Chimes

This article is about the Waiko currency. For other uses, see Chime.

Not to be confused with Chimes (player-owned port).

Chimes
Release	25 July 2016 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	Yes
Disassembly	No
Destroy	You will have to explore the Wushanko isles in search of more of this item.
Actions
Backpack	Convert, Destroy
Values
Value	10 coins
Alchemy	Not alchemisable
On death	Always kept outside Wild
Weight	0 kg
Examine
The common currency of the Wushanko Isles.
Advanced data
Item ID	37753
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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Chimes are a currency used at markets in The Arc. They can be received by trading in resources such as bamboo, tarpon, and wushrooms. Chimes earned in this way cannot be transferred to player-owned port, but they can be used to purchase ports resources at the Ports Reward Shop, which can be used in the port. Port trade goods may also be purchased with taijitu. Chimes can also be found on uncharted isles. Chimes are automatically added into the currency pouch and cannot be taken out. Motherlode Maw can still award the chimes in their item form, and they may be later added to the pouch.

Initially, a maximum of 20,000 chimes can be earned per day through trade. Cap increases can be purchased in the Waiko Reward Shop, with an increase of 5,000 chimes per tier. Purchasing both tiers of cap increase brings the final maximum up to 30,000 chimes traded per day.

Collecting chimes

Increasing output

Chimes earned can be increased by the following:

• Upgrading commodity shop buy price from the Waiko Reward Shop (see chimes per commodity)
• Augmented tools with Honed and Polishing perks (only bamboo, salt, and fish below sillago)
• Using any Golem outfit (only mining), Shark outfit (only fishing), or Nature's sentinel outfit (only woodcutting)
• Wearing a Fishing cape or Thieving cape to use the cape's perk
• Any tier of Call of the sea, Lumberjack, Quarrymaster, or Tracker auras (for each respective activity)
• Perfect plus potion (or respective perfect woodcutting/fishing juju potions)
• Using a beaver, lava titan, granite lobster, or other gathering skill boosting familiars
• Wearing a modified sous chef's toque and using a portable range or the Waiko grill (unlockable for 500 chimes) while processing fish oil and cooking gumbo or soup. Both of these sources give a chance to double the item cooked.
• Wearing a Brooch of the Gods to double the likelihood of activating the doubling effect of a portable range or the Waiko grill

Pekins

Players who lack the level requirements for other chime-collecting methods can look to kill pekins on Waiko towards the south side of the trade hub. Pekins drop raw pekin and will also periodically lay eggs, which can both be sold to Tang for 1 chime each.

Players may find it helpful to turn on area looting under improved looting to quickly loot the raw pekins and eggs; if looting this way, it is advised to bring a bonecrusher so that bones will not clog up the player's inventory. Aggression potions may also be used to decrease click intensity, as well as using combat abilities that can target multiple enemies such as ricochet or chain.

Bamboo

Players with level 90+ Woodcutting may decide to use a beaver familiar to increase the rate of bamboo collection and the Polishing perk for the chance of increased chimes per bamboo.

Players can then sell the bamboo to Zhuka, although this is not advised as players will only get one chime per bamboo. With level 96 Fletching, players can turn five piles of bamboo into a bundle, which can be sold to her for 10 chimes each. It is recommended to bundle it, even if players do not have the required level, as it is assistable and effectively turns the sale price for each bamboo into 2 chimes each.

Bamboo can also be found on uncharted isles, although the player should not cut there unless it is very close to the boat. Golden Bamboo can also be found, which requires level 96 Woodcutting rather than the usual 90. Two piles of golden bamboo are needed to turn it into a bundle of bamboo.

Tarpon fishing

Players with level 90+ Fishing may consider using Summoning familiars such as a granite lobster and Perfect juju fishing potions or Perfect plus potions to increase the rate of raw tarpon fishing. Since no additional chimes may be earned from cooking tarpon into fish oil (requires 91 Cooking), one may decide to sell them directly to Fish Oil Sales for chimes.

Whale's Maw fishing

For players with level 92+ Fishing, quicker chime-collecting via fishing can be accessed if the bank depository is unlocked on Whale's Maw and the player banks the raw seerfish and sillago, then later converting them into fish oil (requiring 91 Cooking) on any range or fire.

It is advised to cook the fish at portable ranges or the Waiko grill as it can occasionally double fish oil production, increasing profits. Cooking gauntlets or the Cooking Cape are encouraged to limit or remove the chances of burning the fish, destroying profits.

