Best Ways To Earn Silver In Albion Online

Key Takeaways

• Players can earn Silver in
  Albion Online
  by defeating open-world mobs, strategically farming them for valuable loot that can be sold.
• Understanding the in-game market trends and proper pricing can allow players to flip items and make a significant amount of Silver without relying solely on farming.
• Players can focus on professions such as gathering, refining, and crafting to acquire resources and turn them into sellable items, which can be a lucrative way to earn Silver.

When it comes to open-world sandbox MMOs, Albion Online takes its player-driven economy quite seriously. Boasting a world where almost everything can be crafted by players, Albion Online has a market brimming with crafters, merchants, and even adventurers exploring the best ways to make Silver.

Being Albion Online‘s in-game currency, Silver dictates the way a player can enjoy the game experience from a financial perspective, with a lot of the game’s existing items and resource loops available through creation or trading. And for players who want to get rich, getting as much Silver as possible is the way to go. Thankfully, there are ways to obtain Silver without depending solely on looting monsters and selling ordinary items.

Updated on September 23, 2024, by Rhenn Taguiam: With the sandbox MMO Albion Online celebrating the third Invasion Day of Season 24 between September 21 and September 22, fans of the RPG will see some of its guilds duking it out to be the game’s best of the best. However, players who don’t want to be overcompetitive and prefer a more casual experience might see themselves gunning to earn as much Silver as possible to make their gameplay experience more convenient. Thankfully, Albion Online does have ways of making such a playstyle work, with techniques including taking better note of Zones, soloing Random Dungeons, taking trips to the Abbeys, and even banking on Farming.

17 Take Advantage Of Farming Zones

Check Whether Certain Farming Spots Earn More Than Others

Being a sandbox MMO, Albion Online has no shortages of locations where players can just hang out or, in the case of Silver farmers, kill mobs to get loot and Silver. Like RuneScape and its perpetually PVP-enabled Wilderness, Albion Online has its location separated into color-based regions or zones. Outside Blue safe zones, Albion regions are split into Yellow, Red, and Black Zones, all with different degrees of loot multipliers and rewards.

Players looking to farm more loot should look into preferred regions while managing their survival. It should be noted that Combat Fame and loot multipliers jump significantly when transitioning from one area to the next, making Red or even Black Zones highly popular for farmers. However, transitioning to these zones also allows players to be ganked by others and steal their loot. Here’s a quick table for reference:

16 Solo Random Dungeons

Get To A Black Zone Random Dungeon After 90 Seconds

One new type of loot players might notice in their higher-level Albion Online gameplay would be the Dungeon Map. This opens a secret entrance to a Randomized Dungeon that features different quests, difficulties, and rewards. There are no ways of determining what kind of random dungeons are spawned, except depending on where players plan to activate the map and the rarity of the Dungeon Map. By these rules, it makes sense for Exceptional Maps activated in Black Zones to have the highest-possible difficulty and best-possible loot.

However, opening a Dungeon Map in any zone will let other teams enter it, which makes this dangerous in a place like the Black Zone where the activating player can be ganked by others anyway. One way out of this would be soloing the Random Dungeon in question and only entering around 90 seconds after the Dungeon Map is used. This is because other teams can no longer enter a Random Dungeon around the 90-second mark of its opening, allowing players to solo it in peace without the threat of pesky ganks.

15 Explore Abbeys As Often As Possible

Create Accessible, Mobility-Oriented Builds For Knightfall Abbeys

During a player’s exploration in Albion Online, they might notice Willow Wisps (or “Will o’ Wisp” for solos) floating in various locations. Clicking them will reveal a portal to the Mists, which essentially is a “crossroads” to other Mists, and other mini-dungeons such as Treasure Chests, Undead Camps, and Avalon Portals. PVP rules apply depending on the zone where the Wisp is found. Since players can’t inspect other visitors of the Mists, they’re won’t be aware of how strong their potential enemies can be. This can interrupt an otherwise leisurely farming experience, as Mists only “close” once they expire, once players die, or once players locate a new Mist to enter.

In this regard, players are advised to do two things when they enter the Mists. Firstly, they must try gearing up with a PVE-tailored Tier 4 set. It’s recommended that they prioritize building towards mobility so they can run to safety if a stranger ends up chasing after them. Secondly, players are advised to enter Knightfall Abbeys as often as possible. These areas contain a chest protected by enemies, which makes them straightforward. However, the loot they contain is usually very valuable and at a price much more accessible than in the overworld.

14 Farming Is Safe But Secure

Following Market Trends Can Make Boring Farming Into A Lifeline

Players might consider a Gathering method like Farming extremely tedious compared to other Silver earning methods. After all, it’s much more convenient for explorers to craft T3 to T4 Gear for consistent income than to invest in Farming, which technically only gathers crops. However, seasoned Albion Online players will know that certain crops can actually be processed into Potions, Food, and other Materials – some of which can become in-demand in the game.

Players need to combine proper investments and timing to earn a lot of Silver through Farming. To do this, they need to apply their knowledge of flipping markets to keep an eye on potential hot crops. That way, they can allocate their upgraded plots to producing a certain in-demand item, allowing them to earn more Silver intentionally.

