Turn price gaps
into lucent.
Cross-region arbitrage is the cleanest edge in Throne and Liberty. The same item sells for different prices in different regions. This guide shows you how to spot those gaps and turn them into Lucent.
The concept
What is cross-region arbitrage?
One item. Three markets. Three different prices.
Throne and Liberty runs separate auction houses for Europe, Asia and the Americas. Each one has its own supply and demand, so the same item rarely costs the same in all three. A drop that floods the Asian market can stay rare and pricey in Europe.
Arbitrage means profiting from that difference. You buy where the item is cheap and sell where it is expensive. The gap between those two prices, minus the auction house cut, is your profit.
It is the same move traders use across stock exchanges and currency markets, applied to a game economy. No hype, no luck. You just watch where prices disagree.
Same item · live prices
Buy in Asia at 1,120, sell in the Americas at 1,840. That is a +720 Lucent gap on one item, before fees. Illustrative figures.
The tool
How TL Tracker finds the gaps
Checking three auction houses by hand is slow, and you will miss the good ones. We do it for you, around the clock.
TL Tracker polls the EU, AS and US auction houses on a constant cycle and stores the latest price for every tracked item, so you compare current numbers, not yesterday's.
For each item we compare all three regions, find the cheapest buy and the richest sell, and sort by the size of the gap. The best opportunities sit right at the top.
Every row shows the exact direction to trade, for example AS→EU, plus the profit and the percentage gap. You know what to buy, where to sell, and how good the deal is at a glance.
The deals table
Reading the deals table
Every column has a job. Here is what each one tells you, using one example row.
| Item | Best route | Regional prices | Profit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Precision Rune
Epic
|
AS→EU +39% |
AS 1,120 buy
EU 1,560
US 1,400
|
+440 | 12s ago |
The item being traded, with its icon and rarity. Click the name to open its price history and check whether the gap is steady or a one-off blip before you commit.
A chip that reads buy-region → sell-region with the percentage gap on the end. AS→EU +39% means buy in Asia, sell in Europe, for a 39% gap. The arrow always points from the cheap market to the expensive one. Click this column header to rank every item by the biggest percentage gap.
All three current prices in one cell, in Lucent: EU, AS and US. The cheapest leg is highlighted in green and tagged buy, so the region you purchase from is obvious at a glance. Here Asia is cheapest at 1,120.
The absolute Lucent gain along the best route (1,560 minus 1,120 = +440). Auction house fees are not deducted, so treat it as gross profit. Click this column header to rank items by the biggest absolute gain.
How long ago these prices last changed. The board refreshes every few seconds, so a small number here means the gap is fresh. Older rows are worth re-checking before you trade.
Click any column header to sort by it. Best route ranks by the largest percentage gap; Profit ranks by the largest absolute Lucent gain. Pick whichever matters more for the flip you want.
The execution
Execute a flip, step by step
Once you can read a row, the trade itself is four moves. To flip across regions you first need a level 40 character and a region transfer (a transfer ticket runs about 750 Lucent). Within a single region you can start right away.
Spot a wide route
Open Region Deals and sort by the Best route column to rank by the biggest percentage gap, or sort by Profit for the biggest absolute Lucent gain. Look for a healthy margin, enough that the gap survives auction fees and small price moves. Check the item's history so you are not chasing a one-minute fluke.
Buy in the cheap region
Switch to the buy-side region shown by the route arrow (the left side, e.g. AS) and grab the item at the listed price. Buy only as much as you are confident you can resell.
List in the expensive region
Move to the sell-side region (the right side of the arrow, e.g. EU) and list the item at or just under the going rate. Pricing slightly below the top listing usually sells faster.
Take profit
When it sells, the difference, minus the auction house cut (around 21 to 23%, depending on the server), is yours. Always confirm the gap still clears that fee before you commit. Then run the next wide route from the top of the board. Consistent small flips compound far faster than waiting for one big score.
Go faster
Trade smarter with alerts & Premium
The best gaps close fast. Premium lets you act on them before everyone else does.
Free alerts land on a 5-minute delay. Premium removes that delay, so you see a new gap within seconds of it appearing, while the margin is still wide open.
Set a profit threshold on the Alerts page and our bot DMs you on Discord whenever a route crosses it. Flip without keeping the site open all day.
Premium refreshes faster. Fresher prices mean fewer dead routes and more confidence the gap is still there.
Reference
Glossary
The five terms you will see most often.