Tortles

On Whale's Maw, there is a hunting area on the west side that can be used to easily hunt regular tortles with level 90+ Hunter. However, both regular and ornate tortles can be found on the Uncharted Isles. Players will need up to five tortle traps, which can be received free from Reggie. The tortle chippings stack up, allowing the player to stay there indefinitely. If there are too many people hunting at Whale's Maw, it is advised to either hop to another world or simply search for tortles in the Uncharted Isles. A single chime will occasionally be unearthed by tortles while checking traps.

Crafting the chippings (level 91 Crafting) is recommended as players will get more chimes from the resulting bowl compared to selling the chippings alone.

Crablets

Crablets can only be found on Uncharted Isles, from salty, alaea, and idol crablets. Crabletines give sea salt and are found on Cyclosis and Aminishi.

The resulting salt can then be sold to Yi Yan (salt merchant) for chimes, or used for arc gumbos or shark soups.

Wobbegongs

Fishing spots for wobbegongs (requiring 96 Fishing) can only be found on the Uncharted Isles. At 96 Cooking, two wobbegongs can be converted into one wobbegong oil, which can be sold to Waiko's Fish Oil Sales for Chimes.

It is advised to cook the wobbegongs (level 96 Cooking) at portable ranges or the Waiko grill as it can occasionally double wobbegong oil production, increasing profits. A Cooking cape can be used if the player has level 99 in Cooking to prevent burning wobbegong, otherwise Cooking gauntlets are advised to limit the chances of burning wobbegong.

Arc gumbo and shark soup

Arc gumbo and shark soup give a little more chimes when previous resources are combined when in hand. By Cooking the value can be increased even further, especially when done on a portable range or the Waiko grill for the chance of duplicate soups.

Organising one's resources and making soups increases the chimes per hour rate more than selling the ingredients individually. It is recommended to have a claimed large island with plenty of rare resource locations, as these reset daily and the cost of travelling to a claimed island is only 3 supplies. Transmuting resources via ancestral energy may turn a chime profit if it allows the player to make more soups.

Contracts

Main article: Contract

Instead of grinding one method for chimes, players may also complete contracts. Talk to Sojobo on Waiko, Hubbub on Whale's Maw, or Ling on Aminishi to obtain a contract. Hubbub's contracts are for Whale's Maw fishing only, and Ling's contracts are for killing Acolytes of Seiryu only. Sojobo's contracts are more rewarding in experience and chimes, though the contract can be for any skill involved in the Arc, or for scavenging on Uncharted Isles. There is also a toggle for only receiving contracts completed on Uncharted Islands on the contract board behind him. Once the contract is completed, it must be handed back to its respective master on the beach to get chimes and experience. Only 3 contracts can be completed a day, which can be upgraded four times, allowing one additional contract each for a maximum of 7.

Berries of the Arc

Main article: The Arc/Berries

After growing all 16 varieties of berries in the planters at the Tuai Leit square, Ani agrees to tend to the player's berry bushes while they are away, granting 10% extra experience and yield. Seeds and berries can be sold for about 800 chimes every 42 hours.

Miniquests

Main article: Tales of the Arc

The following amount of chimes and materials are awarded for doing the set of miniquests:

• Flag Fall: 500 chimes, 2 taijitu
• Head of the Family: 1300 chimes, 5 taijitu, 30 fish oil, 4 bundles of bamboo
• Spiritual Enlightenment: 250 chimes, 3 taijitu
• Jed Hunter: 2000 chimes, 10 taijitu
• Eye for an Eye: 250 chimes, 1 taijitu, 25 alaea sea salt
• Harbinger: 250 chimes, 2 taijitu
• Tuai Leit's Own: 500 chimes, 2 taijitu, 50 rumberries, 50 ancestral energy
• Ghosts from the Past: 500 chimes, 2 taijitu
• Damage Control: 3000 chimes, 2 taijitu
• Final Destination: 2000 chimes, 10 taijitu

Actual profit may vary, as players are required to visit the Uncharted Isles several times.

Chimes per commodity

Resources gathered in the Arc can be sold for chimes in Waiko market area. Following is the table showing how many chimes per commodity can be earned. Unlocking Commodity shop buy price can be upgraded twice and increases the chimes earned by 10% each (to 110 and 120 percent of base sell price).

