Pile of Silky Sand

Sift through 10 piles of sand for a chance to find something valuable. — In-game description

Pile of Silky Sand

Item type

Gizmo
Crafting material

Material type

Mystic item

Rarity

BBasic

Binding

Account Bound

Game link

API

66608

“

Sift through 10 piles of sand for a chance to find something valuable.

— In-game description

Acquisition

• Chance to drop from any enemy in Maguuma Wastes region.

Gathered from

• Buried Locked Chest (1-10) (guaranteed)
• Cactus (1-5) (chance)
• Found Bandit Chest (3-8, 50) (guaranteed)
• Lost Bandit Chest (3-8, 50) (guaranteed)

Contained in

•   Arid Devourer Cache (40) (guaranteed)
•   Arid Inquest Cache (40) (guaranteed)
•   Arid Skritt Cache (40) (guaranteed)
•   Arid Vined Cache (40) (guaranteed)
•   Case of Sand (100) (guaranteed)
•   Chak Crown Cache (1-2, 4-5) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Arid Devourer Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Arid Inquest Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Beam the White Phoenix Loot Box (1-5) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Dust Mite Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Mordrem Husk Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Mordrem Teragriff Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Mordrem Thrasher Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Mordrem Troll Cache (1-2) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Mordrem Troll Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Champion Vined Cache (200) (guaranteed)
•   Dust Mite Cache (41-45) (guaranteed)
•   Pristine Sand-Carved Cache (250) (guaranteed)
•   Sandy Bag of Gear (1-4) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Arid Inquest Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Arid Inquest Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Arid Skritt Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Arid Skritt Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Chak Cache (4-5) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Dust Mite Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Dust Mite Cache (1, 4-5) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Dust Mite Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Vined Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Veteran Vined Cache (100) (guaranteed)
•   Arid Dusty Satchel (3) (chance)
•   Black Lion Delivery Box (?-10) (chance)
•   Dusty Bag of Loot (1-5) (chance)
•   Saboteur's Rucksack (2-5) (chance)
•   Veteran Dust Mite Cache (1-5) (chance)

•   Zephyrite Rescue Pack (250) (guaranteed, historical)

Rewarded by

• Reward for completing most events in Dry Top (the amount is based on current tier of Favor of the Zephyrites), and some events within the Silverwastes.

• Completing any of the following events:
  • Drive the bandits out of skritt territory (3-6)
  • Mordrem Vinewrath (50)
  • Protect Rikker from bandit raiders (3-4)
  • Repair the fort's walls by bringing rubble to the supply officer (3-6)
• Completing the story step Prologue: Rally to Maguuma (20).

Achievements

Achievements
Return to Cornered	Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement	0
Complete the mission Cornered in Living World Season 2 Episode 1. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Cornered	0
Return to Discovering Scarlet's Breakthrough	Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement	0
Complete the mission Discovering Scarlet's Breakthrough in Living World Season 2 Episode 2. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Discovering Scarlet's Breakthrough	0
Return to Disturbance in Brisban Wildlands	Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement	0
Complete the mission Disturbance in Brisban Wildlands in Living World Season 2 Episode 1. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Disturbance in Brisban Wildlands	0
Return to Fallen Hopes	Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement	0
Complete the mission Fallen Hopes in Living World Season 2 Episode 1. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Fallen Hopes	0
Return to The Concordia Incident	Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement	0
Complete the mission The Concordia Incident in Living World Season 2 Episode 2. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed The Concordia Incident	0
Return to Trouble at Fort Salma	Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement	0
Complete the mission Trouble at Fort Salma in Living World Season 2 Episode 2. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Trouble at Fort Salma	0
Return to Foefire Cleansing	Return to The Dragon's Reach	0
Complete the mission Foefire Cleansing in Living World Season 2 Episode 3. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Foefire Cleansing	0
Return to Party Politics	Return to The Dragon's Reach	0
Complete the mission Party Politics in Living World Season 2 Episode 4. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Party Politics	0
Return to Recalibrating the Waypoints	Return to The Dragon's Reach	0
Complete the mission Recalibrating the Waypoints in Living World Season 2 Episode 4. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Recalibrating the Waypoints	0
Return to The Waypoint Conundrum	Return to The Dragon's Reach	0
Complete the mission The Waypoint Conundrum in Living World Season 2 Episode 3. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed The Waypoint Conundrum	0
Return to The World Summit	Return to The Dragon's Reach	0
Complete the mission The World Summit in Living World Season 2 Episode 4. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed The World Summit	0
Return to Caithe's Reconnaissance Squad	Return to Echoes of the Past and Tangled Paths	0
Complete the mission Caithe's Reconnaissance Squad in Living World Season 2 Episode 5. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Caithe's Reconnaissance Squad	0
Return to Hidden Arcana	Return to Echoes of the Past and Tangled Paths	0
Complete the mission Hidden Arcana in Living World Season 2 Episode 5. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Hidden Arcana	0
Return to Into the Labyrinth	Return to Echoes of the Past and Tangled Paths	0
Complete the mission Into the Labyrinth in Living World Season 2 Episode 6. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Into the Labyrinth	0
Return to Tracking the Aspect Masters	Return to Echoes of the Past and Tangled Paths	0
Complete the mission Tracking the Aspect Masters in Living World Season 2 Episode 6. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Tracking the Aspect Masters	0
Return to Arcana Obscura	Return to Seeds of Truth and Point of No Return	0
Complete the mission Arcana Obscura in Living World Season 2 Episode 8. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Arcana Obscura	0
Return to Meeting the Asura	Return to Seeds of Truth and Point of No Return	0
Complete the mission Meeting the Asura in Living World Season 2 Episode 7. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Meeting the Asura	0
Return to No Refuge	Return to Seeds of Truth and Point of No Return	0
Complete the mission No Refuge in Living World Season 2 Episode 7. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed No Refuge	0
Return to Pact Assaulted	Return to Seeds of Truth and Point of No Return	0
Complete the mission Pact Assaulted in Living World Season 2 Episode 8. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed Pact Assaulted	0
Return to The Mystery Cave	Return to Seeds of Truth and Point of No Return	0
Complete the mission The Mystery Cave in Living World Season 2 Episode 8. Reward: Pile of Silky Sand (50)	Completed The Mystery Cave	0

Contents

Consuming 10 will result in one of these:

• Lump of Raw Ambrite
• Geode
• Zephyrite Lockpick
• Bandit Crest
• Bandit Skeleton Key
• Pile of Coarse Sand

Used in

Item	Rarity	Discipline(s)	Rating	Ingredients
Eternal Sands	FExotic	Mystic Forge	0	1 Essence of Time 20 Amalgamated Gemstone 250 Pile of Silky Sand 50 Mystic Coin

Currency for

Item	Level	Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost	Notes
Week 1 Requisition Credit		Black Lion Requisition Officer (vendor currently unavailable)	Dwayna High Road Eastern Ward Interdisciplinary Accessium Memorial Quadrant Reckoner's Terrace Trade Commons Trader's Forum	Divinity's Reach Lion's Arch Rata Sum Black Citadel The Grove Hoelbrak Lion's Arch	1	Limit 250 per account.

Notes

• Drop research can be found here.

Item	Average number of item received per container opened
Pile of Coarse Sand	0.666
Geode	0.135
Bandit Crest	0.134
Bandit Skeleton Key	0.026
Zephyrite Lockpick	0.024
Lump of Raw Ambrite	0.015