The best place to farm Unrefined Ore Sample is Thousand Needles, where Gravelsnout Surveyor (level 29-30) drops it at 53.0%. That is the vanilla 1.12 chance, not yet confirmed in Forever. 3 sources are ranked below by drop chance.
Gold per kill: Gravelsnout Surveyor is worth about 3s 35c a kill in item drops (prices from 10 Oct 2026). Gold farming spots, level 20-30
Best zones:
- Gravelsnout Surveyor 11.7, 22.8
- Gravelsnout Digger 11.7, 22.8
- Gibblesnik 55.6, 50.5
All sources, by drop chance:
| Source | Level | Zone | Spawns | Side | How | Drop% | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravelsnout Surveyor(quest) | 29-30 | Thousand Needles | 5 | Drop | 53.0% | map | |
| Gravelsnout Digger(quest) | 28-29 | Thousand Needles | 8 | Drop | 48.0% | map | |
| Gibblesnik(rare) (quest) | 28 | Thousand Needles | 1 | Drop | 18.0% | map |
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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 (vanilla reference: from the 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.