Changelog

• 2017-10-31: Added more data from Lany and /u/ToEatIsToBecomeOne (Salix)
• 2017-10-30: Added more data from /u/lolfreewins
• 2017-10-30: Added more data from 5x orb farming (adjusted to match normal 3x orb rates)
• 2017-10-23: Added data from /u/ToEatIsToBecomeOne (Salix)
• 2017-10-20: Initial post

Guideline

Here are my generalized guidelines based on the trends I’ve noticed in my limited data set. Note that not all all orbs follow this, such as Moon and Wave.

• For green orb shards, go for chapter 1-9 nodes
• For blue orb shards, go for chapter 10-19 nodes
• For purple orb shards, go for chapter 20+ nodes
• Always farm your purple orb shards first as you will likely get some needed blue orbs in the process
• Unless you know for certain that you will need those purple orb shards, avoid running chapter 20+ nodes for blue orb shards – a lot of people make the mistake of always running the highest stamina cost node and end up with a lot of purple orb shards they don’t ever use
• Growth quests are almost always a better source of orb shards than story nodes, but ONLY if there are AT LEAST 2 orbs in the growth quest that you need AND there is no 5x orb event going on

Recommendations

Based on the below full data, here are the recommended nodes to farm at. Rows with a blank location imply that we do not have enough data to make recommendations. Those with a * after the location means more data is needed to verify (i.e. at least one of the locations has less than 100 data points).

Rarity	Orb	Location
White	Agility	1-2
White	Earth	1-1
White	Eye	1-2
White	Fang	1-1
White	Forsaken	2-3
White	Fruit	2-1
White	Guard	2-3
White	Hide	2-1
White	Life	2-2
White	Magic	1-1
White	Power	1-3
White	Sea	1-2
White	Shell	3-1
White	Shooting	2-2
White	Sky	1-3
White	Spirit	2-3
White	Wing	1-3
Green	Assassin	2-4
Green	Bear
Green	Bluefruit
Green	Boar
Green	Bull
Green	Butterfly	5-3
Green	Cat	4-1
Green	Colt
Green	Eagle
Green	Fox
Green	Goat
Green	Hawk
Green	Hunter	3-1
Green	Jester	2-5
Green	Knight	2-5
Green	Lion	5-4
Green	Lizard
Green	Mage	3-1
Green	Peacock
Green	Priest	3-2
Green	Raven
Green	Redfruit
Green	Scorpion	4-4
Green	Snake
Green	Spider	4-3
Green	Squirrel	4-2
Green	Stag
Green	Steed
Green	Thief	3-2
Green	Verdfruit	3-4*
Green	Warrior	2-4
Green	Whale
Green	Wolf	5-2
Green	Wyrm	4-5
Blue	Anguis
Blue	Aper
Blue	Aquila
Blue	Bluewyrm	6-5
Blue	Cervus
Blue	Dawnmist
Blue	Duskmist
Blue	Falco
Blue	Hircus	9-1*
Blue	Kitsune
Blue	Lacerta
Blue	Luxeye
Blue	Luxfang
Blue	Luxland
Blue	Luxsea
Blue	Luxshell
Blue	Luxsky
Blue	Luxwing
Blue	Meteor	13-2
Blue	Moby
Blue	Moon	7-3*
Blue	Noxeye
Blue	Noxfang
Blue	Noxland
Blue	Noxsea	15-2*
Blue	Noxshell
Blue	Noxsky
Blue	Noxwing
Blue	Pavo
Blue	Redwyrm	14-5
Blue	Spring
Blue	Star	13-1
Blue	Storm
Blue	Sun	13-3*
Blue	Taurus
Blue	Thunder	13-4*
Blue	Ursus
Blue	Verdwyrm	15-5
Blue	Wind
Purple	Aurora
Purple	Berserker
Purple	Bishop
Purple	Blackwyrm	23-4
Purple	Blizzard
Purple	Champion	24-4
Purple	Dragoon
Purple	Eclipse	25-5
Purple	Envy
Purple	Fullmoon	25-4*
Purple	Ghost	26-4
Purple	Glacier
Purple	Gluttony
Purple	Greed
Purple	Jupiter
Purple	King	24-3
Purple	Lava
Purple	Lust
Purple	Mars
Purple	Mercury
Purple	Mermaid	All same
Purple	Miko	24-1
Purple	Nepotune
Purple	Newmoon	25-4*
Purple	Ninja	24-1
Purple	Otho
Purple	Paladin
Purple	Pegasus	17-5
Purple	Phoenix	21-2
Purple	Pride	23-1*
Purple	Prophet
Purple	Quicksand
Purple	Sage
Purple	Samurai	24-1
Purple	Saturn	25-1*
Purple	Sloth
Purple	Unicorn	17-5
Purple	Uranus
Purple	Valor
Purple	Venus
Purple	Wave	14-1*
Purple	Whitewyrm	23-4
Purple	Witch
Purple	Wrath