Raw materials

Pic	Item	Value	Value (Upgrade 1)	Value (Upgrade 2)	Item processed to	Items used to process	Increased Value per Item used
	Sea shell*	1 (5)	1 (5)	1 (5)	-	-	-
	Driftwood*	1 (5)	1 (5)	1 (5)	-	-	-
	Bamboo	1	1	1	Bundle of bamboo	5	1 (1.2)
	Golden bamboo	3	3	3	Bundle of bamboo	2	2 (2.5)
	Raw tarpon	1	1	1	Fish oil	9	0
	Raw seerfish	1	1	1	Fish oil	6	0.5
	Raw sillago	2	2	2	Fish oil	3	1
	Raw wobbegong	3	3	3	Wobbegong oil	2	3
	Shell chippings	1	1	1	Tortle shell bowl	4	1.25
	Shiny shell chippings	2	2	2	Shiny tortle shell bowl	4	1
	Sea salt	4	4	5	Uncooked arc gumbo	1 (+ several other materials)	1.4 (averaged value)
	Alaea sea salt	5	5	6	Uncooked shark soup	1 (+ several other materials)	1 (averaged value)
	Golden idol	50	55	60	-	-	-
	Egg	1	1	1	-	-	-
	Raw pekin	1	1	1	Cooked pekin	1	1
	Pickled egg	1	1	1	-	-	-
	Raw undead pekin	1	1	1	Cooked undead pekin	1	1
	Wushroom	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Corpsebloom	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Immorel	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Lactarius	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Paraspore	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Buttercap	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	1	8 (9)
	Blushroom	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	2	3 (3.5)
	Purple bellow	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Snufftruffle	1	1	1	Sliced mushroom	5	1 (1.2)
	Inky cap	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	2	3 (3.5)
	Sporcini	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	2	3 (3.5)
	Toastool	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	1	8 (9)
	Honeyfungus	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	2	3 (3.5)
	Arc puffball	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	2	3 (3.5)
	Russula	2	2	2	Sliced mushroom	1	8 (9)
	Summertwirl	3	3	3	Sliced mushroom	1	7 (8)
	Rumberry seed	3	3	3	-	-	-
	Exuberry seed	3	3	3	-	-	-
	Fireberry seed	3	3	3	-	-	-
	Blisterberry seed	3	3	3	-	-	-
	Mournberry seed	3	3	3	-	-	-
	Stoneberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Stormberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Rosaberry seed*	5	5 (6)	6	-	-	-
	Squiffberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Meloberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Jitterberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Cocoaberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Smoulderberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Sourberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Gloomberry seed**	4	4	4 (5)	-	-	-
	Musaberry seed**	5	5 (6)	6	-	-	-
	Positive energy	1	1	1	Ancestral energy	1 (+1 Negative energy)	0
	Negative energy	1	1	1	Ancestral energy	1 (+1 Positive energy)	0

Processed materials

Pic	Item	Value	Value (Upgrade 1)	Value (Upgrade 2)	Item processed to	Items used to process	Increased Value
	Bundle of bamboo**	10 (11)	11 (12)	12 (13)	Uncooked arc gumbo Uncooked shark soup	1 (+ several other materials)	1.4 (averaged value) 1 (averaged value)
	Fish oil	9	10	11	Uncooked arc gumbo	1 (+ several other materials)	1.4 (averaged value)
	Wobbegong oil	12	13	14	Uncooked shark soup	1 (+ several other materials)	1 (averaged value)
	Tortle shell bowl	9	10	11	Uncooked arc gumbo	1 (+ several other materials)	1.4 (averaged value)
	Shiny tortle shell bowl	12	13	14	Uncooked shark soup	1 (+ several other materials)	1 (averaged value)
	Sliced mushrooms*	10 (11)	11 (12)	12 (13)	Uncooked shark soup	1 (+ several other materials)	1 (averaged value)
	Ancestral energy	2	2	2	Transmutations	Varies	Varies

Food

Pic	Item	Value	Value (Upgrade 1)	Value (Upgrade 2)	Item processed to	Items used to process	Increased Value
	Cooked pekin	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Cooked undead pekin	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Uncooked arc gumbo	60	66	72	Arc gumbo	1	5
	Uncooked shark soup	80	88	96	Shark soup	1	5
	Arc gumbo	65	71	78	-	-	-
	Shark soup	85	93	102	-	-	-
	Rumberry	2	2	2	Uncooked arc gumbo	1 (+ several other materials)	1.4 (averaged value)
	Exuberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Fireberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Blisterberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Mournberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Stoneberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Stormberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Rosaberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Squiffberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Meloberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Jitterberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Cocoaberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Smoulderberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Sourberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Gloomberry	2	2	2	-	-	-
	Musaberry	2	2	2	-	-	-

