Flowing Black Silk Sash

What the FBSS is, and why it is the belt to own

The Flowing Black Silk Sash, the FBSS, is a waist item any class can wear that grants +21% attack haste. It weighs almost nothing and asks nothing in return. That single stat is why it has been the most chased tradeable belt in Norrath since the earliest days.

Haste raises how fast you swing, and on a melee-leaning trio that touches everything at once: more raw damage, more weapon procs landing per minute, and more aggro for whichever class is holding the mob. Until you reach a higher tier of worn haste later, the FBSS is the belt that carries you, and because it is tradeable, it holds its value even after you outgrow it. This is the first big shared upgrade most trios chase.

Where it drops: a Frenzied Ghoul

The FBSS drops from a Frenzied Ghoul, a rare named that spawns on the Dead Side of Lower Guk at loc (1071, -1055). It hits hard for its level, and it is one of the most sought-after drops in the entire game precisely because of this belt. The same named also drops the Moonstone Ring, a caster focus item, so the kill pays two classes of your trio at once.

Clearing to the Frenzied Ghoul

This is a hard-hitting named, so the two things that matter are a slow and a clean pull. Clear the room, keep the Frenzied Ghoul slowed, and you turn a dangerous mob into a farmable one.

• Slow is close to mandatoryA Shaman or Enchanter slow cuts the Frenzied Ghoul's damage hard. It hits well above its level, so an unslowed pull onto a squishy trio can go bad fast. Land the slow first, then commit.
• Lean undeadThe whole Dead Side is undead, so the Slay Undead AA and any undead nukes run the entire clear. Buy that line before you come here.
• Clear toward the map markerIn the Dungeon Crawl the Frenzied Ghoul shows on your map, so route to it while clearing enough of the population to complete the crawl and bank the Bonus Chest.

While you are here: the rest of the Dead Side

The Frenzied Ghoul sits in the richest loot side in Antonica, all undead, all faction-free, so it pairs naturally with the other headline drops:

• Guise of the DeceiverOff the Ghoul Assassin atop the Dead Side tower at (623, -757). The dark elf illusion mask any class can click.
• Short Sword of YkeshaOff the Ghoul Lord at (1553, -748). The classic one-hander with a nuke-and-stun proc.

See the full loot map on the Lower Guk Dead Side loot run and the Farm Targets 1 to 50 overview.

Frequently asked

• Is the FBSS worth it for a caster?The haste helps your melee and your pet's swings, but a pure caster gains little from attack haste directly. The Frenzied Ghoul's other drop, the Moonstone Ring, is the caster prize here.
• Does farming it hurt froglok faction?No. The Frenzied Ghoul and the whole Dead Side are undead, so there is no faction hit.
• Is there a placeholder to camp?No. Lower Guk is a Dungeon Crawl, so the Frenzied Ghoul is a fixed rare creature on your map with no placeholder and no respawn. You farm the belt by re-running the instance.
• Do I need a group?No. A geared trio with a slow and steady healing farms it solo. The slow is the part you do not skip.