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Irises can be found in Lakeside County's Worm Farm
And in Green Hills County, not far from the Lakeside County portal
Red Iris Flowers grow in Pre-Searing Ascalon and in the Charr Homelands. They can be used to befriend the young Gwen, to exchange for various pre-Searing items, to obtain a Tapestry Shred, and in various EoTN quests related to Gwen.
Finding irises[]
A fixed number of Red Iris Flowers spawn when you enter an Explorable Area; they can be picked up by any party member. They are plentiful in Pre-Searing Ascalon and somewhat harder to find elsewhere. Each Iris appears randomly within a smaller dropzone of the area, so the flowers can be easy to find once you identify those dropzones.
You can effectively farm Red Iris Flowers in Pre-Searing, by exiting Ashford Abbey and look for the one that appears in Ashford Village (there is always exactly 1), and in Post-Searing by running to Gwen's Garden where there are always exactly 2.
Specific distribution[]
- Pre-Searing Ascalon: Irises appear within all Explorable areas in Pre-Searing Ascalon except The Catacombs. The zones and drop zones are:
- Lakeside County (5): near the stage; in/near the Worm farm; in Ashford Village; along the main river; near the River Drake (at the River's mouth).
- Green Hills County (4): 3 spawn in various places in the meadows east of Barradin's Estate; the fourth spawns to the southeast of the outpost.
- Regent Valley (4): south of the Basket of Apples; near Vencel; near the road east from the western resurrection shrine; near the Statue of Melandru
- Wizard's Folly (5): near the Fishing village; ...
- The Northlands (3): near the Gate; near the east-most bridge (close to Ascalon City); near the most northern Charr mini-altar (due West of the empty Piken Square and just west of the northern bridge)
- Outside Pre-Searing Ascalon: Irises can be found in Charr terriory and near the EoTN outpost:
- Grothmar Wardowns
- Dalada Uplands
- Sacnoth Valley
- Ice Cliff Chasms (2): in Gwen's Garden (located to the northwest of the gate to the Eye of the North outpost).
Collectors[]
Armor collectors[]
Professor Yakkington[]
Location: Regent Valley, in The Secret Garden outside of Fort Ranik.
Collecting: 50 Red Iris Flowers
| Profession | Item Name | Armor | Other Modifiers | Value |
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| Warrior | Krytan Helm | 27 | Item's Attribute +1 | 3 
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| Ranger | Simple Mask | 12 | Item's Attribute +1 | 3
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| Monk | Dragon Tattoo | 7 | Item's Attribute +1 | 3
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| Necromancer | Ragged Scar Pattern | 7 | Item's Attribute +1 | 3
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| Mesmer | Discreet Mask | 7 | Item's Attribute +1 | 3
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| Elementalist | Third Eye | 7 | Item's Attribute +1 | 3
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General collectors[]
Professor Yakkington[]
Location: Regent Valley, in The Secret Garden outside of Fort Ranik.
Collecting: 50 Red Iris Flowers
| Item | Stats | Value |
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| Small Equipment Pack | Holds 5 items | 50
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Gift collectors[]
Nicholas Sandford
Location: Regent Valley, in The Secret Garden outside of Fort Ranik.
Collecting: 5 Red Iris Flowers, on some days
He only gives up to 5 Gifts of the Huntsman per account each day.
Other uses[]
- To obtain a Tapestry Shred, you must give Gwen at least one iris after you have obtained her favor.
- To trigger the From the Past dialogue, you must have an Iris (or other Gwen-related item) before speaking with Gwen in the Hall of Monuments.
- This will also allow you to obtain the quest, Fire and Pain.
- Oggy in the Alcazia Tangle will use an iris to impress his sweetheart.
Notes[]
- The quickest place to farm irises in pre-searing is in Lakeside County; you can find the 5 flowers there in less than 5 minutes, if you ignore the mobs. Outside of pre-searing, you can grab the two irises in Gwen's Garden in less than 2 minutes.
- To make it easier to find irises, add a keyboard shortcut to Target Next Item and spam that key when you get close to the iris-spawning part of a zone. Alternatively, using the default keys, keep the [Alt] key pressed as you explore and frequently change the direction you are facing.
- To add a keyboard shortcut, open the Options window (default key: [F11]), switch to the Controls tab, find the command, Target Next Item, press a key (e.g. [PageDown]), and click on the assign button.
- The pre-Searing cost of the the Small Equipment Pack is 50 flowers; the outside-Pre merchant price is 2
500 . Consequently, some players consider the flowers to be worth no more than 50
Historical note: In his first appearance, the post-Searing NPC, Nicholas the Traveler, requested 3 Irises in exchange for a Gift of the Traveler.
Related articles[]
- Gwen-related: Preserved Red Iris Flower, Tapestry Shred, Gwen, Gwen's Garden
- Collectors: Nicholas Sandford, Professor Yakkington
- Other: Oggy