Spidersilk Gone?

sheltonrwb14_ESO · January 2015

I have been searching for days now in the zones for spider silk Makabal Tor and Greenshade and all I find is cotton. This has been going on now for a long time it seems. I just started to do some crafting writs using up most of my spidersilk and not none is to be found. Anyone else noticed this?

Gyudan · January 2015

I think that Malabal Tor (like the other 4th zones of each alliance) has both cotton and spidersilk. You should be able to find it around the higher level parts of the zone, given the level requirement of spidersilk gear.

sheltonrwb14_ESO · January 2015

Been farming that area for 30 minutes now and nothing except cotton shows up.

Jennifur_Vultee · January 2015

Spider silk is common in Reaper's March, its occasionally found toward the end of Malabal Tor as I recall up near the Baandari Trading Post.

failkiwib16_ESO · January 2015

Search for it in Malabal Tor and Reapers March, not Greenshade... I have also experienced specific materials hard to find, and usually I buy them till I get lucky to farm them again.
It is also easier to farm raw mats, if you do it in the hours where most of the population are offline, late at nights or early daytime. Or you can try to farm the same location, logging in with two different chars. It usually resets the area and you can farm it over and over.

Lord_Nala · January 2018

I've been trying to level my crafting skills and I'm stuck on a Writ that requires the Spider Silk. I've looked in all the areas mentioned and can't find any at all. All I get is cotton and Ancestor Silk. Am I not leveled enough for it to appear?
My Skill Line for Clothing is:
CLOTHING 41
Tayloring 7/10
Keen Eye 1/3
Outfitter 1/3
Unraveling 1/3
Stiching 0/4
Tannin 0/3

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

CaffeinatedMayhem · January 2018

@Lord_Nala

The materials in nodes NOW (2018) are based on 2 things: the level of that craft (clothing) and your character level, 50/50 split.

How many skill points do you have in the Clothing line? If you're only seeing cotton my guess is 2. You will need at least 5 IIRC for spidersilk. Your character level is above 160 so the other 50% of nodes you see are Ancestor Silk.

I reccommend buying the spidersilk. Guild traders will often sell the lower level materials, and master crafters may have some stock to sell to guildmates as well.

Also, ESO is changing a lot, a 2015 thread is waaaaaaay too old to have good advice.

Caleb_Kadesh · January 2018

@Lord_Nala

Best way to level up crafting skillz is deconstructing. Forget the crafting writs until you're max.

On the other hand if the writ that you have is different than the materials that you are seeing, try abandoning the quest and re-acquiring it. You may have gotten the quest then improved your clothing skill beyond that material skill level.

SGT_Wolfe101st · January 2018

This may be up there for the Necro Post of the year award, it is only Jan 2018 but this was dead for 3 years. OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!

Feric51 · January 2018

Kudos to searching the forums before starting a new post, but keep in mind that a lot changes in three years and sometimes it’s better to start a new thread to get a fresh perspective.

boombazookajd · January 2018

This must me post necro week....

m0u · February 2021

Cant find spidersilk, too. Kinda annoying as i have to find some for my dailys.

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