Originally posted by Nerevar:

its a non issue as you only need like 2-3 skulls to max out due to lack of upgrades.

It is not a non-issue if you can't find those 2-3 (I think it's more like 3-4 in any case). I've found 2 already, and I haven't make a single staff yet.

As for swords (mentioned by another poster). Swords are everywhere. I've probably seen a couple dozen swords, so looking for swords is not very helpful IMO.

In my last playthrough I didn't make any magic items or eitr weave, and I remember having issue just finding 2 (I think it was) skulls. This time I'll probably need 4, and I've only found 2 across two fairly large ML biomes, one of them around the queen, so it's very large.

I haven't yet finished the queen area yet, but only finding one in all that space seems pretty sparse especially considering that mines are, in my experience, more frequent and generally lit with a mist light.

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