Resources

Crafting Topics: Professions, Vocations, Resources

Resources are items that can be harvested throughout the world for use in crafting. The four types of trackable resources that can be harvested are Artifacts, Crops, Ore, and Wood. There is a fifth type of resource, Hides, which drop as loot from beasts.

Resources are harvested from different tiers, so that tier-1 resources are available in Starter Areas and higher tiers follows character progression fairly well. See the crafting section of each region for details about available resource tiers, or see summary tables below.

Artifacts

Artifacts are found across the lands of Middle-earth. Scholars have the ability to Track Artifacts and study them using a Scholar's Glass. Each Artifact can produce a small number of texts and trinkets during examination. Some Artifacts may also contain a candle or lamp that will assist the Scholar in studying, leading to a critical success during crafting. Only a scholar may use these materials in order to craft scrolls, books, and other items.

Artifact Spawns	Tier	Materials	Mastery Component	Location
Shattered Pitcher	1	Aged Scrap of Text Early Third Age Relic Worn Tablet Fragment	Dim Candle	Bree-land, Ered Luin and The Shire
Broken Urn	2	Cryptic Text Ruined Second Age Trinket	Rushlight Candle	Bree-land, Ered Luin, The Lone-lands, and The North Downs
Antique Vase	3	Cracked Dwarf-carving Faded Sindarin Passages Torn Craftsman's Diary	Beeswax Candle	The Lone-lands, The North Downs, and Evendim
Forgotten Text	4	Fragment of Dúnedain Script Relic of Lothlórien	Tallow Candle	The Lone-lands, Evendim, The Trollshaws and Angmar
Ancient Vase	5	Long-lost Second Age Text Undeciphered Moon-letter Worn Elf-carving	Ornate Candle	The Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar and Eregion
Sage's Locker Sage's Casket Sage's Lockbox	6	Broken Dwarf-statue Etching of Moria Relic of Khazad-dûm Rune-carved Tablet Tattered Khuzdul Parchment	Bright Lamp	Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood and Enedwaith.
Banded Coffer	7	Scrap of Weathered Dunlending Text Page of Gondorian Parchment	Page of Gondorian Parchment	Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Nan Curunír and The Great River.

Crops

These items may be cultivated by Farmers, using a Vegetable field crafting area. They are used by Cooks in crafting food. Cultivating a well-tended field of vegetables(a Critical success result) may also produce special by-products that can be used by Cooks to create special or improved food recipes, or by Scholars to create dyes. Note that locations in the following table are where the crops are commonly found; all wild crops may be found, at times, in all areas of Middle Earth. Critical result crops used for dyes may be seen in the Dyes table.

Crop Type	Item Name	Tier	Standard / Critical Result	Commonly Found Location(s) in the Wild
Blackberry	Bunch of Blackberries	5	Standard	Forochel, Angmar, The Misty Mountains
Blackberry Honey	Blackberry Honey	5	Critical	Pending
Blueberry	Bunch of Blueberries	2	Standard	The North Downs and The Lone-lands
Cabbage	Cabbage	1	Standard	Bree-land, The Shire, Ered Luin
Carrot	Fresh Carrot	1	Standard	Bree-land, The Shire, Ered Luin
Cauliflower	Head of Cauliflower	3	Standard	The Lone-lands, The Trollshaws, The North Downs, Evendim
Golden Shire Tater	Golden Shire Tater	5	Standard	The Trollshaws, Angmar, Evendim, The Misty Mountains
Green Onion	Green Onion	3	Standard	The Lone-lands, The Trollshaws, The North Downs, Evendim
Mint	Bundle of Mint Leaves	6	Standard	Not found in the wild
Mushroom	Mushroom	1	Standard	Bree-land, The Shire, Ered Luin
Raspberry	Bunch of Raspberries	4	Standard	The Trollshaws, Angmar, Evendim, The Misty Mountains
Royal Tater	Royal Tater	6	Standard	Pending
Pea	Green Peas	6	Standard	Not found in the wild
Shire Apple	Shire Apple	4	Standard	The Trollshaws, Angmar, Evendim, The Misty Mountains
Strawberry	Bunch of Strawberries	4	Standard	The Trollshaws, Angmar, Evendim, The Misty Mountains
Tater	Tater	2	Standard	The North Downs, The Lone-lands
Tea	Bundle of Tea Leaves	6	Standard	Not found in the wild
Special Tea Leaves	Fine Tea Leaf Perfect Tea Leaf Young Tea Leaf	6	Critical	Drops rarely from level 51+ creatures
Yellow Onion	Yellow Onion	1	Standard	Bree-land, The Shire, Ered Luin

