VMA Flame Staff Drop Rate

webrgesner · October 2018

Ive ran VMA for 1 week now ive ran it atleast 25-30 times and have not even gotten 1 flame staff drop. All i keep getting is sword n board, dual wields, and two handed sword and mauls. Does anyone else have this issue? Running vma is getting reeeeaaaallly boring now

Haquor · October 2018

Said every player ever.

Kel · October 2018

I have every weapon from vMA multiple times over.....except the bow. After running vMA at least 200 times. The one weapon I truly want for my PvE bow users.

RNG can be a ***....

Gatviper · October 2018

Just a Random Cruelty Generator. It can change at any time.

notyuu · October 2018

webrgesner wrote: »

Does anyone else have this issue? Running vma is getting reeeeaaaallly boring now

No, got the opposite issue where all I get are bloody flame staves....despite hunting for the bow...

spartaxoxo · October 2018

I am half convinced they weight the drops to give you the opposite of your most used resource.

fastolfv_ESO · October 2018

i have ran vma well over 400 times, ive had the lightning staff drop twice ice staff drop twice aaaand 0 fire staves. If the fire staff isnt the lowest weighted item on the drop list i'll eat my hat at this point, its probably the most sought after drop and for that zenimax needs to dangle the carrot on the stick to keep you playing far longer than you planned trying to acquire an item that may or may not even drop

TheDarkoil · October 2018

The double drop event is where it's at if you wanna farm weapons. I wanted a flame staff and got 2 from the same run, haven't been back in since.

Integral1900 · October 2018

I got bored after the second run so I admire your fortitude... I got a dagger with training, a friend has been at it since it first appeared, currently at two hundred runs, they have never seen a fire staff of any description, instead it seems bent on giving he bows.... she realy hates bows....

FatelessLava · October 2018

It's all rng. Someone in a guild got at least 5 ice staves in a row (not including the weekly leader board rewards). Someone I used to know but no longer talk to got theirs on their first run. I got a lightning and restro staff yesterday on my Stam DK. RNG is cruel. Keep at it and you will get yours eventually.

Abysswarrior45 · October 2018

Integral1900 wrote: »

I got bored after the second run so I admire your fortitude... I got a dagger with training, a friend has been at it since it first appeared, currently at two hundred runs, they have never seen a fire staff of any description, instead it seems bent on giving he bows.... she realy hates bows....

Since Wrothgar patch and shes only on 200? Shoot... shes pretty slow. I had to run it probably 160 times to get my 2h greatsword back in the day when it was still good. And at that time you had to farm the specific trait you wanted as well. Quit complaining! Something tells me you've only ran it a few times and haven't gotten the drop you wanted so you come on here crying about it. Put in the work the rest of us did.

ErMurazor · October 2018

I have done it like 40 times and got 4 firestaves. Its just RNG

Rittings · October 2018

Here's a rough estimation of my drops:-

Bows: 75+
Sword n Board: 25+
Ice Staves: 25+
Resto Staves: 50+
Dual Wield: 75+
Lightning Staves: 1
Inferno Staves: 0
2 Hander: 0

The two things I really want, I never got. Even spent a few months leaderboarding for extra drops - still nothing. Given up.

DDemon · October 2018

Only took me 2 years to get my first flame staff, hang in there!

colossalvoids · October 2018

20 or so runs - 2 inferno, 0 lightning, 2 ice, 2 healing ones, 1 bow , 2 dw and 1 2h. The rest was s&b drops.

dpencil1 · October 2018

Hey, it could be much worse. We have transmutation now. Back when most of us were farming, you weren't just looking for the right weapon but also the right trait on that weapon! I've run vMA more times than I remember and have multiples of all weapons. The chance of getting a staff is actually better now because they split the three staff type a into separate chances instead of just destro staff vs other weapons, and then another round of rng for which type of staff.

What helped me was to focus on working toward Flawless Conquerer. If you stop caring so much about what is in the chest and just work on improving your skill and survival, it's likely you will eventually get the weapon you want.

Onefrkncrzypope · October 2018

I'm trying to fill my vma weapons horde. I need an axe. Last week I received 10 flames staffs. ZoS knows what you are wanting. They just do.......

hollywood · October 2018

My very first drop way back when was a Fire Destro , Charged. Never saw one again. I have a ton of Resto Staves though.

Trinity_Is_My_Name · October 2018

It is truly luck of the draw. A friend ran VMA once....just once and got the Inferno Staff. He has not been back. LOL

Bevik · October 2018

After 15 runs or so which 10 of them during the Orsinium event I have 4 bows, 4 infernos, 4 lightnings and some other weapons. Pure RNG. Keep doing it.

WitchyWarrior · October 2018

I still haven't finished it on normal.
I don't have the patience for it after dying every time to that poison bomb in the 7th or 8th? stage.
I really really gotta take a minute and watch a youtube video or something about it. Every stage up to that one was freakishly easy. Stupid poison bombs

Shawn_PT · October 2018

4 inferno staves in a total of 26 runs. It's just bad RNG.

One was my first drop ever too.

GreenhaloX · October 2018

If it would make you feel any better, my drop rate from vMA is much, much higher.. too crazy for me. Life is too short and meant to be enjoyed.

RosenrotWolf · October 2018

Got an infused inferno my first run of vma after switching from xbox to pc XD it's ok though I haven't had another decent drop since.

Kihamai · October 2018

I got a CP 100 inferno staff on my secondary account's first maelstrom run. Hopefully when I run it again since I'm CP 160 now, I'll get another one. I've had relatively decent luck getting all the types of maelstrom weapons.

Kel · October 2018

Leaderboards give thier rewards today...I'll say a prayer to the RNG gods you get your staff, if you pray for my bow to drop. Deal?

Pink_Violinz · October 2018

I did maybe 10-15 runs before I got my inferno. Put some music or a podcast on in the background, it really helps the mind numbing repetition.

Alcast · October 2018

Took me over 450 drops before I got my fist flame staff. You need to pump up those rookie numbers.

AndyMac · October 2018

The final chest RNG is the real vMA boss

I’ve run vMA quite a bit on my mDK - vast majority of drops and leaderboard mails are stam weapons - so I do wonder whether running a stam toon is the best way to get mag weapons.

I’ve had two flame staffs drop both during the wrothgar event- final run - one year apart.

GL with it anyway.

Banana · October 2018

Id be happy to trade ya one of mine for a lightning version if they had that feature.

BrianLovesLisa · October 2018

fastolfv_ESO wrote: »

i have ran vma well over 400 times, ive had the lightning staff drop twice ice staff drop twice aaaand 0 fire staves. If the fire staff isnt the lowest weighted item on the drop list i'll eat my hat at this point, its probably the most sought after drop and for that zenimax needs to dangle the carrot on the stick to keep you playing far longer than you planned trying to acquire an item that may or may not even drop

Eat your hat I have ran it less, and here are my results

Sets of Maelstrom
Ice staff x3
Fire staff x3
2h sword 2
2h Mace 5
2h Axe 2
Bow 5
Sword and shield x3
Dual wield 8
Restro Staff 1

Total sets so far
32

One Hand Axe 6
Dagger 2
2h sword 2
1h Mace 7
2h Mace 5
1h sword 4
Shield 3
2h axe 2
bow 5
Ice staff 3
Fire staff 3

Still missing,
Low slash axe ( sword and board )
Lightning Staff

My wife has ran it even less times as in 8 and she has all the Staffs Destro and Restro the Bow, and other items she will never use.

soups on, enjoy the hat