The best place to farm Encrusted Tail Fin is Stranglethorn Vale, where Saltscale Hunter (level 35-36) drops it at 100.0%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 5 sources are ranked below by drop chance.
Gold per kill: Saltscale Hunter is worth about 9s 24c a kill in item drops (prices from 14 Oct 2026). Gold farming spots, level 30-40
Best zones:
- Saltscale Hunter 23.4, 25.2
- Saltscale Oracle 24.7, 24.1
- Saltscale Warrior 24.7, 24.2
- Saltscale Forager 24.1, 25.4
- Saltscale Tide Lord 25.0, 24.5
All sources, by drop chance:
| Source | Level | Zone | Spawns | Side | How | Drop% | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltscale Hunter(elite) (quest) | 35-36+ | Stranglethorn Vale | 5 | Drop | 100.0% | map | |
| Saltscale Oracle(elite) (quest) | 36-37+ | Stranglethorn Vale | 5 | Drop | 100.0% | map | |
| Saltscale Warrior(elite) (quest) | 35-36+ | Stranglethorn Vale | 5 | Drop | 100.0% | map | |
| Saltscale Forager(elite) (quest) | 35-36+ | Stranglethorn Vale | 2 | Drop | 100.0% | map | |
| Saltscale Tide Lord(elite) (quest) | 37+ | Stranglethorn Vale | 2 | Drop | 100.0% | map |
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Quests:
Drop% is the rate recorded in Forever once a source has been looted ten times; a greyed figure is the vanilla 1.12 chance from the world data (classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in forever). Spawns counts the source's spawn points in the world data. "Side" names which side can kill the NPC when the other finds it friendly. The lead picks the best chance among sources that are not a rare spawn and have at least three spawn points.