These items may be cultivated by Farmers, using a Grain field crafting area. They are used by Cooks in crafting food and drinks. They are never found in the wild.

Crop Type	Item Name	Tier
Black Barley	Bundle of Black Barley	7
Golding Hops	Golding Hops	2
North Downs Hops	North Downs Hops	1
Oats	Bunch of Oats	2
Pride of Chetwood Hops	Pride of Chetwood Hops	3
Spring Barley	Bundle of Spring Barley	1
Umbel Hops	Umbel Hops	5
Winter Barley	Bundle of Winter Barley	1

Spices are special, rare crop ingredients that can be used by a cook to improve the flavor of food, producing critical results. They are infrequently produced in fields of other crops from the same tier (e.g. a Tier 1 Sprig of Allspice can be harvested from any of the other Tier 1 fields, such as carrot and mushroom fields). They can also be rewarded as loot from foes; the spice received is determined by the level of the foe that was defeated.

Item Name	Tier	Levels Dropped	Field Types for Cultivation
Sprig of Allspice	1	1 - 12	Carrot, Lily-of-the-Valley flower, North Downs Hops, Longbottom Leaf, Mushroom, Rushlight Pipe-weed, Spring Barley, Southlinch Pipe-weed, Stonecrop Leaf, Sweet Lobelia Pipe-weed, Yellow Onion
Sprig of Mugwort	2	13 - 23	Blueberry, Cabbage, Golding Hops, Hornblower Pipe-weed, Iris flower, Muddy Foot Pipe-weed, Oat, Southern Star Pipe-weed, Tater, Tighfield Choice Pipe-weed
Clump of Chives	3	24 - 34	Bluebottle flower, Cauliflower, Dragon's Breath Pipe-weed, Green Onion, Lengalenas Pipe-weed, Old Toby Pipe-weed, Pride of Chetwood Hops, Roper's Twist Pipe-weed, Shire Sweet-leaf, Sweet Galenas Pipe-weed,
Sprig of Parsley	4	35 - 43	Amaranth flower, Eagle's Nest Pipe-weed, Gamwich Braid Pipe-weed, Raspberry, Saffron flower, Shire Apple Tree, Strawberry, Winter Barley
Sprig of Thyme	5	44 - 50	Bloodwort, Blackberry, Elder, Golden Shire Tater, Summer Green-weed, Umbel Hops, Wizard's Fire Pipe-weed
Sprig of Woolly Mint	6	51 - 65	Fungo's Fuzzy-leaf Pipe-weed, Gold-fire Pipe-weed, Green Pea, Mint, Royal Tater, Tea
Pinch of Westfold Herbs	7	65+	Bilberry, Black Barley, Leek

Some of these crops may be cultivated by Farmers using Vegetable Farmland; others can only be found in the wild.* They are used by Scholars to craft Dyes and Wall Paints.

* NOTE: All of these dye plants may drop randomly in a Westfold Farmer's Wild Flower Field, including those that can't otherwise be cultivated.

