What are the 19 drops from dye kits?

What are the 19 drops from dye kits?

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

Q:

Could someone post the correct and thorough list of ordinary dyes that drop from the limited-offer dye kits? I’m hoping for an official response because I think published player data to-date has been unreliable. I’m not asking for the drop rates, just the names of the 19 ordinary colors.

The relevant wiki articles (and the potential issues) are as follows:

  • Flame Dye Kit — 19 colors; 8 rares; 5 uncommon; 6 common -> more rares than commons; more commons than uncommon; not same ratios as Frost kit.
  • Frost Dye Kit — 19 colors; 9 rares; 4 uncommon; 6 common -> see above plus: different ratio than the Flame kit.
  • Toxic Dye Kit — 14 colors listed; 3 rares; includes bronze & grape -> lacks full count; has dupes of another limited offer.
  • Deathly Dye Pack — 18 colors listed; 3 rares; includes bronze & grape -> lacks full count; has dupes of another limited offer. Far fewer rares than the Flame & Frost kits.

Background
These articles are incomplete and/or incorrect in a few cases. I realize ANet’s policy is generally to leave it as an exercise for the community to collect data, collate it, and post results. This often works well: players get to discover things, collaborate, and investigate. A fun meta-game for a lot of folks.

Unfortunately, the dye kits are so expensive that the kind of person who buys them is unlikely to be the one who enjoys meticulously tracking their drops. Very few people are likely to purchase enough to see all 25 drops. As a result, while we know that kits can drop 6 limited-offer dyes, our information about the other 19 is problematic:

  • Flame & Frost kit articles include a lot of rare dyes; the Deathly and Toxic kits do not.
  • The Flame & Frost lists have no overlaps; the Deathly & Toxic kits do.
  • Flame kit and Frost kit show a different number of rare/uncommon dyes.
  • We don’t have the full list of 25 dyes for each kit.

Follow-up thoughts:

  • “Game Bugs” might not be the best forum for this post, but I’m not sure if there’s a better one.
  • I’m looking to update the wiki with accurate information, so those who feel comfortable updating the wiki should do that — no need to post the same details here.
  • Again, this is about the names of the 19 regular dyes that drop from the kits; I doubt that ANet is willing to publish the drop rates.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

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(edited by Illconceived Was Na.9781)