Gold in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is crucial—not only for buying consumables but also for crafting, upgrading, and completing side quests like Susie’s food requests. The deeper you go into the game, the more you’ll need it. This guide breaks down all the best methods for farming gold, including setup, augment strategies, efficient farming locations, and how to optimize your time and effort. Let’s get into it.

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Step 1: Craft Augment Gold (via Augment Luck)

To begin, you’ll need to craft the Augment Gold shard, which requires maxing out Augment Luck first. Here’s how to do that:

• Head to the Oriental Sorcery Lab.
• Farm the enemies here (specifically the spellcasters near the start of the zone) to obtain the Augment Luck shard.
• Collect nine copies of it to increase the shard’s Grade to 9.
• Once it’s maxed, use it at Johannes’ crafting station to create Augment Gold.

This shard increases gold drop amounts from candles and enemies when equipped and ranked up.

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Step 2: Stack Luck-Based Equipment

While you’re farming Augment Luck, consider setting up a luck-focused build:

• Equip Plunderer’s Rings.
• Stack other luck-boosting gear like accessories and headwear.
• Combine this with Alchemic Bounty (more on that later) to maximize crafting efficiency.

The higher your luck, the better your drop rates across the board.

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Step 3: Farm Hammer Knuckles for Gold

Next, head to the Underground Waterway and locate the horse-like enemies. Their rare drop is the Hammer Knuckle, which can be dismantled at the alchemy table to yield Gold.

• This is a time-consuming method but reliable.
• Combine it with Alchemic Bounty (if you have it) to increase your chances of multiple item crafts.

You can then use the dismantled materials to gain a steady supply of raw gold.

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Step 4: Use Crafting and Alchemic Bounty to Duplicate Output

If you’ve acquired Alchemic Bounty, it can greatly reduce how many materials you need to use when crafting. Here’s how to exploit it:

• Save at the save point near the crafting station.
• Craft using materials while Alchemic Bounty is active.
• If you get multiple outputs (e.g., five instead of one), save your progress.
• If you don’t, reload and try again (a.k.a. save scumming).

This method can turn 60 Alkahests into 60 gold by crafting/dismantling 60 Hammer Knuckles, significantly speeding up your resource grind.

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Step 5: Use Augment Gold and Farm Candles Efficiently

Once Augment Gold is crafted and equipped (preferably at Rank 9), head to Glacial Tomb or the Den of Behemoths, specifically areas with tightly packed candle clusters.

• Stack your luck build + Augment Gold.
• Equip Accelerator to dash through quickly.
• You’ll start seeing 100+ gold per candle.

Within seconds, you can earn thousands. Farming here with the right gear can net 30,000+ gold in minutes.

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Step 6: Extra Source – Amy in the Hidden Desert

Alternatively, the Amy enemy in the Hidden Desert drops Alkahests at a decent rate (~12% chance). If you’re low on these and don’t want to buy them, farming Amy is a good early-to-mid game method.

• High luck builds help.
• Expect a drop every few kills.

You’ll need Alkahests to dismantle gear like Hammer Knuckles for gold.

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Tips for Optimization

• Words of Wisdom shard occasionally reduces MP cost, letting you keep Augment Gold active longer.
• You can also use food and passive buffs to further increase MP regen and survivability.
• Once you max out crafting-related shards (like Alchemic Bounty), crafting becomes dramatically more efficient.

Combine this with knowledge of crafting loops: any item you craft once can be bought repeatedly from Dominique, which opens up additional farming methods if you prefer to use gold rather than materials.

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Conclusion: Gold Farming is Grind-Heavy But Efficient When Planned

Gold farming in Bloodstained is a long game—especially if you’re going for completion or clearing Susie’s food quests. But with Augment Gold, Hammer Knuckles, smart crafting, and a good farming route, you can stockpile wealth quickly.

Just remember:

• Use save points smartly.
• Stack luck where it matters.
• Use crafting not just for upgrades, but for passive profit.

With these tools, you’ll go from broke to buying out Dominique’s entire inventory in no time.

Happy farming—and may your drops be golden!