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[center][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/non_banner.png[/img][/center]Alt Title: Preparing For NotN - Newbies & Returners (Updated 2023) [b]Disclaimer:[/b] [I][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2768916]Prepare & Survive NoTN V1.0[/url] is and always will be a great and comprehensive guide to NotN however it has become outdated with the big updates in recent years and isn't updated to accommodate them. However, I definitely recommend reading it through for anything I may miss and a more in-depth breakdown. This guide will still go over several of the same things but it'll also cover new things such as Achievements, site-wide drop chances, and Higgins' Haunted Hollow. I'll also be linking to other useful guides, coli builds, stat sheets, etc.[/I] -------- [center][b]Contents[/b] - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218#post_55689156]What Is NotN?[/url] - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689335]Preparing[/url] | Coliseum | Dailies | Trading | Brewing | Save & Make Money | [I]Coli Team/Coli Prep/Chest Drop Rates/Non-Coli Players/Crim/Swipp/Grand Exchange/ Player Trades/Materials Needed[/I] - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689338]Obtaining & Selling[/url] | Achievements | Unhatched Nocturne Egg Market | Probability | | Selling Chests | Selling Items | Current Items | Outdated NotN Items | - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689339]Challenges[/url] | Coli Challenges | Trackers | - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689342]Tips & Tricks[/url] | Simple Coliseum Tips | Best Venue? | Brewing Strategy | - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689344]Taking Breaks & Mental Preparation[/url] | Look After You | Mental Prep! | - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689345]NotN Threads[/url] | Challenges | Competitive/Chatting | Trades |

[center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74392692][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/743927/74392692_350.png[/img][/url] [b]What Is Night of the Nocturne?[/b] Night of the Nocturne (NotN) is the biggest FR event of the year occurring during December and lasting two weeks. This year, 2023 it starts the 17th of December at 6am FR time. You can check when events start and finish on the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/wiki/wiki/article/flight-rising-event-calendar]Events Calendar[/url]. General lore summary - during the longest nights of the year, Nocturnes take flight over Sornieth, leaving strange chests in their wake. Inside these chests are a range of goodies - new and old NotN apparel, familiars, scenes, vistas, Nocturne breed change scrolls, genes, and most importantly, Unhatched Nocturne Eggs will all drop from them! From a player perspective, it's a massive money-making event and we're all slaves to dragon capitalism. All prep players do is to get as many Strange Chests as possible. These are Strange Chests v [item=Strange Chest] [quote=Dusting Date] [item=Nocturnal Dust] [b] Remember![/b] Take heed of the dusting date noted on the official NotN Announcement post. It'll be in a quote box like this one. Make sure you open or sell all your Strange Chests before this date or else they'll turn to Nocturnal Dust and you won't get whatever was in it. Chests dust three days after the event finishes.[/quote]