13 Engage In Treasure Hunting Opportunities

Player Should Keep Their Eyes Open For Hidden Treasure

Being a game focused on exploration, it’s no surprise that Albion Online gives players the opportunity to stumble upon trinkets and even Silver via randomly-appearing chests in Treasure Sites. However, players who prefer exploration should keep an eye out for these Chests for a much easier way of obtaining Silver. At its core, players need to remember that the Royal Continent and the Outlands contain Treasure Sites of different appearances and sizes. The latter is important, as the larger the chest, the longer it stays interactive.

Meanwhile, players should also be on the lookout for sparkling items, as they are often interactive chests. To speed up their progression, players may want to travel with a reliable Mount and large-enough inventory space for periodic storage, especially on the off-chance of other drops aside from Silver.

12 Join A Guild

Capitalize On Perks Provided By Guilds Like Multiplayer Opportunities

Similar to other MMOs, Albion Online also encourages players to group together in communities. Called Guilds, the sandbox MMO’s version of player-maintained factions comes with perks that allow them to claim, attack, and defend territories that other Guilds own. These communities may even purchase a Guild Island where they can build structures that all members can access. The game even has Guild Seasons that encourage Guilds to compete in territory acquisition, with rewards offered at the end of these cycles.

However, in terms of players who want to speed up their Silver acquisition, joining a Guild is also a practical choice. Not only do Guilds have more consistent players, but they often have safe outposts in PVP-heavy Black Zones that auto-activates full loot upon death. Players who know they have fellow guild members near their Black Zone areas can make traversing these locations more tolerable for groups and teams. Ganking becomes more convenient with a party, as Black Zone enemies will likely be fully-kitted as well.

11 Use Tracks To Hunt Different Prey

The Tier-Based Tracking Mini-Game Can Grant Better Rewards

Being a sandbox MMO, Albion Online is no stranger to integrating some semblance of real-life activities that adventurers may pursue in the world’s vast wilderness. Such an example is Tracking, an open world activity that allows Albion Online players to use special Tracking Toolkits in Red Zones and Black Zones. The higher the tier of the Tracking Toolkit, the more types of creatures available for tracking.

The Tracking activity involves activating Tracks surrounded by mobs and pursuing the target despite attempts to flee or recover. Should players eliminate the target before the time runs out, it can grant them various rewards, including Silver and even Artifacts for crafting Shapeshifter Weapons.

10 Tap Into Disposable T4 Gear For Easy Money

Many Players Prefer Cheaper But Effective T4 Gear

Compared to other sandbox MMOs, such as RuneScape, the player-owned economy of Albion Online is highly dependent on how players provide items and gear to the Market. This is where Crafting comes in, as this is among the few activities that can provide a consistent source of income for players.

While the game encourages gamers to craft their own gear using the game’s mechanics, adventure-inclined players can find their resources depleting rather quickly by the time they begin crafting Tier 3 and Tier 4 gear for regular play. It can come to a point where buying them from the Market is a more practical investment – and it’s precisely this demand that other players can fill. Players who want to focus more on earning Silver can invest in a consistent Crafting routine to ensure a steady stream of T4 gear that they can sell. Timing their placement in the Market can secure a lot of Silver in a day’s worth of selling.

9 Defeat Open-World Mobs

Hunting Open-World Mobs Can Be A Great Source Of Loot

Players enjoying their Albion Online don’t immediately have to dismiss exploration as a means of getting more Silver. Knowing where certain mobs spawn and strategically farming them can yield players a lot of loot they can sell for Silver. It’s ideal for players to kit themselves with PVE gear while, at the same time, proceeding with caution, as tougher Elite and Legendary Mobs tend to be in PVP zones.

Resources such as “Albion Online 2D” can give players access to mobs of various strengths and where to locate them. What makes this farming method efficient relies on how often players can kill these creatures for valuable loot once they respawn, as finding a “farming loop” can get players a ton of items they can sell in a few hours of grinding.

8 Tap Into The Market

Flip Items For Higher Silver Sales

There’s a reason why complicated in-game markets like those in World of Warcraft and RuneScape become viable mini-games, especially for economics and business enthusiasts. When applied to the Market in Albion Online, players who understand Market trends and proper pricing could flip items to make quite a lot of Silver without needing mindless farming and may even do so while playing online.

Without getting too much into specifics, players may want to invest in mounts with high-carry capacity to transport items between cities safely. Outside the game, players should look into the forums to get hints of global trends and items that can be affected by patches so they know which ones to sell and which ones to hold onto while waiting for the right moment.

7 Focus On Professions

Use Professions To Create Items For Silver

As with other sandbox MMOs, Albion Online still incentivizes players who wish to opt out of hardcore combat and focus more on simulating the life of the casual adventurer. Thanks to Professions and a player-based crafting system, most items in Albion Online are craftable. In turn, some of the best gear in the game could be provided by players, provided they know how to acquire the resources to create them.

