Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-24200146-20131122062150/@comment-24003266-20131122171609

Given the release of Tect and Maelstrom to fusion, the Swamp Shaman and Rockfeather combo stands to yield a number of decent results. As such, you could grind the first two levels of the Epic Stage in KoD for a slightly higher shot at drops. Exit b4 starting on Cerebrus, start new, and do it over again, and again. This is quicker than going thru multiple levels to get to a boss (e.g., Skeletons). Since Swamp Sham can be fused w/ Rock or Dark Prince's you will need extra roots, so 1/2 the time I only cycle-grind the Kraken over and over.

Having said that, I still need Snakeskins too so I battle Valor and Mighty stage, switching btwn the two when I don't get a Snakeskin. Recently, a Guildmate and I have noticed an increase in key and stone drops in general, regardless of storyline level or stage. Earlier in the week i picked up ~5 stones and keys over a dozen or so runs in KoD Kraken and in the Tomb. Overall tho, I probably get one drop in every 10 or so runs.