[b][size=10]PREPARING[/b][/size] [b]Coliseum[/b] [I]Coli Team[/I] This is your biggest one. If you want to go hard out for NotN you'll need some semblance of a coli team. You don't have to bust out a bunch of lvl 25s to be successful, but it's certainly helpful to have at least one. Higher levels finish battles faster. During the event, the coliseum will gain additional enemies and while all enemies have a chance at dropping a strange chest, NotN exclusive enemies have an increased chance of doing so. These exclusive enemies will be in every venue so it doesn't matter which one you choose and that is why you don't need a lvl 25 to be successful. In fact [b]lower venues are best[/b] because you clear them faster. Higher venue enemies have a higher chance of dropping chests but you trade off for longer battles and potentially refreshing more often. If you don't have a team, here are some useful guides for leveling up and statting your dragons! Another tip - Frigidfin always occurs about a week before NotN so I recommend taking advantage of the XP boost it gives to level your dragons faster. [LIST] [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1040710]How To Train Your Dragon, By Duke[/url] Step by step leveling from scratch and statting your dragons as you go. Save yourself that Tincture of Dissolution. This guide is a little outdated now, but still very applicable if you're starting from scratch. It's what all my teams are based on and even with the Coliseum updates it still works super well. [*][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2217190]Sedona Build[/url] For if you don't have/can't afford eliminate. [*] Renting Lvl 25s Some players rent out their lvl 25s for a cost. Check your Flight forums as well, they may also lend lvl 25s. You only need one, so you can carry two of your own dragons in higher levels to gain XP significantly faster. For example, you'll rocket through to level 5 in under 5 minutes in the Mire this way. You can find players in [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz]Items For Sale[/url] who may rent one to you. Please do return them. [*]Leveling Services Don't want to level your dragons yourself? You can find players in [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz]Items For Sale[/url] who will level them for you at a cost. [/LIST] [I]NotN Specific Coli Preparation[/I] People prepare a fair bit for coli. Having a ready team is only one thing. Some players avoid doing lots of coli in the build-up to NotN to avoid the very real possibility of burning out from living there for two weeks. Ways to help ease the impact of it are to find something to distract yourself during it. [LIST] [*]Coliseum Challenges I'll go into more depth on these later but set yourself other challenges. Don't just go in it for the strange chests because you'll drive yourself insane seeing only what you don't get. [*]Stockpiling Fodder Players will stockpile fodder - homegrown or sniped from the AH - and store them in HibDen until NotN. This is for several reasons. First, leveling them up in the coli allows you to battle with purpose and get any chest drops while you're working on it, and then exalting them gives you both treasure and maybe a strange chest. So you win on three fronts. Even if you don't level them and just save them to exalt outright, if you have 100 of them, that's 100 chances at a strange chest. If you want a certain payout you can see the average payout per level here - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/746775]Exalting Treasure Payout Chart[/url]. You may also get gems or a higher amount of treasure based on the daily exalt bonus which can be viewed in the right side column on the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/]Home Page[/url]. [*]TV/Movie Binge No joke I went through so many seasons of Supernatural while grinding in the coliseum the whole while. Find something you want to watch/rewatch and play it while in the Coliseum. Compile a YouTube playlist. Finally go through your To Watch list. It helps. I even managed to read webtoons while doing it. [/LIST] [I]Chest Drop Rates[/I] Maki's [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/1388514]Festival Coliseum Guide[/url] will update with statistics of what venues seem to be dropping the most chests per hour/battle so if you're curious you can check that out. Generally, Bamboo Falls is pretty good. They also list what enemies are in what area and drop what. Strange Chests aren't the only things that drop though. There's a variety of items that also drop during dailies and from NotN exclusive enemies in coli venues. Do NOT turn the food items into food points - but more on that later. I'll go into detail about venues for drops further down in [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218/1#post_55689342]Tips & Tricks.[/url] [I]Non-Coli Players[/I] Some people just don't like it or don't have the time for it. Perfectly understandable. If you're a player like this, there are now several options available to you. Jump down to the Dailies section for that information. Or, you can find the Coli grinding services offered in [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz]Items For Sale[/url] where you can pay other players either by hour or battle to grind in a coli venue of your choice. You receive all drops. It'll be more expensive during NotN. You can also make your own post about it if you don't want to find people. [b]Dailies[/b] Rule 1! Keep your clan energy above 80%!! Extra gathering turns are only granted to those who meet this threshold for at least three days. Another bonus is you gain 15% more battle XP. Rule 2! On the day of the event [b]do not do your dailies right after rollover.[/b] Wait until the event officially launches at 6:00 to do them or you won't receive any of the bonuses and it's a day's essential dailies wasted. As of about 2022 Flight Rising Staff implemented a new mechanism that allows you to gain event drops from daily activities. Nesting Grounds (hatching and starting), Gather Items, Trading Post dailies, and familiar bonding all yield NotN items. Strange Chests and event items will drop from your dailies just like they do for Flight Fests and micro-holidays like Frigidfin so if you're not into coli or only want a casual chance, just log in every day and do those. If you want to be more hardcore, you can bond with every familiar you own every day. As far as prep goes for this I've been hunting down cheap/common familiars that I don't have so I can bond more. And take the familiars off your dragons in HibDen because you can't bond with them there. There's a two-screen method to make bonding a little bit easier but if you've got a lot it's still very tedious. The method for that can be found here - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3066466/1]Fast 3-click Familiar Bonding![/url] [b]Trading[/b] This doesn't just refer to the Trading Post. In preparation for this, I stop hoardselling my items and let them stockpile a couple of weeks before the event. You could choose to never hoardsell throughout the year but I like easy cash. [I]Crim[/I] During this event, if Crim wants something and it's not utterly ridiculous, she gets it. Check those trades every hour. If you don't have the item she wants, you can look it up in the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/game-database]Game Database[/url], figure out where it's from and either buy it cheap or see if it drops from the coliseum and try to get it for free. (Don't give her things like Eliminate. No matter what you might get in return that's so not worth it). Rinse repeat. [I]Swipp[/I] To any returning old players - As of 2022, Swipp is no longer your go-to for trading event items for strange chests and I'll go into that more under [I]Grand Exchange.[/I] Swipp trades are the same scenario as Crim. I tend to buy up on some of the cheap one-item trade materials in advance - Broken Bottles I'm looking at you - to mass trade when that trade comes on. If you want to be pinged when that happens there's a thread where you can sign up for certain trades here - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/1349322]Swipp Swap Pinglist Discussion Thread[/url]. Or just check Swipp obsessively for whenever the trades change. When you trade with Swipp he might drop items. [I]Grand Exchange[/I] Higgen's Hollow will be open in the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/exchange]Grand Exchange[/url]. Most importantly, he offers trades for Strange Chests. Higgens offers a steady trade option whenever you want. Those extra items that drop alongside Strange Chests? Those are your trade materials. So don't hoardsell them or convert them to food points. Save 'em and trade 'em. Certain monsters in certain venues drop specific items. Those items are: [center][item=Leaf Insect][item=Chameleon][item=Living Stones][item=Lakebottom Flounder] [item=Cuckoo][item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][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][/center] The specific numbers for trades are as follows: [center][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/noc_swipp_trades3.png[/img][/center] [right][size=1]Image from [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/3194209/1]NotN 2022[/url][/right] He also has the treasure marketplace, and gem marketplace items from previous years in unlimited numbers. [I]Trading Among Players[/I] If you're not opening lots of chests you might not gain all the items available, but never fear! [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ibaz]Items For Sale[/url] is once again your friend. Other players will also be keen to swap what they have for what they don't. Other players might want lots of extras of a certain item and are willing to trade for them too. [b]Baldwin Brewing[/b] When you collect what you brew it may drop an item as well. Also, you can brew strange chests! This is the recipe: [center][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/3f1ff64a9808ad0de1cc706d28fc6863/tumblr_inline_oidn2l4t6R1rxa3gl_400.png[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/d7661eecac9e5ee46d89a14a67fee29b/tumblr_inline_oidn35MN6r1rxa3gl_400.png[/img][/center] [right][size=2]Images from [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2768916/1]Prepare & Survive NoTN[/url][/right] If you want to brew 2x chests nonstop for the entire two weeks you'd need about 79 of each mat in the recipe. I usually brew 1x chests during the day and 2x chests while I'm sleeping, but each individual is different. All range of other materials will be required to brew the other familiars, apparel, vista, etc and you can find those recipes under the [url=https://flightrising.fandom.com/wiki/Night_of_the_Nocturne]FR NotN Wiki Page[/url]. Trust me this place is super useful. Find the item you're interested in and click the icon. It'll tell you how much it costs, what the recipe is, how it's obtained, if it's part of a bundle etc. [b]Note:[/b] You need to have a cauldron of level 12 to brew everything offered. Level 12 is the highest NotN exclusive recipe. Remember, just like fest skins, they're only brewable for two weeks. [I]Materials You'll Need[/I] If you want to brew every single item available (except strange chests) at least once you'll need around 127kt and 137 hours 30 minutes and all of these: [item=Green Goo]x20[item=Green Ooze]x16[item=Green Sludge]x18 [item=Yellow Goo]x6[item=Yellow Ooze]x6[item=Yellow Sludge]x9 [item=Orange Goo]x14[item=Orange Ooze]x12[item=Orange Sludge]x11 [item=Red Goo]x3[item=Red Ooze]x3[item=Red Sludge]x3 [item=Purple Goo]x7[item=Purple Ooze]x3[item=Purple Sludge]x3 [item=Grey Slime]x32[item=White Slime]x8[item=Black Slime]x5 [item=Copper Muck]x7[item=Silver Muck]x5[item=Gold Muck]x5 [item=Glass Beaker]x12[item=Coarse Alchemical Reduction]x2[item=Sizzling Phosphorus]x1 [item=Mimic Powder]x70[item=Strange Chest]x4 [item=Leaf Insect]x5[item=Chameleon]x15[item=Living Stones]x5[item=Cuckoo]x15 [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar]x5[item=Bee Orchid]x5[item=Flying Gurnard]x20[item=Multi-Lens Magnifier]x12 [item=Mirror]x10[item=Night Flame]x5[item=Nocturne Puppet]x5[item=Crystal Ball]x5 [item=Hourglass]x5[item=Leporidae Guise]x5[item=Weathered Grimoire]x10 [b]Save & Make Money[/b] Brewing costs. Buying items, services and what have you also costs. Buying exclusive marketplace items etc all cost. Make sure you save your money. The quickest way to make money every day is Glimmer & Gloom at Fairgrounds. It's a bit to wrap your head around but once you do it's easy to max out fairgrounds in like 15 minutes. To understand how to conquer G&G here's a guide - [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3065890/2]G&G Solved[/url]. Just scroll down to the fourth post on the linked page. Sell stuff on AH, exalt, etc. Pro Tip: Buying apparel bundles is cheaper than buying the items individually.

