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EverQuest 2 Alchemy Guide

5.3.3. Tier Five
Tier five nodes can be found in Rivervale, the Feerrott, Everfrost, and Lavastorm. I don’t really recommend trying to harvest in Lavastorm unless you are high enough level to avoid the goblins in the first field area, or unless you have a computer that’s good enough to reduce your lag to a manageable level. Lavastorm is my least favorite zone to harvest in simply because my frame rate is much slower here than in other tier five zones (I don’t harvest a great deal any more but when I do I usually go to Everfrost for tier five resources).

Rivervale is the easiest of the tier five zones to harvest in. In Rivervale there is a small area that is almost completely safe to harvest in no matter what your level is. If you take the right hand path from the entrance and follow it round a little way you’ll come to a ridge with some non-aggressive nymphs roaming over it. As long as you stay on that ridge and don’t cross the river or any bridges, you’re quite safe as there are no aggressive roamers in that area. The down side is that it’s a very small area and often there are only a few nodes up.

The Feerrott contains an abundance of nodes but it can be a difficult zone to harvest in if you’re low level because visibility is quite poor here. When harvesting here it’s good to get used to playing in third person view if you don’t do it already, as it will help you to avoid both creatures and obstacles such as trees. Look out for ? nodes in the Feerrott while you’re harvesting there. A completed Feerrott fern leaves collection will reward you with a massive 30 slot backpack, which is a fantastic thing for any tradeskiller to own. At level 50 you can harvest almost anywhere in the Feerrott in complete safety, but until then you need to be aware of roaming monsters as there are a lot of them in this zone. In general it’s best to stick to the western-most section of the map when you’re starting to harvest here, and work your way in as your adventuring level increases.

Everfrost is my favorite tier five zone to harvest in but it’s not at all the easiest, as only around half of the zone is grey at level 50. If you’re just beginning to harvest here and you’re in your late 30s or early 40s then the open tunnel leading from the evacuation point is the best place to start to harvest. The large open area full of lizards and sheep at the end of this tunnel is a good spot to move to once you’re high enough to survive there, and the leopard/numbfoot hunter area is a very nice area to harvest as well. All three have a high concentration of nodes and they’re great places to harvest if you’re well-practiced at avoiding aggressive creatures.