Yew Tree

Yew Tree
Release	6 November 2024 (Update)
Episode	Hopeforest
Premium	No
Variant type	Skill node

Yew Tree is a type of Woodcutter Skill node located in Hopeforest. Harvesting a Yew Tree requires a Two Person Saw and yields a Yew Log. The quality of the log depends on the player's Woodcutter level, starting with Coarse Yew Log at level 16. Yew Branches of various tiers can also be lopped using Tree Loppers, costing 5 knowledge points, beginning at level 38 woodcutter. Yew Trees can also be cut in Co-op mode, requiring another player and giving a slight boost in experience gained per log.

Yew Trees take 7 seconds to fell with a two person saw solo, or 6 seconds in co-op, and have a 45 second respawn timer. Felling a tree in co-op gives increased experience.

Locations

Location	Episode	Quantity
Narrow Path	Hopeforest	3
Leafy Lane	Hopeforest	2
Leafy Junction	Hopeforest	1
Bear Clearing	Hopeforest	4
Two Headed Bear Clearing	Hopeforest	4
Thin Trail	Hopeforest	2
Bear Behind	Hopeforest	1

Variants

	Level
Yew Tree (coarse)	16	38
Yew Tree (rugged)	63	81
Yew Tree (average)	120	128
Yew Tree (fine)	178	173
Yew Tree (sturdy)	310	259
Yew Tree (perfect)	490	404

Strategy

The most efficient place to fell Yew Trees is in the vicinity of the Narrow Path, where there are 4 trees close to each other, and a storage rift. Yew trees chop slower than other types of tree, so only 4 can realistically be chopped before they respawn.

The 4 trees shown in the picture are close enough together that all 4 may be chopped in sequence just as they respawn. This path is marked in red, and a cycle takes takes 53 seconds, for 13.25 seconds per tree or 271 logs per hour. Chopping a 5th tree in the However after every 24 logs chopped the players inventory will be full, and the logs must dropped, sold, or banked.

Discarding the logs by dropping them on the floor is the fastest option, and can be done with practically no time loss. This maintains 271 logs per hour, at the cost of giving no items or coins.

Depositing the Yew logs in the Storage Rift in the nearby Tangled Path is the second fastest option. Travelling to and from the storage rift takes 21 seconds and must be performed after every 6 cycles, resulting in a total value of 255 logs per hour. This provides logs into the Lumber Bank, the most convenient location to use them for training Carpentry, saving money from buying those logs in the future from Gwen.

Selling the Yew logs as you chop them is not recommended, as is is a considerable distance to the shop where they may be sold, however after banking it is possible to make trips between the lumber bank and the shop to sell the logs. Players without access to the Storage Rift may teleport to Hopeforest Central Portal Stone and run to either the the shop or the bank as they choose, however unlocking the rifts should be a priority for anyone intending to chop a considerable number of Yew Trees.

Comparisons


Variant	Discarding 271 log/hr	Depositing 255 log/hr
Variant	XP	XP	Saved vs buying
Coarse	43,902	41,310			321		300
Rugged	?	?			884		850
Average	?	?		1		176	330
Fine	?	?		1		782	450
Sturdy	?	?		6		349	500
Perfect	?	?		13		5	0

Co-op

Yew trees may be felled in co-op, which provides slightly more XP per log than when felling solo, and saves around 1 second per tree. However, players must stand on opposite sides of the tree to perfom the co-op action, which takes additional time to set up. Therefore the path to follow for co-op yew trees is the same as for solo.

Update history

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.

update 6 November 2024 (Update):
- Added to game.