	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.	38%
Sandstone Salvage	Special	Apply this material to a treasure-generated item in order to remove that item's "Retained" status	--
Sapphire Salvage	Gearcrafting	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.	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%

Returns

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Sell Value

The value of the salvage that results 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 returned is greater than the original's and is in effect a bonus. In other words, selling a salvage bag gives more pyreals than if you were to sell the item as is. This is a very effective way of earning pyreals because it allows you to condense items in the field into high value bags to sell later (keep in mind the 400,000p value limit though). This means that you can earn nearly 150% of the face value of items you sell.

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FORMULA
 (skill) / 387 * (1.0 + (augmentations))

WHERE
 skill = Salvaging Skill
 augmentations = 0.0 for no augmentations, 0.25 for one, 0.5 for two, 
                 0.75 for three, 1.0 for four

**Example Returns**
Skill	Zero Augs	One Aug	Two Augs	Three Augs	Four Augs
150	38.8%	48.4%	58.1%	67.8%	77.5%
175	45.2%	56.5%	67.8%	79.1%	90.4%
200	51.7%	64.6%	77.5%	90.4%	103.4%
225	58.1%	72.7%	87.2%	101.7%	116.3%
250	64.6%	80.7%	96.9%	113.0%	129.2%
275	71.1%	88.8%	106.6%	124.4%	142.1%
300	77.5%	96.9%	116.3%	135.7%	155.0%
325	84.0%	105.0%	126.0%	147.0%	168.0%

Notes

By default the maximum % chance to succeed on an imbue is 33%. You must train the Charmed Smith augmentation to increase your chance of success by 5%, bringing the maximum chance to succeed an imbue up to 38%. There can also find Rares that are bags of foolproof salvage or purchase them from the Colosseum Coin Collector for 30 coins per bag. These foolproof items will imbue with 100% success and it doesn't matter which tink (1st or 10th tink, all 100%).

In Atonement, Salvaged Black Opal, Fire Opal and Sunstone were added.
In Festivus, Salvaged Ivory, Moonstone and Opal were added.
In A Swelling Tide, Resistance Rending Imbues, Jewelry Cantrip Imbues, and Armor Defense Imbues were added, see the July 2003 Letter to the Players for details.
In Old Ghosts, Salvaged Silk was updated and is now a free tinker with no chance to fail.
In Dead of Winter, Salvaged Sandstone was added.
In Master of Design the names were changed from "Salvaged Type" to "Type Salvage" for technical reasons.