207.7.99.36: Corrected to reflect that rich orichalcum nodes cannot provide 2 ore per hit.

2026-06-02T22:51:45Z

Corrected to reflect that rich orichalcum nodes cannot provide 2 ore per hit.

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{{Object infobox
| icon = Mine resource (map icon).png
| type = Resource node
| resource type = Mine
| req = Orichalcum Mining Pick
| gives = Orichalcum Ore
}}
[[Rich Orichalcum Vein]]s are [[Gathering#Resource nodes|resource nodes]] found in level 75-80 areas. They can be mined 10 times, but cannot give 2 ore per hit. This node can't be found in core Tyria maps.

== Gathering results ==
* {{gather|Orichalcum Ore|chance=Guaranteed|qty=1-2}}
* {{gather|Beryl Orb}}
* {{gather|Chrysocola Orb}}
* {{gather|Emerald Orb}}
* {{gather|Opal Orb}}
* {{gather|Ruby Orb}}
* {{gather|Sapphire Orb}}
* {{gather|Agate Orb}}
* {{gather|Chunk of Granite|notes=in the [[Crystal Oasis]]}} <small>(in the [[Crystal Oasis]], only if [[Slab of Architectural-Grade Granite]] has not been created)</small>
* {{gather|Meteorite Ore|collection=Astralaria III: The Mechanism}}
* {{gather|Ruined Ore Chunk|chance=Guaranteed|notes=If a low-quality tool is used}} — if an [[Orichalcum Mining Pick]] or equivalent is not used

== Locations ==
{{gathering node list}}

== Detailed locations list ==
The total number of "possible" vein(s) are listed next to the zone name once known and confirmed. Each of the "possible" (random) Rich Orichalcum Vein locations in a zone are chosen from the list by the server and can change with each map instance. All of the characters on your account can mine the Rich Orichalcum Veins (they appear per character not per account). The locations below are all confirmed locations.

A Rich Orichalcum Vein has a 50% chance to reward x2 Orichalcum Ore per hit for 3 hits. Rich Orichalcum Nodes found outside core Tyria will yield at least ten hits.

;[[Ascalon]]
* [[Grothmar Valley]]
** [[Tribunes' Trench]] - {{waypoint|Wardowns Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the west side of the cliffs directly next to the waterfall at the edge of the map (see image guide below).
** [[Kralkatorrik's Emergence Zone]] - {{waypoint|Wardowns Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the island northeast of {{map icon|poi}}[[Aurene's Grace]] (see image guide below).

;[[Crystal Desert]]
* [[Crystal Oasis]]
** [[Amnoon Southern Outskirts]] - {{waypoint|Amnoon Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location south-east of the zone, go up on the rock pillar and find the skritt [[Tre'cee]]. You will need the [[Canyon Jumping]] mastery of the Raptor Mount to get across a broken bridge. The node is inside the cave, at the end.
** [[Diviner's Passage]] - {{waypoint|Temple of Kormir Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location north of {{map icon|poi}}[[Village of Kweli]] (Follow the path north to go up the cliff, you will need [[Canyon Jumping]] mastery of the Raptor Mount to get across a big gap. The node is at the base of a tree).
** [[Glint's Legacy]] - {{waypoint|Destiny's Gorge Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location north of {{map icon|poi}}[[Fortunate Strike]] (Follow the mine cart railway to the south of the PoI to go up, then turn left.

* [[Desert Highlands]]
** [[Stampede Uplands]] - {{waypoint|Highjump Ranch Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location north of {{map icon|poi}}[[Nimbose Butte]], where the Jackal sand portal for the Mastery Point is located.
** [[Brightwater Inlet]] - {{waypoint|Brightwater Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location east of the waypoint (Go up on the mountain, it's located on top of a tall rock).

* [[Elon Riverlands]]
** [[Augury Rock]] - {{waypoint|Augury's Shadow Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location down the stairs west of {{map icon|poi}}[[Hall of Ascension]] (Only available when [[The Path to Ascension]] meta event is done after [[Defeat Branded Josso Essher in the Ascension Chamber]]).

