Shivering:Madness Ore

Madness Armor

Madness Weapons

Madness ore is a substance that is only found in the Shivering Isles. As part of The Antipodean Hammer quest, you can take Madness ore to Cutter and she will fashion it into Madness armor and Madness weapons free of charge. Madness Matrices can additionally be used to create enchanted armor and weapons. Madness ore can be found in containers or on creatures.

See the Lore article for general information.

Item Statistics

	Name	Object ID
	Madness Ore	00012D33	2	20
	Madness Arrow Matrix	0001F3D5	5.0	50
	Madness Boots Matrix	0001F3D6	5.0	50
	Madness Bow Matrix	0001F3D4	5.0	50
	Madness Cuirass Matrix	0001F3D3	5.0	50
	Madness Gauntlets Matrix	0001F3D2	5.0	50
	Madness Greaves Matrix	0001F3D1	5.0	50
	Madness Claymore Matrix	0001F3DE	5.0	50
	Madness Helmet Matrix	0001F3CF	5.0	50
	Madness Axe Matrix	0001F3EE	5.0	50
	Madness Shield Matrix	0001F3CE	5.0	50
	Madness Sword Matrix	0001F3CD	5.0	50

Locations

Creatures

Grummites congregating around Madness Ore

All standard Grummites may be carrying Madness ore, in most cases there is a 25% chance. There is also a small chance that the Grummite carries a Madness Matrix instead (0.0625 on average from level 9).

Containers

Madness Ore Deposits

Madness Ore Deposit

Madness Ore Deposits are containers that only contain Madness ore. All of these containers are non-respawning; if you revisit a dungeon, no new Madness ore samples will appear in the Madness ore deposits. Madness ore deposits are mostly found in ruins, specifically in the following ones:

• 1:  Aichan — A small ruin on The Laughing Coast where the law-breakers of Mania are sent. (map)
• 4:  Cann — A large ruin west of Highcross containing heretics and hungers (quest-related). (map)
• 1:  Xaselm — A large ruin east of the Gates of Madness that is the sanctum of Relmyna Verenim, containing monsters (quest-related). (map)
• 1:  Xavara — A small ruin in the middle of Dementia, east of Knotty Bramble, containing Zealots. (map)
• 3:  Xeddefen — A medium-sized ruin located inside The Fringe containing monsters and Forces of Order (quest-related). (map)
• 1:  Xiditte — A medium-sized ruin in the southern middle of Madgod's Boot containing Zealots. (map)
• 1:  Xirethard — A large ruin west of New Sheoth containing Dark Seducers and monsters (quest-related). (map)

Other Containers

The types of containers that may contain Madness ore are:

• In Grummite Dungeons
  • Boss-type Hollowed Stumps, Chests, and Urns (all boss chests 0.1 on average from level 9): 1 guaranteed Madness ore, 40% chance of another, and if the player is on level 1-8, there is a 14.3% chance to find a matrix, and after level 9, there is a 25% chance.
  • Standard Hollowed Stumps, Chests, and Urns (all regular chests 0.0625 on average from level 9): 25% chance for Madness ore/Madness Matrix
• In Zealot Dungeons
  • Boss-type Hollowed Stumps, Chests, and Urns: 1 guaranteed Madness ore, 10% chance for a Madness Matrix
• In descending order, the best dungeons to find matrices are: Corpserot Passage, Xeddefen, Knotty Bramble and Knotty Bramble, Lost Crypt, Blackroot Lair, Fetid Grove and Xedilian.

Samples

• 3 in Dulphumph gro-Urgash's house, Deepwallow
• 2 in Shelden's house, Passwall
• 2 in Jayred Ice-Veins' house, Passwall
• 2 in Fetid Grove, Encampment, in a basket
• 2 in Rotten Den, Sanctum, in a broken coffin
• 2 in Blackroot Lair, Tunnels, on adjacent tables
• 1 in Xeddefen, Fane, behind a chest
• 1 in Knotbone Ruins, in the debris near the entrance
• 1 in The Howling Halls, Antechamber, on a counter next to a jewelry box
• 1 in Aichan Prison on top of a chest

See Also

• Amber — The Manic equivalent for Light Armor users.