[b][size=10]OBTAINMENT & SELLING[/b][/size] [b]Achievements[/b] [b]Note:[/b] These achievements are only claimable once. The return of the Achievements System brought with it new NotN-exclusive missions. If you're the kind of person who likes to sell their chests, if you also like achievements you might want to save some for yourself. These are as follows: [LIST] [*][gamedb achievement=296] [I]Open a Strange Chest during Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=297] [I]Open 10 Strange Chests during Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=298] [I]Open 25 Strange Chests during Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=299] [I]Open 50 Strange Chests during Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=300] [I]Open 100 Strange Chests during Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=301] [I]Open 250 Strange Chests during Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=302] [I]Have an unopened Strange Chest disintegrate into Nocturnal Dust at the conclusion of Night of the Nocturne[/I] [*][gamedb achievement=592] [I]Purchase 1 Night of the Nocturne item from Higgins' Haunted Hollow at the Grand Exchange[/I][/LIST] Couple of things to note here - The Achievement in the system calls 'Higgins' Haunted Hollow' a 'Hoard' instead of 'Hollow'. I've edited that here. But it's the same achievement. Second is this achievement ([gamedb achievement=302]) hurts the souls of many players, but [b]there's a way around it.[/b] If you're not somebody to let a Strange Chest go to waste, you can buy yourself 1x Nocturnal Dust off the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/auction-house/buy/realm/other?itemname=Nocturnal+Dust&collapse=1]Auction House[/url] (AH) and that will trigger the achievement for you. Click the AH link and it'll take you straight to those listings. If you haven't done it already, I'd wait until just after the dusting date when there might be more of it going around. [center][item=Nocturnal Dust][/center] [b]Unhatched Nocturne Egg Market[/b] The price these guys sell for has dropped in the last couple of years, and the price will drop again during NotN. Best time to buy them if you're not obtaining them yourself or want to try your hand at flipping (buying items while they're cheaper and selling for a higher price). People usually hold and sell most of them over the year when they want to cash up rather than during or just after. But, there will always be a market for them, so... I tend to list mine at the price I want them to sell for during the event and just relist them so if prices spike they might be the first to go. Also to note, if you're gunning to use the money you make from NotN to buy those more expensive items like sprites, they'll likely be more expensive during this season too because everybody uses this chance to tick off their wishlists. [center][item=Unhatched Nocturne Egg][/center] [b]Probability[/b] You won't get an egg in every chest. You won't get an egg every ten chests either. The exact probability of getting an egg is currently 8% as of 2022. This may be subject to change. Last year my ratio was around 1 egg per 12 chests. That doesn't mean I got 1 egg every 12 chests. The first day it took me more than fifty chests to get my first egg. You'll have bad days. Prepare for that. Take breaks. [b]Selling Chests[/b] If eggs aren't your thing there's decent money to be made in selling the chests themselves. They vary from around 15g-30g per chest. (Don't quote me on this, gambling for egg go brr so I haven't done this. Anybody more experienced in it is welcome to give some advice and I'll add it in). You can very easily make around the same amount from selling chests as from selling eggs. The real gamble for opening the chests is the eggs, but it is also how you get the new stuff - but during NotN it might be dirt cheap or easy to trade for, so the gamble really is the eggs inside. Let's say eggs are around 250g each. Chests can sell for as low as 15-20g to as high as 30g depending on the period of NotN. Take my lot from last year, I opened all my chests and got 277 eggs, so let's say I made 69,250g. If I'd sold the 3550 that I'd opened for all that at 20g each I'd have made 71kg. But in saying that I also make money from selling whatever else is in the chests. So yeah, there's merit in it. Note: The egg market tends to drop every year. My first NotN they sold for 300g each, my next 250g, and this year, they're selling for around 230/240g. So that's something to factor in if you're calculating how many you need to get for a specific goal. [b]Selling Items[/b] Depending on how many chests you open, you're gonna wind up with a lot of stuff. One item per chest. In general, excess items are great for the brewing pot. The new apparel, or popular old apparel, such as the flame and ghastcrown sets will always sell well throughout the year. Prices for these, much like the eggs, take a hit during NotN when things are in abundance, but they generally rise again after a few months. Even if they're only selling for 5g when you're selling a lot of them it racks up. Although when it comes to things like the vistas (Spidered Seat in particular) their prices never really go up. Probably because you can only bind them once and then use them endlessly. Whether you choose to sell your strange chest trade items is up to you, there will be people who buy them during the event. Given that the trades aren't balanced in number, players will want to balance out what they're missing. However, there's a strategy to that in which you pick your venue according to what drops where (jump down to [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3296218#post_55689342]Tips & Tricks[/url] for that). Any NotN trade items you have left over should be saved for the next NotN. Stick them in your vault or lock them so you don't accidentally sell or convert them. Mimic powder, however, you'll pick that up