* [[The Desolation]]
** [[Helcoid Seeps]] - {{waypoint|Lair of the Forgotten Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location south-west of {{map icon|poi}}[[Toxic Pools]].
** [[The Alkali Pan]] - {{waypoint|Sand Jackal Run Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location south-East of the waypoint, at ground level.
** [[Bonestrand Waypoint]] - {{waypoint|Bonestrand Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location east of {{map icon|poi}}[[Blind Faith]], next to Abaddon statue. (Take the Sand Jackal Portal at the southern waterfall)

* [[Domain of Vabbi]]
** [[The Necropolis]] - {{waypoint|Necropolis Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location south of {{map icon|poi}}[[The Crypts]], on the bottom layer of the cave.
** [[Yahnur Plateau]] - {{waypoint|Market Ruins Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location north-east of {{map icon|poi}}[[Spearmarshal's Lament]].
*** Guaranteed location south-west of the {{map icon|griffon roost}}[[Griffon Roost]].

* [[Domain of Istan]]
** [[Champion's Dawn]] - {{waypoint|Champion's Dawn Waypoint}}
*** Possible location next to the heart vendor [[Priest Sazeer]].
** [[Palawadan, Jewel of Istan]] - {{waypoint|Chalon Docks Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the bluff northeast of {{map icon|poi}}[[Clanmarshal's Promenade]].

* [[Sandswept Isles]]
** [[Griffonstone Buttresses]] - {{waypoint|Atholma Waypoint}}
*** Possible location North-West of {{map icon|poi}}[[Cerberus Watchtowers]] Take the [[Sand Portal]] next to the vista west of the waypoint. The node is on top of a rock pillar.
** [[The Ruined Paths]] - {{waypoint|Atholma Waypoint}}
*** Possible location North-East of {{map icon|poi}}[[Malor's Ranch]]. Take the path from the PoI that goes East and when it turns North going through a small cave, climb up the cliff.
** [[The Ruined Paths]] - {{waypoint|Anniogel Encampment Waypoint}}
*** Possible location North-East of {{map icon|poi}}[[Lab Sigma-05]]. On a cliff above the beach, closest to the sea.
** [[Invariant Enclave]] - {{waypoint|Anniogel Encampment Waypoint}}
*** Possible location Directly south-west of {{map icon|poi}}[[Magnetics Lab]]. On a cliff near the water, outside the complex.

* [[Domain of Kourna]]
** [[Ntouka Pond]] - {{waypoint|Allied Encampment Waypoint}}
*** Possible location at the bottom of Ntouka pond near {{map icon|poi}}[[Deeprift Brood]].
** [[Ntouka Pond]] - {{waypoint|Allied Encampment Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on a ledge inside the caves near {{map icon|poi}}[[Loyalist Warren]]
** [[Dabiji Hollows]] - {{waypoint|Allied Encampment Waypoint}}
*** Guaranteed location north-west of the vista. This node only grants 9 orichalcum ore (and uses one less gathering strike).

* [[Jahai Bluffs]]
** [[Central Brand Scar]] - {{waypoint|Soul's Vendetta Waypoint}}
*** Possible location at the top of the crystal mountain South-West of the area.
** [[Fortress of Jahai]] - {{waypoint|Yatendi Village Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on top of the large pillar north-east of {{map icon|poi}}[[Rilohn Falls]]. Use Skyscale or Springer to climb the scaffolding.
** [[Shattered Cliffs]] - {{waypoint|Yatendi Village Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the top layer of the mountain, north-west of {{map icon|poi}}[[Claw Den]].

;[[Heart of Maguuma]]
* [[Dragon's Stand]]
**South of [[Northern Barbed Gate]], where the [[Legendary Wyvern]] appears (the node spawns after [[Mordremoth]] has been defeated).

* [[Tangled Depths]]
** [[Rata Novus]] - {{waypoint|Rata Novus Waypoint}}
*** Possible location in the passage on the way to the {{map icon|poi}}[[Rata Novus Command Center]].
** [[Decayed Hive]] - {{waypoint|Teku Nuhoch Waypoint}}
*** Possible location north of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Decrepit Chak Nest]] point of interest.
** [[SCAR Lane]] - {{waypoint|SCAR Camp Waypoint}}
*** Possible location north of {{map icon|poi}}[[Cascade Descent]] point of interest, drop in the hole up top from [[SCAR Bivouac]] and watch for an opening mid-fall between this point of interest and the {{map icon|poi}}[[Terraced Hive]] point of interest.
** [[Dragon's Passage]] - From [[Guano-Incubated Spider Eggs]] west in the tunel to [[Tangled Depths Insight: Twisting Viaduct]]

