User:InambaGuum/HerbRarities

Methodology, Theories, and Notes

1. I have created this list primarily from a survey of my current herb inventory (approx 38k herbs), in conjunction with my knowledge of herb rarities from previous tellings and a bit of guesswork. Given the vast differences in rarities between herbs at the top of the list and herbs at the bottom of the list, my sample size is not sufficient to derive rarities from by itself.
2. My certainty of herbs' relative rarities is high for the more common herbs (I had over 1k deben each of the Class 1 herbs, as of this writing), and much lower for the rarer herbs. My suspicion is that some herbs listed here as Class 8-9 may in fact belong in a class higher or lower. Class 10 consists largely of herbs I haven't even found this telling (I have the 7777 Herbs Harvested achievement), and it is very likely that there is in fact a Class 11, and possibly even a Class 12 -- once you get to Class 10, the herbs are so rare that it is difficult to determine just how rare they are.
3. For Classes 1-5, there is a very neat progression of rarity, at a quite consistent ratio. Class 1 herbs are roughly twice as common as Class 2 herbs, which are roughly twice as common as Class 3 herbs, and so on. Therefore, you can generally expect to find eight times as much Common Basil as you will find Banto, and eight times as much Banto as you will find Apothecary's Scythe.
4. My suspicion is that this progression continues throughout all Classes (and that there are more than 10 classes), but I just don't have a large enough sample size to be sure.
5. Herbs definitely have seasons. This means that during an herb's season, its rarity may be decreased by as much as 3 or so classes. I suspect that herbs also have off-seasons, during which their rarity is increased by 3 or so classes.
6. Herbs may be regional. This data is collected primarily from foraging in Maia. In T3, when I had even more herbs, collected primarily in Sinai, the distribution was somewhat different. Unfortunately, I don't know if that difference is due to changes made since T3 or if the difference is due to being in a different location.
7. I am indebted to this list for giving me the idea for this list. You may also find that list to be helpful in establishing rarities, but note that it is T3 data (and there are several rarities there I disagree with).

If you disagree with any items on this list, please either make a note at the bottom of the page or in the Discussion page rather than editing the list itself. Thanks.

Class 1: Dirt Common

Common Basil, Common Rosemary, Discorea, Thyme, Verdant Squill, Wild Lettuce

Class 2: Very Common (approx 1/2 as common as Class 1s)

Bluebottle Clover, Buckler-Leaf, Chives, Common Sage, Dark Ochoa, Fool's Agar, Glechoma, Houseleek, Indigo Damia, Mountain Mint, Myristica, Pale Dhamasa, Tiny Clover

Class 3: Common (approx 1/4 as common as Class 1s)

Black Pepper Plant, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Crampbark, Crimson Lettuce, Daggerleaf, Dwarf Hogweed, Harebell, Hazlewort, Hyssop, Lemondrop, Lythrum, Mariae, Meadowsweet, Mindanao, Morpha, Motherwort, Satsatchi, Shrub Sage, Silvertongue Damia, Stickler Hedge, Strawberry Tea, Sweetgrass, Tsangto, Xanosi

Class 4: Still Pretty Common (approx 1/8 as common as Class 1s)

Anansi, Banto, Blue Terafern, Chatinabrae, Cinquefoil, Covage, Dalchini, Drapeau D'Or, Dusty Blue Sage, Dwarf Wild Lettuce, Fleabane, Ginger Root, Ginseng Root, Golden Thyme, Katako Root, Mirabellis Fern, Opal Harebell, Pale Russet, Pippali, Prisniparni, Pulmonaria Opal, Purple Tintiri, Sagar Ghota, Sandy Dustweed, Shrubby Basil, Soapwort, Sorrel, Spinach, Steel Bladegrass, Sweetsop, True Tarragon, Weeping Patala, Whitebelly, Wild Onion, Yellow Tristeria, Yigory

Class 5: Uncommon (approx 1/16 as common as Class 1s)

Aloe, Ashoka, Bee Balm, Beetle Leaf, Blooded Harebell, Blue Damia, Brown Muskerro, Burnt Tarragon, Calabash, Caraway, Chaffa, Corsacia, Creeping Thyme, Crimson Pipeweed, Crumpled Leaf Basil, Dank Mullien, Digweed, Earth Apple, Elegia, Finlow, Fire Allspice, Fumitory, Garcinia, Garlic Chives, Harrow, Headache Tree, Honey Mint, Ipomoea, Jagged Dewcup, Khokali, Lavender Navarre, Mahonia, Myrrh, Orange Niali, Orange Sweetgrass, Pale Ochoa, Panoe, Pitcher Plant, Primula, Rhubarb, Shyama, Skirret, Sugar Cane, Sweetflower, Tagetese, Tamarask, Tangerine Dream, Upright Ochoa, Wild Yam, Yava

Class 6: Very Uncommon (approx 1/32 as common as Class 1s)

Altar's Blessing, Beggar's Button, Bhillawa, Blood Root, Brassy Caltrops, Cicada Bean, Clingroot, Crimson Nightshade, Dark Radish, Enchanter's Plant, Fire Lily, Flander's Blossom, Gokhru, Gynura, Ilex, Jaivanti, Joy of the Mountain, Larkspur, Liquorice, Lungclot, Medicago, Miniature Bamboo, Miniature Lamae, Red Pepper, Rubydora, Sky Gladalia, Trilobe, Tristeria, Tsatso, Zanthoxylum

Class 7: Rare (approx 1/64 as common as Class 1s)

(approx 20-30) Apiphenalm, Apothecary's Scythe, Asane, Bay Tree, Bloodwort, Bull's Blood, Butterroot, Cranesbill, Crimson Clover, Crimson Windleaf, Curly Sage, Dameshood, Death's Piping, Fivesleaf, Gnemnon, Ice Mint, Jugwort, Lavender Scented Thyme, Maragosa, Pale SKirret, Patchouli, Peppermint, Quamash, Royal Rosemary, Rubia, Schisandra, Squill, Sweet Groundmaple, Thunder Plant, Turtle's Shell, Umber Basil, Wasabi Wood Sage, Xanat

Class 8: Very Rare (approx 1/128 as common as Class 1s)

(<20) Allbright, Asafoetida, Azure Tristeria, Bilimbi, Blessed Mariae, Blueberry Tea Tree, Blood Balm, Chukkah, Cirallis, Dewplant, Flaming Skirret, Ginger Tarragon, Golden Sun, Jaiyanti, King's Coin, Lemon Grass, Moon Aloe, Naranga, Orris, Revivia, Sandalwood, Shyamalata, Strychnos, White Pepper, Wild Garlic

Class 9: Extremely Rare (approx 1/256 as common as Class 1s)

Artemisia, Bitter Florian, Bleubillae, Butterfly Damia, Cassia, Creeping Black Nightshade, Cyan Cressida, Golden Gladalia, Golden Sellia, Golden Sweetgrass, Heartsease, Ice Blossom, Lamae, Lemon Basil, Lilia, Malice Weed, Mandrake Root, Nubian Liquorice, Spinnea, Vanilla Tea Tree, Verdant Two-Lobe, Yellow Gentian

Class 10: Psychotically Rare (somewhere between 1/512 and 1/2048 as common as Class 1s)

Blood Blossom, Blushing Blossom, Camelmint, Deadly Catsclaw, Deadwood Tree, Golden Dubloons, Homesteader's Palm, Octec's Grace, Paradise Lily, Sacred Palm, Scaley Hardwood, Sickly Root