Full data

Below is a snapshot of the raw data I’ve collected so far for orb farming.
You can check out the latest (read-only) copy of my data collection here:
https://1drv.ms/x/s!AsJUXPv8T0aZxq468VTJa71GVCgwWQ

Rarity	Orb	Location	Cost	Runs	Drops	Cost Per
0-White	Agility	1-2	6	100	102	5.88
0-White	Earth	1-1	6	100	93	6.45
0-White	Eye	1-2	6	100	87	6.9
0-White	Fang	1-1	6	100	99	6.06
0-White	Forsaken	2-3	6	100	108	5.56
0-White	Fruit	2-1	6	100	135	4.44
0-White	Fruit	4-5	7	140	129	7.6
0-White	Guard	2-3	6	100	126	4.76
0-White	Hide	2-1	6	100	90	6.67
0-White	Life	2-2	6	100	135	4.44
0-White	Magic	1-1	6	100	96	6.25
0-White	Power	1-3	6	100	96	6.25
0-White	Sea	1-2	6	100	93	6.45
0-White	Shell	3-1	6	100	78	7.69
0-White	Shooting	2-2	6	100	99	6.06
0-White	Sky	1-3	6	100	78	7.69
0-White	Spirit	2-3	6	100	117	5.13
0-White	Wing	1-3	6	100	105	5.71
1-Green	Assassin	2-4	6	100	105	5.71
1-Green	Bear	3-3	6			N/A
1-Green	Bear	11-3	9			N/A
1-Green	Bluefruit	3-4	6	20	24	5
1-Green	Bluefruit	6-1	7			N/A
1-Green	Bluefruit	7-2	8			N/A
1-Green	Boar	5-3	7			N/A
1-Green	Boar	12-3	9			N/A
1-Green	Bull	4-3	7			N/A
1-Green	Bull	11-4	9			N/A
1-Green	Butterfly	5-3	7			N/A
1-Green	Cat	4-1	7			N/A
1-Green	Colt	5-2	7			N/A
1-Green	Colt	22-4	17	120	231	8.83
1-Green	Eagle	4-2	7			N/A
1-Green	Eagle	12-4	9			N/A
1-Green	Fox	4-4	7			N/A
1-Green	Fox	12-1	9			N/A
1-Green	Goat	4-4	7			N/A
1-Green	Goat	9-1	8			N/A
1-Green	Hawk	4-1	7			N/A
1-Green	Hawk	11-5	9			N/A
1-Green	Hunter	3-1	6			N/A
1-Green	Jester	2-5	6	100	105	5.71
1-Green	Knight	2-5	6	100	96	6.25
1-Green	Lion	5-4	7			N/A
1-Green	Lizard	4-3	7			N/A
1-Green	Lizard	11-2	9	20	30	6
1-Green	Mage	3-1	6			N/A
1-Green	Peacock	4-1	7			N/A
1-Green	Peacock	10-5	9			N/A
1-Green	Priest	3-2	6			N/A
1-Green	Raven	3-3	6			N/A
1-Green	Raven	9-2	8			N/A
1-Green	Redfruit	3-4	6	20	24	5
1-Green	Redfruit	6-3	7			N/A
1-Green	Redfruit	6-4	7			N/A
1-Green	Scorpion	4-4	7			N/A
1-Green	Snake	5-1	7			N/A
1-Green	Snake	12-2	9			N/A
1-Green	Spider	4-3	7			N/A
1-Green	Squirrel	4-2	7			N/A
1-Green	Stag	5-1	7			N/A
1-Green	Stag	11-1	9			N/A
1-Green	Steed	5-4	7			N/A
1-Green	Steed	22-4	17	120	255	8
1-Green	Thief	3-2	6			N/A
1-Green	Verdfruit	3-4	6	40	60	4
1-Green	Verdfruit	6-2	7	20	30	4.67
1-Green	Verdfruit	7-1	8	40	69	4.64
