Inven Global

On Wednesday, October 28, SOL: enchant (hereinafter SOL) raised the required level for crafting Nine Cores and added new collections utilizing Rare equipment and Divine Seals. Alongside this, the Sky Island regular season officially began, while enhancement failure rewards and certain item crafting methods were also modified. Following this update, which shifted both currency supply and equipment utility, we examined exchange market prices centered around streamer servers Caltheon and Lindel.

First, we examined Nine Core prices. Caltheon fell significantly from 12.18 Diamonds last week to 7.5 Diamonds, while Lindel dropped from 12 Diamonds to 7.92 Diamonds. Both worlds declined by over 30% in a single week, bringing Nine Core prices down into single digits.

With this patch, the required level for weekly limited crafting was raised to Level 53, and unlimited crafting to Level 55. However, as of the data collection time, this did not lead to a price rebound. Since the Unstable Nine Core event is also ongoing in regions including Sky Island, which launched its regular season, further monitoring is needed to see how much the higher crafting requirement will affect overall Nine supply.

On Caltheon, Legendary armor Helmet of Dike was listed for 450,000 Diamonds. Beyond the Legendary weapons and confirmation tickets frequently seen previously, Legendary armor listings have now been confirmed, drawing attention to which Successor will purchase the equipment.

On Lindel, a Legendary Combat Skill Book (Holy Grace) was listed for a whopping 550,000 Diamonds. This stands in stark contrast to Meteor Strike, which dropped from 500,000 Diamonds last week to 245,000 Diamonds. As this marks the first time a Legendary skill book for a non-Mage class has been listed, attention is focused on whether an actual transaction will take place.

Equipment Enhancement Scroll prices dropped by more than 10% week-over-week across all 10 surveyed servers. The average price also dropped by about 40%, from 2.38 Diamonds last week to 1.45 Diamonds. Although 300 Rare equipment collections were added in this update, it did not seem to translate into increased demand for normal scrolls.

Along with the new collections, +5 Rare Weapon/Armor Selection Chest crafting was also added. The increased availability of routes to acquire pre-enhanced equipment without manually enhancing them may have impacted scroll demand. Divine Scrolls and Cursed Scrolls also maintained their previous prices or declined on most servers, halting the upward trend in average market price seen up until last week.

However, on Lindel 5, both Divine Scrolls and Cursed Scrolls rose. Accessory Enhancement Scrolls also declined in price on most servers, but opposing trends emerged on select servers, such as rising on Lindel 3 instead. Supply of Accessory Enhancement Scrolls appears constrained on certain servers, including Lindel 5.

Tower of God 3rd Floor Teleport Scrolls dropped in price by over 10% week-over-week on all servers except Lindel 3. The average market price fell by roughly 25%, from 154.17 Diamonds last week to 114.5 Diamonds. Unlike last week, when Caltheon and Lindel exhibited contrasting trends, prices dropped across most servers this time.

Conversely, on Lindel 3, the price rose from 210 Diamonds to 240 Diamonds, recording the highest price among the surveyed servers. 2nd Floor Teleport Scrolls also saw their average price decline, though select servers maintained their prices apart from the overall downtrend, such as a slight increase on Caltheon 3.

Weathered Relics and Sacred Shards, which had rebounded last week, saw their average market prices decline once again. In particular, Sacred Shards dropped by more than 10% week-over-week on most servers, showing that last week's upward momentum was short-lived.

Sky Island Time Recharge Stones, which had more than doubled last week, saw their average price increase again this week. The average price rose from 187.4 Diamonds to 268.52 Diamonds, and on Caltheon 5, it skyrocketed from 248 Diamonds last week to 598 Diamonds. The increase was particularly sharp on select servers, more than doubling on Caltheon 4 as well.

However, unlike last week when prices rose across all servers, there were differences this week. On Caltheon 3 and Lindel 1, prices showed little change from before, while on Lindel 2, they actually decreased. As Sky Island shifted to regular season matching and created different play environments by server, whether this upward trend will continue remains to be seen.

With this patch, crafting Sky Island and Tower of God Time Recharge Stones using Divine Seals became possible, but as of the data collection time, the two items showed diverging trends. Unlike Sky Island, Tower of God Time Recharge Stones dropped in price on most servers. Celestial Sanctuary and Hellfire Crusade also generally declined, while the difficulty of finding listings on certain servers remained similar to last week.

In material prices, High-Grade Gems continued their upward trend. The average price rose from 14.43 Diamonds last week to 16.71 Diamonds, reaching up to 20 Diamonds on Caltheon 3. However, the magnitude of the increase varied across servers: prices actually fell on Caltheon 2, while maintaining previous levels on Caltheon 4 and Lindel 1.

In contrast, High-Grade Wood and Leather dropped in price on most servers. Mid-Grade materials also saw price declines on many servers, centered around iron, wood, and leather, indicating that overall upward momentum stalled outside of High-Grade Gems. Although Rare equipment collections were added, they failed to drive up prices across crafting materials as a whole.

Normal materials also declined for the most part. Normal Leather in particular dropped by more than 10% week-over-week across all servers, while Normal Wood and Cloth, which had rebounded last week, generally saw lower prices. Apart from Gem prices rising on select servers, market prices for Normal materials appear to be stabilizing overall.