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Introduced during the [[Ancient Powers]] event, '''Mana Forges''' are one of the locations where you can get large amounts of tier 7 loot with [[Loot#"Luck"|"Luck"]] (higher quality items from that tier).

The chests vary in the probability of what they will contain. All chests can produce any item, but a weapon chest will contain mostly weapons most of the time, research/mage chests will contain mostly VIII spell components, armor will contain mostly armor, and the equipment chests will contain a mix of mostly armor and weapons. Advanced chests will contain more jewelry and clothing items.

Keys can be obtained by hunting [[Shattered Mana Forge Key]]s and repairing them using [[Lockpick]] skill or as a reward from a number of different quests and tasks (see [[#How to Obtain Keys|below]]).

Each Mana Forge also has an [[Arcanum Quota Officer]] who gives a single use key in exchange for 10 [[Pristine Mana Shard]]s (up to five times per week, 150+) and an [[Arcanum Mana-smith]] who gives a key for 25 [[Pristine Mana Shard]]s for those below 150 in level. There is also an [[Arcanum Broker]] at each forge who will buy unwanted loot from the chests and a [[Garbage Barrel]] for junk loot.

The pristine shards were originally available as [[Trophies]] from creatures that drop tier 7 loot, but they were removed from creature drops in the [[Balance of Power]] event.

== Locations ==
* [[Cragstone]] - 25.7N 48.3E
* [[Hebian-To]] - 39.8S 81.2E
* [[Zaikhal]] - 13.4N 0.5E

== NPCs ==
* [[Arcanum Broker]]
* [[Arcanum Mana-smith]]
* [[Arcanum Quota Officer]]
* [[Component Exchanger]]

== Mana Forge Chests ==
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2| Mana Forge Chest
! Items
! Commonly Found
! Rarely Found
|-

| {{Icon|Mana Forge Advanced Equipment Chest}}
| [[Mana Forge Advanced Equipment Chest|Advanced Equipment Chest]]
|align=center| 7
|
* Spell Component (1)
* Armor/Shields (1-4)
* Weapons (1-3 With Spells and 0-1 w/o spells)
* Clothing (0-2)
* Jewelry (0-2)
|
* Item Sets (0-2)
* Aetheria (0-1)
* Trinkets (0-1)?
* Cloaks (0-1)
* Dinnerware (0-1)
|-

| {{Icon|Mana Forge Armor Chest}}
| [[Mana Forge Armor Chest|Armor Chest]]
|align=center| 7
|
* Armor/Shields (5-7)
|
* Item Sets (0-4)
* Clothing (0-2)
* Shields (0-2)
* Aetheria (0-1)?
|-

| {{Icon|Mana Forge Magic Chest}}
| [[Mana Forge Magic Chest|Magic Chest]]
|align=center| 7
|
* Spell Components (4)
* 2 Spelled Items (Armor, Weapon, Clothing, or Jewelery)
* Weapon (0-1 without spells)
|
* Trinkets (0-1)
* Item Sets (0-1)?
* Jewelry (0-1)?
* Aetheria (0-1)?
* Cloak (0-1)?
|-

| {{Icon|Mana Forge Mixed Equipment Chest}}
| [[Mana Forge Mixed Equipment Chest|Mixed Equipment Chest]]
|align=center| 7
|
* Spell Components (2)
* Armor (0-3)
* Clothing (0-2)?
* Jewelry (0-1)?
* Weapons (0-3 With Spells and 0-1 w/o spells)
|
* Item Sets (0-2)
* Summoning Essence 150 (0-1)
* Aetheria (0-1)?
* Dinnerware (0-1)?
* Trinkets (0-1)?
* Cloak (0-1)?
|-

| {{Icon|Mana Forge Weapon Chest}}
| [[Mana Forge Weapon Chest|Weapon Chest]]
|align=center| 7
|
* Weapons (6-7 with spells)
|
* ??
|-

|}

== Keys ==
{{Item Table
| Shattered Mana Forge Key
| Mana Forge Key
| Braced Mana Forge Key
| Strengthened Mana Forge Key
| Fortified Mana Forge Key
| Reinforced Mana Forge Key
}}

== How to Obtain Keys ==
* [[MFK Quests]] - Complete certain quests to obtain Mana Forge Keys with various numbers of uses.
* [[Adventurer's Token]]s - complete certain quests and tasks to obtain Adventurer's Tokens. Turn in 10 tokens to [[Rand, Game Hunter]] in [[Holtburg]] for a Mana Forge Key.
* [[Alternative Currency]] Tokens - Purchase special tokens from the alternative currency vendors. Turn a token in to the [[Arcanum Mana-smith]] for a Mana Forge Key.
* [[Hero Token]]s - Collect Hero Tokens from [[Live Event]]s or purchase from other players. Use the Hero Tokens at [[Pevilo ibn Djimin]] in [[Arwic]] to purchase [[Boxed Mana Forge Key]]s.
* Add [[Aetheria Desiccant]] to unwanted red [[Aetheria]] and give the resulting dust (10 per key, 50 per week) to [[Cypher the Apprentice]] in [[Xarabydun]] (changed from blue, yellow and red to just red in [[Quiet Before the Storm]]).

== Lore & Dialog ==

:Arcanum Mana-smith tells you, "Welcome to the Mana Forge!" 
:Arcanum Mana-smith tells you, "This wonderful place is one of three locations where the Arcanum is putting the wonders of the Ley Lines to work for the betterment of all Dereth." 
:Arcanum Mana-smith tells you, "If you wish to partake of the works of the Mana Forges, there is something you must do." 

== Videos ==
[[File:Asheron's Call - Mana Forge Chests|425px]]

== Update History ==
{{Update History|

[[Risks and Rewards]]
* [[Arcanum Quota Officer]] added for those above level 150 and wanting to hand in shards.
* The original NPC, the [[Arcanum Mana-smith]], now accepts 25 shards instead of the usual 10 from those who exceed the quota or are below level 150.
* Pristine drops removed from creatures in enclosed areas of the landscape, such as the [[Wight Barrow]] in [[Graveyard]] and [[Vaeshok]]'s cave on [[Dark Isle]].

[[Seeds of Corruption]]
* NPCs now give [[Mana Forge Key]]s instead of [[Shard Mana Forge Key]]s.
* Standard keys and shard keys can now open both the shard and standard chests.

[[Shifting Tactics]]
* Loot profiles significantly improved:
** 400 high stat and 420 weapons now more common.
** All item sets now have an equal chance of occurring.
** Less artwork (dinnerware) will now generate.

[[Old Ghosts]]
* Chests upgraded to include one more item.
* Loot profiles significantly changed.

[[Celebration]]
* Chest profiles updated to fix some unintended effects of adding aetheria. Each chest now drops six items with one item slot reserved for a no spell weapon or a coalesced aetheria.

[[Master of Arms]]
* Number of chest items increased to 7.
* Profiles changed slightly.
* [[Shard Mana Forge Equipment Chest]] retired.
* Additional weapon chests added.

[[Balance of Power]]
* Item stats improved (see [[Loot/Stats]]).
* Spell components removed from all chests except for Magic chests and
* Weapon chests now drop 7 spelled weapons.
* Armor chests now drop 7 spelled armor pieces.
* Pristine Mana Shards removed from creature trophy drops.

[[Disturbance in the Desert]]
* Pristine Mana Shards removed from [[Golden Chest]]s and [[Grand Casino Chest]]s.
}}

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Mana Forge - Revision history

127.0.0.1 at 18:04, 19 December 2020