1-Green	Warrior	2-4	6	100	105	5.71
1-Green	Whale	4-2	7			N/A
1-Green	Whale	10-1	9			N/A
1-Green	Wolf	5-2	7			N/A
1-Green	Wyrm	4-5	7	140	234	4.19
2-Blue	Anguis	12-2	9			N/A
2-Blue	Anguis	20-2	15			N/A
2-Blue	Anguis	26-3	19			N/A
2-Blue	Aper	12-3	9			N/A
2-Blue	Aper	20-4	15			N/A
2-Blue	Aquila	12-4	9			N/A
2-Blue	Aquila	19-1	15			N/A
2-Blue	Aquila	26-1	19			N/A
2-Blue	Bluewyrm	6-5	7	140	186	5.27
2-Blue	Bluewyrm	13-5	11	120	234	5.64
2-Blue	Bluewyrm	14-5	11	140	103	14.95
2-Blue	Bluewyrm	15-5	11	120	129	10.23
2-Blue	Cervus	11-1	9			N/A
2-Blue	Cervus	21-4	17	20	33	10.3
2-Blue	Dawnmist	5-5	7	120	120	7
2-Blue	Dawnmist	9-4	8			N/A
2-Blue	Dawnmist	10-2	9			N/A
2-Blue	Dawnmist	10-4	9			N/A
2-Blue	Dawnmist	24-2	18	100	198	9.09
2-Blue	Dawnmist	25-4	19	20	36	10.56
2-Blue	Duskmist	5-5	7	120	144	5.83
2-Blue	Duskmist	9-3	8			N/A
2-Blue	Duskmist	9-5	8			N/A
2-Blue	Duskmist	10-3	9	20	30	6
2-Blue	Duskmist	24-2	18	100	219	8.22
2-Blue	Duskmist	25-4	19	20	45	8.44
2-Blue	Falco	11-5	9			N/A
2-Blue	Falco	19-2	15			N/A
2-Blue	Falco	26-2	19			N/A
2-Blue	Hircus	9-1	8	40	54	5.93
2-Blue	Hircus	12-5	9	40	45	8
2-Blue	Hircus	21-4	17	40	69	9.86
2-Blue	Kitsune	12-1	9			N/A
2-Blue	Kitsune	19-3	15			N/A
2-Blue	Lacerta	11-2	9	20	27	6.67
2-Blue	Lacerta	22-2	17			N/A
2-Blue	Luxeye	10-3	9	20	24	7.5
2-Blue	Luxeye	25-3	19			N/A
2-Blue	Luxfang	9-5	8			N/A
2-Blue	Luxfang	25-1	19	20	36	10.56
2-Blue	Luxland	6-1	7			N/A
2-Blue	Luxland	15-1	11			N/A
2-Blue	Luxsea	6-2	7			N/A
2-Blue	Luxsea	15-2	11	40	60	7.33
2-Blue	Luxshell	15-4	11			N/A
2-Blue	Luxshell	18-2	13	100	162	8.02
2-Blue	Luxshell	26-4	19	100	210	9.05
2-Blue	Luxsky	6-3	7			N/A
2-Blue	Luxsky	15-3	11	120	180	7.33
2-Blue	Luxwing	9-3	8			N/A
2-Blue	Luxwing	25-2	19	20	45	8.44
2-Blue	Meteor	8-2	8	120	138	6.96
2-Blue	Meteor	8-3	8	80	93	6.88
2-Blue	Meteor	13-2	11	220	453	5.34
2-Blue	Meteor	24-4	18	140	267	9.44
2-Blue	Moby	10-1	9			N/A
2-Blue	Moby	22-3	17			N/A
2-Blue	Moon	7-3	8	40	60	5.33
2-Blue	Moon	8-4	8	20	24	6.67
2-Blue	Moon	13-4	11	120	237	5.57
2-Blue	Moon	23-4	18	140	309	8.16
2-Blue	Noxeye	9-4	8			N/A
2-Blue	Noxeye	25-3	19			N/A
2-Blue	Noxfang	10-4	9			N/A
2-Blue	Noxfang	25-1	19	20	42	9.05
2-Blue	Noxland	7-2	8			N/A
2-Blue	Noxland	15-1	11			N/A
2-Blue	Noxsea	7-1	8	20	21	7.62
