Lol loads of people give up their farming spots...esp for the hardest to get mat

milkbox wrote: »

I'm finding that places where people are maniacally farming sets (Rivenspire, Bangkorai and Malabal Tor) are great places to farm raw mats because everyone is in such a hurry to get to the next chest/boss that they leave nodes behind. ;p

I agree with this. And not only that, but there's always a chance you can happen upon a random treasure chest that contains something quite desirable (and expensive) while you're farming your nodes. Get the treasure hunter perk for best results, obviously.

Rivenspire is good for mats. And craglorn too as everyone is in rivenspire for necropotence. Really mats are everywhere and it's best to go farming in off hours.

Starter zones. Hit all of them. DLC zones (other than IC).

Avoid places with lush backdrops, as they are more difficult to see.

If all you want is mats, do any of the starter islands. I sometimes have the whole zone to myself.
If you want to farm mats but also come across chests, choose a zone where they drop. You can kill two birds with one stone. (I was able to get four Spinners rings three arcane and one healthy and a boatload of mats while I was looking for the Spinners necklace. Still haven't found it though, grrrr...)

Tips:
Have one dedicated "node grinder/chest hunter".

My vampblade has Night Silence and Shadow Dancer and is running the Steed stone. When I pop a speed potion and activate Maneuvers, I basically zip around the map fast AF.
It also helps if you have the Legerdemain passives unlocked so you can just open up locked chests quickly.
Get the two passives that decrease your gathering times of resources and the one that increases the quality of treasure you get.
Get the passives that help you spot nodes easier.
If you can/prefer to run addons, get one that shows where resource nodes and chests are located. This will help you immensely.

Good hunting.

Hew's Bane. The red color of the materials contrast with the bright colors of the terrain making them easier to spot, and since the Zone is fairly small, it seems the Mats are more densely populated than normal. However you'll want to go there during the Graveyard hours when most others are logged out. It gets quite busy there.

grim_tactics wrote: »

There is one good spot no one seems to go to when I farm silk and averages 100-150 raw an hour. Ran into by accident and it's loaded.

But I'm not telling. Especially seeing how high refined silk is going for.

Then why even mention it...?

I farm with fjords/darkstride on my khajiit nb, with windrunner & treasure hunter , steed mundus stone. plus use rapid maneuver for sprinting and dark shadow for losing mobs, when I don't want to kill them. Craglorn if one of my favs , nirn is nice for doing master writs.