Kami Spirits

Pic	Item	Value	Value (Upgrade 1)	Value (Upgrade 2)	Item processed to	Items used to process	Increased Value
	Oily bakami jar	10	11	12	-	-	-
	Bundling bakami jar	11	12	13	-	-	-
	Salty bakami jar	12	13	14	-	-	-
	Stalking bakami jar	13	14	15	-	-	-
	Foraging bakami jar	14	15	16	-	-	-
	Ancestral bakami jar	15	16	18	-	-	-
	Murderous bakami jar	16	17	19	-	-	-
	Fortunate bakami jar	20	22	24	-	-	-
	Oily orokami jar	22	24	26	-	-	-
	Bundling orokami jar	24	26	28	-	-	-
	Salty orokami jar	26	28	31	-	-	-
	Stalking orokami jar	28	30	33	-	-	-
	Foraging orokami jar	30	33	36	-	-	-
	Ancestral orokami jar	32	35	38	-	-	-
	Murderous orokami jar	34	37	40	-	-	-
	Fortunate orokami jar	40	44	48	-	-	-

• Resources marked with an asterisk ( * ) can be sold higher on Cyclosis.
• Resources marked with a double asterisk ( ** ) can be sold higher on Tuai Leit.

Drop sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Ahoeitu the Chef	111	150–350	Uncommon
Anagami (Temple of Aminishi)	105	150–350	Uncommon
Anagami	124	50–100	1/150
Arhat (Temple of Aminishi)	105	150–350	Uncommon
Arhat paragon	121	150–350	Uncommon
Arhat	126	50–100	1/128
Armoured zombie (Uncharted Isles)	93	2–4	Common
Cloaked zealot	105	150–350	Uncommon
Crassian scout (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–6	Common
Crassian warrior (Uncharted Isles)	93	2–5	Unknown
Cyclops (Cyclosis)		1	Common
Death Lotus rogue (Temple of Aminishi)	105	150–350	Uncommon
Death Lotus rogue	119	3–7	Common
Eastern mercenary	105	150–350	Uncommon
Eastern soldier	93	2–6	Common
Elite Sakadagami	105	150–350	Uncommon
Elite Sotapanna	105	150–350	Uncommon
Enlightened Sotapanna	105	1–350	Always
Flying jellyfish	93	1–5	Common
Fortunate bakami jar	N/A	25–100	Common
Fortunate bakami	90	25–100	Unknown
Fortunate orokami jar	N/A	70–124	Common
Fortunate orokami	95	58–124	Common
Goku the Unrelenting	111	150–350	Uncommon
Gu ronin	119	4–7	Common
Hanto sellsword	105	150–350	Uncommon
Horrific crassian	93	150–350	Uncommon
Jade the Unruly	111	150–350	Uncommon
Kal'gerion demon (The Shadow Reef)	114	1–350	Uncommon
Masuta the Ascended	1000	150–350	Uncommon
Menaphite gift offering (large)	N/A	228–377	Uncommon
Menaphite gift offering (medium)	N/A	240–352	Uncommon
Menaphite gift offering (small)	N/A	200–400	81.04/1487
Menaphite guard captain	101	150–350	Uncommon
Motherlode Maw	N/A	516–5,000	Uncommon
Ol' Sawtooth	120	150–350	Uncommon
Olivia the Chronicler	111	150–350	Uncommon
Ornate tortle	96	Unknown	Uncommon
Oyu the Quietest	118	150–350	Uncommon
Renegade Menaphite soldier	101	150–350	Uncommon
Sakadagami	118	1–100	Uncommon
Sarkhan the Serpentspeaker	111	150–350	Uncommon
Scorpion (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–5	Common
Sea crocodile	77	150–350	Uncommon
Seasinger priestess	119	3–9	Common
Seiryu the Azure Serpent	10000	150–350	Uncommon
Skeleton (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–5	Common
Skulls mercenary (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–5	Common
Sotapanna	111	1–100	Uncommon
Temple of Aminishi		150–350	Uncommon
The Sanctum Guardian	850	150–350	Uncommon
The Violet Lotus	111	150–350	Uncommon
Tormented soul (Uncharted Isles)	93	2–5	Common
Tortle	90	Unknown	Uncommon
Waiko islander		1	Common
Waterfiend (Temple of Aminishi)	107	150–350	Uncommon
Xiang the Water-shaper	111	150–350	Uncommon
Yor'Ger the Deceiver	200	1–350	Uncommon
Yukimura of Hanto	105	150–350	Uncommon
Zombie (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–4	Always

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Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• update 25 July 2016 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• The design of chimes are based off ancient Chinese coinage; round metal coins with a square hole at the centre first introduced by the State of Qin during the Warring States period.