While there are various Professions in the game, it’s ideal for players to know a Gathering, Refining, and Crafting Profession to have constant opportunities to find resources they can transform into crafting components, which they can turn into sellable items. Due to the intense PVP scene in Albion Online, crafters may want to learn how to create and sell averagely-powered but disposable T4 Equipment or higher. PVP fans will likely want to arm themselves with this middling-power equipment and not feel bad about eventually dropping them upon death.

6 Spam Expeditions

Hardcore Expeditions Provide More Rewards

Serving as the equivalent of a “daily mission,” Expeditions in Albion Online allow players to complete a quick 20 to 30-minute mission in exchange for Silver, Fame, and even a once-per-day Royal Sigil. At its core, players can do these by themselves in Solo Expeditions or tackle them much faster in Group Expeditions where they’re assigned a role (Defensive, Supportive, Offensive) according to their Albion Online build and various missions to finish.

Players can get even more Expedition rewards by doing higher-level dungeons based on their Reaver Tier as increased in the Destiny Board. There are also deadlier Hardcore Expeditions, where players get better loot at the risk of losing durability on all their inventory items, as compared to Standard Expeditions where only their equipped items lose durability upon defeat.

Corrupted Dungeons, Hellgates, & Roads Of Avalon Offer Rewards For Their Instances

While Albion Online supports players becoming their ideal adventurers, gamers who want to skip exploration and go straight into action may enjoy the game’s various dungeon offerings. Here’s a quick rundown of extra dungeons players can visit:

• Corrupted Dungeons: With entrances scattered across the realm, Corrupted Dungeons lead players to a demon-infested dungeon that gamers need to clear to boost Infamy, which then lets them get more rewards. However, players eventually have the opportunity to invade other players or get invaded themselves, where they then yield more rewards once they defeat the opposition.
• Roads of Avalon: Launched during the Rise of Avalon update, the Roads of Avalon reveal a vast network of roads throughout the ancient kingdom of Avalon. In the lore, these uncharted pathways can lead to dangers with equally-worthwhile treasures, translated in-game as randomized paths that lead to different instanced situations such as dungeon entrances for PVE.
• Hellgates: Players who want to add an elevated team-fight spin to their Albion Online gameplay may want to give Hellgates a shot. When entered, they are either lethal (full loot PVP) or non-lethal (not full loot PVP) and have a high chance of pitting players against another team on top of powerful mobs and bosses. On top of mobs and mini-bosses dropping rewards of various rarities, bosses in Hellgates often drop valuable items.

4 Old Fashioned Ganking

Sneak Up On Unsuspecting Players For Items

Given how Albion Online relies heavily on an in-game player-driven economy, it’s not surprising that other players have looked into looting and pillaging others as a means of getting loot to sell. Players who want a fast and loose way of getting Silver in the game should consider opting for this MMO PVP component.

In Red Zones, players can experience full PVP flagging and full loot PVP, meaning that gamers who “flag” themselves for PVP are free to be killed and have their items stolen and vice versa. Alternatively, Black Zones feature auto-PVP flagging, making them even more dangerous locations. When ganking others, players are advised to use fast and loose builds that dish out burst damage, allowing them to hit enemies and get away before they retaliate.

3 Faction Warfare

Introduced during the Merlyn patch, cities in the Royal Continent now constantly wage war with each other, with players being caught right in the crosshair. Named Faction Warfare, players can join one of many MMO factions in Albion Online. As members of a Faction, players can fight other gamers from enemy Factions, even inside Blue Zones.

Where Faction Warfare becomes a viable money-making option is through Faction Standing and Faction Points. Doing most in-game activities can contribute towards earning Faction Points, which players can then use to purchase exclusive faction items. Players may even wage war to capture opposing enemy Outposts that can yield not just Faction Points and Faction Standing but also Silver to winning players.

2 Travel With Trade Missions

Trade Missions Provide Regular Rewards

Gamers who are new to the MMO scene might find Trade Missions rather unique in their gameplay experience. Unlocked via Faction Warfare, Trade Missions need players to purchase city heart fragment resources from their Faction’s main city and then transport them to a smuggling post in another city. Unlike regular travel, Trade Missions deliberately take players deep into enemy territory, meaning that gamers need to approach these missions creatively or prepare for heavy fights.

Trade Missions are mini-games in themselves, especially since players aren’t allowed to be killed and overloaded, and they can’t lose the hearts in their inventory by any means. Moreover, players have to return to where they started even after delivering the hearts. Trade Missions grant generous rewards, making them worth the while.

1 Outsource Work To Laborers

Laborers Help Players Get Passive Earnings

Essentially Albion Online‘s version of outsourcing work to NPCs, Laborers add a lot of management sim elements to the MMO. Similar to World of Warcraft‘s Garrison System in the Warlords of Draenor expansion, players can spend Silver on the regular to pay for the upkeep of NPCs they hire for their House or Guild Hall. These Laborers are close to the player’s skill level in their selected Professions, giving gamers the means to conduct various tasks when assigned.

Despite Laborers only being able to farm basic materials, this still cuts a lot of time for players. Being able to get many of the resources they need for basic materials can still give players a wealth of basic resources they can use to make basic gear or sell to those who want them.