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The Great Merchant Gathering and Mining Guide: Efficient Resource Acquisition Strategies
A guide to the revamped gathering and mining system in The Great Merchant with the second patch of Q4 2025. Provides information on efficient resource acquisition locations, required credit rating, the importance of joining a guild, and useful items for gathering/mining.
1. ⚙️ Gathering/Mining System Revamp: Key Changes
- ✅ The gathering and mining system has been revamped with the second patch of Q4 2025.
- ✅ You can now check the number of times you can gather/mine (3 times in total, 240 minutes each) in the Artisan Skills window.
- ✅ You can gather for a maximum of 12 hours a day, and the method has been changed to receive all acquired items at once after completion.
- ⚠️ Whether or not you can enter the gathering/mining area is determined by your credit rating.
- ⚠️ Gathering/mining usage fees vary depending on the rating.
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1. ⚙️ Gathering/Mining System Revamp: Key Changes
- ✅ The gathering and mining system has been revamped with the second patch of Q4 2025.
- ✅ You can now check the number of times you can gather/mine (3 times in total, 240 minutes each) in the Artisan Skills window.
- ✅ You can gather for a maximum of 12 hours a day, and the method has been changed to receive all acquired items at once after completion.
- ⚠️ Whether or not you can enter the gathering/mining area is determined by your credit rating.
- ⚠️ Gathering/mining usage fees vary depending on the rating.
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2. 🌿 Gathering Guide: Efficient Gathering Locations and Items
- ✅ Powder Types and Acquisition Locations:
- White Powder (Yungseon, White Poria Cocos, Geumuna)
- Gold Powder (Mannyeoncho, Celestial Herb)
- Blue Powder (Yimucho, Seolsam)
- Black Powder (Wind Flower, Sanghwang Mushroom, Dongjasam)
- Red Powder (Flame Herb, Sun Herb - Suspicious Cave)
- ✅ Polishing Powder (combination of white, gold, and blue powder) is used to craft the Yeohwa set, and Seolsam is especially in high demand.
- ✅ Changrok Gamneungcho, the ingredient for stabilizers, can be obtained from Shaolin Temple.
- ✅ Osaek Powder is used in various spec-up materials, and Golden Lotus (Swamp) is one of the main ingredients.
- ⚠️ Golden Lotus has a lower acquisition rate than Seolsam.
| Powder Type | Main Uses |
|---|---|
| Osaek Powder | Frozen Reaper's Seal, Nightmare Orb, and other spec-up materials |
| Polishing Powder | Yeohwa Set Crafting |
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3. ⛏️ Mining Guide: Recommended Minerals and Uses
- ✅ Main Minerals: Iron, Copper, Iron, Coal, Tin, Graphite, Limestone
- ✅ Black Iron (Graphite + Limestone) is used to craft various items such as Mitra Gloves, Azure Dragon Glaive, and Gotai Armor.
- ✅ Crystal Shards are used for crafting Bukdu Jewels, Attribute Sets, and Spirit Upgrades.
- ✅ Mukcheol and Cheolmok are the main ingredients for Shiny Iron Smell.
| Mineral | Main Uses |
|---|---|
| Black Iron | Mitra Gloves, Azure Dragon Glaive, Gotai Armor, etc. |
| Crystal Shards | Bukdu Jewels, Attribute Set Crafting, Spirit Upgrades |
| Mukcheol, Cheolmok | Shiny Iron Smell |
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4. 💡 Tips to Maximize Gathering/Mining Efficiency
- ✅ Hanche Home: Increases material collection probability by 5%
- ✅ Guild Membership Required: Increases gathering/mining success rate when joining a guild (5% for regular guilds, 10% expected for level 2 guilds)