# Traitstone Farming **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation 4/Xbox One)\ **Created:** [April 2, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127 "2016-04-02T02:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/1 "2016-04-02T02:16:09Z")
For the PC/Mobile crowd, I have an inquiry: For example, If I fight in Adana, I get a random chance at a Minor, Major or Runic Fire/Air stone, Arcane Storm stone or a Celestial? ---
**Author:** ![Mufasha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mufasha/32/1327_2.png) [@Mufasha](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mufasha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/2 "2016-04-02T02:24:42Z")
Correct. There is a nice list of the kingdoms here: > [@Arcane and Celestial Drops from Battles?](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-and-celestial-drops-from-battles/2157/24): > > Just want to clarify which Arcane belongs to which Kingdom: Broken Spire - Shield Adana - Storm Karakoth - Death Zhul’kari - Venom Whitehelm - Summer Divinion Fields - Plains Mist of Scales - Blood Pan’s Vale - Light Forest of Thorns - Stealth Khaziel - Deep Khetar - Spirit Zaejin - Forest Pridelands - Rage Sword’s Edge - Blade Ghulvania - Dark Stormheim - Stoic Maugrim Woods - Swamp Grosh-Nak - Lava Wild Plains - Beast Darkstone - Skull Drifting Sands - Mountain Blighted L… ---
**Author:** ![Mufasha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mufasha/32/1327_2.png) [@Mufasha](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mufasha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/3 "2016-04-02T02:26:19Z")
Assuming drop rates are the same there is a nice summery here: > [@Traitstone Drop-rates](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-drop-rates/2482/134): > > Total statistics for the thread: Minor - 889 Major - 440 Runic - 134 Arcane - 29 Celestial - 12 Total - 1504 With 1500 samples, that is a 2.6% margin of error Minor - 58.3 - 59.9% Major - 28.9 - 29.6% Runic - 8.8 - 9.0% Arcane - 1.90 - 1.95% Celestial - 0.8% Bookmarks ftw ---
**Author:** ![Mufasha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mufasha/32/1327_2.png) [@Mufasha](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mufasha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/4 "2016-04-02T02:27:34Z")
Last one from me, a breakdown of traits per troop per kingdom with summaries can be found here: > [@Traitstone costs 1.0.8](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-costs-1-0-8/3189/15): > > And now traitstone by troops I think it can be useful Enjoy wink ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/5 "2016-04-02T02:34:12Z")
Thank you @Mufasha, everything I need. I did a good job reading up on everything before the Update, nice to know I wasn’t mistaking things. ---
**Author:** ![anon43026234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/6 "2016-04-02T16:06:41Z")
Hi everyone! I think there is a prob with farming traitstone: when I fight in a challenge in a kingdom, everythings fine. for ex in proudlands, I receive red traitstone. But when I invade in pvp a player that is in proudlands, Ive never got one red traitstone (sometimes blue, green or nothing). That doesnt make much sense for me. Is it deliberate? or a bug? or am I missing something? Im playing on xbox one. ---
**Author:** ![Mufasha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mufasha/32/1327_2.png) [@Mufasha](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mufasha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/7 "2016-04-02T16:54:50Z")
You were invading and their home kingdom was pridelands? Or were you invading lets say broken spire and your home kingdom is pridelands? ---
**Author:** ![anon43026234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/8 "2016-04-02T17:42:07Z")
Their home kingdoms were proudlands but mine too. ---
**Author:** ![Mufasha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mufasha/32/1327_2.png) [@Mufasha](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mufasha)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/9 "2016-04-02T18:09:22Z")
If the system is modeled after mobile this is a glitch. @Mr.Strange? ---
**Author:** ![anon43026234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/10 "2016-04-04T13:06:07Z")
Hi everyone! a little question about the arcane traitstone: i need the swamp one that is related to Maugrim woods. Does it have a better drop % when doing a challenge in maugrim woods or any kingdoms have same drop % ? ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/11 "2016-04-04T13:12:37Z")
General consensus is 1.95% drop rate for all arcane traitstones. That’s challenges, PVP, and Arena. Good luck. I don’t know if it’s different for consoles. ---
