Going after 500K Miner Skyward Pts for Pteranodon mount

[Caimie_Tsukino]

I am going after the flappy boi (Pteranodon mount). So I spend the whole day digging more info about what's best for earning 500K Miner skyward pts.

Jansg has a guide on Reddit, and it's pretty good. His suggested route for miner is on the big island. Its advantage is that you don't need to cross any island. However, its disadvantage is that there are NO ice golems or ice bombs, which are the most profitable for me (on Zalera). IMO, that island seems to be better for Botanist than for Miner.


So, here's what I came up with. I laid out both routes below. Route #1 ends with the 2 nodes on a 3rd island. Jumping on a 3rd island is usually not preferred, but this jump here is pretty fast, and the mats gathered from the 2 nodes could be more profitable than the mats from the End nodes near the start point. (right-click and choose "View Image" to expand it to full size)

*EDITED 11 Apr 2021: Fix minor errors and added more details

My suggested route has many ice golems, ice bombs and even zoblyns. So that's a plus. Also, the windy weather-dependent item spawns right on this bottom left island. So that's another advantage.


Lastly, I compared the turn-in points for Artisanal vs NON-artisanal mats, and as long as they're lvl 80, it makes no difference. So you can choose on each node what to gather instead of gathering only 3-star mats.