Making zeny can be incredibly daunting for any new user especially with the drop penalty system.
The following guide and prices shown are tailored to the “Baphomet” server, but the same principles can apply to any server.
Notice: All listed prices are subject to change. Please research current market price.
Farming high drop rate common items is one of the easiest ways to make zeny. Thief jobs excel at this method due to Steal skill.
Monster | Level Range | Item | Approximate Market Price |
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Rocker | 15 | Grasshopper's Leg | 1,000z |
Bigfoot | 29 | Bear's Footskin | 1,000z |
Yo-yo | 38 | Yoyo Tail | 2,000z |
Cacao | 8,000z | ||
Metaller | 55 | Grasshopper's Leg | 1,000z |
Alligator | 57 | Anolian Skin | 4,000z |
Sidewinder | 70 | Venom Canine | 1,000z |
High Orc | 81 | Ogre Tooth | 25,000z |
Bathory | 86 | Witch Star Sand | 2,000z |
Kobold | 101 | Blue Hair | 3,000z |
Desert Wolf | 103 | Claw of Desert Wolf | 3,000z |
Arclouse | 107 | Round Shell | 12,000z |
Anolian | 109 | Anolian Skin | 3,000z |
Dark Pinguicula | 113 | Elder Branch | 10,000z |
Biolab 5 | 176 | Cursed Fragment | 40,000z |
Players can make zeny by selling Instances rewards. This includes but not limited to:
If you have multiple accounts, you can increase the profits by running the instance as a party.
Obtaining cards can be very tedious. Therefore, you should hunt an expensive one or a place with multiple valuable items.
You can use this kafra.kr link to look at all cards. Go to the last pages to see the most expensive ones.
Card | Approximate Market Price |
---|---|
Swamp Arclouse Card | 2,000,000z |
Brown Rat Card | 4,000,000z |
Goblin Card | 5,000,000z |
Unleashed Magic Card | 5,000,000z |
Nightmare Verit Card | 10,000,000z |
Headless Mule Card | 17,000,000z |
Grey Wolf Card | 20,000,000z |
Purple Pitaya Card | 20,000,000z |
Yellow Pitaya Card | 25,000,000z |
Contaminated Wanderer Card | 30,000,000z |
Phantom Wolf Card | 50,000,000z |
Immortal Wind Ghost Card | 350,000,000z |
Farming directly for zeny is very difficult due to the drop penalty. However, there are a few spots at certain level ranges:
Area | Level Range | Notes |
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Tamruan | 73 | Crimson Two-Handed Sword [2] can either be sold to NPC or vended. Vend the Mystic Rough Runestone |
Mi Gao | 83 | Mud Lump can be sold to NPC for a hefty price. Keep the Sand Clump because they can be vended or used for Eden Item Gathering. |
Mavka | 84 | Crystal Mirror Witherless Rose Mavka Card |
Geffenia | 119 | Majority of the loot from here can be sold. |
Abyss Lake Floor 3 | 130 | Sell the equipment Morpheus's Hood, Morrigane's Helm, Fricca's Circlet, and Stone Buckler [1] to the NPC. Vend the Bijous. |
Bifrost Tower Floor 3 | 146 | A lot of high value common drops such as Bookclip in Memory, Leaf Bookmark, and Dustball. |
Illusion of Labyrinth | 170 | Currently the best raw zeny per hour due to no drop penalty in Illusion Dungeons. |
Every job requires a consumable or item and almost every item has a purpose. For example, you will consistently find vendors in Eden Group who sells the items needed for Item Collection Quest.
Some of these items are stated in the previous section, Common Valuables. However, there are Geneticist potions, Guillotine Cross poisons, Rune Knight runes, and Pet & Evolution items which you can research and vend their loot.
Desert Wolf is an excellent example. It drops Claw of Desert Wolf which is used for Rune Knights. So you can level here while making zeny.
With the update that allows converting Crimson Weapons into Guarantee Refine Certificates, you would find players selling high refine Crimson Weapons as an pseudo-method of trading these account-bound certificates. The alternative is using the Refine Certificate Packager. However, players will still buy no refine Crimson Weapons to gamble. Check out the RO Official Event Calendar to see if a refine event is approaching. You can easily increase the price when vending the weapons. Depending on the element and weapon type, they can go from 50,000z (Fire Element) to 2,000,000z (Holy Element) each. Remember, Crimson Weapons can be sold to NPCs for a decent amount of zeny.
Energy Fragment are account bound items that are in high demand for Fallen Warrior Manteau [1] and Biolab 5 Headgears.
However, players can convert specific weapons into Energy Fragments.
This creates a pseudo-market for energy fragments by vending the weapons. Players can find these weapons by farming Biolab 3, Old Purple Boxes, or Kachua Diamong Exchange.
Sources:
https://www.inven.co.kr/board/ro/1957/1735
https://www.inven.co.kr/board/ro/1957/1788
https://www.inven.co.kr/board/ro/1957/1789
https://www.inven.co.kr/board/ro/1951/5174
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDpiDYx5xws
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