really quickly in the coliseum so you can probably hoardsell that for a quick buck. [center][item=MimiC powder][/center] [b]Current Items[/b] Note: Newer items have a higher chance of dropping than older items. [center][b]Strange Chest Drops [item=Unhatched Nocturne Egg] [item=Tertiary Gene: Smirch][item=Primary Gene: Fern][item=Secondary Gene: Paisley] [item=Plasmpool Armet][item=Plasmpool Spikescarf][item=Plasmpool Flightshroud][item=Plasmpool Tasset] [item=Plasmpool Grimplate][item=Plasmpool Tailspine][item=Plasmpool Hindcallouses][item=Plasmpool Forecallouses] [item=Haunting Amber Ghastcrown][item=Haunting Amber Pendants][item=Haunting Amber Grasp][item=Haunting Amber Forejewels] [item=Haunting Amber Taildecor][item=Haunting Amber Clawrings][item=Haunting Amber Nightshroud] [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] [item=Jolly Jester's Cap][item=Jolly Jester's Collar][item=Jolly Jester's Cape][item=Jolly Jester's Gloves] [item=Jolly Jester's Stockings][item=Jolly Jester's Tail Bell][item=Jolly Jester's Wing Cover] [item=Woeful Footpads][item=Woeful Gambeson][item=Woeful Gloves][item=Woeful Hood] [item=Woeful Vial][item=Woeful Tools][item=Woeful Presence] [item=Sky Crystal][item=Basic Book Collection][item=Golden Starswirl] [item=Enchanted Wolf Necklace][item=Enchanted Orca necklace][item=Enchanted Raven Necklace] [item=Enchanted Owl Necklace][item=Enchanted Cat Necklace][item=Enchanted Stag Necklace] [item=Candle Cascade][item=Black Candle Cascade] [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=Unlikely Alliance][item=Opposing Forces][item=Axe Mimic][item=Crooked Hatchet] [item=Animated Statue][item=Living Sculpture][item=Deadly Reflection][item=Magic Mirror] [item=Wooden Marionette][item=Painted Marionette][item=Spellbound Tome][item=Ensorcelled Volume] [item=Antique Chair][item=Spidered Seat][item=Colubrid Column][item=Serthis Support] [item=Curious Kettle][item=Ravenous Cauldron][item=Inquisitive Shroud][item=Valorous Cape] [item=Poltergeist Pile][item=Transmuted Treasure][item=Tick-Tock][item=Time Devourer] [item=Dirge Fiddlefiend][item=Ghosthost Viola][item=Tricky Telescope][item=Mischievous Magnifier] [item=Pinpush Mirror Doll][item=Four-Eyed Phylactery][item=Scroll Stealer][item=Kyorinrin] [item=Blooming Hedgehide][item=Overwatered Seedling][item=Vigilant Spear][item=Apparition Lance] [item=Banshee Brooch][item=Cryptic Cameo][item=Dancing Chalice][item=Vigorous Goblet] [item=Swinging Chandelier][item=Pitfall Fixture][item=Spritely Portrait][item=Furious Faun] [item=Seething Stove][item=Bouncy Broiler][item=Battered Vase][item=Glazed Sentry] [item=Manticore's Might][item=Catty Cannon][item=Wicker Dragon][item=Tinder Toy] [item=Silverstring Harp][item=Veilspun Verse][item=Bewildered Broom][item=Steadfast Sweeper] [item=Magic Carpet][item=Raucous Runner][item=Poltergeist Piano][item=Killer Keyboard] [item=Writer's Aid][item=Encouraging Quill][item=Rock Paper Scissors][item=Decision Maker] [item=Leisure Loaf][item=Danger Decor][item=Brass Knocker][item=Guest Greeter] [item=Curious Parasol][item=Splendiferous Sunshade][item=Book Hoard][item=Book Swarm] [item=Sugar and Spice][item=Salt and Pepper][item=Undertide Fidget Toy][item=Articulated Fidget Toy] [item=Nutcracker][item=Snapper Nutcracker][item=Formal Tea Set][item=Afternoon Tea] [item=Vista: Conjurer's Hat][item=Vista: Gossamer Flame][item=Vista: Jester][item=Vista: Spectral Shroud] [item=Vista: Plasmpool Armor][item=Vista: Spidered Seat][item=Vista: Snarling Mimic] [item=Scene: Strange Chests][item=Scene: Enchanted Dungeon][item=Scene: Witch's Kitchen] Treasure Items[/b] [I]Located at Higgins' Haunted Hollow [item=Malign Intent] 60,000t (60kt) [item=Malign Footpads][item=Malign Gambeson][item=Malign Gloves][item=Malign Hood] [item=Malign Vial][item=Malign Tools][item=Malign Presence] [item=Unlucky Intent] 60,000t (60kt) [item=Unlucky Footpads][item=Unlucky Gambeson][item=Unlucky Gloves][item=Unlucky Hood] [item=Unlucky Vial][item=Unlucky Tools][item=Unlucky Presence] [item=Tar-Trap Terrorbox] 84,000t (84kt) [item=Tar-Trap Armet][item=Tar-Trap Spikescarf][item=Tar-Trap Flightshroud][item=Tar-Trap Tasset] [item=Tar-Trap Grimplate][item=Tar-Trap Tailspine][item=Tar-Trap Hindcallouses][item=Tar-Trap Forecallouses] [item=Dread Dancer Terrorbox] 84,000t (84kt) [item=Dread Dancer Armet][item=Dread Dancer Spikescarf][item=Dread Dancer Flightshroud][item=Dread Dancer Tasset] [item=Dread Dancer Grimplate][item=Dread Dancer Tailspine][item=Dread Dancer Hindcallouses][item=Dread Dancer Forecallouses] [item=Voidfollow Terrorbox] 84,000t (84kt) [item=Voidfollow Armet][item=Voidfollow Spikescarf][item=Voidfollow Flightshroud][item=Voidfollow Tasset] [item=Voidfollow Grimplate][item=Voidfollow Tailspine][item=Voidfollow Hindcallouses][item=Voidfollow Forecallouses] [item=Fiendish Emerald Trunk] 92,000t (92kt) [item=Fiendish Emerald Ghastcrown][item=Fiendish Emerald Pendants][item=Fiendish Emerald Grasp][item=Fiendish Emerald Forejewels] [item=Fiendish Emerald Taildecor][item=Fiendish Emerald Clawrings][item=Fiendish Emerald Nightshroud] [item=Unearthly Onyx Trunk] 92,000t (92kt) [item=Unearthly Onyx Ghastcrown][item=Unearthly Onyx Pendants][item=Unearthly Onyx Grasp][item=Unearthly Onyx Forejewels] [item=Unearthly Onyx Taildecor][item=Unearthly Onyx Clawrings][item=Unearthly Onyx Nightshroud] [item=Bewitching Ruby Trunk] 92,000t (92kt) [item=Bewitching Ruby Ghastcrown][item=Bewitching Ruby Pendants][item=Bewitching Ruby Grasp][item=Bewitching Ruby Forejewels] [item=Bewitching Ruby Taildecor][item=Bewitching Ruby Clawrings][item=Bewitching Ruby Nightshroud] [item=Clever Jester's Motley] 76,000t (76kt) [item= Clever Jester's Cap][item= Clever Jester's Collar][item= Clever Jester's Cape][item= Clever Jester's Gloves] [item= Clever Jester's Stockings][item= Clever Jester's Tail Bell][item= Clever Jester's Wing Cover] [item=Deadpan Jester's Motley] 76,000t (76kt) [item= Deadpan Jester's