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[center][img]http://flightrising.com/dropbox/non_banner.png[/img][/center] [center][url=#post_41902587]2014[/url] | [url=#post_41902588]2015[/url] | [url=#post_41902590]2016[/url] | [url=#post_41902591]2017[/url] | [url=#post_41902595]2018[/url] | [url=#post_41902596]2019[/url] | [url=#post_41902598]2020[/url] | [url=#post_41902600]2021[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2807092/12#post_41902602]2022[/url] | [url=#post_41902605]2023[/url][/center] [center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/1283770]Announcement[/url][/center] [center]-> [i][b]2014[/b], December 21st - January 4th[/i][/center] [i]Strange Chests[/i] [item=Strange Chest] - Food (100% = 1 in 1) - Trinkets (25% = 1 in 4) - Familiars (2% = 1 in 50) - Unhatched Nocturne Egg (0.5% = 1 in 200) - Breed Change: Nocturne (0.04% = 1 in 2500) [i]Locations[/i] - Battle Mimic monsters in the Coliseum: they can be encountered in Woodland Path, Scorched Forest, Waterway, Arena, Kelp Beds and Golem Workshop, with higher level mimics having a higher chest drop rate - Digging in any elemental region - Unhatched Nocturne Eggs can also be found while Scavenging in any elemental region [columns][left][color=black] - Training Fields [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Woodland Path[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Scorched Forest[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - Sandswept Delta [color=transparent]__[/color] - Forgotten Cave [color=transparent]__[/color] - Bamboo Falls [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Waterway[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Arena[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - Rainsong Jungle [color=transparent]__[/color] - Boreal Wood [color=transparent]__[/color] - Crystal Pools [color=transparent]__[/color] - Harpy's Roost [color=transparent]__[/color] - Mire [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Kelp Beds[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Golem Workshop[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color][/color][/left] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Snarling Mimic[/i] - X X - - - - - - - - - - - -[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Ectoplasmime[/i] - - - - - - X X - - - - - - -[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Jawlocker[/i] - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X[/color][/center] [/columns] [columns] Snarling Mimic Ectoplasmime Jawlocker [nextcol] [color=transparent]_________[/color] [nextcol] [center]Scratch 115 STR - -[/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]______[/color] [nextcol] [center]Eliminate - 113 STR -[/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]___[/color] [nextcol] [center]Scr + Elim - - 131 STR[/center] [/columns] [i]Mimic monsters[/i] [b]Woodland Path[/b] [i]Snarling Mimic (Neutral)[/i] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 2 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 50%[/size] [/LIST] [b]Scorched Forest[/b] [i]Snarling Mimic (Neutral)[/i] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 2.1 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 50%[/size] [/LIST] [b]Waterway[/b] [i]Ectoplasmime (Neutral)[/i] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 2.3 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 70%[/size] [/LIST] [b]Arena[/b] [i]Ectoplasmime (Neutral)[/i] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 2.2 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 70%[/size] [/LIST] [b]Kelp Beds[/b] [i]Jawlocker (Neutral)[/i] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 2.4 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 100%[/size] [/LIST] [b]Golem Workshop[/b] [i]Jawlocker (Neutral)[/i] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 2.1 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 100%[/size] [/LIST] [i]Food[/i] [item=Leaf Insect][item=Chameleon][item=Living Stones][item=Lakebottom Flounder] [i]Trinkets[/i] [item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mirror][item=Night Flame][item=Nocturne Puppet] [i]Familiars[/i] [i]Mimics[/i] [item=Snarling Mimic][item=Ectoplasmime][item=Jawlocker] [i]Festival and Fake Bears[/i] [item=Sunbeam Ursa][item=Sundial Imposter][item=Livewire Grizzly][item=Voltspire Intruder][item=Magma Embear][item=Lavaborne Hoax][item=Hibernal Starbear][item=Slumbering Charlatan][item=Graveyard Guardian][item=Fungusbearing Phony][item=Cragbacked Bouldursa][item=Jadecarved Decoy] [i]Eggs and Scrolls[/i] [item=Unhatched Nocturne Egg][item=Breed Change: Nocturne] [i][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/1284902/12#8077145](link)[/url][/i]