* [[Verdant Brink]]
** [[Creeping Crevasse]] - {{waypoint|Shipwreck Peak Waypoint}} or {{waypoint|2056}}
*** Possible location on the western side ledge (see image guide below).
*** Possible location near the [[Nightthistle Blossom]] [[Hero Challenge]] in the Abyss (lowest) level (see image guide below).
** [[Coztic Grounds]] - {{waypoint|Faren's Flyer Waypoint}}
*** Possible location northwest of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Coztic Itzel]] point of interest, near the [[Hero Challenge]] in the Abyss (lowest) level.
*** Possible location southeast of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Coztic Itzel]] point of interest, on a ledge with two [[Mordrem Guard Sharpshooter]]s, in the Abyss (lowest) level (see image guide below).
** [[Stonetwist Paths]] - {{waypoint|2056}}
*** Possible location near the {{map icon|hero point}}[[Nuhoch Alchemical Energy]]
*** Possible location northwest of {{map icon|poi}}[[Shaded Spring]], in the Abyss (lowest) level.
** [[The Doomteeth]] - {{waypoint|Mellaggan's Valor Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on a cliff ledge southwest of {{map icon|poi}}[[Precarious Ruin]] point of interest, in the Abyss (lowest) level.
** [[Treacherous Paths]] - {{waypoint|Faren's Flyer Waypoint}}
*** Possible location northwest of the waypoint and west of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Ascendant's Ring]] point of interest in the Abyss (lowest) level (see image guide below).

;[[Kryta]]
* [[Lake Doric]]
** [[Lakeside Bazaar]] - {{waypoint|Lakeside Bazaar Waypoint}}
*** Possible location south of the waypoint and east of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Temple of the Six]] point of interest, up the stairs, in the area where the [[vista]] is (see image guide below).
*** Possible location southwest of the waypoint on the cliff (see image guide below).
*** Possible location east of the waypoint on the cliff behind the house with decoration merchant inside.
** [[Harvest Cascades]] - {{waypoint|Red Leaf Retreat Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the highs behind the {{map icon|poi}}[[Noran's Homestead]] point of interest and south of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Soren's Rest]] point of interest. It is possible to glide there from the mastery point in [[Watcher's Hollow]] or from the platform on which you are teleported at the end of {{map icon|jumping puzzle}} [[Noran's Safe Room]] [[jumping puzzle]].
** [[Melandru's Refuge]] - {{waypoint|Lakeside Bazaar Waypoint}}
*** Possible location in the area opened up by the [[Priestess of Melandru (Ghost)]].
** [[Watcher's Hollow]] - {{waypoint|Red Leaf Retreat Waypoint}}
*** Possible location northeast of the waypoint and northwest of the [[Peach Tree]] point of interest.
*** Possible location northeast of the waypoint and southwest of the [[Peach Tree]] point of interest (see image guide below).
** [[Watchtower Cliffs]] - {{waypoint|Red Leaf Retreat Waypoint}}
*** Possible location at the [[vista]] on the hill southwest of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Chieftain's Hollow]] point of interest (it's hard to see on the minimap as it appears under the [[vista]] icon).
*** Possible location southeast of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Chieftain's Hollow]] point of interest, guarded by army of centaurs.

;[[Shiverpeak Mountains]]
* [[Thunderhead Peaks]]
** [[Thunderhead Keep]] - {{waypoint|History's End Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the cliffs north west of [[Stonefall]].
** [[The Weeping Crest]] - {{waypoint|History's End Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the cliffs north west of [[Deldrimor Garrison]].
** [[Hundar Pike]] - {{waypoint|Moorage Waypoint}}
*** Possible location high up on the cliffs southeast of {{map icon|poi}}[[Stonebridge]].
** [[Dredgeways]] - {{waypoint|Revolution's Heart Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the cliffs southeast of {{map icon|poi}}[[Labyrinthine Mountains]].

* [[Drizzlewood Coast]]
** [[Leadfoot Village]] - {{waypoint|Forward Camp Waypoint}}
*** Possible location on the rock spire where the [[Curious Carving]] for the [[Tengu Echo Greatsword]] is located (see image guide below).
** [[Drizzlewood Peak]] - {{map icon|poi}}[[Iron Lookout]]
*** Possible location near the vista located south.
** [[Claw's Roost]]
*** Possible location on top of a cliff east of the final fight against the [[Claw of Jormag]].

