Category:Resource Node (Object Type)

There are 3 Gathering Skills used to collect raw crafting materials: Herbalism, Mining, and Woodcutting. Each has a matching Refining skill: Extraction, Smelting, and Woodcrafting. Planting can also provide raw crafting materials.

A general rule is that Rare Resource Nodes will yield 3 attempts and the rest will give you 6. There is some variation due to buffs you may have, whether you fail on any attempts, and the whims of the RNG.

Regarding placement of nodes, there is a reason to it. Ore will be on rocky outcroppings, at the base of cliff sides, or in the mountains. Wood nodes will be found by large trees. Herbs may be found almost anywhere, but tend to lie in or around grass. All resources will tend to sparkle a bit and are usually colored strikingly so they are not too hard to see. Be sure to watch for the icons on your minimap to help you locate them.

A given node, once harvested, will always respawn as a node of the same type. There is always a chance that when it does it will be a Rare Resource Node. The time until respawn appears to be totally random for each node and may be anywhere from 15 minutes to 24 hours.

refined materials can be purchased from at  in.

'' Note: When you reach the next rank (at 20, 40, 60, 80) you can still harvest without training but you cannot gain Experience until you see your Crafting Skill Instructor, perform a quest to prove your skill and rise to the next rank. See Crafting (Quest Series)''

Bags containing 100 refinement grade materials are available from certain Black Codex Merchants
 * Levels 1 through 51 bags (except for Rare Harvests and ) are available for sale by at  in
 * See Category:Black Codex (Merchant Type) for materials list, NPC name, and location for levels 57 to 96.


 * &dagger; The in-game text says that all three Resources for level 57 are actually level 56 but this is wrong. You cannot harvest them until 57 but you can purchase the Refining recipes at 56.
 * &dagger;&dagger; Although these Resources cannot be harvested until level 63, the Refining recipes are available at level 61.
 * &dagger;&dagger;&dagger; Although these Resources cannot be harvested until level 69, the Refining recipes are available at level 66.

Rare Resource Nodes are marked in italic text. Rare nodes are found in the same locations as the normal nodes of the tiers between their tier and the next Special Node tier above and below them, with a small chance to replace them each time they respawn.

&#91;RP&#93; following the Resource Node name is a link to the Resources by POI category for that Resource. Here you will find a list of all Zone and POI pages that have noted that Resource Node in the resources= field of the Zone or POI templates.

See also: Category:Refining Skills

When you first acquire your Gathering skills, as an Apprentice, you will be limited to a maximum skill level of 20. When you reach 20 you will stop gaining experience in that skill until you seek out an Instructor and perform a quest to advance from Apprentice to Craftsman, which will allow you to progress to 40.

At 40, 60 and 80 you must, once again, seek training.

While harvesting, you will see an Effect titled "Collected amount". This tracks how much you have harvested within a 10 minute window and gives increased odds of finding an additional bonus or reward.

Some bonuses include:
 * Abundant Harvest - Increases quantity of items gathered by 300% for 30 seconds.
 * Easy Harvest - Increases gathering speed by 5% per stack.
 * Nimble Harvest - Increases gathering XP gain by 50% for 30 seconds.
 * Rapid Harvest - Increases gathering speed by 100%, XP gain by 100% and character movement speed by 10% for 30 seconds.