Cap][item= Deadpan Jester's Collar][item= Deadpan Jester's Cape][item= Deadpan Jester's Gloves] [item= Deadpan Jester's Stockings][item= DeadpanJester's Tail Bell][item= Deadpan Jester's Wing Cover] [item=Witty Jester's Motley] 76,000t (76kt) [item= Witty Jester's Cap][item= Witty Jester's Collar][item= Witty Jester's Cape][item= Witty Jester's Gloves] [item= Witty Jester's Stockings][item= Witty Jester's Tail Bell][item= Witty Jester's Wing Cover] [item=Ethereal Flame Regalia] 98,000t (98kt) [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=Solar Flame Regalia] 98,000t (98kt) [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=Witch's Tatters] 97,000t (97kt) [item=Witch's Cloak][item=Witch's Cobwebs][item=Witch's Hat][item=Witch's Herb Pouch][item=Witch's Staff] [item=Sorcerer's Tatters] 97,000t (97kt) [item=Sorcerer's Cloak][item=Sorcerer's Cobwebs][item=Sorcerer's Hat][item=Sorcerer's Herb Pouch][item=Sorcerer's Staff] [item=Miasma Crystal][item=Aged Book Collection] 12,000t (12kt) | 12,000t (12kt) [item=Vista: Eye See You][item=Vista: Dreary Dirge][item=Vista: Glowing Globe] 250,000t (250kt) | 250,000t (250kt) | 250,000t (250kt) [item=Vista: Tinkered Clock][item=Vista: Haunted Museum] 250,000t (250kt) | 250,000t (250kt) [item=Scene: Quaint Parlor][item=Scene: Haunted Museum] 50,000kt (50kt) | 50,000kt (50kt)[/I] [b]Gem Items[/b] [I]Located at Higgins' Haunted Hollow [item=Sinister Intent] 459g [item=Sinister Footpads][item=Sinister Gambeson][item=Sinister Gloves][item=Sinister Hood] [item=Sinister Vial][item=Sinister Tools][item=Sinister Presence] [item=Fiendflesh Terrorbox] 756g [item=Fiendflesh Armet][item=Fiendflesh Spikescarf][item=Fiendflesh Flightshroud][item=Fiendflesh Tasset] [item=Fiendflesh Grimplate][item=Fiendflesh Tailspine][item=Fiendflesh Hindcallouses][item=Fiendflesh Forecallouses] [item=Spectral Fuchsia Trunk] 967g [item=Spectral Fuchsia Ghastcrown][item=Spectral Fuchsia Pendants][item=Spectral Fuchsia Grasp][item=Spectral Fuchsia Forejewels] [item=Spectral Fuchsia Taildecor][item=Spectral Fuchsia Clawrings][item=Spectral Fuchsia Nightshroud] [item=Sarcastic Jester's Motley] 670g [item=Sarcastic Jester's Cap][item=Sarcastic Jester's Collar][item=Sarcastic Jester's Cape][item=Sarcastic Jester's Gloves] [item=Sarcastic Jester's Stockings][item=Sarcastic Jester's Tail Bell][item=Sarcastic Jester's Wing Cover] [item=Gossamer Flame Regalia] 945g [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=Enchanter's Tatters] 742g [item=Enchanter's Cloak][item=Enchanter's Cobwebs][item=Enchanter's Hat][item=Enchanter's Herb Pouch][item=Enchanter's Staff] [item=Mist Crystal][item=Enchanted Book Collection][item=Rainbow Starswirl] 110g | 110g | 110g [item=Vista: Feral Visage][item=Vista: Vigorous Goblet] 600g | 600g [item=Scene: Dusty Attic] 200g[/I] [b]Trade Items[/b] [I]Located at Higgins' Haunted Hollow [item=Vista: Steadfast Sweeper] [gamedb item=37352]x1 [gamedb item=15292]x20 [gamedb item=7696]x18 [item=Scene: Enchanted Library] [gamedb item=15297]x20 [gamedb item=7690]x2[/I] [B]Baldwin Items[/b] [I]Located at Baldwin's Bubbling Brew[/I] In the meantime, I will not personally be listing all the recipes. You can find those recipes under the [url=https://flightrising.fandom.com/wiki/Night_of_the_Nocturne]FR NotN Wiki Page[/url]. Trust me this place is super useful. Find the item you're interested in and click the icon. It'll tell you how much it costs, what the recipe is, how long it takes, etc. Items are arranged by year of release. [I]Level 1 Recipes [item=Agol] Level 2,3 Recipes [item=Strange Chest][item=Smokeswirl] Level 4 Recipes [item=Autumn Millifae][item=Spring Millifae][item=Flutterbun][item=Radiant Flutterbun] [item=Fairy Octopus][item=Melon Squirmscoot] Level 5 Recipes [item=Magician's Cloak][item=Magician's Cobwebs][item=Magician's Hat][item=Magician's Herb Pouch][item=Magician's Staff] Level 6 Recipes [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] Level 7 Recipes [item=Vista: Strange Chest][item=Vista: Grimoire][item=Vista: Broken Mirror][item=Vista: BAnshee Brooch] [item=Origami Steward][item=Folded Friend] Level 8 Recipes [item=Whimsical Jester's Cap][item=Whimsical Jester's Collar][item=Whimsical Jester's Cape][item=Whimsical Jester's Gloves][item=Whimsical Jester's Stockings][item=Whimsical Jester's Tail Bell][item=Whimsical Jester's Wing Cover] Level 9 Recipes [item=Eerie Cyan Ghastcrown][item=Eerie Cyan Pendants][item=Eerie Cyan Grasp][item=Eerie Cyan Forejewels][item=Eerie Cyan Taildecor][item=Eerie Cyan Clawrings][item=Eerie Cyan Nightshroud] Level 10 Recipes [item=Echo Eater Armet][item=Echo Eater Spikescarf][item=Echo Eater Flightshroud][item=Echo Eater Tasset][item=Echo Eater Grimplate][item=Echo Eater Tailspine][item=Echo Eater Hindcallouses][item=Echo Eater Forecallouses] Level 11 Recipes [item=Murderous Footpads][item=Murderous Gambeson][item=Murderous Gloves][item=Murderous Hood][item=Murderous Vial][item=Murderous Tools][item=Murderous Presence] Level 12 Recipes [item=Flying Brass Key][item=Flying Iron Key][/I][/center] [b]Outdated NotN Items[/b] The only items no longer available are the Festival Bears and their doppelgangers. The festival bears themselves were originally Fest Familiars but were reintroduced alongside their recolors during NotN but were eventually removed from the pool and can now only be obtained via Joxar's Spare Inventory Crate. [center][I]Fest Bears [item=Hibernal Starbear][item=Sunbeam Ursa][item=Livewire Grizzly][item=Magma Embear][item=Graveyard Guardian][item=Cragbacked Bouldursa][item=Polarfreeze Defender][item=Murktooth Bramblekeep][item=Cloudkeeper Herald][item=Wavebreak Snarler][item=Timber Tender] Doppelgangers[/I] [item=Slumbering Charlatan][item=Sundial Imposter][item=Voltspire Intruder][item=Lavaborne Hoax][item=Fungusbearing Phony][item=Jadecarved Decoy][item=Bogus Manamonger][item=Thornthick Thief][item=Smokebillow Sham][item=Sunsea Pseudo][item=Fallbrush Fraud][/center]

