Commodities

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Commodities are types of cargo that can be transported by caravans and merchant ships.^[1] There are three types of commodities in Ashes of Creation.^[2]

Player commodities

Miraleth commodities vendor user interface in Alpha-2.^[5]

Player commodities are one of the main ways for players to make gold in Verra.^[7]^[5]^[1]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Commodities- player commodities specifically is one of the main ways players can make money or gold in Verra; and different nodes will sell different commodities at different prices. So the way you make money is by- either you sell your glint directly to the commodity vendor and just make some quick money at the node, or the most profitable way to do it is to buy some player commodities and then transit them to other nodes where they're going to be sold for higher prices at- the side-effect is that you have increased risk in doing it.^[5] – John Collins

Glint can be exchanged for player commodities at commodities vendor NPCs in hunting lodges within nodes.^[1]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[12]^[11] Player Commodity Vendors can also trade glint directly for a lesser amount of gold than would be achievable through exchanging commodities with other nodes.^[5]

Player commodities are types of cargo that can be transported by caravans and merchant ships.^[13]^[1]^[14]

Player commodities can be traded back for gold at commodities vendors.^[14]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[12]^[11] The gold value is based on the demand for the commodity at the destination node as well as its distance from the originating node.^[15]^[16]^[8]^[17]^[10] Player commodities traded at the originating node will return an approximately equal value that they were purchased for.^[16]

The further you transit the commodities in the world, the greater the return rate is for that commodity. Why? Because the risk is greater. The further you travel the more risk you inherit.^[15] – Steven Sharif

Player commodities can be stored within caravansaries and node warehouses rather than being sold. They can then be sold or transported at a later time.^[18]^[15]

It's important to note that at the end of this demonstration you just saw, I sold the commodities to the Miraleth node. I didn't have to do that. I could have kept the Winstead commodities that I originated with in Miraleth and launched another caravan at a later time to take those commodities to a node even further away and sold it for a higher exchange rate. In addition, depending on the times in which nodes exist, it is entirely possible that Winstead might be destroyed at some point in the future; and I have a hoard of Winstead commodities that I've been saving in other nodes that would dramatically increase the price as well. So there's speculation within the market also, which is an important component I think of the intricacies that good economic gameplay needs to provide.^[15] – Steven Sharif

Player commodities may be sold directly from caravan (or merchant ship) inventory to commodities vendors.^[19]

Player Commodity Vendors

Player Commodity Vendors trade glint for player commodities.^[14]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[12]^[11]
- These commodities can be traded for gold at commodities vendors.^[14]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[12]^[11] The gold value is based on the demand for the commodity at the destination node (over the last seven days) as well as its distance from the originating node.^[16]^[8]^[17]^[10]
  - Example: Transiting Salt Cured Meat from Winstead to the adjacent Miraleth node should yield an approximate 5x multiplier to the gold value (from 150 at the origin node to 8 at the destination node). These rates are subject to testing and balancing.^[20]
- Commodities can also be traded at the originating node for an approximately equal value that they were purchased for.^[16]
- Player Commodity Vendors can also trade glint directly for a lesser amount of gold than would be achievable through exchanging commodities with other nodes.^[5]
Player commodities may be sold directly from caravan (or merchant ship) inventory to commodities vendors.^[19]

You can sell it back for around the cost you bought them for in terms of the glint to gold conversion, but you should be putting them in a caravan and taking them to another node, because that will increase the value based on the node you take it to: how far away that node is and how many of that commodity has been sold at that node over the last seven days.^[16] – Chris Justo