[center]-> [i][b]2015[/b], December 20th - January 2nd[/i][/center] Night of the Nocturne is an annual two-week celebration of the Nocturne breed that takes place in December. Dormant most of the year, they emerge for two weeks around the shortest day of winter to claim new territory and found new clans. [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/1680553](Announcement 2015)[/url] [i]Strange Chests[/i] [item=Strange Chest] [i]Locations[/i] - Battle Mimic monsters in the Coliseum: they can be encountered in all Coliseum areas other than Training Fields, with higher level mimics having a greater chance to drop a chest - Use any gathering skill in any elemental region - Unhatched Nocturne Eggs can also be found while Scavenging in any elemental region - Baldwin: Level 2 and 3 Recipes - Swipp's Swap Stand [b][i]Mimic monsters[/i][/b] Woodland Path [item=Painted Marionette] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]7.73 battles/min = [b]3.25[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.41 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 1.70% [/size] [/LIST] Scorched Forest [item=Snarling Mimic] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.67 battles/min = [b]2.26[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.46 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 2.03%[/size] [/LIST] Sandswept Delta [item=Unlikely Alliance] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]6.00 battles/min = [b]5.04[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.67 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 2.07%[/size] [/LIST] Forgotten Cave [item=Animated Statue] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.00 battles/min = [b]3.30[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.34 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.22%[/size] [/LIST] Bamboo Falls [item=Ensorcelled Volume] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimore][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.10 battles/min = [b]1.83[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.42 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 1.41%[/size] [/LIST] Waterway [item=Ectoplasmime] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.30 battles/min = [b]2.86[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.51 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 1.73%[/size] [/LIST] Arena [item=Magic Mirror] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.10 battles/min = [b]6.12[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.65 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.05%[/size] [/LIST] Rainsong Jungle [item=Wooden Marionette] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]4.93 battles/min = [b]3.55[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.40 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.00%[/size] [/LIST] Boreal Wood [item=Spellbound Tome] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.07 battles/min = [b]5.47[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.45 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.95%[/size] [/LIST] Crystal Pools [item=Opposing Forces] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]4.37 battles/min = [b]3.49[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.56 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 2.38%[/size] [/LIST] Harpy's Roost [item=Deadly Reflection] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]5.03 battles/min = [b]5.73[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.58 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.24%[/size] [/LIST] Mire [item=Living Sculpture] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]2.88 battles/min = [b]1.72[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.35 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 2.83%[/size] [/LIST] Kelp Beds [item=Jawlocker] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]2.70 battles/min = [b]3.72[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.73 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.14%[/size] [/LIST] Golem Workshop [item=Jawlocker] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [color=transparent]__[/color][size=2]2.30 battles/min = [b]3.45[/b] chests/hour[/size] [LIST] [*][size=2]Encounter rate: 0.63 mimic/battle[/size] [*][size=2]Drop chance: 3.95%[/size] [/LIST] [columns][left][color=black] - Woodland Path [color=transparent]__[/color] - Scorched Forest [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Sandswept Delta[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - Forgotten Cave [color=transparent]__[/color] - Bamboo Falls [color=transparent]__[/color] - Waterway [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Arena[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - Rainsong Jungle [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Boreal Wood[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - Crystal Pools [color=transparent]__[/color] - [b]Harpy's Roost[/b] [color=transparent]__[/color] - Mire [color=transparent]__[/color] - Kelp Beds [color=transparent]__[/color] - Golem Workshop [color=transparent]__[/color][/color][/left] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Battles[/i] 1000 1050 1000 1000 1000 1000 1250 1500 1000 1050 1000 1000 1000 1000[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Mimics[/i] 411 492 675 342 423 518 817 600 455 588 586 353 732 632[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests[/i] 7 10 14 11 6 9 25 18 18 14 19 10 23 25[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Battles/min[/i] 7.73 5.67 6.00 5.00 5.10 5.30 5.10 4.93 5.07 4.37 5.03 2.88 2.70 2.30[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests/hour[/i] 3.25 3.24 [b]5.04[/b] 3.30 1.83 2.86 [b]6.12[/b] 3.55 [b]5.47[/b] 3.49 [b]5.73[/b] 1.72 3.72 3.45[/color][/center] [/columns] Arena is the best venue, followed by Harpy's Roost (133 STR / 40 QCK farming build), Boreal Wood and Sandswept Delta. [b][i]Strange Chests[/i][/b] contain one of these items: [i]Familiars[/i] [i]Mimics[/i] [item=Snarling Mimic][item=Ectoplasmime][item=Jawlocker][item=Unlikely Alliance][item=Opposing Forces] [item=Animated Statue][item=Living Sculpture][item=Deadly Reflection][item=Magic Mirror] [item=Wooden Marionette][item=Painted Marionette][item=Spellbound Tome][item=Ensorcelled Volume] [size=2]The mimics don't drop themselves as familiars.[/size] [i]Festival and Fake Bears[/i] [item=Sunbeam Ursa][item=Sundial Imposter][item=Livewire Grizzly][item=Voltspire Intruder] [item=Magma Embear][item=Lavaborne Hoax][item=Hibernal Starbear][item=Slumbering Charlatan] [item=Graveyard Guardian][item=Fungusbearing Phony][item=Cragbacked Bouldursa][item=Jadecarved Decoy] [item=Polarfreeze Defender][item=Bogus Manamonger][item=Murktooth Bramblekeep][item=Thornthick Thief] [item=Cloudkeeper herald][item=Smokebillow Sham][item=Wavebreak Snarler][item=Sunsea Pseudo] [item=Timber Tender][item=Fallbrush Fraud] [i]Apparel[/i] [item=Conjurer's Cloak][item=Conjurer's Cobwebs][item=Conjurer's Hat][item=Conjurer's Herb Pouch][item=Conjurer's Staff] [i]Eggs and Scrolls[/i] [item=Unhatched Nocturne Egg][item=Breed Change: Nocturne] [b][i]Limited items[/i][/b] [i]Coliseum[/i] [item=Mimic Powder] [item=Leaf Insect][item=Chameleon][item=Living Stones][item=Lakebottom Flounder] [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Cuckoo][item=Bee Orchid][item=Flying Gurnard] [item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mirror][item=Night Flame][item=Nocturne Puppet] [item=Crystal Ball][item=Hourglass][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Weathered Grimore] [i]Baldwin[/i] [i]Level 1[/i] [item=Agol]x1 = [item=Silver Muck]x1 [item=Gold Muck]x1 [item=Green Goo]x3 [item=Coarse Alchemical Reduction]x1 [item=Glass beaker]x1 [i]Level 2[/i] [item=Strange Chest]x1 = [item=Copper Muck]x1 [item=Yellow Sludge]x2 [item=Yellow Goo]x2 [item=Yellow Ooze]x2 [item=Mimic Powder]x12 [i]Level 3[/i] [item=Strange Chest]x2 = [item=Silver Muck]x1 [item=Gold Muck]x1 [item=Red Ooze]x1 [item=Red Goo]x1 [item=Red Sludge]x1 [i]Level 5[/i] [item=Magician's Cloak] = [item=Grey Slime]x1 [item=Orange Goo]x1 [item=Green Goo]x2 [item=Magician's Cobwebs]= [item=Grey Slime]x1 [item=Orange Ooze]x1 [item=Green Ooze]x2 [item=Magician's Hat]= [item=Grey Slime]x1 [item=Orange Sludge]x1 [item=Green Sludge]x2 [item=Magician's Herb Pouch]= [item=Grey Slime]x1 [item=Orange Ooze]x1 [item=Green Ooze]x2 [item=Magician's Staff]= [item=Grey Slime]x1 [item=Orange Sludge]x1 [item=Green Sludge]x2 [i]Treasure Marketplace[/i] [item=Witch's Cloak][item=Witch's cobwebs][item=Witch's Hat][item=Witch's Herb Pouch][item=Witch's Staff][item=Witch's Tatters] [item=Sorcerer's Cloak][item=Sorcerer's cobwebs][item=Sorcerer's Hat][item=Sorcerer's Herb Pouch][item=Sorcerer's Staff][item=Sorcerer's Tatters] [i]Gem Marketplace[/i] [item=Enchanter's Cloak][item=Enchanter's Cobwebs][item=Enchanter's Hat][item=Enchanter's Herb Pouch][item=Enchanter's Staff][item=Enchanter's Tatters] [i]Swipp's Swap Stand[/i] [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Cuckoo] x45 [item=Leporidae Guise] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar] x45 [item=Hourglass] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Bee Orchid] x45 [item=Weathered Grimore] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Flying Gurnard] x45 [item=Crystal Ball] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Chameleon] x42 [item=Night Flame] x18 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Living Stones] x42 [item=Nocturne Puppet] x18 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Lakebottom Flounder] x42 [item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] x18 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Leaf Insect] x42 [item=Mirror] x18