Challenges
Staying motivated during NotN can be hard for some people. Or incredibly frustrating when you're not getting strange chests like you want to and sometimes the RNG Gods seem to only give you stuff when you're not looking for it. Thus, there's a variety of challenges you can do to keep your motivation boosted. Of course, it's not limited to just this list. If you have any good challenges I'll put them up.

Coli Challenges:

• Coli Bingo
  Select a venue(s) and decide on some items. You keep going until you receive whatever number of each item you've set. If you don't want to devise them yourself, there's usually a few threads that pop up in Quests & Challenges or maybe some other forums where people have made up a bingo. You can complete those. Some ask for those bingo items in exchange for badges or profit.
  
• Familiar Finding
  Go up through each venue until you obtain every familiar it offers. Including or excluding bosses is up to you.
  
• HibDen Cross Off
  Do the same but for your HibDen challenges. Take the time to make that space for any eggs you'll want to hatch with all the eggs running around.
  
• 99x Chests
  If you want to go hardcore. Not sure how feasible getting through all the venues during the event is but 99x Strange Chests (a full stack) per venue. You move on once you have the stack. Maybe you'll choose not to sleep, who knows.
  
• Item Drops
  Go until you get no drops in the item window from a venue. Or, go until an item of your choice drops.
  
• Swipp & Crim
  Find out what Swipp and Crim want and then Coli in the venue those items drop in. Try to match the trade before the time runs out. For example, if Swipp is trading for branches, go to Blooming Grove until you have enough Preserved Petals for the trade.
  
• TV Synced
  One venue per episode. New episode new venue.
  
• Level Up
  Level up a dragon(s) to lvl 25. You're in coli anyway, so why not make use of the time?

Trackers

• Bestiary/HibDen/Swipp & Baldwin Trackers
  A collection of general trackers if you're keeping up with any particular challenges in the coliseum.
• [NOTN] & [WW] Checklist
  This one is specifically for keeping track of NotN and Warrior's Way items.