**Author:** ![anon43026234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/12 "2016-04-04T14:31:24Z")
Thank you. well I was hoping that the kingdom where belong the arcane traitstone would offer a better chance than other kingdoms. Would have make sense… will be hard to get. ---
**Author:** ![kzintiwife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kzintiwife/32/2350_2.png) [@kzintiwife](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kzintiwife)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/13 "2016-04-04T14:33:59Z")
you can only get 1 arcane stone type from each location. > [@Guide to Traits - 1.0.8](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-traits-1-0-8/2012/41): > > First of all, great guide. I am pretty sure the following list was already posted somewhere on this forum but I wasn’t able to find it today. This list is copied from our Rainmakers facebook page. Hope it will add usefull information to this guide. I will also have everything together on one place smile Sorts of Traitstones you get when: invading this Kingdom playing Challenges/Quests in this Kingdom Revenging with this as your home Kingdom Adana: Fire / Wind Broken Spire: Water / Eart… post number 41 will let you know which arcanes are where ---
**Author:** ![anon43026234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/14 "2016-04-04T19:24:37Z")
Unfortunately for us, poor consoles users, this list work only for PC/mobile I think. I got the venom arcane after invading Khetar and not zhulkari. Farming traitstones with pvp have definately issues on consoles. Dont know if challenges also have issues for arcane trait. Perhaps your guide will work with challenges. At least I receive red trait in pridelands each time while doing challenges. The pvp is another story… ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/15 "2016-04-04T20:41:34Z")
@anon43026234 That list is perfectly accurate as far as Challenges go, but Invading seems to be broken for this. All the Arcane Stones i have gotten in Challenges were from the appropriate Kingdom. ---
**Author:** ![anon43026234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@anon43026234](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anon43026234)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/16 "2016-04-04T22:41:56Z")
Thanxs for confirmation. Its clear now that challenges work fine and pvp is broken. I would have prefered the opposite! lol ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Strange](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mr.strange/32/2762_2.png) [@Mr.Strange](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mr.Strange)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/17 "2016-04-04T22:54:07Z")
So, on console, traitstone drops are tied to kingdom for challenge & quests. But they are NOT tied to kingdom for PvP battles. You essentially just get random drops. In my opinion, hitting “new opponent” 10 times, or 20 times, in order to get the kingdom you want, is unfun. PvP should be about the teams you are facing, not anything else. When home kingdom also set your mana bonus, you could see by the home kingdom what sort of troops they might be using. But now that home kingdom & banners are distinct, there is really no interesting strategy there. The reward for PvP is the glory, the rank, and the complex & sophisticated defense teams people set up. I think that thinking of it as a source for traitstone farming is not the mindset we want to encourage. ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/18 "2016-04-04T23:07:39Z")
> [@Mr.Strange](#): > > PvP should be about the teams you are facing Yup, I only Invade based on Gold and what Team I am facing. If I want Traitstones, I farm by doing Challenges in that Kingdom. ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/19 "2016-04-04T23:32:33Z")
I absolutely agree. I don’t see much value in the way the PC/mobile version is set up regarding rewards for invasions. The fact that we fought at XYZ location has no other bearing on the fight whatsoever, so why would it matter where we fought? Unless I can somehow filter to where I want to fight (which is essentially what I’m doing when skipping fights), there’s no point. And skipping fights, and the long animation associated with it, is not exactly compelling gameplay. Kudos to the console team on this. ---
**Author:** ![Machiknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/machiknight/32/6108_2.png) [@Machiknight](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Machiknight)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127/20 "2016-04-05T01:49:11Z")
Well, lets not forget about getting able to go for trait stones you want via defend and what kingdom you have selected. To be fair, SO MANY trait stones are required and are SO HARD to get, having every opportunity to get the ones you want skid be available. [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-farming/5127.md?page=2)