[center]-> [i][b]2016[/b], December 18th - December 31st[/i][/center] [b][i]Mimic monsters[/i][/b] [columns][left][color=black] - Training Fields - Woodland Path - [b]Scorched Forest[/b] - [b]Sandswept Delta[/b] - Forgotten Cave - Bamboo Falls - Redrock Cove - [b]Waterway[/b] - Arena - [b]Rainsong Jungle[/b] - [b]Boreal Wood[/b] - [b]Crystal Pools[/b] - Harpy's Roost - Ghostlight Ruins - Mire - Kelp Beds - Golem Workshop [nextcol] [color=transparent]____[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Battles[/i] 700 600 1000 1000 700 700 900 1300 700 1000 1000 1000 350 350 300 350 250[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests[/i] 13 8 33 52 16 19 25 72 19 43 50 53 9 12 11 16 13[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests/100 battles[/i] 1.85 1.33 3.30 5.20 2.28 2.71 2.77 5.53 2.71 4.30 5.00 5.30 2.57 3.42 3.66 4.57 5.20[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Battles/min[/i] 7.20 6.80 6.20 6.00 5.60 4.60 5.00 5.80 4.71 5.26 5.50 5.25 4.30 [color=darkred]3.05 3.20 2.90 2.20[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests/hour[/i] [color=transparent]_[/color]8 [color=transparent]_[/color]5 12 19 [color=transparent]_[/color]8 [color=transparent]_[/color]7 [color=transparent]_[/color]8 19 [color=transparent]_[/color]8 14 17 17 [color=transparent]_[/color]7 [color=darkred][color=transparent]_[/color]6 [color=transparent]_[/color]7 [color=transparent]_[/color]8 [color=transparent]_[/color]7[/color][/color][/center] [/columns] Best places to grind for Strange Chests: Waterway, Sandswept Delta, Boreal Wood, Crystal Pools, Rainsong Jungle, Scorched Forest. [size=2](STR for battles/min: Training Fields - Harpy's Roost: 133, Ghostlight Ruins, Mire, Kelp Beds: 126, Golem Workshop: 129 INT + 133 x2)[/size] [i]Training Fields[/i] [item=Smoldering Sconce] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Woodland Path[/i] [item=Painted Marionette] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Scorched Forest[/i] [item=Snarling Mimic] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Sandswept Delta[/i] [item=Serpentine Lamp] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Unlikely Alliance] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Forgotten Cave[/i] [item=Animated Statue] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Bogsneak Puppet] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Bamboo Falls[/i] [item=Ensorcelled Volume] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Vulpine Lamp] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Redrock Cove[/i] [item=Crystal Carrier] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Veiled Vision] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Waterway[/i] [item=Ectoplasmime] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Sorcerous Arms] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Arena[/i] [item=Axe Mimic] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Magic Mirror] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Rainsong Jungle[/i] [item=Glowing Globe] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Wooden Marionette] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Boreal Wood[/i] [item=Spellbound Tome] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Spirit Armor] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Crystal Pools[/i] [item=Ball-Jointed Bogsneak] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Opposing Forces] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Harpy's Roost[/i] [item=Deadly Reflection] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Enchanted Armaments] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Ghostlight Ruins[/i] [item=Calculating Candelabra] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Masked Phantom] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Mire[/i] [item=Crooked Hatchet] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Living Sculpture] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Kelp Beds[/i] [item=Jawlocker] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Orbiting Spirit] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [i]Golem Workshop[/i] [item=Animated Armor] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [item=Living Luminance] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [b][i]Strange Chests[/i][/b] contain one of these items: [i]Familiars[/i] [i]Mimics[/i] [item=Snarling Mimic][item=Ectoplasmime][item=Jawlocker] [item=Serpentine Lamp][item=Vulpine Lamp][item=Animated Armor][item=Spirit Armor] [item=Glowing Globe][item=Living Luminance][item=Masked Phantom][item=Veiled Vision] [item=Crystal Carrier][item=Orbiting Spirit][item=Enchanted Armaments][item=Sorcerous Arms] [item=Ball-Jointed Bogsneak][item=Bogsneak Puppet][item=Calculating Candelabra][item=Smoldering Sconce] [item=Axe Mimic][item=Crooked Hatchet][item=Unlikely Alliance][item=Opposing Forces] [item=Animated Statue][item=Living Sculpture][item=Deadly Reflection][item=Magic Mirror] [item=Wooden Marionette][item=Painted Marionette][item=Spellbound Tome][item=Ensorcelled Volume] [size=2]The mimics don't drop themselves as familiars.