How I quickly rose to rank 8 in the Last Epoch Merchants Guild.

Reaching rank 8 in the Last Epoch Merchants Guild is a wild ride. Pushing corruption and killing monsters in high corruption levels is key. Spend your favor wisely – buy 3 LP items in rank 6, or exalted items in rank 7. Selling needs strategy – focus on items that rank 3-4 players can buy. Choose items wisely. Good luck! 💰🔮

👾 Pushing Corruption to Progress in the Merchant Scaled

In today’s video, we’ll discuss how to quickly achieve rank 8 in the Merchant Scaled. This rank unlocks the ability to purchase all exalted and unique items, allowing for significant progression in the endgame. Achieving this rank requires pushing corruption and gaining favor.

Owning Corruption and Gaining Favor

Echo Conquered	Corruption Level	Recommended Level
600	450	98

To reach rank 8, you’ll need to push over 400 corruption and reach level 98. This is a truly endgame achievement and involves a substantial investment of time and effort.

🌟 Maximizing Favor Gain and Expenditure

In the Merchant Scaled, favor is acquired by slaying monsters, and the amount of favor obtained scales with the corruption level. It is crucial to spend the favor wisely to gain reputation and progress toward rank 8.

"The only way of gaining favor is by killing monsters mainly. To get more favor per monster, be in higher corruption levels."

Favor Usage Strategy

• Buying LP Legendaries: Investing favor in purchasing 3 LP items is a key strategy toward reaching rank 8.

Item	Favor Cost
3 LP Legendary Potential	19,000

• Balancing Favor Spending: Spreading favor expenditure between buying and selling items is vital for optimal progression.

💰 Efficient Favor Spending

When spending favor, focus on obtaining 3 LP items such as legendary weapons and allocating favor toward significant investments.

Spending on 3 LP Items

• Leveraging Favor over Gold: Spending favor on high LP legendaries enables efficient progression, saving gold for desired items.

"You want to be spending your favor, not your gold, as you want to be spending your gold on items you actually want."

📈 Effective Favor Management for Advancement

Optimizing favor management includes selling specific items to accelerate reputation gains and strategizing investments for the future.

• Earning Favor through Sales: For expedited progression, selling items that cater to a broader market is essential.

Selling Strategy

• Strategic Item Listings: Focusing on selling early to mid-game items to the community enables swift favor acquisition.

"Unique items with no legendary potential, idols with no legendary potential, and exalted weapons sell fast, ensuring rapid favor gains."

🧭 Tactical Favor Spending for Rank 7 and 8

Strategically spending favor is crucial for reaching rank 7 and 8, focusing on prudent investments and strategic purchases.

"Buying very cheap high LP legendaries allows for proper favor allocation, ensuring progress without draining gold reserves."

In conclusion, effectively managing and spending favor, along with strategic investments, is key to swiftly reaching rank 8 in the Merchant Scaled. It requires a balance of spending and investment and strategic planning. If you have further questions, join our Twitch stream to engage in meaningful discussions. This has been a quick guide to reaching rank 8 in the Merchant Scaled. Thank you and goodbye!