Harvesting

Harvesting is the Gathering Trade Skill used to collect plant-based resources throughout Aeternum. Harvesters use a Sickle to gather fibers, herbs, specialized plants, produce, and other botanical materials that support Weaving, Cooking, Arcana, and additional crafting recipes.

Quick Facts

What Harvesting Provides

Harvesting is one of Aeternum’s most versatile gathering professions because its resources feed several different systems. Fibers are refined through Weaving into cloth, while herbs and food ingredients are heavily used by Arcana and Cooking.

Plant nodes can also provide uncommon and rare secondary materials, making Gathering Luck valuable when targeting specialized ingredients rather than only common resources.

Progression

Increasing Harvesting unlocks access to higher-level plants and improves the profession’s ability to identify valuable resources. At level 205, players gain access to Spinfiber Plants, which provide the expansion-era Spinfiber resource tier.

At high levels, Harvesting continues to support both crafting and the Trading Post economy because cloth, consumables, profession foods, and alchemical recipes all draw from plant-based materials.

Improving Harvesting

Harvesting performance can be improved through the quality and perks of a Sickle, profession equipment, gathering food, trophies, Music buffs, and other bonuses. The three most important concepts are Gathering Speed, Gathering Yield, and Gathering Luck, each affecting a different part of the gathering process.

Connected Trade Skills

Harvesting most directly supports Weaving, Cooking, and Arcana. Players leveling those professions benefit greatly from gathering herbs, fibers, and food ingredients while exploring the world.