Dark Auction
Three times a day, a lamp-lit cove on the west shore, right under the Seafarers’ Chapel on the Blackrock crag, opens its doors to a live auction. The Dark Auction sells things you cannot buy anywhere else: rare enchantments, boss materials, top-shelf brews and cosmetics that only exist here. It is where the harbor’s big money goes.
It is free to attend. You only pay if you win.
When it runs
Section titled “When it runs”| Time (Chicago) | Lineup | Lots |
|---|---|---|
| 12:05 PM | Matinee | An opening lot, a contraband lot, sometimes a Sealed Crate |
| 6:05 PM | Matinee | An opening lot, a contraband lot, sometimes a Sealed Crate |
| 9:05 PM | Evening | Adds a headline lot |
| 9:05 PM Saturday | Grand Night | Five lots (sometimes a sixth rarity), closing with the  Black Ledger MantleBlack Ledger MantleBought in the dark, entered in the black ledgerCosmetic appearance source. |
Fifteen minutes before each auction, chat teases what is on the block with a [View Lots] button. It opens a list of every lot: the item, the opening bid, any bid cap or sealed lot, and how many you can win, with a Join button once entry opens. /daz lots opens the same list any time from the teaser on. When the auction opens you have two minutes to join with /daz join, the chat button, or the Join button in the list. On Bedrock the lots show in chat instead.
How bidding works
Section titled “How bidding works”- Each lot is revealed on the podium with a short ceremony.
- The bid menu opens. Click to raise the bid by 5% (at least $10,000), or use the jump buttons for +10% and +25%.
- When the bidding goes quiet you hear “going once, going twice”, and the lot sells to the highest bidder. The menu closes so you can watch the next reveal.
- Collect what you won with
/daz claim(the end-of-auction message has a [ CLAIM ] button too). You pay only when you win.
A small cast of clearly marked house bidders (Marina, Barnacle and Drift) sometimes bids too, so a quiet room is not a guaranteed bargain.
What is on the block
Section titled “What is on the block”| Lot type | Examples | Opening bid |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | Rare and Epic enchant books with dust, Golden  Harvestwake CiderHarvestwake CiderA Harvestwake vintage. Only brewed in autumn. ⭑⭑⭑Alcoholic, Trial Keys | $150,000 to $250,000 |
| Contraband | White and Black Scrolls, enchanting dust, Heavy Core, Ominous Trial Keys, reserve bourbon, the High Bidder title | $800,000 to $2,500,000 |
| Sealed Crate | A mystery crate (see the prizes); the first bid to reach $6,000,000 wins it | $1,250,000 |
| Headline (9 PM) | Legendary and Mythic enchant books (Soul Bound, Unbreakable, Dragon Slayer, Meteor Call), an enchanted elytra or mace, Abyssal  Kraken’s InkKraken's InkA recipe no tavernkeeper will tell you. ⭑⭑⭑Alcoholic, the Black Ledger title | $5,000,000 to $8,000,000 |
| Rarity (Grand Night, about half the time) | A Custom Tag Voucher: write your own title | $8,000,000 |
| Grand Night | The Black Ledger Mantle elytra cape | $12,000,000 |
Every lot shows its provenance in the lore. Titles and the cape arrive as vouchers: right-click to unlock, and until you use one you can trade it.
Sealed Crate prizes
Section titled “Sealed Crate prizes”The crate is a gamble: you bid without knowing what is inside, and it opens when it sells. The first bid to reach $6,000,000 wins it on the spot. Each tier is rarer than the one below it, and the crate’s lore lists the same tiers.
| Tier | Prizes |
|---|---|
| Jackpot | Dragon Slayer 3 book, Soul Bound 1 book (both with Legendary dust), Black Ledger title |
| Rare | Heavy Core, High Bidder title |
| Uncommon | 20 Mythic, Legendary or Epic Dust |
| Common | Black Scroll, 2 White Scrolls, or an Auto Smelt, Featherfoot or Ore Doubler book with Rare dust |
To spread the big lots around, you can win at most one headline lot every 20 hours and one Grand Night lot per week.
Ledger Stubs
Section titled “Ledger Stubs”Stay to the end of an auction and you earn a Ledger Stub, win or lose. Collect 10 and trade them in with /daz stubs redeem for a guaranteed opening-tier lot. Check your count with /daz stubs.