[/size] [i]Festival and Fake Bears[/i] [item=Sunbeam Ursa][item=Sundial Imposter][item=Livewire Grizzly][item=Voltspire Intruder] [item=Magma Embear][item=Lavaborne Hoax][item=Hibernal Starbear][item=Slumbering Charlatan] [item=Graveyard Guardian][item=Fungusbearing Phony][item=Cragbacked Bouldursa][item=Jadecarved Decoy] [item=Polarfreeze Defender][item=Bogus Manamonger][item=Murktooth Bramblekeep][item=Thornthick Thief] [item=Cloudkeeper herald][item=Smokebillow Sham][item=Wavebreak Snarler][item=Sunsea Pseudo] [item=Timber Tender][item=Fallbrush Fraud] [i]Apparel[/i] [item=Ghost Flame Candles][item=Ghost Flame Cloak][item=Ghost Flame Collar][item=Ghost Flame Headpiece][item=Ghost Flame Tail Jewel][item=Ghost Flame Tail Ribbon][item=Ghost Flame Wing Ribbon] [item=Conjurer's Cloak][item=Conjurer's Cobwebs][item=Conjurer's Hat][item=Conjurer's Herb Pouch][item=Conjurer's Staff] [i]Forum Vistas[/i] [item=Vista: Conjurer's Hat][item=Vista: Gossamer Flame] [i]Eggs and Scrolls[/i] [item=Unhatched Nocturne Egg][item=Breed Change: Nocturne] [b][i]Limited items[/i][/b] [i]Coliseum[/i] [item=Mimic Powder] [item=Leaf Insect][item=Chameleon][item=Living Stones][item=Lakebottom Flounder] [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Cuckoo][item=Bee Orchid][item=Flying Gurnard] [item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mirror][item=Night Flame][item=Nocturne Puppet] [item=Crystal Ball][item=Hourglass][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Weathered Grimoire] [i]Baldwin[/i] [i]Level 1[/i] [item=Agol] [i]Level 2 and 3[/i] [item=Strange Chest] [i]Level 4[/i] [item=Autumn Millifae][item=Spring Millifae] [i]Level 5[/i] [item=Magician's Cloak][item=Magician's Cobwebs][item=Magician's Hat][item=Magician's Herb Pouch][item=Magician's Staff] [i]Level 6[/i] [item=Haunted Flame Candles][item=Haunted Flame Cloak][item=Haunted Flame Collar][item=Haunted Flame Headpiece][item=Haunted Flame Tail Jewel][item=Haunted Flame Tail Ribbon][item=Haunted Flame Wing Ribbon] [i]Level 7[/i] [item=Vista: Strange Chest] [i]Treasure Marketplace[/i] [item=Ethereal Flame Candles][item=Ethereal Flame Cloak][item=Ethereal Flame Collar][item=Ethereal Flame Headpiece][item=Ethereal Flame Tail Jewel][item=Ethereal Flame Tail Ribbon][item=Ethereal Flame Wing Ribbon][item=Ethereal Flame Regalia] [item=Solar Flame Candles][item=Solar Flame Cloak][item=Solar Flame Collar][item=Solar Flame Headpiece][item=Solar Flame Tail Jewel][item=Solar Flame Tail Ribbon][item=Solar Flame Wing Ribbon][item=Solar Flame Regalia] [item=Witch's Cloak][item=Witch's Cobwebs][item=Witch's Hat][item=Witch's Herb Pouch][item=Witch's Staff][item=Sorcerer's Cloak][item=Sorcerer's cobwebs][item=Sorcerer's Hat][item=Sorcerer's Herb Pouch][item=Sorcerer's Staff][item=Witch's Tatters][item=Sorcerer's Tatters][item=Vista: Glowing Globe] [i]Gem Marketplace[/i] [item=Gossamer Flame Candles][item=Gossamer Flame Cloak][item=Gossamer Flame Collar][item=Gossamer Flame Headpiece][item=Gossamer Flame Tail Jewel][item=Gossamer Flame Tail Ribbon][item=Gossamer Flame Wing Ribbon][item=Gossamer Flame Regalia] [item=Enchanter's Cloak][item=Enchanter's Cobwebs][item=Enchanter's Hat][item=Enchanter's Herb Pouch][item=Enchanter's Staff][item=Enchanter's Tatters][item=Vista: Feral Visage] [i]Swipp's Swap Stand[/i] [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Cuckoo] x45 [item=Leporidae Guise] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar] x45 [item=Hourglass] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Bee Orchid] x45 [item=Weathered Grimoire] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Flying Gurnard] x45 [item=Crystal Ball] x20 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Chameleon] x42 [item=Night Flame] x18 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Living Stones] x42 [item=Nocturne Puppet] x18 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Lakebottom Flounder] x42 [item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] x18 [item=Strange Chest] = [item=Leaf Insect] x42 [item=Mirror] x18 [item=Vista: Hourglass] = [item=Strange Chest] x2 [item=Hourglass] x20 [i]How to find Strange Chests[/i] - Coliseum: battle Mimic monsters - Gathering: use any gathering skill in any elemental region - Baldwin: Level 2 and 3 recipes - Swipp's Swap Stand - Unhatched Nocturne Eggs can also be found while Scavenging in any elemental region

