# Where to farm Arcane Dark **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [August 26, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528 "2016-08-26T17:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/1 "2016-08-26T17:15:42Z")
I’ve looked at the Traitstone guide ([Guide to Traits - 1.0.8](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-traits-1-0-8/2012)), but the Arcane Dark seems to be missing. Thanks in advance 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/2 "2016-08-26T17:16:33Z")
Ghulvania… ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/3 "2016-08-26T17:18:09Z")
Thanks! Do you think farming there is going to yield efficient results, or is just playing and letting them drop when they drop the better approach? I need 8 of those suckers… ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/4 "2016-08-26T17:19:02Z")
8 is an awful lot but if you spent a few hours, you might get them. It’s probably best to farm a few, do something else for a while, and then come back to it. ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/5 "2016-08-26T17:19:36Z")
Alright that’s what I’ll do. I don’t think I have the attention span for hours of straight farming lol ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/6 "2016-08-26T17:20:26Z")
The good news is that if you do 20-25 explore matches a day, you’ll probably get them in a week or so. Take that into account. It won’t take FOREVER like before. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/7 "2016-08-26T17:36:32Z")
For future traitstone farming needs: > **[Kingdom Table - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/kingdomtable)** > > A table of all kingdoms in Gems of War and their statistics. ---
**Author:** ![Gortus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/gortus/32/9265_2.png) [@Gortus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Gortus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/8 "2016-08-26T20:53:56Z")
Side note, @Lyya: Drilling down via the “Troops” link by each arcane stone on the kingdom table provides a list of troops of that stone’s color, _not_ a list of troops that use that stone. Mythics are excluded (as are hero classes, which arguably aren’t troops). It makes sense since for example Death is not a blue/purple troops, but it does mean that to see what uses a given stone I have to go to [🔥 Troop List per Arcane Stone (Ended: 16.07.18, Reason: Lack of interests) - #73 by Tellah](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/list-of-troops-per-arcane-stone-mythics-classes/3988/73) instead of the preferred ashtender. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/9 "2016-08-26T21:35:55Z")
Yeah, Mythics are broken in that link. I don’t have a good fix at the moment because there’s no table column that explicitly lists the arcanes a given troop takes, so I’m just doing a lexical link to the colors. Eventually I’ll fix it probably, maybe. Yeah. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/10 "2016-08-27T17:54:10Z")
You’re THE Lyya? Hey, just wanna express my appreciation and tell you how much your site has helped me. So nicely done and beautifully organized. What a convenience it has been - BIG THANKS 😃 ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/11 "2016-08-27T19:55:04Z")
Great, _The_ Lyya. now I’m going to get an even bigger head. 🙂 Appreciate the kudos though! Glad the site can be of service. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/12 "2016-08-27T20:52:45Z")
> [@Lyya](#): > > Great, The Lyya. now I’m going to get an even bigger head. Feel like you may be in for a new title 😜 ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/13 "2016-08-27T21:03:48Z")
I motion that Lyya be henceforth known as THE Lyya. Can I get a second? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/14 "2016-08-28T11:10:42Z")
If you get bored of farming in Ghulvania, Blighted Lands also drops Arcane Dark. ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/15 "2016-08-28T11:28:22Z")
Thanks actreal, I appreciate that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/16 "2016-08-28T11:32:46Z")
Just for interest, here’s my results so far going on Warlord I difficulty in Ghulvania: Runic Magic (RM) Minor Magic (MM) RM MM Arcane Dark (-AD-) MM RM MM MM Runic Fire (RF) Minor Fire (MF) MM MM MF -AD- So in summary, 15 fights, 2 Arcane Darks, 7 Minor Magic, 3 Runic Magic, 2 Minor Fire, 1 Runic Fire Too small of a sample size, yes, but initial results are promising. I certainly didn’t expect to get 2 AD in 15 fights! Hopefully this trend continues. ---
**Author:** ![Amadan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amadan/32/7653_2.png) [@Amadan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Amadan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/17 "2016-08-28T12:42:52Z")
I want to say it took me a week to get 6 Arcane Darks. 2 in short order is quite lucky! In general, if I grind Explorations for a couple of hours at a pop, I feel like I’m seeing 1-2 drop per day. ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/18 "2016-08-28T13:06:33Z")
Damn… I did -not- want to hear that lol. Ah well. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/19 "2016-08-29T13:38:26Z")
I’m seeing arcane about 1 in 15-16 battles overall. I did probably 100 Explores yesterday and got 7 arcanes plus 2 celestials. ---
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528/20 "2016-08-29T14:23:18Z")
Interesting… Does difficulty settings change anything? Not sure if I just had crayzee luck or??? I did about 50 in Ghulvania and got 7 Arcane Dark at Warlock I [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-to-farm-arcane-dark/11528.md?page=2)