2-Blue	Noxsea	15-2	11	40	75	5.87
2-Blue	Noxshell	15-4	11			N/A
2-Blue	Noxshell	18-2	13	100	180	7.22
2-Blue	Noxshell	26-4	19	100	201	9.45
2-Blue	Noxsky	6-4	7			N/A
2-Blue	Noxsky	15-3	11	120	225	5.87
2-Blue	Noxwing	10-2	9			N/A
2-Blue	Noxwing	25-2	19	20	54	7.04
2-Blue	Pavo	10-5	9			N/A
2-Blue	Pavo	12-5	9	20	30	6
2-Blue	Pavo	22-1	17			N/A
2-Blue	Redwyrm	6-5	7	160	192	5.83
2-Blue	Redwyrm	13-5	11	120	156	8.46
2-Blue	Redwyrm	14-5	11	140	288	5.35
2-Blue	Redwyrm	15-5	11	120	126	10.48
2-Blue	Spring	7-3	8			N/A
2-Blue	Spring	7-4	8	80	78	8.21
2-Blue	Spring	13-2	11	200	273	8.06
2-Blue	Spring	25-5	19	140	276	9.64
2-Blue	Star	7-4	8	100	138	5.8
2-Blue	Star	8-5	8	60	57	8.42
2-Blue	Star	13-1	11	220	447	5.41
2-Blue	Star	24-3	18	140	288	8.75
2-Blue	Storm	7-5	8	20	21	7.62
2-Blue	Storm	8-2	8	100	96	8.33
2-Blue	Storm	13-3	11	180	225	8.8
2-Blue	Storm	25-5	19	140	297	8.96
2-Blue	Sun	7-5	8	20	21	7.62
2-Blue	Sun	8-1	8	20	24	6.67
2-Blue	Sun	13-3	11	180	360	5.5
2-Blue	Sun	23-4	18	120	237	9.11
2-Blue	Taurus	11-4	9			N/A
2-Blue	Taurus	20-3	15			N/A
2-Blue	Taurus	26-2	19			N/A
2-Blue	Thunder	8-4	8	20	15	10.67
2-Blue	Thunder	8-5	8	60	63	7.62
2-Blue	Thunder	13-4	11	120	156	8.46
2-Blue	Thunder	25-5	19	160	327	9.3
2-Blue	Ursus	11-3	9			N/A
2-Blue	Ursus	20-1	15			N/A
2-Blue	Ursus	26-2	19			N/A
2-Blue	Verdwyrm	6-5	7	140	174	5.63
2-Blue	Verdwyrm	13-5	11	120	96	13.75
2-Blue	Verdwyrm	14-5	11	140	147	10.48
2-Blue	Verdwyrm	15-5	11	120	240	5.5
2-Blue	Wind	8-1	8	20	21	7.62
2-Blue	Wind	8-3	8	60	51	9.41
2-Blue	Wind	13-1	11	200	243	9.05
2-Blue	Wind	25-5	19	140	306	8.69
3-Purple	Aurora	14-2	11			N/A
3-Purple	Aurora	15-2	11	40	42	10.48
3-Purple	Aurora	22-2	17			N/A
3-Purple	Berserker	13-1	11	200	192	11.46
3-Purple	Berserker	17-2	13			N/A
3-Purple	Berserker	21-1	17			N/A
3-Purple	Berserker	26-2	19			N/A
3-Purple	Bishop	13-4	11	100	111	9.91
3-Purple	Bishop	17-3	13			N/A
3-Purple	Bishop	21-1	17			N/A
3-Purple	Bishop	26-3	19			N/A
3-Purple	Blackwyrm	19-4	15	160	144	16.67
3-Purple	Blackwyrm	23-4	18	120	144	15
3-Purple	Blizzard	14-1	11			N/A
3-Purple	Blizzard	15-3	11	120	111	11.89
3-Purple	Blizzard	22-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Champion	20-5	15	140	78	26.92
3-Purple	Champion	24-4	18	140	108	23.33