[center]-> [i][b]2017[/b], December 17th - December 30th[/i][/center] [center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/2338204]Announcement[/url][/center] [i]Mimic monsters[/i] [columns][left][color=black] - Training Fields - [b]Woodland Path[/b] - [b]Scorched Forest[/b] - [b]Sandswept Delta[/b] - Blooming Grove - Forgotten Cave - Bamboo Falls - Redrock Cove - [b]Waterway[/b] - Arena - Volcanic Vents - Rainsong Jungle - Boreal Wood - Crystal Pools - Harpy's Roost - Ghostlight Ruins - Mire - Kelp Beds - Golem Workshop [nextcol] [color=transparent]____[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Battles[/i] 3730 3380 4700 3076 1300 1000 1900 1300 2000 1750 1420 1120 2000 1380 620 860 900 570 590[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests[/i] 41 88 150 108 30 24 47 27 64 26 30 27 44 49 18 26 20 26 21[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests/100 battles[/i] 1.10 2.60 3.19 3.51 2.30 2.40 2.47 2.07 3.20 1.49 2.11 2.41 2.20 3.55 2.90 3.02 2.22 4.56 3.55[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Battles/min[/i] 8.6 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.2 6.1 5.6 3.9 5.8 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 2.2[/color][/center] [nextcol] [color=transparent]__[/color] [nextcol][center][color=black][i]Chests/hour[/i] 6 11 12 12 7 9 8 5 11 4 6 6 6 10 7 6 4 9 5[/color][/center] [/columns] Best places to grind for Strange Chests: Scorched Forest, Sandswept Delta, Woodland Path, Waterway. [i][url=http://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/noc_swipp_trades3.png]Swipp's Swaps[/url][/i] [columns] [left][color=black] Cuckoo Leporidae Guise Giant Sw. Caterpillar Hourglass Bee Orchid Weathered Grimoire Flying Gurnard Crystal Ball Leaf Insect Mirror Living Stones Nocturne Puppet Lakebottom Flounder Multi-Lens Magnifier Chameleon Night Flame [/color][/left] [nextcol] [color=transparent]_[/color] [nextcol] [center][color=black]TF X - - - - X X X - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]WP X - X - - X - X - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]SF - X X X X - - - - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]SD - - - - X - - X - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]BG - X - - X - - X - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]FC - X - - - - X - - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]BF X - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]RC X - X - - X - - - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]WA - - - X - - X - - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]AR - - - - - - - - - X - - - - X - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]VV - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]RJ - - - - - - - - - - X X - - - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]BW - - - - - - - - X X - - X - - X [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]CP - - - - - - - - X - - - - X - - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]HR - - - - - - - - - X - X X - X - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]GR - - - - - - - - - X X X - X X - [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]MI - - - - - - - - - - X - - X - X [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]KB - - - - - - - - X - - - X X - X [/color][/center] [nextcol] [center][color=black]GW X - - - - - - - X - - X X - - X [/color][/center] [/columns] [i]Training Fields[/i] [item=Smoldering Sconce] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Smoldering Sconce - Cuckoo | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Tick-Tock] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Tick-Tock - Flying Gurnard | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [i]Woodland Path[/i] [item=Curious Kettle] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Curious Cauldron - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Painted Marionette] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Painted Marionette - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [i]Scorched Forest[/i] [item=Colubrid Column] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Colubrid-Column - Bee Orchid | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Snarling Mimic] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Snarling Mimic - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [i]Sandswept Delta[/i] [item=Serpentine Lamp] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Serpentine Lamp - Bee Orchid | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Unlikely Alliance] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Unlikely Alliance - Bee Orchid | Crystal Ball[/size] [i]Blooming Grove[/i] [item=Antique Chair] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Antique Chair - Bee Orchid | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Transmuted Treasure] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Transmuted Treasure - Bee Orchid | Leporidae Guise[/size] [i]Forgotten Cave[/i] [item=Animated Statue] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Animated Statue - Flying Gurnard | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Bogsneak Puppet] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Bogsneak Puppet - Flying