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rare items that elude you

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There are a number of items in the game that are rare. Some of those are rare by design, eg. aetheric cipher. Others are seemingly rare through an error (like the Khajit Brazier, Enchanted praxis). And then there are items that, while not common, don't sound like they should be all that elusive, but you just never get one.

For me an example of that last category are dwarven construct repair parts. I have never once had one drop for me, despite multiple hours spent in dwarven ruins chasing precursor parts, ebon wolf leads, and the like. If I hadn't seen them in guild stores, I wouldn't have believed they exist.

How about you?
  • Skullstachio
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    Medusa Lightning Staff from Arx Corinium. Nuff said. (Literally lost track of how many Sellistrix Handbags I coughed up now.)
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  • kringled_1
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    Czeri wrote: »
    There are a number of items in the game that are rare. Some of those are rare by design, eg. aetheric cipher. Others are seemingly rare through an error (like the Khajit Brazier, Enchanted praxis). And then there are items that, while not common, don't sound like they should be all that elusive, but you just never get one.

    For me an example of that last category are dwarven construct repair parts. I have never once had one drop for me, despite multiple hours spent in dwarven ruins chasing precursor parts, ebon wolf leads, and the like. If I hadn't seen them in guild stores, I wouldn't have believed they exist.

    How about you?

    The dwarven construct repair parts are a guaranteed item in the coffer (so once weekly per character) from Halls of Fabrication.
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    kringled_1 wrote: »

    The dwarven construct repair parts are a guaranteed item in the coffer (so once weekly per character) from Halls of Fabrication.

    Huh, so maybe that's where the ones from guild stores come from. I suppose they might not be dropping in dwarven dungeons because of some loot table error, then. I'm pretty sure the training dummy recipes that require them were introduced long before HoF, so the trial shouldn't be the only source...
  • colossalvoids
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    Vas polymorph, guess I'll just buy it one day.
  • virtus753
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    Czeri wrote: »
    kringled_1 wrote: »

    The dwarven construct repair parts are a guaranteed item in the coffer (so once weekly per character) from Halls of Fabrication.

    Huh, so maybe that's where the ones from guild stores come from. I suppose they might not be dropping in dwarven dungeons because of some loot table error, then. I'm pretty sure the training dummy recipes that require them were introduced long before HoF, so the trial shouldn't be the only source...

    They were all introduced with Morrowind:

    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/345258/pc-mac-patch-notes-v3-0-5-morrowind-amp-update-14
  • JamieAubrey
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    Imperial Motif, I had to buy it eventually but I've never found one myself
  • UntilValhalla13
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    Czeri wrote: »
    kringled_1 wrote: »

    The dwarven construct repair parts are a guaranteed item in the coffer (so once weekly per character) from Halls of Fabrication.

    Huh, so maybe that's where the ones from guild stores come from. I suppose they might not be dropping in dwarven dungeons because of some loot table error, then. I'm pretty sure the training dummy recipes that require them were introduced long before HoF, so the trial shouldn't be the only source...

    They literally only come from HoF.
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    They literally only come from HoF.
    virtus753 wrote: »

    That solves that mystery, then! I guess I'll just be hunting the Khajit Brazier, then.
  • TiberX
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    Always something you really want. Rare items that u don't need are much more likely to drop.😆
  • redlink1979
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    Ayleid furnishings. Still pursuiting them. LOL
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  • Eccentric_Vampire
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    Any piece of vampiric furniture that isn't those gigantic drapes. They don't even fit in my house. I just gave up bought the crafting recipe for one of the book cases and I regret nothing.
  • tmbrinks
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    Hollowfang Lightning Staff
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  • Grandma
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    Vas polymorph, guess I'll just buy it one day.

    this. even with event i haven't seen any drops.


    also bsw fire staves. fire staves in general.

    powerful assault weapons.
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  • LadySinflower
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    Mother's sorrow inferno staff. I have two of them, but neither one dropped for me. I got them from other people. Hundreds of hours in that dungeon, one has never dropped for me.
  • nukk3r
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    Mother's sorrow inferno staff. I have two of them, but neither one dropped for me. I got them from other people. Hundreds of hours in that dungeon, one has never dropped for me.

    MS is an overland set. Maybe you meant BSW?
  • Lisa
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    SPC frost staff.
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  • Czeri
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    Ooh, I've just remembered one - shivering cheese. I never got in the EU server, but it did drop for me once on NA.
  • preevious
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    pFG inferno staff. It never drops for anyone in the runs I make.
    Also, maelstrom lightning staff ...I could build a cabin with the firestaves, but never got any lightning one.
  • prof-dracko
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    That Sixth House banner that, legends say, drops as random loot in the Forgotten Wastes public dungeon.
  • etchedpixels
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    Skooma bubbler, crimson shard
    Too many toons not enough time
  • VoidCommander
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    Maelstrom Frost staff for my warden. I used to have a non-perfected version, but dumped it as soon as I got an inferno. Then minor brittle and the stickerbook released. FML
  • phairdon
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    Imperial Motif, I had to buy it eventually but I've never found one myself

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  • furiouslog
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    Arena and dungeon staves.
  • newtinmpls
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    Imperial Motif, I had to buy it eventually but I've never found one myself

    Played multiple characters on multiple accounts since a week after PC launch.

    I have found a grand total of 2. Kept one (used it on my main crafter), gave the other to a friend.

    In other "rare" things, the furnishing recipes from Murkmire. Still lookin' for those berries.
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  • Gracous
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    Crown crates that actually drop what i want! Lol
  • NotaDaedraWorshipper
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    Several of the damn creature "trophies" for the trophies achievments. I've played for a long time,done Cadwell's gold and soon all dlc content on my main, I even try farm specific ones every once in a while, and I'm still missing a bunch!

    It's ridiculous the dyes you are rewarded for these achievments count as "common".
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  • Rezdayn
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    Several of the damn creature "trophies" for the trophies achievments. I've played for a long time,done Cadwell's gold and soon all dlc content on my main, I even try farm specific ones every once in a while, and I'm still missing a bunch!

    It's ridiculous the dyes you are rewarded for these achievments count as "common".

    I have been complaining about this for multiple years. They dont care. I gave up getting them and they along with a small amount of pvp rank dyes are all I need.

    Its really cool they made them so hard to get. I would hate to have all the common dyes so easily. /jokes....
  • LadyLethalla
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    Perfected VMA bow... Aetheric Cipher... I'd say Aetherial Dust, except three have dropped for me in Rivenspire over the years, the most recent 2 nights ago. Ayeleid plans - never seen one. And some of the monster collectibles - I think I'm down to 5 now but just can't get them to drop.
    Edited by LadyLethalla on 7 March 2021 22:01
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  • Daishichi
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    I've just started filling an art gallery floor in my house, and started looking for the Velothi Triptychs (Vvardenfell safeboxes) and Panels(Vv chests)...I'm reading online that the drop rate is criminal. I've only worked the zone a few times so far, but expect it may be months before I score one, let alone all three.
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  • B0SSzombie
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    Atheric Cipher. I don't really need it, since I'm drowning in the free xp Scrolls, but damn if I'm not annoyed that it's never dropped in 3 years of playing.
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