[b]Tips & Tricks[/b] Do you have anything you think might be useful and want to share? Leave a message and I'll add it in :) [I]Simple Coliseum Tips[/I] [LIST][*]Working in a venue around the same level as your dragons usually means you'll have to refresh or die a few times. On a computer, it's hard to hit that refresh button in time. Use [b]F5[/b] to shortcut refresh your browser. [*]If you're using keyboard controls instead of a mouse, you can rearrange your battle stones without breaking them. In the Abilities & Stats block, at the bottom of your stones chart is a settings button. Use that to rearrange your battle stones. [*]To turn on keyboard controls, on the Coliseum Page click the game controller icon at the bottom of the screen and select keyboard. [/LIST] [quote name="Sennethe" date="2023-12-12 19:11:05" ] I don't know how big a tip this is, but I always forget that the extra mimic opponents make the coli harder, particularly in the higher venues. At least it seems that way for me. I go into my usual venues with my usual teams to level some fodder and get wiped out the first few rounds until I figure things out again. [/quote][I]In my opinion, in the higher venues with a Lvl25 team, scratch + eliminate usually does the trick if nothing else. Otherwise Rally + Eliminate for something quicker if it works. [I]Best Venue?[/I] Is there a best venue to be in? That depends on your goals. Paying attention to Maki's guide for what seems to be dropping the most strange chests is one way to go about it. But if you also want to pick up what you need for strange chest trades then here are some details about that. Certain enemies drop certain items, and they're spread across different venues. This is what drops what and where (say that ten times fast). [b]Training Fields[/b] [item=Dancing Chalice] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=464] - Leaf Insect | Mirror[/size] [item=Decision Maker] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=587] - Living Stones | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Smoldering Sconce] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=296] - Cuckoo | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Tick-Tock] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=388] - Flying Gurnard | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [b]Woodland Path[/b] [item=Curious Kettle] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=382] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Danger Decor] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=582] - Bee Orchid | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Painted Marionette] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=238] - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Swinging Chandelier] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=463] - Lakebottom Flounder | Night Flame[/size] [b]Scorched Forest[/b] [item=Bouncy Broiler] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=462] - Chameleon | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Colubrid Column] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=393] - Bee Orchid | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Snarling Mimic] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=171] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [item=Veilspun Verse] -> [item=Living Stones][item= Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=538] - Living Stones | Night Flame[/size] [b]Sandswept Delta[/b] [item=Banshee Brooch] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=461] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Mirror[/size] [item=Brass Knocker] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=581] - Cuckoo | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Serpentine Lamp] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=299] - Living Stones | Hourglass[/size] [item=Unlikely Alliance] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=231] - Bee Orchid | Crystal Ball[/size] [b]Silk-Strewn Wreckage[/b] [item=Band of Companionship] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=668] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Night Flame[/size] [item=Crystal Curiosity] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=661] - Cuckoo | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Entrapping Shackles] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=662] - Bee Orchid | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Littlest Snapdragon] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=671] - Lakebottom Flounder | Mirror[/size] [item=Wallowing Willow] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=672] - Living Stones | Leporidae Guise[/size] [b]Blooming Grove[/b] [item=Antique Chair] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=391] - Leaf Insect | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Spritely Portrait] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=460] - Chameleon | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Tinder Toy] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=536] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Transmuted Treasure] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=386] - Bee Orchid | Leporidae Guise[/size] [b]Forgotten Cave[/b] [item=Animated Statue] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=236] - Lakebottom Flounder | Night Flame[/size] [item=Bogsneak Puppet] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=291] - Flying Gurnard | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Encouraging Quill] -> [item=Living Stones][item= Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=534] - Living Stones | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Vigilant Spear] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=459] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Crystal Ball[/size] [b]Bamboo Falls[/b] [item=Battered Vase] -> [item= Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=458] - Flying Gurnard | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Ensorcelled Volume] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=235] - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Silverstring Harp] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=539] - Lakebottom Flounder | Mirror[/size] [item=Snapper Nutcracker] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=621] - Leaf Insect | Mirror[/size] [item=Vulpine Lamp] -> [item= Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=298] - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [b]Thunderhead Savanna[/b] [item=Dirge Fiddlefiend] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=436] - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Formal Tea Set] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=626] - Living Stones | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Scroll Stealer] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=435] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Tricky Telescope] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=431] - Flying Gurnard | Hourglass[/size] [item=Wicker Dragon] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=537] - Chameleon | Crystal Ball[/size] [b]Redrock Cove[/b] [item=Blooming Hedgehide] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=432] - Bee Orchid | Night Flame[/size] [item=Book Swarm] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=619] - Flying Gurnard | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Crystal Carrier] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=307] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Veiled Vision] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=305] - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Writer's Aid] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=535] - Flying Gurnard | Mirror[/size] [b]Waterway[/b] [item=Ectoplasmime] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=172] - Flying Gurnard | Hourglass[/size] [item=Ghosthost Viola] ->[item=Cuckoo][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=437] - Cuckoo | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Manticore's Might] ->[item=Leaf Insect][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=532] - Leaf Insect | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Sorcerous Arms] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=300] - Flying Gurnard | Hourglass[/size] [item=Undertide Fidget Toy] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=622] - Lakebottom Flounder | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [b]Arena[/b] [item=Axe Mimic] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=294] - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Kyorinrin] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=434] - Lakebottom Flounder | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Magic Mirror] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=232] - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Poltergeist Piano] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=528] - Bee Orchid | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Salt and Pepper] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=624] - Living Stone | Night Flame[/size] [b]Volcanic Vents[/b] [item=Magic Carpet] -> [item=Cuckoo][item= Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=531] - Cuckoo | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Nutcracker] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=620] - Bee Orchid | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Pinpush Mirror