Water Shard

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Water Shard

UNSELLABLE

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A tiny crystalline manifestation of aetheric water energy.

— In-game description

Water Shards are crystals made up of aetheric water-aspected energy. Like all crystals, they are used by crafting classes as a catalyst to synthesize items.

Acquisition

Vendor	Location / Coordinates	Section	Cost	Unlock req.
0 Dreamer (2016)	Old Gridania (10.3, 9.1)	General	2	—

Level 15 Lush Vegetation Patch in Western Thanalan (x23,y18).
Level 15 Lush Vegetation Patch in Western Thanalan (x23,y23).
Level 30 Mature Tree in Eastern La Noscea (x28,y33).
Level 35 Lush Vegetation Patch in Eastern La Noscea (x26,y30).
Level 40 Mature Tree in Eastern La Noscea (x19,y25).
Level 40 Lush Vegetation Patch in Eastern La Noscea (x19,y25).
Level 50 Mature Tree in Eastern La Noscea (x17,y32).

Level 5 Mineral Deposit in Western Thanalan (x26,y25).
Level 10 Mineral Deposit in Western Thanalan (x22,y28).
Level 15 Rocky Outcrop in Western Thanalan (x24,y18).
Level 15 Mineral Deposit in Western Thanalan (x27,y17).
Level 30 Rocky Outcrop in Western Thanalan (x23,y23).
Level 35 Mineral Deposit in Eastern La Noscea (x28,y27).
Level 50 Rocky Outcrop in Western Thanalan (x18,y28).

Quest	Level	Quest Giver
Prudence at This Junction	8	Roger
Of Rodents and Rigging	3	Methuli Cattlan the Hard
Hot Cross Buns	6	Rozol Cattlan the Prudent
Hells-vent on the Heavens	10	Tazel Meyean the Lettered
Sweet Words, Shadowy Dealings	50	Deputy Postmoogle
A Luxury Long Lost	2	Alewyn
Search and Seizure	9	Kikipu
Way of the Alchemist	1	Deitrich
My First Alembic	1	Severian
The Second Principle	5	Severian
All of Your Beeswax	10	Severian
Way of the Culinarian	1	Charlys
My First Skillet	1	Lyngsath
A Treat of Trout	5	Lyngsath
Dodo It Yourself	10	Lyngsath

Crystals are used as catalysts in every crafting recipe. Not every single recipe will use Water Shards, but those that do are too numerous to list.