Nirncrux from lower level material nodes

ghastley

If I visit Craglorn with a character that has not yet invested points in all crafting skills, and so is finding nodes below Rubedite/Rubedo/Ruby Ash/Ancestor Silk, will they get Nirncrux from those lesser nodes? Or is the Nircrux only in the random lists for the top-level nodes? The 0.5% drop rate is going to be much worse if it's cut in half by the character not having max crafting rank. I believe that Nirncrux can now also drop from a Jewelry node, so a similar question applies there - will it only drop from Platinum nodes?

NordSwordnBoard

I can confirm nirncrux from iron ore. I assume jewelry will be the same.

ghastley

Great! One sample may not generally be significant, but it does prove existence.

Taleof2Cities

Can confirm nirncrux does drop from Craglorn jewelry nodes and Craglorn jewelry surveys.

Mithrazielle

I have gotten nirncrux from animals, plants, enemies, ores, woods, and reagents.

Taleof2Cities

Mithrazielle wrote: »

I have gotten nirncrux from animals, plants, enemies, ores, woods, and reagents.

I don’t think nirncrux drops from alchemy nodes or humanoid NPCs, @Mithrazielle.

Do you have a screenshot to support your statement?

VaranisArano

I've gotten nirncrux from the two Craglorn creatures that drop medium armor mats: the Daggerback pigs and welwas.

Nirncrux definitely drops from lower-tier mats. I've gotten it on low-level characters as well as max-tier. Also, it used to drop from the CP 110-140 tier prior to One Tamriel when Craglorn was a vet rank 11 zone.

macsmooth

Weapon version will drop from blacksmith and woodwork nodes as these make weapons
Armour version from blacksmith woodwork and clothing nodes and beasts that drop leather mats as these make armour and shields

Funny thing I did get both versions from jewellery nodes once

They do not drop from alchemy or enchantment nodes

VaranisArano

macsmooth wrote: »

Weapon version will drop from blacksmith and woodwork nodes as these make weapons
Armour version from blacksmith woodwork and clothing nodes and beasts that drop leather mats as these make armour and shields

Funny thing I did get both versions from jewellery nodes once

They do not drop from alchemy or enchantment nodes

Er, no.

Potent and Fortified can both drop from any node/creature that can spawn nirncrux. I've gotten both types from all the available nodes. (Yeah, a large part of my ESO fortune is from nirncrux and mat sales.)

Its a 1 in 200 chance to get nirncrux, doubled from pre-One Tamriel, and 1 in 4 of those will be potent.

macsmooth

VaranisArano wrote: »

macsmooth wrote: »

Weapon version will drop from blacksmith and woodwork nodes as these make weapons
Armour version from blacksmith woodwork and clothing nodes and beasts that drop leather mats as these make armour and shields

Funny thing I did get both versions from jewellery nodes once

They do not drop from alchemy or enchantment nodes

Er, no.

Potent and Fortified can both drop from any node/creature that can spawn nirncrux. I've gotten both types from all the available nodes. (Yeah, a large part of my ESO fortune is from nirncrux and mat sales.)

Its a 1 in 200 chance to get nirncrux, doubled from pre-One Tamriel, and 1 in 4 of those will be potent.

Post a video of it happening please

VaranisArano

macsmooth wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

macsmooth wrote: »

Weapon version will drop from blacksmith and woodwork nodes as these make weapons
Armour version from blacksmith woodwork and clothing nodes and beasts that drop leather mats as these make armour and shields

Funny thing I did get both versions from jewellery nodes once

They do not drop from alchemy or enchantment nodes

Er, no.

Potent and Fortified can both drop from any node/creature that can spawn nirncrux. I've gotten both types from all the available nodes. (Yeah, a large part of my ESO fortune is from nirncrux and mat sales.)

Its a 1 in 200 chance to get nirncrux, doubled from pre-One Tamriel, and 1 in 4 of those will be potent.

Post a video of it happening please

Seriously? Who records farming runs?

Okay, I googled it. Apparently people do. Whad'ya know? Here you go, a video of someone getting a Potent AND a Fortified from Jute at 45 seconds. (a lower level mat to answer the OP's question.) I've also gotten both mats from one node at a time too so it doesn't have to be Jute, even though all three of the ones in that video are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGqi004hDI

And more videos under spoiler

A potent and fortified nirncrux from a woodworking node in a survey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ci3TB9aT4

Fortified nirncrux from a voidstone ore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYGZItOe764

macsmooth

VaranisArano wrote: »

macsmooth wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

macsmooth wrote: »

Weapon version will drop from blacksmith and woodwork nodes as these make weapons
Armour version from blacksmith woodwork and clothing nodes and beasts that drop leather mats as these make armour and shields

Funny thing I did get both versions from jewellery nodes once

They do not drop from alchemy or enchantment nodes

Er, no.

Potent and Fortified can both drop from any node/creature that can spawn nirncrux. I've gotten both types from all the available nodes. (Yeah, a large part of my ESO fortune is from nirncrux and mat sales.)

Its a 1 in 200 chance to get nirncrux, doubled from pre-One Tamriel, and 1 in 4 of those will be potent.

Post a video of it happening please

Seriously? Who records farming runs?