Gurnard | Leporidae Guise[/size] [i]Bamboo Falls[/i] [item=Ensorcelled Volume] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Ensorcelled Volume - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Vulpine Lamp] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Vulpine Lamp - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [i]Redrock Cove[/i] [item=Crystal Carrier] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Crystal Carrier - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Veiled Vision] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Veiled Vision - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [i]Waterway[/i] [item=Ectoplasmime] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Ectoplasmime - Flying Gurnard | Hourglass[/size] [item=Sorcerous Arms] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Sorcerous Arms - Flying Gurnard | Hourglass[/size] [i]Arena[/i] [item=Axe Mimic] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Axe Mimic - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Magic Mirror] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Magic Mirror - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [i]Volcanic Vents[/i] [item=Serthis Support] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Serthis Support - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [item=Valorous Cape] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Valorous Cape - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [i]Rainsong Jungle[/i] [item=Glowing Globe] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Glowing Globe - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Wooden Marionette] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Wooden Marionette - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [i]Boreal Wood[/i] [item=Spellbound Tome] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Spellbound Tome - Leaf Insect | Night Flame[/size] [item=Spirit Armor] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Spirit Armor - Lakebottom Flounder | Mirror[/size] [i]Crystal Pools[/i] [item=Ball-Jointed Bogsneak] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Ball-Jointed Bogsneak - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Opposing Forces] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Opposing Forces - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [i]Harpy's Roost[/i] [item=Deadly Reflection] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Deadly Reflection - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Enchanted Armaments] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Enchanted Armaments - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Time Devourer] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Time Devourer - Lakebottom Flounder | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [i]Ghostlight Ruins[/i] [item=Calculating Candelabra] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Calculating Candelabra - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Inquisitive Shroud] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Inquisitive Shroud - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Masked Phantom] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Masked Phantom - Living Stones | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [i]Mire[/i] [item=Crooked Hatchet] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Crooked Hatchet - Living Stones | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Living Sculpture] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Living Statue - Living Stones | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Poltergeist Pile] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Poltergeist Pile - Living Stones | Night Flame[/size] [i]Kelp Beds[/i] [item=Jawlocker] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Jawlocker - Lakebottom Flounder | Night Flame[/size] [item=Orbiting Spirit] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Orbiting Spirit - Lakebottom Flounder | Night Flame[/size] [item=Ravenous Cauldron] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Ravenous Cauldron - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [i]Golem Workshop[/i] [item=Animated Armor] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Animated Armor - Leaf Insect | Night Flame[/size] [item=Living Luminance] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Living Luminance - Lakebottom Flounder | Night Flame[/size] [item=Spidered Seat] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Nocturne Puppet][item=Mimic Powder][item=Strange Chest] [size=2]Spidered Seat - Cuckoo | Nocturne Puppet[/size] If you want to help collect data I need the number of battles (you can use a tally counter app and just tap the screen after each battle) and the number of chests that dropped. [code]Coliseum Venue: Battles: Strange Chests:[/code]