Runes of Magic Gathering Professions - Overview

Written by: Finn Orfano • Edited by: Michael Hartman
Updated May 20, 2011 • Related Guides: Free Mmorpg Game | World Of Warcraft

Currently there are three gathering professions available in the free mmorpg game of Runes of Magic, find out about each of them here. This is an overview of the entire process of going 1 to 61 in the gathering professions.

Overview of Gathering Professions in Runes of Magic

This general guide provides an overview of the various types of resources you gather in Runes of Magic. For specific guides on exactly what to gather, where to gather efficiency, and how to maximize your resource gathering efforts, make sure you read our specific guides as well:

Runes of Magic: A Guide to Gathering Resources Level 1-20

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Runes of Magic was released out of beta in March of 2009. The free mmorpg game has received good traffic and excellent player exodus from paid mmorpgs like World of Warcraft to be account holders. While characters have the ability to level any gathering or production professions as they like, only a few can reach top status.The game even has the ability to dual class. In the gathering professions currently available, players can choose from herbalism, mining, and woodcutting. These are good to get items to sell on the Auction House or use for materials in production professions.

Mining in Runes of Magic

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Characters who mine will extract ore out of nodes. They are marked by the mineral symbol on your mini-map. When the player comes upon them in the world they have a glittery glow to them. Ore stacks in mounds of 100. To take the raw ore and make it useable, go to a Blacksmiting station and click on the “smelting” tab in your skills. After you have purchased recipes from a Mining trainer you can refine the ore into many different things.

Each type of ore takes a specific level of skill before you are able to mine it out.

Zinc Ore needs a level of 1
Flame Dust needs a level of 1
Tin Ore needs a level of 8
Cyanide needs a level of 11
Iron Ore needs a level of 14
Copper Ore needs a level of 20
Rock Crystal needs a level of 21
Dark Crystal needs a level of 26
Mysticite needs a level of 31
Silver Ore needs a level of 32
Wizard Iron Ore needs a level 38
Mithril needs a level of 41
Moon Silver Ore needs a level of 44
Abyss Mercury needs a level of 50
Frost Crystal needs a level of 51
Rune Obsidian Ore needs a level of 56
Mica needs a level of 61

Herbalism in Runes of Magic

Herbalism screenshot from in game, Runes of Magic

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Characters who pick herbs will do so out of flower/herb patches. They are marked with an herbal symbol on your mini-map. When the player comes upon them in the world they have a glittery glow to them. Herbs stack in mounds of 100. To take the raw herb and make it useable, go to an Alchemy station and click on the “extraction” tab in your skills. After you have purchased recipes from an Herbalism trainer you can refine the herbs into many different things.

Each type of herb needs a specific level of skill before you can pluck it from the mound.

Mountain Demon Grass needs a level 1
Rosemary needs a level 1
Beetroot needs a level 8
Bison Grass needs a level 11
Bitterleaf needs a level 14
Moxa needs a level 20
Foloin Nut needs a level 21
Dusk Orchid needs a level 26
Green Thistle needs a level 31
Barsaleaf nneds a level 32
Moon Orchid needs a level 38
Straw Mushroom needs a level 41
Sinners Palm needs a level 44
Dragon Mallow needs a level 50
Mirror Sedge needs a level 51
Thorn Apple needs a level 56
Goblin Grass needs a level 61

Woodcutting in Runes of Magic

Woodcutting screenshot in Runes of Magic

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Characters who chop wood will do so out of stumps they find. They are marked with a wood symbol on your mini-map. When the player comes upon them in the world they have a glittery glow to them. Wood will stack in mounds of 100. To take the raw wood and make it useable, go to a Carpentry station and click on the “carpentry” tab (there may be two in your skills; one is a woodcutting carpentry tab and the other is the production skill carpentry. Select the woodcutting carpentry tab) in your skills. After you have purchased recipes from a Woodcutting trainer you can refine the wood into many different things.

Each type of wood requires a specific level of skill before you can chop it from the stump.

Ash Wood needs a level of 1
Chime Wood needs a level of 1
Willow Wood needs a level of 8
Stone Rotan Wood needs a level of 11
Maple Wood needs a level of 14
Oak Wood needs a level of 20
Redwood needs a level of 21
Pine Wood needs a level of 26
Dragon Beard Root Wood needs a level of 31
Holly Wood needs a level of 32
Yew Wood needs a level of 38
Sagewood needs a level of 41
Tarslin Demon Wood needs a level of 44
Dragonlair Wood needs a level of 50
Fairywood needs a level of 51
Ancient Spirit Oak Wood needs a level of 56
Aeontree Wood needs a level of 61

Gathering and Production professions both will allow you to level up your skills as many or as few as you’d like. However, there are some level caps in the game, and you as a player will need to know what professions you want to take to the top and which will satisfy you at lower levels. Players must have only one master level skill, three adept level skills, and six craftsman level skills. Level 1-20 of a gathering skill is the apprentice level, levels 21-40 are the craftsman level, levels 41-60 are the adept level, and levels 61-80 are master level.