Guild Wars: Canthan New Year 2009 Recipe Ingredients
Originally published at I Am Teh Bagder. Please leave any comments there.
One of the greatest things about Guild Wars is the various festivals that are held throughout the year. We recently just had the Wintersday Festival, but now it’s time for the Canthan New Year. With the Canthan New Year, this year being The Year of the Ox, comes the Great Feast, in which a number of chefs prepare dishes for the celestial creature of the year, and which players can get involved in by gathering the ingredients needed for each meal.
I’ve compiled a list of the ingredients and where to get them in one place, to make it easier for myself and others to know what to farm. The list below shows all five Imperial Chefs and what they are looking for, as well as where it may be found. Each entry is linked to the Guild Wars Wiki maintained at the original Guild Wars website so that you can drill down for specific information. Keep in mind that this information is based on what’s in the Wiki, and on last year’s requirements, and could be subject to change for this year.
IMPERIAL CHEF JIONG
- Archaic Kappa Shells
Factions > The Jade Sea > Archipelagos > Maishang Hills > Kappa - Mantis Pincers (Best Place is Melandru’s Hope)
Factions > Echovald Forest > Bazzr Icewing, Byzzr Wingmender, Chkkr Brightclaw, Chkkr Locust Lord, Chkkr Thousand Tail and Mantis - Kraken Eyes
Factions > Boreas Seabed > Kraken Spawn - Naga Hides
Factions > Shing Jea Island > Nagas
IMPERIAL CHEF YAN
- Iridescent Griffon Wings
Prophecies > Crystal Desert > Desert Griffon - Tangled Seeds
Prophecies > Maguuma Jungle > Thorn Stalker, Entangling Root, Jungle Guardian, Redwood Shepherd, Life Pod - Fiery Crests
Prophecies > Ring of Fire Islands > Drake - Smoking Remains
Prophecies > Ring of Fire Islands > Nightmare
IMPERIAL CHEF REUN
- Alpine Seeds
Prophecies > Northern Shiverpeaks > Juniper Bark and Succulent Juniper
Prophecies > Southern Shiverpeaks > Juniper Bark and Pinesoul - Guardian Moss
Factions > Pongmei Valley > Island Guardian
Factions > Boreas Seabed > Island Guardian - Celestial Essence
Factions > Nahpui Quarter > Hai Jii, Kaijun Don, Kuonghshang, Tahmu, Essence of Dragon, Essence of Kirin, Essence of Phoenix, Essence of Turtle - Dragon Root (Best place is Morostav Trail)
Factions > Echovald Forest > Dragon Moss and Undergrowth
Factions > Kaineng City > Pongmei Valley > Dragon Moss and Undergrowth
IMPERIAL CHEF CHEN
- Igneous Spider Legs
Prophecies > Ring of Fire (Mission) > Lava Spitter - Ebon Spider Legs
Prophecies > Maguuma Jungle > Maguuma Spider - Bonesnap Shells
Factions > Shing Jea Island > Haiju Lagoon > Bonesnap Turtle - Azure Crests
Factions > Archipelagos > Rhea’s Crater > Saltspray Dragon
Factions > Archipelagos > Silent Surf > Saltspray Dragon and Rockhide Dragon
Factions > Archipelagos > Unwaking Waters > Saltspray Dragon - Unctuous Remains
Prophecies > Ring of Fire Islands > Phantom
IMPERIAL CHEF TIAN
- Truffles
Factions > Echovald Forest > Ferndale > Fungal Wallow
Factions > Echovald Forest > Morostav Trail > Fungal Wallow
Factions > Echovald Forest > Melandru’s Hope > Rot Foulbelly and Fungal Wallow - Ebon Spider Webs
Prophecis > Ring of Fire Islands > Lava Spitter - Half-Eaten Blobs
Prophecies > Kryta > Cella the Hooded, Geck the Coldblooded, Laris the Meateater and Bog Skales - Azure Remains
Prophecies > Southern Shiverpeaks > Azure Shadow - Icy Lodestones
Prophecies > Ascalon (pre-Searing) > Ice Elemental
Prophecies > Northern Shiverpeaks > Ice Golem
Prophecies > Southern Shiverpeaks > Ice Golem and Siege Ice Golem
As you can see, there are a number of areas such as Echovald Forest, the Shiverpeaks, the Archipelagos and the Ring of Fire Islands where you can farm a number of items at the same time. The best way to farm is to go in without Henchman, because Henchmen change the drop rate. Ideally you want to go in with a group of PCs only so that all drops end up being allocated to those in the group and you can share, but often this isn’t possible. If you end up being unable to get into a group like this, drop Henchman from your party and only use your Heroes. This will make things harder, but you’ll get better XP rewards as well as a greater rate of drops for yourself if you solo or go with only another person. If you want to farm an entire area efficiently and without dying too often, two PCs and six Heroes is a good way to go.
Happy farming!