Carbuncle Ruby

[Rinoa552]

Hey Everyone

Just a quick question.

Do the Thread Leeches in Valk Dunes near the Outpost drop the Carbuncle Stone? Plz Plz Plz reply

[irishwars]

Sorry but no

[Rinoa552]

You sure?
It says on the Summoners guide that that was the location?

[tomfin10]

I'm pretty sure Valkurm is the only location that they don't drop, unfortunately.

[Rinoa552]

Can you post a List of where it is dropped and what lvl you need to go there
Its for a Lv 30 warrior and a Lv 14 White Mage to go to please post a list for me

[omnigene]

Every leech drops it, just not very often, and you gotta be lv30 or higher

[Navia]

You don't have to be over 30 for one to drop.

[Rinoa552]

So the Leeches at Valk Dunes will drop me a Carbuncle Ruby

[Lone Dragon]

Everyone I know on my server believes that acrophies in qufim have the highest drop rate for the ruby.

I tried killing Wadi Leeches to see if it would drop...I was there for altogether 12 hours, never leaving the area, killing nothing but wadi leeches...

I got 7 stacks of fiend blood (which got me a lil spending money), and not one ruby.

I was hoping I wouldn't have to ask for any help for this part of the quest, but looks like I have to go back to friggin qufim. ><

It's like Valkurm II there...

After the 7th stack, I gave up the hunt for now, need to catch up with my friends anyway...

[Icemage]

There are a lot of places that I believe have leeches that will not drop the ruby. My personal theory is that the leeches must be of a certain level or higher, and the higher the level, the more common the drop.

According to the strategy guide:
Stickpin/Dangruf Wadi (7-9)
Swamp Leech/Pashhow Marshlands(13-15)
Wadi Leech/Dangruf Wadi(15-17)
Thread Leech/Ordelle's Caves(18-22)
Forest Leech/Jugner Forest(19-22)
Thread Leech/Jugner Forest(19-22)
Thread Leech/Pashhow Marshlands(19-22)
Gigas' Leech/Qufim Island(21-23)
Thread Leech/Valkurm Dunes (21-25)
Poison Leech/Maze of Shakrami (21-25)
Poison Leech/Buburimu Peninsula(21-25)
Big Leech/Rolanberry Fields(24-26)
Poison Leech/Ordelle's Caves(25-29)
Horrid Flake/Rolanberry Fields(28-30)
Acrophies/Qufim Island(32-34)
Big Leech/Rolanberry Fields(34-36)
Leech King/Maze of Shakrami(35-36)

I have heard that it is possible to get a ruby from the poison leeches in Buburimu Peninsula, so perhaps the cutoff is that the leech must be level 25+.

I also know that rubies can drop off of the NM leeches that spawn for the Ninja quest (level ~35).


Icemage

[Iiowyn]

My friend spent 23 hours straight killing valk dune leeches, over 500 of them, and no ruby. Spent about 45 minutes in Bubu and got a ruby. He then slept for about 15 hours O_o

Iiowyn

[Mischeif]

I hunted for several hours in Qufim and Jugner Forest but nothing dropped. I went to Bu Peninsula and was in a group of 3 people and all 3 of us had a ruby within an hour....not bad at all. I say go kill Poison Leechs.

[Rivant]

I was leveling in Qufim.. currently I'm level 29 and our 6-man party was fighting Acrophies for exp.. we had a thief in the party, which I think raises the chances of item drops. In a couple hours (maybe 20 -30 Acrophies) we got 2 Rubies.

You need to be high level to be able to level on Acrophies, but it's close to 30 anyways, so just do that. And get a thief or two in the party
-Rivant

[skoobs]

me and a higher lvl friend (52sam/thf) went to qufim for my ruby, after roughly 6-7 leeches got my ruby, took maybe 15 minutes, about 2 weeks later while helping a friend in LS a party of 2 lvl 30whm's 40mnk 31blm 60brd/thf 30mnk we spent about 2 1/2 - 3 hours killing the exact leeches looking for 1 ruby. seems i got lucky with mine,its not fun^^

[Perceus]

If you know of any THF's that are lvl 45+, ask them to help you since they have the Treasure Hunter 2 ablility wich really increases the chance of a drop.