# PSA regarding this week's snotstone grind **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [February 8, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795 "2017-02-08T18:09:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795/1 "2017-02-08T18:09:29Z")
I need a metric ton of arcanes to trait Jotnar and I’m sure several are in the same boat. I don’t have time to play PVP, Explore for the needed traitstones, AND grind snots, so I opted for just getting the traitstones for Jotnar. Much to my pleasant surprise, I’m getting quite a few beasts in Sword’s Edge and Mists of Scale, many times as many as 3 per match. Just thought this might be useful to others. ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795/2 "2017-02-08T18:18:59Z")
I’m also farming Ghulvania and Blighted Lands for the stones I need for the Assassino hero class. While Ghulvania hasn’t offered me a single beast, Blighted Lands frequently does. In fact, I’m in a match right now where all 4 foes qualify for snots. ---
**Author:** ![Taisiakat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taisiakat/32/75810_2.png) [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795/3 "2017-02-08T18:22:05Z")
I’m up in Maugrim Woods - using 3 Challenge - for 4 gems. Have fun ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795/4 "2017-02-08T18:24:02Z")
Sure, a lot of people are using it. But if you don’t need arcane Swamps or souls, there’s no real benefit to that challenge other than the snots. Getting the snots as a byproduct of getting arcanes I actually need seems much more efficient to me. ---
**Author:** ![Taisiakat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taisiakat/32/75810_2.png) [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795/5 "2017-02-08T19:08:22Z")
> [@htismaqe](#): > > But if you don’t need arcane Swamps or souls I still need everything, I crafted a team where I am getting 300 to 368 depending on how many times Banshee gets to cast…and I actually need Runics more than anything and water/nature are the ones now I am always running out of. Did the fire/earth troops a back. I have managed to only get 3 water / 2 nature and 1 swamp so far. BUT Souls… I got a kingdom without me paying attention to 6 stars. ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/psa-regarding-this-weeks-snotstone-grind/19795/6 "2017-02-08T21:01:02Z")
Yeah, even when I needed souls, I didn’t generally farm them. I farm Explore for stones pretty much exclusively, which means I finish matches as fast as possible. Doesn’t lead to high soul counts even with soul-based troops.