Okay, I googled it. Apparently people do. Whad'ya know? Here you go, a video of someone getting a Potent AND a Fortified from Jute at 45 seconds. (a lower level mat to answer the OP's question.) I've also gotten both mats from one node at a time too so it doesn't have to be Jute, even though all three of the ones in that video are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGqi004hDI

And more videos under spoiler

A potent and fortified nirncrux from a woodworking node in a survey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ci3TB9aT4

Fortified nirncrux from a voidstone ore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYGZItOe764

Fair enough I will accept the clothing as I was wrong it has never dropped a potent for me before now and when I read up on it the answers was what I said due to weapons and clothing which kind of makes sense, how old is this video just out of curiosity

I don’t need to watch the others as I said they would drop them anyways so nothing really changes on what I said there

VaranisArano

macsmooth wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

macsmooth wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

macsmooth wrote: »

Weapon version will drop from blacksmith and woodwork nodes as these make weapons
Armour version from blacksmith woodwork and clothing nodes and beasts that drop leather mats as these make armour and shields

Funny thing I did get both versions from jewellery nodes once

They do not drop from alchemy or enchantment nodes

Er, no.

Potent and Fortified can both drop from any node/creature that can spawn nirncrux. I've gotten both types from all the available nodes. (Yeah, a large part of my ESO fortune is from nirncrux and mat sales.)

Its a 1 in 200 chance to get nirncrux, doubled from pre-One Tamriel, and 1 in 4 of those will be potent.

Post a video of it happening please

Seriously? Who records farming runs?

Okay, I googled it. Apparently people do. Whad'ya know? Here you go, a video of someone getting a Potent AND a Fortified from Jute at 45 seconds. (a lower level mat to answer the OP's question.) I've also gotten both mats from one node at a time too so it doesn't have to be Jute, even though all three of the ones in that video are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGqi004hDI

And more videos under spoiler

A potent and fortified nirncrux from a woodworking node in a survey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ci3TB9aT4

Fortified nirncrux from a voidstone ore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYGZItOe764

Fair enough I will accept the clothing as I was wrong it has never dropped a potent for me before now and when I read up on it the answers was what I said due to weapons and clothing which kind of makes sense, how old is this video just out of curiosity

I don’t need to watch the others as I said they would drop them anyways so nothing really changes on what I said there

The video was published February of 2018, and since they got housing mats from the nodes, we can safely assume its well after One Tamriel which was the last time ZOS made any changes to the nirncrux drop rate in Craglorn.

JKorr

Nirncrux will drop from any level ore, wood, or fiber nodes in Craglorn. That includes [rarely] critters you get leather from. I was rather surprised I got one from a welwa, once. They don't drop from alchemy or enchanting nodes.

ghastley

I can confirm myself that Potent drops from Ancestor Silk, as I got one that way last night. However, my original question was whether the Nirncrux was only in the Ruby-level lists, and that video with the Jute makes me a lot happier about sending all my crew foraging.

Nestor

As always:

1. Nirn drops from any gear crafting material node in Craglorn. This includes animals that drop hides.

2. It does not drop from Consumable crafting material nodes.

3. Material level does not matter for any aspect of this.

Mithrazielle

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

Mithrazielle wrote: »

I have gotten nirncrux from animals, plants, enemies, ores, woods, and reagents.

I don’t think nirncrux drops from alchemy nodes or humanoid NPCs, @Mithrazielle.

Do you have a screenshot to support your statement?

Seriously? If you haven't gotten it to drop this way, you simply aren't farming enough. I can get nirncrux, both types every single day this way. And I have other people who I make armor for, going out and farming and getting it for me as well- their experiences are the same. Do I keep track of which drops from what? No, I am just pleasantly surprised each and every time. I've even gotten in those bags where you can get like 10 qty of a material (just one time, though).

JKorr

Mithrazielle wrote: »

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

Mithrazielle wrote: »

I have gotten nirncrux from animals, plants, enemies, ores, woods, and reagents.

I don’t think nirncrux drops from alchemy nodes or humanoid NPCs, @Mithrazielle.

Do you have a screenshot to support your statement?

Seriously? If you haven't gotten it to drop this way, you simply aren't farming enough. I can get nirncrux, both types every single day this way. And I have other people who I make armor for, going out and farming and getting it for me as well- their experiences are the same. Do I keep track of which drops from what? No, I am just pleasantly surprised each and every time. I've even gotten in those bags where you can get like 10 qty of a material (just one time, though).

It doesn't matter how much you farm; nirncrux will not drop from alchemy nodes, enchanting nodes, or mer/human npcs.

If you can't use the mat to make clothing/armor or weapons, it won't have nirncrux. Jute/cotton/ebonthread/ancestor silk/all the other levels I can't recall atm, yes. Iron/high iron/orichalcum/ebony/rubedite ore/other levels I can't recall atm, yes. Maple/oak/yew/ruby ash/other levels I can't recall atm, yes. Welwa/critters that drop leather, yes. Flowers/water for alchemy, no. Runes for enchanting glyphs, no. Orcs, goblins, mer/humanoid enemies, no.

Taleof2Cities

Mithrazielle wrote: »

Seriously? If you haven't gotten it to drop this way, you simply aren't farming enough.

Believe me, I’ve done plenty of Craglorn farming runs in my near 5 years in the game.

You won’t get nirncrux drops from alchemy nodes or humanoid NPCs.

I have been lucky enough to have them drop on animals ... twice.

Mithrazielle

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

Mithrazielle wrote: »

Seriously? If you haven't gotten it to drop this way, you simply aren't farming enough.

Believe me, I’ve done plenty of Craglorn farming runs in my near 5 years in the game.

You won’t get nirncrux drops from alchemy nodes or humanoid NPCs.

I have been lucky enough to have them drop on animals ... twice.

I got one potent nirncrux from a wormwood plant, the day before yesterday. So, it is possible. I've gotten hundreds of nirncrux from Craiglorn since I've been playing (at least as long as you). I find potent nirncrux seems to drop twice as likely as the other.