If you ask in vent for rank 0 staves for skilling, usually there's a few people who have a truckload willing to give you some. For rank 0 swords, I think Jag has made me quite a few (Not many mobs drop 2h swords). They're only 5 ingots 1 wood.

What time zone are you GS? Pacific time seems to have quite a few farm groups lately. It's really helped both my skill ups and my pockets.

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