# Arcane Shield Traitstone **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [January 7, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698 "2016-01-07T21:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malkav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/malkav/32/3562_2.png) [@Malkav](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Malkav)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/1 "2016-01-07T21:10:55Z")
This is probably a very useless post. I am certain this information is readily available somewhere, but I cannot for the life of me find it. How does one go about effectively farming for an Arcane Shield Traitstone? What are the options? Can you just ramp up the difficulty and run Broken Spire Challenges? Any advice would be appreciated. I am just trying to get a single one for the 3rd Templar trait, but no luck yet. ---
**Author:** ![Emos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/emos/32/5163_2.png) [@Emos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Emos)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/2 "2016-01-07T21:32:14Z")
It’s really hit or miss, I remember trying to farm Adana to get one Arcane Storm stone to drop to unlock Water Link for the Valkyrie. It took FOREVER to finally get it to drop, was playing the challenges off and on for days! And wouldn’t you know it, the weapon package this week featured two arcane storm stones! Urgh… ---
**Author:** ![Esoxnepa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/esoxnepa/32/1837_2.png) [@Esoxnepa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Esoxnepa)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/3 "2016-01-07T22:37:31Z")
I’ve yet to find any effective way to farm the Arcane Traitstones. Keep pounding on missions. I think the drop rate is around 1%, just from the number of battles I’ve had to fight to get one. I cleared all of Darkstones challenges last night and received 0 Arcane stones. I then farmed the first mission around 30 times. Unless there are other methods coming to earn the stones, the drop rate needs to rise. Players should not be spending 4+ hours to farm 1 stone, when 8 are often needed. ---
**Author:** ![actreal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/actreal/32/1945_2.png) [@actreal](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/actreal)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/4 "2016-01-07T22:40:56Z")
There are a few things you can do: - Set Broken Spire as your home Kingdom so Revenges have the right drop - Choose Invades into Broken Spire so these Invades have the right drop - Grind Broken Spire challenges - I wouldn’t up the difficulty to be honest, since the difficulty only slightly increases the chance to drop any Traitstone, not the chance of an Arcane stone specifically. I’d be aiming to complete more easy battles than fewer hard ones with a slightly bigger chance of a drop. - Hope the next weekly event features Arcane Shield stones 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/5 "2016-01-08T02:02:50Z")
There _is_ no effective way. Its unfortunate. ---
**Author:** ![Malkav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/malkav/32/3562_2.png) [@Malkav](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Malkav)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/6 "2016-01-08T02:40:14Z")
Even so, thank you for the suggestions, you all. I will eventually be successful in this quest. In the meantime… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/3/3a81a72ec3e21238f11a83d1e405b86726b1dec1.png) ---
**Author:** ![utfanx2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/utfanx2/32/525_2.png) [@utfanx2](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/utfanx2)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/7 "2016-01-08T06:19:14Z")
Wait for a Broken Spire event. 👴 ---
**Author:** ![Sidousai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sidousai/32/604_2.png) [@Sidousai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidousai)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/8 "2016-01-08T07:05:17Z")
Honestly… after attempting to farm challenges, I concluded that it is more viable to just farm for PvP glory and wait for the weekly packs. It’s more Gold, and much much less frustration. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/9 "2016-01-08T07:29:51Z")
Agreed… Spent ages farming Ghulvania for a red/purple stone… Got one in about a week of grinding… Then got two from opening glory keys… ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/10 "2016-01-08T07:33:09Z")
But their drop rates is still to low. And not just that, there are so many different types of them which makes things even more ridiculous. I gained more celestial stones drops then arcane. . ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/11 "2016-01-08T08:06:00Z")
> [@DonBoba](#): > > I gained more celestial stones drops then arcane. . Me too… …still early days, I think… ---
**Author:** ![madking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/madking/32/62439_2.png) [@madking](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/madking)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/12 "2016-01-08T08:57:50Z")
Is it possible to obtain Arcane from Glory? I thought that Arcane were only available in Gem keys. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/13 "2016-01-08T08:59:00Z")
> [@madking](#): > > I thought that Arcane were only available in Gem keys Maybe I meant Gem keys… don’t recall! More likely you are correct… ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/14 "2016-01-08T09:14:54Z")
Glory keys can get Arcane Traitstones, it’s the same chance as an Epic troop I think. So not great, and you’ve got 21 to randomize from. WTB _any_ changes to this system… ---
**Author:** ![madking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/madking/32/62439_2.png) [@madking](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/madking)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/15 "2016-01-08T10:33:44Z")
The game screen says: - Glory: Major and Runic - Gems: Runic & Arcane - Event: Celestial Devs? ---
**Author:** ![Tacet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tacet/32/35_2.png) [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/16 "2016-01-08T10:42:28Z")
> [@madking](#): > > The game screen says: > > - Glory: Major and Runic > - Gems: Runic & Arcane > - Event: Celestial - Gold keys are minor and major ONLY - Glory keys are major+ - Gem keys are runic+ - Event keys are celestial only? ---
**Author:** ![Zelfore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zelfore/32/22295_2.png) [@Zelfore](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zelfore)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/17 "2016-01-09T02:34:00Z")
> [@Tacet](#): > > Event keys are celestial only? Event keys offer other traitstones as well. For example, a small chance for the kingdom of the week’s traitstone. Celestial’s just advertised as a possible outcome. (Read: “Other valuable items!”) ---
**Author:** ![CSZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/csz/32/4784_2.png) [@CSZ](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CSZ)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 10:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/18 "2016-01-09T10:17:17Z")
I would combine it with the Arena. Need brown and blue traitstones? Always go with the Arena. ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 10:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/19 "2016-01-10T10:53:02Z")
I can confirm that arcane can be get from glory keys. Got 1 yesterday 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Malkav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/malkav/32/3562_2.png) [@Malkav](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Malkav)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-shield-traitstone/2698/20 "2016-01-10T15:46:21Z")
Nice! Well, no luck here, yet. Still working on it.