Crop Type	Item Name	Tier	Standard / Critical Farming Result	Location(s) in the Wild
Amaranth	Amaranth Petal	4	Critical	Not found in the wild
Blackberry	Juicy Blackberry	5	Critical	Not found in the wild
Bloodwort	Bloodwort Root	5	Critical	Not found in the wild
Bluebottle	Bluebottle Petal	3	Critical	Not found in the wild
Elder	Juicy Elderberry	5	Critical	Not found in the wild
Green Onion	Onion Skin	3	Critical	Not found in the wild
Indigo Plant	Indigo Plant	n/a	Cannot be cultivated*	The Trollshaws, Ered Luin (rare), Dunland
Iris	Iris Root	2	Critical	Not found in the wild
Lily-of-the-Valley	Lily-of-the-Valley Leaf	1	Critical	Not found in the wild
Saffron	Saffron Thread	4	Critical	Not found in the wild
Strawberry	Juicy Strawberry	4	Critical	Not found in the wild
Yarrow Root	Yarrow Root	n/a	Cannot be cultivated*	Ered Luin, Bree-land, The Shire
Woad Plant	Woad Plant	n/a	Cannot be cultivated*	The Lone-lands, The North Downs

Ore

Ore deposits are found across the lands of Middle-earth. Prospectors have the ability to Track Mines, and process the ore using Prospector's Tools. Normal ore deposits yield 1 to 3 ore, while Rich/Bountiful ore deposits yield 4 to 6 ore and are more likely to also yield crafting materials such as dye materials, gems, and mastery components. Prospectors have the skill to smelt ore into ingots for other professions. Metalsmiths, Weaponsmiths, and Jewellers can use these ingots to craft items.

Ore Deposit	Tier	Ore Materials	Dye Materials	Gems	Mastery Components	Locations
Copper Deposit	1	Chunk of Copper Ore	Pile of Copper Salts	Agate	Chunk of Grey Rock-salt Chunk of Crude Brimstone Crude Whetstone	Most of Ered Luin, The Shire, lower-level areas of Bree-land
Tin Deposit	1	Chunk of Tin Ore	Piece of Sienna	Amethyst	Chunk of Grey Rock-salt Chunk of Crude Brimstone Crude Whetstone	Most of Ered Luin, The Shire, lower-level areas of Bree-land
Barrow-iron Deposit	2	Chunk of Barrow-iron Ore	Piece of Umber	Bloodstone	Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone	NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
Silver Deposit	2	Chunk of Silver Ore	-	Opal	Chunk of White Rock-salt Chunk of Pale Brimstone Small Whetstone	NE Ered Luin, NE Shire, all except lower-level areas of Bree-land, Western Lone-lands, Western North Downs
Rich Iron Deposit	3	Chunk of Rich Iron Ore	-	Ruby	Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone	Central and Eastern areas of the Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land
Gold Deposit	3	Chunk of Gold Ore	-	Sapphire	Chunk of Clear Rock-salt Chunk of Dark Brimstone Flat Whetstone	Central and Eastern areas of the Lone-lands and North Downs, Eastern Evendim, South and East lake shores in NE Bree-land
Dwarf-iron Deposit	4	Chunk of Dwarf-iron Ore	-	Adamant	Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone	The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of the Lone-lands
Platinum Deposit	4	Chunk of Platinum Ore	-	Adamant	Chunk of Yellow Rock-salt Chunk of Prilled Brimstone Round Whetstone	The Trollshaws, Western Misty Mountains, Western Angmar, Western Evendim, South-eastern tip of the Lone-lands
Ancient Iron Deposit	5	Chunk of Ancient Iron Ore Ancient Nickel Ore (rare)	Pile of Ancient Iron Oxides	Beryl	Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone	Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, Northern Eregion
Ancient Silver Deposit	5	Chunk of Ancient Silver Ore	-	Beryl Moonstone (rare)	Chunk of Blue Rock-salt Chunk of Dusty Brimstone Soft Whetstone	Eastern Misty Mountains, Eastern Angmar, Forochel, Northern Eregion
Khazâd-copper Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-copper Ore	-	Aquamarine	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone	Southern Eregion, Moria
Khazâd-tin Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-tin Ore	-	Aquamarine	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone	Southern Eregion, Moria
Khazâd-iron Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-iron Ore	Chunk of Lime	Dawn-rose	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone Mithril Flake*	Southern Eregion, Redhorn Lodes (Moria), Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
Khazâd-gold Deposit	6	Chunk of Khazâd-gold Ore	-	Dawn-rose	Chunk of Pink Rock-salt Chunk of Bright Brimstone Hard Whetstone Mithril Flake*	Southern Eregion, Redhorn Lodes (Moria), Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
Skarn Deposit	7	Chunk of Low-grade Skarn Ore Chunk of High-grade Skarn Ore (rare)	-	Green Garnet	Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil*	Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Isengard, Nan Curunír, The Great River
Riddermark Deposit	8	Chunk of Low-grade Riddermark Ore Chunk of High-grade Riddermark Ore (rare)	-	Red Agate	Tarnished Crest of Rohan*	East Rohan

* A very rare component.

