On Wednesday, October 14, SOL: enchant (hereafter SOL) released a patch that raised the required level for unlimited Nine Core crafting and added High-Grade Nine Seals along with new collections. Along with this, higher-tier stages for Nightmare Calpheon and the Sky Island Unexplored Regions were opened, and +9 armor can now be converted into higher-grade blueprints. Following this update, which brought changes to Nine supply and consumption while adding new uses for highly enhanced gear, we examined exchange market trends centered on the streamer servers Calpheon and Lindel.
World Exchange and Nine Core Prices?
First, we examined Nine Core prices. In Calpheon, the price of Nine Cores fell slightly from 13.8 Diamonds last week to 13.6 Diamonds, but in Lindel, it climbed about 23% from 12.12 Diamonds to 14.95 Diamonds. The Nine Core price in Lindel, which had remained lower than Calpheon's for a while, has once again surpassed Calpheon.
In this patch, the required level for unlimited Nine Core crafting was raised to Level 54, and High-Grade Nine Seals—which consume Nine to attempt obtaining higher-grade Nine—were also added. As time-limited and permanent collections utilizing these seals were introduced together, raising the required crafting level and adding new outlets for consuming Nine likely influenced Lindel's price rebound. However, prices in Calpheon remain similar to last week, and with the Unstable Nine Core event continuing across different regions, future trends bear watching.
In Lindel, the Meteor Strike skill book fell sharply from 590,000 Diamonds last week to 300,000 Diamonds this week. Following the drop of the same skill book in Calpheon from 700,000 Diamonds to 300,000 Diamonds, listing prices in Lindel have also dropped by nearly half.
A notable listing is a +6 Adrina's Bow posted in Calpheon. Following last week's buff to additional damage per enhancement level for Legendary weapons, attention is drawn to which Inheritor will end up purchasing the weapon.
Additionally, two Cyclops Necklaces enhanced to the maximum value of +9 have appeared in Calpheon, intensifying price competition.
Worsening Listing Variance for Cursed Scrolls
The average price of Sacred Scrolls, which showed mixed trends across servers last week, rose from 95.3 Diamonds last week to 109.25 Diamonds this week. In Calpheon 2 in particular, it more than doubled from 51 Diamonds to 121 Diamonds. Following last week's increase in enhancement efficiency for Legendary weapons, the addition of higher-grade conversion crafting for +9 armor appears to have driven demand among players aiming to craft highly enhanced gear.
Average prices for Cursed Scrolls also rose slightly, but trends varied by server. Prices went up in Calpheon 4 and Lindel 1, while dropping significantly in Calpheon 2 and Lindel 4. In Calpheon 3 in particular, the price jumped from 488 Diamonds last week to 850 Diamonds, but because there was only a single listing at the time of tallying, it appears that supply for traded Cursed Scrolls within that server has shrunk.
Prices for regular Equipment Enhancement Scrolls stayed around existing levels or dropped on most servers. Accessory Enhancement Scrolls also saw price drops across many servers, with no listings found in Calpheon 2.
Prices for Dungeon-related Items?
Although the average price of Tower of Deities 2F Teleport Scrolls increased, more servers actually experienced price drops. This was driven by Lindel 4, where the price surged from 29 Diamonds last week to 81 Diamonds, pulling up the overall average. Meanwhile, the same scroll was listed at 2 Diamonds in Lindel 5, creating a staggering price gap of over 40-fold between the two servers.
3F Teleport Scrolls saw price increases across many servers, but dropped again in Calpheon 3 following last week. While Calpheon 1 still maintained high prices above 300 Diamonds, Lindel 2 and Lindel 5 had listings around 50 Diamonds, showing significant server-by-server disparities even for scrolls entering the same floor.
Unlike last week, when prices plunged, Weathered Relics saw price gains on multiple servers. However, Sacred Shards saw prices drop or remain unchanged on most servers.
Sky Island Recharge Stones Rebound, Special Dungeons Still Face Supply Shortages
The average price of Sky Island Time Recharge Stones, which had been steadily declining, rebounded from 66.95 Diamonds last week to 81.55 Diamonds this week. While prices dropped in Calpheon 2, they rose on most other servers. The addition of the Sky Island Unexplored Regions expanding hunting ground options likely fueled demand for additional time.
On the other hand, average prices for Celestial Sanctuary and Infernal Temple Time Recharge Stones declined. However, as noted last week, some servers had zero or only a single listing for both recharge stones, and even servers with abundant supply only showed around five or six listings. Since the prices of a few listed items heavily influence a server's market price, the drop in average price should not be taken as a meaningful indicator.
Once again this week, no listings for Infernal Temple Time Recharge Stones were found in Calpheon 2. Celestial Sanctuary Time Recharge Stones also showed mixed trends across servers, dropping sharply in Calpheon 2 while rising in Calpheon 3 and Lindel 2. Tower of Deities Time Recharge Stones followed a similar pattern, balancing out server-by-server gains and losses to maintain an average market price similar to last week.
High-Grade Materials Rise, Regular Materials Fall
High-grade materials, which rebounded on select servers last week, showed an even clearer upward trend this week. High-Grade Wood, in particular, rose in price by over 10% compared to the previous week on all servers except Lindel 1, with its average price nearly doubling from 6.79 Diamonds to 12.75 Diamonds. High-Grade Iron and Gems also increased in price across most servers.
However, High-Grade Cloth, which lacks significant uses, saw its average price fall from 4.21 Diamonds the previous week to 3.75 Diamonds. High-Grade Leather also exhibited wide price variance, rising to 23 Diamonds in Calpheon 3 while dropping to 4 Diamonds in Lindel 3.
Most regular materials saw price decreases. Regular Leather, which rose across all servers last week, fell by over 10% week-over-week on every server this week. Regular Cloth and Wood also declined on many servers, indicating that last week's upward momentum was short-lived.
