Hi, how to earn 1 million gold in mabinogi starting with 100k gold within 6 months without investing cash? I am not VIP and my combat skills are decent enough to do Elite level shadow missions (not alone though) in Tara, with some life skills like Capentry / Cooking / Catering / Refining maxed out.
In terms of making money through combat there are many options available. If you’re a mage around level 2000, constant shadow mission runs will be expensive for you due to mana costs. If you’re a puppeteer, you’re useless on raft, so it narrows it down.
Many Thunder mages go on rafting and get about 60-70 stars, enough for 5 Teeth Pattern Ankle Boots. They then sell those to the NPC for 4k each, making about 20k per 10 or so minute run.
Almost any class can run Battle for Taillteann 2 Hardmode quickly, finishing it from 2.5 - 7 minutes. Each run nets you around 18k in gold drops and 17k for completing the run. An ideal class for this would be the Puppeteer, who can Act 6 and Act 7 each wave. Running with a party helps with money making, as it increases run speed significantly.
Defeat the Fomor Commander 2 is a textbook money making mission for if you have a party helping you. Without a party though, I would say that Battle for Taillteann 2 is better.
I would spend my first 100k on a cheap weapon depending on my class. Beginner weapons cost 1g per point to repair. Hagi’s Shuriken offers speed and cheap repairs. This is especially true if you’re a mage, as repair costs will eat into your soul and profits.
For life, Holy Water is one of the best ways for a Life user to make money, and a good way for a combat user to save money. Weavers are also in high demand. Shearers and cobweb gatherers are can sell their thick and thin threads for a lot of money, able to make a few million in a single day if they’re diligent. It burns you out quickly though, or more people would do it. You’ll want to invest your first 100k into either Holy Water gathering tools (Weeding Hoes for Potatoes, Sickles for Wheat) or into gathering knives.
General Combat Money Making Tips:
Find a profitable money source for you. Battle for Taillteann II, Conflict, Defeat the Fomor Commander II, Shadow Cast City and Their Method are some easy ways to make money. Rafting and Rabbie Dungeon work as well. I know of a couple people who page hunt for their money, but I don’t recommend it unless you have an iron willpower. I’ve made 8m worth of items in a single day with less than 500k investment, but it takes a lot of work for results to start showing.
Find a super cheap item to use. Powerful items will take away from your profits quickly. A lot of people have a money-making weapon for general cheap repair purposes and an extremely powerful weapon of killing everything for dealing with powerful enemies.
Have Holy Water. This will save you a lot of money in the long run. If you’re not having your items blessed constantly, you’re losing money through repairs (if you’re not using a beginner item).
General Life Money Making Tips:
Gather Holy Water. Everyone needs it. Most people are too lazy to get it themselves. A few elite people would make more money doing missions than gathering holy water, so it’s actually unprofitable for them to gather Holy Water. You’ll end up not making too much money at first, but then getting almost two stacks of Holy Water every in game day. It’s also possible to do this in between combat runs or gathering wool and cobwebs.
Make Thin and Thick Thread. Lazy weavers will pay good money for these. These can make a couple million per day with no overhead costs if you’re diligent.