Wood

Wood can be found across the lands of Middle-earth. Foresters have the ability to Track Wood and harvest it using their Forester's Axe. Normal branches typically yield 1 to 3 branches, while heavy branches can yield up to 6 branches and occasionally kindling materials. Both types of branches can sometimes yield 1+ mastery components used by Tailors and Woodworkers. Foresters have the skill to treat wood for other professions. Other professions, such as Woodworker, can then create items from the treated wood.

Wood Deposits	Tier	Wood Materials	Mastery Components	Location(s)
Rowan Branches	1	Log of Rowan Wood	Drop of Sticky Resin Common Flax Fibre	South Ered Luin, The Shire, Central Bree-land
Ash Branches	2	Log of Ash Wood	Drop of Ashy Resin Bree Flax Fibre	North Ered Luin, Edges of Bree-land, The Barrow-downs, West Lone-lands, West North Downs
Yew Branches	3	Log of Yew Wood	Drop of Amber Resin Pale Flax Fibre	East Lone-lands, East North Downs, East Evendim
Lebethron Branches	4	Log of Lebethron Wood	Drop of Black Resin Yellow Flax Fibre	The Trollshaws, West Evendim, West Angmar, South-East The Lone-lands, West Misty Mountains
Black Ash Branches	5	Log of Black Ash Wood Black Ash Heartwood Spider Silk	Drop of Soft Resin Golden Flax Fibre	East Misty Mountains, East Angmar, Eregion
Ilex Branches	6	Log of Ilex Wood	Drop of Hard Resin Fairy Flax Fibre	Eregion, Moria
Mallorn Branches	6	Log of Mallorn Wood	Drop of Hard Resin Fairy Flax Fibre	Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
Birch Branches	7	Gnarled Birch Branch Birch Sapwood Branch	Drop of Birch-tar	Enedwaith, Dunland, The Great River
Oak Branches	8	Log of Oak Wood Oak Sapwood Branch	Piece of Oak Bark	East Rohan

Hides

Hides are pieces of animal hide that drop as loot from beasts. Any player can harvest a hide after defeating a beast, but only Foresters have the ability to turn hides into leather by boiling them, for use in Tailor crafting recipes.

Hide Type	Tier	Leather By-product	Levels that Drop Item	Location(s)
Light Hide	1	Piece of Light Leather	1-13	South Ered Luin, The Shire, Central Bree-land
Medium Hide	2	Piece of Medium Leather	13-25	Bree-land, Ered Luin, The Lone-lands, The North Downs, and The Shire
Sturdy Hide	3	Piece of Sturdy Leather	25-34	Evendim, The Lone-lands, The North Downs, and The Trollshaws
Pristine Hide	4	Piece of Pristine Leather	35-43	West part of Angmar, Evendim, West part of The Misty Mountains, East part of The North Downs and The Trollshaws
Exceptional Hide	5	Piece of Exceptional Leather	44-50	Angmar, Eregion, Sarnúr in Ered Luin, Forochel, Ettenmoors, and The Misty Mountains
Magnificent Hide	6	Piece of Magnificent Leather	51-56	Angmar, Eregion, Moria
Extraordinary Hide	6	Piece of Extraordinary Leather Mithril-reinforced Extraordinary Leather	57-64	Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith, Minas Elendúr, Kolo-hampât
Large Hide	7	Piece of Brushed Leather Piece of Glazed Leather Piece of Finished Leather	65-74	Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Isengard, Nan Curunir, The Great River and some rare drops in Eastern Mirkwood and Enedwaith.
Riddermark Hide	8	Brushed Riddermark Leather Glazed Riddermark Leather Finished Riddermark Leather	75+	East Rohan