Foraging

Foraging is a Gathering Skill used to collect materials from wild plant nodes in dungeons.

For Farming Seeds and Produce, see: Farming

For the use of wild plants in potions, see: Chemistry

Foraging Tools

Foraging tools craftable at the Manufacturing Station
Tier	Tool	Station level	Crafting level	Materials
1	Old Gloves	1	1	33× Copper Ore, 33× Hemlock
2	Coppercore Gloves	2	5	33× Copper Ore, 33× Hemlock
3	ChronoMesh Gloves	3	20	3× Steelward
4	Obsidian Gauntlets	4	30	4× Chrono-Rod
5	Voidstone Gauntlets	5	40	4× Tritium Matrix
6	Astralite Gauntlets	6	50	4× Viridium Matrix

The game data also defines Steelward Gloves, Tritanium Gauntlets, Viridium Gauntlets, Celestial Gauntlets, but no Manufacturing Station level unlocks their recipes, so they cannot currently be crafted. Their obtainability is unconfirmed.

Older foraging tools

The tools below were craftable in an earlier version of the game, at a Crafting Table that no longer exists. They cannot currently be crafted. Where a quest or vendor is named as the source, that source has not been re-verified against the current game — treat it as historical until someone confirms it in-game.

No longer craftable
Name	Description	Historical source
Iron Shovel	Adds a chance to drop seeds while foraging	Run Rabbit Run sub-quest reward; Magistrate Taks at Everdune
Sunmetal Shovel	Adds a chance to drop seeds while foraging	Crafting Table in Virelda, Foraging level 15
Well-Crafted Spile	Adds a chance to drop chemistry materials while foraging	Something's Brewing sub-quest reward
Desert Crystal Spile	Adds a chance to drop chemistry materials while foraging	Crafting Table in Virelda, Chemistry level 16

For drop rates and node information see Foraging Node Data.

How to Forage

Foraging requires a pair of Gloves and/or Shovel to be equipped in the Toolbag.

Tip: Bring both Gloves and Shovel when gathering! The ability to gather from a wild plant depends on the type of Foraging Tool equipped.

Additionally, a Spile may be equipped to increase certain item droprates from plants.

Hint: Spiles are used to increase the chance of specific Foraging drops A higher-level Spile does not have the collection bonuses of a lower-level Spile

To forage:

Stand next to and click-and-hold a wild plant to start a charging animation with sound.
Once the animation is at its peak, release the mouse button to gather the plant.

Foraging Locations & Re-spawn Timers

Overworld Dungeons

Wild plant nodes are available in all zones and cluster in set locations on the overworld.

Hint: Foraging nodes share spawns. If you are not satisfied with your selection of nodes, exit the area and come back to see fresh nodes.

Re-spawn timers vary; check for new nodes 3 hours (length of 1 in-game day) from last gathering.

Recommended Foraging routes:

Virelda Outskirts
Seabreeze Pass > Needlepoint Pass > Everdune Ruins (cave system)

Beacon Dungeons

Gathering nodes are randomized per each dungeon floor
If you leave the floor, the nodes are lost for that dungeon run
New nodes spawn every run

Leveling Foraging

See: Leveling and Progression

Making Gold

See Money making guide/Foraging wild plants for what foraging is worth per hour, or the Money making guide for every method side by side. Both are player-maintained and editable — if the figures do not match your experience, correct them.