=== Historical locations ===
;[[The Mists]]
* [[Obsidian Sanctum]]
** [[Zraith's Beacon]]

=== Maps ===
Image guides to Rich Orichalcum Vein locations:
<gallery perrow="6">
File:Verdant Brink Coztic Grounds Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Verdant Brink]] - Possible (Random) - [[Coztic Grounds]]: Southeast of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Coztic Itzel]] point of interest, on a ledge with two [[Mordrem Guard Sharpshooter]]s, in the Abyss (lowest) level.
File:Stonetwist Paths Abyss Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein map.jpg|[[Verdant Brink]] - Possible (Random) - [[Stonetwist Paths]]: North-West of the {{map icon|waypoint}}[[Pact Encampment Waypoint]] and North-East of the {{map icon|vista}}Stonetwist Paths's Vista, on a ledge with four [[Mordrem Guard Sharpshooter]]s, in the Abyss (lowest) level.
File:Nuhoch Alchemical Energy map.jpg|[[Verdant Brink]] - Possible (Random) - [[Stonetwist Paths]]: North-East of the {{map icon|waypoint}}[[Pact Encampment Waypoint]]. At the right of the {{map icon|hero point}}[[Nuhoch Alchemical Energy]]
File:Verdant Brink Creeping Crevasse Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Verdant Brink]] - Possible (Random) - [[Creeping Crevasse]]: On the western side ledge in the Abyss (lowest) level.
File:Verdant Brink Creeping Crevasse Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein 2.jpg|[[Verdant Brink]] - Possible (Random) - [[Creeping Crevasse]]: Near the [[Nightthistle Blossom]] [[Hero Challenge]] in the Abyss (lowest) level.
File:Verdant Brink Treacherous Paths Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Verdant Brink]] - Possible (Random) - [[Treacherous Paths]]: Northwest of the waypoint and west of the [[Ascendant's Ring]] point of interest in the Abyss (lowest) level.
File:Lake Doric Lakeside Bazaar Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Lake Doric]] - Possible (Random) - [[Lakeside Bazaar]]: South of the waypoint and east of the {{map icon|poi}}[[Temple of the Six]] point of interest, up the stairs, in the area where the [[vista]] is.
File:Lake Doric Lakeside Bazaar Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein 2.jpg|[[Lake Doric]] - Possible (Random) - [[Lakeside Bazaar]]: Southwest of the waypoint on the cliff.
File:Lake Doric Watcher's Hollow Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Lake Doric]] - Possible (Random) - [[Watcher's Hollow]]: Northeast of the waypoint and southwest of the [[Peach Tree]] point of interest.
File:Domain of Istan Palawadan Possible Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Domain of Istan]] - Possible (Random) - [[Palawadan, Jewel of Istan]]: Bluff northeast of {{map icon|poi}}[[Clanmarshal's Promenade]].
File:Rich Orichalcum Node Crystal Oasis Guaranteed.jpg|[[Amnoon Southern Outskirts]] - Guaranteed
File:Grothmar Valley Tribunes' Trench Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Grothmar Valley]] - Possible (Random) - [[Tribunes' Trench]]: On the western cliff directly next to the waterfall at the edge of the map.
File:Grothmar Valley Kralkatorrik's Emergence Zone Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein.jpg|[[Grothmar Valley]] - Possible (Random) - [[Kralkatorrik's Emergence Zone]]: On a rocky ledge halfway up the crystal island northeast of {{map icon|poi}}[[Aurene's Grace]].
File:Drizzlewood Coast Leadfoot Village Possible Rich Orichalcum Vein2.jpg|[[Drizzlewood Coast]] - Possible (Random) - [[Leadfoot Village]]: Atop a small rock spire where the [[Curious Carving]] for the [[Tengu Echo Greatsword]] is located.
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== Notes ==
{{anomaly|
* The Rich Orichalcum Veins in Domain of Kourna give 9 strikes instead of the usual 10.
* Rich Orichalcum Vein in Zraith's Beacon sometimes has only 3 strikes.}}
* A permanent Rich Orichalcum Vein located on the upper level of [[Southsun Cove]]'s Karka Hive was replaced by a normal node on January 28, 2013.

== See also ==
* [[Orichalcum Ore (node)]]

[[de:Reichhaltige Orichalcum-Ader]]
[[es:Veta rica de oricalco]]
[[fr:Veine d'orichalque riche]]

Rich Orichalcum Vein - Revision history

207.7.99.36: Corrected to reflect that rich orichalcum nodes cannot provide 2 ore per hit.