Rich Merchant’s Ring

Introduction

The Rich Merchant’s Ring is a very rare treasure to collect. It requires you to collect 5 rare items to craft it. The pieces have a very low drop chance and it will take you a very long time to obtain them all. But it is worth it in the end because the ring gives you a permanent buff, which is family-wide, and gives you an extra +5% silver when you collect sales from the Marketplace. The buff is applied by right-clicking the item in your inventory and this only has to be done once. You do not need to have a character wear the item. The ring will stay in your inventory though once you’ve activated the buff and can be stored as a reminder of the pain you went through to obtain it.

Creating The Upgraded Compass

The Rich Merchant’s Ring requires the following items to create it:

	Al Yurad’s Ring Piece #1 (Rare drop from Ash Forest)
	Al Yurad’s Ring Piece #2 (Rare drop from Padix Island)
	Al Yurad’s Ring Piece #3 (Rare drop from Dark Rifts or Sycraia Underwater Ruins)
	Al Yurad’s Ring Piece #4 (Rare drop from Crypt of Resting Thoughts)
	Al Yurad’s Ring Piece #5 (Rare drop from Olun’s Valley)
	Red Coral (Obtained by underwater Gathering)
	Blue Coral (Obtained by underwater Gathering)
	Rough Ruby (Obtained by Mining)
	Blood Ruby (Obtained by Processing > Grinding, Rough Ruby x5)
	Ocean Ruby (Obtained by Processing > Grinding, Ruby x5)
	Rough Sapphire (Obtained by Mining)
	Sapphire (Obtained by Processing > Grinding, Rough Sapphire x5)
	Ocean Sapphire (Obtained by Processing > Grinding, Sapphire x5)
	Gold Topaz (Obtained by Processing > Grinding, Topaz x5)

Once you have all 14 items you must place them in the following pattern in your inventory to create the Rich Merchant’s Ring:

How To Identify The Pieces

When the parts drop, they all have the exact same name and icon:

Rich Merchant Ring Piece

This can be frustrating because a random piece has a very low chance of dropping from Atoraxxion: Syrackea, but if it does, you won’t know which one you have unless you already have a duplicate.

You can identify the parts by taking them to the NPC Shakatu at Shakatu town in Valencia. This will exchange your Rich Merchant Ring Piece for an “Al Yurad’s Ring Piece.” The piece will work the exact same, but will now have a different icon to help you visibly see which piece it is.

In addition, having the ring piece inspected by Shakatu will grant you knowledge of Al Yurad’s Ring Pieces (you can get 5 in total).

If you crafted the Rich Merchant’s Ring without obtaining all 5 Al Yurad’s Ring Piece knowledge entries, you can talk to Shakatu to obtain them.

Obtaining The Pieces

As well as the methods listed below, there is also an alternative (old) method of obtaining the pieces.

The Rich Merchant Ring Pieces can rarely drop when you sell specific trade items to a Trade Manager.

Rich Merchant Ring Piece #1– Obtained by selling Valencia North Gate Trade Goods (0.0003% drop rate) or killing Desert Traders (0.0004% drop rate).

Rich Merchant Ring Piece #2– Obtained by selling Valenica West Gate Trade Goods (0.0003% drop rate)

Rich Merchant Ring Piece #3– Obtained by selling Sand Grain Bazaar, Shakatu, Runn, or Rock Post Trade Goods (0.0003% drop rate)

Rich Merchant Ring Piece #4– Obtained by selling Ibellab Oasis, Orisha Island or Ancado Inner Harbor Trade Goods (0.0003% drop rate)

Rich Merchant Ring Piece #5 – Obtained by selling Arehaza, or Muiquun Town Goods (0.0001% drop rate)

Obtaining a Rich Merchant Ring via this method is next to impossible, which is why the Rich Merchant Ring was reworked in July 2020 (patch notes) and this guide focuses on the new method of obtaining the pieces.

Item 1: Rich Merchant’s Ring Piece

The first piece is obtained as a rare drop from the “Volkras” monsters at Ash Forest and has a 0.001% drop rate.

This area has a recommended minimum AP of 300 (with Kutum) and at least 350 DP. The piece has been confirmed to drop from the Volkras monsters.

Item 2: Rich Merchant’s Ring Piece

The second item piece has been confirmed to drop from the Drunk Treasure Hunter monsters at Padix Island and has a 0.0005% drop rate.

This is a solo spot with a recommended AP of 270 with Kutum.

This piece can also drop when hunting Blue Whales, or by opening the rewards chests from the 5-man Dungeon Atoraxxion: Sycrakea. All 3 of the reward chests have the same drop rate (0.003%).

Item 3: Rich Merchant’s Ring Piece

The third part can drop from the Elmermol (0.0002% drop rate) and Damaged Lykin (0.0003% drop rate) monsters at Sycraia underwater ruins.

This piece can also drop from all Dark Rift Bosses (0.0001% drop rate), or by opening the rewards chests from the 5-man Dungeon Atoraxxion: Sycrakea. All 3 of the reward chests have the same drop rate (0.003%).

Item 4: Rich Merchant’s Ring Piece

The fourth piece is confirmed to drop from the Ahib Dark Mage (0.01% drop rate) and Dark Knight monsters at Crypt of Resting Thoughts. This is a solo spot in O’Dyllita with a recommended AP with Kutum of 310.

You can also obtain this piece by opening the rewards chests from the 5-man Dungeon Atoraxxion: Sycrakea. All 3 of the reward chests have the same drop rate (0.003%).

Item 5: Rich Merchant’s Ring Piece

The final piece is dropped from the Golem’s Left Arm (0.0005% drop rate) and Olun’s Golem (0.0005% drop rate) monsters in Olun Valley

This spot is a 300 AP (kutum) grind spot intended for groups of 3 and is one of the hardest grind spots.

You can also obtain this piece by opening the rewards chests from the 5-man Dungeon Atoraxxion: Yolunakea.

Exclusive Furniture And Title

After completing your Merchant Ring, you can acquire an exclusive furniture item and title.

You must have completed the Crow’s Nest questline which takes you to meet Patrigio (Quests (O) -> Suggested -> [The Great Expedition] Crow’s Nest)
You must have the treasure item in your inventory
Then go to Patrigio at Crow’s Nest to accept the quest – The Treasure’s True Owner: Rich Merchant’s Ring
Show Patrigio the Merchant Ring to complete