I was trying to do three things in the Nelveska Temple battle:

1) Get Javelin (II) and Escutcheon (II).

2) Recruit a Hyrudra.

3) Keep Worker 7 New alive long enough to complete steps 1) and 2). A little tricky considering it's attacks were self-damaging and it was immune to healing spells.

Consider yourself lucky if Invitation worked for you on the first try. Train works every time you get a enemy monster critical without killing it, so it would have cut step 3) short.

I'm not suggesting that Nagrarock or Ivory Rods are useful weapons in combat. What I'm suggesting is that poaching is the easiest way to get them:

Quote Originally Posted by BG-57 View Post
I have highlighted what I consider must-haves when poaching. The rest of the items are easily obtainable by other means.
Anyone who wants at least one of every item in the game has to do some poaching. Some items can't be gained in any other way.