3-Purple	Dragoon	13-4	11	100	111	9.91
3-Purple	Dragoon	17-4	13			N/A
3-Purple	Dragoon	21-1	17			N/A
3-Purple	Dragoon	26-3	19			N/A
3-Purple	Eclipse	16-5	13	140	162	11.23
3-Purple	Eclipse	22-4	17	100	156	10.9
3-Purple	Eclipse	25-5	19	140	297	8.96
3-Purple	Envy	20-3	15			N/A
3-Purple	Envy	23-2	18	100	75	24
3-Purple	Fullmoon	16-5	13	160	210	9.9
3-Purple	Fullmoon	22-4	17	140	234	10.17
3-Purple	Fullmoon	25-4	19	40	78	9.74
3-Purple	Ghost	15-5	11	120	93	14.19
3-Purple	Ghost	21-2	17	100	159	10.69
3-Purple	Ghost	26-4	19	100	186	10.22
3-Purple	Glacier	14-2	11			N/A
3-Purple	Glacier	15-1	11			N/A
3-Purple	Glacier	22-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Gluttony	19-3	15			N/A
3-Purple	Gluttony	23-3	18	100	69	26.09
3-Purple	Greed	20-1	15			N/A
3-Purple	Greed	23-1	18			N/A
3-Purple	Jupiter	14-3	11	140	162	9.51
3-Purple	Jupiter	16-1	13	20	27	9.63
3-Purple	Jupiter	16-4	13	20	21	12.38
3-Purple	Jupiter	18-3	13			N/A
3-Purple	Jupiter	25-3	19			N/A
3-Purple	King	20-5	15	100	30	50
3-Purple	King	24-3	18	120	87	24.83
3-Purple	Lava	14-1	11			N/A
3-Purple	Lava	15-1	11			N/A
3-Purple	Lava	22-1	17			N/A
3-Purple	Lust	20-4	15			N/A
3-Purple	Lust	23-3	18	100	63	28.57
3-Purple	Mars	14-3	11	140	129	11.94
3-Purple	Mars	16-2	13			N/A
3-Purple	Mars	16-3	13	100	105	12.38
3-Purple	Mars	18-1	13	20	27	9.63
3-Purple	Mars	25-1	19	20	48	7.92
3-Purple	Mercury	14-4	11	140	132	11.67
3-Purple	Mercury	16-1	13	20	24	10.83
3-Purple	Mercury	16-3	13	100	135	9.63
3-Purple	Mercury	18-1	13	20	39	6.67
3-Purple	Mercury	25-2	19	20	39	9.74
3-Purple	Mermaid	13-5	11	120	123	10.73
3-Purple	Mermaid	21-2	17	100	156	10.9
3-Purple	Mermaid	26-4	19	100	174	10.92
3-Purple	Miko	19-5	15	100	75	20
3-Purple	Miko	24-1	18	100	129	13.95
3-Purple	Neptune	14-4	11	140	156	9.87
3-Purple	Neptune	16-1	13	20	18	14.44
3-Purple	Neptune	16-4	13	20	39	6.67
3-Purple	Neptune	18-4	13			N/A
3-Purple	Neptune	25-1	19	20	36	10.56
3-Purple	Newmoon	16-5	13	140	132	13.79
3-Purple	Newmoon	22-4	17	120	210	9.71
3-Purple	Newmoon	25-4	19	20	51	7.45
3-Purple	Ninja	19-5	15	100	87	17.24
3-Purple	Ninja	24-1	18	100	138	13.04
3-Purple	Otho	13-3	11	180	183	10.82
3-Purple	Otho	17-1	13			N/A
3-Purple	Otho	21-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Otho	26-1	19			N/A