Doll] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=439] - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Serthis Support] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=392] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [item=Valorous Cape] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=385] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [b]Rainsong Jungle[/b] [item=Afternoon Tea] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=627] - Leaf Insect | Mirror[/size] [item=Glowing Globe] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=293] - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Mischievous Magnifier] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=430] - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Steadfast Sweeper] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=527] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Night Flame[/size] [item=Wooden Marionette] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=239] - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [b]Boreal Wood[/b] [item=Book Hoard] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=618] - Chameleon | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Overwatered Seedling] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=433] - Cuckoo | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Pitfall Fixture] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=471] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [item=Spellbound Tome] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=234] - Leaf Insect | Night Flame[/size] [item=Spirit Armor] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=302] - Lakebottom Flounder | Mirror[/size] [b]Crystal Pools[/b] [item=Articulated Fidget Toy] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=623] - Cuckoo | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Ball-Jointed Bogsneak] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=290] - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Four-Eyed Phylactery] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=438] - Flying Gurnard | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Furious Faun] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=469] - Bee Orchid | Mirror[/size] [item=Opposing Forces] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=230] - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [b]Harpy's Roost[/b] [item=Deadly Reflection] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=233] - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Enchanted Armaments] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=301] - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Glazed Sentry] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=470] - Living Stones | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Sugar and Spice] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=625] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Hourglass[/size] [item=Time Devourer] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=389] - Lakebottom Flounder | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [b]Ghostlight Ruins[/b] [item=Apparition Lance] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=468] - Lakebottom Flounder | Hourglass[/size] [item=Calculating Candelabra] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=297] - Living Stones | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Curious Parasol] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=584] - Flying Gurnard | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Inquisitive Shroud] -> [item=Chameleon][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=384] - Chameleon | Mirror[/size] [item=Masked Phantom] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=304] - Living Stones | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [b]Mire[/b] [item=Crooked Hatchet] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=295] - Living Stones | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Guest Greeter] -> [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=580] - Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar | Mirror[/size] [item=Living Sculpture] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=237] - Cuckoo | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Poltergeist Pile] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=387] - Bee Orchid | Night Flame[/size] [item=Vigorous Goblet] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=467] - Leaf Insect | Leporidae Guise[/size] [b]Kelp Beds[/b] [item=Cryptic Cameo] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=466] - Bee Orchid | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Jawlocker] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=173] - Lakebottom Flounder | Night Flame[/size] [item=Orbiting Spirit] -> [item=Flying Gurnard][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=306] - Flying Gurnard | Leporidae Guise[/size] [item=Ravenous Cauldron] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=383] - Leaf Insect | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [item=Rock Paper Scissors] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=586] - Leaf Insect | Night Flame[/size] [b]Golem Workshop[/b] [item=Animated Armor] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Night Flame] [size=2][gamedb monster=303] - Leaf Insect | Night Flame[/size] [item=Living Luminance] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Nocturne Puppet] [size=2][gamedb monster=292] - Lakebottom Flounder | Nocturne Puppet[/size] [item=Seething Stove] -> [item=Bee Orchid][item=Weathered Grimoire] [size=2][gamedb monster=465] - Bee Orchid | Weathered Grimoire[/size] [item=Spidered Seat] -> [item=Cuckoo][item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=390] - Cuckoo | Hourglass[/size] [item=Splendiferous Sunshade] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Leporidae Guise] [size=2][gamedb monster=585] - Lakebottom Flounder | Leporidae Guise[/size] [b]Forbidden Portal[/b] [item= Bewildered Broom] -> [item=Leaf Insect][item=Mirror] [size=2][gamedb monster=526] - Leaf Insect | Mirror[/size] [item=Catty Cannon] -> [item=Lakebottom Flounder][item=Crystal Ball] [size=2][gamedb monster=533] - Lakebottom Flounder | Crystal Ball[/size] [item=Killer Keyboard] -> [item=Chameleon] [item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=529] - Chameleon | Hourglass[/size] [item=Leisure Loaf] -> [item=Chameleon] [item=Hourglass] [size=2][gamedb monster=583] - Chameleon | Hourglass[/size] [item=Raucous Runner] -> [item=Living Stones][item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] [size=2][gamedb monster=530] - Living Stones | Multi-Lens Magnifier[/size] [right][size=2]Taken from Maki's [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2807092/12#post_41902602]FCG Archive[/url][/right] You'll note that some venues have two enemies that drop the same item and I'm going to refer to those as higher concentration venues. Here's a list of items that have a higher concentration. [item=Weathered Grimoire] - Training Fields, Thunderhead Savanna, Redrock Cove, Crystal Pools [item=Hourglass] - Waterway, Volcanic Vents, Forbidden Portal [item=Night Flame] - Kelp Beds [item=Mirror] - Bamboo Falls, Arena, Rainsong Jungle, Harpy's Roost [item=Multi-Lens Magnifier] - Crystal Pools [item=Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar] - Volcanic Vents [item=Flying Gurnard] - Waterway [item=Living Stones] - Rainsong Jungle, Ghostlight Ruins [item=Chameleon] - Arena, Harpy's Roost, Forbidden Portal [item=Leaf Insect] - Crystal Pools, Kelp Beds [item=Lakebottom Flounder] - Golem Workshop Notably, items that don't have a 'higher concentration' venue are: [item=Leporidae Guide][item=Crystal Ball][item=Nocturne puppet][item=Bee Orchid][item=Cuckoo] Referring back to the trades list and matching it to what drops where, there's only one venue that drops both of a trade set's items in a higher concentration and that's [I]Volcanic Vents[/I]. It drops both Hourglasses and Giant Swallowtail Caterpillars in high concentration. Secondary venues would be [I]Arena[/I] and [I]Crystal Pools[/I]. While they don't have both trade items in higher concentration, they do drop the more 'expensive' item in a higher concentration and the lesser item is also present. There are only two venues that have this. If that sounds confusing I'll explain a little more. [item=Chameleon][item=Night Flame] These items make up a trade. Chameleon is the more expensive item, requiring 42 per trade and drops from two enemies in [I]Arena[/I]. Night Flame is the lesser item only costing 18 per trade and drops from only one enemy in Arena. Thus the one you need more of has a higher chance of encountering so in theory may keep what you gain in balance for steadier grinding. [item=Leaf Insect][item=Mirror] The same is the case for these two, but in [I]Crystal Pools[/I]. This trade requires 42 Leaf Insects and 18 Mirrors. Both drop in this venue with Leaf Insects at a higher concentration. So do with that information what you will. All food items are the higher requirement in a trade. [I]Brewing Strategy[/I] [quote name="Astaraela" date="2023-12-10 09:00:52" ] I've heard a lot of people say for brewing, it's actually more efficient to transmute stuff during the day when you're on a lot and then start chest brewing at night when you won't be able to be on for hours. You get a chance at strange chests just from picking up from the cauldron, so all those 30-minute chances add up compared to having a guaranteed two after multiple hours. [/quote]