List of player commodities

Item	Rarity	Cost
Ancient Aelan Wine Flagons	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Barrel of Aged Aelan Whiskey	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Barrel of Clean Glass Sand	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Barrel of Shellgems	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Barrel of Uncut Rutile Crystal	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Box of Arkose Slabs	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Box of Poppy Seed Cakes	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Candied Flower Petals	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Case of Crystalized Honey	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Case of Dandilion Wine	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Case of Dunir Tools	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Case of Everburn Scented Candles	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Case of Honeyed Meats	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Case of Kaelar Wooden Soldiers	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Case of Pressed Flower Petals	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Cask of Desert Spirits	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Cask of Pitch	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Cask of River Roe	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Chest of Perfume Bottles	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Clean Sand	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Common Test Relic 01	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Crate Tin Bells	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Crate of Ancient Slates	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Crate of Coral Figures	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Crate of Floral Essences	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Crate of Flower Bulbs	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Crate of Glass Ingots	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Crate of Lens Blanks	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Crate of Metallic Dyes	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Crate of Nikua Barkcloth	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Crate of Raw Coral	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Crate of Raw Opals	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Crate of Raw Shells	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Crate of River Pearls	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Crate of River Shells	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Crate of Salted Fish Cakes	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Crate of Sandalwood Footstools	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Crate of Silk Veils	Rare−Legendary	3⧫
Crate of Succulent Fruit	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Crate of Tactile Paintings	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Crate of Vaelune Glass Figurines	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Crate of Vaelune Poetry Codices	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Crate of Vaelune Silverwork	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Daffodil Blooms	Common−Legendary	75⬬
Desert Spices	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Dunir Puzzle Stones	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Epic Test Relic 01	Epic−Legendary	75⬬
Flat of River Stones	Heroic−Legendary	4⧫50⬬
Legendary Test Relic 01	Legendary−Legendary	75⬬
Metal Ingots Shipment	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Packs of Fresh Produce	Uncommon−Legendary	1⧫50⬬
Rare Test Relic 01	Rare−Legendary	75⬬
Salt Cured Meat Shipment	Epic−Legendary	6⧫
Uncommon Test Relic 01	Uncommon−Legendary	75⬬

Node commodities

Node commodities are node-specific commodities that are used to construct, upgrade, and maintain node service buildings.^[3]^[4]

Node commodities exist solely within a node's inventory and do not exist in player inventories.^[21]

The node generates these things we call node commodities, which are functionally node resources. Node resources are used- we spend them on buildings: to build them and upgrade them, on maintenance. You can trade them with other nodes.They're super useful to the node and increasing its quality.^[3]^[4] – Chris Justo

Node commodities can also be traded with other nodes (via mayoral caravans) in exchange for needed resource types.^[22]^[3]^[4]

The node can use these resources as well to trade with other nodes that might have resource types that you need available to them.^[22] – Steven Sharif

List of node commodities

Item	Type	Rarity
Alchemic Concoction	War material node commodity	Common−Common
Alchemic Extract	War material node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Arcane Object	War material node commodity	Rare−Rare
Basic Furniture	Industrial node commodity	Common−Common
Beer	Luxury node commodity	Common−Common
Books	Luxury node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Bricks	Industrial node commodity	Common−Common
Building Resources	Industrial node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Construction Materials	Industrial node commodity	Rare−Rare
Cotton Textiles	Luxury node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Distilled Spirits	Luxury node commodity	Rare−Rare
Enchanted Gemstone	War material node commodity	Common−Common
Enchanted Weapons	War material node commodity	Rare−Rare
Exotic Foods	Industrial node commodity	Rare−Rare
Heavy Armor	War material node commodity	Rare−Rare
High Quality Furniture	Industrial node commodity	Rare−Rare
High Quality Tools	Industrial node commodity	Rare−Rare
Light Armor	War material node commodity	Common−Common
Linen Textile	Luxury node commodity	Common−Common
Magic Jewelry	Luxury node commodity	Rare−Rare
Magic Potion	War material node commodity	Rare−Rare
Magic Talisman	War material node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Medium Armor	War material node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Preserved Foods	Industrial node commodity	Common−Common
Quality Tools	Industrial node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Quality Weapons	War material node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Silk Textile	Luxury node commodity	Rare−Rare
Silver Jewelry	Luxury node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Standard Tools	Industrial node commodity	Common−Common
Standard Weapons	War material node commodity	Common−Common
Sturdy Furniture	Industrial node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Tomes	Luxury node commodity	Rare−Rare
Travel Rations	Industrial node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon
Trinkets	Luxury node commodity	Common−Common
Wine	Luxury node commodity	Uncommon−Uncommon

Guild commodities

Guild commodities are a type of commodity in Ashes of Creation.^[6]

Transiting guild commodities to a Guild Commodity Vendor will reward Seals of Valor that can be consumed for guild XP.

List of guild commodities

Item	Type	Rarity	Cost
Crate of Aithanahr Glasswares	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Azmaranian Whetstones	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Halcyon Sand	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Joevan Mudslabs	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Miralethian Flowers	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of New Aelan Citrus	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Squall's End Incense	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Sunhaven Shells	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Windansea Coral	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬
Crate of Winstead Chalk	Guild commodity	Common−Legendary	12⧫48⬬