3-Purple	Paladin	13-2	11	200	174	12.64
3-Purple	Paladin	17-1	13			N/A
3-Purple	Paladin	21-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Paladin	26-1	19			N/A
3-Purple	Pegasus	17-5	13	100	174	7.47
3-Purple	Pegasus	24-2	18	100	153	11.76
3-Purple	Phoenix	14-5	11	160	129	13.64
3-Purple	Phoenix	21-2	17	120	195	10.46
3-Purple	Phoenix	26-4	19	120	177	12.88
3-Purple	Pride	19-2	15	20	12	25
3-Purple	Pride	23-1	18	20	27	13.33
3-Purple	Prophet	13-1	11	200	198	11.11
3-Purple	Prophet	17-1	13			N/A
3-Purple	Prophet	21-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Prophet	26-2	19			N/A
3-Purple	Quicksand	14-2	11			N/A
3-Purple	Quicksand	15-3	11	120	129	10.23
3-Purple	Quicksand	22-2	17			N/A
3-Purple	Sage	13-3	11	180	189	10.48
3-Purple	Sage	17-2	13			N/A
3-Purple	Sage	21-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Sage	26-3	19			N/A
3-Purple	Samurai	19-5	15	120	114	15.79
3-Purple	Samurai	24-1	18	140	192	13.13
3-Purple	Saturn	14-3	11	140	159	9.69
3-Purple	Saturn	16-1	13	20	24	10.83
3-Purple	Saturn	16-4	13	40	48	10.83
3-Purple	Saturn	18-5	13	120	183	8.52
3-Purple	Saturn	25-1	19	40	96	7.92
3-Purple	Sloth	20-2	15			N/A
3-Purple	Sloth	23-2	18	100	90	20
3-Purple	Unicorn	17-5	13	100	153	8.5
3-Purple	Unicorn	24-2	18	100	147	12.24
3-Purple	Uranus	14-3	11	140	159	9.69
3-Purple	Uranus	16-2	13			N/A
3-Purple	Uranus	16-3	13	100	135	9.63
3-Purple	Uranus	18-4	13			N/A
3-Purple	Uranus	25-3	19			N/A
3-Purple	Valor	18-2	13	100	87	14.94
3-Purple	Valor	21-4	17	20	30	11.33
3-Purple	Valor	26-1	19			N/A
3-Purple	Venus	14-4	11	140	162	9.51
3-Purple	Venus	16-2	13			N/A
3-Purple	Venus	16-3	13	100	132	9.85
3-Purple	Venus	18-3	13			N/A
3-Purple	Venus	25-2	19	20	48	7.92
3-Purple	Wave	14-1	11	20	24	9.17
3-Purple	Wave	15-2	11	60	66	10
3-Purple	Wave	22-1	17	40	63	10.79
3-Purple	Whitewyrm	19-4	15	160	129	18.6
3-Purple	Whitewyrm	23-4	18	120	171	12.63
3-Purple	Witch	13-2	11	200	198	11.11
3-Purple	Witch	17-3	13			N/A
3-Purple	Witch	21-3	17			N/A
3-Purple	Witch	26-3	19			N/A
3-Purple	Wrath	19-1	15			N/A
3-Purple	Wrath	23-3	18	100	69	26.09

If you would like to contribute unbiased farming data, please send me a PM and I can add your data to my spreadsheet and update these charts.

Happy orb farming!

~Keripo

Originally posted on Reddit